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Pankaj Sah
Science, Humanities and Social Sciences, multidisciplinary
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Calcium-permeable AMPA receptors mediate long-term potentiation in interneurons in the amygdala
Fear conditioning is a paradigm that has been used as a model for emotional learning in animals1. The cellular correlate of fear conditioning is thought to be associative N -methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor-dep...
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Never fear, cannabinoids are here
Although we understand how fearful memories are stored in the brain, how they are extinguished remains a mystery. The answers may lie with the cannabinoid compounds our bodies produce.
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The circuit of fear
Do you find it difficult to overcome an irrational fear? Blame it on the specific neural circuits hardwired in the brain that control fear recognition, and fear renewal even when fear has seemingly been overcome.
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Open AccessElongator mutation in mice induces neurodegeneration and ataxia-like behavior
Cerebellar ataxias are severe neurodegenerative disorders with an early onset and progressive and inexorable course of the disease. Here, we report a single point mutation in the gene encoding Elongator comple...
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Open AccessThe association between neonatal vitamin D status and risk of schizophrenia
Clues from the epidemiology of schizophrenia, such as the increased risk in those born in winter/spring, have led to the hypothesis that prenatal vitamin D deficiency may increase the risk of later schizophren...
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Open AccessSpectral changes associated with transmission of OLED emission through human skin
A recent and emerging application of organic light emitting diodes (OLEDs) is in wearable technologies as they are flexible, stretchable and have uniform illumination over a large area. In such applications, t...
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Open AccessSaturated free fatty acids and association with memory formation
Polyunsaturated free fatty acids (FFAs) such as arachidonic acid, released by phospholipase activity on membrane phospholipids, have long been considered beneficial for learning and memory and are known modula...
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Open AccessLocating causal hubs of memory consolidation in spontaneous brain network in male mice
Memory consolidation after learning involves spontaneous, brain-wide network reorganization during rest and sleep, but how this is achieved is still poorly understood. Current theory suggests that the hippocam...
