Spatial goal coding in the hippocampal formation

N Nyberg, É Duvelle, C Barry, HJ Spiers - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The mammalian hippocampal formation contains several distinct populations of neurons
involved in representing self-position and orientation. These neurons, which include place …

Molecularly defined and spatially resolved cell atlas of the whole mouse brain

M Zhang, X Pan, W Jung, AR Halpern, SW Eichhorn… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
In mammalian brains, millions to billions of cells form complex interaction networks to enable
a wide range of functions. The enormous diversity and intricate organization of cells have …

An increase of inhibition drives the developmental decorrelation of neural activity

M Chini, T Pfeffer, I Hanganu-Opatz - Elife, 2022 - elifesciences.org
Throughout development, the brain transits from early highly synchronous activity patterns to
a mature state with sparse and decorrelated neural activity, yet the mechanisms underlying …

[HTML][HTML] Cellular anatomy of the mouse primary motor cortex

R Muñoz-Castañeda, B Zingg, KS Matho, X Chen… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
An essential step toward understanding brain function is to establish a structural framework
with cellular resolution on which multi-scale datasets spanning molecules, cells, circuits and …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial proteomics in three-dimensional intact specimens

HS Bhatia, AD Brunner, F Öztürk, S Kapoor, Z Rong… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Spatial molecular profiling of complex tissues is essential to investigate cellular function in
physiological and pathological states. However, methods for molecular analysis of large …

[HTML][HTML] Mesoscale microscopy and image analysis tools for understanding the brain

AL Tyson, TW Margrie - Progress in Biophysics and Molecular Biology, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last ten years, developments in whole-brain microscopy now allow for high-
resolution imaging of intact brains of small animals such as mice. These complex images …

The whisking oscillator circuit

J Takatoh, V Prevosto, PM Thompson, J Lu, L Chung… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Central oscillators are primordial neural circuits that generate and control rhythmic
movements,. Mechanistic understanding of these circuits requires genetic identification of …

Shared and distinct brain regions targeted for immediate early gene expression by ketamine and psilocybin

PA Davoudian, LX Shao, AC Kwan - ACS Chemical Neuroscience, 2023 - ACS Publications
Psilocybin is a psychedelic with therapeutic potential. While there is growing evidence that
psilocybin exerts its beneficial effects through enhancing neural plasticity, the exact brain …

Intercalated amygdala clusters orchestrate a switch in fear state

KM Hagihara, O Bukalo, M Zeller, A Aksoy-Aksel… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Adaptive behaviour necessitates the formation of memories for fearful events, but also that
these memories can be extinguished. Effective extinction prevents excessive and persistent …

A comprehensive atlas of perineuronal net distribution and colocalization with parvalbumin in the adult mouse brain

L Lupori, V Totaro, S Cornuti, L Ciampi, F Carrara… - Cell Reports, 2023 - cell.com
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) surround specific neurons in the brain and are involved in various
forms of plasticity and clinical conditions. However, our understanding of the PNN role in …