The laryngeal motor cortex: its organization and connectivity.

abstract：:Identification of genetic mutations linked to familial neurodegenerative diseases have made it possible to generate useful transgenic animal models. Studies using these transgenic animals indicate that many familial neurodegenerative diseases, such as motor neuron disease, Alzheimer's disease, prion diseases and trinu...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Lee MK,Borchelt DR,Wong PC,Sisodia SS,Price DL

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The circuitry mediating the integration of reward perception and adaptive behavioral responses has been further refined. Recent developments indicate that the nucleus accumbens has a primary role in motivational circuitry, whereas afferents to the nucleus accumbens, in part, subserve distinct functions. Dopaminergic a...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Kalivas PW,Nakamura M

更新日期：1999-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sleep has been universally conserved across animal species. The basic functions of sleep remain unclear, but insufficient sleep impairs memory acquisition and retention in both vertebrates and invertebrates. Sleep is also a homeostatic process that is influenced not only by the amount of time awake, but also by neural...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Donlea JM

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inhibitory molecules in CNS myelin affect axonal regeneration after injury. In the past year, myelin-associated glycoprotein (MAG), a well-characterized myelin protein, has been identified as an inhibitor of axonal regeneration. This finding, together with its established ability to promote outgrowth, defines MAG as a...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Filbin MT

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Enduring social bonds play an essential role in human society. These bonds positively affect psychological, physiological, and behavioral functions. Here, we review the recent literature on the neurobiology, particularly the role of oxytocin and dopamine, of pair bond formation, bond disruption, and social buffering e...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Lieberwirth C,Wang Z

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:During the past years, major advances have been made in understanding the sequential events involved in neural plate patterning. Positional information is already conferred to cells of the neural plate at the time of its induction in the ectoderm. The interplay between the BMP- and the Fgf- signaling pathways leads to...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Rhinn M,Picker A,Brand M

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal information about skin surface temperature is a key sense for the perception of object identity and valence. The identification of ion channels involved in the transduction of thermal changes has provided a genetic access point to the thermal system. However, from sensory specific 'labeled-lines' to multimodal...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Bokiniec P,Zampieri N,Lewin GR,Poulet JF

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic mosaic techniques provide a powerful tool for dissecting gene function in the intricate genetic networks that underlie the formation and function of nervous systems. For instance, it is possible to make individual cells or groups of cells homozygous for mutations of interest at specific points during an organi...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Zugates CT,Lee T

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The cadherin superfamily is a large (now more than 100 proteins) protein family originally identified as cell adhesion molecules. Each cadherin shows distinct expression patterns in the nervous system, and their expressions are both spatially and temporally regulated and diverse among different species. Mounting evide...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Matsunaga E,Okanoya K

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vocalizations transmit information to social partners, and mice use these signals to exchange information during courtship. Ultrasonic vocalizations from adult males are tightly associated with their interactions with females, and vary as a function of male quality. Work in the last decade has established that the spe...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Egnor SR,Seagraves KM

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fast synaptic inhibition is largely mediated by GABA(A) receptors (GABA(A)Rs), ligand-gated chloride channels that play an essential role in the control of cell and network activity in the brain. Recent work has demonstrated that the delivery, number and stability of GABA(A)Rs at inhibitory synapses play a key role in...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Smith KR,Kittler JT

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The idea that visual signals relayed by the parvocellular and magnocellular subdivisions of the lateral geniculate nucleus remain segregated in the cerebral cortex has attracted considerable attention. It has been proposed that parvocellular contributions dominate in the temporal visual cortex, and that magnocellular ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Maunsell JH

更新日期：1992-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insular cortex is the primary cortical site devoted to taste processing. A large body of evidence is available for how insular neurons respond to gustatory stimulation in both anesthetized and behaving animals. Most of the reports describe broadly tuned neurons that are involved in processing the chemosensory, phy...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Maffei A,Haley M,Fontanini A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the two major endocannabinoids, 2-arachidonoylglycerol (2-AG), serves as a retrograde messenger at various types of synapses throughout the brain. Upon postsynaptic activation, 2-AG is released immediately after de novo synthesis, activates presynaptic CB1 cannabinoid receptors, and transiently suppresses neuro...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Ohno-Shosaku T,Kano M

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stimulus-driven gene expression is a ubiquitous feature of biological systems, allowing cells and organisms to adapt their function in a stimulus-driven manner. Neurons exhibit complex and heterogeneous activity-dependent gene expression, but many of the canonical mechanisms that transduce electrical activity into gen...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Heinz DA,Bloodgood BL

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Genetic approaches at the neuromuscular synapse are leading investigation into the mechanisms of synaptogenesis. The marriage of classical (forward) and reverse genetic techniques allows the isolation and analysis of novel proteins involved in synaptic maturation and the functional in vivo characterization of previous...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Broadie K

更新日期：1998-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The analysis of stimulus/response patterns using information theoretic approaches requires the full probability distribution of stimuli and response. Recent progress in using information-based tools to understand circuit function has advanced understanding of neural coding at the single cell and population level. In a...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Fairhall A,Shea-Brown E,Barreiro A

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coordinated excitatory and inhibitory activity is required for proper brain functioning. Recent computational and experimental studies have demonstrated that activity patterns in recurrent cortical networks are dominated by inhibition. Whereas previous studies have suggested that inhibitory plasticity is important for...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Herstel LJ,Wierenga CJ

更新日期：2020-08-24 00:00:00

abstract：:The search for quantifiable biological mediators of genetic risk or 'intermediate phenotypes' is an essential strategy in psychiatric neuroscience and a useful tool for exploring the complex relationships between genes, neural circuits and behaviors. In recent years, the examination of connectivity-based intermediate ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Cao H,Dixson L,Meyer-Lindenberg A,Tost H

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuroepithelial cells, the progenitors to the CNS neurons and glia, undergo both symmetric and asymmetric divisions. Symmetric divisions underlie the proliferation of neuroepithelial cells that predominates early in CNS development. Asymmetric divisions are thought to generate the cell types derived from neuroepitheli...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Huttner WB,Brand M

更新日期：1997-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phototransduction in Drosophila's microvillar photoreceptors is mediated by phospholipase C (PLC) resulting in activation of two distinct Ca(2+)-permeable channels, TRP and TRPL. Here we review recent evidence on the unresolved mechanism of their activation, including the hypothesis that the channels are mechanically ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Hardie RC,Juusola M

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Major technical advances in the imaging of live cells have led to a recent flurry of studies demonstrating how dendrites remodel dynamically during development. Taken together with our current understanding of axonal development, these studies help provide a more unified picture of how neural circuits might be formed ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Wong WT,Wong RO

更新日期：2000-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Animal life is rhythmic. Here we provide an overview of various rhythmic behaviors, connected environmental factors and endogenous mechanisms. We not only cover terrestrial species, but also highlight aquatic environments with typically complex interconnected rhythms. We further address diel, seasonal and potential lu...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Häfker NS,Tessmar-Raible K

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Drosophila melanogaster has historically been the premier model system for understanding the molecular and genetic bases of complex behaviors. In the last decade technical advances, in the form of new genetic tools and electrophysiological and optical methods, have allowed investigators to begin to dissect the neurona...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Griffith LC

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endogenous nitric oxide (NO) mediates certain aspects of synaptic plasticity and neurotoxicity associated with NMDA-type glutamate receptors. Neuronal NO synthase contains a modular protein-protein interaction motif, termed the PDZ domain, that links the synthase to a synaptic protein complex containing postsynaptic d...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Brenman JE,Bredt DS

更新日期：1997-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Over the past year, evidence has accrued that adult CNS stem cells are a widespread progenitor cell type. These cells may normally replace neurons and/or glia in the adult brain and spinal cord. Advances have been made in understanding the signals that regulate stem cell proliferation and differentiation. A deeper und...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Temple S,Alvarez-Buylla A

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The pinnipeds provide a variety of clues to those interested in the vocal learning capabilities of non-human animals. Observational and experimental studies of seals, sea lions, and walruses reveal elements of vocal development, contextual control, plasticity in expression and learning, and even imitation of complex s...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Reichmuth C,Casey C

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Extracting the structure of complex environments is at the core of our ability to interpret the present and predict the future. This skill is important for a range of behaviours from navigating a new city to learning music and language. Classical approaches that investigate our ability to extract the principles of org...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Kourtzi Z,Welchman AE

更新日期：2019-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Powerful advances in neuroimaging techniques have added to and refined classical descriptions of the neurobiology of language in adults. Recent studies have employed these methodologies to study the nature and extent of plasticity of language-relevant aspects of cerebral organization in adults, in early and late bilin...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Neville HJ,Bavelier D

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Axon pathfinding is essential for the establishment of proper neuronal connections during development. Advances in neuroimaging and genomic technologies, coupled with animal modeling, are leading to the identification of an increasing number of human disorders that result from aberrant axonal wiring. In this review, w...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Nugent AA,Kolpak AL,Engle EC

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00