The role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors and GABAergic
... Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder, affecting approximately 0.5-1% of the world population (Hirtz et al., 2007). This disorder is characterized by the occurrence of seizures, which can manifest in different symptoms, such as wild involuntary movements or absences. In general, epilepsy syndro ...
... Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder, affecting approximately 0.5-1% of the world population (Hirtz et al., 2007). This disorder is characterized by the occurrence of seizures, which can manifest in different symptoms, such as wild involuntary movements or absences. In general, epilepsy syndro ...
An oscillation-based model for the neuronal basis
... map” a la Koch and Ullman (1985) (see also Treisman, 1988) which encodes information on where salient (conspicuous) objects are located in the visual field, but not what these objects are. Saliency is here meant to be understood in terms of simple operations, implemented by center-surround type of o ...
... map” a la Koch and Ullman (1985) (see also Treisman, 1988) which encodes information on where salient (conspicuous) objects are located in the visual field, but not what these objects are. Saliency is here meant to be understood in terms of simple operations, implemented by center-surround type of o ...
March 08, 2012 Meeting Summary - Posted 04/11/2012
... should be placed on MS Contin® to correspond with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeling, maximum daily dosages and flexibility of dosing. The DUR Board discussed the utilization of tapentadol IR and ER in relation to concomitant maximum daily dosing based on FDA labeling and use supported ...
... should be placed on MS Contin® to correspond with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) labeling, maximum daily dosages and flexibility of dosing. The DUR Board discussed the utilization of tapentadol IR and ER in relation to concomitant maximum daily dosing based on FDA labeling and use supported ...
"Off-Label" Drug Use - Consumer Reports Health
... passed a law that granted six months of additional patent life to any brandname drug that was also tested in people under age 18. Drug companies can conduct such tests before a drug is submitted to the FDA for approval, or after. If a company perceives a potential substantial use of the drug in youn ...
... passed a law that granted six months of additional patent life to any brandname drug that was also tested in people under age 18. Drug companies can conduct such tests before a drug is submitted to the FDA for approval, or after. If a company perceives a potential substantial use of the drug in youn ...
Review Energy limitation as a selective pressure on the evolution of
... amount of reliable, germane information obtained. Selective pressures to reduce energy consumption and improve behavioural performance can affect all levels of organization within an individual, from sub-cellular structures and single cells to brain regions and entire brains. Equally, these selectiv ...
... amount of reliable, germane information obtained. Selective pressures to reduce energy consumption and improve behavioural performance can affect all levels of organization within an individual, from sub-cellular structures and single cells to brain regions and entire brains. Equally, these selectiv ...
Psychology Chapter A - Oxford University Press
... Although you are not aware of it, your nervous system is made up of billions of interconnected cells that are constantly communicating with one another. In order to understand the different kinds of cells in the nervous system, you could consider a simple action such as washing a cup. When you want ...
... Although you are not aware of it, your nervous system is made up of billions of interconnected cells that are constantly communicating with one another. In order to understand the different kinds of cells in the nervous system, you could consider a simple action such as washing a cup. When you want ...
Slide 1
... 5. Respirations. At antiinflammatory doses respiration is stimulated by peripheral (increased CO2 production) and central (increased sensitivity of respiratory centre to CO2) action. Hyperventilation is prominent in salicylate poisoning. Further raise in the salicylate level causes respiratory depre ...
... 5. Respirations. At antiinflammatory doses respiration is stimulated by peripheral (increased CO2 production) and central (increased sensitivity of respiratory centre to CO2) action. Hyperventilation is prominent in salicylate poisoning. Further raise in the salicylate level causes respiratory depre ...
Some information on Drug Testing
... Labs test for 6-acetylmorphine when the morphine concentration exceeds 2,000 ng/ml ...
... Labs test for 6-acetylmorphine when the morphine concentration exceeds 2,000 ng/ml ...
Cardiovascular Regulation by the Arcuate Nucleus of
... hand and given the predominant role of the ARC in underlying the metabolic actions of leptin,43 we postulated that this nucleus may underlie the SNA subserving thermogenic brown adipose (BAT). To test this, we combined site-specific microinjection of leptin into the ARC with simultaneous recording o ...
... hand and given the predominant role of the ARC in underlying the metabolic actions of leptin,43 we postulated that this nucleus may underlie the SNA subserving thermogenic brown adipose (BAT). To test this, we combined site-specific microinjection of leptin into the ARC with simultaneous recording o ...
Brain Science as a Means of Understanding Delinquency and
... Impulsivity interferes with school readiness and places children at risk for academic failure, social rejection, eventual drop out, and delinquency. Environment plays an extremely important role in shaping impulsivity into serious conduct problems. Impulsive children who grow up in high risk n ...
... Impulsivity interferes with school readiness and places children at risk for academic failure, social rejection, eventual drop out, and delinquency. Environment plays an extremely important role in shaping impulsivity into serious conduct problems. Impulsive children who grow up in high risk n ...
Diet Mind
... dopamine neurons from the amino acid precursor, tyrosine, one of the 20 commonly found amino acids in animal proteins. ...
... dopamine neurons from the amino acid precursor, tyrosine, one of the 20 commonly found amino acids in animal proteins. ...
Guideline on Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension - EMA
... The objectives of these studies will be to identify patients who may benefit from the investigational drug and to determine the appropriate therapeutic range including dose-concentration-response relationship. It is recommended to establish the optimal therapeutic dose before starting the confirmato ...
... The objectives of these studies will be to identify patients who may benefit from the investigational drug and to determine the appropriate therapeutic range including dose-concentration-response relationship. It is recommended to establish the optimal therapeutic dose before starting the confirmato ...
INTRODUCTION
... vapors of the freebase alkaloid known as crack cocaine can be inhaled. Cocaine administered by any of these routes has a strong effect on the nervous system (Chiriboga, 1998; Koren et al., 1998). It works by blocking the reuptake, or reabsorption, of certain chemicals called neurotransmitters which ...
... vapors of the freebase alkaloid known as crack cocaine can be inhaled. Cocaine administered by any of these routes has a strong effect on the nervous system (Chiriboga, 1998; Koren et al., 1998). It works by blocking the reuptake, or reabsorption, of certain chemicals called neurotransmitters which ...
Action selection and refinement in subcortical loops through basal
... demonstrate that Replicate has several benchmark properties of serial order recall that have been studied with lists of more cognitive items. (b) Functional neuroimaging of Replicate For our brain imaging study, we employed a control task referred to as Chase. In Chase, a sequence of location cues a ...
... demonstrate that Replicate has several benchmark properties of serial order recall that have been studied with lists of more cognitive items. (b) Functional neuroimaging of Replicate For our brain imaging study, we employed a control task referred to as Chase. In Chase, a sequence of location cues a ...
CHAPTER 4 –ORGANIZATION OF THE BODY OBJECTIVES On
... anesthesia during surgery, which drugs were used, dose, and time given, patient response, monitoring of vital signs, how well the patient tolerated the anesthesia, and if there were any complications. 14. Pathology Report – a documentation from the pathologist regarding the findings or results of sa ...
... anesthesia during surgery, which drugs were used, dose, and time given, patient response, monitoring of vital signs, how well the patient tolerated the anesthesia, and if there were any complications. 14. Pathology Report – a documentation from the pathologist regarding the findings or results of sa ...
2.5 Other Antihypertensive Drugs - Doncaster and Bassetlaw Hospitals
... Methyldopa is not recommended as a first line agent due to adverse effects. It is, however, a safe option for use in pregnancy. Doxazosin is used for treatment of hypertension where other drugs have failed to control blood pressure, or in patients with contraindications to other antihypertensive dr ...
... Methyldopa is not recommended as a first line agent due to adverse effects. It is, however, a safe option for use in pregnancy. Doxazosin is used for treatment of hypertension where other drugs have failed to control blood pressure, or in patients with contraindications to other antihypertensive dr ...
drug therapy of angina pectoris
... Beta-blockers are useful in the management of stable and unstable angina. However, they may worsen variant angina due coronary spasm. Sudden cessation of -blockers may worse the angina due to up regulation of -receptors. The beneficial effects of beta-blockers in angina are: ...
... Beta-blockers are useful in the management of stable and unstable angina. However, they may worsen variant angina due coronary spasm. Sudden cessation of -blockers may worse the angina due to up regulation of -receptors. The beneficial effects of beta-blockers in angina are: ...
Introduction - University of Toronto
... olive (which is a relay station for auditory information) was absent and the facial nucleus (which controls the muscles of facial expression) was significantly reduced in size. As compared to the 9,000 facial neurons found in a control brain, there were only about 400 in the autistic brain. In summa ...
... olive (which is a relay station for auditory information) was absent and the facial nucleus (which controls the muscles of facial expression) was significantly reduced in size. As compared to the 9,000 facial neurons found in a control brain, there were only about 400 in the autistic brain. In summa ...
Roger Sperry`s Classic Experiment (1940`s)
... It does not account for... targets transplanted to novel positions sometimes innervate the incorrect target. Some axons follow the same circuitous route to their target in every member of a species, rather than growing directly to the target. ...
... It does not account for... targets transplanted to novel positions sometimes innervate the incorrect target. Some axons follow the same circuitous route to their target in every member of a species, rather than growing directly to the target. ...
Lab #6: Neurophysiology Simulation
... membrane at the axon hillock is depolarized to threshold. This induces the opening of the voltage-gated ion channels (Figs 6.3 and 6.4). The channels specific for Na+ open very quickly, thus there is a rapid increase in the permeability of the plasma membrane to Na+. Na+ rapidly flows into the inter ...
... membrane at the axon hillock is depolarized to threshold. This induces the opening of the voltage-gated ion channels (Figs 6.3 and 6.4). The channels specific for Na+ open very quickly, thus there is a rapid increase in the permeability of the plasma membrane to Na+. Na+ rapidly flows into the inter ...
Stephen F. Davis
... and the autonomic division. • The somatic division consists of afferent (sensory) nerves that run from the receptors to the brain and efferent (motor) nerves that run to the glands and muscles. • The autonomic division consists of the sympathetic division, which mobilizes the body's resources, and t ...
... and the autonomic division. • The somatic division consists of afferent (sensory) nerves that run from the receptors to the brain and efferent (motor) nerves that run to the glands and muscles. • The autonomic division consists of the sympathetic division, which mobilizes the body's resources, and t ...
Nervous_system_Tissue_Overview
... include abnormal protein deposits (plaques) and twisted fibers within neurons Victims experience memory loss, irritability, confusion and ultimately, hallucinations and death ...
... include abnormal protein deposits (plaques) and twisted fibers within neurons Victims experience memory loss, irritability, confusion and ultimately, hallucinations and death ...
Herbert Barry III by Thomas A. Ban
... neurological effects of alcohol, on alcohol metabolism, and on interactions of alcohol with other drugs. I wrote the chapters on voluntary consumption of alcohol and on behavioral studies on laboratory animals. I also wrote a chapter on alcoholism, which was the first of my series of papers on alcoh ...
... neurological effects of alcohol, on alcohol metabolism, and on interactions of alcohol with other drugs. I wrote the chapters on voluntary consumption of alcohol and on behavioral studies on laboratory animals. I also wrote a chapter on alcoholism, which was the first of my series of papers on alcoh ...
Alcohol and Drugs
... sports). Therefore, mood-altering and psychoactive substances are not the only drugs of abuse. Substance abuse often includes problems with impulse control and impulsivity. Drugs change the way the body and the brain function. Sometimes the results are pleasant as in the case of prescription medicat ...
... sports). Therefore, mood-altering and psychoactive substances are not the only drugs of abuse. Substance abuse often includes problems with impulse control and impulsivity. Drugs change the way the body and the brain function. Sometimes the results are pleasant as in the case of prescription medicat ...