I lead the Rico lab, where we investigate connectivity between neurons in the mammalian cerebral cortex. Through our research, we aim to develop a better understanding of how these cortical circuitries are built, how they respond to activity and what happens when these circuits fail during developmental periods. Understanding this process is also an imperative need in biomedicine, because abnormal wiring is thought to cause severe neuropsychiatric disorders, such as Autism and Schizophrenia.

Please see my Research Staff Profile for more detail.

Find out more about my research:

• CDN - Beatriz Rico

 

 

Key publications:

• Favuzzi et al., 2019. Distinct molecular programs regulate synapse specificity in cortical inhibitory circuits. Science.
• Favuzzi et al., 2017. Activity-Dependent Gating of Parvalbumin Interneuron Function by the Perineuronal Net Protein Brevican. Neuron.
• Del Pino et al., 2017. Abnormal wiring of CCK+ basket cells disrupts spatial information coding. Nature Neuroscience.

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Key collaborators:

• Professor Oscar Marin, King's College London
• Dr Adil Khan, King's College London
• Professor Philip McGuire, King's College London