Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience papers

Pofolia’s corpus holds 63 papers from Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience (2012–2026), each with a short summary. Below, the 20 most-cited, then the most recently added.

At a glance

• Most cited: Translational Findings on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Anxiety: Contributions from Basic Research to Clinical Practice (2013, 4,008 citations).
• The 20 papers listed have 36,458 citations between them.
• 14 of the 20 with a known journal quartile appeared in a Q1 journal.
• 15 have a free full text (open access).
• Most frequent journals: American Psychologist, Annals of Neurology, Annual Review of Entomology.
• Published between 2012 and 2019.

Most cited

Ranked by citation count. Because citations accumulate over time, this list naturally leans towards work published a few years ago; for where the field is now, see “recently added”. How to read the signals

• Translational Findings on Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor and Anxiety: Contributions from Basic Research to Clinical Practice

  Neuropsychobiology · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 114.40 · 4,008 citations

  The BDNF Val(66)Met polymorphism is linked to anxiety disorders, with animal studies showing reduced BDNF secretion in specific genotypes correlating with anxiety.

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• Multiple Wearable Sensors in Parkinson and Huntington Disease Individuals: A Pilot Study in Clinic and at Home

  Digital Biomarkers · 2017 · Q2 · FWCI 104.64 · 3,186 citations · Open access

  Wearable sensors successfully captured objective activity data in individuals with Parkinson's and Huntington's disease, demonstrating feasibility and identifying significant differences in lying-down time compared to controls.

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• Small molecule drug screening in Drosophila identifies the 5HT2A receptor as a feeding modulation target

  Scientific Reports · 2013 · Q1 · FWCI 106.35 · 2,320 citations · Open access

  A high-throughput screen of 3630 small molecules in fruit fly larvae identified metitepine as a potent appetite suppressant, acting specifically through the 5HT2A receptor.

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• A dural lymphatic vascular system that drains brain interstitial fluid and macromolecules

  The Journal of Experimental Medicine · 2015 · Q1 · SJR 5.00 · FWCI 62.22 · 2,175 citations · Open access

  Researchers have discovered a previously unknown lymphatic vessel network within the dura mater of the mouse brain that absorbs cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brain interstitial fluid (ISF). This dural lymphatic system directly drains these fluids into cervical lymph nodes.

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• Prevalence of Muscular Dystrophies: A Systematic Literature Review

  Neuroepidemiology · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 21.83 · 2,052 citations · Open access

  This systematic review found the combined prevalence of all muscular dystrophies to be between 19.8 and 25.1 per 100,000 person-years, with myotonic, Duchenne, and facioscapulohumeral dystrophies being the most common types.

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• Neurobiologic Advances from the Brain Disease Model of Addiction

  New England Journal of Medicine · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 18.00 · FWCI 83.61 · 1,928 citations · Open access

  Addiction is increasingly understood as a brain disease, supported by neurobiological findings on altered reward circuits, heightened cravings, and weakened executive functions, leading to more effective prevention and treatment strategies.

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• Hippocampal sharp wave‐ripple: A cognitive biomarker for episodic memory and planning

  Hippocampus · 2015 · Q2 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 40.53 · 1,890 citations · Open access

  Hippocampal sharp wave-ripples (SPW-Rs), a synchronous brain pattern, are crucial for memory consolidation and planning by replaying neuronal sequences. Disrupting SPW-Rs impairs memory, and their pathological forms ('p-ripples') are linked to epilepsy, schizophrenia, and Alzheimer's.

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• Odorant Reception in Insects: Roles of Receptors, Binding Proteins, and Degrading Enzymes

  Annual Review of Entomology · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 21.80 · 1,741 citations

  Insect olfaction relies on odorant receptors (ORs), odorant-binding proteins (OBPs), and odorant-degrading enzymes (ODEs), with recent research deorphanizing ORs and revealing functions for OBPs and ODEs.

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• A GAL4-Driver Line Resource for Drosophila Neurobiology

  Cell Reports · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 26.13 · 1,650 citations · Open access

  Researchers have created a resource of 7,000 transgenic fruit fly lines where GAL4 expression is driven by specific genomic DNA fragments, allowing precise control over gene expression in distinct neuronal subsets.

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• Opposite Effects of mGluR1a and mGluR5 Activation on Nucleus Accumbens Medium Spiny Neuron Dendritic Spine Density

  PLoS ONE · 2016 · Q1 · FWCI 71.80 · 1,630 citations · Open access

  Activating different subtypes of group I metabotropic glutamate receptors (mGluR1a and mGluR5) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) has opposing effects on dendritic spine density, with mGluR5 decreasing density and mGluR1a increasing it.

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• Impairment of paravascular clearance pathways in the aging brain

  Annals of Neurology · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · FWCI 21.73 · 1,501 citations

  Aging in mice significantly impairs the brain's waste removal system, reducing the clearance of amyloid-beta by 40% in old mice compared to young ones.

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• Use of the Open Field Maze to Measure Locomotor and Anxiety-like Behavior in Mice

  Journal of Visualized Experiments · 2015 · Q2 · FWCI 9.42 · 1,476 citations · Open access

  A protocol for the Open Field Maze test demonstrates that Wild Type mice exhibit significantly less anxiety-related behaviors compared to Knock Out mice, while both strains show similar ambulatory ability.

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• Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor: A Key Molecule for Memory in the Healthy and the Pathological Brain

  Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience · 2019 · Q2 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 47.83 · 1,413 citations · Open access

  Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF) plays a crucial role in learning and memory, with its expression levels varying significantly and being altered in aging and psychiatric conditions affecting memory structures like the hippocampus.

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• Liking, wanting, and the incentive-sensitization theory of addiction.

  American Psychologist · 2016 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 38.02 · 1,403 citations

  The incentive-sensitization theory proposes that addiction stems from an amplified "wanting" for rewards, driven by dopamine-related neural systems, rather than an increased "liking" of the reward itself.

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• Genetics of Parkinson's Disease

  Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Medicine · 2012 · Q1 · SJR 3.00 · 1,388 citations · Open access

  Fifteen years of research have identified several single-gene causes and numerous genetic risk factors for Parkinson's disease (PD). Monogenic forms, though rare, account for a significant portion of familial and sporadic cases.

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• Characteristics of the Cholecystokinin-Induced Depolarization of Pacemaking Activity in Cultured Interstitial Cells of Cajal from Murine Small Intestine

  Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry · 2013 · Q3 · FWCI 24.73 · 1,384 citations · Open access

  Cholecystokinin (CCK) depolarizes and reduces the amplitude of pacemaker potentials in cultured mouse intestinal cells (ICCs) via a CCK1 receptor and TRPC5 channel mechanism.

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• BDNF: A Key Factor with Multipotent Impact on Brain Signaling and Synaptic Plasticity

  Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology · 2017 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 30.02 · 1,356 citations · Open access

  Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) plays a crucial role in neuronal development, neuroprotection, and synaptic plasticity, essential for cognition and memory. Its diverse effects stem from various active isoforms that interact with different receptors, activating multiple signaling pathways.

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• Cerebral Arterial Pulsation Drives Paravascular CSF–Interstitial Fluid Exchange in the Murine Brain

  Journal of Neuroscience · 2013 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 17.01 · 1,350 citations · Open access

  Cerebral arterial pulsation directly drives the flow of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) into the brain along paravascular spaces, facilitating the clearance of waste products like amyloid-beta.

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• Brain-derived neurotrophic factor and its clinical implications

  Archives of Medical Science · 2015 · Q2 · FWCI 10.34 · 1,340 citations · Open access

  Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) is crucial for neuronal survival, growth, and plasticity, impacting learning and memory. Its signaling pathways are also involved in regulating glucose metabolism and protecting pancreatic beta cells.

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• Fast-spiking, parvalbumin + GABAergic interneurons: From cellular design to microcircuit function

  Science · 2014 · Q1 · SJR 10.00 · FWCI 23.87 · 1,267 citations

  Fast-spiking, parvalbumin-positive (PV+) interneurons convert excitatory input to inhibitory output within milliseconds, thanks to highly excitable axons enabling rapid signal propagation and tight coupling of Ca2+ channels to release sensors at synapses.

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Recently added

• Zwitterionic Polymer Coating Enabled Chronic Dopamine Sensing and Electrophysiology Recording in Free‐Moving Mice

  Advanced Healthcare Materials · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 3.35 · 1 citations

  A zwitterionic polymer coating (PSB) on microelectrode arrays (MEAs) and reference electrodes enabled stable, chronic detection of dopamine and electrophysiological signals in freely moving mice for four weeks.

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• Optimal control of spiral waves in heterogeneous excitable media: non-monotonic efficacy of localized optogenetic inhibition

  Journal of The Royal Society Interface · 2026 · Q1 · FWCI 3.35 · 1 citations · Open access

  Localized optogenetic inhibition shows a non-monotonic efficacy in terminating spiral waves in heterogeneous excitable media, with an optimal window of 40-70% domain coverage maximizing annihilation efficiency.

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• A quantitative muscle color metric provides a standardized measure of muscle functional state during breakdown in Gryllus lineaticeps

  Journal of Experimental Biology · 2026 · Q1 · FWCI 3.47 · 1 citations

  A new quantitative muscle color metric robustly tracks flight muscle breakdown in crickets, predicting muscle mass, protein content, and enzyme activity.

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• Laboratory and wild Drosophila sechellia have conserved niche specialization phenotypes

  Royal Society Open Science · 2026 · Q1 · FWCI 6.81 · 2 citations

  Laboratory strains of Drosophila sechellia, maintained for decades, retain key niche specialization phenotypes (noni attraction, olfactory neuron numbers, toxin resistance, egg size, circadian plasticity) similar to recently collected wild flies.

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• Aggressive conflict used as landmark information in homing desert ants

  Journal of Experimental Biology · 2026 · Q1 · FWCI 6.95 · 2 citations

  Tunisian desert ants (Cataglyphis velox) use aggressive social interactions with foreign conspecifics as a navigational cue to update their homing vector, expanding their nest search pattern when path integration errors occur.

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• ABCA7 deficiency exacerbates glutamate excitotoxicity in Alzheimer’s disease mice – A new pharmacological target for Glu-related neurotoxicity

  Progress in Neurobiology · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 2.00 · FWCI 10.19 · 3 citations

  ABCA7 deficiency amplifies glutamate-induced neurotoxicity in Alzheimer's disease (AD) mouse models, linked to altered neurotransmitter metabolism and transport, suggesting ABCA7 as a novel therapeutic target for AD-related neurodegeneration.

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• Comparing Glymphatic Function Measures: Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis Along Perivascular Spaces (DTI-ALPS) versus Intrathecal Contrast-Enhanced MRI

  Radiology · 2026 · Q1 · SJR 4.00 · FWCI 164.38 · 50 citations

  Intrathecal contrast-enhanced MRI (gMRI) shows limited association with Diffusion Tensor Image Analysis Along Perivascular Spaces (DTI-ALPS) in measuring glymphatic function, suggesting DTI-ALPS may not be a reliable proxy for gMRI-assessed glymphatic function.

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• Glymphatic system and psychiatric disorders: need for a new paradigm?

  Frontiers in Psychiatry · 2025 · Q1 · SJR 1.00 · FWCI 18.48 · 45 citations · Open access

  A new paradigm suggests psychiatric disorders may stem from a compromised glymphatic system, which clears brain waste, rather than solely neurotransmitter imbalances.

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Journals in this field

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