SOCIAL ULTRASONIC VOCALIZATION IN AWAKE HEAD-RESTRAINED MOUSE

Social ultrasonic vocalization in awake head-restrained mouse

Numerous animal species emit vocalizations in response to various social stimuli.The neural basis of vocal communication has been investigated in monkeys, songbirds, rats, bats and invertebrates resulting in deep insights into motor control, neural coding and learning.Mice, which recently became very popular as a model system for mammalian neurosci

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Abolished ketamine effects on the spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic current of medial prefrontal cortex neurons in GluN2D knockout mice

Abstract Ketamine, a non-competitive antagonist of the Curling - Clothing - Womens N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), generates a rapidly-acting antidepressant effect.It exerts psychomimetic effects, yet demands a further investigation of its mechanism.Previous research showed that ketamine did no longer promote hyperlocomotion in GluN2D knocko

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Democracy, justice and state of exception: past present

Violence against portions of society, disbelief in democratic institutions and agents of the state who Connectors inflict torture against those who are in their custody are elements that corrode the Brazilian democracy.Between the past of the military-civilian dictatorship and the current moment we realize how practices that have been considered ex

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