Proceedings Abstracts of The Physiological Society

Sensory Functions

The ability of humans to discriminate binary taste mixtures is reduced by noradrenaline reuptake inhibition and alpha-2 adrenoceptor agonism

S. James1, M. Skelly1, I. Annett1, J. K. Melichar1, L. F. Donaldson1

Proc Physiol Soc 27 (2012)

Alpha band synchronisation in the reticular activating system and globus pallidus during anaesthesia-induced loss of consciousness in humans

J. A. Hyam1,2, J. S. Brittain3,1, S. P. Murray4, T. Z. Aziz1,2, A. L. Green1,2

Proc Physiol Soc 23 (2011)

Effects of chelates of gadolinium on intracellular calcium concentrations in isolated rat dorsal root ganglia neurons

H. Kelestimur1, M. Baykara2, M. Ozcan1, M. Sarsilmaz3, B. Yilmaz4, A. Ayar5

Proc Physiol Soc 23 (2011)

A model for the electrical responses of human rod photoreceptors to the onset of steady backgrounds

O. A. Mahroo1, V. S. Ban1, B. M. Bussman1, H. C. Copley1, T. D. Lamb2,3

Proc Physiol Soc 22 (2011)

The molecular and cellular identity of peripheral osmoreceptors

S. G. Lechner1, S. Markworth1, K. Poole1, E. S. Smith1, L. Lapatsina1, F. C. Luft3, J. Jordan2, G. R. Lewin1

Proc Physiol Soc 21 (2010)

The distribution of polycystic kidney disease channels in the organ of Corti

S. Mahendrasingam2, R. Fettiplace3, C. M. Hackney1

Proc Physiol Soc 21 (2010)

The distribution of plasma membrane calcium ATPase 2 in stereociliary bundles of mammalian cochlear hair cells.

J. A. Tickle1, S. Mahendrasingam1, C. M. Hackney2, R. Fettiplace3, D. N. Furness1

Proc Physiol Soc 21 (2010)

In lanceolate endings of rat hair follicles the small conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channel SK3 is found mainly in glial cells

F. C. Shenton1, R. W. Banks1, G. S. Bewick2

Proc Physiol Soc 21 (2010)

The mechanics of the tympanal ear of locust

T. McDonagh1,2, J. Windmill1,3, D. Robert1

Proc Physiol Soc 21 (2010)

Ionic conductance and block of the outer hair cell ACh receptor

M. G. Evans1, P. Darbon1,2

Proc Physiol Soc 19 (2010)

A role for glutamate in regulating mechanosensory sensitivity: Further evidence from rat muscle spindle primary afferent terminals

A. Simon1, R. W. Banks2, G. S. Bewick1

Proc Physiol Soc 19 (2010)

Effect of pH on the dominant time constant of salamander red-sensitive cone photoreceptors

J. Zang1, H. Matthews1

Proc Physiol Soc 19 (2010)

The contribution of melanopsin and cone photoreceptors to light-evoked activity in the mouse Olivary Pretectal Nucleus

A. E. Allen1, T. M. Brown1, J. Gigg1, R. J. Lucas1

Proc Physiol Soc 19 (2010)

Peripheral serotonin specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) acutely blunt sweet taste, and enhance salt taste in healthy humans.

T. Browning1, E. Bryant1, R. Jackson1, A. Smith1, J. K. Melichar1, L. F. Donaldson1

Proc Physiol Soc 19 (2010)

Whole body vibration; short-term effects on balance, proprioception and cutaneous sensation in healthy young adults

R. D. Pollock1, S. Provan1, F. C. Martin2, D. J. Newham1

Proc Physiol Soc 19 (2010)

Acute exercise modulates bitter but not salt taste perception in untrained healthy subjects

J. Cartwright1, J. Butler1, D. Raby1, S. Riddell1, J. K. Melichar1, L. F. Donaldson1

Proc Physiol Soc 19 (2010)

Defective functional maturation of inner hair cells in myosin VIIa mutant mice

K. M. Ranatunga1, C. J. Kros1

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

Transducer-transporter coupling in the cochlear sensory cells

P. Mistrik1,2, N. Daudet1, J. Ashmore1,2

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

The development of glycinergic inhibition in the spinal dorsal horn

S. Koch1, G. Hathway2,1, M. Fitzgerald1

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

Representation of temporal sensory features in the whisker thalamus

R. Petersen1, M. Bale1, A. Alenda2, M. Brambilla1, S. Panzeri3, M. Montemurro1, M. Maravall2

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

Pharmacological modulation of oscillatory local field potentials in the accessory olfactory bulb of anaesthetised mice

E. Leszkowicz1, P. Brennan1

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

Widespread activation of the thalamo-cortical visual pathway by melanopsin photoreceptors.

T. M. Brown1, C. Gias2, M. Semo2, P. J. Coffey2, J. Gigg1, H. D. Piggins1, R. J. Lucas1

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

Competing changes in evoked activity in a polysensory brain region during imprinting in domestic chicks

A. Nicol1, G. Horn2

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

Properties of neuronal networks linked to nociceptive and non-nociceptive sensory processing in the rat spinal dorsal horn: a study using micro-electrode array technology

R. Chapman1, D. Ursu2, E. Sher2, A. E. King1

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

Human olfactory gamma oscillations; correlation with the respiratory cycle.

T. Jacob1, H. Gunney1

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

The contribution of melanopsin-driven photoreception to light-evoked activity within the mouse olivary pretectal nucleus

A. E. Allen1, T. M. Brown1, J. Gigg1, R. J. Lucas1

Proc Physiol Soc 17 (2009)

Effect of β-amyloid injection in hippocampus or olfactory bulb in an animal model

R. Guevara-Guzman1, C. Bernal1

Proc Physiol Soc 15 (2009)

Background light modulates activated rhodopsin lifetime in mouse rods

C. Chen1, M. L. Woodruff2, F. S. Chen1, D. Chen3, G. L. Fain2,4

Proc Physiol Soc 11 (2008)

Odor learning under anaesthesia: behavioural, neurochemical and electrophysiological effects

A. Nicol1, G. Sanchez-Andrade1, H. Fischer1, P. Collado2, A. Segonds-Pichon1, K. Kendrick1

Proc Physiol Soc 11 (2008)

The role of glutamate receptor ligands in allodynia, hypersensitivity and morphine analgesia during neuropathic pain in mice.

M. Osikowicz1, J. Mika1, W. Makuch1, B. Przewlocka1

Proc Physiol Soc 11 (2008)

Serotonin-specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) blunt bitter taste acutely (minutes), but enhance it chronically (hours) in normal healthy humans.

S. O'Driscoll1, E. McRobie1, C. Ayres1, N. Mileusnic1, T. P. Heath1, J. K. Melichar1, L. F. Donaldson1

Proc Physiol Soc 11 (2008)

Biophysical model of Drosophila photoreceptor

Z. Song1,2, D. Coca1, S. Billings1, M. Juusola2

Proc Physiol Soc 11 (2008)

Regional variation in glutamate taste recognition thresholds on the human tongue.

L. F. Donaldson1, L. Bennett1, L. Rooshenas1, B. Feakins1, E. K. Richardson1, N. Jones1, C. Kenyon1, V. Smith1, S. Raichura1, J. K. Melichar1

Proc Physiol Soc 11 (2008)

Distribution of Cx45 expression throughout the murine spinal cord

R. J. Chapman1, A. E. King1, S. Maxeiner2, K. Willecke2, J. Deuchars1

Proc Physiol Soc 11 (2008)

Human cone photopigment regeneration assessed using the electroretinogram: slower recovery following intense bleaches

O. A. Mahroo1, T. D. Lamb2

Proc Physiol Soc 11 (2008)

Levetiracetam inhibits calcium signalling in cultured dorsal root ganglia neurons from neonatal rats

M. Ozcan1, E. Alcin2, S. Kutlu2, A. Ayar2

Proc Physiol Soc 11 (2008)

Feedback effects from cortical area MT modulate response properties of lateral geniculate nucleus cells

Helen E Jones1, Wei Wang1, Ian M Andolina1, Thomas E Salt1, Kenneth L Grieve2, Javier Cudeiro3, Adam M Sillito1

Proc Physiol Soc 3 (2006)

Distributed encoding of face identity and face emotion information by ensembles of neurons in sheep temporal cortex

Hanno Fischer1, Andrew J. Tate1, Keith M. Kendrick1

Proc Physiol Soc 3 (2006)

Developmental changes in synaptic plasticity in the retino-collicular pathway of the mouse

Anne L Georgiou1, Sabatino Maione2, Thomas E Salt1

Proc Physiol Soc 3 (2006)

Decreased ankle joint eversion prior to and following initial ground contact during hopping in individuals with chronic ankle instability (CAI).

Delahunt, Eamonn; Monaghan, Kenneth; Caulfield, Brian;

J Physiol 567P (2005)

Fast adaptation and hair bundle mechanics in rat outer hair cells

Kennedy, Helen; Crawford, Andrew; Fettiplace, Robert;

J Physiol 567P (2005)

'What' and 'where' in the auditory system – 'where' and 'when' in the human brain?

Anurova, Irina; Artchakov, Denis; Korvenoja, Antti; Ilmoniemi, Risto; Aronen, Hannu; Carlson, Synnove;

J Physiol 567P (2005)

Interocular cross-orientation suppression in cat striate cortex involves intracortical inhibition

Sengpiel, Frank; Vorobyov, Vasily;

J Physiol 567P (2005)

Cortical representation and lateralization of taste in man

Fabri, Mara; Polonara, Gabriele; Mascioli, Giulia; Tassinari, Giancarlo; Berlucchi, Giovanni; Aglioti, Salvatore; Salvolini, Ugo; Manzoni, Tullio;

J Physiol 567P (2005)

Fast and slow responses to acetylcholine in outer hair cells

Darbon, Pascal; Wright, Daniel J; Evans, Michael G;

J Physiol 567P (2005)

Processing of spatial properties of auditory and visual stimuli in the monkey prefrontal cortex

Artchakov, Denis; Linnankoski, Ilkka; Tikhonravov, Dmitri; Vuontela, Virve; Korvenoja, Antti; Carlson, Synnove;

J Physiol 567P (2005)

The dependence of Ca2 concentration on photocurrent and light-induced Ca2 release in UV-sensitive zebrafish cones.

Y. Leung (a), G.L. Fain (b) and H.R. Matthews (a)

J Physiol 557P (2004)

Use of a complex vocalisation to study processing in the guinea pig auditory cortex

M.N. Wallace, R.G. Rutkowski and A.R. Palmer

J Physiol 557P (2004)

The role of nitric oxide in the submanibular salivary function of sheep

R.G. McNeilly, I.N. Sabir and the late A.V. Edwards

J Physiol 557P (2004)

Characterisation of the electrogenic Na+-Ca2+ exchange current in frog olfactory receptor cells

Salomé Antolin and Hugh R. Matthews

J Physiol 555P (2004)