Ruiqi Pang, Haipeng Yu, Jincheng Wang, Zhiyue Shi, Huizhong Wen, Guangyan Wu, Xuan Zhang, Yueting Zhang, Qiaoqian Wei, Bo Li, Xueqing Yi, Kai Liu, Shaowen Qian, Yi Zhou
{"title":"Preoptic Neural Circuitry for Dramatic and Gentle Thermoregulation.","authors":"Ruiqi Pang, Haipeng Yu, Jincheng Wang, Zhiyue Shi, Huizhong Wen, Guangyan Wu, Xuan Zhang, Yueting Zhang, Qiaoqian Wei, Bo Li, Xueqing Yi, Kai Liu, Shaowen Qian, Yi Zhou","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01434-z","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-025-01434-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Maintaining a stable body temperature is essential for survival. Multiple brain regions contribute to thermoregulation, but their specific characteristics and underlying neural mechanisms in the coordination of thermoregulation are not fully clarified. Here, we reveal the distinct roles of two preoptic subregions in warm defense in mice: the anterior ventromedial preoptic area (VMPO) and the ventral part of the lateral preoptic nucleus (vLPO). VMPO vesicular glutamate transporter 2 (Vglut2) neurons exhibited dramatic responses to rising temperatures, producing a marked decrease in core temperature by warm defense responses. In contrast, excitatory and inhibitory vLPO neurons responded gently to warm stimuli, exerting moderate effects on warm defense. Further postsynaptic tracing and caspase ablation identified distinct cell type-specific downstream targets in the dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH) mediating these different warm defense responses. Taken together, our findings reveal distinct yet complementary pathways in the preoptic DMH network that enable both rapid and fine-tuned regulation of body temperature under elevated thermal conditions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144333624","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wenjia Gao, Dan Liu, Qisong Wang, Yongping Zhao, Jinwei Sun
{"title":"AQMFB-DWT: A Preprocessing Technique for Removing Blink Artifacts Before Extracting Pain-evoked Potential EEG.","authors":"Wenjia Gao, Dan Liu, Qisong Wang, Yongping Zhao, Jinwei Sun","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01425-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-025-01425-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The pain-evoked potential electroencephalogram (EEG) is an effective electrophysiological indicator for pain assessment, yet its extraction is challenging due to interference from background activity and involuntary blinks. Although existing blink artifact-removal methods show efficacy, they face limitations such as the need for reference signals, neglect of individual differences, and reliance on user input, hindering their practical application in clinical pain assessments. In this paper, we propose a novel framework applying adaptive quadrature mirror filter banks (AQMFB) with discrete wavelet transform (DWT) to remove blink artifacts in pain EEG. Unlike traditional DWT methods that apply fixed wavelets across subjects, our method adapts wavelet construction based on the characteristics of EEG. Experimental results demonstrate that AQMFB-DWT outperforms four leading methods in removing blink artifacts with minimal distortion of pain information, all within an acceptable processing time. This technique is a valuable preprocessing step for enhancing the extraction of pain-evoked potentials.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144333622","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human Cortical Organoids with a Novel SCN2A Variant Exhibit Hyperexcitability and Differential Responses to Anti-Seizure Compounds.","authors":"Yuling Yang, Yang Cai, Shuyang Wang, Xiaoling Wu, Zhicheng Shao, Xin Wang, Jing Ding","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01429-w","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-025-01429-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mutations in ion channel genes have long been implicated in a spectrum of epilepsy syndromes. However, therapeutic decision-making is relatively complex for epilepsies associated with channelopathy. Therefore, in the present study, we used a patient-derived organoid model with a novel SCN2A mutation (p.E512K) to investigate the potential of utilizing such a model as a platform for preclinical testing of anti-seizure compounds. The electrophysiological properties of the variant Nav1.2 exhibited gain-of-function effects with increased current amplitude and premature activation. Immunofluorescence staining of patient-derived cortical organoids (COs) displayed normal neurodevelopment. Multielectrode array (MEA) recordings of patient-derived COs showed hyperexcitability with increased spiking and remarkable network bursts. Moreover, the application of patient-derived COs for preclinical drug testing using the MEA showed that they exhibit differential responses to various anti-seizure drugs and respond well to carbamazepine. Our results demonstrate that the individualized organoids have the potential to serve as a platform for preclinical pharmacological assessment.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144333623","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Interoceptive Dysfunction in Psychiatric Disorders and Non-invasive Neuromodulation for Improving Interoception.","authors":"Huiru Cui, Jijun Wang, Chunbo Li","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01432-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-025-01432-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Dysfunction of the interoceptive system is recognized as an important component of clinical symptoms, including anxiety, depression, psychosis, and other mental disorders. Non-invasive neuromodulation is an emerging clinical intervention approach, and over the past decade, research on non-invasive neuromodulation aimed at regulating interoception has rapidly developed. This review first outlines the pathways of interoceptive signals and assessment methods, then summarizes the interoceptive abnormalities in psychiatric disorders and current studies for non-invasive neuromodulation targeting interoception, including intervention modes, target sites, interoceptive measures, and potential neurobiological mechanisms. Finally, we discuss significant research challenges and future directions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144326366","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Yanuo Wei, Ye Xi, Hui Li, Xingxing Zhang, Yu Wang, Yunpeng Li, Ronghao Fang, Jie Xiang, Shengxi Wu
{"title":"BIN1 Interacts with Tau Fragments to Inhibit TrkB Signaling Endosome Recycling in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease.","authors":"Yanuo Wei, Ye Xi, Hui Li, Xingxing Zhang, Yu Wang, Yunpeng Li, Ronghao Fang, Jie Xiang, Shengxi Wu","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01435-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-025-01435-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Deficits in BDNF/TrkB receptor signaling lead to increased asparagine endopeptidase activity, which cleaves Tau at the N368 residue to promote Tau hyperphosphorylation and aggregation, thereby contributing to neuronal dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, whether Tau N368 inhibits the BDNF/TrkB signaling pathway remains poorly understood. Previous studies have shown that the internalization of the BDNF/TrkB complex, which leads to signaling endosomes, is necessary for coordinating neuronal survival and synaptic plasticity. Here, we demonstrate that Bridging Integrator 1 (BIN1) interacts with the Tau fragment N368 in P301S and Tau N368-Tg mouse brains, inhibiting BDNF/TrkB signaling by obstructing their early-endosome recycling. Overexpression of BIN1 in the hippocampus of Tau N368-Tg mice partially rescues BDNF/TrkB endosome transport and alleviates pathological and behavioral defects. Our findings suggest that dysfunction of the early-endosome pathway mediated by the Tau N368-BIN1 interaction impairs BDNF signaling, contributing to AD-associated pathological and behavioral dysfunction.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144326365","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Wei Li, Guixian Liu, Jie Liang, Xiao Wang, Meiying Song, Xiaoli Liu, Luoyang Wang, Zijie Yang, Bei Zhang
{"title":"The Dance Between Schwann Cells and Macrophages During the Repair of Peripheral Nerve Injury.","authors":"Wei Li, Guixian Liu, Jie Liang, Xiao Wang, Meiying Song, Xiaoli Liu, Luoyang Wang, Zijie Yang, Bei Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01427-y","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-025-01427-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Schwann cells and macrophages are the main immune cells involved in peripheral nerve injury. After injury, Schwann cells produce an inflammatory response and secrete various chemokines, inflammatory factors, and some other cytokines to promote the recruitment and M2 polarization of blood-derived macrophages, enhancing their phagocytotic ability, and thus play an important role in promoting nerve regeneration. Macrophages have also been found to promote vascular regeneration after injury, promote the migration and proliferation of Schwann cells along blood vessels, and facilitate myelination and axon regeneration. Therefore, there is a close interaction between Schwann cells and macrophages during peripheral nerve regeneration, but this has not been systematically summarized. In this review, the mechanisms of action of Schwann cells and macrophages in each other's migration and phenotypic transformation are reviewed from the perspective of each other, to provide directions for research on accelerating nerve injury repair.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144248976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Panpan Li, Xin Shi, Hanhan Liu, Yuan Feng, Xiaosha Wang, Marc Herb, Haichao Ji, Stefan Wagner, Johannes Vogt, Verena Prokosch
{"title":"HOCPCA Exerts Neuroprotection on Retinal Ganglion Cells by Binding to CaMKIIα and Modulating Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation in Experimental Glaucoma.","authors":"Panpan Li, Xin Shi, Hanhan Liu, Yuan Feng, Xiaosha Wang, Marc Herb, Haichao Ji, Stefan Wagner, Johannes Vogt, Verena Prokosch","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01417-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s12264-025-01417-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neuronal injury in glaucoma persists despite effective intraocular pressure (IOP) control, necessitating neuroprotective strategies for retinal ganglion cells (RGCs). In this study, we investigated the neuroprotective role of the γ-hydroxybutyrate analog HOCPCA in a glaucoma model, focusing on its effects on CaMKII signaling, oxidative stress, and neuroinflammatory responses. Retinal tissue from high IOP animal models was analyzed via proteomics. In vitro mouse retinal explants were subjected to elevated pressure and oxidative stress, followed by HOCPCA treatment. HOCPCA significantly mitigated the RGC loss induced by oxidative stress and elevated pressure, preserving neuronal function. It restored CaMKIIα and β levels, preserving RGC integrity, while also modulating oxidative stress and neuroinflammatory responses. These findings suggest that HOCPCA, through its interaction with CaMKII, holds promise as a neuroprotective therapy for glaucoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144209047","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"How Fear Memory is Updated: From Reconsolidation to Extinction?","authors":"Jiahui Chen, Zhuowen Fang, Xiaolan Zhang, Yanrong Zheng, Zhong Chen","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01367-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-025-01367-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a psychiatric disorder caused by traumatic past experiences, rooted in the neurocircuits of fear memory formation. Memory processes include encoding, storing, and recalling to forgetting, suggesting the potential to erase fear memories through timely interventions. Conventional strategies such as medications or electroconvulsive therapy often fail to provide permanent relief and come with significant side-effects. This review explores how fear memory may be erased, particularly focusing on the mnemonic phases of reconsolidation and extinction. Reconsolidation strengthens memory, while extinction weakens it. Interfering with memory reconsolidation could diminish the fear response. Alternatively, the extinction of acquired memory could reduce the fear memory response. This review summarizes experimental animal models of PTSD, examines the nature and epidemiology of reconsolidation to extinction, and discusses current behavioral therapy aimed at transforming fear memories to treat PTSD. In sum, understanding how fear memory updates holds significant promise for PTSD treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1054-1084"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12158906/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144020687","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2025-06-01Epub Date: 2025-01-19DOI: 10.1007/s12264-025-01349-9
Aichen Feng, Dongmei Zhi, Zening Fu, Shan Yu, Na Luo, Vince Calhoun, Jing Sui
{"title":"Genetic Etiology Link to Brain Function Underlying ADHD Symptoms and its Interaction with Sleep Disturbance: An ABCD Study.","authors":"Aichen Feng, Dongmei Zhi, Zening Fu, Shan Yu, Na Luo, Vince Calhoun, Jing Sui","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01349-9","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-025-01349-9","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder influenced by both genetic and environmental factors, remains poorly understood regarding how its polygenic risk score (PRS) impacts functional networks and symptomology. This study capitalized on data from 11,430 children in the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development study to explore the interplay between PRS<sub>ADHD</sub>, brain function, and behavioral problems, along with their interactive effects. The results showed that children with a higher PRS<sub>ADHD</sub> exhibited more severe attention deficits and rule-breaking problems, and experienced sleep disturbances, particularly in initiating and maintaining sleep. We also identified the central executive network, default mode network, and sensory-motor network as the functional networks most associated with PRS and symptoms in ADHD cases, with potential mediating roles. Particularly, the impact of PRS<sub>ADHD</sub> was enhanced in children experiencing heightened sleep disturbances, emphasizing the need for early intervention in sleep issues to potentially mitigate subsequent ADHD symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1041-1053"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-06-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12158910/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143009082","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}