Author name: Kristen Hartman

Macleod JE, Ackerman CM, Bucci DJ (2009) Contributions of the medial prefrontal cortex to negative occasion setting. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts 477.2/FF61. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Summary: The medial prefrontal cortex of rats has a role in many aspects of cognitive function, and especially forms of inhibitory learning. Recent research has revealed heterogeneous functions of […]

Wiley RG, Kline IV RH, Lemons LL (2009) Role of galanin receptor-expressing dorsal horn neurons in nocifensive reflex responses to heat. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts 170.17/X19. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Summary: Spinal intrathecal (i.t.) galanin has been reported to be antinociceptive in some situations. Using lumbar i.t injections of galanin, coupled to the ribosomal inactivating

Lemons LL, Wiley RG (2009) Role of galanin receptor-expressing dorsal horn neurons in operant nocifensive responses. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts 170.18/X20. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Summary: Selective destruction of galanin receptor-expressing dorsal horn neurons using the targeted cytotoxin, galanin-saporin (gal-sap), reduced reflex nocifensive hotplate responses, particularly at 44° C (see adjacent poster). The antinociceptive effect

Jaime S, Perez Cordova MG, Hernandez S, Colom L (2009) Immunolesions of medial septal GABAergic neurons. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts 241.8/I15. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Summary: Epilepsy is a neurodegenerative condition characterized by spontaneous recurrent seizures that are triggered by excessive electrical activity due to changes in neurological functions. One of the most common forms

Datta S, Chatterjee K, Kline IV RH, Wiley RG (2009) CCK receptor- expressing dorsal horn neurons: Role in pain and morphine analgesia. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts 265.13/Z37. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Summary: Spinal intrathecal cholecystokinin (CCK) has anti-opiate activity, and the CCK antagonist, proglumide potentiates opiate analgesia. In the present study, we sought to determine

Vetrivelan R, Anaclet C, Fuller PM, Yoshida K, Lu J, Saper CB (2009) Comparison of sleep-wake changes after lesions of two sleep-promoting cell groups in the preoptic region in rats. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts 277.2/EE14. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Summary: Previous studies have shown that two cell groups within the preoptic region viz., median preoptic

Morin LP, Studholme KM (2009) Saporin lesions that target suprachiasmatic cells bearing NPY receptors eliminate or greatly impair circadian rhythm generation and entrainment. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts 278.7/EE49. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Summary: General destruction of the SCN caused by electrical lesions produce loss of circadian rhythmicity and entrainment. More specific, cell-directed lesion methods, such

Janke KL, Fazelinik S, Roland JJ, Servatius RJ, Servatius RJ, Servatius RJ, Pang K (2009) Role of the medial septum on navigational strategy and shifting between strategies: Effects of selective cholinergic and GABAergic lesions. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts 283.5/EE134. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Summary: Cholinergic and GABAergic neurons are major components of the septohippocampal pathway,

Roland JJ, Janke KL, Gluck MA, Beck KD, Pang KCH, Servatius RJ (2009) Selective cholinergic and GABAergic lesions of the medial septum slows acquisition of the classically conditioned eyeblink response in rats. Neuroscience 2009 Abstracts 283.6/EE135. Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL. Summary: Both human and animal studies have demonstrated that the hippocampus is not essential