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Duncan Banks is a physiologist who specialises in how the brain works.

 

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The science of G-forceBBC

By Dr Duncan Banks (The Open University), Dr Mike Leahy (Guest)

01 July 2006

After having been hit in the face with G-force for Lab Rats, Mike Leahy explains exactly what he was up against.  Read more : The science of G-force

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Balkwill, Frances; Whitehead, Stephen; Willis, Phil; Gaymond, Nigel; Kent, Alastair; Page, Clive; Lovell-Badge, Robin; Morris, Roger; Lemon, Roger and Banks, Duncan (2011). Safety of medicines and the use of animals in research. The Lancet, 378(9786), pp. 127–128.

Froud, Kristina E.; Wardhaugh, Tina; Banks, Duncan; Saffrey, M. Jill and Stewart, Michael G. (2010). Colostrinin™ Alleviates Amyloid-β Induced Toxicity in Rat Primary Hippocampal Cultures. Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, 20(2), pp. 423–426.

Popov, V. I.; Kraev, I. V.; Banks, D.; Davies, H. A.; Morenkov, E. D.; Stewart, M. G. and Fesenko, E. E. (2009). Three-dimensional ultrastructural and immunohistochemical study of immature neurons in the subgranular zone of the rat dentate gyrus. Biophysics, 54(4), pp. 487–512.

Froud, K.; Saffrey, M. J.; Stewart, M. G.; Banks, D. and Wardhaugh, T. (2008). The protective effect of colostrinin CLN(TM) against beta-amyloid and an oxidative stress inducer, menadione, in primary hippocampal cultures. In: FENS Forum 2008, 12-16 Jul 2008, Geneva.

Lloyd, Cathy and Banks, Duncan (2007). Education and training for people working with and caring for those with diabetes. Practical Cardiovascular Risk Management, 5(3), pp. 14–15.

Stewart, Michael G. and Banks, Duncan (2006). Enhancement of long-term memory retention by Colostrinin in one-day-old chicks trained on a weak passive avoidance learning paradigm. Neurobiology of Learning and Memory, 86(1), pp. 66–71.

Froud, K.E.; Wardhaugh, T; Stewart, Michael; Banks, Duncan and Saffrey, Jill (2006). Investigation of the mechanism of action of Colostrinin(TM) on neurons in culture. FENS Forum Abstracts, 3(A130.15),

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Duncan Banks is a physiologist who specialises in how the brain works. He is a member of staff at The Open University, King's College London and the Royal College of Surgeons. He used to fly gliders and light aircraft but now only has time (and money) for cycling.

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