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Jakob Dideriksen, Francesco Negro
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Xiang Yu, Xiaobin Zhou, Youmin Zhang, Lei Guo, Sijun Ye, Xiaoyan Peng
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
(2022)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Edgar Buhl, Benjamin Kottler, James J. L. Hodge, Frank Hirth
Summary: In insects, thermoreceptors and neurons play critical roles in mediating temperature sensation and thermoresponsive motor behavior. Experimental findings in Drosophila indicate that different functions of ellipsoid body ring neurons R1-R4 are involved in integrating thermosensory information and regulating adaptive motor responses to changes in external temperature. Further research on the neural mechanisms underlying sensory-motor transformation of temperature changes in fruit flies sheds light on the complexity of thermoregulation in ectothermal animals.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Samuel C. Whitehead, Sofia Leone, Theodore Lindsay, Matthew R. Meiselman, Noah J. Cowan, Michael H. Dickinson, Nilay Yapici, David L. Stern, Troy Shirangi, Itai Cohen
Summary: In this study, it was found that stabilization reflexes during fly flight are implemented by a proportional-integral (PI) controller. The b1 and b2 motor units of the fly's steering muscle system were identified to modulate the angular displacement and angular velocity, respectively. This finding reveals the organizational principle of muscles in flight control in insects.
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Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Cecilia Simonini, Elisabetta Zucchi, Roberta Bedin, Ilaria Martinelli, Giulia Gianferrari, Nicola Fini, Gianni Soraru, Rocco Liguori, Veria Vacchiano, Jessica Mandrioli
Summary: The study found that CSF pNfH is significantly higher in classic and UMNp-ALS patients, and can differentiate them from UMN diseases with a better prognosis such as PLS and hSP. CSF pNfH independently predicted survival in UMN patients and classic/bulbar ALS, while in UMNp-ALS patients, the progression rate and presence of multifocal fasciculations were independent prognostic factors.
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Chaoping Hu, Xihua Li, Yiyun Shi, Xiaomei Zhu, Lei Zhao, Wenhui Li, Shuizhen Zhou, Yi Wang
Summary: This study provides insight into the comprehensive management and profile of different types of SMA patients in China, highlighting the importance of higher SMN2 copies for better survival and ambulation preservation. Patients receiving regular rehabilitation may have better joint function preservation.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROLOGY
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Neurosciences
Kei Matsuyama, Masaki Tanaka
Summary: Neurons in the central thalamus were found to exhibit different types of responses to repetitive stimuli, including sensory adaptation, increasing suppressive response, and switching activity. Switch-type neurons showed a correlation between their activity before stimulus omission and behavioral latency, suggesting a more advanced role in detecting stimulus omission. These findings imply that the central thalamus may play a crucial role in transmitting integrated signals for temporal information processing in predicting rhythmic event timing accurately.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Dinar N. Masaev, Alina A. Suleimanova, Nikita V. Prudnikov, Mariia V. Serenko, Andrey V. Emelyanov, Vyacheslav A. Demin, Igor A. Lavrov, Max O. Talanov, Victor V. Erokhin
Summary: Existing methods of neurorehabilitation lack adaptability and have poor biocompatibility and high power consumption. This study proposes the use of memristive devices, which provide complex synaptic functionality within a single element, for organizing electrical activity in walking patterns generated by the central pattern generator.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
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Yuyan Guo, Bin Xu
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IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON AEROSPACE AND ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Wei Zhang, Jing Ma, Jiaying Shi, Shan Huang, Rongjuan Zhao, Xiaomin Pang, Juan Wang, Junhong Guo, Xueli Chang
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JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2022)
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Biology
Arnault H. Caillet, Andrew T. M. Phillips, Dario Farina, Luca Modenese
Summary: The study focuses on deriving mathematical relationships between MN electrophysiological and anatomical properties by reprocessing data from 40 experimental studies in adult cat, rat, and mouse MN preparations. The validated mathematical framework provides a convenient tool for neuroscientists and experimenters. By using this framework, modelers can build profiles of inter-consistent MN-specific properties to scale pools of MN models, enhancing the accuracy and interpretability of simulations.
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Neurosciences
Sara J. Hussain, Mary K. Vollmer, Inaki Iturrate, Romain Quentin
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JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Joni Vanneste, Ludo van den Bosch
Summary: There is evidence suggesting that nucleocytoplasmic-transport deficits may be important in the pathogenesis of ALS, but current data are limited in clarifying the exact causal and temporal role. Understanding this will be significant for therapeutically targeting nucleocytoplasmic transport and associated proteins.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES
(2021)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jing Zhao, Claire H. Stevens, Andrew W. Boyd, Lezanne Ooi, Perry F. Bartlett
Summary: Activation of EphA4 is involved in the pathogenesis of MND, and inhibiting EphA4 can improve functional outcomes. This review presents evidence that EphA4 signaling directly causes cell death in motor neurons, and discusses three likely mechanisms underlying this effect.
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(2021)
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Stefano Zoccolella, Alessandro Introna, Giammarco Milella, Antonella Mastronardi, Giovanni Iliceto, Eustachio D'Errico, Angela Fraddosio, Isabella Laura Simone
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Neurosciences
Carmen Smarandache-Wellmann, Cynthia Weller, Terrence M. Wright, Brian Mulloney
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Neurosciences
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(2014)
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Neurosciences
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Carmen Smarandache-Wellmann, Swantje Graetsch
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Neurosciences
Carmen Smarandache-Wellmann, Cynthia Weller, Brian Mulloney
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(2014)
Review
Neurosciences
Brian Mulloney, Carmen Smarandache-Wellmann
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JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2007)
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Biology
W Stein, CR Smarandache, M Nickmann, UBS Hedrich
JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY
(2006)