# Neurobiology and Synaptic Function

**Source**: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/hls/groups/neurobiology-and-synaptic-function
**Parent**: https://www.brookes.ac.uk/engage-and-innovate/consultancy

Group Leader(s):
[Dr Maike Kittelmann](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/maike-kittelmann)

Contact:

[maike.kittelmann@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:maike.kittelmann@brookes.ac.uk)

[+44 (0)1865 488404](tel:+44 (0)1865 488404)

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## About us

We are interested in the connection between ultrastructure and function at different levels of the nervous system:

1. Nervous system: What did the earliest neurons in animals look like and how did they function (in collaboration with Dr. Pawel Burkhardt, Sars, University of Bergen)?\
2. Sensory organs: How is ommatidia size regulated in flies and what are the functional consequences in signal detection and processing?\
3. Synapses: How does presynaptic ultrastructure affect synaptic signalling in C. elegans?

### Part of

- [School of Biological and Medical Sciences](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/bms "School of Biological and Medical Sciences")
- [Centre for Bioimaging](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/hls/centres/centre-for-bioimaging)
- [Cell and Developmental Biology](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/research/units/hls/themes/cell-and-developmental-biology)

## Research impact

We use a large variety of imaging techniques including Confocal microscopy, Electron microscopy and synchrotron radiation microtomography. Undergraduate and postgraduate students receive hands-on training and experience in microscopy and image processing through their projects and therefore valuable skill sets for academia as well as industry.

## Leadership

### Dr Maike Kittelmann

- [+44 (0) 1865 488404](tel:+44 (0) 1865 488404)
- [maike.kittelmann@brookes.ac.uk](mailto:maike.kittelmann@brookes.ac.uk)

Senior Lecturer

[View profile  for Maike Kittelmann](https://www.brookes.ac.uk/profiles/staff/maike-kittelmann)

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