Nicotinic receptor modulation to treat alcohol and drug dependence.

abstract：:Central sleep apnea is a sudden arrest of breathing during sleep caused by the central commands to the thoracoabdominal muscles. It is a widespread phenomenon in both healthy and diseased people, as well as in some animals. However, there is an ongoing debate whether it can be considered as a pathological deviation of...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Limanskaya AV,Busygina II,Levichkina EV,Pigarev IN

更新日期：2020-06-17 00:00:00

abstract：:In situ hybridization (ISH) is a powerful technique that is used to detect the localization of specific nucleic acid sequences for understanding the organization, regulation, and function of genes. However, in most cases, RNA probes are obtained by in vitro transcription from plasmids containing specific promoter elem...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Hua R,Yu S,Liu M,Li H

更新日期：2018-05-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Rodent models have opened the door to a better understanding of the neurobiology of brain disorders and increased our ability to evaluate novel treatments. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) allows for in vivo exploration of large-scale brain networks with high spatial resolution. Its applic...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Bajic D,Craig MM,Mongerson CRL,Borsook D,Becerra L

更新日期：2017-12-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Hearing loss can develop as a consequence of primary auditory neuron degeneration. These neurons are present within the spiral ganglion of the inner ear and co-exist with glial cells that assist in neuronal maintenance and function. There are limited interventions for individuals with hearing impairment, hence novel b...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Meas SJ,Nishimura K,Scheibinger M,Dabdoub A

更新日期：2018-11-13 00:00:00

abstract：:The brain is the most complex organ in the body, controlling our highest functions, as well as regulating myriad processes which incorporate the entire physiological system. The effects of prospective therapeutic entities on the brain and central nervous system (CNS) may potentially cause significant injury, hence, CN...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Grainger AI,King MC,Nagel DA,Parri HR,Coleman MD,Hill EJ

更新日期：2018-08-31 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory information can interact to impact perception and behavior. Foods are appreciated according to their appearance, smell, taste and texture. Athletes and dancers combine visual, auditory, and somatosensory information to coordinate their movements. Under laboratory settings, detection and discrimination are like...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Sperdin HF,Cappe C,Murray MM

更新日期：2010-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Beside diverse therapeutic properties of palmitoylethanolamide (PEA) including: neuroprotection, inflammation and pain alleviation, prophylactic effects have also been reported in animal models of infections, inflammation, and neurological diseases. The availability of PEA as (ultra)micronized nutraceutical formulatio...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Lerner R,Pascual Cuadrado D,Post JM,Lutz B,Bindila L

更新日期：2019-06-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Hormonal contraceptives are on the market for more than 50 years and used by 100 million women worldwide. However, while endogenous steroids have been convincingly associated with change in brain structure, function and cognitive performance, the effects of synthetic steroids contained in hormonal contraceptives on br...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Pletzer BA,Kerschbaum HH

更新日期：2014-08-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Glutamate-induced excitotoxicity is one of the main causes of neuronal cell death in stroke. Compound 22a has been previously reported as a promising neuroprotective compound derived from tetramethylpyrazine, which is a widely used active ingredient of traditional Chinese medicine Chuanxiong (Ligusticum wallichii Fran...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Chen H,Cao J,Zhu Z,Zhang G,Shan L,Yu P,Wang Y,Sun Y,Zhang Z

更新日期：2018-08-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The diterpenoid compound, Oridonin, extracted from the Chinese herb, Rabdosia rubescens, possesses multiple biological activities and properties. Oridonin exhibited efficient anti-inflammatory activity by inducing a switch in macrophage polarization to the anti-inflammatory phenotype through inhibition of the Notch pa...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Xu L,Li L,Zhang CY,Schluesener H,Zhang ZY

更新日期：2019-04-02 00:00:00

abstract：:A growing body of work underlines striking similarities between biological neural networks and recurrent, binary neural networks. A relatively smaller body of work, however, addresses the similarities between learning dynamics employed in deep artificial neural networks and synaptic plasticity in spiking neural networ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Kaiser J,Mostafa H,Neftci E

更新日期：2020-05-12 00:00:00

abstract：:In our complex acoustic environment, we are confronted with a mixture of sounds produced by several simultaneous sources. However, we rarely perceive these sounds as incomprehensible noise. Our brain uses perceptual organization processes to independently follow the emission of each sound source over time. If the acou...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Bidet-Caulet A,Bertrand O

更新日期：2009-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to precisely monitor and manipulate neural circuits is essential to understand the brain. Advancements over the last decade in optical techniques such as calcium imaging and optogenetics have empowered researchers to gain insight into brain function by systematically manipulating or monitoring defined neur...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Stamatakis AM,Schachter MJ,Gulati S,Zitelli KT,Malanowski S,Tajik A,Fritz C,Trulson M,Otte SL

更新日期：2018-07-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Subplate cells are among the first generated neurons in the mammalian cerebral cortex and have been implicated in the establishment of cortical wiring. In rodents some subplate neurons persist into adulthood. Here we would like to highlight several converging findings which suggest a novel secretory function of subpla...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Kondo S,Al-Hasani H,Hoerder-Suabedissen A,Wang WZ,Molnár Z

更新日期：2015-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Orexin neuropeptides influence multiple homeostatic functions and play an essential role in the expression of normal sleep-wake behavior. While their two known receptors (OX1 and OX2) are targets for novel pharmacotherapeutics, the actions mediated by each receptor remain largely unexplored. Using brain slices from mi...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Kohlmeier KA,Tyler CJ,Kalogiannis M,Ishibashi M,Kristensen MP,Gumenchuk I,Chemelli RM,Kisanuki YY,Yanagisawa M,Leonard CS

更新日期：2013-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Event-related potential (ERP) studies using the task-switching paradigm show that multiple ERP components are modulated by activation of proactive control processes involved in preparing to repeat or switch task and reactive control processes involved in implementation of the current or new task. Our understanding of ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Wong ASW,Cooper PS,Conley AC,McKewen M,Fulham WR,Michie PT,Karayanidis F

更新日期：2018-03-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurogenesis, the process of generating new neurons in the brain, fascinates researchers for its promise to affect multiple cognitive and functional processes in both health and disease. Many cellular pathways are involved in the regulation of neurogenesis, a complexity exemplified by the extensive regulation of this ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Barak B,Feldman N,Okun E

更新日期：2014-08-28 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression is a highly heterogeneous disease characterized by symptoms spanning from anhedonia and behavioral despair to social withdrawal and learning deficit. Such diversity of behavioral phenotypes suggests that discrete neural circuits may underlie precise aspects of the disease, rendering its treatment an unmet c...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Nuno-Perez A,Tchenio A,Mameli M,Lecca S

更新日期：2018-07-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons are generated during embryonic development and in adulthood, although adult neurogenesis is restricted to two main brain regions, the hippocampus and olfactory bulb. The subventricular zone (SVZ) of the lateral ventricles generates neural stem/progenitor cells that continually provide the olfactory bulb (OB) w...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Figueres-Oñate M,López-Mascaraque L

更新日期：2016-05-09 00:00:00

abstract：:The increasing rate of age-related hearing loss (ARHL), with its subsequent reduction in quality of life and increase in health care costs, requires new therapeutic strategies to reduce and delay its impact. The goal of this study was to determine if ARHL could be reduced in a rat model by administering a combination ...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Alvarado JC,Fuentes-Santamaría V,Gabaldón-Ull MC,Juiz JM

更新日期：2018-07-31 00:00:00

abstract：:While the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) ion channel, a non-selective calcium-permeable cation channel with high Ca2+ permeability, mainly integrates physical and chemical stimuli for nociception, recent studies suggest that it has a role beyond a noxious thermal sensor. In fact, TRPV1 is presently b...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Zhang M,Ruwe D,Saffari R,Kravchenko M,Zhang W

更新日期：2020-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The classification of electroencephalogram (EEG) signals is of significant importance in brain-computer interface (BCI) systems. Aiming to achieve intelligent classification of EEG types with high accuracy, a classification methodology using sparse representation (SR) and fast compression residual convolutional neural...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Huang JS,Li Y,Chen BQ,Lin C,Yao B

更新日期：2020-09-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) is a widely used technique for mapping the brain's functional architecture, so delineating the main sources of variance comprising the signal is crucial. Low frequency oscillations (LFO) that are not of neural origin, but which are driven by mechanisms rela...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Whittaker JR,Driver ID,Venzi M,Bright MG,Murphy K

更新日期：2019-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the palatability of sucrose is the primary reason for why it is over consumed, it is not well understood how it is encoded in the nucleus accumbens shell (NAcSh), a brain region involved in reward, feeding, and sensory/motor transformations. Similarly, untouched are issues regarding how an external auditory s...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Villavicencio M,Moreno MG,Simon SA,Gutierrez R

更新日期：2018-05-04 00:00:00

abstract：:Monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) and MAO-B have both been implicated in the pathology of Alzheimer disease (AD). We examined 60 autopsied control and AD donor brain samples to determine how well MAO function aligned with two major risk factors for AD, namely sex and APOE ε4 status. MAO-A activity was increased in AD cortic...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Quartey MO,Nyarko JNK,Pennington PR,Heistad RM,Klassen PC,Baker GB,Mousseau DD

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Motor performance varies substantially between individuals. This variance is rooted in individuals' innate motor abilities, and should thus have a neural signature underlying these differences in behavior. Could these individual differences be detectable with neural measurements acquired at rest? Here, we tested the h...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Herszage J,Dayan E,Sharon H,Censor N

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Individuals differ widely in how steeply they discount future rewards. The sources of these stable individual differences in delay discounting (DD) are largely unknown. One candidate is the COMT Val158Met polymorphism, known to modulate prefrontal dopamine levels and affect DD. To identify possible neural mechanisms b...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Gianotti LR,Figner B,Ebstein RP,Knoch D

更新日期：2012-05-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Accumulation of misfolded proteins results in cellular stress, and is detected by specific sensors in the endoplasmic reticulum, collectively known as the unfolded protein response (UPR). It has been prominently proposed that the UPR is involved in the pathophysiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). In the present study,...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Baek JH,Mamula D,Tingstam B,Pereira M,He Y,Svenningsson P

更新日期：2019-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study interrogated a quantitative trait locus (QTL) on Chr 4 associated with the population sizes of two types of bipolar cell in the mouse retina. This locus was identified by quantifying the number of rod bipolar cells and Type 2 cone bipolar cells across a panel of recombinant inbred (RI) strains of mic...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Kautzman AG,Keeley PW,Ackley CR,Leong S,Whitney IE,Reese BE

更新日期：2018-12-03 00:00:00

abstract：Introduction:Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCT-A) is a novel diagnostic tool with increasing applications in ophthalmology clinics that provides non-invasive high-resolution imaging of the retinal microvasculature. Our aim is to report in detail an experimental protocol for analyzing both vasodilatory and v...

journal_title：Frontiers in neuroscience

authors： Sousa DC,Leal I,Moreira S,do Vale S,Silva-Herdade AS,Aguiar P,Dionísio P,Abegão Pinto L,Castanho MARB,Marques-Neves C

更新日期：2019-06-12 00:00:00