Long Term Potentiation (LTP) and Long Term Depression (LTD) Cause Differential Spatial Redistribution of the Synaptic Vesicle Protein Synaptophysin in the Middle Molecular Layer of the Dentate Gyrus in Rat Hippocampus [PDF]
The presynaptic modifications that accompany long-term changes in synaptic plasticity are still not fully understood. Synaptophysin is a major synaptic vesicle protein involved in neurotransmitter release. We have used quantitative electron microscopy to
Chaudhury, Sraboni +5 more
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Bacopa monnieri is a medicinal plant with a long history of use in Ayurveda, especially in the treatment of poor memory and cognitive deficits. In the present study, we hypothesized that Bacopa monnieri extract (BME) can improve memory via increased cell
Hyun Jung Kwon +8 more
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Intracellular mechanisms underlying the nicotinic enhancement of LTP in the rat dentate gyrus [PDF]
We have previously shown that activation of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) enhanced long-term potentiation (LTP) in the rat dentate gyrus in vitro via activation of α7 nAChR. In the present studies, mechanisms underlying the acute and chronic
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Egr1, a member of the Egr family of transcription factors, and Arc are immediate early genes known to play major roles in synaptic plasticity and memory.
Zsuzsa ePenke +5 more
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Dentate gyrus and spatial behaviour
This article reviews evidence from studies employing colchicine-induced granule cell loss in the adult rat brain, and irradiation-induced hypoplasia of the neonatal dentate gyrus, on the performance of spatial and non-spatial behavioral tasks. The general picture emerging from this analysis reveals that the dentate gyrus granule cells are critically ...
Gilberto Fernando, Xavier +1 more
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Morris Water Maze Learning in Two Rat Strains Increases the Expression of the Polysialylated Form of the Neural Cell Adhesion Molecule in the Dentate Gyrus But Has No Effect on Hippocampal Neurogenesis [PDF]
In the current study, the authors investigated whether Morris water maze learning induces alterations in hippocampal neurogenesis or neural cell adhesion molecule (NCAM) polysialylation in the dentate gyrus.
Borght, Karin van der, +4 more
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Capicua regulates the development of adult-born neurons in the hippocampus
New neurons continuously arise from neural progenitor cells in the dentate gyrus of the adult hippocampus to support ongoing learning and memory formation.
Brenna Hourigan +4 more
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The dentate gyrus in depression
Abstract Extensive preclinical research has been conducted in recent years to reveal the cell types, neuronal circuits and molecular and morphological changes implicated in the function of the dentate gyrus in depression. This was profoundly facilitated by the emergence of methods such as gene targeting, neuronal cell activity ...
Gali Umschweif +2 more
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Recognition Memory Dysfunction Relates to Hippocampal Subfield Volume: A Study of Cognitively Normal and Mildly Impaired Older Adults. [PDF]
ObjectivesThe current study examined recognition memory dysfunction and its neuroanatomical substrates in cognitively normal older adults and those diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI).MethodsParticipants completed the Mnemonic Similarity Task,
Bennett, Ilana J +2 more
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Dentate gyrus neurogenesis, integration and microRNAs [PDF]
Neurons are born and become a functional part of the synaptic circuitry in adult brains. The proliferative phase of neurogenesis has been extensively reviewed. We therefore focus this review on a few topics addressing the functional role of adult-generated newborn neurons in the dentate gyrus. We discuss the evidence for a link between neurogenesis and
Bryan W, Luikart +2 more
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