Heterocellular and homocellular electrically coupled networks of the thalamus and cortex revealed by focal photomapping

Posted by dbos This Week: Neuroscience, UCSF

Kavli Affiliate: Kevin Bender | Authors: Mitchell J. Vaughn, Kevin J. Bender and Julie S. Haas | Summary: Electrical synapses are present widely across the mammalian brain and are crucial components of active neural circuitry and connectomes. Identification of electrically coupled networks in living tissue has been limited by technical demands of multiplexed recordings, and […]


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Distinct representations of an anxiogenic environment in different cell types of the ventral hippocampus

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Kavli Affiliate: Stefano Fusi and René Hen | Authors: Jack E Berry, Jessica C Jimenez, Wei-Li Chang, Kenechukwu Michael Ogbu, Nicholas Manfred, Karly Tegang, Stefano Fusi, René Hen and Clay Lacefield | Summary: In addition to its role in episodic memory and spatial navigation, the hippocampus has also been found to influence mood-related disorders such […]


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Neural Mechanisms Linking Global Maps to First-Person Perspectives

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Kavli Affiliate: Douglas Nitz | Authors: Hin Wai Lui, Elizabeth R. Chrastil, Douglas A. Nitz and Jeffrey L. Krichmar | Summary: Humans and many animals possess the remarkable ability to navigate environments by seamlessly switching between first-person perspectives (FPP) and global map perspectives (GMP). However, the neural mechanisms that underlie this transformation remain poorly understood. […]


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