Map** and comparing fMRI connectivity networks across species

M Pagani, D Gutierrez‐Barragan… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
Technical advances in neuroimaging, notably in fMRI, have allowed distributed patterns of
functional connectivity to be mapped in the human brain with increasing spatiotemporal …

The molecular pathology of schizophrenia: an overview of existing knowledge and new directions for future research

T Nakamura, A Takata - Molecular psychiatry, 2023 - nature.com
Despite enormous efforts employing various approaches, the molecular pathology in the
schizophrenia brain remains elusive. On the other hand, the knowledge of the association …

[HTML][HTML] Trem2 expression in microglia is required to maintain normal neuronal bioenergetics during development

E Tagliatti, G Desiato, S Mancinelli, M Bizzotto… - Immunity, 2024 - cell.com
Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (Trem2) is a myeloid cell-specific gene
expressed in brain microglia, with variants that are associated with neurodegenerative …

mTOR-related synaptic pathology causes autism spectrum disorder-associated functional hyperconnectivity

M Pagani, N Barsotti, A Bertero, S Trakoshis… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Postmortem studies have revealed increased density of excitatory synapses in the brains of
individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with a putative link to aberrant mTOR …

Unique spatiotemporal fMRI dynamics in the awake mouse brain

D Gutierrez-Barragan, NA Singh, FG Alvino, L Coletta… - Current biology, 2022 - cell.com
Human imaging studies have shown that spontaneous brain activity exhibits stereotypic
spatiotemporal reorganization in awake, conscious conditions with respect to minimally …

[HTML][HTML] High-throughput functional analysis of autism genes in zebrafish identifies convergence in dopaminergic and neuroimmune pathways

HW Mendes, U Neelakantan, Y Liu, SE Fitzpatrick… - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
Advancing from gene discovery in autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) to the identification of
biologically relevant mechanisms remains a central challenge. Here, we perform parallel in …

Beyond antipsychotics: a twenty-first century update for preclinical development of schizophrenia therapeutics

DL Spark, A Fornito, CJ Langmead… - Translational Psychiatry, 2022 - nature.com
Despite 50+ years of drug discovery, current antipsychotics have limited efficacy against
negative and cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia, and are ineffective—with the exception …

Autism spectrum disorder: pathogenesis, biomarker, and intervention therapy

H Zhuang, Z Liang, G Ma, A Qureshi, X Ran… - MedComm, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has become a common neurodevelopmental disorder. The
heterogeneity of ASD poses great challenges for its research and clinical translation. On the …

Cross-talk between GABAergic postsynapse and microglia regulate synapse loss after brain ischemia

T Cramer, R Gill, ZS Thirouin, M Vaas, S Sampath… - Science …, 2022 - science.org
Microglia interact with neurons to facilitate synapse plasticity; however, signal (s)
contributing to microglia activation for synapse elimination in pathology are not fully …

Functional connectivity of the brain across rodents and humans

N Xu, TJ LaGrow, N Anumba, A Lee, X Zhang… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI), which measures the
spontaneous fluctuations in the blood oxygen level-dependent (BOLD) signal, is …