FINE STRUCTURE OF NERVE FIBERS AND GROWTH CONES OF
... fiber (c) these c o m p o n e n t s were joined by vesicles a n d b r a n c h i n g cisternae of endoplasmic reticulum, dense-cored structures, a n d coated vesicles. T h e dense m a t r i x m a t e r i a l alluded to here a n d in a (as well as in other tips; vide infra) p r o b a b l y corresponds ...
... fiber (c) these c o m p o n e n t s were joined by vesicles a n d b r a n c h i n g cisternae of endoplasmic reticulum, dense-cored structures, a n d coated vesicles. T h e dense m a t r i x m a t e r i a l alluded to here a n d in a (as well as in other tips; vide infra) p r o b a b l y corresponds ...
Eagleman Ch 7. The Motor System
... somatosensory feedback helps guide movements. The intraparietal sulcus contains several areas that represent the location of objects in space in relation to different parts of the body. ...
... somatosensory feedback helps guide movements. The intraparietal sulcus contains several areas that represent the location of objects in space in relation to different parts of the body. ...
Cutaneous mechanoreceptors
... endings are clustered into specialized epithelial structures called "touch domes" or "hair disks". Merkel receptors are also located in the mammary glands. Wherever they are found, the epithelium is arranged to optimize the transfer of pressure to the ending. Their somewhat rigid structure, and the ...
... endings are clustered into specialized epithelial structures called "touch domes" or "hair disks". Merkel receptors are also located in the mammary glands. Wherever they are found, the epithelium is arranged to optimize the transfer of pressure to the ending. Their somewhat rigid structure, and the ...
Research Presentation Slides - Emory University School of Medicine
... disorders involving the basal ganglia, such as Parkinson’s disease. • Parkinson’s is now recognized as one of a number of “Circuit Disorders” ...
... disorders involving the basal ganglia, such as Parkinson’s disease. • Parkinson’s is now recognized as one of a number of “Circuit Disorders” ...
Striatal Plasticity and Basal Ganglia Circuit Function
... and inhibitory synaptic inputs as well as slower modulation by dopamine and other signaling molecules. Whereas the spiking of glutamatergic afferents originates outside of the striatum, inhibitory inputs are controlled within the striatum (Gustafson et al., 2006; Tepper et al., 2004). Synaptic plast ...
... and inhibitory synaptic inputs as well as slower modulation by dopamine and other signaling molecules. Whereas the spiking of glutamatergic afferents originates outside of the striatum, inhibitory inputs are controlled within the striatum (Gustafson et al., 2006; Tepper et al., 2004). Synaptic plast ...
Visual and presaccadic activity in area 8Ar of the macaque monkey
... considered to be the arc length (s, given in dva) subtended by the angular width of tuning (θ, in ...
... considered to be the arc length (s, given in dva) subtended by the angular width of tuning (θ, in ...
Neural Correlates of Vibrissa Resonance: Band
... vibrissa frequency tuning was relatively constant, independent of neural tuning. Second, FSU recordings were distributed into higher plots in this display, indicating lower tuning as compared to RSU and NV recordings. The basic qualitative trends in Figure 4A were reflected across the sample in the ...
... vibrissa frequency tuning was relatively constant, independent of neural tuning. Second, FSU recordings were distributed into higher plots in this display, indicating lower tuning as compared to RSU and NV recordings. The basic qualitative trends in Figure 4A were reflected across the sample in the ...
Activity in the Lateral Prefrontal Cortex Reflects Multiple Steps of
... Overall Proportion of Neurons with Identified Properties We trained animals to be able to reach final goals at a success rate averaging more than 85%. It took about a year for the animals to perform at this level. During recording sessions, the success rates for the two animals were 93.1% and 89.4% ...
... Overall Proportion of Neurons with Identified Properties We trained animals to be able to reach final goals at a success rate averaging more than 85%. It took about a year for the animals to perform at this level. During recording sessions, the success rates for the two animals were 93.1% and 89.4% ...
D:spinal motor neurons Kuwada.wpd
... digits in the human hand. As the subject increases the force of his middle finger, motor units are recruited in an orderly way (size principle) and each motor unit increases its firing rate (rate coding). In this way, both mechanisms work in concert to achieve precise control of grading muscle force ...
... digits in the human hand. As the subject increases the force of his middle finger, motor units are recruited in an orderly way (size principle) and each motor unit increases its firing rate (rate coding). In this way, both mechanisms work in concert to achieve precise control of grading muscle force ...
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... vagus nerve of one of the hearts. This is a bundle of neurons that serves the parasympathetic nervous system and causes a reduction in the heart’s rate of beating. A substance was released by the nerve of the first heart and was transported through the fluid to the second heart. The second heart red ...
... vagus nerve of one of the hearts. This is a bundle of neurons that serves the parasympathetic nervous system and causes a reduction in the heart’s rate of beating. A substance was released by the nerve of the first heart and was transported through the fluid to the second heart. The second heart red ...
Drug-activation of brain reward pathways
... substances that occur in nature. These brain mechanisms utilize endogenous neurotransmitters that are blocked or mimicked by a variety of addictive exogenous substances. The brain mechanisms for feeding, for example, have depended on endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitters from the earliest stag ...
... substances that occur in nature. These brain mechanisms utilize endogenous neurotransmitters that are blocked or mimicked by a variety of addictive exogenous substances. The brain mechanisms for feeding, for example, have depended on endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitters from the earliest stag ...
Gao JCN 2000 - Georgia State University
... (Chapman et al., 1996; Ruthazer et al., 1999). One aim of this study was to characterize further the neurons involved in the late peak of GABA-ir neurons. We have hypothesized that GABA plays a special role late in cortical development as circuits are being fine-tuned and may operate through a diffe ...
... (Chapman et al., 1996; Ruthazer et al., 1999). One aim of this study was to characterize further the neurons involved in the late peak of GABA-ir neurons. We have hypothesized that GABA plays a special role late in cortical development as circuits are being fine-tuned and may operate through a diffe ...
Anatomy of Olivocochlear Neurons
... Both groups of OC neurons have fibers that branch extensively in the cochlea (Fig. 2.3). The end result of the branching is that a relatively small number of OC neurons gives rise to numerous synapses in the cochlea. LOC fibers synapse mainly on dendrites of auditory nerve fibers beneath IHCs. In th ...
... Both groups of OC neurons have fibers that branch extensively in the cochlea (Fig. 2.3). The end result of the branching is that a relatively small number of OC neurons gives rise to numerous synapses in the cochlea. LOC fibers synapse mainly on dendrites of auditory nerve fibers beneath IHCs. In th ...
1) Discuss if NOCICEPTORS are real. 2) Describe the distribution of
... 2) Describe the distribution of sensory neurons and their relationship to peripheral anatomical structures that might affect their function 3) Describe chemical heterogeneity of “nociceptors” 4) Discuss potential functions of “nociceptors” as afferent and efferent neurons and what they might do w ...
... 2) Describe the distribution of sensory neurons and their relationship to peripheral anatomical structures that might affect their function 3) Describe chemical heterogeneity of “nociceptors” 4) Discuss potential functions of “nociceptors” as afferent and efferent neurons and what they might do w ...
Synaptic Transmission 1
... binomial distribution, not the poisson one, should be used to analyze transmitter release. • To predict the distribution of outcomes using the binomial, we need to know more than simply m, alas. ...
... binomial distribution, not the poisson one, should be used to analyze transmitter release. • To predict the distribution of outcomes using the binomial, we need to know more than simply m, alas. ...
Chemosensory Systems
... Axons of OSN enter the complex, layered olfactory bulb [Fig. 32-7A] in the superficial olfactory nerve layer. Axonal endings of OSN form excitatory synapses with primary dendrites of mitral and tufted cells, output neurons, in spherical neuropil (glomeruli) in the deeper glomerular layer. One medial ...
... Axons of OSN enter the complex, layered olfactory bulb [Fig. 32-7A] in the superficial olfactory nerve layer. Axonal endings of OSN form excitatory synapses with primary dendrites of mitral and tufted cells, output neurons, in spherical neuropil (glomeruli) in the deeper glomerular layer. One medial ...
Organization of Cortical and Thalamic Input to Pyramidal Neurons in
... For anatomical experiments, we quantified the fluorescence in given target regions (see Fig. 11) and corrected for background. Because background fluorescence varied with anatomical structures, the cutoff for background value used was the mode value of the fluorescence histogram for that anatomical ...
... For anatomical experiments, we quantified the fluorescence in given target regions (see Fig. 11) and corrected for background. Because background fluorescence varied with anatomical structures, the cutoff for background value used was the mode value of the fluorescence histogram for that anatomical ...
Chapter 18: Control and Coordination
... Every mental process and physical action of the body is associated with the structures of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Therefore, any injury to the brain or the spinal cord can be serious. A severe blow to the head can bruise the brain and cause temporary or permanent loss of mental a ...
... Every mental process and physical action of the body is associated with the structures of the central and peripheral nervous systems. Therefore, any injury to the brain or the spinal cord can be serious. A severe blow to the head can bruise the brain and cause temporary or permanent loss of mental a ...
12-13 LIFE SCI E10 11
... nervous system, the endocrine system and the reproductive system at both the cellular and organismal level. The student will also make comparisons between the endocrine and nervous systems in how they control body processes. Lastly, the student will then draw connections between human structure and ...
... nervous system, the endocrine system and the reproductive system at both the cellular and organismal level. The student will also make comparisons between the endocrine and nervous systems in how they control body processes. Lastly, the student will then draw connections between human structure and ...
Selectivity for the Shape, Size, and Orientation of Objects for
... shapes, sizes, and orientations. We studied the activity of 132 task-related neurons during the hand-manipulation tasks in the light and in the dark, as well as during object fixation. Seventy-seven percent (101/132) of the hand-manipulation-related neurons were visually responsive, showing either l ...
... shapes, sizes, and orientations. We studied the activity of 132 task-related neurons during the hand-manipulation tasks in the light and in the dark, as well as during object fixation. Seventy-seven percent (101/132) of the hand-manipulation-related neurons were visually responsive, showing either l ...
Selectivity for the Shape, Size, and Orientation of Objects for
... neurons encode the similarity of objects. The results suggest that some moderately selective neurons responded preferentially to common geometric features shared by similar objects (flat, round, elongated, etc.). Moderately selective nonobject-type visually responsive neurons, which did not respond ...
... neurons encode the similarity of objects. The results suggest that some moderately selective neurons responded preferentially to common geometric features shared by similar objects (flat, round, elongated, etc.). Moderately selective nonobject-type visually responsive neurons, which did not respond ...
Neuronal Clusters in the Primate Motor Cortex during Interception of
... activation that began earlier than the other clusters (Figure 5, top). Activity of these two clusters diverged, however, near the movement onset. While activity of Cluster 4 began to decline near the movement onset, activity of Cluster 1 continued throughout the movement, decreasing with a time cour ...
... activation that began earlier than the other clusters (Figure 5, top). Activity of these two clusters diverged, however, near the movement onset. While activity of Cluster 4 began to decline near the movement onset, activity of Cluster 1 continued throughout the movement, decreasing with a time cour ...