The Molecular Logic of Smell
... As molecular biologists stu dying perceptio n, my colleagues and I have reduced these questions to the level of genes and prot eins. We have used these molerules to examine how animals recognizc such a diverse array o f scents and how the recognition of odors in the nose is translated into a map of ...
... As molecular biologists stu dying perceptio n, my colleagues and I have reduced these questions to the level of genes and prot eins. We have used these molerules to examine how animals recognizc such a diverse array o f scents and how the recognition of odors in the nose is translated into a map of ...
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... also be seen from the side. A number of cranial nerves (trigeminalnerve, optic nerve) can be seen, and the side of the brainstem is partly visible. The fissures and sulci of the cerebral cortex are quite variable from one species of animal to another. However, one fissure, the rhinal fissure, is pre ...
... also be seen from the side. A number of cranial nerves (trigeminalnerve, optic nerve) can be seen, and the side of the brainstem is partly visible. The fissures and sulci of the cerebral cortex are quite variable from one species of animal to another. However, one fissure, the rhinal fissure, is pre ...
Infant Brain Development
... is why the above illustration of the brain cell connections looks less dense at age 15. ...
... is why the above illustration of the brain cell connections looks less dense at age 15. ...
free - Piero Scaruffi
... create the first PET (positron emission tomography) scans that allow scientists to map brain function 5. 1990: Seiji Ogawa's "functional MRI" measures brain activity based on blood flow ...
... create the first PET (positron emission tomography) scans that allow scientists to map brain function 5. 1990: Seiji Ogawa's "functional MRI" measures brain activity based on blood flow ...
4-S2 - L1 (1)
... released and the receptors it acts on • The main neurotransmitters in the CNS are the amino acid transmitters – glutamate - major excitatory neurotransmitter – GABA and Glycine - major inhibitory neurotransmitters ...
... released and the receptors it acts on • The main neurotransmitters in the CNS are the amino acid transmitters – glutamate - major excitatory neurotransmitter – GABA and Glycine - major inhibitory neurotransmitters ...
The Maternal Brain
... its offspring. Starting in the 1940s, Frank A. Beach of Yale also involved [see box on opposite page], and each of these sites University showed that estrogen and progesterone, the female is rife with receptors for hormones and other neurochemicals. reproductive hormones, regulate responses such as ...
... its offspring. Starting in the 1940s, Frank A. Beach of Yale also involved [see box on opposite page], and each of these sites University showed that estrogen and progesterone, the female is rife with receptors for hormones and other neurochemicals. reproductive hormones, regulate responses such as ...
Glutamate
... • Female monkeys (reared this way) were very poor mothers, especially with first born. Their behaviors were timid, emotionally over excitable. • No type of conventional therapy (not drugs) provided any long-lasting restoration of normal social function. • The most effective approach was exposure to ...
... • Female monkeys (reared this way) were very poor mothers, especially with first born. Their behaviors were timid, emotionally over excitable. • No type of conventional therapy (not drugs) provided any long-lasting restoration of normal social function. • The most effective approach was exposure to ...
The Role of theThalamus in Human Consciousness
... Primary consciousness is a synthetic construct of our brains The thalamus is a critical brain locus for consciousness, implicated in unconsciousness from brain injury and from anesthetics The relay neurons of the thalamus, particularly matrix neurons that extensively interact with fronta ...
... Primary consciousness is a synthetic construct of our brains The thalamus is a critical brain locus for consciousness, implicated in unconsciousness from brain injury and from anesthetics The relay neurons of the thalamus, particularly matrix neurons that extensively interact with fronta ...
One of key missions of the BRAIN Initiative is “Demonstrating
... The hypothalamus is well established to play a critical function in feeding behavior. Previous studies have demonstrated that the neurons expressing Agouti-gene related protein (AgRP neurons) promote feeding through GABAergic projections to a variety of other brain regions. Prevalent research effort ...
... The hypothalamus is well established to play a critical function in feeding behavior. Previous studies have demonstrated that the neurons expressing Agouti-gene related protein (AgRP neurons) promote feeding through GABAergic projections to a variety of other brain regions. Prevalent research effort ...
What is in a name? - McCausland Center For Brain Imaging
... smoothing using a Gaussian kernel of FWHM 8 mm; meanbased intensity normalization of all volumes by the same factor and high-pass temporal filtering (Gaussian-weighted LSF straight line fitting, with s ¼ 50.0 s). Time-series statistical analysis was carried out with local autocorrelation correction ...
... smoothing using a Gaussian kernel of FWHM 8 mm; meanbased intensity normalization of all volumes by the same factor and high-pass temporal filtering (Gaussian-weighted LSF straight line fitting, with s ¼ 50.0 s). Time-series statistical analysis was carried out with local autocorrelation correction ...
Chapter 2
... turn determine which of the excess synapses will survive – Nervous system prepared by evolution to expect certain types of stimulation (e.g., patterned light, moving objects) – These experiences form and maintain synapses • Experience-expectant processes – Certain functions (e.g., visual acuity) wil ...
... turn determine which of the excess synapses will survive – Nervous system prepared by evolution to expect certain types of stimulation (e.g., patterned light, moving objects) – These experiences form and maintain synapses • Experience-expectant processes – Certain functions (e.g., visual acuity) wil ...
Seizures
... Birth trauma Anoxia Brain tumors Infectious diseases in the mother Parasitic infections Genetic Vascular diseases affecting the brain’s blood vessels Neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-amino butyric acid) imbalance ...
... Birth trauma Anoxia Brain tumors Infectious diseases in the mother Parasitic infections Genetic Vascular diseases affecting the brain’s blood vessels Neurotransmitter GABA (gamma-amino butyric acid) imbalance ...
diencephalon - ugur baran kasirga web pages
... • The diencephalon ("interbrain") is the region of the vertebrate neural tube that gives rise to posterior forebrain structures. • In development, the forebrain develops from the prosencephalon , the most anterior vesicle of the neural tube that later forms both the diencephalon and the telencephalo ...
... • The diencephalon ("interbrain") is the region of the vertebrate neural tube that gives rise to posterior forebrain structures. • In development, the forebrain develops from the prosencephalon , the most anterior vesicle of the neural tube that later forms both the diencephalon and the telencephalo ...
Design and analysis of fMRI studies with neurologically impaired
... it is not possible to distinguish abnormal neuronal responses that cause the speech production deficit from those that are a consequence of the speech production deficit. Specifically, if the patient is unable to repeat the words he or she hears, the level of auditory attention and perceptual analysis ...
... it is not possible to distinguish abnormal neuronal responses that cause the speech production deficit from those that are a consequence of the speech production deficit. Specifically, if the patient is unable to repeat the words he or she hears, the level of auditory attention and perceptual analysis ...
Hierarchical organization of functional connectivity in the mouse brain
... This paper represents a contribution to the study of the brain functional connectivity from the perspective of complex networks theory. More specifically, we apply graph theoretical analyses to provide evidence of the modular structure of the mouse brain and to shed light on its hierarchical organiz ...
... This paper represents a contribution to the study of the brain functional connectivity from the perspective of complex networks theory. More specifically, we apply graph theoretical analyses to provide evidence of the modular structure of the mouse brain and to shed light on its hierarchical organiz ...
Abstract Booklet
... neuropsychiatric diseases such as Alzheimer‘s disease. Even though its reliance on hippocampal networks has long been established, the precise computations performed by different hippocampal subfields during spatial learning is still not clear. To fulfill this gap, we recorded local field potentials ...
... neuropsychiatric diseases such as Alzheimer‘s disease. Even though its reliance on hippocampal networks has long been established, the precise computations performed by different hippocampal subfields during spatial learning is still not clear. To fulfill this gap, we recorded local field potentials ...