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Transgenerational Differences Between Two Culturally Distinct Prairie Vole Populations, Richard Joaquin Ortiz
Transgenerational Differences Between Two Culturally Distinct Prairie Vole Populations, Richard Joaquin Ortiz
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Culture can be described as a system of environmental beliefs, values, and social practices within one’s environment. This system is passed on from generation to generation and provides a basis for an individual’s behaviors and cognitive perceptions. Cultural neuroscience is an emerging field that intertwines domains of anthropology, psychology, neuroscience, and genetics to help understand the underlying processes, neural mechanisms and genomic factors that vary across cultures. Similar to humans, the socially monogamous prairie vole (Microtus ochrogaster) display populational differences in prosocial behavior and aggression based upon region-specific cultural upbringing and parental lineage. Prairie voles originating from Kansas (KS) display …
Chanism Of G-Βγ-Dependent Regulation Of Neuronal Differentiation And Neurodegeneration, Diana Olivas
Chanism Of G-Βγ-Dependent Regulation Of Neuronal Differentiation And Neurodegeneration, Diana Olivas
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Neurodegeneration is a pathological condition associated with a progressive loss of neurons, and occurs in many neurological disorders including Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Lou Gehrig’s disease (ALS). It is the most common cause of dementia among people 65 and older. With the increasing of life expectancy, the prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases is also increasing rapidly. However, the cause of this disorder is largely unknown, and no effective drugs are available to treat the disease process. Therefore, it is crucial to identify new target(s) and strategies for therapeutic interventions. Cytoskeletal defects followed by dysfunction is a major characteristic …