Dense connectomic reconstruction in layer 4 of the somatosensory cortex

A Motta, M Berning, KM Boergens, B Staffler, M Beining… - Science, 2019 - science.org
INTRODUCTION The brain of mammals consists of an enormously dense network of neuronal
wires: the axons and dendrites of nerve cells. Their packing density is so high that light-…

Connectomic comparison of mouse and human cortex

…, V Gangadharan, N Heike, A Khalifa, A Motta… - Science, 2022 - science.org
The human cerebral cortex houses 1000 times more neurons than that of the cerebral cortex
of a mouse, but the possible differences in synaptic circuits between these species are still …

Transition metal-catalysed molecular n-doping of organic semiconductors

H Guo, CY Yang, X Zhang, A Motta, K Feng, Y Xia… - Nature, 2021 - nature.com
Chemical doping is a key process for investigating charge transport in organic
semiconductors and improving certain (opto)electronic devices 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 – 9 . N(electron)-…

Atom-efficient regioselective 1, 2-dearomatization of functionalized pyridines by an earth-abundant organolanthanide catalyst

AS Dudnik, VL Weidner, A Motta, M Delferro… - Nature chemistry, 2014 - nature.com
Developing earth-abundant, non-platinum metal catalysts for high-value chemical
transformations is a critical challenge to contemporary chemical synthesis. Dearomatization of …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid atom-efficient polyolefin plastics hydrogenolysis mediated by a well-defined single-site electrophilic/cationic organo-zirconium catalyst

AH Mason, A Motta, A Das, Q Ma, MJ Bedzyk… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
Polyolefins comprise a major fraction of single-use plastics, yet their catalytic deconstruction/recycling
has proven challenging due to their inert saturated hydrocarbon connectivities. …

Nonspherical ultrasound microbubbles

…, M Liu, A Sarode, M Weiler, A Motta… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Surface tension provides microbubbles (MB) with a perfect spherical shape. Here, we
demonstrate that MB can be engineered to be nonspherical, endowing them with unique features …

Association of COVID-19 vaccinations with intensive care unit admissions and outcome of critically ill patients with COVID-19 pneumonia in Lombardy, Italy

…, F Sangalli, D Gasberti, D Maraggia, A Motta… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Data on the association of COVID-19 vaccination with intensive care unit (ICU)
admission and outcomes of patients with SARS-CoV-2–related pneumonia are scarce. …

[HTML][HTML] Magnetic behaviour of TbPc2 single-molecule magnets chemically grafted on silicon surface

…, L Poggini, K Misztal, D Menozzi, A Motta… - Nature …, 2014 - nature.com
Single-molecule magnets (SMMs) are among the most promising molecular systems for the
development of novel molecular electronics based on spin transport. Going beyond …

Very large cooperative effects in heterobimetallic titanium-chromium catalysts for ethylene polymerization/copolymerization

S Liu, A Motta, AR Mouat, M Delferro… - Journal of the American …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The heterobimetallic complexes, (η 5 -indenyl)[1-Me 2 Si( t BuN)TiCl 2 ]-3-C n H 2n -[N,N-bis(2-(ethylthio)ethyl)amine]CrCl
3 (n = 0, Ti-C 0 -Cr SNS ; n = 2, Ti-C 2 -Cr SNS ; n = 6, Ti-C 6 -…

Synthesis, characterization, and heterobimetallic cooperation in a titanium–chromium catalyst for highly branched polyethylenes

S Liu, A Motta, M Delferro, TJ Marks - Journal of the American …, 2013 - ACS Publications
A heterobimetallic catalyst, {Ti--Cr}, consisting of a constrained-geometry titanium olefin
polymerization center (CGC Et Ti) covalently linked to a chromium bis(thioether)amine ethylene …