
Science - Princeton University
... "posterior-pulvinar system" of the cat (6). These findings, and the facts that inferotemporal cortex receives afferents from both prestriate cortex and the pulvinar ( 4 ) , strongly suggest that this tissue receives and processes visual information from both the ipsilateral and the contralateral occ ...
... "posterior-pulvinar system" of the cat (6). These findings, and the facts that inferotemporal cortex receives afferents from both prestriate cortex and the pulvinar ( 4 ) , strongly suggest that this tissue receives and processes visual information from both the ipsilateral and the contralateral occ ...
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... • The network model postulates the memory and knowledge are represented by distributed, interactive, and overlapping networks of neurons in association cortex. Such networks are cognits. • They constitute the basic units of memory or knowledge. The association cortex of post-rolandic region contains ...
... • The network model postulates the memory and knowledge are represented by distributed, interactive, and overlapping networks of neurons in association cortex. Such networks are cognits. • They constitute the basic units of memory or knowledge. The association cortex of post-rolandic region contains ...
nervous system
... Neurons are grouped functionally according to the direction the nerve impulse travels relative to the CNS. Sensoroy Neurons (afferent neurons) transmit impulses toward the CNS. They originate in the PNS and terminate in the CNS. Motor Neurons (efferent neurons) transmit impulses from the CNS t ...
... Neurons are grouped functionally according to the direction the nerve impulse travels relative to the CNS. Sensoroy Neurons (afferent neurons) transmit impulses toward the CNS. They originate in the PNS and terminate in the CNS. Motor Neurons (efferent neurons) transmit impulses from the CNS t ...
Nancy A. O`Rourke Nicholas C. Weiler Kristina D
... require the pooling of heterogeneous synaptic populations, and thus do not inform us about differences in the molecular composition of single synapses. Thus far, only a few proteomic studies have analyzed different synapse types or synapses from different brain regions. For example, a study of PSDs ...
... require the pooling of heterogeneous synaptic populations, and thus do not inform us about differences in the molecular composition of single synapses. Thus far, only a few proteomic studies have analyzed different synapse types or synapses from different brain regions. For example, a study of PSDs ...
Molecular heterogeneity of central synapses: afferent and target
... Exogenous expression of BNPI in GABAergic neurons resulted in release of both glutamate and GABA. Thus, expression of a small number of genes or even a single gene can determine presynaptic transmitter phenotype. There are many instances of cell-type-specific expression of postsynaptic components, r ...
... Exogenous expression of BNPI in GABAergic neurons resulted in release of both glutamate and GABA. Thus, expression of a small number of genes or even a single gene can determine presynaptic transmitter phenotype. There are many instances of cell-type-specific expression of postsynaptic components, r ...
Stem Cells as a Cure For Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
... bodies (EBs). These EBs produced very few of the neural progenitor state factors, Sox1, NeuN and TuJ1. In contrast, when retinoic acid (RA) was added to the culture, many neurons were detected, evident by Sox1, NeuN and TuJ1 expression. To determine whether RA exposed EBs can be generated into motor ...
... bodies (EBs). These EBs produced very few of the neural progenitor state factors, Sox1, NeuN and TuJ1. In contrast, when retinoic acid (RA) was added to the culture, many neurons were detected, evident by Sox1, NeuN and TuJ1 expression. To determine whether RA exposed EBs can be generated into motor ...
Interspike Intervals, Receptive Fields, and Information Encoding in
... the m-sequence stimulus—a process also known as “spike-triggered averaging”—yields a detailed map of the neuron’s spatiotemporal receptive field (see Fig. 4). This map essentially represents the average stimulus preceding each spike, and it is rendered as a series of contour plots depicting spatial ...
... the m-sequence stimulus—a process also known as “spike-triggered averaging”—yields a detailed map of the neuron’s spatiotemporal receptive field (see Fig. 4). This map essentially represents the average stimulus preceding each spike, and it is rendered as a series of contour plots depicting spatial ...
Oculomotor_2004
... • Superior colliculus drives the reticular formation to make contralateral saccades. • The frontal eye fields and the parietal cortex drive the colliculus. • The parietal cortex provides an attentional signal and the frontal eye fields a motor signal. • The substantia nigra inhibits the colliculus u ...
... • Superior colliculus drives the reticular formation to make contralateral saccades. • The frontal eye fields and the parietal cortex drive the colliculus. • The parietal cortex provides an attentional signal and the frontal eye fields a motor signal. • The substantia nigra inhibits the colliculus u ...
Function of Peripheral Olfactory Organs
... and Card6 1994). Even close to an odour source - and that includes along insect trails such as those produced by termites, ants, and gregarious caterpillars in which the trail follower is never more than a few millimeters from the source - there is no evidence that anything other than the relative d ...
... and Card6 1994). Even close to an odour source - and that includes along insect trails such as those produced by termites, ants, and gregarious caterpillars in which the trail follower is never more than a few millimeters from the source - there is no evidence that anything other than the relative d ...
Signals and circuits in the Purkinje neuron NEURAL CIRCUITS Ze’ev R. Abrams
... more unique attribute of the PN (Hartmann and Konnerth, 2005; Achard and De Schutter, 2008), and are shorter, slower envelope waveforms. The Switching frequency is slower than the signals typically studied by most researchers (occasionally 40+ s periods), and can only be seen when viewing long time ...
... more unique attribute of the PN (Hartmann and Konnerth, 2005; Achard and De Schutter, 2008), and are shorter, slower envelope waveforms. The Switching frequency is slower than the signals typically studied by most researchers (occasionally 40+ s periods), and can only be seen when viewing long time ...
Spike Timing-Dependent Plasticity: From Synapse to Perception
... causes a partial opening of NMDARs, resulting in a lowlevel Ca2⫹ influx required for LTD induction. However, such a simple model inevitably predicts the existence of a LTD window at positive (pre-post) intervals longer than those for LTP induction. This is because, as the amount of Ca2⫹ influx throu ...
... causes a partial opening of NMDARs, resulting in a lowlevel Ca2⫹ influx required for LTD induction. However, such a simple model inevitably predicts the existence of a LTD window at positive (pre-post) intervals longer than those for LTP induction. This is because, as the amount of Ca2⫹ influx throu ...
MECHANISMS OF VERTEBRATE SYNAPTOGENESIS
... chemical signals transmitted through connected networks of neurons. Neurons transmit these signals to one another at specialized sites of contact called synapses. In the vertebrate nervous system, most neurons communicate via chemical synapses. As the name implies, chemical synapses function by conv ...
... chemical signals transmitted through connected networks of neurons. Neurons transmit these signals to one another at specialized sites of contact called synapses. In the vertebrate nervous system, most neurons communicate via chemical synapses. As the name implies, chemical synapses function by conv ...
A Model of Prefrontal Cortical Mechanisms for Goal-directed Behavior Michael E. Hasselmo Abstract
... Despite these links to biology, the mechanisms for many other aspects of RL have not been analyzed. Most RL models use simple look-up tables for the action-value function, without mapping these functions to the physiological properties of neurons. The state–action value mapping has been modeled with ...
... Despite these links to biology, the mechanisms for many other aspects of RL have not been analyzed. Most RL models use simple look-up tables for the action-value function, without mapping these functions to the physiological properties of neurons. The state–action value mapping has been modeled with ...
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... eminence (MGE) (Lavdas et al., 1999; Sussel et al., 1999; Anderson et al., 2001). Cells arriving to the cortex from LGE express Dlx-1 and Dlx-2 and appear to differentiate into GABAergic interneurons (Anderson et al., 1997b, 1999). In light of these studies, striatal development can now be recognize ...
... eminence (MGE) (Lavdas et al., 1999; Sussel et al., 1999; Anderson et al., 2001). Cells arriving to the cortex from LGE express Dlx-1 and Dlx-2 and appear to differentiate into GABAergic interneurons (Anderson et al., 1997b, 1999). In light of these studies, striatal development can now be recognize ...
Neuromuscular Transmission - Dr. Logothetis
... induce rapid changes, within a few milliseconds, in the permeability and potential of the postsynaptic membrane. In contrast, the postsynaptic responses triggered by activation of G protein-coupled receptors occur much more slowly, over seconds or minutes, because these receptors regulate opening an ...
... induce rapid changes, within a few milliseconds, in the permeability and potential of the postsynaptic membrane. In contrast, the postsynaptic responses triggered by activation of G protein-coupled receptors occur much more slowly, over seconds or minutes, because these receptors regulate opening an ...
Introduction to Autonomic Pharmacology
... • Synthesized in (or transported to) presynaptic terminal • Stored in vesicles • Regulated release • Receptor located on postsynaptic membrane • Termination of action ...
... • Synthesized in (or transported to) presynaptic terminal • Stored in vesicles • Regulated release • Receptor located on postsynaptic membrane • Termination of action ...
Swallowing reflex and brain stem neurons activated by superior
... lated with the cytoarchitectural characteristics as defined by cresyl violet staining and nNOS staining. From a coronal perspective, Sol is broadly divided into a smaller lateral and a larger medial subdivision based on their position in relation to the SolT. The lateral subdivision is further subdi ...
... lated with the cytoarchitectural characteristics as defined by cresyl violet staining and nNOS staining. From a coronal perspective, Sol is broadly divided into a smaller lateral and a larger medial subdivision based on their position in relation to the SolT. The lateral subdivision is further subdi ...
Somatic Sensations: General Organization
... Cellular Organization of the Cortex…cont Within the layers the neurons are also arranged in columns. Each column serves a specific sensory modality (i.e., stretch, pressure, touch). Different columns interspersed among each other. interaction of the columns occurs at different cortical leve ...
... Cellular Organization of the Cortex…cont Within the layers the neurons are also arranged in columns. Each column serves a specific sensory modality (i.e., stretch, pressure, touch). Different columns interspersed among each other. interaction of the columns occurs at different cortical leve ...
Lecture CH18 chem131pikul partA
... transmits nerve impulses from one neuron to another. • The space between the two neurons is called a synapse. • The presynaptic neuron releases the neurotransmitter. • The postsynaptic neuron contains the receptors that bind the neurotransmitter. ...
... transmits nerve impulses from one neuron to another. • The space between the two neurons is called a synapse. • The presynaptic neuron releases the neurotransmitter. • The postsynaptic neuron contains the receptors that bind the neurotransmitter. ...
Rat Thought-Controlled Robot Arm
... distinctively sharp drop in NP activity (4 in Fig. 4b). Similar NP properties were found in the other five animals in which MI/VL forelimb neurons were recorded. Further analysis of such ANNs suggested that they ‘learned’ to make such predictions by encoding distinct temporal response functions into ...
... distinctively sharp drop in NP activity (4 in Fig. 4b). Similar NP properties were found in the other five animals in which MI/VL forelimb neurons were recorded. Further analysis of such ANNs suggested that they ‘learned’ to make such predictions by encoding distinct temporal response functions into ...
Mirror Neurons Responding to Observation of Actions Made with
... (F). Note that also the motor response, as the visual response, began during the approaching phase of grasping and peaked when the hand or the mouth closed on the food. Figure 2 shows an example of a neuron (Unit 102) selective for the observation of an action made with pliers. The neuron discharged ...
... (F). Note that also the motor response, as the visual response, began during the approaching phase of grasping and peaked when the hand or the mouth closed on the food. Figure 2 shows an example of a neuron (Unit 102) selective for the observation of an action made with pliers. The neuron discharged ...
Lecture 22
... damped by the blood and it would not respond with sensitivity to the ariborne sound. ...
... damped by the blood and it would not respond with sensitivity to the ariborne sound. ...
Neural Activity and the Development of Brain Circuits
... provide input to the auditory cortex, neurons in that area develop properties such as orientation tuning that are characteristic of neurons in visual cortex. Presumably, patterns of neural activity that are normally associated with the visual system can guide the development of brain circuitry that ...
... provide input to the auditory cortex, neurons in that area develop properties such as orientation tuning that are characteristic of neurons in visual cortex. Presumably, patterns of neural activity that are normally associated with the visual system can guide the development of brain circuitry that ...
Alterations of the Giant Pyramidal Neurons (Betz Cells) in
... expression of hypothalamic neuropeptidase, hippocampal astrogliosis (Saravia et al., 2002) decreased hippocampal synaptic plasticity, neurotoxicity, changes in glutamate neurotransmission (Gardoni et al., 2002) and hippocampal neuron density are dysfunctions of the central nervous system (Golalipour ...
... expression of hypothalamic neuropeptidase, hippocampal astrogliosis (Saravia et al., 2002) decreased hippocampal synaptic plasticity, neurotoxicity, changes in glutamate neurotransmission (Gardoni et al., 2002) and hippocampal neuron density are dysfunctions of the central nervous system (Golalipour ...
Spinal Cord Tutorial 101
... There is a logical and physical topographical organization to the anatomy of the central nervous system, which is an elaborate web of closely connected neural pathways. This ordered relationship means that different segmental levels of the cord control different things and injury to a particular par ...
... There is a logical and physical topographical organization to the anatomy of the central nervous system, which is an elaborate web of closely connected neural pathways. This ordered relationship means that different segmental levels of the cord control different things and injury to a particular par ...
Synaptic gating

Synaptic gating is the ability of neural circuits to gate inputs by either suppressing or facilitating specific synaptic activity. Selective inhibition of certain synapses has been studied thoroughly (see Gate theory of pain), and recent studies have supported the existence of permissively gated synaptic transmission. In general, synaptic gating involves a mechanism of central control over neuronal output. It includes a sort of gatekeeper neuron, which has the ability to influence transmission of information to selected targets independently of the parts of the synapse upon which it exerts its action (see also neuromodulation).Bistable neurons have the ability to oscillate between a hyperpolarized (down state) and a depolarized (up state) resting membrane potential without firing an action potential. These neurons can thus be referred to as up/down neurons. According to one model, this ability is linked to the presence of NMDA and AMPA glutamate receptors. External stimulation of the NMDA receptors is responsible for moving the neuron from the down state to the up state, while the stimulation of AMPA receptors allows the neuron to reach and surpass the threshold potential. Neurons that have this bistable ability have the potential to be gated because outside gatekeeper neurons can modulate the membrane potential of the gated neuron by selectively shifting them from the up state to the down state. Such mechanisms have been observed in the nucleus accumbens, with gatekeepers originating in the cortex, thalamus and basal ganglia.