Spine dynamics in the brain, mental disorders and artificial neural networks

H Kasai, NE Ziv, H Okazaki, S Yagishita… - Nature Reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
In the brain, most synapses are formed on minute protrusions known as dendritic spines.
Unlike their artificial intelligence counterparts, spines are not merely tuneable memory …

Sex differences and the neurobiology of affective disorders

DR Rubinow, PJ Schmidt - Neuropsychopharmacology, 2019 - nature.com
Observations of the disproportionate incidence of depression in women compared with men
have long preceded the recent explosion of interest in sex differences. Nonetheless, the …

Structural plasticity of the hippocampus in response to estrogens in female rodents

PAS Sheppard, E Choleris, LAM Galea - Molecular brain, 2019 - Springer
It is well established that estrogens affect neuroplasticity in a number of brain regions. In
particular, estrogens modulate and mediate spine and synapse formation as well as …

Sex steroid hormones matter for learning and memory: estrogenic regulation of hippocampal function in male and female rodents

KM Frick, J Kim, JJ Tuscher, AM Fortress - Learning & Memory, 2015 - learnmem.cshlp.org
Ample evidence has demonstrated that sex steroid hormones, such as the potent estrogen
17β-estradiol (E2), affect hippocampal morphology, plasticity, and memory in male and …

Sex differences in hippocampal function

WA Koss, KM Frick - Journal of neuroscience research, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Sex differences in the function of the hippocampus have been observed in numerous
mammalian species. However, the magnitude, extent, and specificity of these differences are …

Why estrogens matter for behavior and brain health

LAM Galea, KM Frick, E Hampson, F Sohrabji… - Neuroscience & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has required the inclusion of women in
clinical studies since 1993, which has enhanced our understanding of how biological sex …

Molecular mechanisms underlying the memory-enhancing effects of estradiol

KM Frick - Hormones and behavior, 2015 - Elsevier
This article is part of a Special Issue “Estradiol and cognition”. Since the publication of the
1998 special issue of Hormones and Behavior on estrogens and cognition, substantial …

Estradiol-mediated spine changes in the dorsal hippocampus and medial prefrontal cortex of ovariectomized female mice depend on ERK and mTOR activation in the …

JJ Tuscher, V Luine, M Frankfurt… - Journal of …, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Dendritic spine plasticity underlies the formation and maintenance of memories. Both natural
fluctuations and systemic administration of 17β-estradiol (E2) alter spine density in the …

AMPA-silent synapses in brain development and pathology

E Hanse, H Seth, I Riebe - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2013 - nature.com
Synapses are constantly generated at a high rate in the developing, prepubescent brain.
Newly generated glutamatergic synapses lack functional AMPA receptor-mediated …

Rapid modulation of spine morphology by the 5-HT2A serotonin receptor through kalirin-7 signaling

KA Jones, DP Srivastava, JA Allen… - Proceedings of the …, 2009 - National Acad Sciences
The 5-HT2A serotonin receptor is the most abundant serotonin receptor subtype in the
cortex and is predominantly expressed in pyramidal neurons. The 5-HT2A receptor is a …