Education/Credentials
- PD: Friedrich Alexander University,
- PhD: La Sapienza - University of Rome,
- MSc: La Sapienza - University of Rome,
Research Interests
The Amato Lab combines a broad number of methods including in vivo imaging, ex vivo electrophysiology, and detailed analysis of animal behavior to uncover mechanisms of cortico-striatal synaptic plasticity involving glutamate-dopamine co-regulation, and to determine how these mechanisms are altered in different psychiatric and neurological conditions. The lab's significant contributions in the field related to these goals include: 1) individuation of a subpop...