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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Midbrain KCC2 downregulation: Implications for stress-related and substance use behaviors	171
A metabolic perspective to sleep genetics	160
Editorial Board	156
Nonlinear slow-timescale mechanisms in synaptic plasticity	116
Reconciling neuronal representations of schema, abstract task structure, and categorization under cognitive maps in the entorhinal-hippocampal-frontal circuits	104
Editorial Board	100
Surprise and novelty in the brain	78
Transient oscillations as computations for cognition: Analysis, modeling and function	72
Accelerated brain aging with opioid misuse and HIV: New insights on the role of glially derived pro-inflammation mediators and neuronal chloride homeostasis	72
Toward a neuroscience of natural behavior	69
The visual evoked potential is a sensitive and powerful measure of experience-dependent visual cortical plasticity in mice	66
Signaling in autism: Relevance to nutrients and sex	66
Ethological computational psychiatry: Challenges and opportunities	59
Neurotransmitter and neuropeptide regulation of gut immunity	56
Proteomics-based synapse characterization: From proteins to circuits	56
The neural basis of tactile texture perception	56
T cell surveillance of Toxoplasma gondii: Basic insights into how T cells operate in the central nervous system	55
Visuomotor coordination and cognitive capacity in blindsight	49
Cell type specificity for circuit output in the midbrain dopaminergic system	47
Trans-synaptic functions of non-canonical ionotropic glutamate receptors in circuit wiring and plasticity	45
The basal ganglia are a target for sensorimotor domains in posterior parietal, premotor, and motor cortex in primates	44
From seconds to days: Neural plasticity viewed through a lipid lens	43
Setting the stage for statistical learning? Sensitivity to environmental statistics in early sensory processing	42
New insights into axonal regulators of dopamine transmission in health and disease	41
Dynamic skin behaviors in cephalopods	39

Mechanisms of NMDA receptor regulation	39
Fast Hebbian plasticity and working memory	39
Ready or not: Neural mechanisms regulating female sexual behavior	38
Molecular basis of somatosensation in insects	38
A neuroethological view of the multifaceted sensory influences on birdsong	37
Oligodendrocyte-derived transcellular signaling regulates axonal energy metabolism	37
Modulation of hippocampal plasticity in learning and memory	37
“Arc – A viral vector of memory and synaptic plasticity”	37
The superior colliculus: New insights into an evolutionarily ancient structure	36
Single-cell technology grows up: Leveraging high-resolution omics approaches to understand neurodevelopmental disorders	36
Release your inhibitions: The cell biology of GABAergic postsynaptic plasticity	36
The zona incerta in control of novelty seeking and investigation across species	36
On the targeting of voltage-gated calcium channels to neurotransmitter release sites	34
Building and modifying diverse synaptic properties: Insights from Drosophila	34
Ecological decision-making: From circuit elements to emerging principles	34
Locomotor efference copy signaling and gaze control: An evolutionary perspective	33
The role of moonlighting proteins in neurogenesis	33
Cell biology of Parkinson's disease: Mechanisms of synaptic, lysosomal, and mitochondrial dysfunction	33
Arkypallidal neurons in basal ganglia circuits: Unveiling novel pallidostriatal loops?	32
Current and emerging methods for probing neuropeptide transmission	32
Cajal-retzius cells: Recent advances in identity and function	32
Statistical regularities and the sensory consequences of self-action: A multi-species, multi-modal perspective	32
Targeting B cell dysregulation with emerging therapies in autoimmune demyelinating disorders	31
Local regulation of striatal dopamine: A diversity of circuit mechanisms for a diversity of behavioral functions?	31
“Neural correlates of social signaling in rodents: An acoustic perspective”	30
Cardiac vagal motor neurons	30
Novel therapeutics in development for the treatment of stimulant-use disorder	29
Representational drift: Emerging theories for continual learning and experimental future directions	29
The role of the gut-brain axis in bariatric surgery	28
Microbial regulation of interoception	28
Phase separation in the multi-compartment organization of synapses	27
Mechanisms of proteostasis in neuronal development and plasticity	27
Genetic advances and translational phenotypes in rodent models for Tourette disorder	27
Molecular and cellular mechanisms of human cortical connectivity	27
Spinal sensory innervation of the intestine	27
Understanding collective behavior through neurobiology	27
Editorial overview: Molecular neuroscience	26
Corrigendum to “New insights into axonal regulators of dopamine transmission in health and disease” [Curr Op Neurobiol 94 (2025) 103093]	26
The Enterarchon: An ancient visceral brain	26
CaMKII mechanisms that promote pathological LTP impairments	25
Redefining stroke rehabilitation: Mobilizing the embodied goal-oriented brain	25
Roles of ANK2/ankyrin-B in neurodevelopmental disorders: Isoform functions and implications for autism spectrum disorder and epilepsy	25
Neural-circuit architecture underlying non-image-forming visual functions	25
Postsynaptic signaling at glutamatergic synapses as therapeutic targets	24
Dopamine control of downstream motor centers	24
The microtubule cytoskeleton of radial glial progenitor cells	24
Targeted cravings: Unraveling the drivers of nutrient-specific appetite	24
Central regulation of cardio-behavioral responses: Circuit engagement during aversive emotional states	23
Next generation behavioral sequencing for advancing pain quantification	23
Molecular mechanisms of schizophrenia: Insights from human genetics	23

How astrocytic ATP shapes neuronal activity and brain circuits	23
Toward a multidisciplinary neurobiology of interoception and mental health	22
Molecular programs specifying properties and plasticity of parvalbumin interneuron innervation	22
Neurobiological mechanisms underlying psychostimulant use	22
A Goldilocks theory of cognitive control: Balancing precision and efficiency with low-dimensional control states	22
Human reaching control in dynamic environments	21
The different roles of learning recent and accumulative statistics	21
Immunobiology of neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorders	21
Gut-brain communication: Functional anatomy of vagal afferents	21
Editorial Board	20
Design of mechanosensory feedback during undulatory locomotion to enhance speed and stability	20
Structural insights into gating mechanism and allosteric regulation of NMDA receptors	20
Multilevel visuomotor control of locomotion in Drosophila	19
Circuits for self-motion estimation and walking control in Drosophila	19
Activity-dependent splicing: A game changer for proteome remodeling in the brain	19
Computational role of sleep in memory reorganization	19
Jellyfish for the study of nervous system evolution and function	18
Renal interoception: form, function, and open questions	18
Spike timing-dependent plasticity and memory	18
Querying hippocampal replay with subcortical inputs	18
Editorial Board	18
Memorability reflects statistical regularities of the environment	18
The power of human stem cell-based systems in the study of neurodevelopmental disorders	18
Editorial Board	18
Neuroinflammation and COVID-19	18
Signatures of task learning in neural representations	18
Chemogenetic and optogenetic tools revolutionizing the study of astrocytes in memory	18
Mechanical transmission at spine synapses: Short-term potentiation and working memory	18
How radial glia progenitor lineages generate cell-type diversity in the developing cerebral cortex	18
The influence of ovarian hormones on the putative mechanisms that promote female nicotine use	18
Protein mechanism and therapeutic design in Parkinson's disease: A structural biology perspective	17
Diversity and specificity in location-based signaling outputs of neuronal GPCRs	17
Dendrites and efficiency: Optimizing performance and resource utilization	17
Editorial Board	17
CA2 physiology underlying social memory	17
Cortical contribution to visuomotor coordination in locomotion and reaching	17
Editorial overview: Systems neuroscience	17
Editorial Board	17
Mitochondrial regulation of local supply of energy in neurons	17
Principles of neural stem cell lineage progression: Insights from developing cerebral cortex	17
Editorial Board	16
Editorial overview: Computational neuroscience as a bridge between artificial intelligence, modeling and data	16
Modeling neuro-immune interactions using human pluripotent stem cells	16
Bridging the gap between physics and biology of hearing: Timing and amplification	16
TRP channels in thermosensation	16
Ghrelin system in Alzheimer's disease	16
Sexual dimorphism in the nervous system: Three principles from the nematode C. elegans	16
Advancements in autism spectrum disorder research --from mechanisms to interventions	16
Modular circuit organization for speed control of locomotor movements	16