Degeneracy in epilepsy: multiple routes to hyperexcitable brain circuits and their repair
Due to its complex and multifaceted nature, developing effective treatments for epilepsy is
still a major challenge. To deal with this complexity we introduce the concept of degeneracy …
still a major challenge. To deal with this complexity we introduce the concept of degeneracy …
Pain modulation in the spinal cord
CJ Woolf - Frontiers in Pain Research, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The sensory inflow from the periphery that triggers innocuous and painful sensations is
highly complex, capturing key elements of the nature of any stimulus, its location, intensity …
highly complex, capturing key elements of the nature of any stimulus, its location, intensity …
Modernizing the NEURON simulator for sustainability, portability, and performance
The need for reproducible, credible, multiscale biological modeling has led to the
development of standardized simulation platforms, such as the widely-used NEURON …
development of standardized simulation platforms, such as the widely-used NEURON …
Modulation of SK channels via calcium buffering tunes intrinsic excitability of parvalbumin interneurons in neuropathic pain: A computational and experimental …
Parvalbumin-expressing interneurons (PVINs) play a crucial role within the dorsal horn of
the spinal cord by preventing touch inputs from activating pain circuits. In both male and …
the spinal cord by preventing touch inputs from activating pain circuits. In both male and …
A systematic review of computational models for the design of spinal cord stimulation therapies: from neural circuits to patient‐specific simulations
Seventy years ago, Hodgkin and Huxley published the first mathematical model to describe
action potential generation, laying the foundation for modern computational neuroscience …
action potential generation, laying the foundation for modern computational neuroscience …
Multimodal sensory control of motor performance by glycinergic interneurons of the mouse spinal cord deep dorsal horn
MA Gradwell, N Ozeri-Engelhard, JT Eisdorfer… - Neuron, 2024 - cell.com
Sensory feedback is integral for contextually appropriate motor output, yet the neural circuits
responsible remain elusive. Here, we pinpoint the medial deep dorsal horn of the mouse …
responsible remain elusive. Here, we pinpoint the medial deep dorsal horn of the mouse …
Pareto optimality, economy–effectiveness trade-offs and ion channel degeneracy: improving population modelling for single neurons
Neurons encounter unavoidable evolutionary trade-offs between multiple tasks. They must
consume as little energy as possible while effectively fulfilling their functions. Cells …
consume as little energy as possible while effectively fulfilling their functions. Cells …
Large-scale biophysically detailed model of somatosensory thalamocortical circuits in NetPyNE
FS Borges, JVS Moreira, LM Takarabe… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The primary somatosensory cortex (S1) of mammals is critically important in the perception
of touch and related sensorimotor behaviors. In 2015, the Blue Brain Project (BBP) …
of touch and related sensorimotor behaviors. In 2015, the Blue Brain Project (BBP) …
Network model of nociceptive processing in the superficial spinal dorsal horn reveals mechanisms of hyperalgesia, allodynia, and spinal cord stimulation
JE Gilbert, T Zhang, R Esteller… - Journal of …, 2023 - journals.physiology.org
The spinal dorsal horn (DH) processes sensory information and plays a key role in
transmitting nociception to supraspinal centers. Loss of DH inhibition during neuropathic …
transmitting nociception to supraspinal centers. Loss of DH inhibition during neuropathic …
Parvalbumin gates chronic pain through the modulation of firing patterns in inhibitory neurons
Spinal cord dorsal horn inhibition is critical to the processing of sensory inputs, and its
impairment leads to mechanical allodynia. How this decreased inhibition occurs and …
impairment leads to mechanical allodynia. How this decreased inhibition occurs and …