Imbalance between firing homeostasis and synaptic plasticity drives early-phase Alzheimer's disease

B Styr, I Slutsky - Nature neuroscience, 2018 - nature.com
During recent years, the preclinical stage of Alzheimer's disease (AD) has become a major
focus of research. Continued failures in clinical trials and the realization that early …

Alzheimer's disease: from firing instability to homeostasis network collapse

S Frere, I Slutsky - Neuron, 2018 - cell.com
Alzheimer's disease (AD) starts from pure cognitive impairments and gradually progresses
into degeneration of specific brain circuits. Although numerous factors initiating AD have …

Secreted amyloid-β precursor protein functions as a GABABR1a ligand to modulate synaptic transmission

HC Rice, D De Malmazet, A Schreurs, S Frere… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION More than 30 years have passed since the amyloid-β precursor protein
(APP) was identified. Although the role of APP in Alzheimer's disease has been studied …

Organization and functions of mGlu and GABAB receptor complexes

JP Pin, B Bettler - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
The neurotransmitters glutamate and γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) transmit synaptic signals
by activating fast-acting ligand-gated ion channels and more slowly acting G-protein …

Role of GABAB receptors in learning and memory and neurological disorders

CF Heaney, JW Kinney - Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Although it is evident from the literature that altered GABA B receptor function does affect
behavior, these results often do not correspond well. These differences could be due to the …

Human brain-derived Aβ oligomers bind to synapses and disrupt synaptic activity in a manner that requires APP

Z Wang, RJ Jackson, W Hong, WM Taylor… - Journal of …, 2017 - Soc Neuroscience
Compelling genetic evidence links the amyloid precursor protein (APP) to Alzheimer's
disease (AD) and several theories have been advanced to explain the relationship. A …

Mitochondrial regulation of the hippocampal firing rate set point and seizure susceptibility

B Styr, N Gonen, D Zarhin, A Ruggiero, R Atsmon… - Neuron, 2019 - cell.com
Maintaining average activity within a set-point range constitutes a fundamental property of
central neural circuits. However, whether and how activity set points are regulated remains …

Classics in chemical neuroscience: baclofen

CN Kent, C Park, CW Lindsley - ACS chemical neuroscience, 2020 - ACS Publications
Baclofen, β-(4-chlorophenyl)-γ-aminobutyric acid, holds a unique position in neuroscience,
remaining the only US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved GABAB agonist …

Keeping the Balance: GABAB Receptors in the Developing Brain and Beyond

D Bassetti - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The main neurotransmitter in the brain responsible for the inhibition of neuronal activity is γ-
aminobutyric acid (GABA). It plays a crucial role in circuit formation during development …

Assessment of spontaneous neuronal activity in vitro using multi-well multi-electrode arrays: implications for assay development

J Negri, V Menon, TL Young-Pearse - ENeuro, 2020 - eneuro.org
Multi-electrode arrays (MEAs) are being more widely used by researchers as an instrument
platform for monitoring prolonged, non-destructive recordings of spontaneously firing …