Recent replies to "Collaborative Suggestions: Articles, Topics for Review"

Reply from Can Ozan Tan

Can Ozan Tan — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:28:00 -0000

”...any theoretical or computational models looking at the thalamus?”
Any model of thalamus, or any model of the role of thalamus in controlling responses? These are not necessarily the same thing.

Reply from Mark Dranias

Mark Dranias — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 21:24:53 -0000

At the Boston UNiversity journal club we were going to look at the role of the centromedian thalamus in controlling responses. Anyone know of any theoretical or computational models looking at the thalamus?

Reply from Mark Dranias

Mark Dranias — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:12:43 -0000

Hello Pam Blundell, I am familiar with your research and it is very interesting and relevant for my thesis work. In particular your article regarding the preserved sensitivity to outcome value following basolateral amygdala lesions. is especially relevant for my work. I have been wanting to examine the role of the amygdala in devaluation at an upcoming journal club meeting here at BU and I was wondering if you could recommend some additional papers that I could use as references to discuss this issue. Perhaps you might even know of an article somewhere out there that examines the role of dopamine in outcome-specific devaluation?
Thanks much, Mark

Reply from Mark Dranias

Mark Dranias — Sun, 15 Jul 2007 16:11:56 -0000

THanks, good point! Trevor Robbins. I am not sure Timothy Robbins is that much of an expert in neuroscience (the actor that is).

Reply from Pam Blundell

Pam Blundell — Mon, 09 Jul 2007 10:11:34 -0000

I presume you mean Trevor Robbins?! Not Timothy…

Reply from Mark Dranias

Mark Dranias — Tue, 19 Jun 2007 17:23:57 -0000

On June 7, 14 at Boston University’s Journal club we reviewed some of Timothy Robbins work, from the psychology department at Cambridge University. The main research group is the centre for behavioural and clinical neuroscience.
THe work from this group is pretty fundamental and wide ranging and they are now applying this to human neuropsychiatric issues. Articles of interest include a recent review paper