Current Protocols in Neuroscience
Overview
Current Protocols in Neuroscience is a comprehensive and authoritative journal that provides step-by-step protocols for conducting cutting-edge research in the field of neuroscience. It covers a wide range of topics, including molecular and cellular neuroscience, systems neuroscience, neuroimaging, and behavioral neuroscience. With detailed instructions and troubleshooting tips, this journal is an invaluable resource for neuroscientists seeking to advance their understanding of the brain and nervous system.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Curr Protoc Neurosci
Start
2001
End
2020
Frequency
Updated every three months
p-ISSN
1934-8584
e-ISSN
1934-8576
Country
United States
Language
English
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 7452
49
SJR / Ranks: 4295
928
Recent Articles
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Balachandar L, Montejo K, Castano E, Perez M, Moncion C, Chambers J, et al.
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Dec;
94(1):e110.
PMID: 33285041
Astrocytes are actively involved in a neuroprotective role in the brain, which includes scavenging reactive oxygen species to minimize tissue damage. They also modulate neuroinflammation and reactive gliosis prevalent in...
2.
Scarsi F, Scheggia D, Papaleo F
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Dec;
94(1):e109.
PMID: 33275835
Attentional set shifting is a measure of cognitive flexibility and executive functions widely assessed in humans by the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test (WCST) and the CANTAB Intra-/Extra-Dimensional set-shifting task (ID/ED)....
3.
Liput D, Nguyen T, Augustin S, Lee J, Vogel S
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Nov;
94(1):e108.
PMID: 33232577
Fluorescence lifetime microscopy (FLIM) and Förster's resonance energy transfer (FRET) are advanced optical tools that neuroscientists can employ to interrogate the structure and function of complex biological systems in vitro...
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Gavira-ONeill C, Dong J, Trimmer J
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Nov;
94(1):e107.
PMID: 33185319
Nanobodies (nAbs) are recombinant antigen-binding variable domain fragments obtained from heavy-chain-only immunoglobulins. Among mammals, these are unique to camelids (camels, llamas, alpacas, etc.). Nanobodies are of great use in biomedical...
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Trimmer J
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Nov;
94(1):e106.
PMID: 33151027
Basic neuroscience research employs antibodies as key reagents to label, capture, and modulate the function of proteins of interest. Antibodies are immunoglobulin proteins. Recombinant antibodies are immunoglobulin proteins whose nucleic...
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Rees D, Roberts L, Carisi M, Morgan A, Brown M, Davies J
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Nov;
94(1):e105.
PMID: 33147381
Neuronal mitochondrial fragmentation is a phenotype exhibited in models of neurodegeneration such as Parkinson's disease. Delineating the dysfunction in mitochondrial dynamics found in diseased states can aid our understanding of...
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Young D, Duhn C, Gilson M, Nojima M, Yuruk D, Kumar A, et al.
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Sep;
94(1):e104.
PMID: 32981139
MagellanMapper is a software suite designed for visual inspection and end-to-end automated processing of large-volume, 3D brain imaging datasets in a memory-efficient manner. The rapidly growing number of large-volume, high-resolution...
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Manno R, Witte J, Papouin T
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Sep;
93(1):e102.
PMID: 32898306
Elucidating the complex neural mechanisms that underlie cognition is contingent upon our ability to measure behavioral outputs reliably in animal models. While the development of open-source software has made behavioral...
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Negrini M, Wang G, Heuer A, Bjorklund T, Davidsson M
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Sep;
93(1):e103.
PMID: 32865885
Recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) is a mammalian virus that has been altered to be used as a gene delivery vehicle. Several changes to the viral genome have made them replication...
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Orsini C, Simon N
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Jul;
93(1):e100.
PMID: 32687693
Deficits in decision making are at the heart of many psychiatric diseases, such as substance abuse disorders and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Consequently, rodent models of decision making are germane...