Excitation-inhibition balance as a framework for investigating mechanisms in neuropsychiatric disorders

VS Sohal, JLR Rubenstein - Molecular psychiatry, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract In 2003 Rubenstein and Merzenich hypothesized that some forms of Autism (ASD)
might be caused by a reduction in signal-to-noise in key neural circuits, which could be the …

Hippocampal GABAergic inhibitory interneurons

KA Pelkey, R Chittajallu, MT Craig… - Physiological …, 2017 - journals.physiology.org
In the hippocampus GABAergic local circuit inhibitory interneurons represent only~ 10–15%
of the total neuronal population; however, their remarkable anatomical and physiological …

[HTML][HTML] A taxonomy of transcriptomic cell types across the isocortex and hippocampal formation

Z Yao, CTJ Van Velthoven, TN Nguyen, J Goldy… - Cell, 2021 - cell.com
The isocortex and hippocampal formation (HPF) in the mammalian brain play critical roles in
perception, cognition, emotion, and learning. We profiled∼ 1.3 million cells covering the …

Identification of diverse astrocyte populations and their malignant analogs

CC John Lin, K Yu, A Hatcher, TW Huang, HK Lee… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
Astrocytes are the most abundant cell type in the brain, where they perform a wide array of
functions, yet the nature of their cellular heterogeneity and how it oversees these diverse …

Transcriptional architecture of synaptic communication delineates GABAergic neuron identity

A Paul, M Crow, R Raudales, M He, J Gillis, ZJ Huang - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Understanding the organizational logic of neural circuits requires deciphering the biological
basis of neuronal diversity and identity, but there is no consensus on how neuron types …

Simultaneous profiling of 3D genome structure and DNA methylation in single human cells

DS Lee, C Luo, J Zhou, S Chandran, A Rivkin… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Dynamic three-dimensional chromatin conformation is a critical mechanism for gene
regulation during development and disease. Despite this, profiling of three-dimensional …

Interneuron types as attractors and controllers

G Fishell, A Kepecs - Annual review of neuroscience, 2020 - annualreviews.org
Cortical interneurons display striking differences in shape, physiology, and other attributes,
challenging us to appropriately classify them. We previously suggested that interneuron …

Inhibitory interneurons regulate temporal precision and correlations in cortical circuits

JA Cardin - Trends in neurosciences, 2018 - cell.com
GABAergic interneurons, which are highly diverse, have long been thought to contribute to
the timing of neural activity as well as to the generation and sha** of brain rhythms …

Distinct molecular programs regulate synapse specificity in cortical inhibitory circuits

E Favuzzi, R Deogracias, A Marques-Smith, P Maeso… - Science, 2019 - science.org
How neuronal connections are established and organized into functional networks
determines brain function. In the mammalian cerebral cortex, different classes of GABAergic …

[HTML][HTML] Optimizing nervous system-specific gene targeting with Cre driver lines: prevalence of germline recombination and influencing factors

L Luo, MC Ambrozkiewicz, F Benseler, C Chen… - Neuron, 2020 - cell.com
The Cre-loxP system is invaluable for spatial and temporal control of gene knockout,
knockin, and reporter expression in the mouse nervous system. However, we report varying …