On the possible role of auditory short‐term adaptation in perception of the prevocalic [m]–[n] contrast

1987 ◽  
Vol 82 (5) ◽  
pp. 1525-1538 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno H. Repp
Keyword(s):  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Adaptation

scholarly journals Genomics of long- and short- term adaptation in maize and teosinte

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Lorant ◽  
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra ◽  
Maud Tenaillon
Keyword(s):  
Natural Variation ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Wild Relatives ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Adaptation ◽  
Maize Domestication ◽  
Cultivated Populations ◽  
Genetic Bases

Maize is an excellent model for the study of plant adaptation. Indeed, post domestication maize quickly adapted to a host of new environments across the globe. And work over the last decade has begun to highlight the role of the wild relatives of maize – the teosintes Zea mays ssp. parviglumis and ssp. mexicana – as excellent models for dissecting long-term local adaptation. Although human-driven selection associated with maize domestication has been extensively studied, the genetic bases of natural variation is still poorly understood. Here we review studies on the genetic basis of adaptation and plasticity in maize and its wild relatives. We highlight a range of different processes that contribute to adaptation and discuss evidence from natural, cultivated, and experimental populations. From an applied perspective, understanding the genetic bases of adaptation and the contribution of plasticity will provide us with new tools to both better understand and mitigate the effect of climate changes on natural and cultivated populations.

scholarly journals Genomics of long- and short- term adaptation in maize and teosinte

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Lorant ◽  
Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra ◽  
Maud Tenaillon
Keyword(s):  
Natural Variation ◽  
Genetic Basis ◽  
Wild Relatives ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Adaptation ◽  
Maize Domestication ◽  
Cultivated Populations ◽  
Genetic Bases

Maize is an excellent model for the study of plant adaptation. Indeed, post domestication maize quickly adapted to a host of new environments across the globe. And work over the last decade has begun to highlight the role of the wild relatives of maize – the teosintes Zea mays ssp. parviglumis and ssp. mexicana – as excellent models for dissecting long-term local adaptation. Although human-driven selection associated with maize domestication has been extensively studied, the genetic bases of natural variation is still poorly understood. Here we review studies on the genetic basis of adaptation and plasticity in maize and its wild relatives. We highlight a range of different processes that contribute to adaptation and discuss evidence from natural, cultivated, and experimental populations. From an applied perspective, understanding the genetic bases of adaptation and the contribution of plasticity will provide us with new tools to both better understand and mitigate the effect of climate changes on natural and cultivated populations.

Role of the Dorsolateral Pontine Nucleus in Short-Term Adaptation of the Horizontal Vestibuloocular Reflex

2003 ◽  
Vol 89 (5) ◽  
pp. 2879-2885 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiji Ono ◽  
Vallabh E. Das ◽  
Michael J. Mustari
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Pursuit ◽  
Head Rotation ◽  
Visual Signals ◽  
Adaptation Period ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Accessory Optic System ◽  
Pontine Nucleus ◽  
Short Term Adaptation ◽  
Dorsolateral Pontine Nucleus

The dorsolateral pontine nucleus (DLPN) is a major component of the cortico-ponto-cerebellar pathway that carries signals essential for smooth pursuit. This pathway also carries visual signals that could play a role in visually guided motor learning in the vestibular ocular reflex (VOR). However, there have been no previous studies that tested this possibility directly. The aim of this study was to determine the potential role of the DLPN in short-term VOR gain adaptation produced by viewing a scene through lenses placed in front of both eyes. In control experiments, adaptation of VOR gain was achieved by sinusoidal rotation (0.2 Hz, 30°/s) for 2 h while the monkey viewed a stationary visual surround through either magnifying (×2) or minifying (×0.5) lenses. This led to increases (23–32%) or decreases (22–48%) of VOR gain as measured in complete darkness (VORd). We used injections of muscimol, a potent GABAA agonist (0.5 μl; 2%), to reversibly inactivate the DLPN, unilaterally, in three monkeys. After DLPN inactivation, initial acceleration of ipsilateral smooth-pursuit was reduced by 35–68%, and steady-state gain was reduced by 32–61%. Despite these significant deficits ( P < 0.01) in ipsilesional smooth pursuit, the VOR during lens viewing was similar to that measured in preinjection control experiments. Similarly, after 2 h of adaptation, VORd gain was not significantly different ( P > 0.61) from control adaptation values for either ipsi- or contralesional directions of head rotation. This was the case even though a stable ipsilesional smooth pursuit deficit persisted throughout the full adaptation period. Our results suggest that visual error signals for short-term adaptation of the VOR are derived from sources other than the DLPN perhaps including other basilar pontine nuclei and the accessory optic system.

Selected Contribution: Role of spleen emptying in prolonging apneas in humans

2001 ◽  
Vol 90 (4) ◽  
pp. 1623-1629 ◽  
Author(s):  
Erika Schagatay ◽  
Johan P. A. Andersson ◽  
Magnus Hallén ◽  
Birger Pålsson
Keyword(s):  
Protein Concentration ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Hemoglobin Concentration ◽  
Diving Response ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Plasma Protein Concentration ◽  
Face Immersion ◽  
Short Term Adaptation ◽  
Hematological Changes

This study addressed the interaction between short-term adaptation to apneas with face immersion and erythrocyte release from the spleen. Twenty healthy volunteers, including ten splenectomized subjects, participated. After prone rest, they performed five maximal-duration apneas with face immersion in 10°C water, with 2-min intervals. Cardiorespiratory parameters and venous blood samples were collected. In subjects with spleens, hematocrit and hemoglobin concentration increased by 6.4% and 3.3%, respectively, over the serial apneas and returned to baseline 10 min after the series. A delay of the physiological breaking point of apnea, by 30.5% (17 s), was seen only in this group. These parameters did not change in the splenectomized group. Plasma protein concentration, preapneic alveolar Pco 2, inspired lung volume, and diving bradycardia remained unchanged throughout the series in both groups. Serial apneas thus triggered the hematological changes that have been previously observed after long apneic diving shifts; they were rapidly reversed and did not occur in splenectomized subjects. This suggests that splenic contraction occurs in humans as a part of the diving response and may prolong repeated apneas.

Short-term adaptation to auditory-visual discordance: The ventriloquism aftereffect

2001 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean Vroomen ◽  
Paul Bertelson ◽  
Ilja Frissen ◽  
Beatrice De Gelder
Keyword(s):  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Adaptation ◽  
Ventriloquism Aftereffect

Role of affect in short-term memory for paired associates.

1968 ◽  
Vol 78 (3, Pt.1) ◽  
pp. 494-501 ◽  
Author(s):  
Calvin F. Nodine ◽  
James H. Korn
Keyword(s):  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory ◽  
Paired Associates

Determination of allostatic load dynamics in the assessment of adaptation in temporary workers in the Arctic

2020 ◽  
pp. 547-548
Author(s):  
O. Yu. Atkov ◽  
S. G. Gorokhova
Keyword(s):  
Body Mass Index ◽  
Glucose Level ◽  
Shift Work ◽  
Allostatic Load ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Temporary Workers ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Short Term Adaptation ◽  
The Individual

The individual dynamics of the allostatic load index was revealed mainly due to changes in the glucose level, body mass index, which makes it applicable for assessing the short-term adaptation to the stay in the conditions of shift work

The capacity of short term memory from an evolutionary perspective

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Majid Manoochehri
Keyword(s):  
Short Term Memory ◽  
Memory Span ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Cognitive System ◽  
Evolutionary Approach ◽  
Evolutionary Perspective ◽  
Short Term ◽  
Term Memory

Memory span in humans has been intensely studied for more than a century. In spite of the critical role of memory span in our cognitive system, which intensifies the importance of fundamental determinants of its evolution, few studies have investigated it by taking an evolutionary approach. Overall, we know hardly anything about the evolution of memory components. In the present study, I briefly review the experimental studies of memory span in humans and non-human animals and shortly discuss some of the relevant evolutionary hypotheses.

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