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ReviewCurrent opinion in neurobiology2025

Cutting-edge methodologies for tagging and tracing active neuronal coding in the brain.

Kenichiro Nagahama, Veronica Hyeyoon Jung, Hyung-Bae Kwon

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Review in Current opinion in neurobiology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Kenichiro NagahamaSolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Veronica Hyeyoon JungSolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Hyung-Bae KwonSolomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA; Department of Biomedical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. Electronic address: hkwon29@jhmi.edu.

Funding

Cracking the neuromodulation code at single cell resolutionDP1MH119428 · NIMH · MAX PLANCK FLORIDA CORPORATION · PI KWON, HYUNGBAE · 2018 to 2022
$5.9M
Real-time mapping of neuronal connectivity at a synapse resolutionR01NS138176 · NINDS · JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY · PI Hyungbae Kwon · 2024 to 2026
$1.2M
NIMH NIH HHS DP1 MH119428NINDS NIH HHS R01 NS138176
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Decoding the neural substrates that underlie learning and behavior is a fundamental goal in neuroscience. Identifying "key players" at the molecular, cellular, and circuit levels has become possible with recent advancements in molecular technologies offering high spatiotemporal resolution. Immediate-early genes are effective markers of neural activity and plasticity, allowing for the identification of active cells involved in memory-based behavior. A calcium-dependent labeling system coupled with light or biochemical proximity labeling allows characterization of active cell ensembles and circuitry across broader brain regions within short time windows, particularly during transient behaviors. The integration of these systems expands the ability to address diverse research questions across behavioral paradigms. This review examines current molecular systems for activity-dependent labeling, highlighting their applications in identifying specific cell ensembles and circuits relevant to various scientific questions and further discuss their significance, along with future directions for the development of innovative methodologies.

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BrainNeuronsAnimalsHumans

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PMID40056794
PMCPMC12162242

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