Summary of journal club

Synchronization of the bilateral hippocampi through CA3

Mouse defective of hippocampal CA3 function reveals its role in bilateral coordination of the hemispheres.

Profiling unknown cannabis constituents which might be potentially candidates for treating childhood epilepsy.

A study revealing the anti-epileptic effect of the cannabis components via animal experiments

Microglial Activation and Neurological Outcomes in a Murine Model of Cardiac Arrest

Extensive microglial activation and neurodegeneration are evident following brief asystolic cardiac arrest and are associated with severe neurological injury.

Altered interhemispheric interaction during whisking

Analysis of the neural activities reveals the brain state-dependent coupling and decoupling of the two cerebral hemispheres.

Npas4 regulates Mdm2 expression to ubiquitinate and degrade Dcx in newborn olfactory bulb granule cells

Newborn olfactory bulb (OB) interneurons, in which spine formation is regulated by Npas4 in a sensory-experience-dependent manner, contribute to the functioning of olfactory circuits and to the behavioral outcomes.

Essential tremor reduces during deep brain stimulation

In vivo neurochemical recording revealed a possible mechanism underlying the effect of deep brain stimulation on essential tremor.

A novel ischemia-reperfusion larval zebrafish model

Study establishing a larval zebrafish model of brain ischemia through hypoxia-reoxygenation

Intracranial pressure spikes trigger spreading depolarizations

Intracranial pressure (ICP) spikes are capable of triggering spreading depolarizations and so aggressive prevention of ICP spikes might improve the outcome of brain injury.

D-serine, an endogenous amino acid, could be a novel therapeutic agent for refractory temporal lobe epilepsy.

D-serine reduces hyperexcitability and neuronal loss, and inflammatory responses in the brain following temporal lobe epilepsy.

Aging alters configuration of fast- and slow-twitch fibers associated with muscle fiber denervation.

This paper aimed to investigate whether enzyme-histochemical, morphometrical and physiological properties in the slow-switch soleus muscle of rats are related to ageing.