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A Socially Assistive Robot for Stroke Patients: Acceptance, Needs, and Concerns of Patients and Informal Caregivers by Dembovski, Ayelet, Amitai, Yael, Levy-Tzedek, Shelly

“…Stroke patients often contend with long-term physical challenges that require treatment and support from both formal and informal caregivers. Socially…”
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Astrocytic iNOS-dependent enhancement of synaptic release in mouse neocortex by Buskila, Yossi, Amitai, Yael

“…Nitric oxide (NO) has been recognized as an atypical neuronal messenger affecting synaptic transmission, but its cellular source has remained unresolved as the…”
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The Effect of the Source of Deep Water in the Eastern Mediterranean on Western Mediterranean Intermediate and Deep Water by Amitai, Yael, Ashkenazy, Yosef, Gildor, Hezi

“…The deep water in the western Mediterranean Sea was found to be significantly affected by a climatic event that took place in the eastern Mediterranean during…”
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Aberrant activity of mitochondrial NCLX is linked to impaired synaptic transmission and is associated with mental retardation by Stavsky, Alexandra, Stoler, Ohad, Kostic, Marko, Katoshevsky, Tomer, Assali, Essam A., Savic, Ivana, Amitai, Yael, Prokisch, Holger, Leiz, Steffen, Daumer-Haas, Cornelia, Fleidervish, Ilya, Perocchi, Fabiana, Gitler, Daniel, Sekler, Israel

“…Calcium dynamics control synaptic transmission. Calcium triggers synaptic vesicle fusion, determines release probability, modulates vesicle recycling,…”
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Evaluation of fisheries management policies in the alien species-rich Eastern Mediterranean under climate change by Ofir, Eyal, Corrales, Xavier, Coll, Marta, Heymans, Johanna Jacomina, Goren, Menachem, Steenbeek, Jeroen, Amitai, Yael, Shachar, Noam, Gal, Gideon

“…Recent decades have witnessed declines in the amount of fishing catch due to changes in the marine ecosystem of the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. These changes…”
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Mechanisms of firing patterns in fast-spiking cortical interneurons by Golomb, David, Donner, Karnit, Shacham, Liron, Shlosberg, Dan, Amitai, Yael, Hansel, David

“…Cortical fast-spiking (FS) interneurons display highly variable electrophysiological properties. Their spike responses to step currents occur almost…”
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A Closing Window of Opportunity to Save a Unique Marine Ecosystem by Kleinhaus, Karine, Voolstra, Christian R., Meibom, Anders, Amitai, Yael, Gildor, Hezi, Fine, Maoz

“…Five years in the making, a massive oil spill of 1 million barrels is imminent in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. Emergent action must be taken by the…”
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dynamic zone defines interneuron remodeling in the adult neocortex by Lee, Wei-Chung Allen, Chen, Jerry L, Huang, Hayden, Leslie, Jennifer H, Amitai, Yael, So, Peter T, Nedivi, Elly

“…The contribution of structural remodeling to long-term adult brain plasticity is unclear. Here, we investigate features of GABAergic interneuron dendrite…”
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Author Correction: Aberrant activity of mitochondrial NCLX is linked to impaired synaptic transmission and is associated with mental retardation by Stavsky, Alexandra, Stoler, Ohad, Kostic, Marko, Katoshevsky, Tomer, Assali, Essam A., Savic, Ivana, Amitai, Yael, Prokisch, Holger, Leiz, Steffen, Daumer-Haas, Cornelia, Fleidervish, Ilya, Perocchi, Fabiana, Gitler, Daniel, Sekler, Israel

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Differential Regulation of Neocortical Synapses by Neuromodulators and Activity by Gil, Ziv, Connors, Barry W, Amitai, Yael

“…Synapses are continually regulated by chemical modulators and by their own activity. We tested the specificity of regulation in two excitatory pathways of the…”
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Biophysical Simulations Support Schooling Behavior of Fish Larvae Throughout Ontogeny by Berenshtein, Igal, Paris, Claire B., Gildor, Hezi, Fredj, Erick, Amitai, Yael, Kiflawi, Moshe

“…Schooling is very common in adult and juvenile fish, but has been rarely studied during the larval stage. Recent otolith micro-chemistry studies of coral reef…”
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The Spatial Dimensions of Electrically Coupled Networks of Interneurons in the Neocortex by Amitai, Yael, Gibson, Jay R, Beierlein, Michael, Patrick, Saundra L, Ho, Alice M, Connors, Barry W, Golomb, David

“…Inhibitory interneurons of the neocortex are electrically coupled to cells of the same type through gap junctions. We studied the spatial organization of two…”
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Time-Dependent, Layer-Specific Modulation of Sensory Responses Mediated by Neocortical Layer 1 by Shlosberg, Dan, Amitai, Yael, Azouz, Rony

“…Department of Physiology, Zlotowski Center for Neuroscience, Ben-Gurion University, Beer-Sheva, Israel Submitted 16 May 2006; accepted in final form 3…”
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Enhanced astrocytic nitric oxide production and neuronal modifications in the neocortex of a NOS2 mutant mouse by Buskila, Yossi, Abu-Ghanem, Yasmin, Levi, Yifat, Moran, Arie, Grauer, Ettie, Amitai, Yael

“…It has been well accepted that glial cells in the central nervous system (CNS) produce nitric oxide (NO) through the induction of a nitric oxide synthase…”
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Dendritic Backpropagation and the State of the Awake Neocortex by Bereshpolova, Yulia, Amitai, Yael, Gusev, Alexander G, Stoelzel, Carl R, Swadlow, Harvey A

“…The spread of somatic spikes into dendritic trees has become central to models of dendritic integrative properties and synaptic plasticity. However,…”
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Too Much of a Good Thing May Not Be Wonderful: GluR1 Phosphorylation and the Consequences of Early-Life Seizures by Amitai, Yael, Connors, Barry W

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Neuregulation: NRG1 Tames Interneurons and Epilepsy by Amitai, Yael, Connors, Barry W

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Physiologic role for "inducible" nitric oxide synthase: A new form of astrocytic-neuronal interface by Amitai, Yael

“…Nitric oxide (NO) has been long recognized as an atypical neuronal messenger affecting excitatory synaptic transmission, but its cellular source has remained…”
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Properties of Convergent Thalamocortical and Intracortical Synaptic Potentials in Single Neurons of Neocortex by Gil, Ziv, Amitai, Yael

“…We explored differences in the properties of convergent afferent inputs to single neurons in the barrel area of the neocortex. Thalamocortical slices were…”
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Burst generating and regular spiking layer 5 pyramidal neurons of rat neocortex have different morphological features by Chagnac-Amitai, Y, Luhmann, H J, Prince, D A

“…Intracellular recordings were obtained from pyramidal neurons in layer 5 of rat somatosensory and visual cortical slices maintained in vitro. When directly…”
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