An investigation of brain processes supporting meditation
... restful but alert attentional state with itself as its object, while only minimally perturbed by external sensory influences (Josephson 1978). By this accord, we would expect this functional core to involve structures in several spatially distributed areas of the brain. Previous neuroimaging studies ...
... restful but alert attentional state with itself as its object, while only minimally perturbed by external sensory influences (Josephson 1978). By this accord, we would expect this functional core to involve structures in several spatially distributed areas of the brain. Previous neuroimaging studies ...
Neuroanatomy and function of brain structures involved in the
... terminate around the capillaries in the external zone of the median eminence (ME). Under non-lactating conditions, these neurons produce DA and continuously and tonically release it into the hypophysial portal circulation. DA acts on D2 receptors of lactotropes to inhibit PRL release. When DA releas ...
... terminate around the capillaries in the external zone of the median eminence (ME). Under non-lactating conditions, these neurons produce DA and continuously and tonically release it into the hypophysial portal circulation. DA acts on D2 receptors of lactotropes to inhibit PRL release. When DA releas ...
Research in Mammalian Mastication1
... activities have been defined in many organ- the actual motor subroutines by the selecisms (Delcomyn, 1980). CPGs are capable tor interneurons (C in Fig. 1); these output of generating properly timed and some- neurons specify a series of motor subroutimes complex rhythmic movements in the tines neces ...
... activities have been defined in many organ- the actual motor subroutines by the selecisms (Delcomyn, 1980). CPGs are capable tor interneurons (C in Fig. 1); these output of generating properly timed and some- neurons specify a series of motor subroutimes complex rhythmic movements in the tines neces ...
The continuous performance test: a window on
... hemi-attention or hemi-neglect as a result of brain damage and, as such, focused on spatial location. The model, however, continues to be viewed as a viable framework for understanding general attentional processes. In his model Mesulam posited that attentional processes involved the reticular syste ...
... hemi-attention or hemi-neglect as a result of brain damage and, as such, focused on spatial location. The model, however, continues to be viewed as a viable framework for understanding general attentional processes. In his model Mesulam posited that attentional processes involved the reticular syste ...
Postnatal Development of the Corticospinal Tract in the Reeler Mouse
... Corticospinal tract (CST) neurons are located in layer V of the motor cortex, and send their axons to the spinal motoneurons, directly (5, 23) or indirectly (2, 35). The CST forms the longest axonal projection in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). The development of CST axons is the latest ...
... Corticospinal tract (CST) neurons are located in layer V of the motor cortex, and send their axons to the spinal motoneurons, directly (5, 23) or indirectly (2, 35). The CST forms the longest axonal projection in the mammalian central nervous system (CNS). The development of CST axons is the latest ...
Cation-Chloride Cotransporters and Neuronal Function
... GABAA and glycine receptors, CCCs also show close interactions with glutamatergic signaling. A crosstalk among CCCs and trophic factors is important in short-term and long-term modification of neuronal properties. CCCs appear to be multifunctional proteins that are also involved in shaping neuronal ...
... GABAA and glycine receptors, CCCs also show close interactions with glutamatergic signaling. A crosstalk among CCCs and trophic factors is important in short-term and long-term modification of neuronal properties. CCCs appear to be multifunctional proteins that are also involved in shaping neuronal ...
reviews - Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
... detectors that respond best to those features that are present at the locations visited by observers while freeviewing images50,51. For instance, Zetzsche et al.50,52 showed using an eye-tracking device how the eyes preferentially fixate regions with multiple superimposed orientations such as corner ...
... detectors that respond best to those features that are present at the locations visited by observers while freeviewing images50,51. For instance, Zetzsche et al.50,52 showed using an eye-tracking device how the eyes preferentially fixate regions with multiple superimposed orientations such as corner ...
Distribution of GABAergic neurons and axon terminals in the
... all layers of striate cortex. The density of GAD and GABA immunoreactive neurons is greatest in laminae 2-3A, 4A, and 4C,. The distribution of GABAergic neurons within lamina 3 does not appear to be correlated with the patchy distribution of cytochrome oxidase in this region; i.e., there is no signi ...
... all layers of striate cortex. The density of GAD and GABA immunoreactive neurons is greatest in laminae 2-3A, 4A, and 4C,. The distribution of GABAergic neurons within lamina 3 does not appear to be correlated with the patchy distribution of cytochrome oxidase in this region; i.e., there is no signi ...
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... and explain how neurons communicate with each other. KEYWORDS: Define/Describe 15. Regarding the nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Nerves are not the same as neurons and can be visible to the human eye. b. The nervous system has more than one type of neuron. c. There are ...
... and explain how neurons communicate with each other. KEYWORDS: Define/Describe 15. Regarding the nervous system, which of the following statements is FALSE? a. Nerves are not the same as neurons and can be visible to the human eye. b. The nervous system has more than one type of neuron. c. There are ...
Voluntary Movement: The Primary Motor Cortex
... into the oven to bake before blending them into a batter. It seems logical that most brain functions are also serial. Largely on the basis of indirect psychological studies, the neural processes by which the brain controls voluntary behavior are commonly divided into three sequential stages. First, ...
... into the oven to bake before blending them into a batter. It seems logical that most brain functions are also serial. Largely on the basis of indirect psychological studies, the neural processes by which the brain controls voluntary behavior are commonly divided into three sequential stages. First, ...
the human entorhinal cortex
... aid of highly polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM), which is abundantly expressed in the developing brain, as well as in brain areas that undergo continuous remodeling. The major findings of these studies were: 1A) The distribution of calcium-binding proteins largely followed the ...
... aid of highly polysialylated neural cell adhesion molecule (PSA-NCAM), which is abundantly expressed in the developing brain, as well as in brain areas that undergo continuous remodeling. The major findings of these studies were: 1A) The distribution of calcium-binding proteins largely followed the ...
Eyeblink Conditioning During an Interstimulus Interval Switch in
... (Woodruff-Pak, Seta, Roker, & Lehr, 2007) and developing rats (Brown, Pagani, & Stanton, 2006) suggests this is so. Because higher doses of picrotoxin appear to block initial acquisition (Bao et al., 2002), we decided to use a lower dose that has a demonstrated efficacy in unmasking short-latency re ...
... (Woodruff-Pak, Seta, Roker, & Lehr, 2007) and developing rats (Brown, Pagani, & Stanton, 2006) suggests this is so. Because higher doses of picrotoxin appear to block initial acquisition (Bao et al., 2002), we decided to use a lower dose that has a demonstrated efficacy in unmasking short-latency re ...
Consumer Behavior, 10e (Schiffman/Kanuk)
... individuals to gain some control over their environment B) conditioned learning results when a stimulus that is paired with another stimulus that elicits a known response serves to produce the same response when used alone C) a person's level of involvement during message processing is a critical fa ...
... individuals to gain some control over their environment B) conditioned learning results when a stimulus that is paired with another stimulus that elicits a known response serves to produce the same response when used alone C) a person's level of involvement during message processing is a critical fa ...
Increased Anxiety 3 Months after Brief Exposure to MDMA
... decreases in cortical, striatal, thalamic, and hypothalamic 5HT2A/2C receptor density, while low-dose MDMA tended to produce similar effects but only significantly in the piriform cortex. These data suggest that even brief, relatively low-dose MDMA exposure can produce significant, long-term changes ...
... decreases in cortical, striatal, thalamic, and hypothalamic 5HT2A/2C receptor density, while low-dose MDMA tended to produce similar effects but only significantly in the piriform cortex. These data suggest that even brief, relatively low-dose MDMA exposure can produce significant, long-term changes ...
Novel approaches to explore mechanisms of
... and signaling properties involved in the mechanisms of epileptogenesis and induction of seizures, to guide a rational search for such future treatments. In the present thesis, we have applied optogenetics to study these questions, a technology based on modified microbial membrane channels or pumps t ...
... and signaling properties involved in the mechanisms of epileptogenesis and induction of seizures, to guide a rational search for such future treatments. In the present thesis, we have applied optogenetics to study these questions, a technology based on modified microbial membrane channels or pumps t ...
How Acupuncture works - Chinese Acupuncture Associates on the
... have shown a decreased or deactivated activity signal image on limbic regions ( for Emotion control ) and control subjects who experience a pain stimulation on nonAcupoints have shown an increased or activated signal image on brain limbic regions And somatosensory cortex [23,25,56]. In additional,wh ...
... have shown a decreased or deactivated activity signal image on limbic regions ( for Emotion control ) and control subjects who experience a pain stimulation on nonAcupoints have shown an increased or activated signal image on brain limbic regions And somatosensory cortex [23,25,56]. In additional,wh ...
Gut Microbiota: A Modulator of Brain Plasticity and Cognitive
... Until recently, apart from the study of infection on brain function, the fields of neuroscience and microbiology were rarely studied together. However, progress in the field of gut microbiota and its influence on human health in disease, such as in obesity and inflammatory bowel disease, has trigger ...
... Until recently, apart from the study of infection on brain function, the fields of neuroscience and microbiology were rarely studied together. However, progress in the field of gut microbiota and its influence on human health in disease, such as in obesity and inflammatory bowel disease, has trigger ...
Role of Active Movement in Place-Specific Firing of Hippocampal
... open the possibility that hippocampal neurons may actively discharge during passive movement if rats are not physically restrained. Indeed, a more recent study has shown that place cells do not shut off under a less restrained condition. In this study, rats were passively moved on a mobile robot wit ...
... open the possibility that hippocampal neurons may actively discharge during passive movement if rats are not physically restrained. Indeed, a more recent study has shown that place cells do not shut off under a less restrained condition. In this study, rats were passively moved on a mobile robot wit ...
cellular mechanisms of classical and operant conditioning A model
... A fundamental problem in neuroscience is to understand events occurring within individual neurons and within networks that contribute to learning and memory. For example, what cellular processes detect the coincidence between stimuli during classical conditioning, or between behavior and consequence ...
... A fundamental problem in neuroscience is to understand events occurring within individual neurons and within networks that contribute to learning and memory. For example, what cellular processes detect the coincidence between stimuli during classical conditioning, or between behavior and consequence ...
Circadian and histaminergic regulation of the sleep
... During 6-hours of sleep deprivation, the histamine release was constantly upregulated and comparable to its level during wakefulness, whereas when the sleep deprivation ceased, the release of histamine immediately dropped to the baseline level. Constant administration of histamine into the basal for ...
... During 6-hours of sleep deprivation, the histamine release was constantly upregulated and comparable to its level during wakefulness, whereas when the sleep deprivation ceased, the release of histamine immediately dropped to the baseline level. Constant administration of histamine into the basal for ...
Human brainstem preganglionic parasympathetic
... obex, only a few large NOS-positive neurons were found medial to the nucleus tractus solitarius (Fig. 1H). Most medium-sized NOS-positive neurons had spindleshaped or ovoid perikarya with two prominent dendrites emanating from the long ends of the cell body (Fig. 2A-D, G and H). Those NOS-positive n ...
... obex, only a few large NOS-positive neurons were found medial to the nucleus tractus solitarius (Fig. 1H). Most medium-sized NOS-positive neurons had spindleshaped or ovoid perikarya with two prominent dendrites emanating from the long ends of the cell body (Fig. 2A-D, G and H). Those NOS-positive n ...
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... TB_02_20 Neurons: The Messengers_Understand_LO 2.2 If an incoming message is not strong enough to cause a neuron to fire, it may cause a shift in the electrical charge of just a tiny area of the neuron. This shift, which quickly fades away, is called a(n) ________. a. resting potential b. action pot ...
... TB_02_20 Neurons: The Messengers_Understand_LO 2.2 If an incoming message is not strong enough to cause a neuron to fire, it may cause a shift in the electrical charge of just a tiny area of the neuron. This shift, which quickly fades away, is called a(n) ________. a. resting potential b. action pot ...
Gustatory Processing in Drosophila Higher Brain Centers By
... was not identified until much later. This gene is preferentially expressed in the dorsal paired medial (DPM) neurons (Waddell et al., 2000), which have been shown to play an important role in memory consolidation. These genetic studies, and many others like them, have produced profound insights into ...
... was not identified until much later. This gene is preferentially expressed in the dorsal paired medial (DPM) neurons (Waddell et al., 2000), which have been shown to play an important role in memory consolidation. These genetic studies, and many others like them, have produced profound insights into ...