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Overview

Donna L. Korol is affiliated with Syracuse University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of neuroscience. Their research primarily addresses mechanisms related to memory, neural systems, and neuropharmacology, with a focus on the cellular and molecular underpinnings of these processes.

The scientist's work spans several main fields of study, including:

  • Neuroscience

Within neuroscience, their subfields of study include:

  • Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience
  • Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neurology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Developmental Neuroscience

Korol's main research topics encompass:

  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research
  • Nerve Injury and Regeneration
  • Retinoids in Leukemia and Cellular Processes
  • Neurogenesis and Neuroplasticity Mechanisms

Recent publications highlight the focus on memory systems and their biological substrates in animal models. Notable papers include:

  • "Aging is not equal across memory systems," 2020, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • "Inactivation of the striatum in aged rats rescues their ability to learn a hippocampus-sensitive spatial navigation task," 2020, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • "Estradiol selectively regulates metabolic substrates across memory systems in models of menopause," 2021, Climacteric
  • "Time-dependent changes in hippocampal and striatal glycogen long after maze training in male rats," 2021, Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • "Extracellular levels of glucose in the hippocampus and striatum during maze training for food or water reward in male rats," 2021, Behavioural Brain Research

Frequently collaborating with other researchers, Korol has coauthored multiple papers with:

  • Paul E. Gold
  • Robert S. Gardner
  • Lori A. Newman
  • Alesia V. Prakapenka
  • Claire J. Scavuzzo

Their work has appeared repeatedly in several publication venues, reflecting an ongoing engagement with specialized journals:

  • Neurobiology of Learning and Memory
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Behavioural Brain Research
  • Journal of the Endocrine Society
  • Climacteric

Best Publications

  • Lactate produced by glycogenolysis in astrocytes regulates memory processing.

    Lori A. Newman;Donna L. Korol;Paul E. Gold

  • Glucose, memory, and aging

    Donna L. Korol;Paul E. Gold

  • Increased Susceptibility to Induction of Long-Term Depression and Long-Term Potentiation Reversal during Aging

    Christopher M. Norris;Donna L. Korol;Thomas C. Foster

  • LTP saturation and spatial learning disruption: effects of task variables and saturation levels

    C. A. Barnes;M. W. Jung;B. L. McNaughton;D. L. Korol

  • Age-related differences in an ecologically based study of route learning.

    Sandra M. Wilkniss;Meribeth G. Jones;Donna L. Korol;Paul E. Gold

  • Shifts in preferred learning strategy across the estrous cycle in female rats.

    Donna L Korol;Emily L Malin;Kristine A Borden;Rachel A Busby

  • Estrogen-induced changes in place and response learning in young adult female rats

    Donna L. Korol;Lacy L. Kolo

  • Role of estrogen in balancing contributions from multiple memory systems.

    Donna L. Korol

  • Acute stress impairs spatial memory in male but not female rats: influence of estrous cycle.

    Cheryl D Conrad;Jamie L Jackson;Lindsay Wieczorek;Sarah E Baran

  • Interactive effects of fitness and hormone treatment on brain health in postmenopausal women.

    Kirk I. Erickson;Stanley J. Colcombe;Steriani Elavsky;Edward McAuley

  • Dietary genistein results in larger MNU-induced, estrogen-dependent mammary tumors following ovariectomy of Sprague–Dawley rats

    Clinton D. Allred;Kimberly F. Allred;Young H. Ju;Laura M. Clausen

  • Estrogen modulates learning in female rats by acting directly at distinct memory systems.

    L. Zurkovsky;S.L. Brown;S.E. Boyd;J.A. Fell

  • Hormones and memory.

    P.E. Gold;D.L. Korol

  • Selective sparing of brain tissue in postmenopausal women receiving hormone replacement therapy.

    Kirk I. Erickson;Stanley J. Colcombe;Naftali Raz;Donna L. Korol

  • Glucose enhancement of 24-h memory retrieval in healthy elderly humans

    Carol A Manning;William S Stone;Donna L Korol;Paul E Gold

  • Estrogens and cognition: Friends or foes?: An evaluation of the opposing effects of estrogens on learning and memory.

    Donna L. Korol;Samantha L. Pisani

  • Estrogen modulates place learning through estrogen receptors in the hippocampus

    Lilia Zurkovsky;Stephanie L. Brown;Donna L. Korol

  • Chronic 17β-estradiol or cholesterol prevents stress-induced hippocampal CA3 dendritic retraction in ovariectomized female rats: Possible correspondence between CA1 spine properties and spatial acquisition

    Katie J. McLaughlin;Katie J. McLaughlin;Jessica O. Wilson;Jessica O. Wilson;James Harman;James Harman;Ryan L. Wright

  • Short-term estrogen treatment in ovariectomized rats augments hippocampal acetylcholine release during place learning

    L. K. Marriott;D. L. Korol

  • Hippocampal synaptic enhancement and spatial learning in the morris swim task

    Donna L. Korol;Ty W. Abel;Lloyd T. Church;Carol A. Barnes

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul E. Gold
Paul E. Gold Syracuse University
Peter C. Brunjes
Peter C. Brunjes University of Virginia
Kirk I. Erickson
Kirk I. Erickson University of Pittsburgh
Stanley J. Colcombe
Stanley J. Colcombe Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
Bruce L. McNaughton
Bruce L. McNaughton University of California, Irvine
Carol A. Barnes
Carol A. Barnes University of Arizona
Arthur F. Kramer
Arthur F. Kramer Northeastern University
Edelyn Verona
Edelyn Verona University of South Florida
Edward McAuley
Edward McAuley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Cheryl D. Conrad
Cheryl D. Conrad Arizona State University

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