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Fischer Projections
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2023
Learning to draw Fischer projections of molecules and understanding their relevance plays a crucial role in the visual depiction of organic molecules. A Fischer projection is a two-dimensional projection on a planar surface to simplify the three-dimensional wedge–dash representation of molecules. This is especially helpful in the case of molecules with multiple chiral centers that can be difficult to draw. Here, all the bonds of interest are represented as horizontal or vertical lines. While...
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Co-culturing of Ventral Hippocampal and Nucleus Accumbens
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2025
This video demonstrates the process of preparing ventral hippocampal and nucleus accumbens tissues from mouse brains for co-culture. Neurons extend projections to form synaptic connections between the ventral hippocampal and nucleus accumbens tissues. This method allows studying neuronal interactions between these two brain regions, offering insights into cognition, behavior, and neurological disorders.
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Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures
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2011
We describe a method to prepare organotypic hippocampal slices that can be easily adapted to other brain regions. Brain slices are laid on porous membranes and culture media is allowed to form an interface. This method preserves the gross architecture of the hippocampus for up to 2 weeks in culture.
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Imaging Nicotine-Induced Calcium Signaling along Ventral Hippocampal Axons in Synaptic Co-Cultures
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2025
This video demonstrates how nicotine-mediated activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the mouse ventral hippocampus results in sustained calcium signaling along the axons.
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Newman Projections
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2023
Different notations are used to represent the three-dimensional structure of molecules on two-dimensional surfaces. One of the most commonly used representations is the dash-wedge formula. The dashed wedges, solid wedges, and the plane lines indicate the groups situated behind the plane, coming out of the plane, and in the plane, respectively. The organic molecules rotate across the single bonds leading to numerous temporary three-dimensional structures of varying energy known as conformers.
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These subfields contribute to organized hippocampal communication rather than transmitting identical signals. Neurons in CA1, CA3, and the dentate gyrus participate in excitatory circuits, while inhibitory neurons regulate activity within those pathways. This arrangement allows information to be processed across interconnected subfields before signals reach cortical or subcortical targets, supporting memory, spatial representation, and behavior.
The fornix serves as a major route through which hippocampal outputs travel toward cortical and subcortical targets. Its importance lies in linking local hippocampal processing with broader brain systems involved in memory and behavior. Examining this pathway helps researchers connect the organization of hippocampal circuits with the destinations and functions of their outgoing signals.
Changes in these pathways provide a circuit-level perspective on neurological and psychiatric dysfunction. Researchers can examine whether altered connectivity accompanies conditions such as epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, or stress-related dysfunction. Comparing projection organization or activity across healthy and affected systems may clarify how disrupted communication relates to changes in memory, behavior, or other hippocampus-associated functions.
A mapping study first identifies the hippocampal source region and the brain areas connected to it, then applies an appropriate method to examine those connections. Tract tracing can reveal anatomical routes, whereas electrophysiology or imaging can assess associated signaling or activity. Together, these approaches relate pathway structure to circuit function and behavioral processes such as learning or navigation.
Tract tracing is suited to identifying the anatomical course of connections, while electrophysiology examines electrical signaling within the associated circuits. Imaging adds a way to observe patterns related to hippocampal activity or connectivity. Using these methods together can distinguish where projections go, how signals operate, and how circuit activity corresponds to memory, spatial representation, or behavior.
They are examined when researchers need to connect hippocampal circuit organization with learning, memory formation, spatial representation, or navigation. Mapping outputs and measuring activity can reveal how communication with other brain regions supports these processes. The same framework also provides context for investigating behavioral changes associated with epilepsy, Alzheimer’s disease, and stress-related dysfunction.