Somatostatin-expressing (SST) neurons are a major class of electrophysiologically and
morphologically distinct inhibitory cells in the mammalian neocortex. Transcriptomic data …

Embryonic neurodevelopment, particularly neural progenitor differentiation into post-mitotic
neurons, has been extensively studied. While the number and composition of post-mitotic …

Synchronous neuronal activity is a hallmark of the develo** brain. In the mouse cerebral
cortex, activity decorrelates during the second week of postnatal development, progressively …

Throughout early phases of brain development, the two main neural signaling mechanisms—
excitation and inhibition—are dynamically sculpted in the neocortex to establish primary …

Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) interneurons in sensory cortex modulate sensory
responses based on global exploratory behavior and arousal state, but their function during …

Adaptive behavior critically depends on the detection of behaviorally relevant stimuli. The
anterior insular cortex (aIC) has long been proposed as a key player in the representation …

One key factor underlying the functional balance of cortical networks is the ratio of excitatory
and inhibitory neurons. The mechanisms controlling the ultimate number of interneurons are …

Increasing evidence shows that gut microbiota is important for host health in response to
metal nanomaterials exposure. However, the effect of gut microbiota on the cortex damage …

GABAergic interneurons represent∼ 15% to 20% of all cortical neurons, but their diversity
grants them unique roles in cortical circuits. In the barrel cortex, responses of excitatory …

Sensory information is transduced into electrical signals in the periphery by specialized
sensory organs, which relay this information to the thalamus and subsequently to cortical …