Publications from National Science Foundation research grant NSF 1258111 Molecular and coding principles of perceptual learning

 

Arc expression and neuroplasticity in primary auditory cortex during initial learning are inversely related to neural activity.
Carpenter-Hyland EP, Plummer TK, Vazdarjanova A, Blake DT.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2010 Aug 17;107(33):14828-32. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1008604107. Epub 2010 Jul 30.

Tone identification behavior in Rattus norvegicus: muscarinic receptor blockage lowers responsiveness in nontarget selective neurons, while nicotinic receptor blockage selectively lowers target responses.
Carpenter-Hyland EP, Griffeth J, Bunting K, Terry A, Vazdarjanova A, Blake DT.
Eur J Neurosci. 2017 Jul;46(2):1779-1789. doi: 10.1111/ejn.13611. Epub 2017 Jul 7.