Exploratory Behavior - Physiology
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Saturday, November 21, 2009

SUN1/2 and Syne/Nesprin-1/2 complexes connect centrosome to the nucleus during neurogenesis and neuronal migration in mice.

27 Oct 2009 Nuclear movement is critical during neurogenesis and neuronal migration, which are fundamental for mammalian brain development. Although dynein, Lis1, and other cytoplasmic proteins are known for their roles in connecting microtubules to the nucleus ... Read more...

Double dissociation and hierarchical organization of strategy switches and reversals in the rat PFC.

29 Sep 2009 Prelimbic-infralimbic cortex (PL-IL) and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) influence behavioral flexibility in the rat. The authors tested the effects of PL-IL or OFC infusion with the GABA agonist muscimol in the context of 2 flexible responding tasks: ... Read more...

Deletion of glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) in forebrain neurons facilitates reversal learning: enhanced cognitive adaptability?

29 Sep 2009 Local availability of glycine near N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs) is partly regulated by neuronal glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1), which can therefore modulate NMDAR function because binding to the glycine site of the NMDAR is necessary for ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Exploratory Behavior - Physiology'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• SUN1/2 and Syne/Nesprin-1/2 complexes connect centrosome to the nucleus during neurogenesis and neuronal migration in mice. 27 Oct 2009
• Double dissociation and hierarchical organization of strategy switches and reversals in the rat PFC. 29 Sep 2009
• Deletion of glycine transporter 1 (GlyT1) in forebrain neurons facilitates reversal learning: enhanced cognitive adaptability? 29 Sep 2009
• A reverse-translational study of dysfunctional exploration in psychiatric disorders: from mice to men. 29 Sep 2009
• The role of granulocyte-colony stimulating factor (G-CSF) in the healthy brain: a characterization of G-CSF-deficient mice. 14 Sep 2009
• Fragmentation of grid cell maps in a multicompartment environment. 11 Sep 2009
• NCS-1 in the dentate gyrus promotes exploration, synaptic plasticity, and rapid acquisition of spatial memory. 8 Sep 2009
• A role for calcium-calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II in the consolidation of visual object recognition memory. 2 Sep 2009
• Beta oscillations and hippocampal place cell learning during exploration of novel environments. 30 Aug 2009
• Sensation seeking as a predictor of treatment compliance and smoking cessation treatment outcomes in heavy social drinkers. 30 Aug 2009
• Granular and dysgranular retrosplenial cortices provide qualitatively different contributions to spatial working memory: evidence from immediate-early gene imaging in rats. 25 Aug 2009
• Older and stronger object memories are selectively destabilized by reactivation in the presence of new information. 25 Aug 2009
• Exploring objects with feet advances movement in infants born preterm: a randomized controlled trial. 25 Aug 2009
• Hippocampal replay of extended experience. 25 Aug 2009
• Age-dependent impairment of cognitive and synaptic function in the htau mouse model of tau pathology. 24 Aug 2009
• Stress, genotype and norepinephrine in the prediction of mouse behavior using reinforcement learning. 14 Aug 2009
• Linking genetically defined neurons to behavior through a broadly applicable silencing allele. 11 Aug 2009
• Bilateral projections from rat MI whisker cortex to the neostriatum, thalamus, and claustrum: forebrain circuits for modulating whisking behavior. 8 Aug 2009
• The dynamic process of cognitive mapping in the absence of visual cues: human data compared with animal studies. 30 Jul 2009
• Should I stay or should I go: genetic bases for uncertainty-driven exploration. 30 Jul 2009

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Technical information about 'Exploratory Behavior'

Definition: The tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity.

Descriptor UI: D005106

Alternative terms: Exploratory Behavior; Behavior, Exploratory; Behaviors, Exploratory; Exploratory Behaviors; Curiosity; Curiosities; Novelty-Seeking Behavior; Behavior, Novelty-Seeking; Behaviors, Novelty-Seeking; Novelty Seeking Behavior; Novelty-Seeking Behaviors;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; drug effects; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F01.145.387; F01.658.370;

Online Note: use EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR to search BEHAVIOR, EXPLORATORY 1966-67 & CURIOSITY 1969-78

History Note: 68; was BEHAVIOR, EXPLORATORY 1965-67; CURIOSITY was see under EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR 1969-78

Technical Notes: human & animal