1 Understanding Neurotransmission and the Disease of Addiction (2
... having a certain amount of drug present and does not respond the same way it did initially. For this reason, drug abusers and addicts take increasingly higher amounts of an abused drug. Tolerance may develop because the body may become more efficient at eliminating the chemical from the body, or be ...
... having a certain amount of drug present and does not respond the same way it did initially. For this reason, drug abusers and addicts take increasingly higher amounts of an abused drug. Tolerance may develop because the body may become more efficient at eliminating the chemical from the body, or be ...
Rapid eye movement sleep deprivation induces an increase in
... Achase activity in the medulla oblongata, pons and thalamus, without affecting the enzymes activity in the striatum, hippocampus or cerebral cortex. The present data agree with the reported heterogeneous distribution of Achase activity in different regions of the rats brain (8,9) and they also ind ...
... Achase activity in the medulla oblongata, pons and thalamus, without affecting the enzymes activity in the striatum, hippocampus or cerebral cortex. The present data agree with the reported heterogeneous distribution of Achase activity in different regions of the rats brain (8,9) and they also ind ...
Brain, Mood and Cognition in Hypothyroidism
... alterations were not associated with alterations in depression-related brain networks. We identified thyroid autoimmunity and treatment duration as factors of neural alterations in long-term treated hypothyroidism. In the control group comparison we did not find structural and functional brain alter ...
... alterations were not associated with alterations in depression-related brain networks. We identified thyroid autoimmunity and treatment duration as factors of neural alterations in long-term treated hypothyroidism. In the control group comparison we did not find structural and functional brain alter ...
Sequencing the connectome. - Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
... responses to sensory inputs and other external variables. Indeed, in physiological studies neurons are often referred to as interchangeable “units”; differences among nearby neurons are often attributed to random variation. Such assumptions are often incorporated into theoretical models, in which it ...
... responses to sensory inputs and other external variables. Indeed, in physiological studies neurons are often referred to as interchangeable “units”; differences among nearby neurons are often attributed to random variation. Such assumptions are often incorporated into theoretical models, in which it ...
Brain Part
... Most basic functions (sensory & motor) are equally controlled by both left & right hemispheres (remember communication exists through corpus callosum). o However, for some association functions, one hemisphere has greater control over language-related activities including speech, writing, reading, m ...
... Most basic functions (sensory & motor) are equally controlled by both left & right hemispheres (remember communication exists through corpus callosum). o However, for some association functions, one hemisphere has greater control over language-related activities including speech, writing, reading, m ...
- White Rose Research Online
... structures that are specialized to resolve conflicts and that seem to have this as their primary function. The absence of such structures would favor the view that action selection is most often the emergent consequence of the interaction of sub-system elements concerned with wider or different aspe ...
... structures that are specialized to resolve conflicts and that seem to have this as their primary function. The absence of such structures would favor the view that action selection is most often the emergent consequence of the interaction of sub-system elements concerned with wider or different aspe ...
the nervous system and resilience
... symptoms are interpreted can differ greatly across people or groups or countries but the actual symptoms themselves (e.g., headaches, stomach aches, weak limbs, poor concentration, sadness) are almost always the same.” Studies have also found many cognitive symptoms to be associated with traumatic e ...
... symptoms are interpreted can differ greatly across people or groups or countries but the actual symptoms themselves (e.g., headaches, stomach aches, weak limbs, poor concentration, sadness) are almost always the same.” Studies have also found many cognitive symptoms to be associated with traumatic e ...
Forced moves or good tricks in design space? Landmarks in the
... structures that are specialized to resolve conflicts and that seem to have this as their primary function. The absence of such structures would favor the view that action selection is most often the emergent consequence of the interaction of sub-system elements concerned with wider or different aspe ...
... structures that are specialized to resolve conflicts and that seem to have this as their primary function. The absence of such structures would favor the view that action selection is most often the emergent consequence of the interaction of sub-system elements concerned with wider or different aspe ...
The Isotropic Fractionator: A Fast, Reliable Method to Determine
... and in studies of phylogenesis, development, adult neurogenesis, and pathology. Traditionally, stereological methods such as the optical disector and fractionator have been the gold standard for estimating numbers of cells in discrete brain regions and determining how they compare across structures, ...
... and in studies of phylogenesis, development, adult neurogenesis, and pathology. Traditionally, stereological methods such as the optical disector and fractionator have been the gold standard for estimating numbers of cells in discrete brain regions and determining how they compare across structures, ...
Understanding Neurotransmission and the Disease of Addiction
... metabolism is reduced even three months after the last use of cocaine. Remember, that glucose metabolism is an indicator of how active the brain cells are. If the neurons are using less glucose, they are not as active. The changes that cocaine causes in the brain last much longer than the pleasurabl ...
... metabolism is reduced even three months after the last use of cocaine. Remember, that glucose metabolism is an indicator of how active the brain cells are. If the neurons are using less glucose, they are not as active. The changes that cocaine causes in the brain last much longer than the pleasurabl ...
Lesser
... emerged was a new hypothesis of cerebellar function suggesting that the cerebellum was specifically involved in coordinating the brain’s acquisition of sensory data. Although proposing novel ideas of brain function is easy, having the ideas accepted in a field that had decided in the 1850s that the ...
... emerged was a new hypothesis of cerebellar function suggesting that the cerebellum was specifically involved in coordinating the brain’s acquisition of sensory data. Although proposing novel ideas of brain function is easy, having the ideas accepted in a field that had decided in the 1850s that the ...
Long thought to be solely the BRAIN`S COORDINATOR of body
... emerged was a new hypothesis of cerebellar function suggesting that the cerebellum was specifically involved in coordinating the brain’s acquisition of sensory data. Although proposing novel ideas of brain function is easy, having the ideas accepted in a field that had decided in the 1850s that the ...
... emerged was a new hypothesis of cerebellar function suggesting that the cerebellum was specifically involved in coordinating the brain’s acquisition of sensory data. Although proposing novel ideas of brain function is easy, having the ideas accepted in a field that had decided in the 1850s that the ...
Functional and comparative assessments of the octopus learning
... octopuses (39). Octopuses, whose LTP was saturated about 75 minute before training did not remember the task well when tested for long-term memory the following day. Preventing the input from reaching the VL by transecting the axonal tract between the MSF and the VL (Figure 1) resulted in similar bu ...
... octopuses (39). Octopuses, whose LTP was saturated about 75 minute before training did not remember the task well when tested for long-term memory the following day. Preventing the input from reaching the VL by transecting the axonal tract between the MSF and the VL (Figure 1) resulted in similar bu ...
The Frontal Lobes: Movement and Morality Part I
... about the individual and the space in which the individual is moving. This area also plays a role in learning delayed responses. (When a delay occurs between a cue and the action required, the individual selects the action from memory.) Lesions in the dorsal prefrontal cortex decrease this ability. ...
... about the individual and the space in which the individual is moving. This area also plays a role in learning delayed responses. (When a delay occurs between a cue and the action required, the individual selects the action from memory.) Lesions in the dorsal prefrontal cortex decrease this ability. ...
MR Evaluation of Brain Iron in Children with Cerebral Infarction
... matter structures has been documented by Drayer et al. [18] and Rutledge et al. [7] . Hallgren and Sourander [2] found that ferric species accumulated rapidly in ganglionic sites with the greatest rate of physiologic deposition occurring before the age of 20 years. This temporal progression of accum ...
... matter structures has been documented by Drayer et al. [18] and Rutledge et al. [7] . Hallgren and Sourander [2] found that ferric species accumulated rapidly in ganglionic sites with the greatest rate of physiologic deposition occurring before the age of 20 years. This temporal progression of accum ...
The Dopamine Transporter and Risk-Taking Behavior
... actions. Dopamine is a major component of the reward pathway and therefore plays a fundamental role in RDS. DAT is responsible for DA re-uptake from the extracellular space after it has been released. In a way, it is recycling DA. The amount of DA available in the extracellular space after accounti ...
... actions. Dopamine is a major component of the reward pathway and therefore plays a fundamental role in RDS. DAT is responsible for DA re-uptake from the extracellular space after it has been released. In a way, it is recycling DA. The amount of DA available in the extracellular space after accounti ...
Chapter 15 the autonomic nervous system -
... peristalsis and churning of intestinal contents. Other neurons control the secretion of enzymes. The enteric nervous system also makes use of more than 30 neurotransmitters, most of which are identical to the ones found in CNS, such as acetylcholine, dopamine, and serotonin. More than 90% of the bod ...
... peristalsis and churning of intestinal contents. Other neurons control the secretion of enzymes. The enteric nervous system also makes use of more than 30 neurotransmitters, most of which are identical to the ones found in CNS, such as acetylcholine, dopamine, and serotonin. More than 90% of the bod ...
Changes in Resting State Effective Connectivity in the Motor
... the hemodynamic response measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Spontaneous activity (i.e., resting state) refers to activity that cannot be attributed to specific inputs or outputs, that is, activity intrinsically generated by the brain. Method: This article presents pilot data e ...
... the hemodynamic response measured by functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI). Spontaneous activity (i.e., resting state) refers to activity that cannot be attributed to specific inputs or outputs, that is, activity intrinsically generated by the brain. Method: This article presents pilot data e ...
brain –computer interface - Nexus Academic Publishers
... perform the operations needed to recognize patterns in biological impulses, but the search for new and more useful signals still continues. If the advances of the 21st century match the strides of the past few decades, direct neural communication between humans and computers may ultimately mature an ...
... perform the operations needed to recognize patterns in biological impulses, but the search for new and more useful signals still continues. If the advances of the 21st century match the strides of the past few decades, direct neural communication between humans and computers may ultimately mature an ...
The Central Nervous System
... Projection fibers – corona radiata is largest mass of white matter in brain. Basal nuclei (ganglia) are areas of gray matter buried deep in white matter. Help regulate and coordinate aspects of movement, especially starting and stopping voluntary movement. Also regulates the intensity of movements. ...
... Projection fibers – corona radiata is largest mass of white matter in brain. Basal nuclei (ganglia) are areas of gray matter buried deep in white matter. Help regulate and coordinate aspects of movement, especially starting and stopping voluntary movement. Also regulates the intensity of movements. ...
BrainFacts.org A P R I M E R ...
... are using remarkable new tools and technologies to learn how the brain controls and responds to the body, drives behavior, and forms the foundation for the mind. Research is also essential for the development of therapies for more than 1,000 nervous system disorders that affect more than 1 billion p ...
... are using remarkable new tools and technologies to learn how the brain controls and responds to the body, drives behavior, and forms the foundation for the mind. Research is also essential for the development of therapies for more than 1,000 nervous system disorders that affect more than 1 billion p ...
primer on brain facts - Chicago Society of Neuroscience
... are using remarkable new tools and technologies to learn how the brain controls and responds to the body, drives behavior, and forms the foundation for the mind. Research is also essential for the development of therapies for more than 1,000 nervous system disorders that affect more than 1 billion p ...
... are using remarkable new tools and technologies to learn how the brain controls and responds to the body, drives behavior, and forms the foundation for the mind. Research is also essential for the development of therapies for more than 1,000 nervous system disorders that affect more than 1 billion p ...
CNS Slide Show
... constitutes about four-fifths of the diencephalon two thalami are joined medially by a narrow intermediate mass composed of at least 23 nuclei – we will consider five major functional groups the “gateway to the cerebral cortex” – nearly all input to the cerebrum passes by way of synapses in the thal ...
... constitutes about four-fifths of the diencephalon two thalami are joined medially by a narrow intermediate mass composed of at least 23 nuclei – we will consider five major functional groups the “gateway to the cerebral cortex” – nearly all input to the cerebrum passes by way of synapses in the thal ...
a Primer on the Brain and Nervous System
... are using remarkable new tools and technologies to learn how the brain controls and responds to the body, drives behavior, and forms the foundation for the mind. Research is also essential for the development of therapies for more than 1,000 nervous system disorders that affect more than 1 billion p ...
... are using remarkable new tools and technologies to learn how the brain controls and responds to the body, drives behavior, and forms the foundation for the mind. Research is also essential for the development of therapies for more than 1,000 nervous system disorders that affect more than 1 billion p ...