Delta opioid receptors affect acoustic features of song during vocal learning in zebra finches by Utkarsha A. Singh, Soumya Iyengar

“…Interestingly, compared with controls, naltrindole-treated birds had higher numbers of DARPP-32-positive medium spiny neurons and potentially excitatory synapses in Area X. …”
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Local field potentials in a pre-motor region predict learned vocal sequences. by Daril E Brown, Jairo I Chavez, Derek H Nguyen, Adam Kadwory, Bradley Voytek, Ezequiel M Arneodo, Timothy Q Gentner, Vikash Gilja

“…Neuronal activity within the premotor region HVC is tightly synchronized to, and crucial for, the articulate production of learned song in birds. …”
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PlaceField2BVec: A bionic geospatial location encoding method for hierarchical temporal memory model by Zugang Chen, Shaohua Wang, Kai Wu, Guoqing Li, Jing Li, Jian Wang

“…After training, we found that the artificial neurons of HTM formed a place field similar to those of hippocampal neurons in the rat brain and the distribution patterns of the place field from the two kinds of neurons were consistent. …”
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Cell-specific transcriptional signatures of vascular cells in Alzheimer’s disease: perspectives, pathways, and therapeutic directions by Soumilee Chaudhuri, Minyoung Cho, Julia C. Stumpff, Paula J. Bice, Özkan İş, Nilüfer Ertekin-Taner, Andrew J. Saykin, Kwangsik Nho

“…In addition, crosstalk within the NVU and gliovascular unit (GVU) is altered in AD, with altered cell-cell communication evident, with increased interactions between endothelial cells, pericytes, neurons, and microglia, and decreased interactions between endothelial cells, fibroblasts, astrocytes, and neurons. …”
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Fetal Spinal Cord Tissue in Mini-Guidance Channels Promotes Longitudinal Axonal Growth after Grafting into Hemisected Adult Rat Spinal Cords by Norman I. Bamber, Huaying Li, Patrick Aebischer, Xiao Ming Xu

“…Areas resembling the PNS with typical Schwann cells, as well as those resembling the central nervous system with neurons and central neuropil, were also seen. In freeze-thaw control grafts, neither viable neurons nor central neuropil were observed. …”
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Long-Standing Motor and Sensory Recovery following Acute Fibrin Sealant Based Neonatal Sciatic Nerve Repair by Natalia Perussi Biscola, Luciana Politti Cartarozzi, Rui Seabra Ferreira Junior, Benedito Barraviera, Alexandre Leite Rodrigues de Oliveira

“…Coaptation preserved synaptic covering on lesioned motoneurons and led to neuronal survival. Reactive gliosis and microglial reaction decreased in the same groups (AX+FS, AX+CFS) at 4 weeks. …”
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Mechanism of Repeat-Associated MicroRNAs in Fragile X Syndrome by Karen Kelley, Shin-Ju E. Chang, Shi-Lung Lin

“…FMRP deficiency often causes synapse deformity in the neurons essential for cognition and memory activities, while FMR1 inactivation augments metabotropic glutamate receptor (mGluR)-activated long-term depression (LTD), leading to abnormal neuronal responses in FXS. …”
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PharmacoNER Tagger: a deep learning-based tool for automatically finding chemicals and drugs in Spanish medical texts by Jordi Armengol-Estapé, Felipe Soares, Montserrat Marimon, Martin Krallinger

“…NeuroNER can be considered a competitive baseline system for Spanish drug and CER promoted by the Spanish national plan for the advancement of language technologies (Plan TL).…”
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The effect of AKT inhibition in α-synuclein-dependent neurodegeneration by Bedri Ranxhi, Zoya R. Bangash, Zachary M. Chbihi, Sokol V. Todi, Sokol V. Todi, Peter A. LeWitt, Peter A. LeWitt, Peter A. LeWitt, Wei-Ling Tsou

“…A hallmark of PD pathology is the accumulation of α-synuclein (α-Syn), a small protein known to support neuronal development and function. However, in PD, α-Syn cumulatively misfolds into toxic aggregates that disrupt cellular processes and contribute to neuronal damage and neurodegeneration. …”
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Exploring the microbiota-gut-brain axis: impact on brain structure and function by Lidya K. Yassin, Mohammed M. Nakhal, Alreem Alderei, Afra Almehairbi, Ayishal B. Mydeen, Amal Akour, Mohammad I. K. Hamad

“…We will therefore discuss how SCFAs can influence microglia, neuronal, and astrocyte function, as well as their role in brain disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and Parkinson’s disease (PD). …”
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Co-methylation networks associated with cognition and structural brain development during adolescence by Dawn Jensen, Dawn Jensen, Jiayu Chen, Jiayu Chen, Jessica A. Turner, Julia M. Stephen, Yu-Ping Wang, Tony W. Wilson, Vince D. Calhoun, Vince D. Calhoun, Vince D. Calhoun, Vince D. Calhoun, Vince D. Calhoun, Jingyu Liu, Jingyu Liu, Jingyu Liu

“…Co-methylation networks enriched for pathways involved in neuronal systems, potassium channels, neurexins and neuroligins were both conserved across time as well as associated with maturation patterns in GM, FA, and cognition.DiscussionOur research shows that correlated changes in the DNAm of genes in neuronal processes involved in adolescent brain development that were both conserved across time and related to typical cognitive and brain maturation, revealing possible epigenetic mechanisms driving this stage of development.…”
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The lamprey habenula provides an extreme example for the temporal regulation of asymmetric development by Lucile Guichard, Ronan Lagadec, Léo Michel, Hélène Mayeur, Michaël Fuentès, Jordan Pain, Noah Heier, Quentin Rougemont, Maria Celina Rodicio, Antón Barreiro-Iglesias, Antón Barreiro-Iglesias, Patrick Blader, Michael Schubert, Sylvie Mazan

“…In contrast, the left and ventral right subdomain appears significantly later, with the first indication of neuronal identity elaboration in these territories being observed in larval stages. …”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells on Bilateral Common Carotid Arteries Occlusion Model of Cerebral Ischemia in Rat by Bagher Pourheydar, Sara Soleimani Asl, Mostafa Azimzadeh, Adel Rezaei Moghadam, Asghar Marzban, Mehdi Mehdizadeh

“…Ischemia-reperfusion for 30 min causes damage and extensive neuronal death in the hippocampus, especially in CA1 and CA3 regions, leading to several functional and neurological deficits. …”
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A localized tracing technique to explore intra-amygdala functional and structural correlates of individual variability in behavioral response by Allie Lipshutz, Allie Lipshutz, Victoria Saltz, Victoria Saltz, Victoria Saltz, Kristin R. Anderson, Kristin R. Anderson, Alessia Manganaro, Alessia Manganaro, Dani Dumitriu, Dani Dumitriu, Dani Dumitriu

“…New developments of viral neuronal tracing tools have led to a recent increase in studies on long range circuits and their functional role in stress responses and social behavior. …”
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The Regenerative Potential of Facial Nerve Motoneurons following Chronic Axotomy in Rats by Yusu Ni, Diyan Chen, Yi Jiang, Danhong Qiu, Wen Li, Huawei Li

“…Expression of Shh (sonic hedgehog) and growth-associated protein 43 (GAP43, a neuronal marker) was detected in bilateral facial nuclei using reverse transcriptase PCR, western blotting analysis, and immunohistochemistry. …”
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Decreased Retinal Thickness in Type 1 Diabetic Children with Signs of Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy by P. Ruiz-Ocaña, P. Espinoza Requena, A. Alonso-Ojembarrena, P. Alemany Márquez, S. Jiménez Carmona, A. M. Lechuga-Sancho

“…How early vascular alterations affect neuronal layers remains controversial; early vascular failure could lead to edema increasing retinal thicknesses, but alternatively neuronal loss could lead to reduced retinal thickness. …”
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AIM2 promotes excitatory glutamate receptor expression by inhibiting STING and contributes to bone cancer pain in male mice by Linhan Wang, Xueqin Xu, Shanchun Su, Biyun Li, Kunyu Zhang, Xiuqin Yu, Yangqiao Xiao, Shuangshuang Lu, Zihao Lu, Yanqiong Wu, Changbin Ke

“…The plasticity of excitatory neurons within the spinal dorsal horn plays a significant role in the development of BCP. …”
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Learned phenotypes emerge during social stress modifying hippocampal orexin receptor gene expression by Jazmine D. W. Yaeger, Justin K. Achua, Clarissa D. Booth, Delan Khalid, Megan M. John, Leighton J. Ledesma, Trent L. Greschke, Ashley M. Potter, Chase B. Howe, Kevin T. Krupp, Justin P. Smith, Patrick J. Ronan, Cliff H. Summers

“…The hippocampus, studied for its role in learning, is divided into regions that designate the passage of neuronal signaling during memory formation, including dentate gyrus (DG), CA3, CA2, and CA1. …”
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Could LC-NE-Dependent Adjustment of Neural Gain Drive Functional Brain Network Reorganization? by Carole Guedj, David Meunier, Martine Meunier, Fadila Hadj-Bouziane

“…Via the temporal dynamic of gamma-range band-limited power, the release of NE could adjust the neural gain, promoting interactions only within the neuronal populations whose amplitude envelopes are correlated, thus making it possible to reorganize neuronal ensembles, functional networks, and ultimately, behavioral responses. …”
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Gestational diabetes induces autistic-like behaviors in offspring by disrupting the GABAergic system by Xuan-Qi Liu, Tian-li Huang, Shu-Yu Zhang, Yu-Tong Huang, Jia-Ying Mo, Yi-Shang Yan, Yi-Ning Cao, Yue-Ran Cai, Jian-Zhong Sheng, Hong Zhu, He Feng Huang

“…Behavioral analyses were conducted to assess social novelty and stereotypic behaviors. Neuronal excitability in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) was evaluated using c-Fos staining after social behavior stimulation. …”
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