# Most-cited Neuroscience papers of 2024, with free PDFs

The 25 most-cited Neuroscience research papers published in 2024, ranked by citations in OpenAlex, with their original abstracts and free PDFs where available.

1. [Neuronal wiring diagram of an adult brain](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403062911) · 545 citations · Free PDF
2. [The role of neuroinflammation in neurodegenerative diseases: current understanding and future therapeutic targets](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4394757778) · 517 citations · Free PDF
3. [Spike sorting with Kilosort4](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4394577481) · 414 citations · Free PDF
4. [Whole-brain annotation and multi-connectome cell typing of Drosophila](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403062913) · 405 citations · Free PDF
5. [A body–brain circuit that regulates body inflammatory responses](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4396540795) · 375 citations
6. [Functionalized Nanomaterials Capable of Crossing the Blood–Brain Barrier](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390726995) · 364 citations
7. [Multisensory gamma stimulation promotes glymphatic clearance of amyloid](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392242084) · 346 citations · Free PDF
8. [Artificial intelligence in neuro-oncology: advances and challenges in brain tumor diagnosis, prognosis, and precision treatment](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4393316741) · 305 citations · Free PDF
9. [Frontostriatal salience network expansion in individuals in depression](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4402221345) · 276 citations · Free PDF
10. [Stress, hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, and aggression](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4401180250) · 252 citations · Free PDF
11. [Immunology of Stress: A Review Article](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4403749058) · 250 citations · Free PDF
12. [Circadian tumor infiltration and function of CD8+ T cells dictate immunotherapy efficacy](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4396746727) · 244 citations · Free PDF
13. [Employing deep learning and transfer learning for accurate brain tumor detection](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4393247259) · 243 citations
14. [An epigenetic barrier sets the timing of human neuronal maturation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4391383718) · 241 citations
15. [An Accurate and Rapidly Calibrating Speech Neuroprosthesis](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4401560881) · 238 citations · Free PDF
16. [Mitochondrial complex I activity in microglia sustains neuroinflammation](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392747603) · 235 citations · Free PDF
17. [NF-κB as an Inducible Regulator of Inflammation in the Central Nervous System](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392649888) · 221 citations · Free PDF
18. [Neurotransmitter classification from electron microscopy images at synaptic sites in Drosophila melanogaster](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4396780652) · 217 citations · Free PDF
19. [Data leakage inflates prediction performance in connectome-based machine learning models](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392232009) · 212 citations · Free PDF
20. [Curcumin-primed olfactory mucosa-derived mesenchymal stem cells mitigate cerebral ischemia/reperfusion injury-induced neuronal PANoptosis by modulating microglial polarization](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4394980168) · 212 citations
21. [Personalized brain circuit scores identify clinically distinct biotypes in depression and anxiety](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4399746595) · 212 citations
22. [The global epidemiology and health burden of the autism spectrum: findings from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4405618469) · 212 citations
23. [Role of Inflammatory Mechanisms in Major Depressive Disorder: From Etiology to Potential Pharmacological Targets](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4392231952) · 209 citations · Free PDF
24. [Microglia rescue neurons from aggregate-induced neuronal dysfunction and death through tunneling nanotubes](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4400978291) · 205 citations · Free PDF
25. [Nasopharyngeal lymphatic plexus is a hub for cerebrospinal fluid drainage](https://nerdi.pages.dev/paper/W4390707632) · 202 citations

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