Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease - Alzheimer Society of Canada
... If pituitary hormone treatment derived from human tissue was used prior to the genetically engineered form of the hormone becoming available in the 1980s, there is an increased risk. Since 1985, human growth hormones are synthetic and, as a result, there is no longer any risk of transmission from th ...
... If pituitary hormone treatment derived from human tissue was used prior to the genetically engineered form of the hormone becoming available in the 1980s, there is an increased risk. Since 1985, human growth hormones are synthetic and, as a result, there is no longer any risk of transmission from th ...
Lorazepam dose-dependently decreases risk-taking
... shown that several neural substrates activate in relation to the degree of risk. Among these structures are the orbital and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate, insula, inferior parietal cortex and thalamus, predominantly on the right side, and cerebellum predominantly on the left sid ...
... shown that several neural substrates activate in relation to the degree of risk. Among these structures are the orbital and dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, anterior cingulate, insula, inferior parietal cortex and thalamus, predominantly on the right side, and cerebellum predominantly on the left sid ...
The Animation of the Body: Dumai (the Central Vessel) and the
... texts, and other writings enumerated a multitude of prescriptions for nourishing life (養生之道), techniques which were instrumental for healthy living, longevity, and even immortality. Methods of nourishing the body usually included fasting, strict dietary regimens, herbal therapy, breathing techniques ...
... texts, and other writings enumerated a multitude of prescriptions for nourishing life (養生之道), techniques which were instrumental for healthy living, longevity, and even immortality. Methods of nourishing the body usually included fasting, strict dietary regimens, herbal therapy, breathing techniques ...
The Functional Organization of the Barrel Cortex
... • Real whisker-object contacts, but not remotely applied passive stimuli, might be specifically amplified by a rapid low-level sensorimotor loop ...
... • Real whisker-object contacts, but not remotely applied passive stimuli, might be specifically amplified by a rapid low-level sensorimotor loop ...
Evolutionary Convergence in Nervous Systems: Insights from
... clear-cut examples of convergent evolution involve the appearance of similar features with similar functions in distantly related taxa whose common ancestor lacked the feature. Examples are many, including the evolution of color vision in bees and primates [Pichaud et al., 1999]; the olfactory glome ...
... clear-cut examples of convergent evolution involve the appearance of similar features with similar functions in distantly related taxa whose common ancestor lacked the feature. Examples are many, including the evolution of color vision in bees and primates [Pichaud et al., 1999]; the olfactory glome ...
A Brief Overview of Molecular Mechanisms of Depression and its
... the varying etiological stressors and their effects, there seems to be a commonality which could ...
... the varying etiological stressors and their effects, there seems to be a commonality which could ...
Neurodegeneration with Brain Iron Accumulation: Diagnosis and
... same region on T1 weighted sequence showing the characteristic hyperintense “halo” thought to represent neuromelanin release from degenerating neurons. PKAN: pantothenate kinase associated neurodegeneration, MPAN: mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration, BPAN: beta-propeller prot ...
... same region on T1 weighted sequence showing the characteristic hyperintense “halo” thought to represent neuromelanin release from degenerating neurons. PKAN: pantothenate kinase associated neurodegeneration, MPAN: mitochondrial membrane protein-associated neurodegeneration, BPAN: beta-propeller prot ...
2/ the biological perspective - College Test bank
... Neural Plasticity – changes in the brain in response to an organism’s experiences. o Rosenzweig’s (1984) classic research on “enriched” environments (versus impoverished environments) revealed that the rats living in the enriched environments generated larger neurons with more synaptic connections ...
... Neural Plasticity – changes in the brain in response to an organism’s experiences. o Rosenzweig’s (1984) classic research on “enriched” environments (versus impoverished environments) revealed that the rats living in the enriched environments generated larger neurons with more synaptic connections ...
2/ the biological perspective - test bank and solution manual for your
... Neural Plasticity – changes in the brain in response to an organism’s experiences. o Rosenzweig’s (1984) classic research on “enriched” environments (versus impoverished environments) revealed that the rats living in the enriched environments generated larger neurons with more synaptic connections ...
... Neural Plasticity – changes in the brain in response to an organism’s experiences. o Rosenzweig’s (1984) classic research on “enriched” environments (versus impoverished environments) revealed that the rats living in the enriched environments generated larger neurons with more synaptic connections ...
Specification of Cerebral Cortical Areas
... remarkable product of brain evolution, not only because it makes up two-thirds of the neuronal mass and contains about three-quarters of all our synapses, but also because it is the structure that most distinctively sets us apart from other species. One of the most prominent features of the cerebral ...
... remarkable product of brain evolution, not only because it makes up two-thirds of the neuronal mass and contains about three-quarters of all our synapses, but also because it is the structure that most distinctively sets us apart from other species. One of the most prominent features of the cerebral ...
A unifying view of the basis of social cognition
... complex social situations. One of the most striking features of our experience of others is its intuitive nature. This implicit grasp of what other people do or feel will be the focus of our review. We will posit that, in our brain, there are neural mechanisms (mirror mechanisms) that allow us to di ...
... complex social situations. One of the most striking features of our experience of others is its intuitive nature. This implicit grasp of what other people do or feel will be the focus of our review. We will posit that, in our brain, there are neural mechanisms (mirror mechanisms) that allow us to di ...
Axonal integrity predicts cortical reorganisation following cervical injury
... In the brain of paraplegic subjects, abnormalities within areas containing the CST have been demonstrated using standard DTI metrics.6 13 Furthermore, evidence for cortical reorganisation following SCI has been provided by functional MRI (fMRI).14 However, the relationships between microstructural w ...
... In the brain of paraplegic subjects, abnormalities within areas containing the CST have been demonstrated using standard DTI metrics.6 13 Furthermore, evidence for cortical reorganisation following SCI has been provided by functional MRI (fMRI).14 However, the relationships between microstructural w ...
Recombinant AAV-mediated gene delivery to the central nervous
... CMV promoter enhancer sequences, is even more efficient and has been shown to be stable until at least 25 months post-injection [44]. These results show that rAAV2mediated transgene expression in the brain can be extremely durable. Integration in the host genome [47] and/or persistence of episomal s ...
... CMV promoter enhancer sequences, is even more efficient and has been shown to be stable until at least 25 months post-injection [44]. These results show that rAAV2mediated transgene expression in the brain can be extremely durable. Integration in the host genome [47] and/or persistence of episomal s ...
Challenges of understanding brain function by selective modulation
... the CNS [22]. First, pieces of brain tissue were physically removed and, later, silenced by injection of toxic chemicals or local tissue cooling (Table 1). A major refinement in selective modulation came with electrical stimulation. Since 1870 [23] it is used both to identify the function of brain a ...
... the CNS [22]. First, pieces of brain tissue were physically removed and, later, silenced by injection of toxic chemicals or local tissue cooling (Table 1). A major refinement in selective modulation came with electrical stimulation. Since 1870 [23] it is used both to identify the function of brain a ...
Cytokines, prostaglandins and nitric oxide in the regulation of stress
... markedly changed in the hypothalamus. These findings support the theory that significant dysfunction of cellular signaling pathways in the PFC and the hippocampus is critical to the pathogenesis of depression. Chronic psychogenic stressors can induce persistent activation of the neuroendocrine HPA a ...
... markedly changed in the hypothalamus. These findings support the theory that significant dysfunction of cellular signaling pathways in the PFC and the hippocampus is critical to the pathogenesis of depression. Chronic psychogenic stressors can induce persistent activation of the neuroendocrine HPA a ...
Neurodevelopmental mechanisms of schizophrenia: understanding
... factors from the time of the initial risks in early development to disease onset after puberty is likely to open a window on a mechanistic understanding of the long-term neurodevelopmental processes in SZ. Over the past 3 years, excellent review articles of individual risk factors for SZ, such as NR ...
... factors from the time of the initial risks in early development to disease onset after puberty is likely to open a window on a mechanistic understanding of the long-term neurodevelopmental processes in SZ. Over the past 3 years, excellent review articles of individual risk factors for SZ, such as NR ...
Visual speech circuits in profound acquired
... ß The Author (2007). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Guarantors of Brain. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: [email protected] ...
... ß The Author (2007). Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Guarantors of Brain. All rights reserved. For Permissions, please email: [email protected] ...
The Nervous System
... Neuroscientists used to answer these questions by looking at specific types of brain damage and relating them to specific neurological problems. Now, highly sophisticated machines are peeking inside living human brains—and showing an astonishing level of detail about learning, emotions, and memory. ...
... Neuroscientists used to answer these questions by looking at specific types of brain damage and relating them to specific neurological problems. Now, highly sophisticated machines are peeking inside living human brains—and showing an astonishing level of detail about learning, emotions, and memory. ...
Topographic maps in human frontal and parietal cortex
... mapping stimulus [11], and a variation of the memoryguided saccade task originally used by Sereno and colleagues [20,21] to characterize topographic organization of responses in human PPC. To date, seven topographically organized parietal areas have been described: six of these areas form a contiguo ...
... mapping stimulus [11], and a variation of the memoryguided saccade task originally used by Sereno and colleagues [20,21] to characterize topographic organization of responses in human PPC. To date, seven topographically organized parietal areas have been described: six of these areas form a contiguo ...
NMDA and AMPA Receptors: Development and Status Epilepticus
... protein in the thalamus and olfactory bulb is very similar. NR2C levels increase dramatically during postnatal week 3, when the mature circuitry is established (Wenzel et al. 1997). NR2D subunit is abundantly expressed in the caudal region of the embryonic brain and its expression decrease rapidly i ...
... protein in the thalamus and olfactory bulb is very similar. NR2C levels increase dramatically during postnatal week 3, when the mature circuitry is established (Wenzel et al. 1997). NR2D subunit is abundantly expressed in the caudal region of the embryonic brain and its expression decrease rapidly i ...
Cognitive Impairment in Schizophrenia: Neurobiology
... impairment.10 thought processes, is critical to successfully navigating the world.9 Yet, an estimated 98% of patients with schizophrenia exhibit cognitive impairment, as demonstrated when their neurocognitive scores are compared with those predicted by maternal education levels.10 Further, it has be ...
... impairment.10 thought processes, is critical to successfully navigating the world.9 Yet, an estimated 98% of patients with schizophrenia exhibit cognitive impairment, as demonstrated when their neurocognitive scores are compared with those predicted by maternal education levels.10 Further, it has be ...
Representation of Umami Taste in the Human Brain
... used (Rifkin and Bartoshuk 1980). Glutamate is high in concentration in foods such as tomatoes, green vegetables, and fish, and is relatively high in human breast milk; nucleotides are present in, for example, meat and in some fish such as tuna (Yamaguchi and Ninomiya 2000). The mixture of these com ...
... used (Rifkin and Bartoshuk 1980). Glutamate is high in concentration in foods such as tomatoes, green vegetables, and fish, and is relatively high in human breast milk; nucleotides are present in, for example, meat and in some fish such as tuna (Yamaguchi and Ninomiya 2000). The mixture of these com ...