Dendritic Computation - UCSD Cognitive Science
... of computation? We use a simple example to illustrate the problem. When one watches a movie, each frame is presented for about 50 ms, during which time we have to process any changes from the last frame before the next frame appears. To a first approximation the timescale of the computational cycle ...
... of computation? We use a simple example to illustrate the problem. When one watches a movie, each frame is presented for about 50 ms, during which time we have to process any changes from the last frame before the next frame appears. To a first approximation the timescale of the computational cycle ...
Modulation of premotor circuits controlling locomotor activity by
... Locomotion is one of the most vivid expressions of the central nervous system in action. Looking at people walking in the street or the ballet dancer on the stage, motion seems effortless to the point that many movements are almost executed unconsciously. Indeed, the generation of sophisticated moto ...
... Locomotion is one of the most vivid expressions of the central nervous system in action. Looking at people walking in the street or the ballet dancer on the stage, motion seems effortless to the point that many movements are almost executed unconsciously. Indeed, the generation of sophisticated moto ...
Spinal sympathetic interneurons: Their identification and roles after
... Abstract: Primary afferent neurons rarely, if ever, synapse on the sympathetic preganglionic neurons that regulate the cardiovascular system, nor do sympathetic preganglionic neurons normally exhibit spontaneous activity in the absence of excitatory inputs. Therefore, after serious spinal cord injur ...
... Abstract: Primary afferent neurons rarely, if ever, synapse on the sympathetic preganglionic neurons that regulate the cardiovascular system, nor do sympathetic preganglionic neurons normally exhibit spontaneous activity in the absence of excitatory inputs. Therefore, after serious spinal cord injur ...
- Journal of Vestibular Research
... mammalian species (Table 3). Reactive synaptogenesis has often been suggested as a possible explanation for vestibular compensation; although there is evidence to support its occurrence in frog (for example, 66,67), the evidence from lower mammalian species (for example, 5 ,68) suggests that these c ...
... mammalian species (Table 3). Reactive synaptogenesis has often been suggested as a possible explanation for vestibular compensation; although there is evidence to support its occurrence in frog (for example, 66,67), the evidence from lower mammalian species (for example, 5 ,68) suggests that these c ...
2009 McGraw-Hill Higher Education Site Map Any use is subject to
... B) comes from cranialregions and sacral area of the cord C) neurotransmitters acetylcholine and norepinephrine D) rest and digest division ...
... B) comes from cranialregions and sacral area of the cord C) neurotransmitters acetylcholine and norepinephrine D) rest and digest division ...
Central Control of the Cardiovascular and Respiratory Systems and
... breathing in amphibians, reptiles, and diving birds. Concluding comments suggest areas for further productive research. ...
... breathing in amphibians, reptiles, and diving birds. Concluding comments suggest areas for further productive research. ...
2011-Morrison and Nakamura_review
... which cutaneous and visceral cold and warm sensation and/or reductions or elevations in brain temperature elicit changes in thermoregulatory effector tissues to counter or protect against changes in the temperature of the brain and other critical organ tissues. The effector mechanisms for cold defen ...
... which cutaneous and visceral cold and warm sensation and/or reductions or elevations in brain temperature elicit changes in thermoregulatory effector tissues to counter or protect against changes in the temperature of the brain and other critical organ tissues. The effector mechanisms for cold defen ...
Martin, Neuroscientist 2005
... The corticospinal system connects the frontal and anterior parietal lobes with the spinal gray matter. Early in development, corticospinal neurons are distributed throughout much of the frontal and parietal lobes, and parts of the occipital and temporal lobes, but their distribution is later restric ...
... The corticospinal system connects the frontal and anterior parietal lobes with the spinal gray matter. Early in development, corticospinal neurons are distributed throughout much of the frontal and parietal lobes, and parts of the occipital and temporal lobes, but their distribution is later restric ...
Neural Control - International Continence Society
... categories of evidence, e.g. uncontrolled studies, inadequate statistical support, anecdotal information, hypothesis or speculation will be referred to as such. Of some importance in this field are species differences, and efforts have been made to make it very clear when each new topic is introduce ...
... categories of evidence, e.g. uncontrolled studies, inadequate statistical support, anecdotal information, hypothesis or speculation will be referred to as such. Of some importance in this field are species differences, and efforts have been made to make it very clear when each new topic is introduce ...
Hox Genes: Choreographers in Neural Development, Architects of
... diversities necessary for their incorporation into a particular circuit are still poorly defined. Studies on the specification of motor neurons indicate that the large family of Hox transcription factors has a key role in generating the subtypes required for selective muscle innervation. There is al ...
... diversities necessary for their incorporation into a particular circuit are still poorly defined. Studies on the specification of motor neurons indicate that the large family of Hox transcription factors has a key role in generating the subtypes required for selective muscle innervation. There is al ...
Curriculum Vitae - Laureate Institute for Brain Research
... Diego (UCSD) and the Director of Telemental Health at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System (VASDHS). My research focuses on the interface between interoception, i.e. the processing of sensory information coming from the inside of the body, and decision-making, i.e. how to process prefer ...
... Diego (UCSD) and the Director of Telemental Health at the Veterans Affairs San Diego Health Care System (VASDHS). My research focuses on the interface between interoception, i.e. the processing of sensory information coming from the inside of the body, and decision-making, i.e. how to process prefer ...
the phase-space dynamics of systems of spiking neurons
... Evidence of a scientific approach to the question of the nature of the mind can be found as early as the 5th century BC. Several physicians, among them Alcmaeon of Crotona (535-500 BC), Anaxagoras of Clazomenae (500-428 BC), Hippocrates of Cos (460-379 BC), and Herophilus of Alexandria (335-280 BC) ...
... Evidence of a scientific approach to the question of the nature of the mind can be found as early as the 5th century BC. Several physicians, among them Alcmaeon of Crotona (535-500 BC), Anaxagoras of Clazomenae (500-428 BC), Hippocrates of Cos (460-379 BC), and Herophilus of Alexandria (335-280 BC) ...
Five Sources of a Dorsal Root Potential: Their Interactions and
... Wall, Patrick D. and Malcolm Lidierth. Five sources of a dorsal root potential: their interactions and origins in the superficial dorsal horn. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 860–871, 1997. The dorsal root potential (DRP) was measured on the lumbar dorsal roots of urethan anesthetized rats and evoked by stimul ...
... Wall, Patrick D. and Malcolm Lidierth. Five sources of a dorsal root potential: their interactions and origins in the superficial dorsal horn. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 860–871, 1997. The dorsal root potential (DRP) was measured on the lumbar dorsal roots of urethan anesthetized rats and evoked by stimul ...
... forward theories. Along these lines, the effort made in this research field focuses on comprehending the complex profile of a cocaine-addictive person at three levels: biological, behavioural and social. Chronic cocaine use is related with medical, neurological and neuropsychiatric complications, wh ...
Test Bank 1
... 14. The function of the neuron's axon is to ________. a. conduct electrical impulses toward other neurons Correct: The axon takes messages away from the cell body toward other neurons. b. receive messages from neighboring neurons Incorrect: The part of the neuron responsible for receiving incoming m ...
... 14. The function of the neuron's axon is to ________. a. conduct electrical impulses toward other neurons Correct: The axon takes messages away from the cell body toward other neurons. b. receive messages from neighboring neurons Incorrect: The part of the neuron responsible for receiving incoming m ...
Sample
... A) brain; spinal cord B) autonomic; somatic nervous systems C) peripheral nervous system; central nervous system D) parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems Correct: Correct. These are the two main divisions of the nervous system. Incorrect: Incorrect. The autonomic and somatic nervous system ...
... A) brain; spinal cord B) autonomic; somatic nervous systems C) peripheral nervous system; central nervous system D) parasympathetic and sympathetic nervous systems Correct: Correct. These are the two main divisions of the nervous system. Incorrect: Incorrect. The autonomic and somatic nervous system ...
Selective Loss of Calcitonin Gene–Related Peptide
... CGRP content in rat sciatic nerve after 4 weeks of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes has confirmed this suggestion (15,16), whereas immunohistochemical studies indicate that the relative proportion of immunoreactive CGRP and substance P cells is unchanged in 4-week diabetic BB rats (17) and 12-m ...
... CGRP content in rat sciatic nerve after 4 weeks of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetes has confirmed this suggestion (15,16), whereas immunohistochemical studies indicate that the relative proportion of immunoreactive CGRP and substance P cells is unchanged in 4-week diabetic BB rats (17) and 12-m ...
Dipole Localization - Home
... The oscillators have their own discharge frequency, various among different oscillators and dependent on their internal connectivity in spite of close intrinsic electrophysiological properties of single neurons which constitute different oscillators. The neuronal oscillators start to act in synchron ...
... The oscillators have their own discharge frequency, various among different oscillators and dependent on their internal connectivity in spite of close intrinsic electrophysiological properties of single neurons which constitute different oscillators. The neuronal oscillators start to act in synchron ...
Volume 11 Issue R7 Hand:Peripheral Nerves and Upper Extremity
... trunks, divisions, cords, and terminal branches. Several branches are given off at various points in the plexus, and knowledge of their anatomic location is essential in clinical assessment of a patient with brachial plexus abnormality. The terminal branches include the ulnar, musculocutaneous, medi ...
... trunks, divisions, cords, and terminal branches. Several branches are given off at various points in the plexus, and knowledge of their anatomic location is essential in clinical assessment of a patient with brachial plexus abnormality. The terminal branches include the ulnar, musculocutaneous, medi ...
Background - Harvard University
... based on anticipation and will tell you quite quickly what to choose. However, you cannot use the same simple emotional judgment when you are in the shoes of an economist trying to optimize the access to the locks on the Mississippi River. The task is to find a pricing structure that assures the mos ...
... based on anticipation and will tell you quite quickly what to choose. However, you cannot use the same simple emotional judgment when you are in the shoes of an economist trying to optimize the access to the locks on the Mississippi River. The task is to find a pricing structure that assures the mos ...
Chapter 2: Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses
... 5. Prior to the work of Santiago Ramon y Cajal, what did many investigators believe? a. Nerves conducted impulses at the speed of light. b. Transmission across a synapse was just as fast as transmission along an axon. c. The tip of an axon physically merged with the next neuron. d. All neurons were ...
... 5. Prior to the work of Santiago Ramon y Cajal, what did many investigators believe? a. Nerves conducted impulses at the speed of light. b. Transmission across a synapse was just as fast as transmission along an axon. c. The tip of an axon physically merged with the next neuron. d. All neurons were ...
Vol 431 No 7010 pp723-882
... Neuromodulators such as dopamine have a central role in cognitive disorders. In the past decade, biological findings on dopamine function have been infused with concepts taken from computational theories of reinforcement learning. These more abstract approaches have now been applied to describe the ...
... Neuromodulators such as dopamine have a central role in cognitive disorders. In the past decade, biological findings on dopamine function have been infused with concepts taken from computational theories of reinforcement learning. These more abstract approaches have now been applied to describe the ...
Stochastic neural network dynamics: synchronisation and control
... Biological brains exhibit many interesting and complex behaviours. Understanding of the mechanisms behind brain behaviours is critical for continuing advancement in fields of research such as artificial intelligence and medicine. In particular, synchronisation of neuronal firing is associated with b ...
... Biological brains exhibit many interesting and complex behaviours. Understanding of the mechanisms behind brain behaviours is critical for continuing advancement in fields of research such as artificial intelligence and medicine. In particular, synchronisation of neuronal firing is associated with b ...