Recent studies indicate that synapse addition and/or loss is associated with different types of
learning. Other factors influencing synaptogenesis and synapse loss include neurotrophins …

Stress-related disorders, such as anxiety, early life stress, and posttraumatic stress disorder
appear to be important factors in promoting alcoholism, as alcohol consumption can …

The central nervous system requires the proper formation of exquisitely precise circuits to
function properly. These neuronal circuits are assembled during development by the …

Cortical GABAergic neurons are generated in the ventral telencephalon and migrate
dorsally into the cortex following a tangential path. GDNF signaling via GFRα1 was found to …

Dendritic morphology has an important influence on neuronal information processing.
Multiple environmental cues, including neuronal activity, the neurotrophin family of growth …

Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a devastating disease, predominantely affecting young
people. Although the prognosis for TBI victims has improved in recent years, many survivors …

Sensory dendrites depend on cues from their environment to pattern their growth and direct
them toward their correct target tissues. Yet, little is known about dendrite-substrate …

Environmental factors can have profound influences on the brain. Enriching environments
with physical, social and sensory stimuli are now established to be beneficial to brain …

There is increasing evidence that brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) modulates
synaptic and morphological plasticity in the developing and mature nervous system …

Neurotrophins influence growth and survival of specific populations of neurons through
activation of Trks, members of the receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) family. In this report, we …