Neuroscience

Neuroscience

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Latest articles

    1. Neuroscience

    GPCR-mediated regulation of glial TNF production

    Zahra Abbasi, Shirin Sadighparvar ... David Stellwagen
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Useful
    • Inadequate
    1. Neuroscience

    Crossmodal representations in the auditory cortex of deaf and hearing individuals

    Barbara Manini, Konstantin Grin ... Velia Cardin
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Neuroscience

    Retinotopic coding organizes the interaction between internally and externally oriented brain networks

    Adam Steel, Peter A Angeli, Caroline E Robertson
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
    Updated
    • Fundamental
    • Solid
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    BetaII-spectrin gaps and patches emerge from the patterned assembly of the actin/spectrin membrane skeleton in human motor neuron axons

    Nahir Guadalupe Gazal, Maria Jose Castellanos-Montiel ... Nicolás Unsain
    An actin-nucleation-dependent assembly of the axonal membrane skeleton reveals that βII-spectrin gap-and-patch patterns in human motor neurons represent an intermediate stage of cytoskeletal maturation.
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    Cortical layer 6b mediates state-dependent changes in brain activity and effects of orexin on waking and sleep

    Elise J Meijer, Marissa Mueller ... Zoltan Molnar
    Layer 6b neurons shape state-dependent brain rhythms and responses to orexin, revealing an underappreciated cortical mechanism that may help explain disrupted sleep-wake regulation in neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders more broadly.
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    Hilar mossy cells control structural and functional organization in the dentate gyrus

    Corwin R Butler, Connor R Squellati ... Eric Schnell
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience

    Correctness is its own reward: bootstrapping error signals in self-guided reinforcement learning

    Ziyi Gong, Fabiola Duarte ... John Pearson
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Neuroscience

    A theory of multi-task computation and task selection

    Owen Marschall, David G Clark, Ashok Litwin-Kumar
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Solid
    1. Neuroscience

    REM sleep prefrontal high-frequency oscillation chains mediate distinct cortical – hippocampal reactivation patterns compared to NREM sleep

    Justin D Shin, Michael Satchell ... Shantanu P Jadhav
    Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep organizes sparse, sequential cortical reactivation through chains of prefrontal high-frequency oscillations coupled to hippocampal theta, an inter-regional dialogue distinct from that of non-REM ripples.
    1. Neuroscience

    Preserved cerebellar functions despite structural degeneration in older adults

    Anda de Witte, Anouck Matthijs ... Jean-Jacques Orban de Xivry
    Cerebellar-dependent functions are mostly maintained or even enhanced across the lifespan, with cerebellar-mediated motor abilities remaining intact despite degeneration, in contrast to non-cerebellar measures.
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Highlights

    1. Neuroscience
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    How monkeys carve up the visual world

    Binxu Wang
    1. Neuroscience
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    Understanding the cellular architecture of Huntington’s disease

    Dorian Pustina
    1. Neuroscience
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    Stronger memories through smarter stimulation

    Justin Riddle

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  1. Huan Luo
    Peking University, China
  2. André F Marquand
    Donders Institute, Radboud University / King's College London, Netherlands
  3. Kenton J Swartz
    National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, NIH, United States
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