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Asla Pitkanen

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Organization of intra-amygdaloid circuitries in the rat: an emerging framework for understanding functions of the amygdala

A Pitkänen, V Savander, JE LeDoux - Trends in neurosciences, 1997 - cell.com
The amygdala is located in the medial aspects of the temporal lobe. In spite of the fact that
the amygdala has been implicated in a variety of functions, ranging from attention to memory …

Mechanisms of epileptogenesis and potential treatment targets

A Pitkänen, K Lukasiuk - The Lancet Neurology, 2011 - thelancet.com
Prevention of epileptogenesis after brain trauma is an unmet medical challenge. Recent
molecular profiling studies have provided an insight into molecular changes that contribute to …

Reciprocal connections between the amygdala and the hippocampal formation, perirhinal cortex, and postrhinal cortex in rat: a review

A Pitkänen, M Pikkarainen… - Annals of the new …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
Recent anterograde and retrograde studies in the rat have provided detailed information on
the origin and termination of the interconnections between the amygdaloid complex and the …

MR volumetric analysis of the human entorhinal, perirhinal, and temporopolar cortices.

…, P Vainio, MP Laakso, A Pitkänen - American journal …, 1998 - Am Soc Neuroradiology
PURPOSE Our purpose was to investigate the normal volumes of the human entorhinal,
perirhinal, and temporopolar cortices on MR imaging studies using a customized program. …

Amyloid β-induced neuronal hyperexcitability triggers progressive epilepsy

…, Y Zilberter, T Harkany, A Pitkänen… - Journal of …, 2009 - Soc Neuroscience
Alzheimer's disease is associated with an increased risk of unprovoked seizures. However,
the underlying mechanisms of seizure induction remain elusive. Here, we performed video-…

[BOOK][B] Models of seizures and epilepsy

A Pitkänen, AS Galanopoulou, SL Moshé - 2017 - books.google.com
… Heikki Tanila and Asla Pitkänen … Now, only 10 years after the volume by Pitkänen et al.
(2006), we have a … When Models by Pitkänen, Schwartzkroin, and Moshé was published in 2006, …

Projections from the lateral, basal, and accessory basal nuclei of the amygdala to the hippocampal formation in rat

…, V Savander, R Insausti, A Pitkänen - Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
The amygdaloid complex and hippocampal formation mediate functions involving emotion
and memory. To investigate the connections that regulate the interactions between these …

Advances in the development of biomarkers for epilepsy

A Pitkänen, W Löscher, A Vezzani, AJ Becker… - The Lancet …, 2016 - thelancet.com
Over 50 million people worldwide have epilepsy. In nearly 30% of these cases, epilepsy
remains unsatisfactorily controlled despite the availability of over 20 antiepileptic drugs. …

Molecular and cellular basis of epileptogenesis in symptomatic epilepsy

A Pitkänen, K Lukasiuk - Epilepsy & behavior, 2009 - Elsevier
Epileptogenesis refers to a process in which an initial brain-damaging insult triggers a cascade
of molecular and cellular changes that eventually lead to the occurrence of spontaneous …

Volumes of the entorhinal and perirhinal cortices in Alzheimer's disease

…, MP Laakso, R Insausti, M Lehtovirta, A Pitkänen… - Neurobiology of …, 1998 - Elsevier
We measured the volumes of the entorhinal, perirhinal, and temporopolar cortices on magnetic
resonance images by using a recently designed histology-based protocol in 30 patients …