Disorders of the Nervous System

By SfN Staff
September 29, 2022

This image shows coronal slices at the level of the hippocampus in TRAP2 mice labeling neuronal ensembles during a rewarded T-maze spatial memory task.

line drawing of brain inside side view of head with yellow background
By SfN Staff
August 25, 2022

This paper presents an elegant study examining neuronal activation in multiple brain regions involved in learning and consolidation of an alternation task.

a 10 µm thickness section, stained for myelin basic protein (MBP) (green) which demonstrates the severity of demyelination that has occurred in this animal.
By SfN Staff
May 5, 2022

This image shows the demyelinating optic nerve of a mouse model with impaired visual function.

The midline topographical organization of the corpus callosum of a newborn mouse.
By SfN Staff
September 23, 2021

The midline topographical organization of the corpus callosum of a newborn mouse.

Striatal Neurons of a Parkinson’s disease model
By SfN Staff
July 22, 2021

Striatal Neurons of a Parkinson’s disease model

cortical neurons in the mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease
By SfN Staff
June 10, 2021

An image of cortical neurons in the mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease.

Image of brain
By Julia Badyna
October 1, 2020

Authors highlight a deficit in motor skill consolidation-dependent synaptic plasticity at motor cortex to dorsal striatum synapses that represents an early biomarker for Huntington’s Disease in mice.

Side by side pictures of Post-doctoral fellows Reginald Cannady, PhD (left) and Sudarat Nimitvilai-Roberts, PhD (right)
By Rosalind S.E. Carney, DPhil
September 17, 2020

Reginald Cannady and Sudarat Nimitvilai-Roberts tell the story about their co-first author paper about time-dependent changes in cellular excitability of neurons in the prefrontal cortex following chronic voluntary ethanol drinking in mice.

Image of brain
By Joseph Lesnak, DPT
September 10, 2020

Authors demonstrate that epidermal growth factor receptor antagonism not only blocks morphine tolerance but also restores the effectiveness of opioids against neuropathic pain.

By SfN Staff
August 27, 2020

An image of blood vessels in a region of the parietal cortex of a mouse with laminin, pericytes, and cell nuclei visible.