Dana Abdulhafiz, Adeyinka Ruth Adeniran, Oluwatobi Ajewole, Limou Dembele, Constantinos Panayiotou, Karina Maria Piotrowska, Tijana Urosevic, Wanjia Yu, Kate Baker
{"title":"The <i>BNA</i> Festive Symposium 2025 - delivering neuroscience: From synapse to society.","authors":"Dana Abdulhafiz, Adeyinka Ruth Adeniran, Oluwatobi Ajewole, Limou Dembele, Constantinos Panayiotou, Karina Maria Piotrowska, Tijana Urosevic, Wanjia Yu, Kate Baker","doi":"10.1177/23982128261427975","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23982128261427975","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The <i>BNA</i>'s winter research meeting took place high above the City of London at Canary Wharf, an inspiring setting to consider new perspectives. The central theme was <i>'delivery'</i>, focusing on translation of fundamental neuroscience into effective therapies. The event targeted three main questions: How can therapies be effectively delivered to the brain? How might 'meaningful intervention' be realised for patients? How might hope be maintained for people with neurological and psychiatric disorders? Several interlocking ideas and debates emerged, circling around a central concern of how to move from molecular promise to effective and equitable real-world change for patients.</p>","PeriodicalId":72444,"journal":{"name":"Brain and neuroscience advances","volume":"10 ","pages":"23982128261427975"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13050405/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147629250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Shinwon Kang, Ashish Kadia, Junhui Wang, Rachael Ingram, Patrick Tidball, Fuzi Jin, Aram Abbasian, John Georgiou, Graham L Collingridge
{"title":"The LOAD2 mouse model of late-onset alzheimer's disease exhibits an accelerated onset of locomotor and anxiety deficits.","authors":"Shinwon Kang, Ashish Kadia, Junhui Wang, Rachael Ingram, Patrick Tidball, Fuzi Jin, Aram Abbasian, John Georgiou, Graham L Collingridge","doi":"10.1177/23982128261430392","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/23982128261430392","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Late-onset alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia, and it arises from complex genetic and environmental interactions. Preclinical models that replicate the slow progression and long prodromal phase of late-onset alzheimer's disease are critical for identifying early therapeutic targets. The LOAD2 mouse model, developed on the C57BL/6J genetic background, integrates key late-onset alzheimer's disease genetic risk factors: <i>APOE4</i>, <i>Trem2</i>*R47H, and an <i>App</i> allele encoding humanised amyloid beta. This study aimed to characterise key disease-relevant phenotypes of LOAD2 mice during ageing. Behavioural assays were conducted on 18- and 24-month-old LOAD2 and age-matched C57BL/6J wild-type control mice. At 18 months, LOAD2 mice exhibited significantly reduced locomotor activity compared to wild-type controls. However, this difference was diminished at 24 months as wild-type mice displayed an age-related decline in total distance travelled. Similarly, anxiety-like behaviour was elevated in 18-month-old LOAD2 mice relative to wild-type controls, but this difference was no longer evident at 24 months due to increased anxiety levels in aged wild-type mice. In contrast, spatial working memory and associative fear learning were intact in both LOAD2 and wild-type mice at 18 and 24 months of age, indicating no age- or genotype-dependent deficits in these forms of memory. Both groups of mice performed equally poorly in novel object and novel location recognition tasks at both ages. Thus, compared to age-matched wild-type mice, LOAD2 mice exhibit early locomotor deficits and heightened anxiety, but not overt cognitive impairment beyond that of normal ageing. These phenotypes are reminiscent of prodromal symptoms of late-onset alzheimer's disease in humans.</p>","PeriodicalId":72444,"journal":{"name":"Brain and neuroscience advances","volume":"10 ","pages":"23982128261430392"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12967343/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147391835","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Re-visiting cognitive reserve: The importance of multiple brain measures.","authors":"Richard N Henson","doi":"10.1177/23982128261422282","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23982128261422282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The term 'cognitive reserve' broadly refers to better-than-expected cognitive abilities in old age, presumed to reflect environmental/lifestyle factors earlier in life. This commentary addresses the question of what determines 'better than expected' cognition; specifically, whether cognitive reserve can be 'explained away' by considering multiple brain measurements. Using simulations, I show that, once one allows for multiple brain properties related to cognition, differential maintenance of those properties can reproduce the clinical picture associated with cognitive reserve. Using real data, I then show that white-matter microstructure and functional connectivity explain significant additional variance in fluid intelligence beyond grey-matter volume (at least cross-sectionally), supporting the importance of measuring multiple brain properties. Using multimodal, longitudinal data to identify changes in those brain properties that are especially important for changes in cognition will help decide which interventions are most likely to be effective at maintaining cognition in old age.</p>","PeriodicalId":72444,"journal":{"name":"Brain and neuroscience advances","volume":"10 ","pages":"23982128261422282"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12891405/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146183764","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessing oligodendrocyte and myelin alterations following absence seizures in a rat model of <i>GRIN2B</i> neurodevelopmental disorder.","authors":"Zita Francsics, Eleni Tsoukala, Katerina Hristova, Alfredo Gonzalez-Sulser, Lida Zoupi","doi":"10.1177/23982128251405032","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23982128251405032","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neuronal activity can modulate myelination throughout life, influencing circuit function and behaviour. Pathological changes in neuronal activity have been associated with myelin remodelling in a rat model of idiopathic absence seizures, raising the question of whether this represents a common mechanism underlying absence epilepsy. Here we examined oligodendrocyte populations and myelin architecture in a rat model of <i>GRIN2B</i> neurodevelopmental disorder, a rare and severe condition that is frequently accompanied by absence seizures. Using histology and 3D imaging, we report that despite robust seizure-like activity in this model, there was no evidence of changes in oligodendrocyte lineage cell populations, overall myelin content, or node of Ranvier organization. These results contrast with prior reports of seizure-associated myelin modulation, indicating that seizure-induced myelin plasticity may not be a uniform feature across all models of absence seizures. Our findings indicate that such adaptations may depend on additional factors including seizure burden and timing, highlighting the need for further analysis to determine when and how myelin plasticity contributes to absence epilepsy.</p>","PeriodicalId":72444,"journal":{"name":"Brain and neuroscience advances","volume":"9 ","pages":"23982128251405032"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12719588/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145822242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katherine R Birditt, Alasdair Coles, Amy Doyle, Bayan Hijazi, Ailie G McWhinnie, Thomas Pritchard, Ewan St John Smith
{"title":"Cambridge neuroscience symposium: Interventions and recovery.","authors":"Katherine R Birditt, Alasdair Coles, Amy Doyle, Bayan Hijazi, Ailie G McWhinnie, Thomas Pritchard, Ewan St John Smith","doi":"10.1177/23982128251406340","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23982128251406340","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>On 10-11 September 2025, the Cambridge Neuroscience Interdisciplinary Research Centre held its eighth biennial symposium on the topic of <i>Interventions and Recovery</i>. The meeting saw basic and clinical neuroscientists come together from Cambridge and beyond to discuss the latest advancements in cell and gene therapies, pharmaceutical innovations and cutting-edge neurotechnology aimed at addressing neurological diseases. Here, we provide a summary of the meeting, which shined a light on reasons to be optimistic for the future of treating conditions of the nervous system.</p>","PeriodicalId":72444,"journal":{"name":"Brain and neuroscience advances","volume":"9 ","pages":"23982128251406340"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12708998/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145783815","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Paul G Anastasiades, Valentina Mosienko, Antonia Tzemanaki
{"title":"The neurobiological rationale for improving paternity leave in academia and beyond.","authors":"Paul G Anastasiades, Valentina Mosienko, Antonia Tzemanaki","doi":"10.1177/23982128251401757","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23982128251401757","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72444,"journal":{"name":"Brain and neuroscience advances","volume":"9 ","pages":"23982128251401757"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-12-12","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12701226/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145758571","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sevda T Boyanova, Nicholas E Clifton, Karolina Dec, Michal M Milczarek, Anthony R Isles
{"title":"The UK National Mouse Genetics Network: Translating genetic findings using preclinical mouse models to better understand neurodevelopmental, neuropsychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders.","authors":"Sevda T Boyanova, Nicholas E Clifton, Karolina Dec, Michal M Milczarek, Anthony R Isles","doi":"10.1177/23982128251383973","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23982128251383973","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72444,"journal":{"name":"Brain and neuroscience advances","volume":"9 ","pages":"23982128251383973"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12665819/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145662944","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The power of public engagement: Reflections on bring your own brain 2025.","authors":"Susannah C Walker","doi":"10.1177/23982128251398905","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23982128251398905","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72444,"journal":{"name":"Brain and neuroscience advances","volume":"9 ","pages":"23982128251398905"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12638709/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145590009","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Connecting neuroscience research advances with clinical insights: Reflections from an NHS clinician in pain services.","authors":"Catriona Drew","doi":"10.1177/23982128251380422","DOIUrl":"10.1177/23982128251380422","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":72444,"journal":{"name":"Brain and neuroscience advances","volume":"9 ","pages":"23982128251380422"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-31","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12579186/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145433254","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}