Research Highlights


VTA is the Key to Pain Resilience in Empathic Behavior
Xue‑Qing Wu1 · Yi‑La Ding1 · Yu Du1 · Zhong Chen1 · Bei Tan1[SpringerLink]

A Novel Astrocyte-Neuron Interaction to Control Complex Animal Behavior
Helmut Kettenmann1,2[SpringerLink]

Role of the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus in Social Memory
Xue Liu1,2 · Jianing Zhu3 · Junqiang Zheng1,6 · Han Xu1,2,4,5,6[SpringerLink]

“Now You See Me”: A Neural Pathway Independent of the Amygdala Responsible for Fear and Anxiety
Xiaojie Zhang1 · Cenglin Xu1 · Zhong Chen1[SpringerLink]

Targeting Brain Endothelial Gasdermin D: A Shortcut to Remodel the Blood-Brain Barrier
Zhou‑Yue Wu1,2 · Yi‑Fan Luo1,2 · Ya‑Ping Lu1,2,3 · Yi‑Xuan Zhang1,2 · Feng Han1,2,3[SpringerLink]

Sex-Differential Neural Circuits and Behavioral Responses for Empathy
Jingkai Fan1,2 · Xinrong Wang1,5 · Han Xu1,2,3,4,5[SpringerLink]

Unlocking the Mysteries of the Subcommissural Organ: A Patron Saint of Neuronal Development
Yuxiang Luo1,2,3 · Weiying Wu1,2,3 · Zhihua Gao1,2,3[SpringerLink]

Neurotransmitter Switching: A Novel Mechanism for Fear Generalization
Jiayuan Zheng1 · Zhanzhuang Tian1[SpringerLink]

CGRP: Does A Novel Neuroimmune Modulator Facilitate Tissue Repair?
Xiang Cui1 · Xinyan Gao1 · Bing Zhu1 [SpringerLink]

A Neuronal Activity-Boosting Microglial Function in Post-Anesthetic Emergence: How Microglial-Neuronal Crosstalk May Alter States of Consciousness
Jared VanderZwaag1,2,3 · Marie‑Ève Tremblay1,3,4,5,6,7,8[SpringerLink]

Disentangling the Hippocampal Projectome
Viktor Varga1[SpringerLink]

The Cerebellum Modulates Mood with Movement
Shaofei Jiang1 · Haitao Wu1[SpringerLink]