Neuroscience

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Meeting the unique challenges of drug discovery for neurodegenerative diseases


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The basics of preclinical drug development for neurodegenerative disease indications


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Characteristics of compounds that cross the blood-brain barrier


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Population Dynamics and Long-Term Trajectory of Dendritic Spines


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Metaplasticity framework for cross-modal synaptic plasticity in adults


Sensory loss leads to widespread adaptation of neural circuits to mediate cross-modal plasticity, which allows the organism to better utilize the remaining senses to guide behavior. While cross-modal interactions are often thought to engage multisensory areas, cross-modal plasticity is often prominently observed at the level of the primary sensory cortices. One dramatic example is from functional ...
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Room for Two: The Synaptophysin/Synaptobrevin Complex


Synaptic vesicle release is regulated by upwards of 30 proteins at the fusion complex alone, but disruptions in any one of these components can have devastating consequences for neuronal communication. Aberrant molecular responses to calcium signaling at the pre-synaptic terminal dramatically affect vesicle trafficking, docking, fusion, and release. At the organismal level, this is reflected in di...
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(M)Unc13s in Active Zone Diversity: A Drosophila Perspective


The so-called active zones at pre-synaptic terminals are the ultimate filtering devices, which couple between action potential frequency and shape, and the information transferred to the post-synaptic neurons, finally tuning behaviors. Within active zones, the release of the synaptic vesicle operates from specialized “release sites.” The (M)Unc13 class of proteins is meant to define release si...
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Psychedelics as a Treatment for Alzheimer’s Disease Dementia


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A Quantitative Perspective of Alpha-Synuclein Dynamics – Why Numbers Matter


The function of synapses depends on spatially and temporally controlled molecular interactions between synaptic components that can be described in terms of copy numbers, binding affinities, and diffusion properties. To understand the functional role of a given synaptic protein, it is therefore crucial to quantitatively characterise its biophysical behaviour in its native cellular environment. Sin...
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Microglia Heterogeneity in Alzheimer’s Disease: Insights From Single-Cell Technologies


Microglia are resident immune cells in the central nervous system and play critical roles in brain immunity, development, and homeostasis. The pathology of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) triggers activation of microglia. Microglia express many AD risk genes, suggesting that their response to AD pathology can affect disease progression. Microglia have long been considered a homogenous cell population. ...
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