The distinct methylation landscape of maturing neurons and its role in Rett syndrome pathogenesis.

abstract：:In recent years, as our understanding of the pattern-generating networks responsible for a variety of behaviors has increased, the interactions of multiple neural networks have been examined in a number of systems. These studies have shown that functionally related pattern generators can interact extensively, and that...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Dickinson PS

更新日期：1995-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Several advances have been made recently in characterizing neural progenitor cells. In vertebrates, multipotential stem cells have been demonstrated in the developing forebrain both in vitro and in vivo, and a class of stem cells has been identified in the adult CNS. Factors that regulate the proliferation and differe...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Temple S,Qian X

更新日期：1996-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Depression, conceptualized as major depressive disorder (MDD), is a complex psychiatric disorder with multiple behavioral changes and alterations in various brain regions. Biochemically, serotonin and others substances like GABA, glutamate, norepinephrin, adrenaline/noradrenaline play an essential role in the pathogen...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Northoff G

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have provided a significant advance in our understanding of motor axon pathfinding. In particular, sources of guidance cues and some of the mechanisms used by motor growth cones during pathfinding have been identified. ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Westerfield M

更新日期：1992-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent advances in neural and behavioural pharmacology, and in intracellular recording suggest that arousal during the awake state may be regulated by multiple, interdependent neurotransmitter systems that originate in the brainstem or hypothalamus, and project to subcortical and cortical sites. We discuss efforts to ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Marrocco RT,Witte EA,Davidson MC

更新日期：1994-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cerebellar long-term depression is a persistent, input-specific attenuation of the parallel fiber-Purkinje neuron synapse induced by co-activation of parallel fibers and climbing fibers. This phenomenon endows the Purkinje neuron with a powerful associative computational ability. Recent investigations have provided st...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Linden DJ,Connor JA

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite their differences, human language and the vocal communication of nonhuman primates share many features. Both constitute a form of joint action, rely on similar neural mechanisms, and involve discrete, combinatorial cognition. These shared features suggest that during evolution the ancestors of modern primates ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Seyfarth RM,Cheney DL

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Parenting is essential for survival and wellbeing in many species. Since it can be performed with little prior experience and entails considerable sacrifices without immediate benefits for the caregiver, this behavior is likely orchestrated by evolutionarily shaped, hard-wired neural circuits. At the same time, experi...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Kohl J

更新日期：2020-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Trans-synaptic interactions organize the multiple steps of synaptic development and are critical to generate fully functional neuronal circuits. While trans-synaptic interactions are primarily mediated by cell adhesion molecules (CAMs), some directly involve ionotropic glutamate receptors (iGluRs). Here, we review the...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Fossati M,Charrier C

更新日期：2020-10-29 00:00:00

abstract：:It is now 15 years since the discovery that N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor activity is required to maintain the refined topographic organization of retinotectal projections. Recent studies have identified additional components of the signaling pathways required for activity-dependent map formation and maintenance. Nitr...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Debski EA,Cline HT

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A number of laboratories have recently refined descriptions of temporal response properties, from the auditory periphery to the midbrain. At many levels of the auditory pathway, the role of inhibition in temporal coding of complex sounds is being explored. In addition, quantitative relationships between physiology and...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Carney LH

更新日期：1999-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endo-lysosomal pathways are essential in maintaining protein homeostasis in the cell. Numerous genes in the endo-lysosomal pathways have been found to associate with neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). Mutations of these genes lea...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Wang C,Telpoukhovskaia MA,Bahr BA,Chen X,Gan L

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aging peripheral nervous system (PNS) is prone to a number of disorders, including the development of neuropathies and increased regenerative failure. Although the basic mechanisms of the aging PNS are still rather murky, recent work has revealed that 'old' Schwann cells acquire a number of dysfunctions in mammals...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Painter MW

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Standard economic theories conceive homo economicus as a rational decision maker capable of maximizing utility. In reality, however, people tend to approximate optimal decision-making strategies through a collection of heuristic routines. Some of these routines are driven by emotional processes, and others are adjuste...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Lee D

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuropeptide oxytocin has had key roles throughout mammalian evolution in the regulation of complex social cognition and behaviors, such as attachment, parental care, pair-bonding, as well as social exploration and recognition. Recently, studies have begun to provide evidence that the function of this neuropeptide...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Kumsta R,Heinrichs M

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:One of the seminal discoveries in developmental neuroscience is that altering visual experience through monocular deprivation can alter both the physiological and the anatomical representation of the two eyes, called ocular dominance columns, in primary visual cortex. This rearrangement is restricted to a critical per...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Feller MB,Scanziani M

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The olfactory bulb and piriform cortex are the best studied structures of the mammalian olfactory system and are heavily innervated by extrinsic neuromodulatory inputs. The state-dependent release of acetylcholine, norepinephrine, serotonin, and other neuromodulators into these olfactory structures alters a constellat...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Linster C,Cleland TA

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vision is an active process. What we perceive strongly depends on our actions, intentions and expectations. During visual processing, these internal signals therefore need to be integrated with the visual information from the retina. The mechanisms of how this is achieved by the visual system are still poorly understo...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Khan AG,Hofer SB

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory perception in the real world requires proper integration of different modality inputs. Process of multisensory integration is not uniform. It varies from individual to individual and changes at different behavioral states of the animal. What factors affect multisensory integration? How does the mammalian brain...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Choi I,Lee JY,Lee SH

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Six highly temperature-sensitive ion channels of the transient receptor potential (TRP) family have been implicated to mediate temperature sensation. These channels, expressed in sensory neurons innervating the skin or the skin itself, are active at specific temperatures ranging from noxious cold to burning heat. In a...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Bandell M,Macpherson LJ,Patapoutian A

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:'Auditory scenes' often contain contributions from multiple acoustic sources. These are usually heard as separate auditory 'streams', which can be selectively followed over time. How and where these auditory streams are formed in the auditory system is one of the most fascinating questions facing auditory scientists t...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Shamma SA,Micheyl C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In recent years spectacular advances in the field of epigenetics have taken place. Multiple lines of evidence that connect epigenetic regulation to brain functions have been accumulating. Neurons daily convert a variety of external stimuli into rapid or long-lasting changes in gene expression. Control is achieved thro...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Zocchi L,Sassone-Corsi P

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rhythmic mandible-generated close-open alternations of the mouth, responsible for the series of consonant-vowel alternations characteristic of babbling and of languages, is receiving increased attention as a possible manifestation of an ontogenetic and phylogenetic 'frame' underlying the serial organization of spe...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： MacNeilage PF,Davis BL

更新日期：2001-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ionotropic GABA receptor (GABAAR) mediates fast inhibition in the brain. The GABAAR pore-forming (α, β, and non-α/β) subunits were isolated approximately 30 years ago and have since been the focus of extensive studies. As a result, many properties of GABAARs, including subunit assembly and channel and pharmacologi...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Tomita S

更新日期：2019-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Vertebrates are remarkable for their ability to select and execute goal-directed actions: motor skills critical for thriving in complex, competitive environments. A key aspect of a motor skill is the ability to execute its component movements over a range of speeds, amplitudes and frequencies (vigor). Recent work has ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Dudman JT,Krakauer JW

更新日期：2016-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This past year has seen significant advances in our understanding of the physiology of emotion. Attention continues to focus on the amygdala and its interconnections with prefrontal cortical regions. New evidence underscores the importance of lateralization for emotion. There are also new findings on the physiological...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Davidson RJ,Sutton SK

更新日期：1995-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma membrane Cl- channels perform a variety of functions, including control of excitability in neurons and muscle, cell volume regulation and transepithelial transport. Structurally, three classes of Cl- channels have been identified: ligand-gated, postsynaptic Cl- channels (e.g. GABA and glycine receptors); the cy...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Jentsch TJ

更新日期：1996-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurofilaments are proteins selectively expressed in the cytoskeleton of neurons, and increased levels are a marker of damage. Elevated neurofilament levels can serve as a marker of ongoing disease activity as well as a tool to measure response to therapeutic intervention. The potential utility of neurofilaments has d...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Gordon BA

更新日期：2020-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The involvement of the endocannabinoid system in drug addiction was initially studied by the use of compounds with different affinities for each cannabinoid receptor or for the proteins involved in endocannabinoids inactivation. The generation of genetically modified mice with selective mutations in these endocannabin...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Maldonado R,Robledo P,Berrendero F

更新日期：2013-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Converging evidence indicates that primates have a distinct cortical image of homeostatic afferent activity that reflects all aspects of the physiological condition of all tissues of the body. This interoceptive system, associated with autonomic motor control, is distinct from the exteroceptive system (cutaneous mecha...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Craig AD

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00