Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.A compact, wireless neural stimulator featuring a novel tapping inductor enables selective and independent stimulation of the motor cortex in rats via a single receiver coil. This minimally invasive system effectively reduces neuropathic pain through targeted cortical activation, offering a new avenue for bioelectronic pain therapies and advancing ...
Jeongju Moon +9 more
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Continuous volumetric imaging via an optical phase-locked ultrasound lens
, 2016 In vivo imaging at high spatiotemporal resolution is key to the understanding of complex biological systems. We integrated an optical phase-locked ultrasound lens into a two-photon fluorescence microscope and achieved microsecond-scale axial scanning ...
Cui, M. +7 more
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Glia selectively approach synapses on thin dendritic spines
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2014 This paper examines the relationship between the morphological modality of 189 dendritic spines and the surrounding astroglia using full three-dimensional reconstructions of neuropil fragments.
N. Medvedev +5 more
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Pyramidal Cells with Different Densities of Dendritic Spines in the Cortex of the Mouse [PDF]
, 1976 Almut Schüz
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Biomimetic Mineralization of Keratin Scaffolds for Enamel Regeneration
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Keratin‐based films guide biomimetic enamel remineralization by promoting organized hydroxyapatite growth under physiological conditions. Advanced biophysical characterization confirms keratin's structural adaptability and mineral ions‐binding affinity, supporting mineral nucleation and hierarchical crystal assembly. This study establishes keratin as a
Sara Gamea +19 more
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CREB Regulates Experience-Dependent Spine Formation and Enlargement in Mouse Barrel Cortex
Neural Plasticity, 2015 Experience modifies synaptic connectivity through processes that involve dendritic spine rearrangements in neuronal circuits. Although cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) has a key function in spines changes, its role in activity-dependent ...
Annabella Pignataro +3 more
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Long-Term In Vivo Imaging of Dendritic Spines in the Hippocampus Reveals Structural Plasticity
Journal of Neuroscience, 2014 Hippocampal function is important for learning and memory. During memory processing, hippocampal CA1 neurons play a crucial role by integrating excitatory synaptic input from CA3 and the entorhinal cortex.
Ligang Gu +7 more
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Three-dimensional structure of dendritic spines and synapses in rat hippocampus (CA1) at postnatal day 15 and adult ages: implications for the maturation of synaptic physiology and long-term potentiation [published erratum appears in J Neurosci 1992 Aug;12(8):following table of contents] [PDF]
, 1992 Kristen M. Harris, Jensen Fe, B Tsao
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Engineering Complexity: Advances in 3D Breast Cancer Models for Precision Oncology
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.In vitro breast cancer models that closely mimic the complex biological and cellular interactions within the tumor microenvironment hold strong promise for enhancing our understanding of tumor progression, immune system behavior, and resistance to therapies, which are essential for developing personalized cancer treatments. Abstract Engineered in vitro
Wonwoo Jeong, Sang Jin Lee
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STAR ProtocolsSummary: Dendritic spines are protrusions on dendrites forming the postsynaptic aspect of excitatory connections within the brain. Spine morphology is associated with synaptic functional strength and the spatial regulation of protein nanodomains within ...
Kathryn J. Bjornson, Michael E. Cahill
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