The Area Postrema - Queen`s University
... barrier (BBB)-impermeable circulating signals in controlling the output of autonomic control centers in the brain. Recent work has suggested mechanisms through which such information may reach autonomic control centers behind the BBB, including specific transporters (Kastin and others 1999), transen ...
... barrier (BBB)-impermeable circulating signals in controlling the output of autonomic control centers in the brain. Recent work has suggested mechanisms through which such information may reach autonomic control centers behind the BBB, including specific transporters (Kastin and others 1999), transen ...
paper - Rice University
... sentences was evident only for participants in the low WM span group while reading sentences that demanded most WM (i.e., in which disambiguation occurred late in the clause). In other words, it seems that working memory demands were the main cause of IFG activation. In sum, there is substantial evi ...
... sentences was evident only for participants in the low WM span group while reading sentences that demanded most WM (i.e., in which disambiguation occurred late in the clause). In other words, it seems that working memory demands were the main cause of IFG activation. In sum, there is substantial evi ...
The Human Mirror Neuron System and Embodied
... possible action that might be performed by the monkey. When the object is manipulated by another agent, this possibility becomes unlikely. Mirror neurons are active when either the animal produces the action or when observing another agent produce the action. Interestingly, these neurons are not act ...
... possible action that might be performed by the monkey. When the object is manipulated by another agent, this possibility becomes unlikely. Mirror neurons are active when either the animal produces the action or when observing another agent produce the action. Interestingly, these neurons are not act ...
Contemporary Principles of Pathologic Neurotoxicity Assessment in
... Losing these cells yields profound long-term negative effects. Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter, involved in regulating normal functions as well as diseases (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress, sleep, vomiting). Drugs which interact with the serotonergic system include Prozac, Zofran and ma ...
... Losing these cells yields profound long-term negative effects. Serotonin is an important neurotransmitter, involved in regulating normal functions as well as diseases (e.g., depression, anxiety, stress, sleep, vomiting). Drugs which interact with the serotonergic system include Prozac, Zofran and ma ...
The Spinal Cord
... Dorsal (Posterior) Horn: Cell bodies of neurons which receive afferent information from spinal nerves and send it toward the brain Lateral Horn: Cell bodies of neurons which receive efferent information from the brain and send it to smooth myocytes, cardiac myocytes, and glands (autonomic motor inne ...
... Dorsal (Posterior) Horn: Cell bodies of neurons which receive afferent information from spinal nerves and send it toward the brain Lateral Horn: Cell bodies of neurons which receive efferent information from the brain and send it to smooth myocytes, cardiac myocytes, and glands (autonomic motor inne ...
Dopamine: a potential substrate for synaptic plasticity and memory
... have been described in various parts of the brain and particularly in brain regions that receive DA innervations. It is now well established that the strength of synaptic transmission can be modified on a long-term basis by specific patterns of activation such as high frequency trains that produce L ...
... have been described in various parts of the brain and particularly in brain regions that receive DA innervations. It is now well established that the strength of synaptic transmission can be modified on a long-term basis by specific patterns of activation such as high frequency trains that produce L ...
An action perspective on motor development
... behaviour patterns [34]. For example, before infants master reaching, they spend hours and hours trying to get the hand to an object in spite of the fact that they will fail, at least to begin with. For the same reason, children abandon established patterns of behaviour in favour of new ones. For in ...
... behaviour patterns [34]. For example, before infants master reaching, they spend hours and hours trying to get the hand to an object in spite of the fact that they will fail, at least to begin with. For the same reason, children abandon established patterns of behaviour in favour of new ones. For in ...
Supplementary Information (doc 2155K)
... A Note on Structural and Functional Connectivity We suggest that the dlPFC-Ce functional network could reflect a dlPFC-Bmc-Ce structural pathway. In particular, we note that the dlPFC projects to a region of the dorsal Bmc that lies within a few millimeters of the Ce32-35. While these modest project ...
... A Note on Structural and Functional Connectivity We suggest that the dlPFC-Ce functional network could reflect a dlPFC-Bmc-Ce structural pathway. In particular, we note that the dlPFC projects to a region of the dorsal Bmc that lies within a few millimeters of the Ce32-35. While these modest project ...
Consciousness_12
... project to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus in such a way that a complete visual field for each eye is represented in the nucleus. Different cell types in the retina project to different targets in the brain stem. Each geniculate axon terminates in the visual cortex, primarily in layer ...
... project to the lateral geniculate nucleus in the thalamus in such a way that a complete visual field for each eye is represented in the nucleus. Different cell types in the retina project to different targets in the brain stem. Each geniculate axon terminates in the visual cortex, primarily in layer ...
Neurons & the Nervous System
... Refractory period – delay after flushing when the toilet can not be flushed again ...
... Refractory period – delay after flushing when the toilet can not be flushed again ...
The Nervous System Organization of the Nervous System
... root ganglia (group of neuron cell bodies). Each ganglion contains a dorsal root (axons through which sensory information arrives) and a ventral root (axons through which information is sent out). Dorsal and ventral roots unite into a single spinal nerve. Spinal cord extends only to L1 or L2. After ...
... root ganglia (group of neuron cell bodies). Each ganglion contains a dorsal root (axons through which sensory information arrives) and a ventral root (axons through which information is sent out). Dorsal and ventral roots unite into a single spinal nerve. Spinal cord extends only to L1 or L2. After ...
PAPER Glucosensing neurons do more than just sense glucose
... brain areas such as the hypothalamus, glucosensing neurons also contain receptors for insulin, leptin, monoamines and other transmitters and peptides involved in energy homeostasis.8 – 12 Thus, many or all glucosensing neurons respond to both short- and long-term signals relating to both the physica ...
... brain areas such as the hypothalamus, glucosensing neurons also contain receptors for insulin, leptin, monoamines and other transmitters and peptides involved in energy homeostasis.8 – 12 Thus, many or all glucosensing neurons respond to both short- and long-term signals relating to both the physica ...
Auditory and Vestibular Systems Objective • To learn the functional
... longitudinal fasciculus, a brain stem pathway located just beneath the floor of the ventricular system close to the midline. The vestibular nuclei project to the extraocular motor nuclei via the rostral part of the medial longitudinal fasciculus. The medial longitudinal fasciculus caudal to the ves ...
... longitudinal fasciculus, a brain stem pathway located just beneath the floor of the ventricular system close to the midline. The vestibular nuclei project to the extraocular motor nuclei via the rostral part of the medial longitudinal fasciculus. The medial longitudinal fasciculus caudal to the ves ...
Functional Neuroimaging and Episodic Memory
... suspicion has ¯ourished regarding the hippocampus' role in memory. By examining H.M. and other subsequent MTL lesioned patients, a theory developed that the hippocampus was not the center of all memory function, but rather it was the center for episodic memory formation. This conclusion developed be ...
... suspicion has ¯ourished regarding the hippocampus' role in memory. By examining H.M. and other subsequent MTL lesioned patients, a theory developed that the hippocampus was not the center of all memory function, but rather it was the center for episodic memory formation. This conclusion developed be ...
NAlab07_AuditVest
... longitudinal fasciculus, a brain stem pathway located just beneath the floor of the ventricular system close to the midline. The vestibular nuclei project to the extraocular motor nuclei via the rostral part of the medial longitudinal fasciculus. The medial longitudinal fasciculus caudal to the ves ...
... longitudinal fasciculus, a brain stem pathway located just beneath the floor of the ventricular system close to the midline. The vestibular nuclei project to the extraocular motor nuclei via the rostral part of the medial longitudinal fasciculus. The medial longitudinal fasciculus caudal to the ves ...
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... • The axon is a tail-like extension of the neuron. It transmits signals to other neurons. • At the ends of the axons are the axon terminals. Signals move from the axon terminals to the dendrites or cell bodies of other neurons and to muscles, glands, and other parts of the body. • Glial cells are sp ...
... • The axon is a tail-like extension of the neuron. It transmits signals to other neurons. • At the ends of the axons are the axon terminals. Signals move from the axon terminals to the dendrites or cell bodies of other neurons and to muscles, glands, and other parts of the body. • Glial cells are sp ...
this PDF file - Hsi Lai Journal of Humanistic Buddhism
... mind and consciousness in various levels of subtlety, with special references to the relationship between various states of mind and their corresponding physiological states. The Buddhist approach, however, focuses more on conceptual systems and analytic methods in understanding the mind and its fun ...
... mind and consciousness in various levels of subtlety, with special references to the relationship between various states of mind and their corresponding physiological states. The Buddhist approach, however, focuses more on conceptual systems and analytic methods in understanding the mind and its fun ...
Connectivity of the human pedunculopontine nucleus region and
... of the principal direction of diffusion it is possible to reconstruct estimated fiber pathways.9,25,37 Conventional approaches to tract tracing, however, can typically only trace pathways in areas of high anisotropy—that is, within white matter bundles—where the estimate of fiber direction is more c ...
... of the principal direction of diffusion it is possible to reconstruct estimated fiber pathways.9,25,37 Conventional approaches to tract tracing, however, can typically only trace pathways in areas of high anisotropy—that is, within white matter bundles—where the estimate of fiber direction is more c ...
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... Which type of memory will Jeremy use to recall this information? a. short-term memory c. working memory b. sensory memory d. long-term memory ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: The Nervous System: Control of Behavior and Physiological Functions 37. Mabel was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She is begin ...
... Which type of memory will Jeremy use to recall this information? a. short-term memory c. working memory b. sensory memory d. long-term memory ANS: D PTS: 1 REF: The Nervous System: Control of Behavior and Physiological Functions 37. Mabel was recently diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. She is begin ...
Cortical remodelling induced by activity of ventral tegmental
... region (collectively called non-AI pairs; data not shown). In general, correlation strengths decreased as a regular function of cortical distance for both AI and non-AI pairs. VTA/tone-pairing did not change the correlation±distance function of AI pairs, but resulted in a strong increase in the corr ...
... region (collectively called non-AI pairs; data not shown). In general, correlation strengths decreased as a regular function of cortical distance for both AI and non-AI pairs. VTA/tone-pairing did not change the correlation±distance function of AI pairs, but resulted in a strong increase in the corr ...
SEROTONIN RECEPTORS
... in the basal ganglia and thalamus as well (el Mestikawy et al. 1993). However, they can be found also in myentericus plexus and whole gastrointestinal tract. In the brain, 5-HT1A receptors act as autoreceptors as well as postsynaptic receptors. They are involved in the inhibition of "discharge" of n ...
... in the basal ganglia and thalamus as well (el Mestikawy et al. 1993). However, they can be found also in myentericus plexus and whole gastrointestinal tract. In the brain, 5-HT1A receptors act as autoreceptors as well as postsynaptic receptors. They are involved in the inhibition of "discharge" of n ...
Contributions of temporal-parietal junction to the human
... patients who could discriminate the stimuli. Further behavioral studies of these same temporal-parietal patients have shown reduced orienting to distracting stimuli 17. Other investigators have reported that patients with anterograde memory deficits due to posterior association cortex or limbic path ...
... patients who could discriminate the stimuli. Further behavioral studies of these same temporal-parietal patients have shown reduced orienting to distracting stimuli 17. Other investigators have reported that patients with anterograde memory deficits due to posterior association cortex or limbic path ...
Auditory Cortex (1)
... 1. Woolsey CN and Walzl EM. Topical projection of nerve fibers from local regions of the cochlea to the cerebral cortex of the cat. Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital 71: 315-344, 1942. 2. Evans EF, Ross HF and Whitfield IC. The spatial distribution of unit characteristic frequency in the primar ...
... 1. Woolsey CN and Walzl EM. Topical projection of nerve fibers from local regions of the cochlea to the cerebral cortex of the cat. Bulletin of the Johns Hopkins Hospital 71: 315-344, 1942. 2. Evans EF, Ross HF and Whitfield IC. The spatial distribution of unit characteristic frequency in the primar ...
Hemispheric asymmetries of cortical volume in the human brain
... in a wide range of mammalian species (Vallortigara, 2000; Vallortigara and Rogers, 2005; Vallortigara et al., 1999). To account for these functional differences, it has been proposed that systematic differences between the two hemispheres exist in relative cortical space allocation to heteromodal as ...
... in a wide range of mammalian species (Vallortigara, 2000; Vallortigara and Rogers, 2005; Vallortigara et al., 1999). To account for these functional differences, it has been proposed that systematic differences between the two hemispheres exist in relative cortical space allocation to heteromodal as ...