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Dr. Paul Reier & colleagues publish in March 2016 Muscle Nerve journal

Forelimb muscle plasticity following unilateral cervical spinal cord injury. Gonzalez-Rothi EJ, Armstrong GT, Cerreta AJ, Fitzpatrick GM, Reier PJ, Lane MA, Judge AR, Fuller DD. Muscle Nerve 2016; 53(3):475-478. Abstract: INTRODUCTION:  Motor dysfunction and muscle atrophy are well documented in the lower extremity after spinal cord injury. However,…

Dr. Paul Reier & colleagues publish in Feb 4, 2016 Physical Therapy journal

Cell Therapy and Rehabilitation in the CNS: An Emerging Partnership. Ross HH, Ambrosio F, Trumbower RD, Reier PJ, Behrman AL, Wolf SL. Neural Stem Phys Ther 2016. Abstract: The goal of regenerative medicine is to restore function through therapy at such levels as the gene, cell, tissue…

Dr. Tom Foster & colleagues publish in Jan 2016 Neural Plasticity

Increased N-Ethylmaleimide-Sensitive Factor Expression in Amygdala and Perirhinal Cortex during Habituation of Taste Neophobia. Gomez-Chacon B, Gamiz F, Foster TC, Gallo M. Neural Plast 2016; 2016:2726745. Abstract: Interactions between GluR2 and N-ethylmaleimide-sensitive factor (NSF) mediate AMPA receptors trafficking. This might be linked with molecular mechanisms related with…

Dr. Paul Reier & colleagues publish in Jan 22, 2016 Experimental Neurology

Respiratory outcomes after mid-cervical transplantation of embryonic medullary cells in rats with cervical spinal cord injury. Dougherty BJ, Gonzalez-Rothi EJ, Lee KZ, Ross HH, Reier PJ, Fuller DD. Exp Neurol 2016. Abstract: Respiratory motor output after cervical spinal cord injury (cSCI) is profoundly influenced by spinal serotonin.

Images for NCFSFN Chapter Conference 2015

NCFSFN Chapter Conference 2015 Data Blitz Participants Lauren Vetere, Second Place Undergraduate Poster Leslie Gaynor, Third Place Undergraduate Poster Paran Davari, First Place Undergraduate Poster Lei Wang, Second Place Graduate Poster Sofia Beas, Third Place Graduate…

Dr. Leonid Moroz and colleagues publish in January 21, 2016 Nature

Evolution: A sisterly dispute. Telford MJ, Moroz LL, Halanych KM. Nature 2016; 529(7586):286-287. Which phylum first branched off from the animal phylogenetic tree is a contested issue. A new analysis challenges the proposal that comb jellies are the sister group to all other animals, and emphasizes a ‘sponges-first’…