Dopamine: the neuromodulator of long-term synaptic plasticity, reward and movement control

L Speranza, U Di Porzio, D Viggiano, A de Donato… - Cells, 2021 - mdpi.com
Dopamine (DA) is a key neurotransmitter involved in multiple physiological functions
including motor control, modulation of affective and emotional states, reward mechanisms …

Biological sequence classification: A review on data and general methods

C Ao, S Jiao, Y Wang, L Yu, Q Zou - Research, 2022 - spj.science.org
With the rapid development of biotechnology, the number of biological sequences has
grown exponentially. The continuous expansion of biological sequence data promotes the …

[HTML][HTML] A high-resolution transcriptomic and spatial atlas of cell types in the whole mouse brain

Z Yao, CTJ van Velthoven, M Kunst, M Zhang… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The mammalian brain consists of millions to billions of cells that are organized into many cell
types with specific spatial distribution patterns and structural and functional properties …

Single-cell genomic profiling of human dopamine neurons identifies a population that selectively degenerates in Parkinson's disease

T Kamath, A Abdulraouf, SJ Burris, J Langlieb… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The loss of dopamine (DA) neurons within the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) is a
defining pathological hallmark of Parkinson's disease (PD). Nevertheless, the molecular …

The connectome of the adult Drosophila mushroom body provides insights into function

F Li, JW Lindsey, EC Marin, N Otto, M Dreher… - Elife, 2020 - elifesciences.org
Making inferences about the computations performed by neuronal circuits from synapse-
level connectivity maps is an emerging opportunity in neuroscience. The mushroom body …

Unique functional responses differentially map onto genetic subtypes of dopamine neurons

M Azcorra, Z Gaertner, C Davidson, Q He, H Kim… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Dopamine neurons are characterized by their response to unexpected rewards, but they
also fire during movement and aversive stimuli. Dopamine neuron diversity has been …

[HTML][HTML] Biphasic activation of WNT signaling facilitates the derivation of midbrain dopamine neurons from hESCs for translational use

TW Kim, J Piao, SY Koo, S Kriks, SY Chung, D Betel… - Cell stem cell, 2021 - cell.com
Human pluripotent stem cells show considerable promise for applications in regenerative
medicine, including the development of cell replacement paradigms for the treatment of …

State and rate-of-change encoding in parallel mesoaccumbal dopamine pathways

JW de Jong, Y Liang, JPH Verharen, KM Fraser… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The nervous system uses fast-and slow-adapting sensory detectors in parallel to enable
neuronal representations of external states and their temporal dynamics. It is unknown …

The role of neurod genes in brain development, function, and disease

S Tutukova, V Tarabykin… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Transcriptional regulation is essential for the correct functioning of cells during development
and in postnatal life. The basic Helix-loop-Helix (bHLH) superfamily of transcription factors is …

Synaptic and circuit functions of multitransmitter neurons in the mammalian brain

ML Wallace, BL Sabatini - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
Neurons in the mammalian brain are not limited to releasing a single neurotransmitter but
often release multiple neurotransmitters onto postsynaptic cells. Here, we review recent …