OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Current Opinion in Neurobiology is 16. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-01-01 to 2026-01-01.)

Article	Citations
Midbrain KCC2 downregulation: Implications for stress-related and substance use behaviors	153
Editorial Board	143
Reconciling neuronal representations of schema, abstract task structure, and categorization under cognitive maps in the entorhinal-hippocampal-frontal circuits	129
Nonlinear slow-timescale mechanisms in synaptic plasticity	98
Surprise and novelty in the brain	93
The visual evoked potential is a sensitive and powerful measure of experience-dependent visual cortical plasticity in mice	87
Ethological computational psychiatry: Challenges and opportunities	82
Transient oscillations as computations for cognition: Analysis, modeling and function	73
Signaling in autism: Relevance to nutrients and sex	72
A metabolic perspective to sleep genetics	67
Proteomics-based synapse characterization: From proteins to circuits	65
Toward a neuroscience of natural behavior	65
Accelerated brain aging with opioid misuse and HIV: New insights on the role of glially derived pro-inflammation mediators and neuronal chloride homeostasis	65
From seconds to days: Neural plasticity viewed through a lipid lens	61
Fast Hebbian plasticity and working memory	60
Neurotransmitter and neuropeptide regulation of gut immunity	58
The basal ganglia are a target for sensorimotor domains in posterior parietal, premotor, and motor cortex in primates	56
Trans-synaptic functions of non-canonical ionotropic glutamate receptors in circuit wiring and plasticity	54
T cell surveillance of Toxoplasma gondii: Basic insights into how T cells operate in the central nervous system	51
Cell type specificity for circuit output in the midbrain dopaminergic system	49
Visuomotor coordination and cognitive capacity in blindsight	49
Mechanisms of NMDA receptor regulation	48
Dynamic skin behaviors in cephalopods	48
New insights into axonal regulators of dopamine transmission in health and disease	47
Setting the stage for statistical learning? Sensitivity to environmental statistics in early sensory processing	44

The neural basis of tactile texture perception	43
The zona incerta in control of novelty seeking and investigation across species	41
Release your inhibitions: The cell biology of GABAergic postsynaptic plasticity	38
Molecular basis of somatosensation in insects	38
Store-operated Ca2+ entry regulates neuronal gene expression and function	37
A neuroethological view of the multifaceted sensory influences on birdsong	37
Modulation of hippocampal plasticity in learning and memory	37
Oligodendrocyte-derived transcellular signaling regulates axonal energy metabolism	34
The superior colliculus: New insights into an evolutionarily ancient structure	34
“Arc – A viral vector of memory and synaptic plasticity”	34
Ready or not: Neural mechanisms regulating female sexual behavior	34
Locomotor efference copy signaling and gaze control: An evolutionary perspective	33
The role of moonlighting proteins in neurogenesis	33
Statistical regularities and the sensory consequences of self-action: A multi-species, multi-modal perspective	33
Ecological decision-making: From circuit elements to emerging principles	32
Single-cell technology grows up: Leveraging high-resolution omics approaches to understand neurodevelopmental disorders	32
Arkypallidal neurons in basal ganglia circuits: Unveiling novel pallidostriatal loops?	32
Cajal-retzius cells: Recent advances in identity and function	32
On the targeting of voltage-gated calcium channels to neurotransmitter release sites	31
Local regulation of striatal dopamine: A diversity of circuit mechanisms for a diversity of behavioral functions?	31
Current and emerging methods for probing neuropeptide transmission	31
Cell biology of Parkinson's disease: Mechanisms of synaptic, lysosomal, and mitochondrial dysfunction	31
Secretases in Alzheimer's disease: Novel insights into proteolysis of APP and TREM2	31
Spinal sensory innervation of the intestine	30
Phase separation in the multi-compartment organization of synapses	30
Genetic advances and translational phenotypes in rodent models for Tourette disorder	30
“Neural correlates of social signaling in rodents: An acoustic perspective”	30
Building and modifying diverse synaptic properties: Insights from Drosophila	30
Publisher’s Note	29
Microbial regulation of interoception	28
Targeting B cell dysregulation with emerging therapies in autoimmune demyelinating disorders	28
Cardiac vagal motor neurons	28
Novel therapeutics in development for the treatment of stimulant-use disorder	27
The role of the gut-brain axis in bariatric surgery	27
Representational drift: Emerging theories for continual learning and experimental future directions	27
Dynamic functional connectivity in the static connectome of Caenorhabditis elegans	26
Polyglutamine diseases	26
Neural-circuit architecture underlying non-image-forming visual functions	26
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of human cortical connectivity	26
Understanding collective behavior through neurobiology	26
On the dynamic and even reversible nature of Leigh syndrome: Lessons from human imaging and mouse models	25
Redefining stroke rehabilitation: Mobilizing the embodied goal-oriented brain	25
Dopamine control of downstream motor centers	25
CaMKII mechanisms that promote pathological LTP impairments	25
Toward a multidisciplinary neurobiology of interoception and mental health	25
Roles of ANK2/ankyrin-B in neurodevelopmental disorders: Isoform functions and implications for autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy	25
Targeted cravings: Unraveling the drivers of nutrient-specific appetite	24
How astrocytic ATP shapes neuronal activity and brain circuits	24
Postsynaptic signaling at glutamatergic synapses as therapeutic targets	24
Next generation behavioral sequencing for advancing pain quantification	24

Molecular programs specifying properties and plasticity of parvalbumin interneuron innervation	24
A Goldilocks theory of cognitive control: Balancing precision and efficiency with low-dimensional control states	24
Human reaching control in dynamic environments	23
Central regulation of cardio-behavioral responses: Circuit engagement during aversive emotional states	23
Neurobiological mechanisms underlying psychostimulant use	23
Computational role of sleep in memory reorganization	22
Genetics in hereditary spastic paraplegias: Essential but not enough	22
Molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia: Insights from human genetics	22
Editorial Board	22
The microtubule cytoskeleton of radial glial progenitor cells	22
Chemogenetic and optogenetic tools revolutionizing the study of astrocytes in memory	22
Jellyfish for the study of nervous system evolution and function	21
Design of mechanosensory feedback during undulatory locomotion to enhance speed and stability	21
The different roles of learning recent and accumulative statistics	21
Structural insights into gating mechanism and allosteric regulation of NMDA receptors	21
Connecting the dots in ethology: applying network theory to understand neural and animal collectives	21
Circuits for self-motion estimation and walking control in Drosophila	20
Multilevel visuomotor control of locomotion in Drosophila	20
Gut-brain communication: Functional anatomy of vagal afferents	20
Activity-dependent splicing: A game changer for proteome remodeling in the brain	20
Memorability reflects statistical regularities of the environment	20
Renal interoception: form, function, and open questions	20
Immunobiology of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders	20
PTEN-induced kinase 1 (PINK1) and Parkin: Unlocking a mitochondrial quality control pathway linked to Parkinson's disease	20
How radial glia progenitor lineages generate cell-type diversity in the developing cerebral cortex	19
Editorial Board	19
Toward the explainability, transparency, and universality of machine learning for behavioral classification in neuroscience	19
Mechanical transmission at spine synapses: Short-term potentiation and working memory	19
Querying hippocampal replay with subcortical inputs	18
The influence of ovarian hormones on the putative mechanisms that promote female nicotine use	18
Leaving flatland: Advances in 3D behavioral measurement	18
Signatures of task learning in neural representations	18
RAN proteins in neurodegenerative disease: Repeating themes and unifying therapeutic strategies	18
The power of human stem cell-based systems in the study of neurodevelopmental disorders	18
CA2 physiology underlying social memory	17
New insights and therapeutic opportunities for progranulin-deficient frontotemporal dementia	17
Editorial Board	17
Neuroinflammation and COVID-19	17
Editorial Board	17
Spike timing-dependent plasticity and memory	17
Editorial Board	16
TRP channels in thermosensation	16
Diversity and specificity in location-based signaling outputs of neuronal GPCRs	16
Mitochondrial regulation of local supply of energy in neurons	16
Dendrites and efficiency: Optimizing performance and resource utilization	16
Bioengineering tools for next-generation neural organoids	16
Principles of neural stem cell lineage progression: Insights from developing cerebral cortex	16
Publisher’s Note	16
GBA mutations, glucosylceramide and Parkinson's disease	16
Aging impact on amyloid precursor protein neuronal trafficking	16
Protein mechanism and therapeutic design in Parkinson's disease: A structural biology perspective	16
Editorial overview: Systems neuroscience	16
Cortical contribution to visuomotor coordination in locomotion and reaching	16