Delayed formation of the floor plate after ablation of the avian notochord.

abstract：:The constant dynamic movement of synapses and their components has emerged in the last decades as a key feature of synaptic transmission and its plasticity. Intramolecular protein movements drive conformation changes important to transduce transmitter binding into signaling. Constant cytoskeletal rearrangements power ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Choquet D,Triller A

更新日期：2013-10-30 00:00:00

abstract：:In the developing mammalian visual system, retinal fibers grow through the optic chiasm, where one population crosses to the opposite side of the brain and the other does not. Evidence from labeling growing retinal axons with the carbocyanine dye Dil in mouse embryos indicates that the two subpopulations diverge at a ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Godement P,Salaün J,Mason CA

更新日期：1990-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human adults, voices are processed in specialized brain regions in superior temporal cortices. We examined the development of this cortical organization during infancy by using near-infrared spectroscopy. In experiment 1, 7-month-olds but not 4-month-olds showed increased responses in left and right superior tempor...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Grossmann T,Oberecker R,Koch SP,Friederici AD

更新日期：2010-03-25 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory information is encoded both in space and in time. Spatial encoding is based on the identity of activated receptors, while temporal encoding is based on the timing of activation. In order to generate accurate internal representations of the external world, the brain must decode both types of encoded information...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Ahissar E,Arieli A

更新日期：2001-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:The precise subunit composition of synaptic ionotropic receptors in the brain is poorly understood. This information is of particular importance with regard to AMPA-type glutamate receptors, the multimeric complexes assembled from GluA1-A4 subunits, as the trafficking of these receptors into and out of synapses is pro...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Lu W,Shi Y,Jackson AC,Bjorgan K,During MJ,Sprengel R,Seeburg PH,Nicoll RA

更新日期：2009-04-30 00:00:00

abstract：:Simple decisions arise from the evaluation of sensory evidence. But decisions are determined by more than just evidence. Individuals establish internal decision criteria that influence how they respond. Where or how decision criteria are established in the brain remains poorly understood. Here, we show that neuronal a...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Crapse TB,Lau H,Basso MA

更新日期：2018-01-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Apart from being a common feature of mental illness, auditory hallucinations provide an intriguing model for the study of internally generated sensory perceptions that are attributed to external sources. Until now, the knowledge about the cortical network that supports such hallucinations has been restricted by method...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Dierks T,Linden DE,Jandl M,Formisano E,Goebel R,Lanfermann H,Singer W

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The embryonic nervous system is refined over the course of development as a result of the twin processes of naturally occurring cell death and selective axon pruning. Recent studies provide new insights into the molecular events that underlie axon pruning and underscore the diversity of refinement processes employed b...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Kantor DB,Kolodkin AL

更新日期：2003-06-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Calcium current types expressed in vertebrate spinal motoneurons have not been previously resolved. We have resolved three types in chick limb motoneurons identified by retrograde labeling and report that dramatic changes in their expression take place during development in vivo. T-, N-, and L-type calcium currents we...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： McCobb DP,Best PM,Beam KG

更新日期：1989-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although the function of the autonomic nervous system (ANS) in mediating the flight-or-fight response was recognized decades ago, the crucial role of peripheral innervation in regulating cell behavior and response to the microenvironment has only recently emerged. In the hematopoietic system, the ANS regulates stem ce...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Hanoun M,Maryanovich M,Arnal-Estapé A,Frenette PS

更新日期：2015-04-22 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurons adapt their synaptic responses to the activity of the underlying network. In this issue of Neuron, Thiagarajan and colleagues report on specific subcellular mechanisms of homeostasis after prolonged neuronal inactivity. The results have important implications not only for neuronal homeostasis but also for furt...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Gundlfinger A,Schmitz D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To investigate the structural determinants underlying transport by the glutamate transporter EAAT1, we mutated each of 24 highly conserved residues (P392 to Q415) to cysteine. A majority of these substituted cysteines react with the sulfhydryl-modifying reagent MTSEA, suggesting that they reside in an aqueous environm...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Seal RP,Amara SG

更新日期：1998-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homeostatic regulation of energy balance in rodents changes dramatically during the first 3 postnatal weeks. Neuropeptide Y (NPY) and melanocortin neurons in the arcuate nucleus, a primary energy homeostatic center in adults, do not fully innervate the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) until the third postnatal week. We h...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Melnick I,Pronchuk N,Cowley MA,Grove KL,Colmers WF

更新日期：2007-12-20 00:00:00

abstract：:The peripheral terminals of primary nociceptive neurons play an essential role in pain detection mediated by membrane receptors like TRPV1, a molecular sensor of heat and capsaicin. However, the contribution of central terminal TRPV1 in the dorsal horn to chronic pain has not been investigated directly. Combining prim...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Kim YS,Chu Y,Han L,Li M,Li Z,LaVinka PC,Sun S,Tang Z,Park K,Caterina MJ,Ren K,Dubner R,Wei F,Dong X

更新日期：2014-02-19 00:00:00

abstract：:Pletikos et al. (2014) demonstrate in this issue of Neuron that the human neocortex has an "hourglass" temporal gene expression pattern with robust and dynamic transcriptome differences during the prenatal and adolescent/adult periods. Similar changes are not observed in the nonhuman primate-is this what makes us huma...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Korade Z,Mirnics K

更新日期：2014-01-22 00:00:00

abstract：:In uncertain environments, decision-makers must balance two goals: they must "exploit" rewarding options but also "explore" in order to discover rewarding alternatives. Exploring and exploiting necessarily change how the brain responds to identical stimuli, but little is known about how these states, and transitions b...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Ebitz RB,Albarran E,Moore T

更新日期：2018-01-17 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：:Dopamine (DA) transmission mediates numerous aspects of behavior. Although DA release is strongly linked to firing of DA neurons, recent developments indicate the importance of presynaptic modulation at striatal dopaminergic terminals. The endocannabinoid (eCB) system regulates DA release and is a canonical gatekeeper...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Mateo Y,Johnson KA,Covey DP,Atwood BK,Wang HL,Zhang S,Gildish I,Cachope R,Bellocchio L,Guzmán M,Morales M,Cheer JF,Lovinger DM

更新日期：2017-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Our perception of fine visual detail relies on small receptive fields at early stages of visual processing. However, small receptive fields tend to confound the orientation and velocity of moving edges, leading to ambiguous or inaccurate motion measurements (the aperture problem). Thus, it is often assumed that neuron...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Pack CC,Livingstone MS,Duffy KR,Born RT

更新日期：2003-08-14 00:00:00

abstract：:Using a novel visual-tactile paradigm in rats, Nikbakht et al. (2018) describe multisensory behavior that outperformed predictions of optimal cue combination (indicating cross-modal synergy) and exposed encoding in PPC neurons (of stimulus and choice signals) that was independent of stimulus modality. ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Shalom S,Zaidel A

更新日期：2018-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：:The neocortex of mammals is composed of cortical fields that have a unique organization associated with the animal's ecological niche and lifestyle. Each cortical field has a specific pattern of connections with other cortical fields and brain structures, and together they comprise a neocortical network that generates...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Krubitzer L

更新日期：2007-10-25 00:00:00

abstract：:During development of the mammalian nervous system, neural stem cells generate neurons first and glia second, thereby allowing the initial establishment of neural circuitry, and subsequent matching of glial numbers and position to that circuitry. Here, we have reviewed work addressing the mechanisms underlying this ti...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Miller FD,Gauthier AS

更新日期：2007-05-03 00:00:00

abstract：:Sensory systems change their sensitivity based on recent stimuli to adjust their response range to the range of inputs and to predict future sensory input. Here, we report the presence of retinal ganglion cells that have antagonistic plasticity, showing central adaptation and peripheral sensitization. Ganglion cell re...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Kastner DB,Baccus SA

更新日期：2013-08-07 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, the osmolality of the extracellular fluid (ECF) is highly stable despite radical changes in salt/water intake and excretion. Afferent systems are required to detect hypo- or hyperosmotic shifts in the ECF to trigger homeostatic control of osmolality. In humans, a pressor reflex is triggered by simply drink...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Lechner SG,Markworth S,Poole K,Smith ES,Lapatsina L,Frahm S,May M,Pischke S,Suzuki M,Ibañez-Tallon I,Luft FC,Jordan J,Lewin GR

更新日期：2011-01-27 00:00:00

abstract：:We have made little recent progress developing effective new treatments for neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders. Novel molecular mechanisms have been identified, but have not translated into the clinic. We suggest an alternative: combinations of treatments targeting different aspects of final common path...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Murphy DG,Goldman M,Loth E,Spooren W

更新日期：2014-11-05 00:00:00

abstract：:Delineating the molecular basis of synapse development is crucial for understanding brain function. Cocultures of neurons with transfected fibroblasts have demonstrated the synapse-promoting activity of candidate molecules. Here, we performed an unbiased expression screen for synaptogenic proteins in the coculture ass...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Linhoff MW,Laurén J,Cassidy RM,Dobie FA,Takahashi H,Nygaard HB,Airaksinen MS,Strittmatter SM,Craig AM

更新日期：2009-03-12 00:00:00

abstract：:Glial cells respond to neuronal activation and release neuroactive molecules (termed "gliotransmitters") that can affect synaptic activity and modulate plasticity. In this study, we used molecular genetic tools, ultra-structural microscopy, and electrophysiology to assess the role of brain-derived neurotrophic factor ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Vignoli B,Battistini G,Melani R,Blum R,Santi S,Berardi N,Canossa M

更新日期：2016-11-23 00:00:00

abstract：:Careful functional dissection of mouse neuromuscular junctions (NMJs) formed in the absence of NCAM reveal that in spite of relatively normal morphology and ultrastructure, the presynaptic terminals have profound alterations in the mechanisms of recycling of synaptic vesicles. These alterations, including the appearan...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Ryan TA

更新日期：2001-12-06 00:00:00

abstract：:Telling time and anticipating when external events will happen is among the most important tasks the brain performs. Yet the neural mechanisms underlying timing remain elusive. One theory proposes that timing is a general and intrinsic computation of cortical circuits. We tested this hypothesis using electrical and op...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Goel A,Buonomano DV

更新日期：2016-07-20 00:00:00

abstract：:Small conductance Ca(2+)-activated K(+) (SK) channels and voltage-gated A-type Kv4 channels shape dendritic excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons. Synaptically evoked Ca(2+) influx through N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) activates spine SK channels, reducing EPSPs and ...

journal_title：Neuron

authors： Wang K,Lin MT,Adelman JP,Maylie J

更新日期：2014-01-22 00:00:00