期刊: NEUROSCIENTIST, 2023; 29 (5)
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are specialized structures of the extracellular matrix that surround the soma and proximal dendrites of certain neurons in th......
期刊: NEUROSCIENTIST, 2023; 29 (2)
Enhancers are cis-acting elements that control the transcription of target genes and are transcribed into a class of noncoding RNAs (ncRNAs) termed en......
期刊: NEUROSCIENTIST, 2023; 29 (2)
Multiple types of neural progenitor cells (NPCs) contribute to the development of the neocortex, a brain region responsible for our higher cognitive a......
The neuronal endoplasmic reticulum (ER) consists of a dynamic, tubular network that extends all the way from the soma into dendrites, axons, and synap......
期刊: NEUROSCIENTIST, 2023; 29 (2)
Targeted optical neural stimulation comprises infrared neural stimulation and optogenetics, which affect the nervous system through induced thermal tr......
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The runner's high is an ephemeral feeling some humans experience during and after endurance exercise. Recent evidence in mice suggests that a runner's......
期刊: NEUROSCIENTIST, 2023; 29 (3)
The use of tools to perturb brain activity can generate important insights into brain physiology and offer valuable therapeutic approaches for brain d......
Traumatic brain injury is a common health problem affecting millions of people each year. BDNF has been investigated in the context of traumatic brain......
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Microglia are critical players in the neuroimmune system, and their involvement in Alzheimer's disease (AD) pathogenesis is increasingly being recogni......
The cerebellum and its thalamic projections to the primary motor cortex (M1) are well known to play an essential role in executing daily actions. Anat......
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Narcolepsy is a sleep disorder manifesting symptoms such as excessive daytime sleepiness and often cataplexy, a sudden and involuntary loss of muscle ......