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An elevation in the excitation/inhibition ratio in the medial prefrontal cortex leads to impairments in social behaviour and cognition in mice.

Loss of delta-like homologue 1 (Dlk1) imprinting in the subventricular zone regulates postnatal neurogenesis.

A multisynaptic pathway from the hippocampal CA3 via the lateral septum to the ventral tegmental area links spatial context to reward.

Schema-dependent memory formation involves parallel encoding in the hippocampus and in the neocortex.

Death receptor 6 negatively regulates the survival and maturation of oligodendrocytes and limits remyelination.

Social stress processing in healthy individuals is affected by city living and an urban upbringing

Rare copy number variations explain a relatively large proportion of sporadic cases of autism spectrum disorders.

Immune factors mediate the effect of circadian disruption on depression-like behaviour

Loneliness increases aggressiveness, even in flies

Adult hippocampal neural stem cells can give rise to persisting populations of stem cells and neurons, with cell fate being affected by an animal's experiences.

Flies use visual cues to guide their navigation and require neurons in the ellipsoid body to do so.

Calcium signalling mediates circadian regulation of extracellular ATP accumulation by astrocytes.

Odorants that cause prolonged activation of CO₂-sensing neurons in mosquitoes interfere with their host-seeking behaviour, and might lead to the development of a new class of insect repellents.

Blocking interactions between CRMP2 and the calcium channel CaV2.2 suppresses imflammatory and neuropathic pain.