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Fast, Flexible Function-On-Scalar Regression, With An Application To Brain Development, Philip T. Reiss, Lei Huang
Fast, Flexible Function-On-Scalar Regression, With An Application To Brain Development, Philip T. Reiss, Lei Huang
Philip T. Reiss
No abstract provided.
A Comparison Of Three Computer-Based Methods Used To Determine Emg Signal Amplitude, Doug Renshaw
A Comparison Of Three Computer-Based Methods Used To Determine Emg Signal Amplitude, Doug Renshaw
Doug Renshaw
No abstract provided.
Motor Neuron Synapse And Axon Defects In A C. Elegans Alpha-Tubulin Mutant, Renee Baran, Liliana Castelblanco, Garland Tang, Ian Shapiro, Alexandr Goncharov, Yishi Jin
Motor Neuron Synapse And Axon Defects In A C. Elegans Alpha-Tubulin Mutant, Renee Baran, Liliana Castelblanco, Garland Tang, Ian Shapiro, Alexandr Goncharov, Yishi Jin
Renee Baran
Regulation of microtubule dynamics underlies many fundamental cellular mechanisms including cell division, cell motility, and transport. In neurons, microtubules play key roles in cell migration, axon outgrowth, control of axon and synapse growth, and the regulated transport of vesicles and structural components of synapses. Loss of synapse and axon integrity and disruption of axon transport characterize many neurodegenerative diseases. Recently, mutations that specifically alter the assembly or stability of microtubules have been found to directly cause neurodevelopmental defects or neurodegeneration in vertebrates. We report here the characterization of a missense mutation in the C-terminal domain of C. elegans alpha-tubulin, tba-1(ju89), …
Functional Generalized Linear Models With Images As Predictors, Philip T. Reiss, R. Todd Ogden
Functional Generalized Linear Models With Images As Predictors, Philip T. Reiss, R. Todd Ogden
Philip T. Reiss
Functional principal component regression (FPCR) is a promising new method for regressing scalar outcomes on functional predictors. In this paper we present a theoretical justification for the use of principal components in functional regression. FPCR is then extended in two directions: from linear to the generalized linear modeling, and from univariate signal predictors to high-resolution image predictors. We show how to implement the method efficiently by adapting generalized additive model technology to the functional regression context. A technique is proposed for estimating simultaneous confidence bands for the coefficient function; in the neuroimaging setting, this yields a novel means to identify …
Amygdala And Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex Responses To Appearance-Based And Behavior-Based Person Impressions., Sean Baron, M Gobinni, Andrew Engell, Alex Todorov
Amygdala And Dorsomedial Prefrontal Cortex Responses To Appearance-Based And Behavior-Based Person Impressions., Sean Baron, M Gobinni, Andrew Engell, Alex Todorov
Andrew Engell
Distributed Representations Of Dynamic Facial Expressions In The Superior Temporal Sulcus., Chris Said, Chris Moore, Andrew Engell, Alex Todroov, James Haxby
Distributed Representations Of Dynamic Facial Expressions In The Superior Temporal Sulcus., Chris Said, Chris Moore, Andrew Engell, Alex Todroov, James Haxby
Andrew Engell
Influence Of Perinatal Exposure To A Polychlorinated Biphenyl Mixture On Learning And Memory, Hippocampal Size, And Estrogen Receptor-Beta Expression, Howard Cromwell
Influence Of Perinatal Exposure To A Polychlorinated Biphenyl Mixture On Learning And Memory, Hippocampal Size, And Estrogen Receptor-Beta Expression, Howard Cromwell
Howard Casey Cromwell
Abstract. Perinatal exposure to PCB has been reported to cause a variety of health effects including endocrine disruption, and immunologic, reproductive, neurologic, and behavioral deficits. In the present study, a mixture of two PCB congeners, one non-coplanar (PCB 47) and one coplanar (PCB 77), were administered to young female Sprague-Dawley rats by route of maternal dietary consumption (either 12.5 ppm or 25.0 ppm, w/w). Impact on learning and memory were examined by radial arm maze on postnatal day 24-27. After behavioral tests were completed, the rats were transcardially perfused, and brains were excised. Immunohistochemistry for ER- β was carried out …
Ganaxolone Suppression Of Behavioral And Electrographic Seizures In The Mouse Amygdala Kindling Model, Doodipala S. Reddy, Michael A. Rogawski
Ganaxolone Suppression Of Behavioral And Electrographic Seizures In The Mouse Amygdala Kindling Model, Doodipala S. Reddy, Michael A. Rogawski
Michael A. Rogawski
Ganaxolone (3alpha-hydroxy-3alpha-methyl-5alpha-pregnan-20-one), a synthetic analog of the endogenous neurosteroid allopregnanolone and a positive allosteric modulator of GABA-A receptors, may represent a new treatment approach for epilepsy. Here we demonstrate that pretreatment with ganaxolone (1.25—20 mg/kg, s.c.) causes a dose-dependent suppression of behavioral and electrographic seizures in fully amygdala-kindled female mice, with nearly complete seizure protection at the highest dose tested. The ED50 for suppression of behavioral seizures was 6.6 mg/kg. The seizure suppression produced by ganaxolone was comparable to that of clonazepam (ED50, 0.1 mg/kg, s.c.). To the extent that amygdala kindling represents a model of mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, …
Functional Organization Of A Neural Network For Aversive Olfactory Learning In Caenorhabditis Elegans, H Ha, M Hendricks, Y Shen, C V. Gabel, Christopher Fang-Yen, Y Qin, D Colon-Ramos, K Shen, A D.T. Samuel
Functional Organization Of A Neural Network For Aversive Olfactory Learning In Caenorhabditis Elegans, H Ha, M Hendricks, Y Shen, C V. Gabel, Christopher Fang-Yen, Y Qin, D Colon-Ramos, K Shen, A D.T. Samuel
Christopher Fang-Yen
No abstract provided.
Cortical Underconnectivity Coupled With Preserved Visuospatial Cognition In Autism: Evidence From An Fmri Study Of An Embedded Figures Task, Saudamini Damarla, Timothy A. Keller, Rajesh K. Kana, Vladimir L. Cherkassky, Diane L. Williams, Nancy J. Minshew, Marcel Adam Just
Cortical Underconnectivity Coupled With Preserved Visuospatial Cognition In Autism: Evidence From An Fmri Study Of An Embedded Figures Task, Saudamini Damarla, Timothy A. Keller, Rajesh K. Kana, Vladimir L. Cherkassky, Diane L. Williams, Nancy J. Minshew, Marcel Adam Just
Marcel Adam Just
No abstract provided.
Neurosteroids On The Epilepsy Chessboard — Keeping Seizures In Check, Michael A. Rogawski
Neurosteroids On The Epilepsy Chessboard — Keeping Seizures In Check, Michael A. Rogawski
Michael A. Rogawski
No abstract provided.
Treatment Of Early And Late Kainic-Acid Induced Status Epilepticus With The Non-Competitive Ampa Receptor Antagonist Gyki 52466, Brita Fritsch, Jeffrey J. Stott, J. Joelle Donofrio, Michael A. Rogawski
Treatment Of Early And Late Kainic-Acid Induced Status Epilepticus With The Non-Competitive Ampa Receptor Antagonist Gyki 52466, Brita Fritsch, Jeffrey J. Stott, J. Joelle Donofrio, Michael A. Rogawski
Michael A. Rogawski
Purpose: Benzodiazepines such as diazepam may fail to effectively treat status epilepticus because benzodiazepine-sensitive GABA-A receptors are internalized progressively with continued seizure activity. Ionotropic glutamate receptors, including AMPA receptors, are externalized, so that AMPA receptor antagonists, which are broad-spectrum anticonvulsants, could be more effective treatments for satus epilepticus. We assessed the ability of the non-competitive AMPA receptor antagonist GYKI 52466 to protect against kainic acid-induced status epilepticus in mice. Methods: Groups of animals treated with kainic acid received GYKI 52466 (50 mg/kg followed in 15 min by 50 mg/kg) or diazepam (25 mg/kg followed in 20 min by 12.5 mg/kg) …
Anticonvulsant And Proconvulsant Actions Of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose, Maciej Gasior, Jessica Yankura, Adam L. Hartman, Amy French, Michael A. Rogawski
Anticonvulsant And Proconvulsant Actions Of 2-Deoxy-D-Glucose, Maciej Gasior, Jessica Yankura, Adam L. Hartman, Amy French, Michael A. Rogawski
Michael A. Rogawski
Purpose: 2-Deoxy-D-glucose (2-DG), a glucose analog that accumulates in cells and interferes with carbohydrate metabolism by inhibiting glycolytic enzymes, has anticonvulsant actions. Recognizing that severe glucose deprivation can induce seizures, we sought to determine whether acute treatment with 2-DG can promote seizure susceptibility by assessing its effects on seizure threshold. For comparison, we studied 3-methyl-glucose (3-MG), which like 2-DG accumulates in cells and reduces glucose uptake, but does not inhibit glycolysis. Methods: Mice were treated with 2-DG or 3-MG and the seizure threshold determined in the 6-Hz test, the mouse electroshock seizure threshold (MEST) test, and the intravenous pentylenetetrazol (i.v. …
Neurodynamics Of An Election, Armando F. Rocha, Fabio T. Rocha, Marcelo N. Burattini, Eduardo Massad
Neurodynamics Of An Election, Armando F. Rocha, Fabio T. Rocha, Marcelo N. Burattini, Eduardo Massad
Armando F Rocha
Variables influencing decision-making in real settings, as in the case of voting decisions, are uncontrollable and in many times even unknown to the experimenter. In this case, the experimenter has to study the intention to decide (vote) as close as possible in time to the moment of the real decision (election day). Here, we investigated the brain activity associated with the voting intention declared 1 week before the election day of the Brazilian Firearms Control Referendum about prohibiting the commerce of firearms. Two alliances arose in the Congress to run the campaigns for YES (for the prohibition of firearm commerce) …
Perinatal Exposure To Polychlorinated Biphenyls Alters Social Behaviors In Rats, Howard C. Cromwell
Perinatal Exposure To Polychlorinated Biphenyls Alters Social Behaviors In Rats, Howard C. Cromwell
Howard Casey Cromwell
Perinatal exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) leads to significant alterations of neural and hormonal systems. These alterations have been shown to impair motor and sensory development. Less is known about the influence of PCB exposure on developing emotional and motivational systems involved in social interactions and social learning. The present study examined the impact of perinatal PCB exposure (mixture of congeners 47 and 77) on social recognition in juvenile animals, conspecific-directed investigation in adults and on neural and hormonal systems involved in social functions. We used a standard habituation–dishabituation paradigm to evaluate juvenile recognition and a social port paradigm to …
Navigational Decision-Making In Drosophila Thermotaxis, L Luo, M Gershow, M Rosenzweig, K Kang, Christopher Fang-Yen, P Garrity, A D T Samuel
Navigational Decision-Making In Drosophila Thermotaxis, L Luo, M Gershow, M Rosenzweig, K Kang, Christopher Fang-Yen, P Garrity, A D T Samuel
Christopher Fang-Yen
No abstract provided.
Reason And Desire: The Case Of Affective Desires, Attila Tanyi
Reason And Desire: The Case Of Affective Desires, Attila Tanyi
Attila Tanyi
The paper begins with an objection to the Desire-Based Reasons Model. The argument from reason-based desires holds that since desires are based on reasons (first premise), which they transmit but to which they cannot add (second premise), they cannot themselves provide reasons for action. In the paper I investigate an attack that has recently been launched against the first premise of this argument by Ruth Chang. Chang invokes a counterexample: affective desires. The aim of the paper is to see if there is a way to accommodate the counterexample to the first premise. I investigate three strategies. I first deal …
A Neurosemantic Theory Of Concrete Noun Representation Based On The Underlying Brain Codes, Marcel Adam Just, Vladimir L. Cherkassky, Sandesh Aryal, Tom M. Mitchell
A Neurosemantic Theory Of Concrete Noun Representation Based On The Underlying Brain Codes, Marcel Adam Just, Vladimir L. Cherkassky, Sandesh Aryal, Tom M. Mitchell
Marcel Adam Just
No abstract provided.