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    A brain cytokine-independent switch in cortical activity marks the onset of sickness behavior triggered by acute peripheral inflammation

    Systemic inflammation triggers protective as well as pro-inflammatory responses in the brain based on neuronal and/or cytokine signaling, and it associates with acutely and protractedly disrupted cognition. Ho...

    Samu N. Kurki, Tommi Ala-Kurikka, Arto Lipponen in Journal of Neuroinflammation (2023)

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    Electrophysiological evidence of memory-based detection of auditory regularity violations in anesthetized mice

    In humans, automatic change detection is reflected by an electrical brain response called mismatch negativity (MMN). Mismatch response is also elicited in mice, but it is unclear to what extent it is functiona...

    Jari L. O. Kurkela, Arto Lipponen, Iiris Kyläheiko, Piia Astikainen in Scientific Reports (2018)

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    Passive exposure to speech sounds induces long-term memory representations in the auditory cortex of adult rats

    Experience-induced changes in the functioning of the auditory cortex are prominent in early life, especially during a critical period. Although auditory perceptual learning takes place automatically during thi...

    Jari L. O. Kurkela, Arto Lipponen, Jarmo A. Hämäläinen in Scientific Reports (2016)