Together at last: bHLH and LIM-HD regulators cooperate to specify motor neurons.

abstract：:The development of GABAergic inhibitory circuits is shaped by neural activity, but the underlying mechanisms are unclear. Here, we demonstrate a novel function of GABA in regulating GABAergic innervation in the adolescent brain, when GABA is mainly known as an inhibitory transmitter. Conditional knockdown of the rate-...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Chattopadhyaya B,Di Cristo G,Wu CZ,Knott G,Kuhlman S,Fu Y,Palmiter RD,Huang ZJ

更新日期：2007-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:The p75 neurotrophin receptor (p75NTR) collaborates with the Nogo receptor (NgR) and LINGO-1 to activate RhoA in response to myelin-based growth inhibitors such as myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG). In this issue of Neuron, Domeniconi et al., in a surprising turn, show that MAG induces intramembrane proteolysis (RI...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Ceni C,Barker PA

更新日期：2005-06-16 00:00:00

abstract：:Extrasynaptic actions of glutamate are limited by high-affinity transporters expressed by perisynaptic astroglial processes (PAPs): this helps maintain point-to-point transmission in excitatory circuits. Memory formation in the brain is associated with synaptic remodeling, but how this affects PAPs and therefore extra...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Henneberger C,Bard L,Panatier A,Reynolds JP,Kopach O,Medvedev NI,Minge D,Herde MK,Anders S,Kraev I,Heller JP,Rama S,Zheng K,Jensen TP,Sanchez-Romero I,Jackson CJ,Janovjak H,Ottersen OP,Nagelhus EA,Oliet SHR,Stewar

更新日期：2020-12-09 00:00:00

abstract：:Deciding when to exploit what is already known and when to explore new possibilities is crucial for adapting to novel and dynamic environments. Using reinforcement-based decision making, Costa et al. (2019) in this issue of Neuron find that neurons in the amygdala and ventral-striatum differentially signal the benefit...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Reitich-Stolero T,Aberg KC,Paz R

更新日期：2019-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:Synaptic plasticity during critical periods of development requires intact inhibitory circuitry. We report that subplate neurons are needed both for maturation of inhibition and for the proper sign of ocular dominance (OD) plasticity. Removal of subplate neurons prevents the developmental upregulation of genes involve...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Kanold PO,Shatz CJ

更新日期：2006-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:We present evidence that synapse retraction occurs during normal synaptic growth at the Drosophila neuromuscular junction (NMJ). An RNAi-based screen to identify the molecular mechanisms that regulate synapse retraction identified Arp-1/centractin, a subunit of the dynactin complex. Arp-1 dsRNA enhances synapse retrac...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Eaton BA,Fetter RD,Davis GW

更新日期：2002-05-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Adjustments in neural activity can drive cortical plasticity, but the underlying circuit components remain unclear. In this issue of Neuron, Barnes et al. (2015) show that visual deprivation-induced homeostatic plasticity invokes specific changes among select categories of V1 neurons. ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Seabrook TA,Huberman AD

更新日期：2015-06-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Chen et al present data describing millisecond interactions in a human hyperdirect pathway that connects the inferior frontal gyrus and the subthalamic nucleus. They study this circuit during a stop-signal task in the context of inhibitory control. ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Narayanan NS,Wessel JR,Greenlee JDW

更新日期：2020-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Synapses are lost during developmental synapse elimination. Until now, it has been impossible to follow elimination in the entirety of any neuron's branches and synapses. Using transgenic mice in which one or two of a muscle's motoneurons express variants of GFP, Keller-Peck et al. show in this issue of Neuron that el...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Thompson WJ

更新日期：2001-08-16 00:00:00

abstract：:The alpha subunit of a voltage-sensitive sodium channel characteristic of denervated rat skeletal muscle was cloned and characterized. The cDNA encodes a 2018 amino acid protein (SkM2) that is homologous to other recently cloned sodium channels, including a tetrodotoxin (TTX)-sensitive sodium channel from rat skeletal...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Kallen RG,Sheng ZH,Yang J,Chen LQ,Rogart RB,Barchi RL

更新日期：1990-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social group dynamics are highly complex. In this issue of Neuron, Anpilov et al. use a novel wireless optogenetic device to demonstrate that the repeated stimulation of oxytocin neurons modulates pro-social and agonistic behaviors in a time- and context-dependent manner. ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Maltese F,Papaleo F

更新日期：2020-08-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Input comparison is thought to occur in many neuronal circuits, including the hippocampus, where functionally important interactions between the Schaffer collateral and perforant pathways have been hypothesized. We investigated this idea using multisite, whole-cell recordings and Ca2+ imaging and found that properly t...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Takahashi H,Magee JC

更新日期：2009-04-16 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue of Neuron, Luo and Maunsell (2018) use signal detection theory to demonstrate that the modulatory effects of attention on neuronal responses in the lateral prefrontal cortex during change detection can be due to changes in an observer's sensitivity or shifts in their response criterion. ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Martinez-Trujillo J,Gulli RA

更新日期：2018-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Much is known about the functions and properties of neuronal dendrites, but rarely has dendritic activation been monitored while the dendrite performs a computational task. In this issue of Neuron, Bollmann and Engert demonstrate that different regions of a dendrite in the tadpole optic tectum are tuned to stimuli in ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Waters J

更新日期：2009-03-26 00:00:00

abstract：:The molecular pathways controlling cerebellar Purkinje cell dendrite formation and maturation are poorly understood. The Purkinje cell degeneration (pcd) mutant mouse is characterized by mutations in Nna1, a gene discovered in an axonal regenerative context, but whose actual function in development and disease is unkn...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Li J,Gu X,Ma Y,Calicchio ML,Kong D,Teng YD,Yu L,Crain AM,Vartanian TK,Pasqualini R,Arap W,Libermann TA,Snyder EY,Sidman RL

更新日期：2010-10-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Changes in intracellular calcium (Ca) concentration following synaptic and suprathreshold activity are mediated by a wide range of sources and contribute to the regulation of myriad neuronal functions. The development of Ca imaging techniques has dramatically increased our understanding of the complex interactions bet...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Higley MJ,Sabatini BL

更新日期：2008-09-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of neurodevelopmental disorders with symptoms including social deficits, anxiety, and communication difficulties. However, ASD pathogenic mechanisms are poorly understood. Mutations of CUL3, which encodes Cullin 3 (CUL3), a component of an E3 ligase complex, are thought of a...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Dong Z,Chen W,Chen C,Wang H,Cui W,Tan Z,Robinson H,Gao N,Luo B,Zhang L,Zhao K,Xiong WC,Mei L

更新日期：2020-02-05 00:00:00

abstract：:The discovery of SNCA mutations pathogenic for autosomal-dominant Lewy body Parkinson's disease (PD) in 1997 heralded a revolution in understanding the molecular and genetic basis of PD. Indeed, it now is clear that Lewy body PD is one of many neurodegenerative parkinsonian disorders that result from nigrostriatal deg...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Forman MS,Lee VM,Trojanowski JQ

更新日期：2005-08-18 00:00:00

abstract：:We explored the relationship between regulation of the spine actin cytoskeleton, spine morphogenesis, and synapse formation by manipulating expression of the actin binding protein NrbI and its deletion mutants. In pyramidal neurons of cultured rat hippocampal slices, NrbI is concentrated in dendritic spines by binding...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Zito K,Knott G,Shepherd GM,Shenolikar S,Svoboda K

更新日期：2004-10-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies suggest that increased activity of cyclin-dependent kinase 5 (Cdk5) may contribute to neuronal death and cytoskeletal abnormalities in Alzheimer's disease. We report here such deregulation of Cdk5 activity associated with the hyperphosphorylation of tau and neurofilament (NF) proteins in mice expressing...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Nguyen MD,Larivière RC,Julien JP

更新日期：2001-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The panoply of cognitive, affective, motivational, and social functions that underpin everyday human experience requires precisely choreographed patterns of interaction between networked brain regions. Perhaps not surprisingly, diverse forms of psychopathology are characterized by breakdowns in these interregional rel...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Buckholtz JW,Meyer-Lindenberg A

更新日期：2012-06-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuronal development is characterized by a period of exuberant synaptic growth that is well studied. However, the mechanisms that restrict this process are less clear. Here we demonstrate that glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored cell-surface receptors of the Nogo Receptor family (NgR1, NgR2, and NgR3) restrict excit...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Wills ZP,Mandel-Brehm C,Mardinly AR,McCord AE,Giger RJ,Greenberg ME

更新日期：2012-02-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We show that serotonin inhibits synaptic transmission at C. elegans neuromuscular junctions, and we describe a signaling pathway that mediates this effect. Release of acetylcholine from motor neurons was assayed by measuring the sensitivity of intact animals to the acetylcholinesterase inhibitor aldicarb. By this assa...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Nurrish S,Ségalat L,Kaplan JM

更新日期：1999-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A proposal for an Australian Brain Initiative (ABI) is under development by members of the Australian Brain Alliance. Here we discuss the goals of the ABI, its areas of research focus, its context in the Australian research setting, and its necessity for ensuring continued success for Australian brain research. ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Australian Brain Alliance Steering Committee.

更新日期：2016-11-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Experience-dependent plasticity in somatosensory (S1) and visual (V1) cortex involves rapid depression of responses to a deprived sensory input (a closed eye or a trimmed whisker). Such depression occurs first in layer II/III and may reflect plasticity at vertical inputs from layer IV to layer II/III pyramids. Here, I...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Feldman DE

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:LRRK2 is a kinase mutated in Parkinson's disease, but how the protein affects synaptic function remains enigmatic. We identified LRRK2 as a critical regulator of EndophilinA. Using genetic and biochemical studies involving Lrrk loss-of-function mutants and Parkinson-related LRRK2(G2019S) gain-of-kinase function, we sh...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Matta S,Van Kolen K,da Cunha R,van den Bogaart G,Mandemakers W,Miskiewicz K,De Bock PJ,Morais VA,Vilain S,Haddad D,Delbroek L,Swerts J,Chávez-Gutiérrez L,Esposito G,Daneels G,Karran E,Holt M,Gevaert K,Moechars DW,De

更新日期：2012-09-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibition of granule cells plays a key role in gating the flow of signals into the cerebellum, and it is thought that Golgi cells are the only interneurons that inhibit granule cells. Here we show that Purkinje cells, the sole output neurons of the cerebellar cortex, also directly inhibit granule cells via their axon...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Guo C,Witter L,Rudolph S,Elliott HL,Ennis KA,Regehr WG

更新日期：2016-09-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Binocular vision relies upon the existence of contralateral and ispilateral projections from retinal ganglion cells. Contacts between visual axons and optic chiasm cells are critical for the sorting of crossed and uncrossed projections during development. In this issue of Neuron, a study by Williams et al. shows that ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Nguyen-Ba-Charvet KT,Chédotal A

更新日期：2006-05-18 00:00:00

abstract：:Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR) induce long-term depression (LTD) that requires protein synthesis. Here, we demonstrate that Arc/Arg3.1 is translationally induced within 5 min of mGluR activation, and this response is essential for mGluR-dependent LTD. The increase in Arc/Arg3.1 translation requires e...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Park S,Park JM,Kim S,Kim JA,Shepherd JD,Smith-Hicks CL,Chowdhury S,Kaufmann W,Kuhl D,Ryazanov AG,Huganir RL,Linden DJ,Worley PF

更新日期：2008-07-10 00:00:00

abstract：:In the precedence effect, sounds emanating directly from the source are localized preferentially over their reflections. Although most studies have focused on the delay between the onset of a sound and its echo, humans still experience the precedence effect when this onset delay is removed. We tested in barn owls the ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Nelson BS,Takahashi TT

更新日期：2010-08-26 00:00:00