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December 2014 Volume 15 Number 12
Impact Factor 31.376 *	In this issue Research Highlights Reviews Perspectives Also this month Article series: The endocannabinoid system  Featured article: Neuroscience and education: myths and messages Paul A. Howard-Jones
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Top Neurodegenerative disease: New dimensions in Alzheimer's modelling p765 | doi:10.1038/nrn3860 A three-dimensional human cell culture model of Alzheimer's disease recapitulates both amyloid-β and tau pathology. PDF GLIA: Oligodendrocytes rev up motor learning p766 | doi:10.1038/nrn3864 New oligodendrocytes that are derived from oligodendrocyte-precursor cells and express myelin regulatory factor are important for the learning of novel motor skills. PDF Dendrites: Regenerating space p766 | doi:10.1038/nrn3870 Place-cell firing in mice can be accompanied by regenerative dendritic events, which predict some of the properties of place fields. PDF Learning and memory: A memorable double act p767 | doi:10.1038/nrn3859 During memory retrieval the hippocampus is required for the reactivation of cortical activity patterns that occurred during encoding, but artificial reactivation of the cortical representation of a memory alone is sufficient to drive recall. PDF Behavioural neuroscience: Socially interactive interneurons p768 | doi:10.1038/nrn3861 A subpopulation of cortical neurons that express oxytocin receptors mediates female sociosexual behaviour in mice. PDF Psychiatric disorders: A feat of epigenetic engineering p768 | doi:10.1038/nrn3869 Study uses in vivo gene-specific chromatin remodelling to elucidate the role of Fosb in addiction- and depression-related changes in the brain. PDF IN BRIEF Synaptic physiology: No clathrin required | Neurodegenerative disorders: Tangled up | Synaptic plasticity: Opening a closed window | Neurobiology of reward: Great expectations | Psychiatric disorders: GluN2B mediates ketamine's antidepressant effect | Glia: Glial ankyrins function at the junction | Neurogenesis: Fat cells send messages to the brain PDF Neuroscience JOBS of the week Three Faculty Positions Northeastern University Postdoc Position in Stem Cells & Cortical Development University of California - Irvine Postdoctoral Researcher University of Pennsylvania Junior, Mid-Career and Senior Group Leaders Institut Pasteur Postdoctoral Scholar position University of California - San Francisco More Science jobs from Neuroscience EVENT 17th International Neuroscience Winter Conference 2015 07.04.15 Soelden, Austria More science events from
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Polyunsaturated fatty acids and their metabolites in brain function and disease Richard P. Bazinet & Sophie Layé p771 | doi:10.1038/nrn3820 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) and their biologically active derivatives regulate many processes in the brain, including neurotransmission, cell survival and inflammation. Bazinet and Layé review PUFA metabolism and functions in the brain and discuss the potential for PUFA supplementation in psychiatric and neurodegenerative disorders. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Article series: The endocannabinoid system Programming of neural cells by (endo)cannabinoids: from physiological rules to emerging therapies Mauro Maccarrone, Manuel Guzmán, Ken Mackie, Patrick Doherty & Tibor Harkany p786 | doi:10.1038/nrn3846 Endocannabinoids are involved in regulating neural progenitor cell proliferation, as well as neuronal and glial differentiation. In this Review, Maccarrone, Harkany and colleagues discuss mechanisms of endocannabinoid signalling, the action of plant cannabinoids in the foetal brain, and their exploitation to modulate diseases associated with defective cell cycle control, particularly cancer. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
The molecular bases of the suicidal brain Gustavo Turecki p802 | doi:10.1038/nrn3839 Suicide is one of the leading causes of death for people of all ages in the developed world and is associated with various risk factors. Here, Gustavo Turecki reviews the molecular processes that may predispose individuals to suicide, mediate suicidal ideation and behaviour, and trigger suicidal events. Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
Corrigendum: The role of orexin in motivated behaviours Takeshi Sakurai p816 | doi:10.1038/nrn3862 Full Text | PDF
Erratum: Expectation in perceptual decision making: neural and computational mechanisms Christopher Summerfield & Floris P. de Lange p816 | doi:10.1038/nrn3863 Full Text | PDF
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SCIENCE AND SOCIETY Neuroscience and education: myths and messages Paul A. Howard-Jones p817 | doi:10.1038/nrn3817 Myths about the brain — neuromyths — have established themselves among teachers worldwide, often contributing to poor practice. Paul Howard-Jones shows how fact became distorted into popular neuromyth by biases and cultural conditions that largely remain, threatening current attempts at authentic dialogue between neuroscience and education. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
SCIENCE AND SOCIETY The warrior in the machine: neuroscience goes to war Irene Tracey & Rod Flower p825 | doi:10.1038/nrn3835 In this Science and Society article, Tracey and Flower examine how insights and techniques from neuroscience have been and might be used by the military. They also highlight some of the ethical issues raised by the use of neuroscientific knowledge in this context. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
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