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Periventricular nodular heterotopia functionally couples with the overlying hippocampusHiroki Kitaura
Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan
Epilepsia 53:e127-31. 2012..The coupling response evoked by stimulation of the subiculum and developing within the heterotopic nodule was enhanced by application of bicuculline. Therefore, activities of the hippocampus and the nodule are closely correlated...
Spatiotemporal dynamics of epileptiform propagations: imaging of human brain slicesHiroki Kitaura
Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Chuo Ku, Niigata, Japan
Neuroimage 58:50-9. 2011..These findings indicate that synchronized activities of the early phase may play a key role in spreading abnormal discharges in human cortical epilepsies...
Hypertrophy of hippocampal end folium neurons in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsyMasae Ryufuku
Department of Pathology, University of Niigata, Japan
Neuropathology 31:476-85. 2011..Neuronal hypertrophy is evident in patients with epilepsy, and appears to advance gradually as the hippocampal sclerosis becomes more severe. This alteration may be a consequence of cellular stress incurred by neurons...
Balloon cells in the dentate gyrus in hippocampal sclerosis associated with non-herpetic acute limbic encephalitisHiroaki Miyahara
Department of Pathology, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, 1 757 Asahimachi, Chuo Ku, Niigata 951 8585, Japan
Seizure 20:87-9. 2011..In the present case hippocampal sclerosis was an apparently acquired alteration, rather than a result of maldevelopment. The appearance of balloon cells raises questions regarding their origin and morphogenesis...
Epidermoid cyst involving the medial temporal lobe: surgical pathologic features of the epileptogenic lesionTetsuya Hiraishi
Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan
Neuropathology 32:196-201. 2012..This case appears to provide information that is useful for surgical planning in patients with mTLE and epidermoid cysts involving the medial temporal lobe...
Transcranial imaging of somatotopic map plasticity after tail cut in miceHiroki Kitaura
Department of Neurophysiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1 757 Asahi machi, Chuo Ku, Niigata 951 8585, Japan
Brain Res 1319:54-9. 2010..These data suggest that transcranial flavoprotein fluorescence imaging is a useful technique for investigating somatosensory map plasticity in mice...
Significance of horizontal propagation of synchronized activities in human epileptic neocortex investigated by optical imaging and immunohistological studyTetsuya Hiraishi
Department of Neurosurgery, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Niigata, Japan
Epilepsy Res 104:59-67. 2013..Further investigations may elucidate the mechanism of hyper-excitability and hyper-synchronization in epileptic cortical tissue itself...
Functional local connections with differential activity-dependence and critical periods surrounding the primary auditory cortex in rat cerebral slicesRyuichi Hishida
Department of Neurophysiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1 Asahi machi, Niigata 951 8585, Japan
Neuroimage 34:679-93. 2007....
Roles of nitric oxide as a vasodilator in neurovascular coupling of mouse somatosensory cortexHiroki Kitaura
Department of Neurophysiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Asahi machi, Chuo Ku, Niigata 951 8585, Japan
Neurosci Res 59:160-71. 2007..These results indicate that NO works as a vasodilator in neurovascular coupling of the mouse somatosensory cortex...
Activity-dependent glial swelling is impaired in aquaporin-4 knockout miceHiroki Kitaura
Center for Integrated Human Brain Science, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Japan Department of Neurophysiology, Brain Research Institute, University of Niigata, Japan
Neurosci Res 64:208-12. 2009..We conclude that AQP4 likely plays a significant role in neural activity-dependent glial swelling...
Enduring critical period plasticity visualized by transcranial flavoprotein imaging in mouse primary visual cortexManavu Tohmi
Department of Neurophysiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
J Neurosci 26:11775-85. 2006..The present results indicate that transcranial flavoprotein fluorescence imaging is a powerful tool for investigating experience-dependent plasticity in the mouse visual cortex...
Activity-dependent persisting modification of polysynaptic neural circuits involving layer V pyramidal neurons in rat auditory cortex in vitroHiroki Kitaura
Department of Neurophysiology, Brain Research Institute, Niigata University, 1 Asahi-machi, Niigata 951-8585, Japan
Eur J Neurosci 19:356-64. 2004..The present study demonstrates the dynamic properties of polysynaptic circuits involving layer V pyramidal neurons in the AC are strongly affected by activity-dependent synaptic potentiation...
