The Journal Club

Groos, D., Reuss, A.M., Rupprecht, P. et al. A distinct hypothalamus–habenula circuit governs risk preference. Nat Neurosci 28, 361–373 (2025).

Ambroziak, W., Nencini, S., Pohle, J. et al. Thermally induced neuronal plasticity in the hypothalamus mediates heat tolerance. Nat Neurosci 28, 346–360 (2025)

Kim, S.H., Lee, J., Jang, M. et al. Cerebellar Bergmann glia integrate noxious information and modulate nocifensive behaviors. Nat Neurosci 28, 336–345 (2025).

Paul, M.A., Sigoillot, S.M., Marti, L. et al. Stepwise molecular specification of excitatory synapse diversity onto cerebellar Purkinje cells. Nat Neurosci 28, 308–319 (2025).

Watamura, N., Foiani, M.S., Bez, S. et al. In vivo hyperphosphorylation of tau is associated with synaptic loss and behavioral abnormalities in the absence of tau seeds. Nat Neurosci 28, 293–307 (2025).

Nguyen, T.B., Miramontes, R., Chillon-Marinas, C. et al. Aberrant splicing in Huntington’s disease accompanies disrupted TDP-43 activity and altered m6A RNA modification. Nat Neurosci 28, 280–292 (2025). 

O’Keeffe, M., Booker, S.A., Walsh, D. et al. Typical development of synaptic and neuronal properties can proceed without microglia in the cortex and thalamus. Nat Neurosci 28, 268–279 (2025)

Duncan, L.E., Li, T., Salem, M. et al. Mapping the cellular etiology of schizophrenia and complex brain phenotypes. Nat Neurosci 28, 248–258 (2025). 

Wang, H., Lou, R., Wang, Y. et al. Parallel gut-to-brain pathways orchestrate feeding behaviors. Nat Neurosci 28, 320–335 (2025)

Wright WJ, Hedrick NG, Komiyama T. Distinct synaptic plasticity rules operate across dendritic compartments in vivo during learning. Science. 2025 Apr 18

Groisman AI, Letzkus JJ. Dendritic arbors structure memories. Science. 2025 Apr 18;388(6744):253-254. doi: 10.1126/science.adx0640. Epub 2025 Apr 17.