Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) is a protein that is important for lipid storage, transport, and metabolism. APOE gene variants are associated with Alzheimer’s disease, as well as attentional function in healthy humans. Previous research has shown that Apoe t…
Sign-tracking, a conditioned response in which animals engage with reward-predictive cues, is a powerful behavioral tool for assessing Pavlovian motivation. In rodents, it is most frequently studied via automatic readouts, such as deflections of lever…
ABSTRACTEvolutionary genomic approaches provide powerful tools to understand variation in and evolution of physiological processes. Untargeted genomic or transcriptomic screens can identify functionally annotated candidate genes linked to specific phys…
ABSTRACTIn general, ghrelin is known as one of the orexigenic (increasing appetite or food intake) hormones in mammals. However, it has also been shown that ghrelin inhibits water intake, which appears to be inconsistent with its role in the feeding re…
ABSTRACTIn general, ghrelin is known as one of the orexigenic (increasing appetite or food intake) hormones in mammals. However, it has also been shown that ghrelin inhibits water intake, which appears to be inconsistent with its role in the feeding re…
ABSTRACTThe inner ear of teleost fishes is known to serve both auditory and vestibular functions. Many studies have compared otoliths from different species and attempted to understand the observed differences in the light of environmental factors. How…
ABSTRACTThe inner ear of teleost fishes is known to serve both auditory and vestibular functions. Many studies have compared otoliths from different species and attempted to understand the observed differences in the light of environmental factors. How…
ABSTRACTSolitary foraging insects such as desert ants rely heavily on vision for navigation. Although ants can learn visual scenes, it is unclear what cues they use to decide whether a scene is worth exploring at the first place. To investigate this, w…
ABSTRACTSolitary foraging insects such as desert ants rely heavily on vision for navigation. Although ants can learn visual scenes, it is unclear what cues they use to decide whether a scene is worth exploring at the first place. To investigate this, w…