Development of human visual cortex: a balance between excitatory and inhibitory plasticity mechanisms
KM Murphy, BR Beston, PM Boley… - … : The Journal of the …, 2005 - Wiley Online Library
Formation of neural circuitry in the developing visual cortex is shaped by experience during
the critical period. A number of mechanisms, including N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) …
the critical period. A number of mechanisms, including N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate (NMDA) …
The role of interest and images in slideware presentations
…, MD Constable, E Durrant, C Teeter, BR Beston… - Computers & …, 2011 - Elsevier
With the advent of technologies that allow lecturers to develop presentations using software
such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and OpenOffice Impress (referred to …
such as Microsoft PowerPoint, Apple Keynote, and OpenOffice Impress (referred to …
[HTML][HTML] Binocular visual training to promote recovery from monocular deprivation
…, G Roumeliotis, K Williams, BR Beston… - Journal of …, 2015 - jov.arvojournals.org
Abnormal early visual experience often leads to poor vision, a condition called amblyopia.
Two recent approaches to treating amblyopia include binocular therapies and intensive visual …
Two recent approaches to treating amblyopia include binocular therapies and intensive visual …
[HTML][HTML] Experience-dependent changes in excitatory and inhibitory receptor subunit expression in visual cortex
BR Beston, DG Jones, KM Murphy - Frontiers in synaptic …, 2010 - frontiersin.org
Experience-dependent development of visual cortex depends on the balance between
excitatory and inhibitory activity. This activity is regulated by key excitatory (NMDA, AMPA) and …
excitatory and inhibitory activity. This activity is regulated by key excitatory (NMDA, AMPA) and …
Effects of fluoxetine and visual experience on glutamatergic and GABAergic synaptic proteins in adult rat visual cortex
S Beshara, BR Beston, JGA Pinto, KM Murphy - Eneuro, 2015 - eneuro.org
Fluoxetine has emerged as a novel treatment for persistent amblyopia because in adult
animals it reinstates critical period-like ocular dominance plasticity and promotes recovery of …
animals it reinstates critical period-like ocular dominance plasticity and promotes recovery of …
[HTML][HTML] Experience-dependent central vision deficits: neurobiology and visual acuity
Abnormal visual experience during childhood often leads to amblyopia, with strong links to
binocular dysfunction that can include poor acuity in both eyes, especially in central vision. In …
binocular dysfunction that can include poor acuity in both eyes, especially in central vision. In …
Novel application of principal component analysis to understanding visual cortical development
DG Jones, BR Beston, KM Murphy - BMC neuroscience, 2007 - Springer
Visual experience has a profound effect on cortical development and function. Monocular
deprivation early in life leads to anatomical and physiological changes in visual cortex that …
deprivation early in life leads to anatomical and physiological changes in visual cortex that …
[BOOK][B] Experience-dependent modification of excitatory and inhibitory plasticity mechanisms in visual cortex
RB Beston - 2007 - library-archives.canada.ca
The immature brain is not simply a small adult brain, and normal development involves a
complex series of interactions between nature and nurture. For the visual system, normal …
complex series of interactions between nature and nurture. For the visual system, normal …
[HTML][HTML] Matrix rigidity regulates cancer cell growth and cellular phenotype
RW Tilghman, CR Cowan, JD Mih, Y Koryakina… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background The mechanical properties of the extracellular matrix have an important role in
cell growth and differentiation. However, it is unclear as to what extent cancer cells respond …
cell growth and differentiation. However, it is unclear as to what extent cancer cells respond …
[HTML][HTML] Reducing lethal force errors by modulating police physiology
JP Andersen, PM Di Nota, B Beston… - … of Occupational and …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: The aim of this study was to test an intervention modifying officer physiology to
reduce lethal force errors and improve health. Methods: A longitudinal, within-subjects …
reduce lethal force errors and improve health. Methods: A longitudinal, within-subjects …