Attention Guides Value Encoding in the Orbitofrontal Cortex |
(2018-4-11) |
A recent study published in eLife by researchers in Dr. Yang Tianming’s lab showed that the neuronal activity in the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) represents the value of the attended item. The findings indicated that the processing of value information in the brain may be a sequential process and attention plays a key role in guiding this process. |
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Researchers Find a Bi-Sexual Layout of the Brain for Sex-Typical Behaviors |
(2018-1-19) |
In a recent study published in Nature Communications entitled “Medial preoptic area in mice is capable of mediating sexually dimorphic behaviors regardless of gender”, WEI and colleagues in Dr. XU Xiaohong’s lab showed unexpectedly that a well-known sexually dimorphic brain nucleus can drive both male-typical and female-typical behaviors. |
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Targeted Chromosome Elimination by CRISPR/Cas9-Mediated Genome Editing |
(2017-11-25) |
A recent study published in Genome Biology demonstrated that an entire Chromosomecould be eliminated by CRISPR/Cas9-mediated genome editing. This work was performed by researchers in Dr. YANG Hui’s Lab at the Institute of Neuroscience and State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Dr. HU Jiazhi’sLab at the Peking University. |
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Researchers Uncover the Genetic Basis of Natural Variation in Aging Rate |
(2017-11-8) |
A recent study published in Nature uncovered the genetic basis of natural variation in aging rate. This work was carried out by researchers from Dr. CAI Shiqing’s lab at the Institute of Neuroscience and State Key Laboratory of Neuroscience, CAS Center for Excellence in Brain Science and Intelligence Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. |
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New Brake for Synaptic Vesicle Docking and Movement Controlling |
(2017-11-3) |
A recent study carried out by Dr.Tan et al from Dr. XIONG Zhiqi’s laboratory, at the Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences, showed that PRRT2 is a presynaptic protein that interacts with components of SNARE complex and down-regulates its formation. |
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A Role of Autophagy in Regulating Axonal Development |
(2017-8-25) |
A recent study published in Autophagy demonstrated that Mir505-3p regulated axonal development by targeting Atg12 and autophagy pathway. This work was performed by researchers in Dr. ZHOU Yuxun’s team at the Donghua University and Dr. QIU Zilong’s Lab at the Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences.This work provided another evidence supporting the role of autophagy in neural development. |
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Pre-synaptic Cadherin/Catenin Complexes Drive Post-Synaptic Dendritic Spine Stabilization in vivo |
(2017-6-22) |
A recent study entitled “A critical role of pre-synaptic cadherin/catenin/p140Cap complexes in stabilizing spines and functional synapses in the neocortex” from Dr. YU Xiang’s lab at the Institute of Neuroscience, Chinese Academy of Sciences was published in Neuron on June 21, 2017. The effect of the cadherin/catenin requires p140Cap —— a novel β-catenin interacting partner. |
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