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Dr

Mark Murphy

Honorary
Anatomy and Physiology
science & technology
life sciences & biomedicine
animals
mice
neurosciences & neurology
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mice, transgenic
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Projects

Displaying the 10 most recent projects by Mark Murphy.

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Improving cognition in Alzheimer's Disease

The project investigates a brain molecule called p75, and the part it plays inmemory impairment in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). We predict that..

2010 - 2013
Completed
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Improving cognition in Alzheimer's Disease

The project investigates a brain molecule called p75, and the part it plays inmemory impairment in Alzheimer's Disease (AD). We predict that..

2010 - 2013
Completed
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Histamine in the development and maintenance of the retina

2010 - 2011
Completed
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NHMRC Research Fellowship 2009 - MURPHY

2009 - 2009
Completed
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Genetics of Stress

Chronic or extreme reactions to stress can lead to pathological conditions such as long term anxiety states, depression and panic disorders...

2008 - 2011
Completed
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Renewal of SRF level B

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Completed
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GENETICS OF STRESS RESPONSIVENESS

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ADVANCED CRYOSECTIONING MACHINE

nan

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Gene-environment interactions and synaptic plasticity in the developing and dysfunctional cerebral cortex

The cerebral cortex contains many billions of neurons, which are interconnected by trillions of synapses, to form networks underlying our mo..

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Histamine and non-visual regulation of retinal signalling

This project is internationally competitive, asking basic biological questions about the brain and vision. Of direct national benefit, the n..

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Project Types

10

Research Grant

1

Internal Research Grant

Scholarly Works

Displaying the 10 most recent scholarly works by Mark Murphy.

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Evidence that a defined population of neurons in lateral amygdala is directly involved in auditory fear learning and memory

Christopher W Butler, Yvette M Wilson, Samuel A Mills, Jenny M Gunnersen, Mark Murphy

Journal article  |  2020  |  Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

Memory is thought to be encoded within networks of neurons within the brain, but the identity of the neurons involved and circuits..

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Neurons Specifically Activated by Fear Learning in Lateral Amygdala Display Increased Synaptic Strength

CW Butler, YM Wilson, J Oyrer, TJ Karle, S Petrou, JM Gunnersen, M Murphy, CA Reid

Journal article  |  2018  |  ENEURO

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Tracking the fear memory engram: discrete populations of neurons within amygdala, hypothalamus, and lateral septum are specifically activated by auditory fear conditioning

Christopher W Butler, Yvette M Wilson, Jenny M Gunnersen, Mark Murphy

Journal article  |  2015  |  Learning & Memory

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Reduction of p75 neurotrophin receptor ameliorates the cognitive deficits in a model of Alzheimer's disease

Mark Murphy, Yvette M Wilson, Ernesto Vargas, Kathryn M Munro, Belinda Smith, Amy Huang, Qiao-Xin Li, Junhua Xiao, Colin L Masters, Christopher A Reid, Graham L Barrett

Journal article  |  2015  |  NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING

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Movement related directional tuning from broadband electrocorticography in humans

ES Nurse, DR Freestone, TJ Oxley, DC Ackland, SJ Vogrin, M Murphy, TJ O'Brien, MJ Cook, DB Grayden

Conference Proceedings  |  2015  |  2015 7th International IEEE/EMBS Conference on Neural Engineering (NER)

© 2015 IEEE. Directional tuning is the tendency for cortical neurons to exhibit a peak firing rate when a limb is moved in a prefe..

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Identification of neurons specifically activated after recall of context fear conditioning

Ata EA Ali, Yvette M Wilson, Mark Murphy

Journal article  |  2012  |  Neurobiology of Learning and Memory

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Cells in the female retrotrapezoid region upregulate c-fos in response to 10%, but not 5%, carbon dioxide

Mary M Niblock, Kelly M Lohr, Melissa Nixon, Caitlin Barnes, Meredith Schaudies, Mark Murphy

Journal article  |  2012  |  Brain Research

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Context fear learning specifically activates distinct populations of neurons in amygdala and hypothalamus

Lidia Trogrlic, Yvette M Wilson, Andrew G Newman, Mark Murphy

Journal article  |  2011  |  Learning and memory

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Audiogenic seizure proneness requires the contribution of two susceptibility loci in mice

M Catharine Jawahar, Carolina I Sari, Yvette M Wilson, Andrew J Lawrence, Thomas Brodnicki, Mark Murphy

Journal article  |  2011  |  Neurogenetics

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Congenic Mouse Strains Enable Discrimination of Genetic Determinants Contributing to Fear and Fear Memory

Yvette M Wilson, Thomas C Brodnicki, Andrew J Lawrence, Mark Murphy

Journal article  |  2011  |  Behavior Genetics

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Scholarly Works

Keyword Analysis

Neurosciences
Clinical (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Clinical Health (organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions)
Expanding Knowledge
Biochemistry and Cell Biology
Genetics
Non-Oriented Research
Clinical Sciences
Cognitive Sciences
Defence

Credentials

Positions

Honorary

Anatomy and Physiology

Education

Graduate Diploma in Education

Monash University

Doctor of Philosophy

Monash University

Bachelor of Science

Monash University