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The Ups and Downs of MAP Kinase ERK: Modulation of Molecular Responses to Song in the Zebra Finch Auditory Forebrain

Cheng, Hui-Yun

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Title
The Ups and Downs of MAP Kinase ERK: Modulation of Molecular Responses to Song in the Zebra Finch Auditory Forebrain
Author(s)
Cheng, Hui-Yun
Issue Date
2003
Doctoral Committee Chair(s)
Clayton, David F.
Department of Study
Microbiology
Discipline
Microbiology
Degree Granting Institution
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Degree Name
Ph.D.
Degree Level
Dissertation
Date of Ingest
2015-09-28T15:17:13Z
Keyword(s)
Biology, Animal Physiology
Language
eng
Abstract
These studies demonstrate that ERK activity in the auditory forebrain reflects information about the familiarity and significance of a specific birdsong stimulus. Moreover, ERK activation appears to be necessary, but perhaps not sufficient, for triggering of an IEG response to song presentation. Thus ERK has a central role in connecting behavioral and perceptual experience to genomic mechanisms of learning and memory.
Graduation Semester
2003
Type of Resource
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