Browsing Graduate Theses and Dissertations - Neuroscience by Creation Date
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Morphine activation of stress pathways alters peripheral immune cell signaling
(Georgetown University, 2008)Morphine is routinely used as an analgesic for acute and chronic pain often in people at greater risk for infection, in spite of the fact that morphine suppresses immune function. Recent studies indicate that morphine ... -
Cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase: Involvement in Brain Injury and Disease.
(Georgetown University, 2008)Here we investigated whether traumatic brain injury (TBI) altered the regulation of cholesterol 24S-hydroxylase (Cyp46), an enzyme that converts cholesterol to the more hydrophilic 24S-hydroxycholesterol. We examined changes ... -
Endogenous acidification of the inhibitory synapse : proton amplification of GABAA-mediated neurotransmission
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Microglial LRP1 modulates JNK activation : a signaling cascade that also regulates apolipoprotein E levels
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Homeostatic control of AMPA receptor strength and subunit composition by Polo-like kinase 2
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Investigating the neural code for single-word reading
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Roles for EphA4-mediated intercellular signaling in corticogenesis and in the development of the peripheral somatosensory system
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Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies of the human auditory brain : objects, sequences, and dysfunction
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Generalization and maintenance in aphasia rehabilitation
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The role of Fyn in the pathogenic processes of Alzheimer's disease
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Genetic regulation of the generation of neuronal diversity in the developing mammalian basal forebrain
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The role of N-acetylaspartylglutamate (NAAG) in the amygdala
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Sequelae of Neonatal Antiepileptic Drug Exposure in Rats
(Georgetown University, 2011)Antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) are first-line seizure treatments. Despite use in pregnancy and early life, their impact on brain maturation is unclear. This can only be assessed in preclinical models (e.g., rats), as seizures ... -
NEURAL COMPUTATIONS UNDERLYING SPEECH RECOGNITION IN THE HUMAN AUDITORY SYSTEM
(Georgetown University, 2011)Current theories of speech perception in the human brain propose two separate, hierarchically organized cortical processing streams, a ventral and a dorsal stream. The ventral stream is generally believed to mediate acoustic ... -
Inhibitory neurotransmission in the Fmr1 knockout mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome : region- and circuit-specific deficits
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Neuroprotective signaling through metabotropic glutamate receptor 1
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THE EFFECTS OF ROBOTIC TRAINING AND CORTICAL STIMULATION ON REACHING SKILL AFTER CHRONIC STROKE
(Georgetown University, 2011)<bold>BACKGROUND: </bold> Reaching in three dimensional (3D) space, crucial for activities of daily living (ADLs), is deficient after stroke. The effects of cortical stimulation on 3D robotic training for patients with ... -
Mechanisms Behind the GABA-Mediated Field Potential in Hippocampus in the in vitro 4-aminopyridine Model of Epilepsy
(Georgetown University, 2012)Local field potentials (LFPs) mediated by GABAergic transmission have been recorded from resected human epileptic brain tissue, as confirmed by blockade of these events upon exposure to GABAergic transmission antagonists, ... -
Interaction of Attention and Emotion Across Development and Disorder
(Georgetown University, 2012)This dissertation examines how attention and emotion interact in early visual processing across typical development and in Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). To investigate early visual processing, we utilized ... -
Evaluating goals: the roles of the orbitofrontal cortex and amygdala
(Georgetown University, 2012)The orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) and its interactions with the basolateral amygdala (BLA) are critical for goal-directed behavior, especially for adapting to changes in reward value. I investigated the contribution of OFC ...
