Research comms 4: Disruption of perineuronal nets and diffuse extracellular matrix in ventral-intermediate hippocampus does not affect rapid place learning, novel object recognition or locomotor activ

2.45pm – 3.10pm BST, 23 April 2026 ‐ 25 mins

Afternoon Session

Studies the role of hippocampal perineuronal nets in cognition and behaviour, by site-specific disruption with enzymes, followed by various memory tasks in rats.

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Jacob Juty

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Jacob Juty

Final year PhD student in behavioural Neuroscience at the University of Nottingham, having studied an integrated MSci in cognitive neuroscience and Psychology at the University of Manchester. Studies the role of hippocampal perineuronal nets in cognition and behaviour, by site-specific disruption with enzymes, followed by various memory tasks in rats.