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Magnetothermal Neuromodulation
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
To understand the phenotypical and aberrant aspects of brain functions, circuital elements within the brain need to be perturbed and the effects correlated. However, the fast dynamics and the complex heterogeneity of neural ...
Dynamic Cerebral Blood Flow Velocity Assessment during Head Down Tilt in Sports-Related Concussions
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
AbstractIntroduction: Sport-related concussions affect between 1.6 and 3.8 million people in the United States per year (Langlois et al., 2006). Approximately 5% to 10% of children and adolescents will experience a ...
SYNAPTIC TUNING FOR ENHANCED DYNAMIC SENSITIVITY AT PHOTORECEPTOR TERMINALS
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Studies of the aspartate-isolated a-wave response from the all-rod retina of the skate, Raja erinacea, have demonstrated that its incremental sensitivity remains Weber-Fechner-like as the intensity of steady background ...
Effects of the TAAR1 agonist RO5263397 on Ethanol-induced Behavioral Sensitization
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Trace amine-associate receptor 1 (TAAR1), was recognized as a promising target for treating drug addictions and multiple neuropsychiatric disorders, due to its function in modulating dopaminergic systems in the central ...
Lipid Biomarkers in Multiple Sclerosis Pathogenesis
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
The purpose of the work presented in this dissertation was to investigate the role of cholesterol metabolism in the pathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS). Serum lipid profile measures have previously been shown to be ...
Aberrant immune states of the inner ear resultant of aging and lower level noise
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Cochlear immunity is an important process for cochlear homeostasis and diseases. Over the past twenty years, numerous researchers have investigated cochlear immunity as it pertains to inner ear stresses. However, the vast ...
Activity-dependent changes at the auditory nerve synapse
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Information transfer at chemical synapses occurs when vesicles fuse and release neurotransmitter. This process is tightly regulated and must maintain stable function when faced with different levels of activity. Three main ...
Affective Neurothriller: A Gendered Approach
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
The purpose of this thesis is to situate what Patricia Pisters calls the contemporary neurothriller through a gendered lens. The emergent field of neurofilmology and neuroaesthetics set the stage for Patricia Pisters’ ...
Examining the role of E3 Ubiquitin ligase Smurf1 during withdrawal following cocaine self-administration
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2018)
Drug addiction is a disease characterized by episodes of relapse despite periods of drug abstinence. The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) degrades proteins and is involved in cocaine-induced plasticity in the nucleus ...
Investigating feasibility of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation targeting upper limb spasticity- a case study
(State University of New York at Buffalo, 2019)
Spasticity is one of the major disability that affects an individual and his caregivers’ lives in many ways. Spasticity is usually caused due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, multiple sclerosis to name a few. It occurs ...