MATHEMATICAL NEUROBIOLOGY

Mathematical Methods in Biology and Neurobiology

Neurobiology Select

Emerging roles for epigenetic modifications and chromatin remodeling in the nervous system provide the focal point for this issue’s Neurobiology Select. Recent evidence shows that changes in chromatin structure are critical to the reconsolidation of fear memories. Other new papers characterize the regulation of neural stem cells by histone acetylation and establish roles for epigenetic modifica...

Neurobiology Select

Neural stem cells are widely studied for their therapeutic potential and for the insight they reveal into the mechanisms of brain development. The latest advances in neural stem cell research are the topic of this issue's Neurobiology Select. These findings include a simple protocol for reprogramming human neural stem cells to pluripotency and a report demonstrating that transplanted neural ste...

Neurobiology Select

The formation of new neurons (neurogenesis) results from the complex interplay of many variables: cell proliferation, migration, cell fate choice, and survival. Recent papers identify factors involved in each of these aspects of neurogenesis and indicate how these variables may be integrated during development and adulthood. This recent work includes the report of a kinase that controls cell di...

Neurobiology 2007