Retina has long been considered less plastic than cortex or hippocampus, the very sites of experience-dependent plasticity. Now, we show that retinal development is responsive to the experience provided by an enriched environment (EE): the maturation of retinal acuity, which is a sensitive index of retinal circuitry development, is strongly accelerated in EE rats. This effect is present also in...

Abstract For cross section measurements, an accurate knowledge of the integrated luminosity is required. The FCC-ee physics programme at and around Z pole sets ambitious precision goal $$10^{-4}$$ 10 - 4 on absolute measurement on...

We discuss the puzzling experimental results on baryon-antibaryon production in ee annihilation close to the threshold, in particular the fact that σ(ee → n̄n) > ∼ σ(ee → p̄p). We discuss an interpretation in terms of a two-step process, via an intermediate coherent isovector state serving as an intermediary between ee and the baryon-antibaryon system. We provide evidence that the isovector chann...

Obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS) are strongly associated with erosive esophagitis (EE). The prevalence of MS and EE, and the distribution of adipose tissue have been known to differ markedly between men and women. Although the prevalence of EE in men with MS is known to be higher in visceral fat type MS (V-type MS) than in subcutaneous fat type MS (S-type MS), the association between EE and ...