ILC2 Instructs Neural Stem and Progenitor Cells to Potentiate Neurorepair After Stroke

Academic Background Stroke is one of the leading causes of adult disability globally, with the core issue being neuronal damage and neurological dysfunction. Although neurogenesis and neurorepair after stroke are considered crucial for recovery, the specific mechanisms remain incompletely understood. Recent studies have shown that immune cells play...

Single-Neuron Projectome Reveals Organization of Somatosensory Ascending Pathways in the Mouse Brain

Single-Neuron Projectome Reveals Organization of Somatosensory Ascending Pathways in the Mouse Brain

Academic Background The somatosensory system plays a crucial role in processing diverse sensory signals such as mechanical, thermal, pain, and itch sensations. These signals are transmitted through various types of peripheral afferents to the spinal cord, where they are extensively processed and integrated before being relayed to the brain by spina...

Primate Thalamic Nuclei Select Abstract Rules and Shape Prefrontal Dynamics

Academic Background Cognitive control is the ability to flexibly adjust behavior according to goals and contexts, and the prefrontal cortex (PFC) plays a crucial role in this process. Previous research suggested that the PFC reads out rules from high-dimensional representations of task variables to guide behavior. However, increasing evidence indic...

TDP-43 Seeding Induces Cytoplasmic Aggregation Heterogeneity and Nuclear Loss of Function of TDP-43

Academic Background TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43) is an RNA-binding protein primarily located in the nucleus, involved in multiple processes of RNA metabolism, including transcription, splicing, RNA transport, and translation. However, in various neurodegenerative diseases such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal dementi...

Molecular Pathways and Diagnosis in Spatially Resolved Alzheimer’s Hippocampal Atlas

Molecular Pathways and Diagnosis in Spatially Resolved Alzheimer’s Hippocampal Atlas

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia, characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-beta (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in the brain, leading to the progressive deterioration of brain function. Although Aβ plaques and NFTs have long been considered hallmarks of AD pathology, therapeutic strategies targeting t...

MicroRNA Mechanisms Instructing Purkinje Cell Specification

Neurons are the fundamental computational units of the brain, and their morphology and connectivity determine the brain’s computational capabilities. The diversity of neurons is driven by a series of waves of gene expression that guide cells through rapid developmental events, ultimately defining neuronal identity. Traditional experiments have show...