Aβ-Aggregation-Generated Blue Autofluorescence Illuminates Senile Plaques as Well as Complex Blood and Vascular Pathologies in Alzheimer’s Disease

Blue Autofluorescence Generated by Aβ Aggregation Illuminates Senile Plaques and Complex Blood and Vascular Pathologies in Alzheimer’s Disease Research Background Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a widespread neurodegenerative disorder globally, with senile plaques being the main pathological hallmark of AD, primarily composed of β-amyloid protein (Aβ)....

MDGA2 Constrains Glutamatergic Inputs Selectively onto CA1 Pyramidal Neurons to Optimize Neural Circuits for Plasticity, Memory, and Social Behavior

In the field of neuroscience, synaptic organization and plasticity are crucial for cognitive functions such as memory and social behavior. As rare synaptic inhibitory factors, members of the family known as MAM domain-containing glycosylphosphatidylinositol anchor proteins (MDGA) play an important regulatory role in synapse formation by inhibiting ...

Application of Gene Therapy in Focal Cortical Dysplasia

New Gene Therapy Approach May Control Epileptic Seizures Caused by Focal Cortical Dysplasia Focal Cortical Dysplasia (FCD) is a type of disorder caused by abnormal cortical development, often accompanied by drug-resistant epilepsy and cognitive and behavioral disorders. According to the classification criteria proposed by Najm et al. in 2022 for th...

L-Type Calcium Channel Modulates Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound-Induced Excitation in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons

Regulation of L-type Calcium Channels in Low-Intensity Pulsed Ultrasound (LIPUS) Excitation of Cultured Hippocampal Neurons Background In recent years, ultrasound stimulation has been widely used as a non-invasive technique to regulate neuronal activity both in vivo and in vitro. However, the potential mechanism of neural modulation effects induced...

Comparative Molecular Taxonomics of Neurons in the Cingulate Cortex of Rhesus Monkey and Mouse via Single-Nucleus RNA Sequencing

Comparative Study of Molecular Taxonomy in Cortical Regions of Primates and Rodents The brain structure is complex, showing high complexity in both molecular and cellular composition. Current research on brain molecular taxonomy is mainly based on rodents. However, although primates and rodents have common ancestors, they diverged through different...