Advances in the Diversity of GABAergic Neurons
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (5 January 2024) | Viewed by 5931
Special Issue Editors
Interests: cellular and molecular neurobiology
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
A heterogeneously diverse population of GABAergic presynaptic neurons release GABA (γ-aminobutyric acid) as a primary inhibitory neurotransmitter on postsynaptic inhibitory/excitatory neurons in the central nervous system (CNS). The signaling pathways of GABAA/GABAB receptors prevent the neuronal action potentials (APs) firing, modulate the AP frequency, and modify synaptic plasticity. GABAergic interneurons contribute to the management of synchronized network activity in the cortical areas. GABAergic synaptic inhibition is also suggested to produce a rebound excitation to encode and process inhibitory signals. This Special Issue of Brain Sciences aims to illustrate how recent advances in the field have revealed the critical role of GABAergic projection neurons in network activity patterns unidirectionally or bidirectionally. Authors are invited to submit original research and reviews that address a broad range of topics related to the morphological and neurochemical diversity of GABAergic networks and the variable signaling mechanism of GABA receptors in CNS function and disorders.
Prof. Dr. Ameneh Rezayof
Dr. Maryam Sardari
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- GABAergic neuronal diversity
- interneurons
- GABA receptors
- signaling pathways
- GABAergic networks
- GABAergic synchronization
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