Thalamocortical inputs show post-critical-period plasticity.

abstract：:Neuroimaging studies using diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) have revealed regions of cerebral white matter with decreased microstructural organization (lowerfractional anisotropy or FA) among poor readers. We examined whether 100 hr of intensive remedial instruction affected the white matter of 8- to 10-year-old poor re...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Keller TA,Just MA

更新日期：2009-12-10 00:00:00

abstract：:For efficient coding, sensory systems need to adapt to the distribution of signals to which they are exposed. In vision, natural scenes above and below the horizon differ in the distribution of chromatic and achromatic features. Consequently, many species differentially sample light in the sky and on the ground using ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Baden T,Schubert T,Chang L,Wei T,Zaichuk M,Wissinger B,Euler T

更新日期：2013-12-04 00:00:00

abstract：:The visual cortex represents stimuli through the activity of neuronal populations. We measured the evolution of this activity in space and time by imaging voltage-sensitive dyes in cat area V1. Contrast-reversing stimuli elicit responses that oscillate at twice the stimulus frequency, indicating that signals originate...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Benucci A,Frazor RA,Carandini M

更新日期：2007-07-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Vesicular transporters are required for the storage of all classical and amino acid neurotransmitters in synaptic vesicles. Some neurons lack known vesicular transporters, suggesting additional neurotransmitter systems remain unidentified. Insect mushroom bodies (MBs) are critical for several behaviors, including lear...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Brooks ES,Greer CL,Romero-Calderón R,Serway CN,Grygoruk A,Haimovitz JM,Nguyen BT,Najibi R,Tabone CJ,de Belle JS,Krantz DE

更新日期：2011-10-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Astrocytes release glutamate, which can modulate nearby synapses, but how this release is accomplished remains debated. In this issue of Neuron, Yang et al. (2019) show that the volume-regulated anion channel Swell1 in astrocytes mediates the release of glutamate and impacts synaptic transmission, learning and memory,...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Kofuji P,Araque A

更新日期：2019-05-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory input reaching the brain from bilateral and offset channels is nonetheless perceived as unified. This unity could be explained by simultaneous projections to both hemispheres, or inter-hemispheric information transfer between sensory cortical maps. Odor input, however, is not topographically organized, nor doe...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Grobman M,Dalal T,Lavian H,Shmuel R,Belelovsky K,Xu F,Korngreen A,Haddad R

更新日期：2018-08-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Using electrical acupuncture, Liu et al. show how electrical stimulation of primary somatosensory neurons at different body regions can tap into discreet autonomic circuits and, depending on the parameters, initiate either a pro- or anti-inflammatory response. ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Kupari J,Ernfors P

更新日期：2020-11-11 00:00:00

abstract：:Two types of ryanodine receptors, channels for Ca2+ release from intracellular stores, are known. We detected the skeletal muscle type only in cerebellum by immunoblot analysis of microsomes and partially purified proteins. The cardiac muscle type was found in all parts of the mouse brain. Immunohistochemical study sh...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Kuwajima G,Futatsugi A,Niinobe M,Nakanishi S,Mikoshiba K

更新日期：1992-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have used biochemical and immunocytochemical techniques to investigate the possible involvement of membrane cytoskeletal elements such as alpha-actinin, calspectin (brain spectrin or fodrin), and actin in growth cone activities. During NGF-induced differentiation of PC12 cells, alpha-actinin increased in associatio...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Sobue K,Kanda K

更新日期：1989-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP) regulates neuronal RNA metabolism, and its absence or mutations leads to the Fragile X syndrome (FXS). The β-amyloid precursor protein (APP) is involved in Alzheimer's disease, plays a role in synapse formation, and is upregulated in intellectual disabilities. Here, we s...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Pasciuto E,Ahmed T,Wahle T,Gardoni F,D'Andrea L,Pacini L,Jacquemont S,Tassone F,Balschun D,Dotti CG,Callaerts-Vegh Z,D'Hooge R,Müller UC,Di Luca M,De Strooper B,Bagni C

更新日期：2015-07-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Although associative learning has been localized to specific brain areas in many animals, identifying the underlying synaptic processes in vivo has been difficult. Here, we provide the first demonstration of long-term synaptic plasticity at the output site of the Drosophila mushroom body. Pairing an odor with activati...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Hige T,Aso Y,Modi MN,Rubin GM,Turner GC

更新日期：2015-12-02 00:00:00

abstract：:Does our understanding of the human brain remain incomplete without a proper understanding of how the brain processes music? Here, the author makes a passionate plea for the use of music in the investigation of human emotion and its brain correlates, arguing that music can change activity in all brain structures assoc...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Koelsch S

更新日期：2018-06-27 00:00:00

abstract：:Yoon et al. (2017) uncover a key role for the m6A RNA mark in regulating the timing of cerebral cortex development in mouse and human. This discovery opens new avenues of exploration into how the epitranscriptome helps orchestrate central nervous system formation. ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Boles NC,Temple S

更新日期：2017-11-15 00:00:00

abstract：:In this issue of Neuron, Ajemian et al. present a computational model of the activity of neurons in primary motor cortex (M1) during isometric movements in different postures. By modeling the output of M1 neurons in terms of their influence on muscles, they find each M1 neuron maps its output into a particular pattern...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Pesaran B,Movshon JA

更新日期：2008-05-08 00:00:00

abstract：:The field of motor pattern generation and motor control has progressed markedly in the last decade. There has been a revolutionary shift in thinking from hard-wired circuits to multifunctional networks. Yet, it is clear that we still have a long way to go before we understand how very large ensembles of neurons produc...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Katz PS

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitory neurons, which play a critical role in decision-making models, are often simplified as a single pool of non-selective neurons lacking connection specificity. This assumption is supported by observations in the primary visual cortex: inhibitory neurons are broadly tuned in vivo and show non-specific connecti...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Najafi F,Elsayed GF,Cao R,Pnevmatikakis E,Latham PE,Cunningham JP,Churchland AK

更新日期：2020-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Glucose-inhibited neurons orchestrate behavior and metabolism according to body energy levels, but how glucose inhibits these cells is unknown. We studied glucose inhibition of orexin/hypocretin neurons, which promote wakefulness (their loss causes narcolepsy) and also regulate metabolism and reward. Here we demonstra...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Burdakov D,Jensen LT,Alexopoulos H,Williams RH,Fearon IM,O'Kelly I,Gerasimenko O,Fugger L,Verkhratsky A

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DREADDs are chemogenetic tools widely used to remotely control cellular signaling, neuronal activity, and behavior. Here we used a structure-based approach to develop a new Gi-coupled DREADD using the kappa-opioid receptor as a template (KORD) that is activated by the pharmacologically inert ligand salvinorin B (SALB)...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Vardy E,Robinson JE,Li C,Olsen RHJ,DiBerto JF,Giguere PM,Sassano FM,Huang XP,Zhu H,Urban DJ,White KL,Rittiner JE,Crowley NA,Pleil KE,Mazzone CM,Mosier PD,Song J,Kash TL,Malanga CJ,Krashes MJ,Roth BL

更新日期：2015-05-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Molecular determinants of Ca2+ channel responsiveness to inhibition by receptor-coupled G proteins were investigated in Xenopus oocytes. The inhibitory response of alpha1B (N-type) channels was much larger than alpha1A (P/Q-type) channels, while alpha1C (L-type) channels were unresponsive. Differences in both degree a...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Zhang JF,Ellinor PT,Aldrich RW,Tsien RW

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Abl and Arg tyrosine kinases play fundamental roles in the development and function of the central nervous system. Arg is most abundant in adult mouse brain, especially in synapse-rich regions. arg(-/-) mice develop normally but exhibit multiple behavioral abnormalities, suggesting that arg(-/-) brains suffer from...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Koleske AJ,Gifford AM,Scott ML,Nee M,Bronson RT,Miczek KA,Baltimore D

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The vertebrate ventral midbrain contains 3-4 x 10(4) dopaminergic neurons that influence motor activity, emotional behavior, and cognition. Recently, glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) was shown to be a potent survival factor for these dopaminergic neurons in culture. However, many midbrain dopaminergi...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Poulsen KT,Armanini MP,Klein RD,Hynes MA,Phillips HS,Rosenthal A

更新日期：1994-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Voluntary spatial attention concentrates neural resources at the attended location. Here, we examined the effects of spatial attention on spatial position selectivity in humans. We measured population receptive fields (pRFs) using high-field functional MRI (fMRI) (7T) while subjects performed an attention-demanding ta...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Klein BP,Harvey BM,Dumoulin SO

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a technology (capturing activated neuronal ensembles [CANE]) to label, manipulate, and transsynaptically trace neural circuits that are transiently activated in behavioral contexts with high efficiency and temporal precision. CANE consists of a knockin mouse and engineered viruses designed to specifically...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Sakurai K,Zhao S,Takatoh J,Rodriguez E,Lu J,Leavitt AD,Fu M,Han BX,Wang F

更新日期：2016-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:EPAC proteins are the guanine nucleotide exchange factors that act as the intracellular receptors for cyclic AMP. Two variants of EPAC genes including EPAC1 and EPAC2 are cloned and are widely expressed throughout the brain. But, their functions in the brain remain unknown. Here, we genetically delete EPAC1 (EPAC1(-/-...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Yang Y,Shu X,Liu D,Shang Y,Wu Y,Pei L,Xu X,Tian Q,Zhang J,Qian K,Wang YX,Petralia RS,Tu W,Zhu LQ,Wang JZ,Lu Y

更新日期：2012-02-23 00:00:00

abstract：:The amplitudes and kinetics of miniature excitatory synaptic currents (MESCs) in mammalian central neurons vary widely. It is unclear whether this variability occurs at each synapse or arises from differences among a heterogeneous population of synapses. Furthermore, it is not known how variability in these currents w...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Murphy TH,Baraban JM,Wier WG

更新日期：1995-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We identified four PDZ domain-containing proteins, syntenin, PICK1, GRIP, and PSD95, as interactors with the kainate receptor (KAR) subunits GluR5(2b,) GluR5(2c), and GluR6. Of these, we show that both GRIP and PICK1 interactions are required to maintain KAR-mediated synaptic function at mossy fiber-CA3 synapses. In a...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Hirbec H,Francis JC,Lauri SE,Braithwaite SP,Coussen F,Mulle C,Dev KK,Coutinho V,Meyer G,Isaac JT,Collingridge GL,Henley JM

更新日期：2003-02-20 00:00:00

abstract：:N-type calcium channels are critical for pain transduction. Inhibitors of these channels are powerful analgesics, but clinical use of current N-type blockers remains limited by undesirable actions in other regions of the nervous system. We now demonstrate that a unique splice isoform of the N-type channel is restricte...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Bell TJ,Thaler C,Castiglioni AJ,Helton TD,Lipscombe D

更新日期：2004-01-08 00:00:00

abstract：:Sympathetic neurons depend on nerve growth factor (NGF) for survival and die by apoptosis in its absence. We have investigated the pattern of expression of the Jun and Fos family of transcription factors in dying sympathetic neurons using antibodies specific for each family member. When sympathetic neurons are deprive...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Ham J,Babij C,Whitfield J,Pfarr CM,Lallemand D,Yaniv M,Rubin LL

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeostatic mechanisms stabilize neuronal activity in vivo, but whether this process gives rise to balanced network dynamics is unknown. Here, we continuously monitored the statistics of network spiking in visual cortical circuits in freely behaving rats for 9 days. Under control conditions in light and dark, networks...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Ma Z,Turrigiano GG,Wessel R,Hengen KB

更新日期：2019-11-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Although prefrontal cortex has been implicated in the cognitive regulation of emotion, the cortical-subcortical interactions that mediate this ability remain poorly understood. To address this issue, we identified a right ventrolateral prefrontal region (vlPFC) whose activity correlated with reduced negative emotional...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Wager TD,Davidson ML,Hughes BL,Lindquist MA,Ochsner KN

更新日期：2008-09-25 00:00:00