The mechanobiology of brain function

Strength in the Periphery: Growth Cone Biomechanics and Substrate Rigidity Response in Peripheral and Central Nervous System Neurons

(2012) Daniel Koch et al.   BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL

Actin Filaments as Tension Sensors

(2012) Vitold E. Galkin et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Crystal Structure of the Human K2P TRAAK, a Lipid- and Mechano-Sensitive K+ Ion Channel

(2012) S. G. Brohawn et al.   SCIENCE

The mechanisms underlying the spatial spreading of signaling activity

(2011) Ryohei Yasuda et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN NEUROBIOLOGY

A Hitchhiker's Guide to Mechanobiology

(2011) Jeroen Eyckmans et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Biophysics of substrate interaction: Influence on neural motility, differentiation, and repair

(2011) Simon W. Moore et al.   Developmental Neurobiology

N-Methyl-d-aspartate Receptor Mechanosensitivity Is Governed by C Terminus of NR2B Subunit

(2011) Pallab Singh et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Viscoelastic properties of human cerebellum using magnetic resonance elastography

(2011) John Zhang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMECHANICS

Decreased brain stiffness in Alzheimer's disease determined by magnetic resonance elastography

(2011) Matthew C. Murphy et al.   JOURNAL OF MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING

Integrated strain array for cellular mechanobiology studies

(2011) C S Simmons et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

MEMS sensors and microsystems for cell mechanobiology

(2011) Jagannathan Rajagopalan et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

 -III Spectrin Is Critical for Development of Purkinje Cell Dendritic Tree and Spine Morphogenesis

(2011) Y. Gao et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Microscopic magnetic resonance elastography of traumatic brain injury model

(2011) Thomas Boulet et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE METHODS

Local, persistent activation of Rho GTPases during plasticity of single dendritic spines

(2011) Hideji Murakoshi et al.   NATURE

Assaying stem cell mechanobiology on microfabricated elastomeric substrates with geometrically modulated rigidity

(2011) Michael T Yang et al.   Nature Protocols

Ultrasonic neuromodulation by brain stimulation with transcranial ultrasound

(2011) Yusuf Tufail et al.   Nature Protocols

The Actin Binding Domain of βI-Spectrin Regulates the Morphological and Functional Dynamics of Dendritic Spines

(2011) Michael W. Nestor et al.   PLoS One

A Possible Role for Integrin Signaling in Diffuse Axonal Injury

(2011) Matthew A. Hemphill et al.   PLoS One

The Influence of Physiological Aging and Atrophy on Brain Viscoelastic Properties in Humans

(2011) Ingolf Sack et al.   PLoS One

Growth cones as soft and weak force generators

(2011) T. Betz et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Voltage-Gated Channel Mechanosensitivity: Fact or Friction?

(2011) Catherine E. Morris   Frontiers in Physiology

Eukaryotic Mechanosensitive Channels

(2010) Jóhanna Árnadóttir et al.   Annual Review of Biophysics

Extracellular Matrix-Glial Abnormalities in the Amygdala and Entorhinal Cortex of Subjects Diagnosed With Schizophrenia

(2010) Harry Pantazopoulos et al.   ARCHIVES OF GENERAL PSYCHIATRY

Real Time FRET Based Detection of Mechanical Stress in Cytoskeletal and Extracellular Matrix Proteins

(2010) Fanjie Meng et al.   Cellular and Molecular Bioengineering

Magnetic resonance elastography: A review

(2010) Yogesh K. Mariappan et al.   CLINICAL ANATOMY

Biomechanics of Concussion

(2010) David F. Meaney et al.   CLINICS IN SPORTS MEDICINE

Stretchy Proteins on Stretchy Substrates: The Important Elements of Integrin-Mediated Rigidity Sensing

(2010) Simon W. Moore et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

N-cadherin mediates plasticity-induced long-term spine stabilization

(2010) Pablo Mendez et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanical properties of mammalian cells in suspension measured by electro-deformation

(2010) Luke A MacQueen et al.   JOURNAL OF MICROMECHANICS AND MICROENGINEERING

Hyperechogenicity of the substantia nigra: pitfalls in assessment and specificity for Parkinson’s disease

(2010) Daniela Berg   JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION

The C-terminal domain of βIV-spectrin is crucial for KCNQ2 aggregation and excitability at nodes of Ranvier

(2010) Jérôme J. Devaux   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Mechanosensitivity of Nav1.5, a voltage-sensitive sodium channel

(2010) Arthur Beyder et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Membrane-Mediated Effect on Ion Channels Induced by the Anesthetic Drug Ketamine

(2010) Hansjörg Jerabek et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY

Mechanosensitive gating of CFTR

(2010) Wei Kevin Zhang et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Probing localized neural mechanotransduction through surface-modified elastomeric matrices and electrophysiology

(2010) Chao-Min Cheng et al.   Nature Protocols

The dual role of the extracellular matrix in synaptic plasticity and homeostasis

(2010) Alexander Dityatev et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Microfluidic Local Perfusion Chambers for the Visualization and Manipulation of Synapses

(2010) Anne M. Taylor et al.   NEURON

Microengineered Platforms for Cell Mechanobiology

(2009) Deok-Ho Kim et al.   Annual Review of Biomedical Engineering

FRET and mechanobiology

(2009) Yingxiao Wang et al.   Integrative Biology

MR-elastography reveals degradation of tissue integrity in multiple sclerosis

(2009) Jens Wuerfel et al.   NEUROIMAGE

Dynamic Microtubules Regulate Dendritic Spine Morphology and Synaptic Plasticity

(2009) Jacek Jaworski et al.   NEURON

Extracellular matrix in plasticity and epileptogenesis

(2009) Alexander Dityatev et al.   Neuron Glia Biology

Mechanical tension contributes to clustering of neurotransmitter vesicles at presynaptic terminals

(2009) S. Siechen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Structural Plasticity in Actin and Tubulin Polymer Dynamics

(2009) H. Y. Kueh et al.   SCIENCE

Mechanically-induced membrane poration causes axonal beading and localized cytoskeletal damage

(2008) Devrim Kilinc et al.   EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY

Activity-Dependent Dynamic Microtubule Invasion of Dendritic Spines

(2008) X. Hu et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

Alternative Translation Initiation in Rat Brain Yields K2P2.1 Potassium Channels Permeable to Sodium

(2008) Dierk Thomas et al.   NEURON

Mild Traumatic Brain Injury in U.S. Soldiers Returning from Iraq

(2008) Charles W. Hoge et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Membrane mechanics as a probe of ion-channel gating mechanisms

(2008) Daniel Reeves et al.   PHYSICAL REVIEW E

Traction Dynamics of Filopodia on Compliant Substrates

(2008) C. E. Chan et al.   SCIENCE

Cadherins and catenins at synapses: roles in synaptogenesis and synaptic plasticity

(2008) Jyothi Arikkath et al.   TRENDS IN NEUROSCIENCES

Magnetic resonance elastography of the brain

(2007) Scott A. Kruse et al.   NEUROIMAGE