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 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 …

[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 …

[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 …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Experience-dependent central vision deficits: neurobiology and visual acuity

K Williams, JL Balsor, S Beshara, BR Beston… - Vision Research, 2015 - Elsevier
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 …

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 …

[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 …

[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 …

[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 …