Functional and morphological plasticity of dendritic spines in the hippocampus [Elektronische Ressource] / vorgelegt von Nicola Eberhorn, geb. Tobisch

Functional and Morphological Plasticity of Dendritic Spines in the Hippocampus Dissertation zur Erlangung des Grades eines Doktors der Naturwissenschaften der Fakultät für Biologie der Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München vorgelegt von Nicola Eberhorn, geb. Tobisch aus München 2005 1. Gutachter: Prof. Tobias Bonhoeffer 2. Gutachter: Prof. Benedikt Grothe Tag der mündlichen Prüfung: 16.12.2005 To my family Acknowledgements Grateful thanks to Prof. Tobias Bonhoeffer who gave me the opportunity to write my PhD thesis in his laboratory and helped me at all times with his scientific and personal support. Thanks to my supervisor Dr. Sidney Cambridge who guided and supported me throughout my time in the lab. I owe you a lot. Thanks to Dr. Valentin Nägerl who shared his never ending enthusiasm for science with me as a supervisor, a collaborator and a friend. Thanks to Dr. Rüdiger Klein for being member of my thesis committee. Thanks to Dr. Albrecht Kossel for proofreading this manuscript and for always being there. You are the gute Seele. Thanks to our excellent technicians Olusegun Momoh, Volker Staiger and Nicole Stöhr for their help with the transgenic mice, the Gähwiler cultures and many more things. Thanks to my colleagues: Dr. Albrecht Kossel, Dr. Harald Rösch, Dr.