Neuropeptide Modulation of Bidirectional Internetwork Synapses

SRH Fahoum, DM Blitz - Journal of Neurophysiology, 2024 - journals.physiology.org
Oscillatory networks underlying rhythmic motor behaviors, and sensory and complex neural
processing, are flexible, even in their neuronal composition. Neuromodulatory inputs enable …

Inter-animal variability in activity phase is constrained by synaptic dynamics in an oscillatory network

H Anwar, D Martinez, D Bucher, F Nadim - Eneuro, 2022 - eneuro.org
The levels of voltage-gated and synaptic currents in the same neuron type can vary
substantially across individuals. Yet, the phase relationships between neurons in oscillatory …

Molecular profiling of CO2/pH-sensitive neurons in the locus coeruleus of bullfrogs reveals overlapping noradrenergic and glutamatergic cell identity

L Amaral-Silva, JM Santin - … Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Molecular …, 2023 - Elsevier
Locus coeruleus (LC) neurons regulate breathing by sensing CO 2/pH. Neurons within the
vertebrate LC are the main source of norepinephrine within the brain. However, they also …

Chromosome-level reference genome for the Jonah crab, Cancer borealis

JM Polinski, TP O'Donnell… - G3: Genes, Genomes …, 2025 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The Jonah crab, Cancer borealis, is integral to marine ecosystems and supports a
rapidly growing commercial fishery in the northwest Atlantic Ocean. This species also has a …

Hibernation reduces GABA signaling in the brainstem to enhance motor activity of breathing at cool temperatures

SE Saunders, JM Santin - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
Background Neural circuits produce reliable activity patterns despite disturbances in the
environment. For this to occur, neurons elicit synaptic plasticity during perturbations …

Neuromodulation reduces interindividual variability of neuronal output

AC Schneider, O Itani, D Bucher, F Nadim - Eneuro, 2022 - eneuro.org
In similar states, neural circuits produce similar outputs across individuals despite
substantial interindividual variability in neuronal ionic conductances and synapses. Circuit …

Sleep is required for neural network plasticity in the jellyfish Cassiopea

MJ Abrams, L Zhang, K Emster, BH Lee, H Zeigler… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
Sleep in animals plays roles that appear specific to the brain, including synaptic
homeostasis, neurotransmitter regulation, cellular repair, memory consolidation, and neural …

Hibernation reduces GABA signaling in the brainstem to enhance motor activity of breathing at cool temperatures

SE Saunders, JM Santin - bioRxiv, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background: Neural circuits produce reliable activity patterns despite disturbances in the
environment. For this to occur, neurons elicit synaptic plasticity during perturbations …

Flexibility vs Consistency: Quantifying Differences in Neuromodulatory Elicited Patterns of Activity

EM Cronin - 2022 - search.proquest.com
Central pattern generating circuits underlie fundamental behaviors such as respiration or
locomotion and are under the influence of neuromodulators. The presence of …

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DM Blitz - journals.physiology.org
Neuromodulation can enable neurons to simultaneously coordinate with separate 64
networks. Both recruitment into, and coordination with, a second network can occur via 65 …