Frontiers in Systems Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2014,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: Dec. 9, 2014
The
medial
prefrontal
cortex
(mPFC)
is
critically
involved
in
numerous
cognitive
functions,
including
attention,
inhibitory
control,
habit
formation,
working
memory
and
long-term
memory.
Moreover,
through
its
dense
interconnectivity
with
subcortical
regions
(e.g.,
thalamus,
striatum,
amygdala
hippocampus),
the
mPFC
thought
to
exert
top-down
executive
control
over
processing
of
aversive
appetitive
stimuli.
Because
has
been
implicated
a
wide
range
emotional
stimuli,
it
function
as
central
hub
brain
circuitry
mediating
symptoms
psychiatric
disorders.
New
optogenetics
technology
enables
anatomical
functional
dissection
unprecedented
spatial
temporal
resolution.
This
provides
important
novel
insights
contribution
specific
neuronal
subpopulations
their
connectivity
health
disease
states.
In
this
review,
we
present
current
knowledge
obtained
optogenetic
methods
concerning
dysfunction
integrate
findings
from
traditional
intervention
approaches
used
investigate
animal
models
Translational Psychiatry,
Journal Year:
2013,
Volume and Issue:
3(3), P. e238 - e238
Published: March 5, 2013
Adolescent
brain
maturation
is
characterized
by
the
emergence
of
executive
function
mediated
prefrontal
cortex,
e.g.,
goal
planning,
inhibition
impulsive
behavior
and
set
shifting.
Synaptic
pruning
excitatory
contacts
signature
morphologic
event
late
during
adolescence.
Mounting
evidence
suggests
that
glutamate
receptor-mediated
synaptic
plasticity,
in
particular
long
term
depression
(LTD),
important
for
elimination
development.
This
review
examines
possibility
(1)
LTD
mechanisms
are
enhanced
cortex
adolescence
due
to
ongoing
this
developing
(2)
plasticity
represents
a
key
molecular
substrate
underlying
critical
period
function.
Molecular
sites
interaction
between
environmental
factors,
such
as
alcohol
stress,
receptor
considered.
The
accentuated
negative
impact
these
factors
may
be
part
interference
with
refine
cortical
circuitry
when
disrupted
derail
normal
Diminished
control
over
risk-taking
could
further
exacerbate
outcomes
associated
behaviors,
example
addiction
depression.
Greater
insight
into
neurobiology
adolescent
needed
fully
understand
basis
heightened
vulnerability
injurious
effects
substance
abuse
stress.
Annual Review of Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2014,
Volume and Issue:
37(1), P. 17 - 38
Published: July 8, 2014
Activity-dependent
changes
in
the
strength
of
synaptic
connections
are
fundamental
to
formation
and
maintenance
memory.
The
mechanisms
underlying
persistent
hippocampus,
specifically
long-term
potentiation
depression,
depend
on
new
protein
synthesis.
Such
thought
be
orchestrated
by
engaging
signaling
pathways
that
regulate
mRNA
translation
neurons.
In
this
review,
we
discuss
key
regulatory
govern
translational
control
response
activity
populations
targeted
these
pathways.
critical
contribution
over
synthesis
proper
cognitive
function
is
underscored
human
disorders
associated
with
either
silencing
or
mutation
genes
encoding
proteins
directly
translation.
light
clinical
implications,
also
consider
therapeutic
potential
targeting
dysregulated
treat
dysfunction.
Physiological Reviews,
Journal Year:
2015,
Volume and Issue:
95(4), P. 1157 - 1187
Published: Aug. 13, 2015
TOR
(target
of
rapamycin)
and
its
mammalian
ortholog
mTOR
have
been
discovered
in
an
effort
to
understand
the
mechanisms
action
immunosuppressant
drug
rapamycin
extracted
from
a
bacterium
Easter
Island
(Rapa
Nui)
soil.
is
serine/threonine
kinase
found
two
functionally
distinct
complexes,
mTORC1
mTORC2,
which
are
differentially
regulated
by
great
number
nutrients
such
as
glucose
amino
acids,
energy
(oxygen
ATP/AMP
content),
growth
factors,
hormones,
neurotransmitters.
controls
many
basic
cellular
functions
protein
synthesis,
metabolism,
cell
size,
lipid
autophagy,
mitochondria,
lysosome
biogenesis.
In
addition,
mTOR-controlled
signaling
pathways
regulate
integrated
physiological
nervous
system
including
neuronal
development,
synaptic
plasticity,
memory
storage,
cognition.
Thus
it
not
surprising
that
deregulation
associated
with
neurological
psychiatric
disorders.
Preclinical
preliminary
clinical
studies
indicate
inhibition
can
be
beneficial
for
some
pathological
conditions
epilepsy,
cognitive
impairment,
brain
tumors,
whereas
stimulation
(direct
or
indirect)
other
pathologies
depression
axonal
regeneration.
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2014,
Volume and Issue:
8
Published: Nov. 27, 2014
In
the
mammalian
central
nervous
system,
excitatory
glutamatergic
synapses
harness
neurotransmission
that
is
mediated
by
ion
flow
through
AMPA
receptors.
AMPARs,
which
are
enriched
in
post-synaptic
membrane
on
dendritic
spines,
highly
dynamic,
and
shuttle
out
of
an
activity-dependent
manner.
Changes
their
number,
subunit
composition,
phosphorylation
state,
accessory
proteins
can
all
regulate
AMPARs
thus
modify
synaptic
strength
support
cellular
forms
learning.
Furthermore,
dysregulation
AMPAR
plasticity
has
been
implicated
various
pathological
states
important
consequences
for
mental
health.
Here
we
focus
mechanisms
control
plasticity,
drawing
particularly
from
extensive
studies
hippocampal
synapses,
highlight
recent
advances
field
along
with
considerations
future
directions.
Science,
Journal Year:
2012,
Volume and Issue:
338(6103), P. 128 - 132
Published: Sept. 15, 2012
Reversing
Autism
in
Mice
comprises
a
heterogeneous
group
of
neurodevelopmental
disorders
characterized
by
defects
communication
and
social
inter
action.
A
nonsyndromic
forms
autism
is
associated
with
mutations
the
neuroligin
genes,
which
encode
postsynaptic
adhesion
molecules.
Using
reversible
knockout
approach,
Baudouin
et
al.
(p.
128
,
published
online
13
September)
investigated
vivo
functions
neuroligin-3
mouse
cerebellum.
Mutant
mice
showed
major
defect
metabotropic
glutamate
receptor–dependent,
long-term
potentiation;
disrupted
heterosynaptic
competition;
ectopic
synapse
formation
vivo.
These
synaptic
could
be
rescued
reactivation
gene
adult.
Frontiers in Computational Neuroscience,
Journal Year:
2013,
Volume and Issue:
7
Published: Jan. 1, 2013
Motor
thalamus
(Mthal)
is
implicated
in
the
control
of
movement
because
it
strategically
located
between
motor
areas
cerebral
cortex
and
motor-related
subcortical
structures,
such
as
cerebellum
basal
ganglia
(BG).
The
role
BG
has
been
extensively
studied
but
how
Mthal
processes
inputs
from
these
two
networks
unclear.
Specifically,
there
considerable
debate
about
on
activity.
This
review
summarises
anatomical
physiological
knowledge
its
afferents
reviews
current
theories
function
by
discussing
impact
cortical,
cerebellar
One
view
that
activity
cerebellar-receiving
territories
primarily
“driven”
glutamatergic
or
cerebellum,
respectively,
whereas
are
modulatory
do
not
strongly
determine
theory
steeped
assumption
information
same
way
sensory
thalamus,
through
interactions
with
a
single
driver
input.
Another
view,
models,
exert
primary
BG-receiving
so
effectively
relays
to
cortex.
We
propose
new
“super-integrator”
where
each
territory
multiple
driver-like
(cortex
BG,
cerebellum),
which
result
integrative
processing.
Thus,
assimilate
motivational
proprioceptive
previously
integrated
cortico-BG
cortico-cerebellar
networks,
develop
sophisticated
signals
transmitted
parallel
pathways
cortical
for
optimal
generation
programmes.
Finally,
we
briefly
pathophysiological
changes
occur
parkinsonism
generate
testable
hypotheses
may
affect
processing
Mthal.