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    1. Computational and Systems Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    A statistical framework for analysis of trial-level temporal dynamics in fiber photometry experiments

    Gabriel Loewinger, Erjia Cui ... Francisco Pereira
    A fiber photometry analysis framework based on functional mixed models enhances the detection of effects by testing signal-variable associations at each trial timepoint and accounting for between-animal heterogeneity.
    1. Neuroscience

    Using normative models pre-trained on cross-sectional data to evaluate intra-individual longitudinal changes in neuroimaging data

    Barbora Rehak Buckova, Charlotte Fraza ... Jaroslav Hlinka
    Normative modelling adapted for longitudinal neuroimaging enables precise evaluation of individual brain changes over time, revealing subtle disease dynamics and temporal patterns missed by traditional analytical approaches.
    1. Neuroscience

    ThermoMaze behavioral paradigm for assessing immobility-related brain events in rodents

    Mihály Vöröslakos, Yunchang Zhang ... György Buzsáki
    The ThermoMaze behavioral paradigm enables the collection of extensive physiological data while animals remain at distinct experimenter-controlled locations during rest.
    1. Neuroscience

    A deep learning framework for automated and generalized synaptic event analysis

    Philipp S O'Neill, Martín Baccino-Calace ... Igor Delvendahl
    miniML, a deep learning-based method, facilitates synaptic event analysis with high accuracy and versatility across diverse synaptic preparations, enabling high-throughput investigations of neural function and dysfunction.
    1. Neuroscience

    An Intranet of Things approach for adaptable control of behavioral and navigation-based experiments

    John C Bowler, George Zakka ... Attila Losonczy
    behaviorMate provides a flexible, open-source platform for in vivo investigations that relies on a network of devices to enable observation of neural activity during navigation using physical treadmill and VR setups.
    1. Neuroscience

    An adaptable, reusable, and light implant for chronic Neuropixels probes

    Célian Bimbard, Flóra Takács ... Philip Coen
    The Apollo implant, an open-source device tested in eight laboratories, can be used to reversibly implant Neuropixels probes and track the activity of populations of neurons across days.
    1. Genetics and Genomics

    Deterministic genetic barcoding for multiplexed behavioral and single-cell transcriptomic studies

    Jorge Blanco Mendana, Margaret Donovan ... Daryl M Gohl
    A method for genetically barcoding Drosophila is developed and used to tag defined cell populations in vivo for single-cell transcriptomics experiments and to enable multiplexed behavioral analysis.
    1. Cell Biology
    2. Genetics and Genomics

    The PRC2.1 subcomplex opposes G1 progression through regulation of CCND1 and CCND2

    Adam D Longhurst, Kyle Wang ... David P Toczyski
    An MTF2-containing subcomplex of Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 promotes cell cycle progression through repression of D-type cyclin expression in certain cellular contexts.
    1. Neuroscience

    Live imaging of excitable axonal microdomains in ankyrin-G-GFP mice

    Christian Thome, Jan Maximilian Janssen ... Maren Engelhardt
    With the new Ankyrin-G-GFP reporter line, researchers can visualize and study neuronal compartments critical for signal transduction without affecting neuronal activity and subcellular integrity of the cells under investigation.
    1. Developmental Biology
    2. Neuroscience

    Volumetric trans-scale imaging of massive quantity of heterogeneous cell populations in centimeter-wide tissue and embryo

    Taro Ichimura, Taishi Kakizuka ... Takeharu Nagai
    Volumetric trans-scale imaging with a subcellular resolution across a wide field-of-view of 1.5 × 1.0 cm2 has been realized, facilitating the analysis of cellular dynamics during embryogenesis and brain function.