Neuronal organization of olfactory bulb circuits

S Nagayama, R Homma, F Imamura - Frontiers in neural circuits, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Olfactory sensory neurons extend their axons solely to the olfactory bulb, which is dedicated
to odor information processing. The olfactory bulb is divided into multiple layers, with …

[HTML][HTML] Electrical synapses in mammalian CNS: Past eras, present focus and future directions

JI Nagy, AE Pereda, JE Rash - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) …, 2018 - Elsevier
Gap junctions provide the basis for electrical synapses between neurons. Early studies in
well-defined circuits in lower vertebrates laid the foundation for understanding various …

Statistical analysis of spatial expression patterns for spatially resolved transcriptomic studies

S Sun, J Zhu, X Zhou - Nature methods, 2020 - nature.com
Identifying genes that display spatial expression patterns in spatially resolved transcriptomic
studies is an important first step toward characterizing the spatial transcriptomic landscape …

Optimal dynamical range of excitable networks at criticality

O Kinouchi, M Copelli - Nature physics, 2006 - nature.com
A recurrent idea in the study of complex systems is that optimal information processing is to
be found near phase transitions. However, this heuristic hypothesis has few (if any) concrete …

Brain region‐dependent differential expression of alpha‐synuclein

K Taguchi, Y Watanabe, A Tsujimura… - Journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT α‐Synuclein, the major constituent of Lewy bodies (LBs), is normally expressed
in presynapses and is involved in synaptic function. Abnormal intracellular aggregation of α …

Olfactory consciousness and gamma oscillation couplings across the olfactory bulb, olfactory cortex, and orbitofrontal cortex

K Mori, H Manabe, K Narikiyo, N Onisawa - Frontiers in psychology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
The orbitofrontal cortex receives multi-modality sensory inputs, including olfactory input, and
is thought to be involved in conscious perception of the olfactory image of objects …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting gap junction in epilepsy: Perspectives and challenges

Q Li, QQ Li, JN Jia, ZQ Liu, HH Zhou, XY Mao - Biomedicine & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Gap junctions (GJs) are multiple cellular intercellular connections that allow ions to pass
directly into the cytoplasm of neighboring cells. Electrical coupling mediated by GJs plays a …

A working hypothesis regarding identical pathomechanisms between clinical efficacy and adverse reaction of clozapine via the activation of connexin43

M Okada, K Fukuyama, T Shiroyama… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Clozapine (CLZ) is an approved antipsychotic agent for the medication of treatment-resistant
schizophrenia but is also well known as one of the most toxic antipsychotics. Recently, the …

Neuronal organization of the main olfactory bulb revisited

T Kosaka, K Kosaka - Anatomical science international, 2016 - Springer
The main olfactory bulb is now one of the most interesting parts of the brain; firstly as an
excellent model for understanding the neural mechanisms of sensory information …

Somatostatin interneurons delineate the inner part of the external plexiform layer in the mouse main olfactory bulb

G Lepousez, Z Csaba, V Bernard… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Neuropeptides play a major role in the modulation of information processing in neural
networks. Somatostatin, one of the most concentrated neuropeptides in the brain, is found in …