Molecular tools to capture active neural circuits

IF 3.4 3区医学 Q2 NEUROSCIENCES

Frontiers in Neural Circuits Pub Date : 2024-07-19 DOI:10.3389/fncir.2024.1449459

Taichi Onishi, Kenzo Hirose, Takeshi Sakaba

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Abstract

To understand how neurons and neural circuits function during behaviors, it is essential to record neuronal activity in the brain in vivo. Among the various technologies developed for recording neuronal activity, molecular tools that induce gene expression in an activity-dependent manner have attracted particular attention for their ability to clarify the causal relationships between neuronal activity and behavior. In this review, we summarize recently developed activity-dependent gene expression tools and their potential contributions to the study of neural circuits.

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捕捉活跃神经回路的分子工具

要了解神经元和神经回路如何在行为过程中发挥作用，就必须在体内记录大脑中的神经元活动。在为记录神经元活动而开发的各种技术中，以活动依赖方式诱导基因表达的分子工具因其能够阐明神经元活动与行为之间的因果关系而受到特别关注。在这篇综述中，我们总结了最近开发的依赖活动的基因表达工具及其对神经回路研究的潜在贡献。

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Frontiers in Neural Circuits NEUROSCIENCES-

CiteScore

6.00

自引率

5.70%

发文量

135

审稿时长

4-8 weeks

期刊介绍： Frontiers in Neural Circuits publishes rigorously peer-reviewed research on the emergent properties of neural circuits - the elementary modules of the brain. Specialty Chief Editors Takao K. Hensch and Edward Ruthazer at Harvard University and McGill University respectively, are supported by an outstanding Editorial Board of international experts. This multidisciplinary open-access journal is at the forefront of disseminating and communicating scientific knowledge and impactful discoveries to researchers, academics and the public worldwide. Frontiers in Neural Circuits launched in 2011 with great success and remains a "central watering hole" for research in neural circuits, serving the community worldwide to share data, ideas and inspiration. Articles revealing the anatomy, physiology, development or function of any neural circuitry in any species (from sponges to humans) are welcome. Our common thread seeks the computational strategies used by different circuits to link their structure with function (perceptual, motor, or internal), the general rules by which they operate, and how their particular designs lead to the emergence of complex properties and behaviors. Submissions focused on synaptic, cellular and connectivity principles in neural microcircuits using multidisciplinary approaches, especially newer molecular, developmental and genetic tools, are encouraged. Studies with an evolutionary perspective to better understand how circuit design and capabilities evolved to produce progressively more complex properties and behaviors are especially welcome. The journal is further interested in research revealing how plasticity shapes the structural and functional architecture of neural circuits.