Tissue clearing and its applications in neuroscience

HR Ueda, A Ertürk, K Chung, V Gradinaru… - Nature Reviews …, 2020 - nature.com
State-of-the-art tissue-clearing methods provide subcellular-level optical access to intact
tissues from individual organs and even to some entire mammals. When combined with light …

[HTML][HTML] Whole-brain profiling of cells and circuits in mammals by tissue clearing and light-sheet microscopy

HR Ueda, HU Dodt, P Osten, MN Economo… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
Tissue clearing and light-sheet microscopy have a 100-year-plus history, yet these fields
have been combined only recently to facilitate novel experiments and measurements in …

[HTML][HTML] An organic artificial spiking neuron for in situ neuromorphic sensing and biointerfacing

T Sarkar, K Lieberth, A Pavlou, T Frank… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The effective mimicry of neurons is key to the development of neuromorphic electronics.
However, artificial neurons are not typically capable of operating in biological environments …

Intracellular chloride regulation mediates local sleep pressure in the cortex

H Alfonsa, RJ Burman, PJN Brodersen, SE Newey… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Extended wakefulness is associated with reduced performance and the build-up of sleep
pressure. In the cortex, this manifests as changes in network activity. These changes show …

[HTML][HTML] Versatile whole-organ/body staining and imaging based on electrolyte-gel properties of biological tissues

EA Susaki, C Shimizu, A Kuno, K Tainaka, X Li… - Nature …, 2020 - nature.com
Whole-organ/body three-dimensional (3D) staining and imaging have been enduring
challenges in histology. By dissecting the complex physicochemical environment of the …

[HTML][HTML] Cortical astrocytes independently regulate sleep depth and duration via separate GPCR pathways

TV Vaidyanathan, M Collard, S Yokoyama… - Elife, 2021 - elifesciences.org
Non-rapid eye movement (NREM) sleep, characterized by slow-wave electrophysiological
activity, underlies several critical functions, including learning and memory. However, NREM …

A three-dimensional single-cell-resolution whole-brain atlas using CUBIC-X expansion microscopy and tissue clearing

TC Murakami, T Mano, S Saikawa, SA Horiguchi… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
A three-dimensional single-cell-resolution mammalian brain atlas will accelerate systems-
level identification and analysis of cellular circuits underlying various brain functions …

[HTML][HTML] Astrocytic chloride is brain state dependent and modulates inhibitory neurotransmission in mice

V Untiet, FRM Beinlich, P Kusk, N Kang… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Information transfer within neuronal circuits depends on the balance and recurrent
activity of excitatory and inhibitory neurotransmission. Chloride (Cl−) is the major central …

[HTML][HTML] The biological function of the cellular prion protein: an update

MA Wulf, A Senatore, A Aguzzi - BMC biology, 2017 - Springer
The misfolding of the cellular prion protein (PrP C) causes fatal neurodegenerative
diseases. Yet PrP C is highly conserved in mammals, suggesting that it exerts beneficial …

[HTML][HTML] Gabapentin and pregabalin in bipolar disorder, anxiety states, and insomnia: Systematic review, meta-analysis, and rationale

JSW Hong, LZ Atkinson, N Al-Juffali, A Awad… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
The gabapentinoids, gabapentin, and pregabalin, target the α2δ subunits of voltage-gated
calcium channels. Initially licensed for pain and seizures, they have become widely …