Structure and function of neocortical layer 6b

D Feldmeyer - Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Cortical layer 6b is considered by many to be a remnant of the subplate that forms during
early stages of neocortical development, but its role in the adult is not well understood. Its …

Dense 4D nanoscale reconstruction of living brain tissue

P Velicky, E Miguel, JM Michalska, J Lyudchik, D Wei… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of living brain tissue down to an individual
synapse level would create opportunities for decoding the dynamics and structure–function …

Toll‐like receptor 4‐mediated microglial inflammation exacerbates early white matter injury following experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage

J Peng, Y Xie, J Pang, Y Wu, J Zhou… - Journal of …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Neuroinflammation has been reported to be associated with white matter injury (WMI) after
subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH). As the main resident immune cells of the brain, microglia …

Imaging brain tissue architecture across millimeter to nanometer scales

JM Michalska, J Lyudchik, P Velicky… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Mapping the complex and dense arrangement of cells and their connectivity in brain tissue
demands nanoscale spatial resolution imaging. Super-resolution optical microscopy excels …

Layer 6b controls brain state via apical dendrites and the higher-order thalamocortical system

TA Zolnik, A Bronec, A Ross, M Staab, RNS Sachdev… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
The deepest layer of the cortex (layer 6b [L6b]) contains relatively few neurons, but it is the
only cortical layer responsive to the potent wake-promoting neuropeptide orexin/hypocretin …

Direct cortical inputs to hippocampal area CA1 transmit complementary signals for goal-directed navigation

JC Bowler, A Losonczy - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
The subregions of the entorhinal cortex (EC) are conventionally thought to compute
dichotomous representations for spatial processing, with the medial EC (MEC) providing a …

Dissecting cell‐type‐specific pathways in medial entorhinal cortical‐hippocampal network for episodic memory

H Osanai, IR Nair, T Kitamura - Journal of neurochemistry, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Episodic memory, which refers to our ability to encode and recall past events, is essential to
our daily lives. Previous research has established that both the entorhinal cortex (EC) and …

An accessory prefrontal cortex–thalamus circuit sculpts maternal behavior in virgin female mice

M Glat, A Gundacker, L Cuenca Rico, B Czuczu… - The EMBO …, 2022 - embopress.org
The ability to care for the young is innate and readily displayed by postpartum females after
delivery to ensure offspring survival. Upon pup exposure, rodent virgin (nulliparous) females …

A non-canonical visual cortical-entorhinal pathway contributes to spatial navigation

Q Shao, L Chen, X Li, M Li, H Cui, X Li, X Zhao… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Visual information is important for accurate spatial coding and memory-guided navigation.
As a crucial area for spatial cognition, the medial entorhinal cortex (MEC) harbors diverse …

[HTML][HTML] Malformations-related neocortical circuits in focal seizures

HJ Luhmann - Neurobiology of Disease, 2023 - Elsevier
This review article gives an overview on the molecular, cellular and network mechanisms
underlying focal seizures in neocortical networks with developmental malformations …