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Tuller, Betty; Jantzen, Kelly J.; Olvera, Dianne; Steinberg, Fred; Scott Kelso, J. A. – Journal of Learning Disabilities, 2007
Teenagers with nonverbal learning disabilities (NLD) have difficulty with fine-motor coordination, which may relate to the novelty of the task or the lack of "self-talk" to mediate action. In this study, we required two teenagers with NLD and two control group teenagers to touch the thumb of each hand firmly and accurately to the fingertips of the…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Control Groups, Brain, Nonverbal Learning
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Lee, Grace; Disterhoft, John F.; Kuo, Amy G. – Learning & Memory, 2006
A common cellular alteration, reduced post-burst afterhyperpolarization (AHP) in CA1 neurons, is associated with acquisition of the hippocampus-dependent tasks trace eyeblink conditioning and the Morris water maze. As a similar increase in excitability is correlated with these two learning paradigms, we sought to determine the interactive…
Descriptors: Behavioral Science Research, Conditioning, Neurological Organization, Brain
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Lin, Hui-Ching; Mao, Sheng-Chun; Gean, Po-Wu – Learning & Memory, 2006
The cannabinoid CB1 receptor has been shown to be critically involved in the extinction of fear memory. Systemic injection of a CB1 receptor antagonist prior to extinction training blocked extinction. Conversely, administration of the cannabinoid uptake inhibitor AM404 facilitated extinction in a dose-dependent manner. Here we show that bilateral…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Behavioral Science Research, Animals, Fear
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Hellweg, Rainer; Huber, Roman; Kuhl, Alexander; Riepe, Matthias W.; Lohmann, Peter – Learning & Memory, 2006
Impairment of hippocampal function precedes frontal and parietal cortex impairment in human Alzheimer's disease(AD). Neurotrophins are critical for behavioral performance and neuronal survival in AD. We used complex and radial mazes to assess spatial orientation and learning in wild-type and B6-Tg(ThylAPP)23Sdz (APP23) animals, a transgenic mouse…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Nonverbal Learning, Correlation, Memory
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Murschall, Anja; Hauber, Wolfgang – Learning & Memory, 2006
Pavlovian stimuli can markedly elevate instrumental responding, an effect known as Pavlovian-instrumental transfer (PIT). As the role of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) in PIT is yet unknown, we examined the effects of transient VTA inactivation by direct microinjections of a mixture of the GABA[subscript A] and GABA[subscript B] receptor…
Descriptors: Auditory Stimuli, Neurological Organization, Behavioral Science Research, Animals
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Metherate, Raju – Learning & Memory, 2004
Acetylcholine release in sensory neocortex contributes to higher-order sensory function, in part by activating nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs). Molecular studies have revealed a bewildering array of nAChR subtypes and cellular actions; however, there is some consensus emerging about the major nAChR subtypes and their functions in…
Descriptors: Auditory Perception, Stimulation, Biochemistry, Neurology
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Boyd, Lara A.; Winstein, Carolee J. – Learning & Memory, 2004
Despite their purported neuroanatomic and functional isolation, empirical evidence suggests that sometimes conscious explicit processes can influence implicit motor skill learning. Our goal was to determine if the provision of explicit information affected implicit motor-sequence learning after damage to the basal ganglia. Individuals with stroke…
Descriptors: Neurological Organization, Biochemistry, Cognitive Processes, Short Term Memory
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Lipp, Hans-Peter; Kaczmarek, Leszek; Werka, Tomasz; Knapska, Ewelina; Walasek, Grazyna; Nikolaev, Evgeni; Neuhausser-Wespy, Frieder – Learning & Memory, 2006
Understanding the function of the distinct amygdaloid nuclei in learning comprises a major challenge. In the two studies described herein, we used c-Fos immunolabeling to compare the engagement of various nuclei of the amygdala in appetitive and aversive instrumental training procedures. In the first experiment, rats that had already acquired a…
Descriptors: Conditioning, Acoustics, Laboratory Equipment, Neurological Organization
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Thompson, Richard F.; Robleto, Karla; Poulos, Andrew M. – Learning & Memory, 2004
It is well established that the cerebellum and its associated circuitry are essential for classical conditioning of the eyeblink response and other discrete motor responses (e.g., limb flexion, head turn, etc.) learned with an aversive unconditioned stimulus (US). However, brain mechanisms underlying extinction of these responses are still…
Descriptors: Classical Conditioning, Neurological Organization, Perceptual Motor Learning, Behavioral Science Research
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Rhodes, Sarah E. V.; Kilcross, Simon – Learning & Memory, 2004
The prefrontal cortex (PFC) has a well-established role in the inhibition of inappropriate responding, and evidence suggests that the infralimbic (IL) region of the rat medial PFC (MPFC) may be involved in some aspects of extinction of conditioned fear. MPFC lesions including, but not those sparing the IL cortex increase spontaneous recovery of…
Descriptors: Neurological Impairments, Neurological Organization, Brain, Behavioral Science Research
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Chudasama, Yogita; Dalley, Jeffrey W.; Nathwani, Falgyni; Bouger, Pascale; Robbins, Trevor W. – Learning & Memory, 2004
Two experiments examined the effects of reductions in cortical cholinergic function on performance of a novel task that allowed for the simultaneous assessment of attention to a visual stimulus and memory for that stimulus over a variable delay within the same test session. In the first experiment, infusions of the muscarinic receptor antagonist…
Descriptors: Aging (Individuals), Visual Stimuli, Short Term Memory, Attention