Self-organized criticality (SOC) refers to the ability of complex systems to evolve toward a
second-order phase transition at which interactions between system components lead to …

Empathy accounts for the naturally occurring subjective experience of similarity between the
feelings expressed by self and others without loosing sight of whose feelings belong to …

In the immature brain, GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) is excitatory, and GABA-releasing
synapses are formed before glutamatergic contacts in a wide range of species and …

Central pattern generators are neuronal circuits that when activated can produce rhythmic
motor patterns such as walking, breathing, flying, and swimming in the absence of sensory …

The functions of the resting state networks (RSNs) revealed by functional MRI remain
unclear, but it has seemed possible that networks emerge in parallel with the development …

Developing networks follow common rules to shift from silent cells to coactive networks that
operate via thousands of synapses. This review deals with some of these rules and in …

Neurons in most animals live a very long time relative to the half-lives of all of the proteins
that govern excitability and synaptic transmission. Consequently, homeostatic mechanisms …

Before the onset of sensory transduction, developing neural circuits spontaneously generate
correlated activity in distinct spatial and temporal patterns. During this period of patterned …

Recent years have witnessed a steep increase in studies on the diverse roles of neuronal
cation-chloride cotransporters (CCCs). The versatility of CCC gene transcription …

How do neurons develop, control, and maintain their electrical signaling properties in spite
of ongoing protein turnover and perturbations to activity? From generic assumptions about …