Solving brain circuit function and dysfunction with computational modeling and optogenetic fMRI

JH Lee, Q Liu, E Dadgar-Kiani - Science, 2022 - science.org
Can we construct a model of brain function that enables an understanding of whole-brain
circuit mechanisms underlying neurological disease and use it to predict the outcome of …

Modeling brain dysconnectivity in rodents

A Gozzi, V Zerbi - Biological Psychiatry, 2023 - Elsevier
Altered or atypical functional connectivity as measured with functional magnetic resonance
imaging (fMRI) is a hallmark feature of brain connectopathy in psychiatric, developmental …

Tonic and burst-like locus coeruleus stimulation distinctly shift network activity across the cortical hierarchy

C Grimm, SN Duss, M Privitera, BR Munn… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Noradrenaline (NA) release from the locus coeruleus (LC) changes activity and connectivity
in neuronal networks across the brain, modulating multiple behavioral states. NA release is …

Neuroimaging and multiomics reveal cross-scale circuit abnormalities in schizophrenia

M Wang, H Yan, X Tian, W Yue, Y Liu, L Fan… - Nature Mental …, 2023 - nature.com
Schizophrenia (SCZ) is a highly heterogeneous disorder with diverse clinical manifestations
and macro-and microscale biological variations, usually observed at dissociable levels …

[HTML][HTML] The mouse motor system contains multiple premotor areas and partially follows human organizational principles

A Lazari, M Tachrount, JM Valverde, D Papp… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
While humans are known to have several premotor cortical areas, secondary motor cortex
(M2) is often considered to be the only higher-order motor area of the mouse brain and is …

Using deep learning to study emotional behavior in rodent models

JY Kuo, AJ Denman, NJ Beacher… - Frontiers in Behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Quantifying emotional aspects of animal behavior (eg, anxiety, social interactions, reward,
and stress responses) is a major focus of neuroscience research. Because manual scoring …

Distinct neurochemical influences on fMRI response polarity in the striatum

DH Cerri, DL Albaugh, LR Walton, B Katz… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
The striatum, known as the input nucleus of the basal ganglia, is extensively studied for its
diverse behavioral roles. However, the relationship between its neuronal and vascular …

Optogenetic fMRI for brain-wide circuit analysis of sensory processing

JY Lee, T You, CW Woo, SG Kim - International Journal of Molecular …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Sensory processing is a complex neurological process that receives, integrates, and
responds to information from one's own body and environment, which is closely related to …

[HTML][HTML] Optogenetic fMRI reveals therapeutic circuits of subthalamic nucleus deep brain stimulation

Y Li, SH Lee, C Yu, LM Hsu, TWW Wang, K Do, HJ Kim… - Brain stimulation, 2024 - Elsevier
While deep brain stimulation (DBS) is widely employed for managing motor symptoms in
Parkinson's disease (PD), its exact circuit mechanisms remain controversial. To identify the …

Neuronal encoding of behaviors and instrumental learning in the dorsal striatum

C Varin, A de Kerchove d'Exaerde - Trends in neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
The dorsal striatum is instrumental in regulating motor control and goal-directed behaviors.
The classical description of the two output pathways of the dorsal striatum highlights their …