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abstract：:Neocortex expansion in development and evolution reflects an increased and prolonged activity of neural progenitor cells. Insight into key aspects of the underlying cell biology has recently been obtained. First, the restriction of apical progenitors to undergo mitosis at the ventricular surface is overcome by generat...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Wilsch-Bräuninger M,Florio M,Huttner WB

更新日期：2016-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are a recently discovered, extensive class of small noncoding RNAs that act as post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression. miRNAs have been implicated in most aspects of animal development and in pathological processes such as cancer. In neurons, miRNAs are expressed at all stages of develop...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Schratt G

更新日期：2009-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The astonishing cellular diversity in the central nervous system (CNS) arises from neural progenitors which can undergo different modes of symmetric and asymmetric divisions to self-renew as well as produce differentiated neuronal and glial progeny. Drosophila CNS neural progenitor cells, neuroblasts, have been utilis...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Zhong W,Chia W

更新日期：2008-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have shown that frontoparietal cortices and interconnecting regions in the basal ganglia and the cerebellum are related to motor skill learning. We propose that motor skill learning occurs independently and in different coordinates in two sets of loop circuits: cortex-basal ganglia and cortex-cerebellum...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Hikosaka O,Nakamura K,Sakai K,Nakahara H

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A fundamental but unsolved problem in neuroscience is how connections between neurons might underlie information processing in central circuits. Building wiring diagrams of neural networks may accelerate our understanding of how they compute. But even if we had wiring diagrams, it is critical to know what neurons in a...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Lee WC,Reid RC

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The inability to reliably express foreign proteins in postmitotic neurons has hampered numerous studies in the field of neurobiology. Within the past several years, a number of viral vectors that overcome this problem under controlled conditions in vitro have been developed. In particular, recombinant adenoviruses hav...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Slack RS,Miller FD

更新日期：1996-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Huntington's disease (HD), a dominantly inherited neurodegenerative disease, is defined by its genetic cause, a CAG-repeat expansion in the HTT gene, its motor and psychiatric symptomology and primary loss of striatal medium spiny neurons (MSNs). However, the molecular mechanisms from genetic lesion to disease phenoty...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Veldman MB,Yang XW

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prions cause transmissible and genetic neurodegenerative diseases. Infectious prion particles are composed largely, if not entirely, of an abnormal isoform of the prion protein (PrPSc), which is encoded by a chromosomal gene. Although the PrP gene is single copy, transgenic mice with both alleles of the PrP gene ablat...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Prusiner SB

更新日期：1992-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The crucial role of dopamine (DA) in movement control is illustrated by the spectrum of motor disorders caused by either a deficiency or a hyperactivity of dopaminergic transmission in the basal ganglia. The degeneration of nigrostriatal DA neurons in Parkinson's disease causes poverty and slowness of movement. These ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Cenci MA,Lindgren HS

更新日期：2007-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The study of spatial maps of the ventral sensory-motor cortex (vSMC) dates back to the earliest cortical stimulation studies. This review surveys a number of recent and historical reports of the features and function of spatial maps within vSMC towards the human behavior of speaking. Representations of the vocal tract...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Conant D,Bouchard KE,Chang EF

更新日期：2014-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the last few years, work in the nascent field of neuroeconomics has advanced understanding of the brain systems involved in value-based decision making. An important modulator of valuation processes is the specific context a decision maker is facing during choice. Recently, neuroeconomics has made great progress in...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Tymula A,Plassmann H

更新日期：2016-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Echolocating bats exhibit accurate three-dimensional (3D) auditory localization to avoid obstacles and intercept prey. The bat achieves high spatial resolution through a biological sonar system. Key features of the bat's sonar system are (1) high frequency, directional echolocation signals; (2) high frequency hearing;...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Wohlgemuth MJ,Luo J,Moss CF

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Activity in cortical networks is heterogeneous, sparse and often precisely timed. The functional significance of sparseness and precise spike timing is debated, but our understanding of the developmental and synaptic mechanisms that shape neuronal discharge patterns has improved. Evidence for highly specialized, selec...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Wolfe J,Houweling AR,Brecht M

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cell fate in the cephalic neural primordium is controlled by an organizer located at the midbrain-hindbrain boundary. Studies in chick, mouse and zebrafish converge to show that mutually repressive interactions between homeodomain transcription factors of the Otx and Gbx class position this organizer in the neural pri...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Rhinn M,Brand M

更新日期：2001-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Plasma membrane neurotransmitter transporters for monoamines, GABA, glycine and excitatory amino acids are homologous to two sizable families of bacterial amino acid transporters. Recently, a high resolution structure was determined for a thermophilic glutamate transporter. Also, a bacterial tryptophan transporter rel...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Sonders MS,Quick M,Javitch JA

更新日期：2005-06-01 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：:Schizophrenia is often associated with cognitive deficits, particularly within the domains of memory and language. Specific cognitive deficits have recently been linked to psychotic phenomena, including verbal hallucinations and disorganized speech. Impairments of working and semantic memory are primarily due to dysfu...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Kuperberg G,Heckers S

更新日期：2000-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The gene product responsible for autosomal recessive juvenile Parkinsonism, Parkin, has been observed to have ubiquitin ligase activity. This finding has changed the direction of studies on Parkinson's disease by suggesting that abnormal protein turnover might be involved in its pathogenesis. A number of potentially n...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Imai Y,Takahashi R

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Auditory cortical maps have been a long-standing focus of studies that assess the expression, mechanisms, and consequences of sensory plasticity. Here we discuss recent progress in understanding how auditory experience transforms spatially organized sound representations at higher levels of the central auditory pathwa...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Schreiner CE,Polley DB

更新日期：2014-02-01 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：: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：:Work in cortically controlled neuroprosthetic systems has concentrated on decoding natural behaviors from neural activity, with the idea that if the behavior could be fully decoded it could be duplicated using an artificial system. Initial estimates from this approach suggested that a high-fidelity signal comprised of...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Tillery SI,Taylor DM

更新日期：2004-12-01 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：:Cognitive neuroimaging maps the brain locations of mental operations. This process is iterative, as no single study can fully characterize a mental operation or its brain location. This iterative discovery process, in combination with the location-reporting standard (i.e. spatial coordinates) of the cognitive neuroima...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Fox PT,Parsons LM,Lancaster JL

更新日期：1998-04-01 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：:Fear and anxiety are debilitating conditions that affect a significant number of individuals in their lifetimes. Understanding underlying mechanisms of these disorders affords us the possibility of therapeutic intervention. Such clarity in terms of mechanism and intervention can only come from an amalgamation of resea...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Dias BG,Banerjee SB,Goodman JV,Ressler KJ

更新日期：2013-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Social experiences throughout life influence gene expression and behavior, however, early in development these influences have a particularly profound effect. In mammals, mother-infant interactions are the primary source of social stimulation and result in long-term changes in offspring phenotype. This has previously ...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Champagne FA,Curley JP

更新日期：2005-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Smooth-pursuit eye movements are used to stabilize the image of a moving object of interest on the fovea, thus guaranteeing its high-acuity scrutiny. Such movements are based on a phylogenetically recent cerebro-ponto-cerebellar pathway that has evolved in parallel with foveal vision. Recent work has shown that a netw...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Thier P,Ilg UJ

更新日期：2005-12-01 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：:In bilaterally symmetric organisms, the midline is a critical organizing center for the developing central nervous system. There is a striking conservation of the molecules and mechanisms that control axon path finding at the midline in vertebrate and invertebrate nervous systems. The majority of axons in the CNS cros...

journal_title：Current opinion in neurobiology

authors： Evans TA,Bashaw GJ

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00