Scale matters: the nested human connectome

M Axer, K Amunts - Science, 2022 - science.org
A comprehensive description of how neurons and entire brain regions are interconnected is
fundamental for a mechanistic understanding of brain function and dysfunction …

[HTML][HTML] Regulation of circuit organization and function through inhibitory synaptic plasticity

YK Wu, C Miehl, J Gjorgjieva - Trends in Neurosciences, 2022 - cell.com
Diverse inhibitory neurons in the mammalian brain shape circuit connectivity and dynamics
through mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. Inhibitory plasticity can establish …

Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain

S Dorkenwald, A Matsliah, AR Sterling, P Schlegel… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
Connections between neurons can be mapped by acquiring and analysing electron
microscopic brain images. In recent years, this approach has been applied to chunks of …

Single-cell atlas reveals correlates of high cognitive function, dementia, and resilience to Alzheimer's disease pathology

H Mathys, Z Peng, CA Boix, MB Victor, N Leary, S Babu… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common cause of dementia worldwide, but the
molecular and cellular mechanisms underlying cognitive impairment remain poorly …

A petavoxel fragment of human cerebral cortex reconstructed at nanoscale resolution

A Shapson-Coe, M Januszewski, DR Berger, A Pope… - Science, 2024 - science.org
To fully understand how the human brain works, knowledge of its structure at high resolution
is needed. Presented here is a computationally intensive reconstruction of the ultrastructure …

Dense 4D nanoscale reconstruction of living brain tissue

P Velicky, E Miguel, JM Michalska, J Lyudchik, D Wei… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Abstract Three-dimensional (3D) reconstruction of living brain tissue down to an individual
synapse level would create opportunities for decoding the dynamics and structure–function …

Transcriptomic cytoarchitecture reveals principles of human neocortex organization

NL Jorstad, J Close, N Johansen, AM Yanny… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Variation in cytoarchitecture is the basis for the histological definition of cortical areas. We
used single cell transcriptomics and performed cellular characterization of the human cortex …

Human cerebral organoids—a new tool for clinical neurology research

OL Eichmüller, JA Knoblich - Nature Reviews Neurology, 2022 - nature.com
The current understanding of neurological diseases is derived mostly from direct analysis of
patients and from animal models of disease. However, most patient studies do not capture …

[HTML][HTML] Mice in translational neuroscience: What R we doing?

G Azkona, R Sanchez-Pernaute - Progress in Neurobiology, 2022 - Elsevier
Animal models play a pivotal role in translational neuroscience but recurrent problems in
data collection, analyses, and interpretation, lack of biomarkers, and a tendency to over …

[HTML][HTML] A cross-species proteomic map reveals neoteny of human synapse development

L Wang, K Pang, L Zhou, A Cebrián-Silla… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
The molecular mechanisms and evolutionary changes accompanying synapse development
are still poorly understood,. Here we generate a cross-species proteomic map of synapse …