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Laser-engineered PRIME fiber for panoramic reconfigurable control of neural activity
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Laser-engineered PRIME fiber for panoramic reconfigurable control of neural activity - Nature Neuroscience
The authors develop a neural probe with over 1,000 light emitters arranged along its length and circumference, enabling panoramic 3D optical stimulation across large brain volumes.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Laser-engineered PRIME fiber for panoramic reconfigurable control of neural activity
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Parietal cortex output neurons form a specialized population code that enhances the propagation of information to a downstream target and potentially improves the accuracy of decision-making
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Specialized structure of neural population codes in parietal cortex outputs - Nature Neuroscience
Cortical neurons comprising an output pathway form a specialized population code that enhances the propagation of information to a downstream target, potentially improving the accuracy of decision-mak...
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November 20, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Parietal cortex output neurons form a specialized population code that enhances the propagation of information to a downstream target and potentially improves the accuracy of decision-making
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November 18, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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TDP-43-dependent mis-splicing of KCNQ2 triggers intrinsic neuronal hyperexcitability in ALS/FTD
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TDP-43-dependent mis-splicing of KCNQ2 triggers intrinsic neuronal hyperexcitability in ALS/FTD - Nature Neuroscience
TDP-43 dysfunction in ALS/FTD causes faulty splicing of the KCNQ2 ion channel, leading to toxic protein buildup, neuron hyperactivity and a potential new biomarker and treatment target using RNA-based...
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November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
TDP-43-dependent mis-splicing of KCNQ2 triggers intrinsic neuronal hyperexcitability in ALS/FTD
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Attentional failures during wakefulness after sleep deprivation are tightly orchestrated in a series of brain–body changes, including neuronal shifts, pupil constriction and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow pulsations
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Attentional failures after sleep deprivation are locked to joint neurovascular, pupil and cerebrospinal fluid flow dynamics - Nature Neuroscience
Yang et al. show that moments of failed attention we experience after sleep deprivation reflect brief ‘sleep-like’ episodes in the brain, corresponding to a brain- and body-wide event with altered bra...
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November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Attentional failures during wakefulness after sleep deprivation are tightly orchestrated in a series of brain–body changes, including neuronal shifts, pupil constriction and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) flow pulsations
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November 12, 2025 at 6:44 PM
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The brain’s wake-to-sleep transition follows bifurcation dynamics with a distinct tipping point preceded by a critical slowing down
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Falling asleep follows a predictable bifurcation dynamic - Nature Neuroscience
Li et al. propose a conceptual framework to study the phenomenon of falling asleep based on electroencephalogram data. They show that a tipping point marks the brain’s nonlinear wake-to-sleep transiti...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:32 PM
The brain’s wake-to-sleep transition follows bifurcation dynamics with a distinct tipping point preceded by a critical slowing down
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Connectome datasets alone are generally not sufficient to predict neural activity. However, pairing connectivity information with neural recordings can produce accurate predictions of activity in unrecorded neurons
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Prediction of neural activity in connectome-constrained recurrent networks - Nature Neuroscience
The authors show that connectome datasets alone are generally not sufficient to predict neural activity. However, pairing connectivity information with neural recordings can produce accurate predictio...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Connectome datasets alone are generally not sufficient to predict neural activity. However, pairing connectivity information with neural recordings can produce accurate predictions of activity in unrecorded neurons
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Longitudinal measures of monkey brain structure and activity through adolescence predict cognitive maturation
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Longitudinal measures of monkey brain structure and activity through adolescence predict cognitive maturation - Nature Neuroscience
Working memory improves during adolescent brain development. Zhu et al. tracked monkeys through adolescence, revealing that maturation of white matter tracts and refinement of neural firing patterns s...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Longitudinal measures of monkey brain structure and activity through adolescence predict cognitive maturation
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Large-scale chromatin accessibility profiling (ATAC-seq) of neurons and non-neurons from 2 human neocortical regions from 469 unique donors, comprising controls and individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
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The neuronal chromatin landscape in brains from individuals with schizophrenia is linked to early fetal development - Nature Neuroscience
This study maps chromatin accessibility in neurons and glia in schizophrenia, revealing fetal-like regulatory patterns in adult neurons enriched for genetic risk variants, linking early brain developm...
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November 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Large-scale chromatin accessibility profiling (ATAC-seq) of neurons and non-neurons from 2 human neocortical regions from 469 unique donors, comprising controls and individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder
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Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI
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Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI - Nature Neuroscience
The brain is constantly monitoring the systems in the body. Here the authors use 7 Tesla functional magnetic resonance imaging to map a large-scale brain system for body regulation in humans, includin...
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November 4, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Cortical and subcortical mapping of the human allostatic–interoceptive system using 7 Tesla fMRI
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November 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Characterization of the circadian translatomes of astrocytes and microglia in mouse cortex in the setting of amyloid pathology or aging, revealing cell and disease-specific circadian reprogramming of neurodegeneration-related pathways
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A glial circadian gene expression atlas reveals cell-type and disease-specific reprogramming in response to amyloid pathology or aging - Nature Neuroscience
Sheehan et al. have characterized the circadian translatomes of astrocytes and microglia in the mouse cortex in the context of amyloid pathology or aging, revealing cell- and disease-specific reprogra...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Characterization of the circadian translatomes of astrocytes and microglia in mouse cortex in the setting of amyloid pathology or aging, revealing cell and disease-specific circadian reprogramming of neurodegeneration-related pathways
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A pair of papers on how TDP-43 loss in ALS/FTD causes changes in mRNA polyadenylation
This one from Aaron Gitler's group
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This one from Aaron Gitler's group
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TDP-43 nuclear loss in FTD/ALS causes widespread alternative polyadenylation changes - Nature Neuroscience
Zeng et al. show that TDP-43, known for repressing cryptic exon usage in frontotemporal dementia/amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also controls alternative polyadenylation, impacting expression of disea...
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October 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
A pair of papers on how TDP-43 loss in ALS/FTD causes changes in mRNA polyadenylation
This one from Aaron Gitler's group
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This one from Aaron Gitler's group
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Leptin-sensitive neuronal subpopulations in the lateral hypothalamus enable adaptive fulfillment of vital needs despite anxiogenic conditions
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A lateral hypothalamic neuronal population expressing leptin receptors counteracts anxiety to enable adaptive behavioral responses - Nature Neuroscience
Figge-Schlensok et al. show that leptin-sensitive neurons in the lateral hypothalamus encode anxiogenic stimuli and facilitate adaptive strategies to enable an animal to overcome anxiety in threatenin...
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October 30, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Leptin-sensitive neuronal subpopulations in the lateral hypothalamus enable adaptive fulfillment of vital needs despite anxiogenic conditions
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Oxytocin modulates respiratory heart rate variability through a hypothalamus–brainstem–heart neuronal pathway
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Oxytocin modulates respiratory heart rate variability through a hypothalamus–brainstem–heart neuronal pathway - Nature Neuroscience
Buron et al. show that oxytocin enhances heart rate variability linked to breathing during recovery from stress. This calming and cardio-protective effect is produced through a hypothalamus–brainstem ...
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October 29, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Oxytocin modulates respiratory heart rate variability through a hypothalamus–brainstem–heart neuronal pathway
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🥳Please join us in welcoming Ioana Marin to our editorial team! Ioana is handling neuroimmunology and cellular and molecular neuroscience. She's based in the NYC office.
October 27, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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High-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN), a common target for Parkinson’s disease, activates afferent axons while inhibiting STN neurons
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Differential synaptic depression mediates the therapeutic effect of deep brain stimulation - Nature Neuroscience
The authors show that deep brain stimulation (DBS) inhibits local neural activity via differential suppression of glutamate and GABA release, and they developed a chemogenetic therapy as a less invasi...
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October 27, 2025 at 2:25 PM
High-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) of the subthalamic nucleus (STN), a common target for Parkinson’s disease, activates afferent axons while inhibiting STN neurons
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A noninvasive, CSF-specific MRI technique that enables detailed in vivo measurement of CSF mobility in humans, down to the level of perivascular spaces located around penetrating vessels
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Region-specific drivers of CSF mobility measured with MRI in humans - Nature Neuroscience
Brain clearance mechanisms are challenging to visualize in humans. Using magnetic resonance imaging, the authors noninvasively mapped cerebrospinal fluid motion across the brain, showing region-specif...
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October 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
A noninvasive, CSF-specific MRI technique that enables detailed in vivo measurement of CSF mobility in humans, down to the level of perivascular spaces located around penetrating vessels
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C9orf72 mutations impair immune activation in ALS, highlighting key differences in the cellular and molecular pathways underlying sporadic and genetics forms of the disease
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C9orf72 hexanucleotide repeat expansions impair microglial response in ALS - Nature Neuroscience
This study shows that C9orf72 mutations impair immune activation in ALS, affecting how brain cells communicate, and highlights key differences in the cellular and molecular pathways underlying sporadi...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:25 PM
C9orf72 mutations impair immune activation in ALS, highlighting key differences in the cellular and molecular pathways underlying sporadic and genetics forms of the disease
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October 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Psychedelic 5-HT2A receptor agonism alters neurovascular coupling and differentially affects neuronal and hemodynamic measures of mouse and human brain function
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Psychedelic 5-HT2A receptor agonism alters neurovascular coupling and differentially affects neuronal and hemodynamic measures of brain function - Nature Neuroscience
Padawer-Curry et al. show that the hallucinogenic 5-HT2A receptor agonist DOI alters neurovascular coupling in mice, with implications for the interpretation of human fMRI studies of psychedelics.
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October 22, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Psychedelic 5-HT2A receptor agonism alters neurovascular coupling and differentially affects neuronal and hemodynamic measures of mouse and human brain function
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Astrocytic Ca2+ prevents synaptic depotentiation by limiting repetitive activity in dendrites during motor learning
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Astrocytic Ca2+ prevents synaptic depotentiation by limiting repetitive activity in dendrites during motor learning - Nature Neuroscience
Lai et al. show a function of astrocytic Ca2+ in preventing synaptic depotentiation by reducing repetitive dendritic activity in the motor cortex during motor training, thereby contributing to learnin...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Astrocytic Ca2+ prevents synaptic depotentiation by limiting repetitive activity in dendrites during motor learning
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Brain tumors induce widespread disruption of calvarial bone and alteration of skull marrow immune landscape
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Brain tumors induce widespread disruption of calvarial bone and alteration of skull marrow immune landscape - Nature Neuroscience
Glioblastoma—the deadliest form of brain cancer—alters the calvarial bone and its marrow components, pushing it toward producing more myeloid cells and contributing to an immunosuppressive environment.
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October 10, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Brain tumors induce widespread disruption of calvarial bone and alteration of skull marrow immune landscape
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