Biomedical sciences publications
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The Acute and Chronic Effects of Alcohol Consumption on Sleep Architecture in College Aged Students
This study examined the effect of alcohol on sleep architecture in women and men aged 18 to 21 years and whether previously reported sleep architecture effects may have been as…
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Evidence for the Role of EPHX Gene Variants in Anorexia Nervosa
To identify genetic variants associated with AN, we pursued a series of sequencing and genotyping studies focusing on the coding regions and upstream sequence of 152 candidate genes in a…
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Association between Personality Traits and DSM-IV Diagnosis of Insomnia in Peri- and Postmenopausal Women
The aim of this study was to determine the role of personality factors in the development of DSM-IV insomnia coincident with perimenopause.
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The Adaptor Protein SAP Regulates Type II NKT-Cell Development, Cytokine Production, and Cytotoxicity against Lymphoma
Here, using a type II NKT-cell TCR transgenic mouse model, we demonstrated that CD1d-expressing hematopoietic cells, but not thymic epithelial cells, meditate efficient selection of type II NKT cells.
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Poor Autonomic Nervous System Functioning During Sleep in Recently Detoxified Alcohol-Dependent Men and Women
We investigated nighttime ANS functioning, and the relation between ANS activity and severity of alcohol dependence in chronic alcoholism.
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Conditional Ablation of Orexin/Hypocretin Neurons: A New Mouse Model for the Study of Narcolepsy and Orexin System Function
The sleep disorder narcolepsy results from loss of hypothalamic orexin/hypocretin neurons. Although narcolepsy onset is usually postpubertal, current mouse models involve loss of either orexin peptides or orexin neurons from…
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Synchrony of Anterior Cingulate Cortex and Insular-Striatal Activation Predicts Ambiguity Aversion in Individuals with Low Impulsivity
To test how dACC functional network connectivity would be modulated by uncertainty and differ between individuals, 24 healthy participants underwent functional MRI in 3 sequential runs: 1 resting-state and 2…
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Uncovering Cryptic Glycan Markers in Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis (Eae)
We observed epitope-spreading of autoantibody responses to a variety of antigenic structures in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) and in the serum of mice with…
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Characterization of High Frequency Neuronal Oscillations During a Sustained Attention Task in Cynomolgus Macaques Following NMDA Receptor Antagonism
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Global Ethics and Virtual Worlds: Ensuring Functional Integrity in Transnational Research Studies
This paper examines a number of issues in this research context, with particular stress on the challenges posed by transnational experimental projects in virtual worlds and social networks.
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Optogenetic Manipulation of Activity and Temporally Controlled Cell-Specific Ablation Reveal a Role for MCH Neurons in Sleep/Wake Regulation
To determine the physiological role of MCH neurons, newly developed transgenic mouse strains that enable manipulation of the activity and fate of MCH neurons in vivo were generated using the…
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Dissociation of Preparatory Attention and Response Monitoring Maturation During Adolescence
The objective was to assess development of EEG markers of these strategies and their role in both preparatory attention (contingent negative variation, CNV) and response monitoring (Error Related Negativity, ERN,…