Neuroscience

Neuroscience

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Latest articles

    1. Neuroscience

    RHODOPSIN 7: An ancestral non-canonical photoreceptor shaping light-responsive behavior

    Valentina Kirsch, Nils Reinhard ... Pingkalai R Senthilan
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Fundamental
    • Compelling
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Parvalbumin interneuron ErbB4 controls ongoing network oscillations and olfactory behaviours in mice

    Bin Hu, Chi Geng ... Xiao-Yu Hou
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Solid
    1. Neuroscience

    Ultrasound neuromodulation hypotheses on the directionality of effects and community resource

    Hugo Caffaratti, Ben Slater ... Chris Petkov
    An inTUS scientific resource is advanced to support evaluation of how low-intensity transcranial ultrasound can enhance or suppress neural function.
    1. Neuroscience

    Loose coupling between Ca2+ channels and release sensors as a synaptic correlate of higher-order brain function

    Grit Bornschein, Max Schwarze ... Hartmut Schmidt
    Identical pyramidal neuron synapses use distinct presynaptic calcium influx-transmitter release coupling architectures in prefrontal and primary somatosensory cortices, shaping synaptic properties to support area-specific cortical functions.
    1. Neuroscience

    Dopaminergic Neurons Linking Threat Processing to Cardiac Modulation and Locomotor Responses

    Masato Tsuji, Daisuke Jinkoma ... Kazuo Emoto
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    foxQ2 marks fast-acting interneurons including dopaminergic neurons of mushroom bodies and central complex in the beetle Tribolium castaneum

    Ying Pang, Bastian Klußmann-Fricke ... Gregor Bucher
    In insects, foxQ2 is part of the genetic code that specifies neurons contributing to the higher-order brain centers, including dopaminergic and other fast-acting neurons.
    1. Neuroscience

    A Spatiotemporal Hierarchy for Social Interaction Perception in the Lateral Visual Stream

    Emalie McMahon, Elizabeth Jiwon Im ... Leyla Isik
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Incomplete
    1. Neuroscience

    Hierarchical Neural Circuit Theory of Normalization and Inter-areal Communication

    Asit Pal, Shivang Rawat ... Stefano Martiniani
    Revised
    Reviewed Preprint v2
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    • Important
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience

    Open source laser-scanning photostimulation for neuroscience with Zapit

    Michael Lohse, Oliver M Gauld ... Robert AA Campbell
    A validated, open design brings programmable non-invasive photostimulation of multiple cortical areas in behaving mice to labs without expertise in optics or software design.
    1. Neuroscience

    The transcription factor BCL11A restores differentiation potential to aged oligodendrocyte progenitor cells

    Tanay Ghosh, Roey Baror ... Robin JM Franklin
    gSWITCH identifies dynamic lineage switch genes and reveals BCL11A as an evolutionarily conserved regulator whose restoration rescues age-impaired oligodendrocyte progenitor cell differentiation.

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