Shimon Amir Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychology Concordia University Biography Publications Institution JoVE Articles Shimon Amir has not added a biography. If you are Shimon Amir and would like to personalize this page please email our Author Liaison for assistance. Publications Variable Restricted Feeding Disrupts the Daily Oscillations of Period2 Expression in the Limbic Forebrain and Dorsal Striatum in Rats Journal of Molecular Neuroscience : MN. Feb, 2012 | Pubmed ID: 21547532 Global Depletion of Dopamine Using Intracerebroventricular 6-hydroxydopamine Injection Disrupts Normal Circadian Wheel-running Patterns and PERIOD2 Expression in the Rat Forebrain Journal of Molecular Neuroscience : MN. Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21484443 Variations in Daily Expression of the Circadian Clock Protein, PER2, in the Rat Limbic Forebrain During Stable Entrainment to a Long Light Cycle Journal of Molecular Neuroscience : MN. Oct, 2011 | Pubmed ID: 21063915 Endogenous Dopamine Regulates the Rhythm of Expression of the Clock Protein PER2 in the Rat Dorsal Striatum Via Daily Activation of D2 Dopamine Receptors The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience. Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20962226 Exogenous Corticosterone Induces the Expression of the Clock Protein, PERIOD2, in the Oval Nucleus of the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis and the Central Nucleus of the Amygdala of Adrenalectomized and Intact Rats Journal of Molecular Neuroscience : MN. Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20422314 Glucocorticoid Regulation of Clock Gene Expression in the Mammalian Limbic Forebrain Journal of Molecular Neuroscience : MN. Oct, 2010 | Pubmed ID: 20191328 Circadian Rhythms of PERIOD1 Expression in the Dorsomedial Hypothalamic Nucleus in the Absence of Entrained Food-anticipatory Activity Rhythms in Rats The European Journal of Neuroscience. Jun, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19490091 Behavioral and Hormonal Regulation of Expression of the Clock Protein, PER2, in the Central Extended Amygdala Progress in Neuro-psychopharmacology & Biological Psychiatry. Nov, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19376186 Motivational Modulation of Rhythms of the Expression of the Clock Protein PER2 in the Limbic Forebrain Biological Psychiatry. May, 2009 | Pubmed ID: 19200536 Region-specific Modulation of PER2 Expression in the Limbic Forebrain and Hypothalamus by Nighttime Restricted Feeding in Rats Neuroscience Letters. Jul, 2008 | Pubmed ID: 18541376 Thyroidectomy Alters the Daily Pattern of Expression of the Clock Protein, PER2, in the Oval Nucleus of the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis and Central Nucleus of the Amygdala in Rats Neuroscience Letters. Oct, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16973268 The Expression of the Clock Protein PER2 in the Limbic Forebrain is Modulated by the Estrous Cycle Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Apr, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16554373 Pinealectomy Does Not Affect Diurnal PER2 Expression in the Rat Limbic Forebrain Neuroscience Letters. May, 2006 | Pubmed ID: 16488540 The Central and Basolateral Nuclei of the Amygdala Exhibit Opposite Diurnal Rhythms of Expression of the Clock Protein Period2 Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. Mar, 2005 | Pubmed ID: 15746242 Fos Expression in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus During Photic Entrainment of Circadian Rhythms in Retinally Damaged Rats Journal of Molecular Neuroscience : MN. 2004 | Pubmed ID: 14997016 A Circadian Rhythm in the Expression of PERIOD2 Protein Reveals a Novel SCN-controlled Oscillator in the Oval Nucleus of the Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis The Journal of Neuroscience : the Official Journal of the Society for Neuroscience. Jan, 2004 | Pubmed ID: 14749422 Expression Profiles of PER2 Immunoreactivity Within the Shell and Core Regions of the Rat Suprachiasmatic Nucleus: Lack of Effect of Photic Entrainment and Disruption by Constant Light Journal of Molecular Neuroscience : MN. 2003 | Pubmed ID: 14593213 Melanopsin in the Circadian Timing System Journal of Molecular Neuroscience : MN. 2003 | Pubmed ID: 14500998 Modes of Plasticity Within the Mammalian Circadian System Progress in Brain Research. 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12432771 Effect of 192 IgG-saporin on Circadian Activity Rhythms, Expression of P75 Neurotrophin Receptors, Calbindin-D28K, and Light-induced Fos in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus in Rats Experimental Neurology. Aug, 2002 | Pubmed ID: 12359180 Recording and Analysis of Circadian Rhythms in Running-wheel Activity in Rodents Michael Verwey1, Barry Robinson2, Shimon Amir2 1Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 2Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychology, Concordia University JoVE 50186 Neuroscience
Recording and Analysis of Circadian Rhythms in Running-wheel Activity in Rodents Michael Verwey1, Barry Robinson2, Shimon Amir2 1Douglas Mental Health University Institute, Department of Psychiatry, McGill University, 2Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychology, Concordia University JoVE 50186 Neuroscience