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Neural and behavioral mechanisms of sensorimotor performance shifts under speed uncertainty.
Sensorimotor integration. Uncertainty -- Psychological aspects. Time pressure. Decision making -- Psychological aspects. Neurophysiology. Psychomotor Performance -- physiology.
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Head direction cells, grid cells, and the neural basis of spatial orientation
Space perception -- Physiological aspects.;""Thalamus -- Physiology."";""Hippocampus (Brain) -- Physiology."";""Neural networks (Neurobiology)"";""Neural Pathways -- physiology."";""Anterior Thalamic Nuclei -- physiology"";""Entorhinal Cortex --...
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Move it or lose out : neural and behavioral effects of physical exercise
Neurotrophic functions.;""Growth factors."";""Exercise -- Physiological aspects."";""Cognition -- Effect of exercise on."";""Cognition -- physiology.""
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Design and synthesis of novel tricyclic-bis-enones: a series of highly active inhibitors of nitric oxide production in mouse macrophages.
Alicyclic compounds -- Synthesis. ; Nitric-oxide synthase -- Inhibitors. ; Cyclooxygenases -- Inhibitors. ; Macrophages. ; Oxidoreductases -- Inhibitors. ; Inflammation -- Mediators -- Pathophysiology.
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Actions of substances placed in the cat cerebrospinal fluid space.
Pharmacology, Experimental. ; Cats.
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Respiratory regulation and central depressant drugs.
Drugs -- Physiological effect. ; Respiratory organs.
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Functional connectivity of brain reward circuitry in patients with schizophrenia and cannabis use disorder : effects of cannabis and delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) / by Adina Sheri Fischer.
Up to 43% of patients with schizophrenia suffer from a co-occurring cannabis use disorder (CUD), which results in symptom exacerbation, decreased response to antipsychotic medication, and an overall worsening of disease course. Available treatments...
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The representation of auditory space in the auditory pathway of primates.
Auditory pathways -- Physiology. Auditory perception -- Physiological aspects. Directional hearing -- Physiological aspects. Space perception -- Physiological aspects. Visual perception -- Physiological aspects. Primates -- Sense organs. Inferior...
Recent studies demonstrating that eye position modulates auditory responses in a brainstem auditory structure and in primary auditory cortex (Groh et al., 2001; Werner-Reiss et al., 2003a), suggest preparation of the auditory signal for eventual...
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Cloning and expression of HVACM, a cullin protein, from small cell lung cancer.
Vasopressin -- Receptors. ; Small cell lung cancer. ; Genetic regulation. ; Molecular cloning. ; Immunohistochemistry.
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The role of dichoptic brightness in binocular vision.
Binocular vision.
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A comparison of the acute toxicity and teratogenic effects of succinonitrile and tetramethylsuccinonitrile: the role of cyanide.
Nitriles -- Toxicology. ; Teratogenic agents. ; Cyanides -- Toxicology.
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Identifying airway obstructions from photoplethysmography (PPG).
Plethysmography. ; Airway (Medicine) -- Obstructions. ; Respiration -- Mathematical models. ; Respiration -- Data processing. ; Airway Obstruction -- diagnosis.
Emergency medical response requires timely and efficient assessment and treatment of casualties. Mass casualty situations, in particular, strain the resources of emergency responders, prompting the need for a well-organized, effective, automated...
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Opioid and nonopioid mechanisms of conditional analgesia.
Analgesia. ; Endorphins -- Physiological effect.
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Characterization of novel cofactors for oncogenic transcription factors Myc and FoxM1 and cytotoxic peptides derived from an essential Myc domain.
Transcription factors -- Genetics. Carcinogenesis. Peptides. Cell cycle -- Regulation. Genetic regulation. Medical Terms: Genes, myc -- genetics; Forkhead Transcription Factors -- genetics; Neoplasm Proteins -- genetics; Trans-Activators --...
Human cancer is developed as the consequence of the activation of oncogenes and inactivation of tumor suppression genes. Modern sciences has identified and characterized the functions of such genes to understand the mechanism of cancer development...
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Characterization of short latency respiratory-related evoked potentials (RREPs) recorded using a noncephalic reference.
Respiration -- Regulation. Respiratory organs -- Physiology. Neurophysiology.
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Properties of Rathke's pouch.
Pituitary gland. ; Hypothalamus. ; Rats.
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Control of the Notch signaling pathway in mammary gland development and carcinogenesis by the stem cell specific transcription factor [delta]Np63
The TP63 gene produces a series of transcription factors as a result of multiple promoter usage and alternative splicing. These protein products are members of the p53 family of transcription factors due to strong structural similarity with...
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Temporal aspects of mental representation: a psychophysical approach.
Memory. ; Psychophysics.
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Forebrain mechanisms of conditional hypoalgesia: involvement of the amygdala.
Analgesia. ; Amygdaloid body.
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The expression and activity of TP63 in the mammary epithelial regenerative hierarchy.
Tumor proteins. ; p53 antioncogene. ; Epithelial cells. ; Mammary glands -- Cytology. ; Stem cells. ; Regeneration (Biology). ; Genetic transcription -- Regulation. ; Cellular signal transduction.
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Molecular characterization of the DHP-sensitive, voltage-regulated calcium channel.
Calcium channels.
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A psychophysical investigation of cortical cell receptive field organization in the human visual system.
Visual perception. Visual discrimination.
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The role of glia in neuropathic pain: a journey into the tetrapartite synapse.
Neuroglia -- Effect of drugs on. Astrocytes. Opioids -- Physiological effect. Central nervous system -- Pathophysiology. Nerves
Neuropathic pain is a debilitating condition that affects millions of individuals worldwide. Unfortunately, opioids are only partially effective in treating neuropathic pain while entraining tolerance and a myriad of side effects from the high...
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Terrain classification using proprioceptive sensors
Soils -- Classification.;""Engineering geology -- Mathematical models."";""Engineering geology -- Computer simulation."";""Mobile robots."";""Autonomous robots."";""Proprioception.""
Autonomous off-road navigation in unstructured, terrain can encounter mobility difficulties even when the surface that the vehicle is driving over is level and free from obstacles. Mobility challenges result from soil characteristics that prevent...
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The evolution of mate recognition in Oecanthus tree crickets / by Laurel Symes.
Many organisms recognize and respond to categories: predator, prey, rival, or juvenile. Organisms recognize these ecologically-important categories by assessing diverse sensory stimuli. A primary focus of my research has been understanding how...
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The novel p53 target gene STK17A : implications for cancer therapy / by Pingping Mao
Testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs) are highly curable with cisplatin-based therapy. The p53 tumor suppressor is induced in response to a variety of cellular stresses. Our previous work has implicated an important role for p53 in TGCT...
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Mechanistic insight as to how the formin FMNL3 assembles filopodia / by Ernest G. Heimsath, Jr.
Actin filaments are integral to a large number of cellular structures. Due to the widespread use of actin, cells must rigorously control when and where new filaments assemble. Formin proteins are expressed in all eukaryotes and provide the...
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The role of decision strategies in the development of visual information processing
Visual perception. ; Child psychology.
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The influence of trait psychopathy on the decoding, interference and utilization of emotional information.
Psychopaths. Personality and emotions. Emotions and cognition.
Research investigating clinical and criminal psychopaths is quite extensive. Though it has evolved in terminology over the years, the basic premise and description of psychopathy has maintained deficits associated with emotional interpretation and...
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The effects of CO2, hypoxia, and asphyxia on ventilation in unanesthetized cats.
Respiration. ; Cats -- Physiology.
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Structural and functional characterization of Runx1 point mutations identified in leukemia and cleidocranial dysplasia patients.
Transcription factors -- Pathophysiology. Hematopoiesis -- Genetic aspects. Genetic transcription -- Regulation. DNA-binding proteins. Leukemia -- Genetic aspects. Core Binding Factor Alpha 2 Subunit. Core Binding Factor beta Subunit. Cleidocranial...
Core binding factors are heterodimeric transcription factors involved in diverse developmental processes. They consist of a DNA binding Runx subunit and a non-DNA binding CBFβ sub-unit. Runx proteins are encoded by three genes: Runx1, Runx2 , and...
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NK cells in the female reproductive tract; biology and protection against HIV-1.
Killer cells. Generative organs, Female -- Immunology. HIV infections -- Immunological aspects. Cellular immunity.
Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells which have been shown to kill tumors and cells infected with viruses. This knowledge however is based on studies carried out with natural killer cells isolated from blood. The female reproductive...
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Hematopoiesis in the allantois and chorion.
Hematopoietic stem cells. ; Transcription factors. Placenta -- Cytology. Chorion -- Cytology. ; Cellular signal transduction.
The placenta is the extra-embryonic tissue that mediates the exchange of oxygen and nutrients between the fetus and mother. It was shown that the placenta is a source of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs). However, it is not known whether the placenta...
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FGF2 in endothelial cell migration, intracellular signalling and receptor endocytosis.
Fibroblast growth factors. Rho GTPases. Cell receptors. Integrins -- Physiological effect. Endocytosis. Vascular endothelium. Cellular signal transduction.
Endothelial cell migration is an important element of a number of biological processes, including angiogenesis. The fibroblast growth factors (FGFs) are a family of angiogenic heparan-binding proteins that potently induce endothelial migration....
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The effects of lesions of the cerebellar vermis and cerebellar hemispheres on conditioned and unconditioned heart-rate responses in restrained and unrestrained rats.
Cerebellum -- Experiments. ; Rats -- Behavior. ; Heart beat.
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Regulation of Wnt/Wingless signaling by the ADP-ribose polymerase Tankyrase / by Zhenghan Wang
The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway controls numerous biological processes from embryogenesis to adult homeostasis; aberrant Wnt signaling underlies a wide range of human diseases. In the absence of Wnt stimulation, a multiprotein “destruction...
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On facial mimicry and facial feedback.
Imitation. ; Facial expression. ; Smiling. ; Laughter.
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System and methodology for receptor-level fluorescence imaging during surgery / by Kristian Sexton.
Fluorescence molecular imaging will have an important clinical impact in the area of guided oncology surgery, where emerging technologies are poised to provide the surgeon with real-time molecular information to guide resection, using targeted...
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Vasopressin gene expression by non-neuronal cells: production in the gastrointestinal system and neoplasms of the lung.
Vasopressin. ; Gene expression. ; Gastrointestinal system. ; Lungs -- Cancer. ; Immunocytochemistry.
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Peripheral and spinal mechanisms of neuropathic behaviors following peripheral nerve injury.
Allodynia -- Animal models. ; Pain -- Physiological aspects. ; Nerves Peripheral -- Pathophysiology. ; Spinal cord -- Pathophysiology. ; Nerves.
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Effects of elevated endogenous kynurenic acid on spatial working memory, contextual conditioning, and conditional learning.
Kynurenine -- Derivatives. Cognition. Memory. Brain chemistry. Brain -- Pathophysiology -- Animal models.
Kynurenic acid (KYNA) is produced and released by astrocytes, and acts as an α7-nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist (at lower, physiological concentrations) and an antagonist of the glycine site of the NMDA receptor (at higher,...
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Priming automatic behavior: influences of self-awareness.
Self-perception. Self-consciousness. Priming (Psychology). Cooperativeness. Competition (Psychology).
This research extends previous findings that the behavior of individuals high as compared to low in Private Self-consciousness, an individual difference in self-awareness, is more influenced by subtle primes. Manipulations of self-awareness were...
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SGK1 is an important determinant of sodium channel activity in the mammalian collecting duct.
Aldosterone -- Mechanism of action. ; Aldosterone -- Physiological effect. ; Adrenocortical hormones -- Genetic aspects. ; Sodium channels -- Genetic aspects. ; Genetic regulation.
Hypertensive disorders, as well as congestive heart disease. Despite extensive research on the regulatory events that occur between aldosterone induced transcription and the early activation of epithelial sodium channels (ENaC ) in cortical...
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The importance of dosage of core binding factors α and ß in hematopoietic development.
Hematopoiesis -- Regulation. ; Transcription factors.
Core Binding Factors (CBFs) are members of a small family of transcription factors that play critical roles in a number of mammalian developmental processes. CBFs are heterodimers consisting of a CBFα subunit, which contacts and binds DNA at the...
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Primate origins through the lens of functional and degenerate cone opsins / by Gillian L. Moritz
A nocturnal activity pattern is central to almost all hypotheses on the adaptive origins of primates but this view has been challenged recently on the basis of variation in the cone opsin genes of nocturnal primates. The diversity among primates in...
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Characterization and rescue of a Drosophila model of prion disease; and The role of carcinine in signaling at the Drosophila photoreceptor synapse.
Drosophila melanogaster -- Genetic aspects. Prion diseases. Neurotransmitters. Photoreceptors.
Drosophila melanogaster is a model organism often used when studying the complex processes of neuronal signaling and neurodegeneration. The short life cycle, malleable genetics, amenability to in vivo electrophysiological assays and sensitivity to...
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Effects of mesencephalic reticular formation and mesencephalic auditory pathway lesions on long- and short-term habituation processes in the rat.
Habituation (Neuropsychology) Mesencephalon. Rats as laboratory animals.
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Affective decision-making in rhesus monkeys : reward order risk and the roles of the anterior insula and premotor cortex / by Eric R. Xu.
From deciding what to eat first or what stock to invest in, the order in which we prefer to experience events and the amount of risk we are willing to undertake are factors that influence our choices. However, the mechanisms underlying order and...
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