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The Effect of Inactivation of the Nucleus Reuniens on Spatial Working Memory
Type: Text
Year: 2016, 2016, 2016, 2016
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Martinez Rey, Macarena, Minnerly, Christopher, Vertes, Robert P.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Description: The Nucleus Reuniens (RE) of the ventral midline thalamus
has been shown to have extensive reciprocal
innervations with the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)
and the hippocampus (HF) in the brain of the rat.
Both structures are essential for encoding, retrieval,
and delayed spatial working memory. The (RE) is believed
to play a vital role in facilitating cognitive function
and affective… more
Full Text: The Effect of Inactivation of the Nucleus Reuniens on Spatial Working Memory Macarena Martinez Rey, Christopher Minnerly and Dr. Robert P. Vertes Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL 33431 Introduction …
Effects of Electrolytic Lesions of the Reuniens and Rhomboid Nuclei on cognitive behaviors using the Intradimensional Extradimensional (IED) task in Rats
Type: Text
Year: 2014, 2014
Member of: FAU Undergraduate Student Research
Contributors: Ellis, Randy, Pinedo, Patricia, Vertes, Robert P.
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University Digital Library
Description: Reuniens and rhomboid nuclei (RE/RH) of the ventral midline thalamus compose a relay between the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the hippocampus (HPC). Recent behavioral studies have shown that RE/RH is critical in cognitive tasks that involve both the HPC and mPFC. Lesion and inactivation studies of the RE/RH, however, do not affect hippocampal dependent spatial behaviors. Here, we examined… more
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