Topographical organization of the pedunculopontine nucleus
... Tracer experiments have shown that the STN receives input from the PPN in the cat (Nomura et al., 1980; Edley and Graybiel, 1983), rat (Saper and Loewy, 1982; Hammond et al., 1983), and monkey (Carpenter et al., 1981; Lavoie and Parent, 1994). More recently, tractography studies have confirmed thes ...
... Tracer experiments have shown that the STN receives input from the PPN in the cat (Nomura et al., 1980; Edley and Graybiel, 1983), rat (Saper and Loewy, 1982; Hammond et al., 1983), and monkey (Carpenter et al., 1981; Lavoie and Parent, 1994). More recently, tractography studies have confirmed thes ...
Insula function in anorexia nervosa
... aversive instead of rewarding6. Further image studies showed greater right insula and right lateral prefrontal cortex activity when anorexia patients had to estimate their body size and with satisfaction ratings for thinner images of the own body4. In line with this result, Friedrich et al found gre ...
... aversive instead of rewarding6. Further image studies showed greater right insula and right lateral prefrontal cortex activity when anorexia patients had to estimate their body size and with satisfaction ratings for thinner images of the own body4. In line with this result, Friedrich et al found gre ...
Explaining The Efficiency Of Marte Meo From A Neurobiological
... Since counselling with Marte Meo is picture based, the development improvements of the child are also recorded on video. All videos are evaluated according to Marte Meo elements with the video interaction analysis (action - reaction), a so-called Marte Meo development diagnosis is made. Thus, it can ...
... Since counselling with Marte Meo is picture based, the development improvements of the child are also recorded on video. All videos are evaluated according to Marte Meo elements with the video interaction analysis (action - reaction), a so-called Marte Meo development diagnosis is made. Thus, it can ...
A role for sleep in brain plasticity
... developmentally regulated form of LTP in visual cortex; this type of LTP was observed in slices of visual cortex from REM sleep deprived rats at ages P34–40, when it is not normally found. This result is in line with the concept of a maturational delay and suggests that REM sleep deprivation impairs ...
... developmentally regulated form of LTP in visual cortex; this type of LTP was observed in slices of visual cortex from REM sleep deprived rats at ages P34–40, when it is not normally found. This result is in line with the concept of a maturational delay and suggests that REM sleep deprivation impairs ...
Here follows a list of recently published papers
... Actin-myosin network is required for proper assembly of influenza virus particles. http://dlvr.it/7ymcX3 #micro "Scientific networks and success in science" http://www.epjdatascience.com/content/3/1/35 #dst High‐order combination effects and biological robustness http://msb.embopress.org/content/4/1 ...
... Actin-myosin network is required for proper assembly of influenza virus particles. http://dlvr.it/7ymcX3 #micro "Scientific networks and success in science" http://www.epjdatascience.com/content/3/1/35 #dst High‐order combination effects and biological robustness http://msb.embopress.org/content/4/1 ...
Anatomy of Neuropsychiatry : The New Anatomy of the
... ignited a seemingly perpetual process of refinement and re-recording of the dissections, culminating in those recorded on the DVD bundled with this book, which reflect the work of a consummate neuroanatomist recorded with state of the art technology. Thus, it was the idea to combine the teaching of ...
... ignited a seemingly perpetual process of refinement and re-recording of the dissections, culminating in those recorded on the DVD bundled with this book, which reflect the work of a consummate neuroanatomist recorded with state of the art technology. Thus, it was the idea to combine the teaching of ...
Dynamics of spontaneous activity in the cerebral cortex across brain states
... d’aquesta tesi per mitjà del servei TDX (www.tdx.cat) i a través del Dipòsit Digital de la UB (diposit.ub.edu) ha estat autoritzada pels titulars dels drets de propietat intel·lectual únicament per a usos privats emmarcats en activitats d’investigació i docència. No s’autoritza la seva reproducció a ...
... d’aquesta tesi per mitjà del servei TDX (www.tdx.cat) i a través del Dipòsit Digital de la UB (diposit.ub.edu) ha estat autoritzada pels titulars dels drets de propietat intel·lectual únicament per a usos privats emmarcats en activitats d’investigació i docència. No s’autoritza la seva reproducció a ...
Corpus Callosum
... corpus callosum function definition anatomy body maps - the brain is divided into the right and left hemisphere and the two halves are connected by the corpus callosum this bundle of nerve tissue contains over 200, corpus callosum and brain function thoughtco - corpus callosum location directionally ...
... corpus callosum function definition anatomy body maps - the brain is divided into the right and left hemisphere and the two halves are connected by the corpus callosum this bundle of nerve tissue contains over 200, corpus callosum and brain function thoughtco - corpus callosum location directionally ...
Structure and Function of the Brain Serotonin System
... nuclei possess individual characteristics, such as the presence of cotransmitters, which may influence their anatomy and physiology. Before proceeding, it is important to obtain some general feeling for the numbers involved when we discuss 5-HT anatomy in the CNS. It may seem somewhat surprising tha ...
... nuclei possess individual characteristics, such as the presence of cotransmitters, which may influence their anatomy and physiology. Before proceeding, it is important to obtain some general feeling for the numbers involved when we discuss 5-HT anatomy in the CNS. It may seem somewhat surprising tha ...
Do superior colliculus projection zones in the inferior pulvinar
... Gutierrez et al. (1995) had previously used similar histochemical procedures to divide the PIc into three subdivisions, a ‘PIc’ corresponding to our PICM, a ‘PIL’ largely corresponding to our PICL, and a narrow, lateral shell. Both Gutierrez et al. (1995) and an earlier study of Cusick et al. (1993) ...
... Gutierrez et al. (1995) had previously used similar histochemical procedures to divide the PIc into three subdivisions, a ‘PIc’ corresponding to our PICM, a ‘PIL’ largely corresponding to our PICL, and a narrow, lateral shell. Both Gutierrez et al. (1995) and an earlier study of Cusick et al. (1993) ...
glial versus neuronal uptake of glutamate
... Inactivation of amino acid neurotransmitters is generally held to be via high-affinity uptake into pre-synaptic neurones and glia, a model well established for monoaminergic systems. GABA, for instance, is taken up at high affinity by glia and GABAergic neurones, and the two uptake systems have been ...
... Inactivation of amino acid neurotransmitters is generally held to be via high-affinity uptake into pre-synaptic neurones and glia, a model well established for monoaminergic systems. GABA, for instance, is taken up at high affinity by glia and GABAergic neurones, and the two uptake systems have been ...
Document
... in the tree of life. Many of the challenges facing living organisms from those early days up to the present are due to chance and unpredictable. A number of environmental factors is not governed by chance however, but change in a cyclic and predictable pattern because they are driven by the daily ro ...
... in the tree of life. Many of the challenges facing living organisms from those early days up to the present are due to chance and unpredictable. A number of environmental factors is not governed by chance however, but change in a cyclic and predictable pattern because they are driven by the daily ro ...
Nicotine injections into the ventral tegmental area increase
... found to stimulate DA release from accumbal synaptosomes [40] and when directly administered into the NAc the drug has been found to increase extracellular concentrations of DA [26,32]. However, several studies indicate that stimulation of DA neurons at the somatodendritic, rather than at the nerve ...
... found to stimulate DA release from accumbal synaptosomes [40] and when directly administered into the NAc the drug has been found to increase extracellular concentrations of DA [26,32]. However, several studies indicate that stimulation of DA neurons at the somatodendritic, rather than at the nerve ...
The cerebral cortex of Albert Einstein: a description and preliminary
... describes are not included in his chapter about children’s brains, therefore most are likely from adults. The heavily European (especially German) origin of the specimens in both studies is fortuitous, because Einstein was born in Germany. Per convention, sulci that appear superficially united but, ...
... describes are not included in his chapter about children’s brains, therefore most are likely from adults. The heavily European (especially German) origin of the specimens in both studies is fortuitous, because Einstein was born in Germany. Per convention, sulci that appear superficially united but, ...
The cerebral cortex of Albert Einstein: a
... terminology, and most sulci were not identified (it is not known who provided these earlier identifications). Here we provide identifications of most of the sulci and some other features on traced illustrations of the photographs and, to the extent possible, compare their configurations to those des ...
... terminology, and most sulci were not identified (it is not known who provided these earlier identifications). Here we provide identifications of most of the sulci and some other features on traced illustrations of the photographs and, to the extent possible, compare their configurations to those des ...
Final Paper - The Oxbow School
... minds create numerous questions for neuroscientists, as well as for the rest of us. Through research, I hope to answer the question of whether or not it is possible for the average brain to experience synesthesia, and if this induced synesthesia has any effects on the overall cognitive experience. T ...
... minds create numerous questions for neuroscientists, as well as for the rest of us. Through research, I hope to answer the question of whether or not it is possible for the average brain to experience synesthesia, and if this induced synesthesia has any effects on the overall cognitive experience. T ...
Cerebral hemisphere regulation of motivated
... locomotor activity, coordinated limb movements characteristic of locomotion may be elicited when the limbs of such an animal are placed on a moving treadmill, thus providing somatic sensory input to the pattern generator [192,330]. Furthermore, undisturbed midbrain animals also show no spontaneous l ...
... locomotor activity, coordinated limb movements characteristic of locomotion may be elicited when the limbs of such an animal are placed on a moving treadmill, thus providing somatic sensory input to the pattern generator [192,330]. Furthermore, undisturbed midbrain animals also show no spontaneous l ...
(2000). Cerebral hemisphere regulation of motivated behavior.
... locomotor activity, coordinated limb movements characteristic of locomotion may be elicited when the limbs of such an animal are placed on a moving treadmill, thus providing somatic sensory input to the pattern generator [192,330]. Furthermore, undisturbed midbrain animals also show no spontaneous l ...
... locomotor activity, coordinated limb movements characteristic of locomotion may be elicited when the limbs of such an animal are placed on a moving treadmill, thus providing somatic sensory input to the pattern generator [192,330]. Furthermore, undisturbed midbrain animals also show no spontaneous l ...
Graziano's CV
... Graziano MSA (2016) A new theory explains how consciousness evolved. The Atlantic. Graziano MSA (2016) How consciousness explains ventriloquists and religion. The Atlantic. Graziano MSA (2016) Your brain sees things you don’t. The Atlantic. Graziano MSA (2016) Most popular theories of consciousness ...
... Graziano MSA (2016) A new theory explains how consciousness evolved. The Atlantic. Graziano MSA (2016) How consciousness explains ventriloquists and religion. The Atlantic. Graziano MSA (2016) Your brain sees things you don’t. The Atlantic. Graziano MSA (2016) Most popular theories of consciousness ...
Mechanisms of Sleep Control - UCLA Integrative Center for
... The most caudal region implicated in NREM sleep control is the region of the nucleus of the solitary tract. Low-frequency stimulation of this structure can produce short-latency sleep onset (Magnes et al., 1961). Stimulation of the baroreceptor afferents to this area can also produce rapid sleep ons ...
... The most caudal region implicated in NREM sleep control is the region of the nucleus of the solitary tract. Low-frequency stimulation of this structure can produce short-latency sleep onset (Magnes et al., 1961). Stimulation of the baroreceptor afferents to this area can also produce rapid sleep ons ...
Dopamine neurons projecting to the posterior striatum form an
... Because rabies spreads to monosynaptic input neurons, the only information we ultimately needed to collect from each brain for the present goal of comparing the distribution of inputs was the position of each labeled cell body. Therefore, we only needed to image with sufficient resolution to disting ...
... Because rabies spreads to monosynaptic input neurons, the only information we ultimately needed to collect from each brain for the present goal of comparing the distribution of inputs was the position of each labeled cell body. Therefore, we only needed to image with sufficient resolution to disting ...
Stress and decision making - Ruhr
... The opposing results and the fact that the mentioned studies did not directly measure SNS activity make it difficult to draw a conclusion of how stress evoked SNS activity may influence decision making. Another approach may be found in the effects of NE and DA on PFC functioning, which have been descr ...
... The opposing results and the fact that the mentioned studies did not directly measure SNS activity make it difficult to draw a conclusion of how stress evoked SNS activity may influence decision making. Another approach may be found in the effects of NE and DA on PFC functioning, which have been descr ...
L-Dopa and Brain Serotonin System Dysfunction
... also have significantly increased dopamine concentrations [22]. This is explained by the fact that after transport into the CNS, L-dopa is then converted into dopamine by aromatic amino-acid decarboxylase (AADC), an enzyme that is not specific to dopamine neurons but is found in many different cells ...
... also have significantly increased dopamine concentrations [22]. This is explained by the fact that after transport into the CNS, L-dopa is then converted into dopamine by aromatic amino-acid decarboxylase (AADC), an enzyme that is not specific to dopamine neurons but is found in many different cells ...
rem sleep - Website Staff UI
... nucleus in the anterior ventral hypothalamus. Circulation allows us to keep time in the absence of clues. • Internal clocks allow us to anticipate and synchronize brain and body functions so they occur at appropriate and optimal times with our internal and external worlds. • Melatonin primarily secr ...
... nucleus in the anterior ventral hypothalamus. Circulation allows us to keep time in the absence of clues. • Internal clocks allow us to anticipate and synchronize brain and body functions so they occur at appropriate and optimal times with our internal and external worlds. • Melatonin primarily secr ...
Neuroscience of Sleep - University of Ilorin
... nucleus in the anterior ventral hypothalamus. Circulation allows us to keep time in the absence of clues. • Internal clocks allow us to anticipate and synchronize brain and body functions so they occur at appropriate and optimal times with our internal and external worlds. • Melatonin primarily secr ...
... nucleus in the anterior ventral hypothalamus. Circulation allows us to keep time in the absence of clues. • Internal clocks allow us to anticipate and synchronize brain and body functions so they occur at appropriate and optimal times with our internal and external worlds. • Melatonin primarily secr ...