Recent work shows that two molecules with major roles in synaptic plasticity--CaMKII and the NMDA receptor--bind to each other. This binding activates CaMKII and triggers its autophosphorylation. In this state, it may act as a memory switch and strengthen synapses through enzymatic and structural processes.

The in situ reduction of ferrocenyl cyclopropylimines to the corresponding amines triggers a facile oxidative ring-opening to yield the formal four-electron oxidation products: N-ferrocenylmethyl β-hydroxyamides. This process is believed to proceed via generation of a ferrocinium ion in the presence of air, leading to facile formation of a distonic radical cation that is ultimately trapped by o...

The role played by environmental influences in the development of the nervous system has been subject to intense study for the last three decades. Many laboratories are currently engaged in characterizing the exact contributions of activity-dependent or -independent processes to the development of the mammalian neocortex. Here we introduce a special issue devoted to the topic and briefly review...

We calculate the gravitational form factors of excited $N(1535)$ state with quantum numbers $I(J^P)=\frac{1}{2}(\frac{1}{2}^-)$ via light cone QCD sum rules (LCSR). To this end, we consider quark part energy-momentum tensor (EMT) current and use general nucleon's interpolating field as well distribution amplitudes (DAs) $N(1535)$. As both nucleon couple to same current, $N(1535) \rightarrow N$ ...