Engram neurons: Encoding, consolidation, retrieval, and forgetting of memory

A Guskjolen, MS Cembrowski - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Tremendous strides have been made in our understanding of the neurobiological substrates
of memory–the so-called memory “engram”. Here, we integrate recent progress in the …

[HTML][HTML] Hippocampal GABAergic interneurons and memory

A Tzilivaki, JJ Tukker, N Maier, P Poirazi, RP Sammons… - Neuron, 2023 - cell.com
One of the most captivating questions in neuroscience revolves around the brain's ability to
efficiently and durably capture and store information. It must process continuous input from …

Non-neuronal expression of SARS-CoV-2 entry genes in the olfactory system suggests mechanisms underlying COVID-19-associated anosmia

DH Brann, T Tsukahara, C Weinreb, M Lipovsek… - Science …, 2020 - science.org
Altered olfactory function is a common symptom of COVID-19, but its etiology is unknown. A
key question is whether SARS-CoV-2 (CoV-2)–the causal agent in COVID-19–affects …

[HTML][HTML] Reconstruction of 1,000 projection neurons reveals new cell types and organization of long-range connectivity in the mouse brain

J Winnubst, E Bas, TA Ferreira, Z Wu, MN Economo… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Neuronal cell types are the nodes of neural circuits that determine the flow of information
within the brain. Neuronal morphology, especially the shape of the axonal arbor, provides …

Transcriptomic taxonomy and neurogenic trajectories of adult human, macaque, and pig hippocampal and entorhinal cells

D Franjic, M Skarica, S Ma, JI Arellano… - Neuron, 2022 - cell.com
The hippocampal-entorhinal system supports cognitive functions, has lifelong neurogenic
capabilities in many species, and is selectively vulnerable to Alzheimer's disease. To …

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 …

Heterogeneity within classical cell types is the rule: lessons from hippocampal pyramidal neurons

MS Cembrowski, N Spruston - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2019 - nature.com
The mechanistic operation of brain regions is often interpreted by partitioning constituent
neurons into 'cell types'. Historically, such cell types were broadly defined by their …

Integration of gene expression and brain-wide connectivity reveals the multiscale organization of mouse hippocampal networks

MS Bienkowski, I Bowman, MY Song, L Gou, T Ard… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Understanding the organization of the hippocampus is fundamental to understanding brain
function related to learning, memory, emotions, and diseases such as Alzheimer's disease …

Multimodal mapping of cell types and projections in the central nucleus of the amygdala

Y Wang, S Krabbe, M Eddison, FE Henry, G Fleishman… - Elife, 2023 - elifesciences.org
The central nucleus of the amygdala (CEA) is a brain region that integrates external and
internal sensory information and executes innate and adaptive behaviors through distinct …

Multiomic profiling of the acute stress response in the mouse hippocampus

LM von Ziegler, A Floriou-Servou, R Waag… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The acute stress response mobilizes energy to meet situational demands and re-establish
homeostasis. However, the underlying molecular cascades are unclear. Here, we use a brief …