CRF in BNST influences pain experience and behavior in a gender specific manner
Yu W et al. | Scientific Reports | June 14, 2021LoTRA- a versatile algorithm for analyzing time-series data
Chomiak T et al. | NPJ Parkinson's Disease | November 9, 2021
DGCs' activity predicts auditory decisions after task learning
Shen J et al. | Scientific Reports | July 13, 2021
lVTA Vgat and Vglut2 projections onto dmCINs influence aversive stimuli…
Rizzi G et al. | Cell Reports | March 16, 2021
Genetic identity of taste perceiving neurons
Jarvie BC et al. | Nature Communications | January 11, 2021
Fast-Spiking Interneurons Supply Feedforward Control of Bursting, Calcium, and Plasticity for Efficient Learning
Fast-spiking interneurons (FSIs) are a prominent class of forebrain GABAergic cells implicated in two seemingly independent network functions: gain control and network…
Owen SF et al. | Cell | February 8, 2018
Dopamine neuron activity before action initiation gates and invigorates future movements
Deciding when and whether to move is critical for survival. Loss of dopamine neurons (DANs) of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) in patients with Parkinson’s…
Silva JAd et al. | Nature | January 31, 2018
Anxiety Cells in a Hippocampal-Hypothalamic Circuit
The hippocampus is traditionally thought to transmit contextual information to limbic structures where it acquires valence. Using freely moving calcium imaging and…
Jimenez JC et al. | Neuron | January 31, 2018
Reward-Predictive Neural Activities in Striatal Striosome Compartments
The striatum has been shown to play a critical role in reward prediction. It is composed of two neurochemically and anatomically distinct compartments known as the…
Yoshizawa T et al. | eNeuro | January 29, 2018
Regulation of REM and Non-REM Sleep by Periaqueductal GABAergic Neurons
Mammalian sleep consists of distinct rapid eye movement (REM) and non-REM (NREM) states. The midbrain region ventrolateral periaqueductal gray (vlPAG) is known to be…
Weber F et al. | Nature Communications | January 24, 2018
Locus coeruleus input to hippocampal CA3 drives single-trial learning of a novel context
The memory for a new episode is formed immediately upon experience and can last up to a lifetime. It has been shown that the hippocampal network plays a fundamental role…
Wagatsuma A et al. | PNAS | December 26, 2017