... Click here for publications related to neuropeptides The long term goal of this project is to identify factors that regulate secretion of neuropeptides generally, and to determine how these peptides regulate behavior. The motivation for this project is two-fold. First, insulin secretion, and its mis ...
Neural Correlates of Learning in the Prefrontal Cortex of the Monkey
... Traditional views of cortical function define the posteroanterior dimension of the cortex as a substrate for the gradual transition from perceptual to motor processes, and then to organizational functions. Simple behavioral tasks have been used to assess this organization. A subject (rat, monkey, hu ...
... Traditional views of cortical function define the posteroanterior dimension of the cortex as a substrate for the gradual transition from perceptual to motor processes, and then to organizational functions. Simple behavioral tasks have been used to assess this organization. A subject (rat, monkey, hu ...
Artificial Intelligence
... to another. • In artificial neural networks this time is usually very short, but in the human brain, neural connections are surprisingly slow. It is only the enormously parallel nature of the brain that enables it to calculate so quickly. ...
... to another. • In artificial neural networks this time is usually very short, but in the human brain, neural connections are surprisingly slow. It is only the enormously parallel nature of the brain that enables it to calculate so quickly. ...
BACOFUN_2016 Meeting Booklet - Barrel Cortex Function 2016
... Structural Basis for Sensory-Motor Whisker Control Mike Guest, Elizabeth Wendel, Peter Strick, Marcel Oberlaender The rodent vibrissal system offers an ideal model for studying sensory-motor pathways in the mammalian central nervous system. There has been much consideration to bring insight to the o ...
... Structural Basis for Sensory-Motor Whisker Control Mike Guest, Elizabeth Wendel, Peter Strick, Marcel Oberlaender The rodent vibrissal system offers an ideal model for studying sensory-motor pathways in the mammalian central nervous system. There has been much consideration to bring insight to the o ...
The Nervous System
... 3. The transmission of a message within a neuron is electrochemical. 4. The release of NT’s occurs at the axon. 5. Axons are coated with myelin in order to protect them from damage. 6. A synapse is a gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and an adjacent neuron. ...
... 3. The transmission of a message within a neuron is electrochemical. 4. The release of NT’s occurs at the axon. 5. Axons are coated with myelin in order to protect them from damage. 6. A synapse is a gap between the axon terminal of one neuron and an adjacent neuron. ...
The Brain`s Response to Drugs Teacher`s Guide
... to the axon. The axons then transmit the messages, which are in the form of electrical impulses, to other neurons or body tissues. The axons of many neurons are covered in a fatty substance known as myelin. Myelin has several functions. One of its most important is to increase the rate at which nerv ...
... to the axon. The axons then transmit the messages, which are in the form of electrical impulses, to other neurons or body tissues. The axons of many neurons are covered in a fatty substance known as myelin. Myelin has several functions. One of its most important is to increase the rate at which nerv ...
The role of Pitx3 in survival of midbrain dopaminergic neurons
... dopaminergic (mDA) neurons The mDA system (A8–A10 cell groups) is involved in many brain functions including motor control, reward, emotional and motivated behavior, and is of clinical importance because of its implication in neurological and psychiatric disorders. The A9 cell group located in the s ...
... dopaminergic (mDA) neurons The mDA system (A8–A10 cell groups) is involved in many brain functions including motor control, reward, emotional and motivated behavior, and is of clinical importance because of its implication in neurological and psychiatric disorders. The A9 cell group located in the s ...
Neural Cognitive Modelling: A Biologically Constrained Spiking
... While the NEF can be used with any neuron model, the model presented here uses Leaky Integrate-and-Fire (LIF) neurons. Current entering and leaking out of each neuron affects the voltage. If this voltage reaches a threshold, the neuron fires, resetting the voltage to zero for a refractory period. Wh ...
... While the NEF can be used with any neuron model, the model presented here uses Leaky Integrate-and-Fire (LIF) neurons. Current entering and leaking out of each neuron affects the voltage. If this voltage reaches a threshold, the neuron fires, resetting the voltage to zero for a refractory period. Wh ...
Systems memory consolidation in Drosophila
... for neuro-transmission within each of these MB cell types. Neurotransmission in a0 /b0 neurons is required during acquisition and shortly afterwards, but not during retrieval [24,25]. a0 /b0 neurons play a key role in encoding the memory trace and in its early stabilization, but are not the site of ...
... for neuro-transmission within each of these MB cell types. Neurotransmission in a0 /b0 neurons is required during acquisition and shortly afterwards, but not during retrieval [24,25]. a0 /b0 neurons play a key role in encoding the memory trace and in its early stabilization, but are not the site of ...
Understanding the Brain - NSTA Learning Center
... From GG Gross de Nunez and RD Schwartz-Bloom. Animated Neuroscience & the Actions of Nicotine, Cocaine, & Marijuana in the Brain (www.films.com) ...
... From GG Gross de Nunez and RD Schwartz-Bloom. Animated Neuroscience & the Actions of Nicotine, Cocaine, & Marijuana in the Brain (www.films.com) ...
Connexionism and Computationalism
... As explained in class, biological neural networks, following the work of Golgi and Cajal have been found to comprise a network of neurons. Each neuron has a clear structure with input “dendrites”, a processing “soma” and an output “axon”. Each neuron is connected on average to around 1000 other neur ...
... As explained in class, biological neural networks, following the work of Golgi and Cajal have been found to comprise a network of neurons. Each neuron has a clear structure with input “dendrites”, a processing “soma” and an output “axon”. Each neuron is connected on average to around 1000 other neur ...
Action Representation in Mirror Neurons
... strongest vision-only and motor responses. In conclusion, area F5 contains a population of neurons—audio-visual mirror neurons—that discharge not just to the execution or observation of a specific action but also when this action can only be heard. Multimodal neurons have been described in several c ...
... strongest vision-only and motor responses. In conclusion, area F5 contains a population of neurons—audio-visual mirror neurons—that discharge not just to the execution or observation of a specific action but also when this action can only be heard. Multimodal neurons have been described in several c ...
a real-time spike domain sensory information processing system
... The two archetypal network operations described above, linear summation and MAX pooling, form the basis for all stages of processing beyond complex cells. While we have not yet integrated these operations in a single netlist, there are no technical barriers preventing us from doing so. Rather, we ar ...
... The two archetypal network operations described above, linear summation and MAX pooling, form the basis for all stages of processing beyond complex cells. While we have not yet integrated these operations in a single netlist, there are no technical barriers preventing us from doing so. Rather, we ar ...
Growth arrest specific gene 7 is associated with schizophrenia and
... The neurodevelopmental hypothesis proposes that schizophrenia originates in the prenatal period due to impairments in neuronal developmental processes such as migration and arborization, leading to abnormal brain maturation. Previous studies have identified multiple promising candidate genes that dr ...
... The neurodevelopmental hypothesis proposes that schizophrenia originates in the prenatal period due to impairments in neuronal developmental processes such as migration and arborization, leading to abnormal brain maturation. Previous studies have identified multiple promising candidate genes that dr ...
The changing impact of genes and environment on brain
... anatomy are highly heritable, demonstrating that genetic factors provide a significant contribution to variation in brain structures. Less is known about the relative impact of genes and environment while the brain is actively developing. We summarize results from the ongoing National Institute of M ...
... anatomy are highly heritable, demonstrating that genetic factors provide a significant contribution to variation in brain structures. Less is known about the relative impact of genes and environment while the brain is actively developing. We summarize results from the ongoing National Institute of M ...
Poly(A) Binding Protein Nuclear 1 regulates the
... Pabpn1 knock down interferes with homeostatic plasticity Given the above regulation of both Camk2a and Gria2, we next determined whether Pabpn1 and polyadenylation play a role in homeostatic plasticity. We elicited homeostatic plasticity using a 24 hours treatment of bicuculline a gammaaminobutyric ...
... Pabpn1 knock down interferes with homeostatic plasticity Given the above regulation of both Camk2a and Gria2, we next determined whether Pabpn1 and polyadenylation play a role in homeostatic plasticity. We elicited homeostatic plasticity using a 24 hours treatment of bicuculline a gammaaminobutyric ...
CONSCIOUSNESS FROM NEURONS 1 Abstract. Consciousness
... neural activity, even at cortical levels (see also below), are not necessarily reflected in consciousness. There is a peculiar dichotomy here i n data for monkey vs. man. A macaque can detect the application of electrical excitation at about the same level of current at any neocortical locus and can ...
... neural activity, even at cortical levels (see also below), are not necessarily reflected in consciousness. There is a peculiar dichotomy here i n data for monkey vs. man. A macaque can detect the application of electrical excitation at about the same level of current at any neocortical locus and can ...
Brainwaves ("40 Hz") Research
... progressively more complex features of objects. This scheme, however, is inflexible and inefficient. Conjunctions of more and more combinations of "low-level" features are needed to define progressively "higher level" features. It is difficult to see how such a scheme copes with the vast range of ob ...
... progressively more complex features of objects. This scheme, however, is inflexible and inefficient. Conjunctions of more and more combinations of "low-level" features are needed to define progressively "higher level" features. It is difficult to see how such a scheme copes with the vast range of ob ...
Task-related “cortical” bursting depends critically
... circuit alters cortical firing properties, we investigated the songbird anterior forebrain pathway (AFP) (Fig. 1A), a discrete circuit that shares many similarities with basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits in mammals (9, 10). Unlike its mammalian counterparts, however, the AFP is specialized for a ...
... circuit alters cortical firing properties, we investigated the songbird anterior forebrain pathway (AFP) (Fig. 1A), a discrete circuit that shares many similarities with basal ganglia-thalamocortical circuits in mammals (9, 10). Unlike its mammalian counterparts, however, the AFP is specialized for a ...
psyc223
... Placebos and opioid agonist have a related analgesia mechanism, the same regions of the brain are affected by both treatments Hidden Treatment: the patient is not aware of when a drug is administered ...
... Placebos and opioid agonist have a related analgesia mechanism, the same regions of the brain are affected by both treatments Hidden Treatment: the patient is not aware of when a drug is administered ...
Changes of Synaptic Density in the Primary Visual Cortex of the
... mative data on the time course of synaptic development in the visual cortex during the entire pre- and postnatal periods in the rhesus monkey can be correlated with other cellular events and functional maturation, and offer valuable insights into possible developmental mechanisms. These quantitative ...
... mative data on the time course of synaptic development in the visual cortex during the entire pre- and postnatal periods in the rhesus monkey can be correlated with other cellular events and functional maturation, and offer valuable insights into possible developmental mechanisms. These quantitative ...
ADA Compliant Lecture PowerPoint
... movement of the body? 2.10 What parts of the cortex are responsible for higher forms of thought, such as language? 2.11 How does the left side of the brain differ from the right side? 2.12 What are some potential causes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? ...
... movement of the body? 2.10 What parts of the cortex are responsible for higher forms of thought, such as language? 2.11 How does the left side of the brain differ from the right side? 2.12 What are some potential causes of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder? ...
Gamma Band Oscillation
... Temporally precise visual activity is sufficient for binding, but it is not necessary for binding and its disruption does not affect binding elicited by other cues. (In the segmentation of visual stimuli.) The prevalence of gamma oscillatory responses varies widely from laboratory to laboratory, for ...
... Temporally precise visual activity is sufficient for binding, but it is not necessary for binding and its disruption does not affect binding elicited by other cues. (In the segmentation of visual stimuli.) The prevalence of gamma oscillatory responses varies widely from laboratory to laboratory, for ...
a place for behavior in ecological epigenetics
... example, in addition to a more established mode of epigenetic inheritance through the germline, epigenetically based behaviors can be transmitted to offspring through parental care (Avital and Jablonka 2000; Day and Bonduriansky 2011). Understanding how environmental (e.g., offspring environment) an ...
... example, in addition to a more established mode of epigenetic inheritance through the germline, epigenetically based behaviors can be transmitted to offspring through parental care (Avital and Jablonka 2000; Day and Bonduriansky 2011). Understanding how environmental (e.g., offspring environment) an ...