Neural organoids go functional: measuring living brain circuits in a dish
A new review details how calcium imaging, patch clamp and multielectrode arrays now measure activity in human neural organoids at ...
Tag: synaptic plasticity
Hippocampal Interneuron Subtypes Show Distinct Tonic Inhibition Plasticity
Brief NMDA receptor activation enhanced tonic GABAergic current density in a subset of non-OLM somatostatin-positive hippocampal interneurons while leaving OLM ...
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Boosts Memory in Female Rats Only During Certain Estrous Phases
A single session of vagus nerve stimulation improved memory and hippocampal plasticity in female rats, but only when tested during ...
Microglial NLRP3 Inhibition Restores Memory After Hemorrhagic Shock in Mice
A mouse study finds that inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome specifically in microglia reduces hippocampal neuroinflammation and reverses cognitive deficits after ...
Timing of PKCα-Driven Synaptic Remodeling Unlocks Memory Enhancement in Rats
A rat study links a two-week PKCα surge in the perirhinal cortex to dendritic growth that precedes memory gains in ...
Molecular Neuroscience Editors Map Current Progress and Future Challenges
Editors of a Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience Research Topic survey studies linking synaptic, immune and systems-level molecular mechanisms to neurological ...
Astragaloside IV Improves Cognition After Brain Injury in Mice, Study Finds
A new mouse study finds that the herbal compound astragaloside IV improved learning, memory, and synaptic structure after traumatic brain ...
Optogenetics offers a precise window into neural circuits behind neurodegenerative disease
A new review in Frontiers in Medical Technology surveys how optogenetics has advanced the study of neural circuits in neurodegenerative ...
Thalamus Remodeling May Drive Neuropathic Pain After Spinal Cord Injury
A new review proposes that sustained thalamic remodeling, involving neuroimmune signaling, synaptic changes, and circuit reorganization, may help explain refractory ...
SNARE protein VAMP7 tames synaptic output after bursts of neural activity
A new Nature study shows that the SNARE protein VAMP7, delivered to the presynaptic membrane by AP-3-derived synaptic vesicles during ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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