Author name: Kristen Hartman

Shin EJ, Rogers, J, Björklund A, Carta M (2013) The effect of noradrenaline depletion on motor impairment and dopamine cell loss in a rat model of Parkinson’s disease. Neuroscience 2013 Abstracts 623.12. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: Objective: Parkinson’s disease (PD) has been mainly known as a neurodegenerative disease with loss of dopaminergic

Nguyen HN, Huppé-Gourgues F, Vaucher E (2013) Effect of medial prefrontal subregions electrical stimulation on the neuronal activity of the primary visual cortex and basal forebrain. Neuroscience 2013 Abstracts 639.04. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: The cholinergic system and the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) play an important role in visual attention through the

Sorge RE, Martin LJ, Alexander J, Beggs S, Rosen S, Zhang J, Salter MW, Mogil JS (2013) Male and female mice use distinct spinal immune cells to mediate chronic pain. Neuroscience 2013 Abstracts 642.11. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: There are clear sex differences in the sensitivity to painful stimuli and analgesics in

Nodal FR, Leach ND, Keating P, Dahmen JC, King AJ, Bajo VM (2013) Spatial processing in the primary auditory cortex following cholinergic lesions of the basal forebrain in ferrets. Neuroscience 2013 Abstracts 353.09. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: Cortical acetylcholine release has been implicated in different cognitive functions, including perceptual learning. We have

Parker RA, Wang F, Hayashida K, Martin TJ, Eisenach JC, Peters CM (2013) Descending noradrenergic control of conditioned pain modulation and postoperative pain trajectory in rats. Neuroscience 2013 Abstracts 461.10. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: Aim of Investigation: Chronic pain after surgery (CPAS) is now recognized as a significant clinical problem that occurs

Sengelaub DR, Cai Y, Chung M, Mnayarji (2013) Neuroprotection with gonadal steroids following partial motoneuron depletion: Dependence on steroid receptor activation and hormone action at the target musculature. Neuroscience 2013 Abstracts 467.12. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: Aim of Investigation: Chronic pain after surgery (CPAS) is now recognized as a significant clinical problem

Pinto LG, Souza GR, Lopes AHP, Talbot J, Cunha FQ, Cunha TM, Ferreira SH (2013) Role of nonpeptidergic subset of primary afferent neurons in inflammatory hypernociception in mice. Neuroscience 2013 Abstracts 256.15. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: Sensory information is transmitted from the periphery to the spinal cord by distinct subsets of primary

Krajewski-Hall SJ, Mittelman-Smith, Mcmullen NT, Rance NE (2013) Ablation of arcuate KNDy neurons amplifies the LH surge in steroid-primed, ovariectomized rats. Neuroscience 2013 Abstracts 274.01. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: KNDy (kisspeptin, neurokinin B and dynorphin) neurons in the arcuate nucleus play an important role in the reproductive axis. We have developed a

Burk JA, Yonezaki K (2013) Loss of medial prefrontal cortical cholinergic projections increases preference for an immediately available reward in a delay discounting task. Neuroscience 2013 Abstracts 288.02. Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA. Summary: Attentional control is thought to regulate numerous processes, including impulsive choices. The cholinergic projections to the medial prefrontal cortex are