Neuroscience bulletinPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-04-30DOI: 10.1007/s12264-025-01395-3
Sophie Shi, David Stroebel, Laetitia Mony, Pierre Paoletti
{"title":"Imaging and Quantifying the Diversity of Native NMDA Receptors.","authors":"Sophie Shi, David Stroebel, Laetitia Mony, Pierre Paoletti","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01395-3","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-025-01395-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1307-1310"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229374/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144043573","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 : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-05-21DOI: 10.1007/s12264-025-01412-5
Teng Teng, Qingyuan Wu, Bangmin Yin, Jushuang Zhang, Xuemei Li, Lige Zhang, Xinyu Zhou, Peng Xie
{"title":"Single-Nucleus Transcriptomics of the Nucleus Accumbens Reveals Cell-Type-Specific Dysregulation in Adolescent Macaques with Depressive-Like Behaviors.","authors":"Teng Teng, Qingyuan Wu, Bangmin Yin, Jushuang Zhang, Xuemei Li, Lige Zhang, Xinyu Zhou, Peng Xie","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01412-5","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-025-01412-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Adolescent depression is increasingly recognized as a serious mental health disorder with distinct clinical and molecular features. Using single-nucleus RNA sequencing, we identified cell-specific transcriptomic changes in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), particularly in astrocytes, of adolescent macaques exhibiting depressive-like behaviors. The level of diacylglycerol kinase beta was significantly reduced in neurons and glial cells of depressed macaques, while FKBP5 levels increased in glial cells. Disruption of GABAergic synapses and disruption of D-glutamine and D-glutamate metabolism were linked to depressive phenotypes in medium spiny neurons (MSNs) and subtypes of astrocytes. Communication pathways between astrocytes and D1/D2-MSNs were also disrupted, involving factors like bone morphogenetic protein-6 and Erb-B2 receptor tyrosine kinase-4. Bulk transcriptomic and proteomic analyses corroborated these findings, and FKBP5 upregulation was confirmed by qRT-PCR, western blotting, and immunofluorescence in the NAc of rats and macaques with chronic unpredictable mild stress. Our results highlight the specific roles of different cell types in adolescent depression in the NAc, offering potential targets for new antidepressant therapies.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1127-1144"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229307/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144120428","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}
{"title":"A Personalized Predictor of Motor Imagery Ability Based on Multi-frequency EEG Features.","authors":"Mengfan Li, Qi Zhao, Tengyu Zhang, Jiahao Ge, Jingyu Wang, Guizhi Xu","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01390-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-025-01390-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A brain-computer interface (BCI) based on motor imagery (MI) provides additional control pathways by decoding the intentions of the brain. MI ability has great intra-individual variability, and the majority of MI-BCI systems are unable to adapt to this variability, leading to poor training effects. Therefore, prediction of MI ability is needed. In this study, we propose an MI ability predictor based on multi-frequency EEG features. To validate the performance of the predictor, a video-guided paradigm and a traditional MI paradigm are designed, and the predictor is applied to both paradigms. The results demonstrate that all subjects achieved > 85% prediction precision in both applications, with a maximum of 96%. This study indicates that the predictor can accurately predict the individuals' MI ability in different states, provide the scientific basis for personalized training, and enhance the effect of MI-BCI training.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1198-1212"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229392/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143764430","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 : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-05-30DOI: 10.1007/s12264-025-01424-1
Xiao Cui, Lei Xiao
{"title":"Complexity of the Hypothalamic Oxytocin System and its Involvement in Brain Functions and Diseases.","authors":"Xiao Cui, Lei Xiao","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01424-1","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-025-01424-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Oxytocin is classically termed a 'prosocial neuropeptide' because of its evolutionarily conserved role in promoting affiliative behaviors. Endogenous oxytocin is mainly synthesized by hypothalamic oxytocin neurons and signals through oxytocin receptors (OxtRs). Recent studies with cell type-specific and circuit-specific interrogation have uncovered that oxytocin signals exert pleiotropic neuromodulatory effects through anatomically widespread axonal projections and ubiquitously distributed OxtRs. Dysfunctions of oxytocin signals are closely relevant to brain disorders/diseases. While intranasal oxytocin administration has been demonstrated to be one potential strategy to alleviate some brain disorders/diseases, such as autism, obesity, and anxiety, conflicting clinical outcomes highlight the imperative for precision-targeted neuromodulation strategies. Dissecting the molecular, cellular, and neural circuitry mechanisms underlying oxytocinergic modulation is a prerequisite to achieving this goal. This review provides an overview of the current understanding of the oxytocin system in terms of anatomical structure, neuronal modulation, and signal pathways, and discusses the modulatory roles of oxytocin in social, feeding, emotional, and sensory-related brain functions and brain diseases.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1267-1288"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229615/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144187385","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 : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-02-19DOI: 10.1007/s12264-025-01366-8
Tingting Wen, Lanxia Meng, Han Liu, Qian Zhang, Lijun Dai, Liqin Huang, Liang Dan, Kedong Zhu, Jiaying Luo, Zhaohui Zhang
{"title":"Fibrinogen-tau Aggregates Exacerbate Tau Pathology and Memory Deficits in Alzheimer's Disease Model Mice.","authors":"Tingting Wen, Lanxia Meng, Han Liu, Qian Zhang, Lijun Dai, Liqin Huang, Liang Dan, Kedong Zhu, Jiaying Luo, Zhaohui Zhang","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01366-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-025-01366-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Vascular damage plays a significant role in the onset and progression of Alzheimer's disease (AD). However, the precise molecular mechanisms underlying the induction of neuronal injury by vascular damage remain unclear. The present study aimed to examine the impact of fibrinogen (Fg) on tau pathology. The results showed that Fg deposits in the brains of tau P301S transgenic mice interact with tau, enhancing the cytotoxicity of pathological tau aggregates and promoting tau phosphorylation and aggregation. Notably, Fg-modified tau fibrils caused enhanced neuronal apoptosis and synaptic damage compared to unmodified fibrils. Furthermore, intrahippocampal injection of Fg-modified tau fibrils worsened the tau pathology, neuroinflammation, synaptic damage, neuronal apoptosis, and cognitive dysfunction in tau P301S mice compared to controls. The present study provides compelling evidence linking Fg and tau, thereby connecting cerebrovascular damage to tau pathology in AD. Consequently, inhibiting Fg-mediated tau pathology could potentially impede the progression of AD.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1246-1260"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229364/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143458738","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}
{"title":"Interleukin-33 Knockout Promotes High Mobility Group Box 1 Release from Astrocytes by Acetylation Mediated by P300/CBP-Associated Factor in Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis.","authors":"Yifan Xiao, Liyan Hao, Xinyi Cao, Yibo Zhang, Qingqing Xu, Luyao Qin, Yixuan Zhang, Yangxingzi Wu, Hongyan Zhou, Mengjuan Wu, Mingshan Pi, Qi Xiong, Youhua Yang, Yuran Gui, Wei Liu, Fang Zheng, Xiji Shu, Yiyuan Xia","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01374-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-025-01374-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1), when released extracellularly, plays a pivotal role in the development of spinal cord synapses and exacerbates autoimmune diseases within the central nervous system. In experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a condition that models multiple sclerosis, the levels of extracellular HMGB1 and interleukin-33 (IL-33) have been found to be inversely correlated. However, the mechanism by which IL-33 deficiency enhances HMGB1 release during EAE remains elusive. Our study elucidates a potential signaling pathway whereby the absence of IL-33 leads to increased binding of P300/CBP-associated factor with HMGB1 in the nuclei of astrocytes, upregulating HMGB1 acetylation and promoting its release from astrocyte nuclei in the spinal cord of EAE mice. Conversely, the addition of IL-33 counteracts the TNF-α-induced increase in HMGB1 and acetylated HMGB1 levels in primary astrocytes. These findings underscore the potential of IL-33-associated signaling pathways as a therapeutic target for EAE treatment.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1181-1197"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229433/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143597435","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}
{"title":"Triangular Wave tACS Improves Working Memory Performance by Enhancing Brain Activity in the Early Stage of Encoding.","authors":"Jianxu Zhang, Jian Ouyang, Tiantian Liu, Xinyue Wang, Binbin Gao, Jinyan Zhang, Manli Luo, Anshun Kang, Zilong Yan, Li Wang, Guangying Pei, Shintaro Funahashi, Jinglong Wu, Jian Zhang, Tianyi Yan","doi":"10.1007/s12264-025-01413-4","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s12264-025-01413-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Working memory is an executive memory process that includes encoding, maintenance, and retrieval. These processes can be modulated by transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) with sinusoidal waves. However, little is known about the impact of the rate of current change on working memory. In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of two types of tACS with different rates of current change on working memory performance and brain activity. We applied a randomized, single-blind design and divided 81 young participants who received triangular wave tACS, sinusoidal wave tACS, or sham stimulation into three groups. Participants performed n-back tasks, and electroencephalograms were recorded before, during, and after active or sham stimulation. Compared to the baseline, working memory performance (accuracy and response time) improved after stimulation under all stimulation conditions. According to drift-diffusion model analysis, triangular wave tACS significantly increased the efficiency of non-target information processing. In addition, compared with sham conditions, triangular wave tACS reduced alpha power oscillations in the occipital lobe throughout the encoding period, while sinusoidal wave tACS increased theta power in the central frontal region only during the later encoding period. The brain network connectivity results showed that triangular wave tACS improved the clustering coefficient, local efficiency, and node degree intensity in the early encoding stage, and these parameters were positively correlated with the non-target drift rate and decision starting point. Our findings on how tACS modulates working memory indicate that triangular wave tACS significantly enhances brain network connectivity during the early encoding stage, demonstrating an improvement in the efficiency of working memory processing. In contrast, sinusoidal wave tACS increased the theta power during the later encoding stage, suggesting its potential critical role in late-stage information processing. These findings provide valuable insights into the potential mechanisms by which tACS modulates working memory.</p>","PeriodicalId":19314,"journal":{"name":"Neuroscience bulletin","volume":" ","pages":"1213-1228"},"PeriodicalIF":5.9,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12229382/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144132636","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}