Publications by authors named "Bharghavan P"
Article Synopsis
- VIP interneurons in the sensory cortex help modulate how mice respond to sensory stimuli based on their exploration behavior and arousal levels, but their role during specific goal-directed actions remains unclear.
- Researchers trained mice on a task requiring them to lick in response to a whisker stimulus for rewards, allowing them to distinguish between sensory-evoked and action-related activities in VIP cells.
- Results showed that VIP cells were activated by sensory cues and licking actions but exhibited suppression when rewards were given, indicating they may encode the expectation of rewards tied to those actions rather than being activated by the rewards themselves.
Background: Epidemic leptospirosis is increasingly being reported from northern Kerala during the monsoon months. We investigated the risk factors for mortality during the 2002 epidemic.
Methods: Three hundred and forty patients suspected to have leptospirosis during the epidemic were studied by clinical examination, laboratory investigations and Leptospira serology (microscopic agglutination test).