Evidence for sequential decision making in the medicinal leech

T Esch, KA Mesce, WB Kristan - Journal of Neuroscience, 2002 - Soc Neuroscience
Decision making can be a complex task involving a sequence of subdecisions. For example,
we decide to pursue a goal (eg, get something to eat), then decide how to accomplish that …

Local presentation of substrate molecules directs axon specification by cultured hippocampal neurons

T Esch, V Lemmon, G Banker - Journal of Neuroscience, 1999 - Soc Neuroscience
Axon specification is a crucial, early step in neuronal development, but little is known about
how this event is controlledin vivo. To test the hypothesis that local presentation of growth-…

Decision-making in the leech nervous system

T Esch, WB Kristan Jr - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Previous models of behavioral choice have described two types of hierarchy, a decision
hierarchy, in which different classes of decisions are made at each level ( Tinbergen, 1951 ), …

Differential effects of NgCAM and N-cadherin on the development of axons and dendrites by cultured hippocampal neurons

T Esch, V Lemmon, G Banker - Journal of neurocytology, 2000 - Springer
A fundamental step in neuronal development is the acquisition of a polarized form, with
distinct axons and dendrites. Although the ability to develop a polarized form appears to be …

Cellular substrates of action selection: a cluster of higher-order descending neurons shapes body posture and locomotion

KA Mesce, T Esch, WB Kristan - Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2008 - Springer
The selection of distinct movements involved in various body postures and locomotion is often
dependent on higher-order descending neurons. To study how such cells select different …

Floyd Bloom Discusses the Messengers of the Mind

T Esch - Eneuro, 2014 - eneuro.org
Some of the basic principles of nervous system function that we now take for granted were
once topics of great controversy that required decades of research to resolve. One such …

I Like Thinking About the Best Way to Word Something so That It Is Clear and Concise

T Esch - Academia and the World Beyond, Volume 2: A PhD Is …, 2024 - Springer
… In our interview with Teresa Esch, she tells us about her role as a features editor at The
Journal of Neuroscience. After PhD and postdoctoral work working with cell culture and …

New Mentored Journal Club

T Esch, S Kastner - Journal of Neuroscience, 2023 - Soc Neuroscience
The Journal of Neuroscience’s Journal Clubs have been popular since their inception in
2006. These articles are written by graduate students and postdocs and highlight research …

[BOOK][B] Effects of substrate molecules on the development of polarity by cultured hippocampal neurons

TM Esch - 1998 - search.proquest.com
Proper functioning of the nervous system requires that neurons develop a polarized form,
with structurally and functionally distinct axons and dendrites. To produce these processes, …

Dual Perspectives

M Picciotto, T Esch - Journal of Neuroscience, 2016 - Soc Neuroscience
Discussion of new, sometimes controversial, ideas is an essential and exciting component
of scientific progress. Neuroscientists often have strong views on how a given question …