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May 2016 Volume 17 Number 5
Impact Factor 31.427 *	In this issue Research Highlights Reviews Perspectives Also this month  Featured article: Neural correlates of consciousness: progress and problems Christof Koch, Marcello Massimini, Melanie Boly & Giulio Tononi
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RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS Top Cortical physiology: Waking up homeostasis p261 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.45 Homeostatic mechanisms that maintain the firing rate of neurons in the visual cortex of rats within a stable range occur primarily during active wake and return the firing rates of individual cells to cell-specific set points. PDF Spinal cord: Interpreting interneuron diversity p262 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.36 V1 inhibitory interneurons of the spinal cord can be divided into 50 subtypes based on the expression of transcription factors; these subtypes have distinct physiological characteristics and spatial locations and differentially interact with the motor circuits innervating muscles in different limbs. PDF Techniques: Magnetic manipulation p262 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.42 Fusion of ferritin with a transient receptor potential V1 (TRPV1) channel produces an ion channel that can be selectively targetted to specific neuronal populations and opened by application of a magnetic field. PDF Spatial coding: Stay where you are p263 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.35 A distinct set of neurons in the hippocampal CA2 region encodes current spatial position in the absence of movement. PDF Navigation: The long and short of teleporting p264 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.34 Low-frequency oscillations in the hippocampus of individuals navigating a virtual environment are not associated with sensorimotor processing but instead carry task-related and spatial — including distance-related — information. PDF IN BRIEF Learning and memory: Bursting not spiking | Neurodegenerative disease: A storage or retrieval problem? | Learning and memory: Rebalancing the brain | Sensory systems: Crossing territories PDF Neuroscience JOBS of the week Faculty Positions in Neuroscience and Cell Biology The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB Health) Term Tenure / Term Tenure-Track Faculty Position- Human Neuroscience The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Postdoc Drexel University Research Technician (f / m) - MTA, BTA German Center for Neurodegenerative Deseases Postdoctoral Associate Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute More Science jobs from Neuroscience EVENT 5th Champalimaud Neuroscience Symposium 21.09.16 Lisbon, Portugal More science events from
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The neurogenetics of alternative splicing Celine K. Vuong, Douglas L. Black & Sika Zheng p265 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.27 Alternative splicing is a key regulatory step in gene expression that affects all aspects of neuronal development and function. In this Review, Vuong and colleagues survey recent genetic studies of splicing regulators and the diverse parts they play in the mammalian nervous system. Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
Neurotrophic factor control of satiety and body weight Baoji Xu & Xiangyang Xie p282 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.24 There is accumulating evidence that some neurotrophic factors, particularly brain-derived neurotrophic factor and ciliary neurotrophic factor, could have a role in preventing obesity. In this Review, Xu and Xie discuss the neural mechanisms by which these molecules regulate energy intake and expenditure. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Keep off the grass? Cannabis, cognition and addiction H. Valerie Curran et al. p293 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.28 Cannabis is used widely as a recreational drug, and its legalization is an ongoing issue in several countries. Curran et al. review the cognitive effects of acute and chronic cannabis use, before discussing cannabis addiction and the psychiatric problems often comorbid with it. Abstract | Full Text | PDF
Neural correlates of consciousness: progress and problems Christof Koch, Marcello Massimini, Melanie Boly & Giulio Tononi p307 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.22 Several brain regions and physiological processes have been proposed to constitute the neural correlates of consciousness. In this Review, Koch and colleagues discuss studies that distinguish the neural correlates of consciousness from other neural processes that precede, accompany or follow it, and suggest that the neural correlates of consciousness are localized to posterior cortical regions. Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
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OPINION The ontogeny of the cortical language network Michael A. Skeide & Angela D. Friederici p323 | doi:10.1038/nrn.2016.23 The understanding of spoken language is mediated by bottom-up and top-down processing in the brain. In this Opinion article, Skeide and Friederici propose how changes in the structure and function of children's brains are associated with the development of language-processing skills. Abstract | Full Text | PDF | Supplementary information
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