Search Results - "Ann Raghanti, Mary"
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The role of monoamine oxidase enzymes in the pathophysiology of neurological disorders
Published in Journal of chemical neuroanatomy (01-07-2021)“…•Monoamine oxidases have been implicated in the pathophysiology of various neurological disorders.•Functional monoamine oxidase genetic polymorphisms are…”
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The Cerebral Cortex of the Pygmy Hippopotamus, Hexaprotodon liberiensis (Cetartiodactyla, Hippopotamidae): MRI, Cytoarchitecture, and Neuronal Morphology
Published in Anatomical record (Hoboken, N.J. : 2007) (01-04-2014)“…ABSTRACT The structure of the hippopotamus brain is virtually unknown because few studies have examined more than its external morphology. In view of their…”
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Molecular and cellular reorganization of neural circuits in the human lineage
Published in Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) (24-11-2017)“…To better understand the molecular and cellular differences in brain organization between human and nonhuman primates, we performed transcriptome sequencing of…”
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Aged chimpanzees exhibit pathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease
Published in Neurobiology of aging (01-11-2017)“…Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a uniquely human brain disorder characterized by the accumulation of amyloid-beta protein (Aβ) into extracellular plaques,…”
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A neurochemical hypothesis for the origin of hominids
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (06-02-2018)“…It has always been difficult to account for the evolution of certain human characters such as language, empathy, and altruism via individual reproductive…”
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Visual discrimination and reversal learning in aged common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus)
Published in Neuroscience research (01-11-2017)“…•Aged marmosets can complete visual discrimination and reversal learning tasks.•Aged marmosets committed more errors in the beginning stages of both tasks.•The…”
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Age‐ and cognition‐related differences in the gray matter volume of the chimpanzee brain (Pan troglodytes): A voxel‐based morphometry and conjunction analysis
Published in American journal of primatology (01-11-2021)“…Several primate species have been shown to exhibit age‐related changes in cognition, brain, and behavior. However, severe neurodegenerative illnesses, such as…”
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Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in captive chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes): The effects of sex, age, and rearing
Published in PloS one (16-12-2020)“…In humans, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been used as a clinical tool in diagnosis and/or prognosis of a variety of cancers and medical conditions,…”
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Cardiac disease is linked to adiposity in male gorillas (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Published in PloS one (26-06-2019)“…Cardiac disease is a major cause of morbidity and mortality for adult gorillas. Previous research indicates a sex-based difference with predominantly males…”
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The corpus callosum in primates: processing speed of axons and the evolution of hemispheric asymmetry
Published in Proceedings of the Royal Society. B, Biological sciences (07-11-2015)“…Interhemispheric communication may be constrained as brain size increases because of transmission delays in action potentials over the length of axons…”
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Alzheimer's disease pathology in the neocortex and hippocampus of the western lowland gorilla (Gorilla gorilla gorilla)
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (15-12-2013)“…ABSTRACT The two major histopathologic hallmarks of Alzheimer's disease (AD) are amyloid beta protein (Aβ) plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFT). Aβ…”
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A volumetric comparison of the insular cortex and its subregions in primates
Published in Journal of human evolution (01-04-2013)“…The neuronal composition of the insula in primates displays a gradient, transitioning from granular neocortex in the posterior-dorsal insula to agranular…”
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Evolution of Increased Glia-neuron Ratios in the Human Frontal Cortex
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (12-09-2006)“…Evidence from comparative studies of gene expression and evolution suggest that human neocortical neurons may be characterized by unusually high levels of…”
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Tempo and mode of gene expression evolution in the brain across primates
Published in eLife (26-01-2024)“…Primate evolution has led to a remarkable diversity of behavioral specializations and pronounced brain size variation among species (Barton, 2012; DeCasien and…”
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Ape conservation physiology: fecal glucocorticoid responses in wild Pongo pygmaeus morio following human visitation
Published in PloS one (15-03-2012)“…Nature-based tourism can generate important revenue to support conservation of biodiversity. However, constant exposure to tourists and subsequent chronic…”
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Cholinergic innervation of the basal ganglia in humans and other anthropoid primates
Published in Journal of comparative neurology (1911) (01-02-2017)“…ABSTRACT Cholinergic innervation of the basal ganglia is important in learning and memory. Striatal cholinergic neurons integrate cognitive and motivational…”
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Human Evolution and the Chimpanzee Referential Doctrine
Published in Annual review of anthropology (01-01-2012)“…Chimpanzees are our closest living genomic relatives, but they lack the bipedal locomotion, markedly enlarged brains, and advanced communication skills of…”
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Age, adrenal steroids, and cognitive functioning in captive chimpanzees ( Pan troglodytes )
Published in PeerJ (San Francisco, CA) (09-11-2022)“…Dehydroepiandrosterone-sulfate is the most abundant circulating androgen in humans and other catarrhines. It is involved in several biological functions, such…”
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An analysis of von Economo neurons in the cerebral cortex of cetaceans, artiodactyls, and perissodactyls
Published in Brain Structure and Function (01-07-2015)“…Von Economo neurons (VENs) are specialized projection neurons with a characteristic spindle-shaped soma and thick basal and apical dendrites. VENs have been…”
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Organizational effects of oxytocin on serotonin innervation
Published in Developmental psychobiology (01-01-2012)“…Oxytocin (OT) has an organizational effect within the central nervous system and can have long‐lasting effects on the expression of social behavior. OT has…”
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