Featured articles
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November 2007
Fear and loathing in olfaction
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Innate and learned aversions are processed by two independent pathways in the mouse olfactory system.
Original research paper: Nature 450, 503-508 (2007)
Helping hand
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A lipid-binding protein helps olfactory neurons detect pheromones.
Original research paper: Nature 450, 289-298 (2007)
Flip the switch
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A molecular switch determines whether neural progenitor cells differentiate into motor or serotonergic neurons.
Original research paper: Nature Neuroscience 10, 1433-1439 (2007)
Dust yourself off and start all over again
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Regulation of brain-derived neurotrophic factor release may confer resilience to chronic stress.
Original research paper: Cell 131, 391-404 (2007)