Electrophysiological and Pharmacological Evidence for the Role of
... mediated in part by NMDA and non-NMDA glutamate receptors (Uchimura et al., 1989; Pennartz et al., 1991). These excitatory responses are modulated by catecholamines, as indicated by the effects of stimulation of VTA or locus coeruleus, the major source of dopaminergic and noradrenergic inputs, respe ...
... mediated in part by NMDA and non-NMDA glutamate receptors (Uchimura et al., 1989; Pennartz et al., 1991). These excitatory responses are modulated by catecholamines, as indicated by the effects of stimulation of VTA or locus coeruleus, the major source of dopaminergic and noradrenergic inputs, respe ...
Lesson #7-8
... most of its afferent input from the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem and is thus also called the vestibulocerebellum. Anatomically, it consists mainly of the flocculus and nodulus (flocculonodular lobe). The paleocerebellum (next oldest portion of the cerebellum, after the archicerebellum) receive ...
... most of its afferent input from the vestibular nuclei of the brainstem and is thus also called the vestibulocerebellum. Anatomically, it consists mainly of the flocculus and nodulus (flocculonodular lobe). The paleocerebellum (next oldest portion of the cerebellum, after the archicerebellum) receive ...
Hyperacusis—An increased sensitivity to everyday sounds
... sound. Hearing loss coupled with low tolerance to sound is termed recruitment, a condition where soft sounds cannot be heard and loud sounds are intolerable (or distorted). For example, a person with recruitment may have hearing loss below 50 decibels while at the same time; sound above 80 decibels ...
... sound. Hearing loss coupled with low tolerance to sound is termed recruitment, a condition where soft sounds cannot be heard and loud sounds are intolerable (or distorted). For example, a person with recruitment may have hearing loss below 50 decibels while at the same time; sound above 80 decibels ...
BDNF-modulated Spatial Organization of Cajal
... Neurotrophins are a family of peptide growth factors regulating neuronal survival, synaptic modulation, and axon growth and branching. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin 4 (NT4) are also known to be involved in the control of neuronal migration (reviewed in Huang and Reichardt ...
... Neurotrophins are a family of peptide growth factors regulating neuronal survival, synaptic modulation, and axon growth and branching. Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin 4 (NT4) are also known to be involved in the control of neuronal migration (reviewed in Huang and Reichardt ...
Role of Ratings of Perceived Exertion during Self
... to consider the particular research question which RPE is being used to assess when administering RPE scales. Within sports science research RPE is often taken as a secondary measure in order to vaguely describe one’s sensations during exercise. As such, it is plausible that the primary research mea ...
... to consider the particular research question which RPE is being used to assess when administering RPE scales. Within sports science research RPE is often taken as a secondary measure in order to vaguely describe one’s sensations during exercise. As such, it is plausible that the primary research mea ...
Retrieval induces adaptive forgetting of competing memories via
... Remembering a past experience can, surprisingly, cause forgetting. Forgetting arises when other competing traces interfere with retrieval and inhibitory control mechanisms are engaged to suppress the distraction they cause. This form of forgetting is considered to be adaptive because it reduces futu ...
... Remembering a past experience can, surprisingly, cause forgetting. Forgetting arises when other competing traces interfere with retrieval and inhibitory control mechanisms are engaged to suppress the distraction they cause. This form of forgetting is considered to be adaptive because it reduces futu ...
Regulation of Neuroblast Cell-Cycle Kinetics Plays a Crucial Role in
... section thickness ensured optimal staining (Cooper et al., 1988). The distance of the labeled nucleus from the white matter/gray matter limit was expressed as a percentage value of the cortical height and used to quantif y the radial distribution of different categories of labeled neurons. We have u ...
... section thickness ensured optimal staining (Cooper et al., 1988). The distance of the labeled nucleus from the white matter/gray matter limit was expressed as a percentage value of the cortical height and used to quantif y the radial distribution of different categories of labeled neurons. We have u ...
Microinfusion of bupropion inhibits putative GABAergic ventral
... 1. Introduction: The ventral tegmental area (VTA) comprises of dopaminergic (DA) and non-dopaminergic (nonDA) neurons. The abundant non-dopaminergic neurons are gamma-aminobutyric acid releasing or putative GABAergic neurons. The VTA plays a significant role in reward, addiction, psychiatric disord ...
... 1. Introduction: The ventral tegmental area (VTA) comprises of dopaminergic (DA) and non-dopaminergic (nonDA) neurons. The abundant non-dopaminergic neurons are gamma-aminobutyric acid releasing or putative GABAergic neurons. The VTA plays a significant role in reward, addiction, psychiatric disord ...
stereological estimates of dopaminergic, gabaergic and
... using clear nail polish. This TH antibody is widely used (e.g. Albéri et al., 2004; Schober et al., 2007) and only labels cells in dopaminergic regions. In control experiments where the primary or secondary antibody was omitted no labeling was observed. In addition, we have observed complete overlap ...
... using clear nail polish. This TH antibody is widely used (e.g. Albéri et al., 2004; Schober et al., 2007) and only labels cells in dopaminergic regions. In control experiments where the primary or secondary antibody was omitted no labeling was observed. In addition, we have observed complete overlap ...
From movement to thought: Anatomic substrates of the cerebellar
... dependent upon the existence of plausible anatomic substrates. This paper explores these anatomic substrates, namely, the incorporation of the associative and paralimbic cerebral areas into the cerebrocerebellar circuitry in nonhuman primates. Using the novel information that has emerged concerning ...
... dependent upon the existence of plausible anatomic substrates. This paper explores these anatomic substrates, namely, the incorporation of the associative and paralimbic cerebral areas into the cerebrocerebellar circuitry in nonhuman primates. Using the novel information that has emerged concerning ...
Neurodegenerative Changes in the Motor Cortex and Cerebellum in Wistar... Following Acute Pneumococcal Meningitis
... neurons were expressed as Number/ mm2 area. ii. Cross sectional area and diameter of neurons: The cross sectional area of the neurons and diameter were done using the Scion image analysis software. The digital images were used for this purpose. From each animal five randomly selected fields with a m ...
... neurons were expressed as Number/ mm2 area. ii. Cross sectional area and diameter of neurons: The cross sectional area of the neurons and diameter were done using the Scion image analysis software. The digital images were used for this purpose. From each animal five randomly selected fields with a m ...
Convergent grey and white matter evidence of
... ‘stop signal’ is sounded shortly after the presentation of the usual stimulus, which indicates that the subject has to inhibit its response on that particular trial. The presentation lag of the stop signal is varied across trials and longer delays making it harder to inhibit responses than that for ...
... ‘stop signal’ is sounded shortly after the presentation of the usual stimulus, which indicates that the subject has to inhibit its response on that particular trial. The presentation lag of the stop signal is varied across trials and longer delays making it harder to inhibit responses than that for ...
Serotonergic Attenuation of the Reinforcing and Neurochemical
... Brain 5-HT systems are ideally situated to modulate the activity of DA neurons and the behavioral effects of DA indirect agonists such as cocaine. 5-HT neurons from the dorsal and median raphe nuclei innervate the dopaminergic cell bodies and terminal regions of the nigrostriatal and mesolimbic DA s ...
... Brain 5-HT systems are ideally situated to modulate the activity of DA neurons and the behavioral effects of DA indirect agonists such as cocaine. 5-HT neurons from the dorsal and median raphe nuclei innervate the dopaminergic cell bodies and terminal regions of the nigrostriatal and mesolimbic DA s ...
Synchronous Oscillatory Neural Ensembles for Rules in the
... The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is key to rule-based behaviors (Miller and Cohen, 2001). Rule-based tasks, especially those involving rule-switching, activate the human PFC (Dove et al., 2000; MacDonald, 2000; Sakai and Passingham, 2003) and are impaired following PFC damage (Milner, 1963; Stuss and Ben ...
... The prefrontal cortex (PFC) is key to rule-based behaviors (Miller and Cohen, 2001). Rule-based tasks, especially those involving rule-switching, activate the human PFC (Dove et al., 2000; MacDonald, 2000; Sakai and Passingham, 2003) and are impaired following PFC damage (Milner, 1963; Stuss and Ben ...
Inferior Parietal Lobule Function in Spatial Perception and
... integration. Recordings from neurons in this area demonstrate more complex response properties than those found in lower-order sensory areas and larger receptive fields, indicating a greater degree of integration of visual information. It differs from lower-order sensory areas in that it has strong ...
... integration. Recordings from neurons in this area demonstrate more complex response properties than those found in lower-order sensory areas and larger receptive fields, indicating a greater degree of integration of visual information. It differs from lower-order sensory areas in that it has strong ...
Neurodynamical theory of decision confidence Andrea Insabato TESI DOCTORAL UPF / 2014
... particular we show that different neurons encode confidence through three different mechanisms: 1. Switch time coding, 2. rate coding and 3. binary coding. Furthermore we propose a multiple-choice attractor network model in order to account for uncertain option tasks. In this model the confidence em ...
... particular we show that different neurons encode confidence through three different mechanisms: 1. Switch time coding, 2. rate coding and 3. binary coding. Furthermore we propose a multiple-choice attractor network model in order to account for uncertain option tasks. In this model the confidence em ...
Visuospatial processing and the right
... Although the left hemisphere seems driven to interpret events, the right hemisphere shows no such tendency. This difference in cognitive styles can be observed in the performances of the two hemispheres in recognition memory tasks. When asked to decide whether a stimulus was presented in a study set, ...
... Although the left hemisphere seems driven to interpret events, the right hemisphere shows no such tendency. This difference in cognitive styles can be observed in the performances of the two hemispheres in recognition memory tasks. When asked to decide whether a stimulus was presented in a study set, ...
Diffusion-Tensor Imaging for Stroke
... Amphetamine treatment has been shown to have neuroregeneration capabilities in certain regions of the brain ...
... Amphetamine treatment has been shown to have neuroregeneration capabilities in certain regions of the brain ...
CNS*2004 July 18-22, 2004 Baltimore, Maryland
... bar and snacks will be provided at each session. Lunches, Dinners and sightseeing: In the pages following the abstracts guests will find an array of activites and dining estalishments for them to enjoy. More information can be obtained at the Hotel conceierge desk. Banquet: The conference banquet wi ...
... bar and snacks will be provided at each session. Lunches, Dinners and sightseeing: In the pages following the abstracts guests will find an array of activites and dining estalishments for them to enjoy. More information can be obtained at the Hotel conceierge desk. Banquet: The conference banquet wi ...
The role of neuronal synchronization in selective attention
... neuronal synchronization depends on tasks in which there is identical sensory stimulation across conditions but covert attention is directed to different aspects of this sensory input. Based on such tasks, visual cortical neurons that have receptive fields overlapping with an attended stimulus synch ...
... neuronal synchronization depends on tasks in which there is identical sensory stimulation across conditions but covert attention is directed to different aspects of this sensory input. Based on such tasks, visual cortical neurons that have receptive fields overlapping with an attended stimulus synch ...
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... In contrast, during cortical activation, coherence was mostly restricted to high-frequency oscillations (15– 60 Hz). The coherence between ECoG and LFPs also depended on BG recording site. Partial coherence analyses showed that, during SWA, STN and SNr shared the same temporal coupling with cortex, ...
... In contrast, during cortical activation, coherence was mostly restricted to high-frequency oscillations (15– 60 Hz). The coherence between ECoG and LFPs also depended on BG recording site. Partial coherence analyses showed that, during SWA, STN and SNr shared the same temporal coupling with cortex, ...
