Synaptic Zn²⁺ contributes to deleterious consequences of spreading depolarizations.

"Supported by NIH grants NS129351, NS106901 & GM109089. The authors are grateful to Bianca Myers for training and helpful discussion on confocal imaging. CRediT authorship contribution statement: Michael C. Bennett: Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Funding acquisition, Investigation, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing. Katelyn M. Reinhart: Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing. Jordan E. Weisend: Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Visualization, Writing – review & editing. Russell A. Morton: Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing. Andrew P. Carlson: Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing. C. William Shuttleworth: Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing."