Ben Vermaercke
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Recent Articles
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Van der Jeugd A, Vermaercke B, Halliday G, Staufenbiel M, Gotz J
Neurobiol Learn Mem
. 2016 Feb;
130:34-43.
PMID: 26827932
Frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) is a neurodegenerative disorder, a major subset of which is characterized by the accumulation of abnormal forms of the protein tau, leading to impairments in motor...
12.
Pooters T, Gantois I, Vermaercke B, DHooge R
Behav Brain Res
. 2015 Nov;
298(Pt B):134-41.
PMID: 26548360
Dorsal striatum has been shown to contribute to spatial learning and memory, but the role of striatal subregions in this important aspect of cognitive functioning remains unclear. Moreover, the spatial-cognitive...
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Callaerts-Vegh Z, Ahmed T, Vermaercke B, Marynen P, Balschun D, Froyen G, et al.
Front Behav Neurosci
. 2015 Jul;
9:179.
PMID: 26217206
Nuclear RNA export factors (NXF) are conserved in all metazoans and are deemed essential for shuttling RNA across the nuclear envelope and other post-transcriptional processes (such as mRNA metabolism, storage...
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Vermaercke B, Van den Bergh G, Gerich F, Op de Beeck H
Front Neural Circuits
. 2015 Jun;
9:24.
PMID: 26041999
Recent studies have revealed a surprising degree of functional specialization in rodent visual cortex. It is unknown to what degree this functional organization is related to the well-known hierarchical organization...
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Vinken K, Vermaercke B, Op de Beeck H
J Neurosci
. 2014 Aug;
34(32):10645-58.
PMID: 25100598
Visual categorization of complex, natural stimuli has been studied for some time in human and nonhuman primates. Recent interest in the rodent as a model for visual perception, including higher-level...
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Vermaercke B, Gerich F, Ytebrouck E, Arckens L, Op de Beeck H, Van den Bergh G
J Neurophysiol
. 2014 Jul;
112(8):1963-83.
PMID: 24990566
Recent studies have revealed a surprising degree of functional specialization in rodent visual cortex. Anatomically, suggestions have been made about the existence of hierarchical pathways with similarities to the ventral...
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Lo A, De Maeyer J, Vermaercke B, Callaerts-Vegh Z, Schuurkes J, DHooge R
Neuropharmacology
. 2014 May;
85:178-89.
PMID: 24863046
5-HT4 receptors (5-HT4R) are suggested to affect learning and memory processes. Earlier studies have shown that animals treated with 5-HT4R agonists, often with limited selectivity, show improved learning and memory...
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Vermaercke B, Cop E, Willems S, DHooge R, Op de Beeck H
Psychon Bull Rev
. 2014 Jan;
21(4):1080-6.
PMID: 24408657
Generalization from previous experiences to new situations is a hallmark of intelligent behavior and a prerequisite for category learning. It has been proposed that category learning in humans relies on...
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Lo A, Tesseur I, Scopes D, Nerou E, Callaerts-Vegh Z, Vermaercke B, et al.
Neuropharmacology
. 2013 Sep;
75:458-66.
PMID: 24035915
In the Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain, accumulation of Aβ1-42 peptides is suggested to initiate a cascade of pathological events. To date, no treatments are available that can reverse or delay...
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Van der Jeugd A, Vermaercke B, Derisbourg M, Lo A, Hamdane M, Blum D, et al.
J Alzheimers Dis
. 2013 Aug;
37(4):777-88.
PMID: 23948912
Age-related cognitive decline and neurodegenerative diseases are a growing challenge for society. Accumulation of tau pathology has been proposed to partially contribute to these impairments. This study provides a behavioral...