| PNN | Perineuronal net |
| CNS | Central nervous system |
| ECM | Extracellular matrix |
| PV+ | Parvalbumin expressing |
| GABA | Gamma-aminobutyric acid |
| HA | Hyaluronic acid |
| CSPG | Chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan |
| CA | Cornu ammonis |
| BA | Brodmann area |
| TNR | Tenascin R |
| CRTL1 | Cartilage link protein 1 |
| HAPLN | Hyaluronan and proteoglycan link protein |
| BRAL2 | Brain link protein 2 |
| CD | Cluster of differentiation |
| HAS | Hyaluronan synthase |
| GAG | Glycosaminoglycan |
| GlcA | Glucoronic acid |
| GalNAc | N-acetlyl-galactosamine |
| RPTP | Receptor protein tyrosine phosphatase |
| SEMA3A | Semaphorin 3A |
| OTX2 | Orthodenticle homeobox 2 |
| MMP | Matrix metalloproteinase |
| ADAMTS | A disintegrin and metalloproteinase with thrombospondin motifs |
| TNC | Tenascin C |
| TIMP | Tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases |
| AMPAR | α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid receptor |
| NMDAR | N-methyl-D-aspartate-receptor |
| LTP | Long-term potentiation |
| ROS | Reactive oxygen species |
| E/I | Excitatory/inhibitory |
| SZ | Schizophrenia |
| ASD | Autism spectrum disorder |
| BPD | Bipolar disorder |
| AD | Alzheimer’s disease |
| ChABC | Chondroitinase ABC |
| WFA | Wisteria floribunda agglutinin |
| TEM | Transmission electron microscopy |
| DAB | 3,3′-diaminobenzidine |
| IHC | Immunohistochemistry |
| IF | Immunofluorescence |
| DAPI | 4′,6-diamidin-2-phenylindol |
| Cmd | Cartilage matrix deficiency |
| ICC | Immunocytochemistry |
| KO | Knock-out |
| MNTB | Medial nucleus of the trapezoid body |
| MTLE | Mesial temporal lobe epilepsy |
| SE | Status epilepticus |
| TLE | Temporal lobe epilepsy |