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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Sun S, Delgado J, Behzadian N, Yeomans D, Anderson T
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Jul;
93(1):e99.
PMID: 32663369
Ex vivo rodent whole nerves provide a model for assessing the effects of interventions on nerve impulse transmission and consequent sensory and/or motor function. Nerve impulse transmission can be measured...
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Mahadevan V, Peltekian A, McBain C
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Jun;
92(1):e93.
PMID: 32584517
GABAergic interneurons comprise a small but diverse subset of neurons in the mammalian brain that tightly regulate neuronal circuit maturation and information flow and, ultimately, behavior. Because of their centrality...
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Kilic K, Tang J, Erdener S, Sunil S, Giblin J, Lee B, et al.
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Jun;
93(1):e98.
PMID: 32584495
Utilization of functional ultrasound (fUS) in cerebral vascular imaging is gaining popularity among neuroscientists. In this article, we describe a chronic surgical preparation method that allows longitudinal studies and therefore...
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Zhang C, Kang J, Asano S, Gao R, Boyden E
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Jun;
92(1):e96.
PMID: 32497404
Expansion microscopy (ExM) is a technique that physically expands preserved cells and tissues before microscope imaging, so that conventional diffraction-limited microscopes can perform nanoscale-resolution imaging. In ExM, biomolecules or their...
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Lombardi J, Kinzlmaier D, Jacob T
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 May;
92(1):e97.
PMID: 32364672
It is increasingly evident that neurotransmitter receptors, including ionotropic GABA A receptors (GABAARs), exhibit highly dynamic trafficking and cell surface mobility. Regulated trafficking to and from the surface is a...
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Krauzlis R, Nichols N, Rangarajan K, McAlonan K, Goldstein S, Yochelson D, et al.
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Mar;
92(1):e95.
PMID: 32216169
We describe a set of protocols for doing visual psychophysical experiments in head-fixed mice. The goal of this approach was to conduct in mice the same type of precise and...
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Farnan J, Green K, Jackson J
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Mar;
92(1):e94.
PMID: 32176459
Mitochondria are essential organelles involved in energy supply and calcium homeostasis. The regulated distribution of mitochondria in polarized cells, particularly neurons, is thought to be essential to these roles. Altered...
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Testen A, Kim R, Reissner K
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Feb;
91(1):e92.
PMID: 32068976
Astrocytes play numerous vital roles in the central nervous system. Accordingly, it is of merit to identify structural and functional properties of astrocytes in both health and disease. The majority...
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Badia-Soteras A, Christopher Octeau J, Verheijen M, Khakh B
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Feb;
91(1):e91.
PMID: 32068967
Astrocytes are morphologically complex cells with numerous close contacts with neurons at the level of their somata, branches, and branchlets. The smallest astrocyte processes make discrete contacts with synapses at...
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Airavaara M, Parkkinen I, Konovalova J, Albert K, Chmielarz P, Domanskyi A
Curr Protoc Neurosci
. 2020 Feb;
91(1):e88.
PMID: 32049438
Parkinson's disease (PD) is an age-related neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms such as tremor, slowness of movement, rigidity, and postural instability, as well as non-motor features like sleep disturbances,...