Emily A. Higgins

The Role of the Dorsal Hippocampus in the Acquisition and Retrieval of Context Memory Representations

Patricia Matus-Amat, Emily A. Higgins, Ruth M. Barrientos et al. · Journal of Neuroscience · 2004 · 345 citations · Full text

Memory Retrieval, Neuropsychology, Context Memory +21

Peripheral infection and aging interact to impair hippocampal memory consolidation

Ruth M. Barrientos, Emily A. Higgins, Joseph C. Biedenkapp et al. · Neurobiology of Aging · 2006 · 324 citations

Peripheral Infection, Alzheimer's Disease, Aging +10

Memory for context is impaired by a post context exposure injection of interleukin-1 beta into dorsal hippocampus

Ruth M. Barrientos, Emily A. Higgins, David Sprunger et al. · Behavioural Brain Research · 2002 · 256 citations

Neuropsychology, Cognitive Science, Cognitive Neuroscience +11

Brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA downregulation produced by social isolation is blocked by intrahippocampal interleukin-1 receptor antagonist

Ruth M. Barrientos, David Sprunger, Serge Campeau et al. · Neuroscience · 2003 · 248 citations

Social Isolation, Psychoneuroimmunology, Neuropsychology +9

Time course of hippocampal IL-1 β and memory consolidation impairments in aging rats following peripheral infection

Ruth M. Barrientos, Matthew G. Frank, Amy M. Hein et al. · Brain Behavior and Immunity · 2008 · 221 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Peripheral Infection, Aging +10