Human

• Transfer of Learning After Updating Training Mediated by the Striatum

  E.Dahlin, A. Stigsdotter Neely, A. Larsson, L. Bäckman, L. Nyberg
  Science 320, 1510-1512
  (13 June 2008); doi:10.1126/science.1155466

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• Small interfering RNA–mediated xCT silencing in gliomas inhibits neurodegeneration and alleviates brain edema

  Nicolai E Savaskan, Alexandra Heckel, Eric Hahnen, Tobias Engelhorn, Arnd Doerfler, Oliver Ganslandt, Christopher Nimsky, Michael Buchfelder & Ilker Y Eyüpoglu
  Nature Medicine
  (11 May 2008); doi:10.1038/nm1772

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• Rare Structural Variants Disrupt Multiple Genes in Neurodevelopmental Pathways in Schizophrenia

  T. Walsh, J. M. McClellan, S. E. McCarthy, A. M. Addington, S. B. Pierce, G. M. Cooper, A. S. Nord, M. Kusenda, D. Malhotra, A. Bhandari, S. M. Stray, C. F. Rippey, P. Roccanova, V. Makarov, B. Lakshmi, R. L. Findling, L. Sikich, T. Stromberg, B. Merriman, N. Gogtay, P. Butler, K. Eckstrand, L. Noory, P. Gochman, R. Long, Z. Chen, S. Davis, C. Baker, E. E. Eichler, P. S. Meltzer, S. F. Nelson, A. B. Singleton, M. K. Lee, J. L. Rapoport, M.-C. King & J. Sebat
  Science
  (27 March 2008); doi:10.1126/science.1155174

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• Genetic variation in human NPY expression affects stress response and emotion

  Zhifeng Zhou, Guanshan Zhu, Ahmad R. Hariri, Mary-Anne Enoch, David Scott, Rajita Sinha, Matti Virkkunen, Deborah C. Mash, Robert H. Lipsky, Xian-Zhang Hu, Colin A. Hodgkinson, Ke Xu, Beata Buzas, Qiaoping Yuan, Pei-Hong Shen, Robert E. Ferrell, Stephen B. Manuck, Sarah M. Brown, Richard L. Hauger, Christian S. Stohler, Jon-Kar Zubieta & David Goldman
  Nature 452 997 - 1001
  (2 April 2008); doi:10.1038/nature06858

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• A recurrent 15q13.3 microdeletion syndrome associated with mental retardation and seizures

  Andrew J Sharp, Heather C Mefford, Kelly Li, Carl Baker, Cindy Skinner, Roger E Stevenson, Richard J Schroer, Francesca Novara, Manuela De gregori, Roberto Ciccone, Adam Broomer, Iris Casuga, Yu Wang, Chunlin Xiao, Catalin Barbacioru, Giorgio Gimelli, Bernardo Dalla Bernardina, Claudia Torniero, Roberto Giorda, Regina Regan, Victoria Murday, Sahar Mansour, Marco Fichera, Lucia Castiglia, Pinella Failla, Mario Ventura, Zhaoshi Jiang, Gregory M Cooper, Samantha J L Knight, Corrado Romano, Orsetta Zuffardi, Caifu Chen, Charles E Schwartz & Evan E Eichler
  Nature Genetics 40 322 - 328
  (17 February 2008); doi:10.1038/ng.93

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• Aversive Learning Enhances Perceptual and Cortical Discrimination of Indiscriminable Odor Cues

  W. Li, J. D. Howard, T. B. Parrish & J. A. Gottfried
  Science 319
  (28 March 2008); doi:10.1126/science.1152837

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• Downregulation of the CB₁ Cannabinoid Receptor and Related Molecular Elements of the Endocannabinoid System in Epileptic Human Hippocampus

  A. Ludányi, L. Erõss, S. Czirják, J. Vajda, P. Halász, M. Watanabe, M. Palkovits, Z. Maglóczky, T. F. Freund & I. Katona
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (19 March 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4465-07.2008

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• Alzheimer's disease is associated with reduced expression of energy metabolism genes in posterior cingulate neurons

  W. S. Liang, E. M. Reiman, J. Valla, T. Dunckley, T. G. Beach, A. Grover, T. L. Niedzielko, L. E. Schneider, D. Mastroeni, R. Caselli, W. Kukull, J. C. Morris, C. M. Hulette, D. Schmechel, J. Rogers & D. A. Stephan
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (18 March 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0709259105

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• Postmortem Brain Tissue of Depressed Suicides Reveals Increased Gsα Localization in Lipid Raft Domains Where It Is Less Likely to Activate Adenylyl Cyclase

  R. J. Donati, Y. Dwivedi, R. C. Roberts, R. R. Conley, G. N. Pandey & M. M. Rasenick
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (19 March 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5713-07.2008

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• Neurokinin 1 Receptor Antagonism as a Possible Therapy for Alcoholism

  D. T. George, J. Gilman, J. Hersh, A. Thorsell, D. Herion, C. Geyer, X. Peng, W. Kielbasa, R. Rawlings, J. E. Brandt, D. R. Gehlert, J. T. Tauscher, S. P. Hunt, D. Hommer & M. Heilig
  Science 319
  (14 March 2008); doi:10.1126/science.1153813

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• A common polymorphism in serotonin receptor 1B mRNA moderates regulation by miR-96 and associates with aggressive human behaviors

  K P Jensen, J Covault, T S Conner, H Tennen, H R Kranzler & H M Furneaux
  Molecular Psychiatry
  (19 February 2008); doi:10.1038/mp.2008.15

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• An Aggregate-Inducing Peripherin Isoform Generated through Intron Retention Is Upregulated in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Associated with Disease Pathology

  S. Xiao, S. Tjostheim, T. Sanelli, J. R. McLean, P. Horne, Y. Fan, J. Ravits, M. J. Strong & J. Robertson
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (20 February 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3222-07.2008

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• Lithium delays progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

  F. Fornai, P. Longone, L. Cafaro, O. Kastsiuchenka, M. Ferrucci, M. L. Manca, G. Lazzeri, A. Spalloni, N. Bellio, P. Lenzi, N. Modugno, G. Siciliano, C. Isidoro, L. Murri, S. Ruggieri & A. Paparelli
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (12 February 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0708022105

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• Polymorphisms in the Drug Transporter Gene ABCB1 Predict Antidepressant Treatment Response in Depression

  M Uhr, A Tontsch, C Namendorf, S Ripke, S Lucae, M Ising, T Dose, M Ebinger, M Rosenhagen & M Kohli
  Neuron 57
  (24 January 2008); doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2007.11.017

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• Genes and (Common) Pathways Underlying Drug Addiction

  Chuan-Yun Li, Xizeng Mao & Liping Wei
  PLoS Computational Biology 4
  (4 January 2008); doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.0040002

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• The Expression of MicroRNA miR-107 Decreases Early in Alzheimer's Disease and May Accelerate Disease Progression through Regulation of β-Site Amyloid Precursor Protein-Cleaving Enzyme 1

  W.-X. Wang, B. W. Rajeev, A. J. Stromberg, N. Ren, G. Tang, Q. Huang, I. Rigoutsos & P. T. Nelson
  Journal of Neuroscience 28
  (30 January 2008); doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5065-07.2008

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• High-frequency HTR3B variant associated with major depression dramatically augments the signaling of the human 5-HT_3AB receptor

  K. Krzywkowski, P. A. Davies, P. L. Feinberg-Zadek, H. Brauner-Osborne & A. A. Jensen
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1073/pnas.0708454105

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• Association between Microdeletion and Microduplication at 16p11.2 and Autism

  L. A. Weiss, Y. Shen, J. M. Korn, D. E. Arking, D. T. Miller, R. Fossdal, E. Saemundsen, H. Stefansson, M. A.R. Ferreira, T. Green, O. S. Platt, D. M. Ruderfer, C. A. Walsh, D. Altshuler, A. Chakravarti, R. E. Tanzi, K. Stefansson, S. L. Santangelo, J. F. Gusella, P. Sklar, B.-L. Wu & M. J. Daly
  New England Journal of Medicine
  (9 January 2008); doi:10.1056/nejmoa075974

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• Polymorphisms in human dopamine D2 receptor gene affect gene expression, splicing, and neuronal activity during working memory

  Y. Zhang, A. Bertolino, L. Fazio, G. Blasi, A. Rampino, R. Romano, M.-L. T. Lee, T. Xiao, A. Papp, D. Wang & W. Sadée
  Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104
  (18 December 2007); doi:10.1073/pnas.0707106104

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