2020
Retinal Inputs to the Thalamus Are Selectively Gated by Arousal
Liang L, Fratzl A, Reggiani JDS, El Mansour O, Chen C, Andermann ML. Retinal Inputs to the Thalamus Are Selectively Gated by Arousal. Current Biology 2020, 30: 3923-3934.e9. PMID: 32795442, PMCID: PMC7665906, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2020.07.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual thalamusVisual responsesMajority of boutonsTwo-photon calciumCentral visual processingArousal stateIntermediate spatial frequenciesEnhancement of responsesAxonal boutonsRetinal axonsRetinal inputDifferent pupil sizesVisual pathwayThalamusBoutonsMouse thalamusVisual processingMagnitude of responseVisual information channelsDistinct subsetsEarly stagesPupil sizeNeural activityDifferential modulationBehavioral states
2018
The effects of 5-hydroxytryptophan on attention and central serotonin neurochemistry in the rhesus macaque
Weinberg-Wolf H, Fagan NA, Anderson GM, Tringides M, Dal Monte O, Chang SWC. The effects of 5-hydroxytryptophan on attention and central serotonin neurochemistry in the rhesus macaque. Neuropsychopharmacology 2018, 43: 1589-1598. PMID: 29463909, PMCID: PMC5983545, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-017-0003-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerotonergic interventionsSalient facial featuresCentral serotonergic functioningCisternal cerebrospinal fluidBaseline attentionCognitive operationsSerotonin's roleIndividual differencesBi-directional effectsAutonomic arousalSaline sessionsImmediate serotonin precursorEngaged individualsBehavioral impairmentsFacial featuresSerotonergic functioningStimulus animalsRole of serotoninPupil sizeAnxietyPsychiatric disordersSerotonin neurochemistrySerotoninergic functionSerotonin effectsCSF concentrations
1993
Aqueous flare and cell number in healthy eyes of Caucasians.
Onodera T, Gimbel H, DeBroff B. Aqueous flare and cell number in healthy eyes of Caucasians. Japanese Journal Of Ophthalmology 1993, 37: 445-51. PMID: 8145389.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFlare-cell meterPharmacologic dilationCell countLaser flare-cell meterCell numberPharmacological pupillary dilationAnterior chamber flareAqueous flare intensityBlood-aqueous barrierAqueous protein concentrationMeasurement of flareLeft eyePatient ageProspective studyAqueous flareHealthy eyesStudy populationNormal eyesPupillary sizePupillary dilationHealthy CaucasiansCaucasian eyesAqueous barrierAmount of flarePupil size
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