Neuroscience

Neuroscience

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    1. Neuroscience

    Whole brain mapping of spinal-projecting neurons in larval zebrafish

    Martin Carbo-Tano, Kevin Fidelin ... Claire Wyart
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    1. Neuroscience

    Glutamate receptor composition at Drosophila neuromuscular junctions depends on developmental stage and muscle identity

    Anne Sustar, Chengjie Qiu ... John C Tuthill
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    1. Cell Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    A validated antibody toolbox for ALS research

    Riham Ayoubi, Emma J MacDougall ... Carl Laflamme
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    • Important
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    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Neurotrophin-3 produced by motor neurons non-cell autonomously regulates the development of pre-motor interneurons in the developing spinal cord

    Andrea Angla-Navarro, Ana Dominguez Bajo ... Frédéric Clotman
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    1. Neuroscience

    The time course of neural activity predictive of self-initiated movement

    Lucas Jeay-Bizot, Mehmet Basbug ... Aaron Schurger
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    1. Genetics and Genomics
    2. Neuroscience

    Starvation transforms signal encoding in C. elegans thermoresponsive neurons and suppresses heat avoidance via bidirectional glutamatergic and peptidergic signaling

    Saurabh Thapliyal, Parvathi Sushama Gopinath, Dominique A Glauser
    Nutritional state dynamically reshapes sensory processing to prioritize behavioral responses, revealing the plastic coupling of sensation, internal state, and behavior.
    1. Neuroscience

    Effects of nicotine compared to placebo gum on sensitivity to pain and mediating effects of peak alpha frequency

    Samantha K Millard, Alan KI Chiang ... David A Seminowicz
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    1. Neuroscience

    Deep anatomical and ultrastructural classification of neurons in the zebrafish olfactory bulb

    Nila R Mönig, Michał Januszewski ... Rainer W Friedrich
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Valuable
    • Convincing
    1. Neuroscience

    Evidence for flexible regulation of movement and decision vigor in a reward-oriented task

    Adrien Conessa, Arnaud Boutin, Bastien Berret
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    Reviewed Preprint v1
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    1. Neuroscience

    Small circuit principles for learning in large worlds

    Dhruva V Raman, Christopher R Dunne ... Timothy O’Leary
    Not revised
    Reviewed Preprint v1
    • Important
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    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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