Defining neuronal cell types and their associated biophysical and synaptic diversity has
become an important goal in neuroscience as a mechanism to create comprehensive brain …

A particularly essential determinant of a neuron's functionality is its neurotransmitter
phenotype. While the prevailing view is that neurotransmitter phenotypes are fixed and …

The hindbrain and spinal cord can produce multiple forms of locomotion, escape, and
withdrawal behaviors and (in limbed vertebrates) site-specific scratching. Until recently, the …

Crustacean motor neurons exhibit a wide range of synaptic responses. Tonically active
neurons generally produce small excitatory postsynaptic potentials (EPSPs) at low impulse …

Background Dopamine (DA) has long been known to have modulatory effects on vertebrate
motor circuits. However, the types of information encoded by supraspinal DAergic neurons …

Although neuronal subtypes display unique synaptic organization and function, the
underlying transcriptional differences that establish these features are poorly understood. To …

Structural and functional plasticity induced by neuronal competition is a common feature of
developing nervous systems. However, the rules governing how postsynaptic cells …

Invertebrates have proven to be extremely useful model systems for gaining insights into the
neural and molecular mechanisms of sensory processing, motor control and higher …

Simple Summary Simple movements require the involvement of many neurons before a
group of muscles receives the signal to contract and relax. The sensory system adds another …

Neuroscience is enjoying a renaissance of discovery due in large part to the implementation
of next-generation molecular technologies. The advent of genetically encoded tools has …