Journal Club Archive

Sleep drives metabolite clearance from the adult brain. Xie et al. Science 2013 342(6156):373-7

Declines in Drp1 and Parkin expression underlie DNA damage-induced changes in mitochondrial length and neuronal death. Wang et al. J Neurosci 2013 33(4): 1357–65

BLA to vHPC inputs modulate anxiety-related behaviors. Felix-Ortiz et al. Neuron 2013 79(4): 658-64

Optogenetic inhibition of synaptic release with chromophore-assisted light inactivation (CALI). Lin et al.Neuron 2013 79(2):241-53

Permanent Genetic Access to Transiently Active Neurons via TRAP: Targeted Recombination in Active Populations. Guenthner et al. Neuron 2013 78(5):773-84

Making waves: initiation and propagation of corticothalamic Ca2+ waves in vivo. Stroh et al. Neuron 2013 77(6):1136-50

Fruit flies medicate offspring after seeing parasites. Kacsoh et al. Science 2013 339(6122):947-50 

Distinct extended amygdala circuits for divergent motivational states. Jennings et al. Nature 2013 Mar 20

Forebrain engraftment by human glial progenitor cells enhances synaptic plasticity and learning in adult mice. Han et al. Cell Stem Cell 2013 12(3):342-53.

Toll-like receptor 4 stimulation with the detoxified ligand monophosphoryl lipid A improves Alzheimer's disease-related pathology. Michaud et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 2013 110(5):1941-6.

Neuroligin-1-dependent competition regulates cortical synaptogenesis and synapse number. Kwon et al. Nature Neuroscience 2012 15(12):1667-74

Synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors are gated by different endogenous coagonists. Papouin et al. Cell 2012 150(3):633-46.

Optogenetic stimulation of a hippocampal engram activates fear memory recall. Liu et al. Nature 2012 484(7394):381-5.

Hippocampal pyramidal neurons comprise two distinct cell types that are countermodulated by metabotropic receptors. Graves et al. Neuron 2012 76(4):776-89.

Circadian rhythm of redox state regulates excitability in suprachiasmatic nucleus neurons. Wang et al. Science. 2012 337(6096):839-42.