Chapter 8 from Textbook
... An axon (ak′-sahn), or nerve fiber, is a long, thin process of a neuron. It may have one or more side branches, and it forms a number of short, fine branches, the axon terminals, at its tip. The slightly enlarged tips of the axon terminals are the synaptic knobs, which form junctions (synapses) with ...
... An axon (ak′-sahn), or nerve fiber, is a long, thin process of a neuron. It may have one or more side branches, and it forms a number of short, fine branches, the axon terminals, at its tip. The slightly enlarged tips of the axon terminals are the synaptic knobs, which form junctions (synapses) with ...
Unique features of the human brainstem and cerebellum
... species, supporting a unique organization of the human brainstem. Unique features of the human brainstem range from relatively subtle neurochemical differences in conserved nuclei to the emergence of altogether new structures. We will summarize our data showing examples of these features in the cont ...
... species, supporting a unique organization of the human brainstem. Unique features of the human brainstem range from relatively subtle neurochemical differences in conserved nuclei to the emergence of altogether new structures. We will summarize our data showing examples of these features in the cont ...
Berridge, K.C.Brain reward systems for food incentives and
... of those compensations might restore normality to brain reward functions. In such cases, the causes of eating disorder might then be found to lie completely outside brain reward functions. Indeed, brain reward functions would persist largely normally, and may even serve as aids to eventually help sp ...
... of those compensations might restore normality to brain reward functions. In such cases, the causes of eating disorder might then be found to lie completely outside brain reward functions. Indeed, brain reward functions would persist largely normally, and may even serve as aids to eventually help sp ...
the nervous system i
... List the cerebral arteries. Describe the cerebral arterial supply regarding the origin, distribution and branches. Describe the arterial Circle of Willis . Describe the cerebral venous drainage and its termination. Describe arterial & venous vascular disorders and their clinical manifestat ...
... List the cerebral arteries. Describe the cerebral arterial supply regarding the origin, distribution and branches. Describe the arterial Circle of Willis . Describe the cerebral venous drainage and its termination. Describe arterial & venous vascular disorders and their clinical manifestat ...
Towards the utilization of EEG as a brain imaging tool
... source localization techniques (Wong, 1991). While the traditional waveform-based analysis still dominates in the EEG community (Luck, 2005), the increasingly common use of high-density EEG systems with more than 100 electrodes (Tucker, 1993) both in experimental and clinical settings leads to an in ...
... source localization techniques (Wong, 1991). While the traditional waveform-based analysis still dominates in the EEG community (Luck, 2005), the increasingly common use of high-density EEG systems with more than 100 electrodes (Tucker, 1993) both in experimental and clinical settings leads to an in ...
Cytokines, prostaglandins and nitric oxide in the regulation of stress
... in several stress-sensitive brain regions. We compared the dynamic changes in plasma ACTH and corticosterone levels with alterations in GR and MR content in brain structures involved in mediating the stress response, including the PFC, hippocampus and hypothalamus. We found that the buffering effect ...
... in several stress-sensitive brain regions. We compared the dynamic changes in plasma ACTH and corticosterone levels with alterations in GR and MR content in brain structures involved in mediating the stress response, including the PFC, hippocampus and hypothalamus. We found that the buffering effect ...
Bridging Cytoarchitectonics and Connectomics in Human Cerebral
... parcellation was performed on the basis of a high-resolution T1weighted image (voxel size: 0.7 mm isotropic) of each subject using FreeSurfer (Fischl et al., 2004), automatically parcellating the complete cortical sheet into 114 distinct regions (57 per hemisphere) using the DK-57 atlas (Cammoun et ...
... parcellation was performed on the basis of a high-resolution T1weighted image (voxel size: 0.7 mm isotropic) of each subject using FreeSurfer (Fischl et al., 2004), automatically parcellating the complete cortical sheet into 114 distinct regions (57 per hemisphere) using the DK-57 atlas (Cammoun et ...
The Representation of Biological Classes in the Human Brain
... in previous studies, thus suggesting that the animate–inanimate mm). Image preprocessing. Before all other analyses, time series data were distinction in human cortex may also reflect a graded dimension preprocessed according to a standard set of steps. The goal was to diminamong animate categories. ...
... in previous studies, thus suggesting that the animate–inanimate mm). Image preprocessing. Before all other analyses, time series data were distinction in human cortex may also reflect a graded dimension preprocessed according to a standard set of steps. The goal was to diminamong animate categories. ...
Quantified Distribution of the Noradrenaline Innervation in the
... radioautographs were prepared from single thin sections and developed with paraphenylenediamine after 3-5 months of exposure according to standard techniques (Descarries and Beaudet, 1983). All labeled sites encountered in the sections from CA3 and the DG were then photographed at an original magnif ...
... radioautographs were prepared from single thin sections and developed with paraphenylenediamine after 3-5 months of exposure according to standard techniques (Descarries and Beaudet, 1983). All labeled sites encountered in the sections from CA3 and the DG were then photographed at an original magnif ...
Optical brain imaging in vivo: techniques and applications from
... structural MRI兲 have excellent spatial resolution and can be used to detect morphological changes in the brain, for example following stroke or to delineate tumors. However, CT typically cannot elicit information about the function of the tissue, and so potentially reversible changes preceding struc ...
... structural MRI兲 have excellent spatial resolution and can be used to detect morphological changes in the brain, for example following stroke or to delineate tumors. However, CT typically cannot elicit information about the function of the tissue, and so potentially reversible changes preceding struc ...
Reduced functional connectivity within and between `social` resting
... resting functional connectivity in ASC have used a seed-based region-of-interest (ROI) approach (Cherkassky et al., 2006; Kennedy and Courchesne, 2008b; Monk et al., 2009; Ebisch et al., 2011; Di Martino et al., 2011). Unlike the purely data-driven ICA approach, seed-based analyses identify correlat ...
... resting functional connectivity in ASC have used a seed-based region-of-interest (ROI) approach (Cherkassky et al., 2006; Kennedy and Courchesne, 2008b; Monk et al., 2009; Ebisch et al., 2011; Di Martino et al., 2011). Unlike the purely data-driven ICA approach, seed-based analyses identify correlat ...
CocaineQQQ
... smoking high, although more intense due to the rapidity in which the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream, lasts for an even shorter period of only about five to ten minutes crashing low, in which the addict craves more of the drug and in larger doses ...
... smoking high, although more intense due to the rapidity in which the drug is absorbed into the bloodstream, lasts for an even shorter period of only about five to ten minutes crashing low, in which the addict craves more of the drug and in larger doses ...
PDF - Journal of the American Heart Association
... a constant 37°C, and the rate of oxygen consumption was measured by using a high-resolution oxygraph and expressed in pmol/[s9mg of tissue homogenate] (OROBOROS, Oxygraph-2K, and DatLab software; all from OROBOROS Instruments). All experiments were performed at 75 to 220 lmol/L oxygen, and reoxygena ...
... a constant 37°C, and the rate of oxygen consumption was measured by using a high-resolution oxygraph and expressed in pmol/[s9mg of tissue homogenate] (OROBOROS, Oxygraph-2K, and DatLab software; all from OROBOROS Instruments). All experiments were performed at 75 to 220 lmol/L oxygen, and reoxygena ...
Lecture Chapter 2
... Neurons: Basic Cells of the Nervous System Synapses must be cleared, and cleared rapidly, before additional ...
... Neurons: Basic Cells of the Nervous System Synapses must be cleared, and cleared rapidly, before additional ...
Otx Genes and the Genetic Control of Brain
... bination indicated that positive signals from the anterior mesendoderm are required to stabilize the ectodermal expression of En and Otx2 genes (Ang and Rossant, 1993; Ang et al., 1994). However, there is increasing evidence that the anterior visceral endoderm (AVE) in mouse, and the leading edge of ...
... bination indicated that positive signals from the anterior mesendoderm are required to stabilize the ectodermal expression of En and Otx2 genes (Ang and Rossant, 1993; Ang et al., 1994). However, there is increasing evidence that the anterior visceral endoderm (AVE) in mouse, and the leading edge of ...
PDF of article - Janelia Research Campus
... The first step in the identification of a SAT is its representation as a sequence of points in space. For this purpose, we have created a simple manual method: using semi-3D Bézier curves (Bézier curves whose points have a linearly interpolated z coordinate), a human operator can segment a SAT in ...
... The first step in the identification of a SAT is its representation as a sequence of points in space. For this purpose, we have created a simple manual method: using semi-3D Bézier curves (Bézier curves whose points have a linearly interpolated z coordinate), a human operator can segment a SAT in ...
Comprehensive imaging of cortical networks
... These methods can dramatically improve signal levels for small structures that are on the order of or smaller than the two-photon excitation volume, such as spines and axons, but have more modest effects on images of larger structures [62]. Wave front engineering can also correct for strong local s ...
... These methods can dramatically improve signal levels for small structures that are on the order of or smaller than the two-photon excitation volume, such as spines and axons, but have more modest effects on images of larger structures [62]. Wave front engineering can also correct for strong local s ...
Chapter_013
... • Consists of several structures that lie beneath the thalamus • Forms floor of the third ventricle and lower part of lateral walls • Prominent structures found in the hypothalamus ...
... • Consists of several structures that lie beneath the thalamus • Forms floor of the third ventricle and lower part of lateral walls • Prominent structures found in the hypothalamus ...
the emergence of cerebral asymmetries in early human
... for music. However, t.he 2-month-olds showed only the LEA for music; they did not detect the speech syllable change in either ear (see Figure 3). These results suggest an increase in functional maturity of the left hemisphere sometime between 2 and 3 months of age, at least for auditory discriminati ...
... for music. However, t.he 2-month-olds showed only the LEA for music; they did not detect the speech syllable change in either ear (see Figure 3). These results suggest an increase in functional maturity of the left hemisphere sometime between 2 and 3 months of age, at least for auditory discriminati ...
Morphometric Analysis of the Occipital Condyle and Its Surgical
... Different investigators have reported variable morphometry of OC [1,3-13]. These variations may be due to different methods of data assimilation and genetic endowment of different populations. Most of the researchers conducted morphometry of OC in dry skulls, though a few investigators studied cadav ...
... Different investigators have reported variable morphometry of OC [1,3-13]. These variations may be due to different methods of data assimilation and genetic endowment of different populations. Most of the researchers conducted morphometry of OC in dry skulls, though a few investigators studied cadav ...
the nervous system i
... At the end of the lecture, students should be able to: List the cerebral arteries. Describe the cerebral arterial supply regarding the origin, distribution and branches. Describe the arterial Circle of Willis . Describe the cerebral venous drainage and its termination. Describe arterial & ...
... At the end of the lecture, students should be able to: List the cerebral arteries. Describe the cerebral arterial supply regarding the origin, distribution and branches. Describe the arterial Circle of Willis . Describe the cerebral venous drainage and its termination. Describe arterial & ...