Take a Look at the Latest Research Using MBF Systems (week of 3/24/13)

Our systems were mentioned in 14 published research papers last week alone.  Take a closer look at some of the research…

Neurolucida:

• Farrow, K., Teixeira, M., Szikra, T., Viney, T. J., Balint, K., Yonehara, K., & Roska, B. (2013). Ambient Illumination Toggles a Neuronal Circuit Switch in the Retina and Visual Perception at Cone Threshold. Neuron. doi: 10.1016/j.neuron.2013.02.014
• Hay, E., Schürmann, F., Markram, H., & Segev, I. (2013). Preserving Axo-somatic Spiking Features Despite Diverse Dendritic Morphology. Journal of Neurophysiology. doi: 10.​1152/​jn.​00048.​2013
• Hofacer, R. D., Deng, M., Ward, C. G., Joseph, B., Hughes, E. A., Jiang, C., … & Loepke, A. W. (2013). Cell‐age specific vulnerability of neurons to anesthetic toxicity. Annals of Neurology. doi: 10.1002/ana.23892 
• Innocenti, G. M., Vercelli, A., & Caminiti, R. (2013). The Diameter of Cortical Axons Depends Both on the Area of Origin and Target. Cerebral Cortex. doi: 10.1093/cercor/bht070                                     
• Kiss, J., Csaba, Z., Csáki, Á., & Halász, B. (2013). Demonstration of estrogen receptor α protein in glutamatergic (vesicular glutamate transporter 2 immunoreactive) neurons of the female rat hypothalamus and amygdala using double-label immunocytochemistry. Experimental Brain Research, 1-8. doi: 10.1007/s00221-013-3474-8
• Knowles, J. K., Simmons, D. A., Nguyen, T. V. V., Vander Griend, L., Xie, Y., Zhang, H., … & Longo, F. M. (2013). A small molecule p75 ^NTR ligand prevents cognitive deficits and neurite degeneration in an Alzheimer’s mouse model. Neurobiology of Aging. doi: 10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.02.015
• Mailly, P., Aliane, V., Groenewegen, H. J., Haber, S. N., & Deniau, J. M. (2013). The Rat Prefrontostriatal System Analyzed in 3D: Evidence for Multiple Interacting Functional Units. The Journal of Neuroscience, 33(13), 5718-5727. doi: 10.1523/​JNEUROSCI.5248-12.2013
• Maucksch, C., McGregor, A. L., Yang, M., Gordon, R. J., Yang, M., & Connor, B. (2013). IGF-I Redirects Doublecortin-Positive Cell Migration in the Normal Adult Rat Brain. Neuroscience. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2013.03.021
• Ruigrok, H. (2013). Cerebellar Influences on Descending Spinal Motor Systems.Handbook of the Cerebellum and Cerebellar Disorders, 497-528. doi: 10.1007/978-94-007-1333-8_23

Stereo Investigator:

• Amini, M., Ma, C. L., Farazifard, R., Zhu, G., Zhang, Y., Vanderluit, J., … & Park, D. S. (2013). Conditional Disruption of Calpain in the CNS Alters Dendrite Morphology, Impairs LTP, and Promotes Neuronal Survival following Injury. The Journal of Neuroscience, 33(13), 5773-5784. doi: 10.1523/​JNEUROSCI.4247-12.2013
• Cao, P., Liang, Y., Gao, X., Zhao, M. G., & Liang, G. B. (2013). Administration of MS‐275 Improves Cognitive Performance and Reduces Cell Death Following Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics. doi: 10.1111/cns.12082
• Dai, Y., Kiselak, T., Clark, J., Clore, E., Zheng, K., Cheng, A., … & Simon, D. K. (2013). Behavioral and metabolic characterization of heterozygous and homozygous POLG mutator mice. Mitochondrion. doi: 10.1016/j.mito.2013.03.006
• Hofacer, R. D., Deng, M., Ward, C. G., Joseph, B., Hughes, E. A., Jiang, C., … & Loepke, A. W. (2013). Cell‐age specific vulnerability of neurons to anesthetic toxicity. Annals of Neurology. doi: 10.1002/ana.23892
• Knowles, J. K., Simmons, D. A., Nguyen, T. V. V., Vander Griend, L., Xie, Y., Zhang, H., … & Longo, F. M. (2013). A small molecule p75^NTR ligand prevents cognitive deficits and neurite degeneration in an Alzheimer’s mouse model. Neurobiology of Aging. doi:10.1016/j.neurobiolaging.2013.02.015
• Lankford, K. L., Arroyo, E. J., Liu, C. N., Somps, C. J., Zorbas, M. A., Shelton, D. L., … & Kocsis, J. D. (2013). Sciatic nerve regeneration is not inhibited by anti-NGF antibody treatment in the adult rat. Neuroscience.
• Mount, M. P., Zhang, Y., Amini, M., Callaghan, S., Kulczycki, J., Mao, Z., … & Park, D. S. (2013). Perturbation of transcription factor Nur77 expression mediated by myocyte enhancer factor 2D (MEF2D) regulates dopaminergic neuron loss in response to 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP). Journal of Biological Chemistry. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M112.439216