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Papers

(The median citation count of Frontiers in Synaptic Neuroscience is 5. 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial: Subcellular computations and information processing	149
Memory retrieval, reconsolidation, and extinction: Exploring the boundary conditions of post-conditioning cue exposure	135
Editorial: Brain serotonergic system	62
Neurexins and their ligands at inhibitory synapses	59
Synaptic spinules are reliable indicators of excitatory presynaptic bouton size and strength and are ubiquitous components of excitatory synapses in CA1 hippocampus	59
Glucagon-like peptide 1 and glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide hormones and novel receptor agonists protect synapses in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases	56
Exploring the singularity of human neurons: keep calm and carry on	54
Rhythmic network activity in human brain slices: variability, mechanisms, and translational insights	48
Triose-phosphate isomerase deficiency is associated with a dysregulation of synaptic vesicle recycling in Drosophila melanogaster	39
Synaptic transmission in supragranular layers of the human cortex – comparative review of structure, function, and plasticity	39
Heightened sympathetic neuron activity and altered cardiomyocyte properties in spontaneously hypertensive rats during the postnatal period	35
Editorial: Role of protein palmitoylation in synaptic plasticity and neuronal differentiation, volume II	23
The Wingless planar cell polarity pathway is essential for optimal activity-dependent synaptic plasticity	23
Editorial: The synaptic basis of neuropathology	19
β-adrenergic receptor-induced E-S potentiation in the dorsal and ventral hippocampus	19
Metabolic regulation of synaptic plasticity in anorexia nervosa	19
Editorial: Synaptic plasticity and dysfunction, friend or foe?	18
Enhanced information processing in the human neocortex: cellular mechanisms and translational perspectives	18
Group I metabotropic glutamate receptors differentially modulate excitatory transmission across interneuron types in the human cortex	17
Editorial: The Emerging Role of Endocannabinoids in Synaptic Plasticity, Reward, and Addiction	16
Regulation of Inhibitory Signaling at the Receptor and Cellular Level; Advances in Our Understanding of GABAergic Neurotransmission and the Mechanisms by Which It Is Disrupted in Epilepsy	16
Cyclic AMP response element-binding protein (CREB) transcription factor in astrocytic synaptic communication	15
Cryo-EM tomography and automatic segmentation delineate modular structures in the postsynaptic density	15
Killer or helper? The mechanism underlying the role of adenylate activated kinase in sound conditioning	14
Editorial: Plasticity of inhibitory cells in health and disease	14

Editorial: Synaptopathies: from bench to bedside	13
Patterned pre-sensory spontaneous activity drives the structural refinement of developing cochlear ribbon synapses	12
Cell-autonomous and differential endocannabinoid signaling impacts the development of presynaptic retinal ganglion cell axon connectivity in vivo	12
The effect of single-cell knockout of Fragile X Messenger Ribonucleoprotein on synaptic structural plasticity	12
Differential modulation of collybistin conformational dynamics by the closely related GTPases Cdc42 and TC10	12
Editorial: Insights in synaptic neuroscience 2022	12
Editorial: Perineuronal Nets as Therapeutic Targets for the Treatment of Neuropsychiatric Disorders	12
Evolutionary neuroeconomic adaptations of fast-spiking neurons in the human neocortex	11
Dentate Granule Cells Are Hyperexcitable in the TgF344-AD Rat Model of Alzheimer's Disease	11
Presynaptic Mitochondria Communicate With Release Sites for Spatio-Temporal Regulation of Exocytosis at the Motor Nerve Terminal	11
Different Synaptic Plasticity After Physiological and Psychological Stress in the Anterior Insular Cortex in an Observational Fear Mouse Model	11
High frequency stimulation activates hot spots of spontaneous synaptic transmission	10
Chemical Imaging and Analysis of Single Nerve Cells by Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry Imaging and Cellular Electrochemistry	10
Recording plasticity in neuronal activity in the rodent intrinsic cardiac nervous system using calcium imaging techniques	10
Palmitoylation of A-kinase anchoring protein 79/150 modulates its nanoscale organization, trafficking, and mobility in postsynaptic spines	9
Resilient Hippocampal Gamma Rhythmogenesis and Parvalbumin-Expressing Interneuron Function Before and After Plaque Burden in 5xFAD Alzheimer’s Disease Model	9
SHANK3 Antibody Validation: Differential Performance in Western Blotting, Immunocyto- and Immunohistochemistry	9
rTg(TauP301L)4510 mice exhibit increased VGlut1 in hippocampal presynaptic glutamatergic vesicles and increased extracellular glutamate release	9
Cellular basis of learning and memory in the carotid body	9
AMPA receptors in the evolving synapse: structure, function, and disease implications	8
Synaptic plasticity through a naturalistic lens	8
Enhanced Non-Associative Long-Term Potentiation in Immature Granule Cells in the Dentate Gyrus of Adult Rats	8
Rapid sequential clustering of NMDARs, CaMKII, and AMPARs upon activation of NMDARs at developing synapses	7
Age-related changes in olivocochlear efferent innervation in gerbils	7
Rethinking the network determinants of motor disability in Parkinson’s disease	7
Bringing synapses into focus: Recent advances in synaptic imaging and mass-spectrometry for studying synaptopathy	7
Cellular Strategies for Frequency-Dependent Computation of Interaural Time Difference	7
Serotonin as a volume transmission signal in the “simple nervous system” of mollusks: From axonal guidance to behavioral orchestration	7
Protein phosphatase-1 inhibitor-2 promotes PP1γ positive regulation of synaptic transmission	7
Editorial: Structural and quantitative modeling of synapses	6
Opposite serotonergic modulation of sharp waves in the dorsal and ventral hippocampus	6
Astrocyte: A Foe or a Friend in Intellectual Disability-Related Diseases	6
Distinctive biophysical features of human cell-types: insights from studies of neurosurgically resected brain tissue	6
Is it possible to prevent excessive synaptic pruning in schizophrenia? Possibilities and limitations	6
Roles of AMPA receptors in social behaviors	5
Palmitoylation-regulated interactions of the pseudokinase calmodulin kinase-like vesicle-associated with membranes and Arc/Arg3.1	5
Diverse organization of voltage-gated calcium channels at presynaptic active zones	5
GRIN2B-related neurodevelopmental disorder: current understanding of pathophysiological mechanisms	5
The Yin and Yang of GABAergic and Glutamatergic Synaptic Plasticity: Opposites in Balance by Crosstalking Mechanisms	5
mGluR-dependent plasticity in rodent models of Alzheimer’s disease	5
A novel peptide inhibitor of TRPM2 channels improves recovery of memory function following traumatic brain injury	5
Molecular mechanisms of synaptogenesis	5
A tribute to Dr. Akira Yoshii, MD, PhD	5
Unraveling Functional Diversity of Cortical Synaptic Architecture Through the Lens of Population Coding	5
Tuning excitatory input to fast-spiking parvalbumin-positive interneurons: a lever for plasticity and hyperexcitability across the lifespan	5
Dexmedetomidine and Ketamine Attenuated Neuropathic Pain Related Behaviors via STING Pathway to Induce ER-Phagy	5
Corrigendum: Correlative Live-Cell and Super-Resolution Imaging to Link Presynaptic Molecular Organisation With Function	5