Publications by authors named "A J Erskine"
During wakefulness, the VTA represents the valence of experiences and mediates affective response to the outside world. Recent work revealed that two major VTA populations - dopamine and GABA neurons - are highly active during REM sleep and less active during NREM sleep. Using long-term cell type and brain state-specific recordings, machine learning, and optogenetics, we examined the role that the sleep-activity of these neurons plays in subsequent awake behavior.
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- - Odor transport involves turbulent air currents that create varying concentrations of smells over time, which mice can actually discern based on these temporal patterns.
- - Research using advanced recording techniques has revealed that mitral and tufted cells in the mouse olfactory bulb can detect odor frequency changes up to 20 Hz, with specific cells showing strong connections to these fluctuations.
- - The study found that the relationship between the electrical activity of certain neurons and odor concentrations remains consistent regardless of the smell itself, and changes in the brain's inhibitory signals significantly affect how well these neurons respond to odor frequency variations.
Purpose: To evaluate the implementation and effectiveness of the Carolina Heart Alliance Networking for Greater Equity (CHANGE) Program, an adapted evidence-based cardiovascular disease risk reduction intervention delivered by Community Health Workers (CHW) to rural adults.
Design: Hybrid implementation-effectiveness study with a pre-post design.
Setting: North Carolina Federally Qualified Health Center and local health department in a rural, medically underserved area.
Introduction: The increased use of telehealth to maintain ambulatory care during the COVID-19 pandemic had potential to exacerbate or diminish disparities in access to care.
Objective: The purpose of this study was to describe patient characteristics associated with successful transition from in-person to virtual care, and video vs audio-only participation.
Methods: This was a retrospective analysis of electronic health record data from all patients with ambulatory visits from 1 October 2019-30 September 2020 in a large integrated health system in the Northeast USA.