interactions between number and space in parietal cortex
... Figure 1 | Behavioural studies showing numerical–spatial interactions. a | The spatial–numerical association of response codes (SNARC) effect. Participants are asked to judge whether a number is even or odd. Responses to larger numbers are faster on the right side of space whereas those for smaller ...
... Figure 1 | Behavioural studies showing numerical–spatial interactions. a | The spatial–numerical association of response codes (SNARC) effect. Participants are asked to judge whether a number is even or odd. Responses to larger numbers are faster on the right side of space whereas those for smaller ...
Hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning induces tolerance against brain
... important role in the induction of ischemic tolerance by HBOPC (Kim et al., 2001; Nie et al., 2006). Moreno et al. (1995) studied immunocytochemical localization of CAT in the central nervous system of the rat and found that intensely stained CAT-immunoreactive neurons were resistant to ischemia– re ...
... important role in the induction of ischemic tolerance by HBOPC (Kim et al., 2001; Nie et al., 2006). Moreno et al. (1995) studied immunocytochemical localization of CAT in the central nervous system of the rat and found that intensely stained CAT-immunoreactive neurons were resistant to ischemia– re ...
Commentary: Saccadic eye movements
... in order to generate a saccade, OPN must be silenced and the LLBN then activate the appropriate pools of EBN and IBN to produce the saccade command that is sent to the MN. Following completion of the saccade, OPN are reactivated to inhibit the EBN and IBN. The tonic activity of OPN ensures that any ...
... in order to generate a saccade, OPN must be silenced and the LLBN then activate the appropriate pools of EBN and IBN to produce the saccade command that is sent to the MN. Following completion of the saccade, OPN are reactivated to inhibit the EBN and IBN. The tonic activity of OPN ensures that any ...
Berridge, K.C.Brain reward systems for food incentives and
... there are distinct subtypes within the major types of eating disorder. It is important to strive toward discovering which answers are most correct for particular disorders or subtypes, because those answers carry implications for what treatment strategy might be best. For example, should one try to ...
... there are distinct subtypes within the major types of eating disorder. It is important to strive toward discovering which answers are most correct for particular disorders or subtypes, because those answers carry implications for what treatment strategy might be best. For example, should one try to ...
autonomic nervous system
... • In their efforts to understand the brain and the rest of the nervous system, many researchers have adopted an evolutionary perspective which focuses on the role a particular physical structure or behavior plays in helping an organism adapt to its environment over time. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Edu ...
... • In their efforts to understand the brain and the rest of the nervous system, many researchers have adopted an evolutionary perspective which focuses on the role a particular physical structure or behavior plays in helping an organism adapt to its environment over time. Copyright © 2010 Pearson Edu ...
MR Imaging–Detectable Metabolic Alterations in Attention Deficit
... Based on MR imaging, there have been findings of volumetric and functional brain abnormalities in subjects with ADHD reported in the literature.8 The volumetric abnormalities involve the frontostriatal network, also with a widespread reduction in the volume of the total cerebrum and cerebellum, in p ...
... Based on MR imaging, there have been findings of volumetric and functional brain abnormalities in subjects with ADHD reported in the literature.8 The volumetric abnormalities involve the frontostriatal network, also with a widespread reduction in the volume of the total cerebrum and cerebellum, in p ...
CEREBRAL HERNIATION
... In uncal herniation, a common subtype of transtentorial herniation, the innermost part of the temporal lobe, the uncus, can be squeezed so much that it moves towards the tentorium and puts pressure on the brainstem, most notably the midbrain.The tentorium is a structure within the skull formed by th ...
... In uncal herniation, a common subtype of transtentorial herniation, the innermost part of the temporal lobe, the uncus, can be squeezed so much that it moves towards the tentorium and puts pressure on the brainstem, most notably the midbrain.The tentorium is a structure within the skull formed by th ...
Human Neural Systems for Face Recognition and Social
... Functional brain imaging allows the noninvasive study of the neural systems that participate in face perception in the intact human brain. Relative to the study of patients with naturally occurring brain lesions, functional brain imaging affords far greater anatomical precision and avoids the confou ...
... Functional brain imaging allows the noninvasive study of the neural systems that participate in face perception in the intact human brain. Relative to the study of patients with naturally occurring brain lesions, functional brain imaging affords far greater anatomical precision and avoids the confou ...
Neurotransmitters: Acetylcholine and Dopamine
... most common in the human body • Function: – Helps control muscle contraction – Plays a role in the development of memory of the hippocampus • Hippocampus: Part of the brain responsible for converting short-term memory into long-term memory ...
... most common in the human body • Function: – Helps control muscle contraction – Plays a role in the development of memory of the hippocampus • Hippocampus: Part of the brain responsible for converting short-term memory into long-term memory ...
View/Open - DBS eSource
... reactions without the filter of a conscious response which cannot be achieved by explicit questioning. The main shortcomings symbolise the high cost to employ the methods and limitations of the individual technique themselves. Neuromarketing is currently used as a qualitative approach to market rese ...
... reactions without the filter of a conscious response which cannot be achieved by explicit questioning. The main shortcomings symbolise the high cost to employ the methods and limitations of the individual technique themselves. Neuromarketing is currently used as a qualitative approach to market rese ...
CT AND MRI FEATURES OF THE SKULL BASE GLOMUS TUMOUR
... first rises as the bolus reaches the tumor. However, because of the large volume of blood within the tumor, the gadolinium transiently reaches a high enough concentration that there is actually a signal drop. As the gadolinium concentration of the initial bolus is diluted, the signal increases once ...
... first rises as the bolus reaches the tumor. However, because of the large volume of blood within the tumor, the gadolinium transiently reaches a high enough concentration that there is actually a signal drop. As the gadolinium concentration of the initial bolus is diluted, the signal increases once ...
Article PDF - Christopher A. Walsh Laboratory
... muscular dystrophy and complex brain and eye abnormalities. A similar combination of symptoms is presented by two other human diseases, muscle-eye-brain disease (MEB) and Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD). Although the genes underlying FCMD (Fukutin) and MEB (POMGnT1) have been cloned, l ...
... muscular dystrophy and complex brain and eye abnormalities. A similar combination of symptoms is presented by two other human diseases, muscle-eye-brain disease (MEB) and Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy (FCMD). Although the genes underlying FCMD (Fukutin) and MEB (POMGnT1) have been cloned, l ...
NCS 2011 Review Course Book - Vanderbilt University Medical
... in several industrialized countries; this increase seems to be confined mainly to the elderly population, with no clear ethnic, gender or geographic differences. The precise etiology of this increase in brain tumor incidence remains unclear. The introduction of noninvasive diagnostic technology incl ...
... in several industrialized countries; this increase seems to be confined mainly to the elderly population, with no clear ethnic, gender or geographic differences. The precise etiology of this increase in brain tumor incidence remains unclear. The introduction of noninvasive diagnostic technology incl ...
Deficits of brainstem and spinal cord functions after
... Feeding and respiration are vital functions for newborns and children. These complex motor functions originate from central pattern generator localized in the brainstem (8,12) which is vulnerable to HI (17). The respiratory center is located in an area within the brainstem called the pre-Bötzinger c ...
... Feeding and respiration are vital functions for newborns and children. These complex motor functions originate from central pattern generator localized in the brainstem (8,12) which is vulnerable to HI (17). The respiratory center is located in an area within the brainstem called the pre-Bötzinger c ...
Experimental Brain Research 221(1)
... (situated between V6 and MIP within the superior parietal cortex near the junction of the dorsal parieto-occipital sulcus, POS) (Fattori et al. 2001, 2009a; Galletti et al. 2003) and a putative ‘parietal reach region’ (PRR) that straddles the boundary between MIP and V6A (Batista et al. 1999; Buneo ...
... (situated between V6 and MIP within the superior parietal cortex near the junction of the dorsal parieto-occipital sulcus, POS) (Fattori et al. 2001, 2009a; Galletti et al. 2003) and a putative ‘parietal reach region’ (PRR) that straddles the boundary between MIP and V6A (Batista et al. 1999; Buneo ...
A Diagnostic and treatment approach to Central Nervous System
... – Levels are 10-20% of serum levels for most drugs Blood CSF/ Brain Barrier ...
... – Levels are 10-20% of serum levels for most drugs Blood CSF/ Brain Barrier ...
Crossmodal and action-specific: neuroimaging the human mirror
... [4], distance to the observed actor [8], and viewpoint of the observed action [9]. If humans are endowed with such neurons as well, many have argued that this would provide an explanation for how people solve the ‘correspondence problem’ [4,10] of imitation and of learning and understanding actions ...
... [4], distance to the observed actor [8], and viewpoint of the observed action [9]. If humans are endowed with such neurons as well, many have argued that this would provide an explanation for how people solve the ‘correspondence problem’ [4,10] of imitation and of learning and understanding actions ...
new techniques for imaging, digitization and analysis of
... handled, and the general requirement for extensive manual editing renders these impractical in most cases for reconstructing entire neurons or multicellular structures at high resolution. New developments in image analysis and visualization are needed to provide faster, more accurate adaptive segmen ...
... handled, and the general requirement for extensive manual editing renders these impractical in most cases for reconstructing entire neurons or multicellular structures at high resolution. New developments in image analysis and visualization are needed to provide faster, more accurate adaptive segmen ...
Human brain amyloidoses.
... The mechanism leading to the involvement of the CNS parenchyma, blood vessels and intracranial meninges, as opposed to the peripheral nervous system (PNS), in TTR amyloidosis remains obscure. The TTR molecule has an extensive b structure. The TTR monomer has eight b-chains arranged in antiparallel c ...
... The mechanism leading to the involvement of the CNS parenchyma, blood vessels and intracranial meninges, as opposed to the peripheral nervous system (PNS), in TTR amyloidosis remains obscure. The TTR molecule has an extensive b structure. The TTR monomer has eight b-chains arranged in antiparallel c ...
Peripheral Nervous System - cK-12
... The autonomic nervous system carries nerve impulses to internal organs. It controls activities that are not under your control, such as sweating and digesting food. The autonomic nervous system has two parts: 1. The sympathetic division controls internal organs and glands during emergencies. It prep ...
... The autonomic nervous system carries nerve impulses to internal organs. It controls activities that are not under your control, such as sweating and digesting food. The autonomic nervous system has two parts: 1. The sympathetic division controls internal organs and glands during emergencies. It prep ...
Simultaneous Golgi-Cox and immunofluorescence using confocal
... 2009), dendritic length measurements and branching complexity (Kolb et al. 2008; Rema et al. 2008). This method is very suitable using confocal microscopy, in reflection modality, for modeling and 3D reconstructions (Spiga et al. 2005). A major advantage of confocal microscopy in reflection modality ...
... 2009), dendritic length measurements and branching complexity (Kolb et al. 2008; Rema et al. 2008). This method is very suitable using confocal microscopy, in reflection modality, for modeling and 3D reconstructions (Spiga et al. 2005). A major advantage of confocal microscopy in reflection modality ...
H1 - Brian Whitworth
... • At a base level, all sense channels are processed e.g. process the entire visual field • Filling sensory fields with simple input gives a “fuller” sense experience, and avoids a feeling of being in empty space e.g visual ...
... • At a base level, all sense channels are processed e.g. process the entire visual field • Filling sensory fields with simple input gives a “fuller” sense experience, and avoids a feeling of being in empty space e.g visual ...
Sympathetic nervous system
... • Synaptic Transmission: the process by which nerve impulses are carried across the small gap, the synapse, between one neuron and another. The nerve impulse is an electrical signal which is carried by chemicals called neurotransmitters. • This happens at very high speed e.g. visual information seem ...
... • Synaptic Transmission: the process by which nerve impulses are carried across the small gap, the synapse, between one neuron and another. The nerve impulse is an electrical signal which is carried by chemicals called neurotransmitters. • This happens at very high speed e.g. visual information seem ...
Genetic Deletion of Rheb1 in the Brain Reduces Food Intake and
... neurons alters food intake and energy metabolism [4]. Intracerebroventricular injection of leucine in the vicinity of the arcuate (ARC) neurons in hypothalamus activates mTORC1 activity and reduces food intake. Conversely, injection of mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin increases food intake and blunts lept ...
... neurons alters food intake and energy metabolism [4]. Intracerebroventricular injection of leucine in the vicinity of the arcuate (ARC) neurons in hypothalamus activates mTORC1 activity and reduces food intake. Conversely, injection of mTORC1 inhibitor rapamycin increases food intake and blunts lept ...
Embryological origin for autism
... similar deficit has been reported in Hoxa-1 gene knockout mice in which pattern formation of the hindbrain is disrupted during neurulation. Alternatively, exposure to antimitotic agents just after neural tube closure could produce the observed pattern of deficits. Thus, the lesions observed in the a ...
... similar deficit has been reported in Hoxa-1 gene knockout mice in which pattern formation of the hindbrain is disrupted during neurulation. Alternatively, exposure to antimitotic agents just after neural tube closure could produce the observed pattern of deficits. Thus, the lesions observed in the a ...