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Sarah Goethals
PhD
email: sarah.goethals[at]inserm.fr
Research
I am a PhD student working on the impact of the axon initial segment geometry on excitability. I am interested in understanding how the axon initial segment geometry influences the generation of the action potential and its transmission to the soma. To address this question I am using biophysical theory, modelling tools (Brian2) and patch-clamp experiments on cultured neurons with controlled geometry.
Publications
- , 2019. Theoretical relation between axon initial segment geometry and excitability, bioRxiv, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory.
- , 2016. Covariation of axon initial segment location and dendritic tree normalizes the somatic action potential, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, volume 113.