New #tissueclearing paper checks oligodendrocyte distribution throughout the entire mouse brain. Looks pretty neat!
Brain-wide mapping of oligodendrocyte organization and oligodendrogenesis across the murine lifespan
Xu et al., preprint at biorxiv 2024
https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.09.06.611254
Github: https://github.com/yxu233/Xu_Bergles_brainwide_oligo_map
#neuroscience #lightsheet #microscopy #preprint #oligodendrocyte #myelination
The diversity of #oligodendrocyte precursor cells (OPCs) is unclear. @Czopka_Lab explores a #PLOSBiology study describing a novel marker for a subpopulation of #OPCs that controls #oligodendrogenesis & #myelination. Paper: https://plos.io/3xS0sKE Primer: https://plos.io/3xTyrCx
MEDICAL SCIENCE DISCOVERY
MYELIN REPAIR
March 25, 2024
Scientists identify a key driver of myelin repair
by Nicholas Weiler, Stanford University
https://medicalxpress.com/news/2024-03-scientists-key-driver-myelin.html
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#glial #glialcells #medicalscience #medicalsciencenews #miguelgarcia #multipleschlerosis #myelin #myelination #myelinrepair #myelinsheath #neurodegenerative #neurodegenerativediseases #nicholasweiler #oligodentrocytes #proceedingsofthenationalacademyofsciences #sciencenews #serumresponsefactor #srf #stanforduniversity #structuralgenesrf #taliram #wutsaineurosciencesinstitute
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A network of #plasticity mechanisms: subcortical microstructural (#myelination) plasticity & cortical neurochemical (#GABAergic) plasticity interact via #thalamocortical connectivity to support optimized perceptual decisions @CambridgeABL #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3YHNvdR
A network of #plasticity mechanisms: subcortical microstructural (#myelination) plasticity & cortical neurochemical (#GABAergic) plasticity interact via #thalamocortical connectivity to support optimized perceptual decisions @CambridgeABL #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3YHNvdR
A network of #plasticity mechanisms: subcortical microstructural (#myelination) plasticity & cortical neurochemical (#GABAergic) plasticity interact via #thalamocortical connectivity to support optimized perceptual decisions @CambridgeABL #PLOSBiology https://plos.io/3YHNvdR
Grammy Nominees Are a Brainy Bunch: Music Rewires the Brain
Our brains are hard-wired for the benefits of music. Every time a musician practices, their brains rewire by strengthening synapses, building new neurons, and rebuilding the myelin sheath.
#Neuroscience #Brain #Neuron #Synapse #SynapticPlasticity #Neurogenesis #Myelin #Myelination #Perception #Music
Anthea Weng, Erik Rabin & co show that alpha-T-catenin is expressed in peripheral #nerves as a constituent of Schwann cell adherens junctions:
“We show that a cell connecting gene that is found in nerves and their surrounding supporting cells may play key roles in the basis of many diseases.”
We interviewed Anthea and Erik to find out more about their research:
#Catenin #Myelination #Neuroglia #Neurons #Science #BiologyOpen #Biology
#Introduction Hi! I am Sara and I’m still trying to get used to Mastodon.
I am a #neuroscientist and an #activist.
I am intrested in #inhibitory networks, learning and #memory , slice and in vivo #ephys and #myelination
I fight for #queerliberation and #transrights , against #racism and for a #freepalestine.
My favorite statement: The personal is political.
Did you know that #myelination of neuronal axons by #oligodendrocytes in our #brain is a plastic process in which #myelin structure (white matter) can change in response to neuronal activity?
Here is a very interesting review article by Juliet Knowles and colleagues at Stanford University:
Adaptive and maladaptive myelination in health and disease
#OpenAccess article in Nature Reviews #Neurology: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41582-022-00737-3
