Summary: Adolescence is a vulnerable period characterized by major cognitive changes. The mechanisms underlying the emergence of new cognitive functions are poorly understood.
Soledad Domínguez +7 more
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The purpose of this study is to conduct modeling and simulation to understand the effect of shock-induced mechanical loading, in the form of cavitation bubble collapse, on damage to the brain’s perineuronal nets (PNNs).
Yuan-Ting Wu, Ashfaq Adnan
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Region-Specific Alterations of Perineuronal Net Expression in Postmortem Autism Brain Tissue
Genetic variance in autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is often associated with mechanisms that broadly fall into the category of neuroplasticity. Parvalbumin positive neurons and their surrounding perineuronal nets (PNNs) are important factors in critical ...
Cheryl Brandenburg +2 more
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Oxidative stress-driven parvalbumin interneuron impairment as a common mechanism in models of schizophrenia. [PDF]
Parvalbumin inhibitory interneurons (PVIs) are crucial for maintaining proper excitatory/inhibitory balance and high-frequency neuronal synchronization.
A A Grace +128 more
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Perineuronal Nets in Spinal Motoneurones: Chondroitin Sulphate Proteoglycan around Alpha Motoneurones [PDF]
Perineuronal nets (PNNs) are extracellular matrix structures surrounding neuronal sub-populations throughout the central nervous system, regulating plasticity.
Asher +4 more
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Spiny and Non-spiny Parvalbumin-Positive Hippocampal Interneurons Show Different Plastic Properties
Summary: Dendritic spines control synaptic transmission and plasticity by augmenting post-synaptic potentials and providing biochemical compartmentalization.
Angelica Foggetti +4 more
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Enriched housing enhances recovery of limb placement ability and reduces aggrecan-containing perineuronal nets in the rat somatosensory cortex after experimental stroke. [PDF]
Stroke causes life long disabilities where few therapeutic options are available. Using electrical and magnetic stimulation of the brain and physical rehabilitation, recovery of brain function can be enhanced even late after stroke. Animal models support
Alexandre Madinier +4 more
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Cocaine-induced plasticity in the cerebellum of sensitised mice [PDF]
Rationale Prior research has accumulated a substantial amount of evidence on the ability of cocaine to produce short- and long-lasting molecular and structural plasticity in the corticostriatal-limbic circuitry. However, traditionally, the cerebellum
Carbó Gas, María +8 more
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Maturation of Micturition-Related Neural Circuits That Control Pelvic Visceromotor Functions in Postnatal Rats. [PDF]
Coordinated postnatal emergence of CRH‐ergic innervation (red) and perineuronal nets (green) in spinal micturition centers (blue) defines a sexually dimorphic timeline of circuit stabilization, highlighting a critical period for hormonally regulated visceromotor maturation (see manuscript). ABSTRACT Pelvic visceromotor functions such as micturition are
Nitabara A +3 more
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Chondroitin sulfates and their binding molecules in the central nervous system [PDF]
Chondroitin sulfate (CS) is the most abundant glycosaminoglycan (GAG) in the central nervous system (CNS) matrix. Its sulfation and epimerization patterns give rise to different forms of CS, which enables it to interact specifically and with a ...
Djerbal, L, Kwok, JCF, Lortat-Jacob, H
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