Mark F Yeckel, PhD
Associate Professor of Neurobiology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Neuroscience
Interdepartmental Neuroscience Program
Neurobiology
Stress & Addiction Clinical Research Program
Research Interests
Synaptic transmission; neuronal integration; emotional stress; learning and memory; working memory; calcium; fluorescence imaging; prefrontal cortex; hippocampus; second messengers more...
Education
- B.A., University of California, San Diego, 1986
- M.S., University of Pittsburgh, 1990
- Ph.D., University of Pittsburgh, 1995
Selected Publications
- Fitzpatrick JS, Hagenston AM, Hertle DN, Gipson KE, Bertetto-D'Angelo L, Yeckel MF. (2009) Inositol-1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor-mediated Ca2+ waves in pyramidal neuron dendrites propagate through hot spots and cold spots. J. Physiology, 587:1439-1459. PMID: 19204047
- Tecuapetla F, Koós T, Tepper JM, Kabbani N, Yeckel MF (2009) Differential dopaminergic modulation of neostriatal synaptic connections of striatopallidal axon collaterals. J Neuroscience, 28:8977-8990. PMID: 19605635
- Hagenston, AM, Fitzpatrick, JS, and Yeckel, MF (2008) MGluR-mediated calcium waves that invade the soma regulate firing in layer V medial prefrontal cortical pyramidal neurons. Cerebral Cortex, 18:407-423. PMID: 17573372
