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Erin Bigus

Postdoctoral Associate
Neurobiology

Scholarly Works - Journal articles


Medial entorhinal cortex mediates learning of context-dependent interval timing behavior.

Journal article Nature neuroscience · August 2024 Episodic memory requires encoding the temporal structure of experience and relies on brain circuits in the medial temporal lobe, including the medial entorhinal cortex (MEC). Recent studies have identified MEC 'time cells', which fire at specific moments d ... Full text Cite

The Tripeptide RER Mimics Secreted Amyloid Precursor Protein-Alpha in Upregulating LTP.

Journal article Frontiers in cellular neuroscience · January 2019 Secreted amyloid precursor protein-alpha (sAPPα), generated by enzymatic processing of the APP, possesses a range of neurotrophic and neuroprotective properties and plays a critical role in the molecular mechanisms of memory and learning. One of the key ac ... Full text Cite