In this thesis I develop a syntactic representation of control that is PRO-free. I implement a mechanism of theta-role assignment that uses theta-role percolation (Neeleman and Van de Koot (2002)), which enables the apparent subject properties of controlled infinitives to be reinterpreted as properties associated with an external theta-role, rather than a subject. I first analyse Obligatory Con...

Protein kinase C (PKC) is a family of protein serine/threonine kinases consisting of multiple isoforms whose distinct physiological roles within cells are unknown. The message encoding the nPKC theta isoform, a member of the novel calcium-independent class of PKCs, has recently been shown to be abundant in mouse skeletal muscle. The message for cPKC alpha, a calcium-dependent isoform, was also ...

Working memory (WM) is known to be associated with synchronization of the theta and alpha bands observed in electroencephalograms (EEGs). Although frontal-posterior global theta synchronization appears in modality-specific WM, local theta synchronization in frontal regions has been found in modality-independent WM. How frontal theta oscillations separately synchronize with task-relevant sensory...

The phenomenon of disappearance of the theta rhythm after lesioning of the septum and fornix has in its time stimulated a series of reports describing attempts to understand the roles of various structures in determining the electrical activity of the hippocampus and the functional significance of the theta rhythm. In chronic experiments with rabbits have shown that electrical destruction of do...

The caudal cingulate motor area (CMAc) and the supplementary motor area (SMA) play important roles in movement execution. The present study examined the neural mechanisms underlying these roles by investigating local field potentials (LFPs) from these areas while monkeys pressed buttons with either their left or right hand. During hand movement, power increases in the high-gamma (80-120 Hz) and...

During social bargain, one has to both figure out the others' intentions and behave strategically in such a way that the others' behaviors will be consistent with one's expectations. To understand the neurobiological mechanisms underlying these behaviors, we used electroencephalography while subjects played as proposers in a repeated ultimatum game. We found that subjects adapted their offers t...

The majority of evidence from in vivo studies indicates that theta rhythms are imposed upon cortical structures by projections from the medial septum/diagonal band. Anatomical studies have indicated highly specific target neuronal classes for one branch of this projection (that using GABA as a transmitter) but less specific target specificity for the other branch (that using acetylcholine). In ...