The Relationship Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Creatine Kinase and
... SUMMARY Recent studies have shown that the increase in creatine kinase (CK) in lumbar spinal fluid (CSF) can effectively predict the outcome of cerebral ischemia after cardiac arrest. In the present investigation maximum CSF-CK concentrations in 40 patients who died more than 3 days after successful ...
... SUMMARY Recent studies have shown that the increase in creatine kinase (CK) in lumbar spinal fluid (CSF) can effectively predict the outcome of cerebral ischemia after cardiac arrest. In the present investigation maximum CSF-CK concentrations in 40 patients who died more than 3 days after successful ...
chapter 9: nervous system
... Learning Outcome 14: Describe how nerve fibers in peripheral nerves are classified. 1. Lecture Suggestions and Guidelines a. Give an overview of the different types of nerves. b. Reiterate the definition of a nerve. c. Give examples of sensory nerves, motor nerves, and mixed nerves. 2. Application Q ...
... Learning Outcome 14: Describe how nerve fibers in peripheral nerves are classified. 1. Lecture Suggestions and Guidelines a. Give an overview of the different types of nerves. b. Reiterate the definition of a nerve. c. Give examples of sensory nerves, motor nerves, and mixed nerves. 2. Application Q ...
nervous system
... 28.16 CONNECTION: Injuries and brain operations provide insight into brain function Brain injuries and surgeries reveal brain functions. – After a 13-pound steel rod pierced his skull, Phineas Gage appeared to have an intact intellect but his associates noted negative changes to his personality. ...
... 28.16 CONNECTION: Injuries and brain operations provide insight into brain function Brain injuries and surgeries reveal brain functions. – After a 13-pound steel rod pierced his skull, Phineas Gage appeared to have an intact intellect but his associates noted negative changes to his personality. ...
Mapping form and function in the human brain: the emerging field of
... glucose metabolism in the heterotopic band of gray matter [19–21], have long raised the possibility of normal physiological activity in the heterotopic neurons, although they are subject to the same spatial resolution limitations mentioned earlier. More recently, a number of case reports of blood ox ...
... glucose metabolism in the heterotopic band of gray matter [19–21], have long raised the possibility of normal physiological activity in the heterotopic neurons, although they are subject to the same spatial resolution limitations mentioned earlier. More recently, a number of case reports of blood ox ...
Representing Spatial Information for Limb - Research
... brain? A vector code of movement direction has been described in primary motor cortex Ml (Gcorgopoulos et al., 1982; Schwartz et al., 1988; Caminiti et al., 1990), dorsal premotor cortex PMd (Caminiti et al., 1991; Fu et al., 1993), areas 2 and 5 of the parietal cortex (Kalaska et al., 1983; Cohen e ...
... brain? A vector code of movement direction has been described in primary motor cortex Ml (Gcorgopoulos et al., 1982; Schwartz et al., 1988; Caminiti et al., 1990), dorsal premotor cortex PMd (Caminiti et al., 1991; Fu et al., 1993), areas 2 and 5 of the parietal cortex (Kalaska et al., 1983; Cohen e ...
Statistics and geometry of orientation selectivity in primary visual
... response would be the strongest, if an elongated visual stimulus was properly located at an orientation such that the neuron is optimally activated by the bar, but not inhibited by the central inhibitory population. This geometric arrangement also determines the OS maps on the cortical surface (Fig. ...
... response would be the strongest, if an elongated visual stimulus was properly located at an orientation such that the neuron is optimally activated by the bar, but not inhibited by the central inhibitory population. This geometric arrangement also determines the OS maps on the cortical surface (Fig. ...
Review Article Long-Term Memory Search across the
... Figure 2: Visual signal processing along the ventral visual stream. Photons reflected from the object surface traverse first three retinal cell layers to reach photoreceptor-containing cones and rods. Retinal image formation relies mainly on differential glutamate signalling by ON and OFF cones [19, ...
... Figure 2: Visual signal processing along the ventral visual stream. Photons reflected from the object surface traverse first three retinal cell layers to reach photoreceptor-containing cones and rods. Retinal image formation relies mainly on differential glutamate signalling by ON and OFF cones [19, ...
The Motor System of the Cortex and the Brain Stem
... muscle fibers. In the gastrocnemius, there are thousands of muscle fibers per motor unit. Large motor neurons have many branches and have a large motor unit. Slide 14. Polio and post-polio syndrome. The poliovirus invades the motor neurons, leaving intact adjacent nerve cells. Recently, poliovirus r ...
... muscle fibers. In the gastrocnemius, there are thousands of muscle fibers per motor unit. Large motor neurons have many branches and have a large motor unit. Slide 14. Polio and post-polio syndrome. The poliovirus invades the motor neurons, leaving intact adjacent nerve cells. Recently, poliovirus r ...
Alan Peters
... wife to work, so there was only my father's income to support the family. N o t t i n g h a m was basically an industrial town, and most of the neighbors worked in the lace trade, at Players tobacco factory, in the local coal mine, or at a factory t h a t made bicycles. Nevertheless, it was a friend ...
... wife to work, so there was only my father's income to support the family. N o t t i n g h a m was basically an industrial town, and most of the neighbors worked in the lace trade, at Players tobacco factory, in the local coal mine, or at a factory t h a t made bicycles. Nevertheless, it was a friend ...
Cell Assembly Sequences Arising from Spike
... with the number of cells used in each animal (data not shown). This observation suggests that by recording from a much larger fraction of hippocampal neurons, the accuracy of time estimation can be improved further. It also suggests that a greater amount of information is available to structures dow ...
... with the number of cells used in each animal (data not shown). This observation suggests that by recording from a much larger fraction of hippocampal neurons, the accuracy of time estimation can be improved further. It also suggests that a greater amount of information is available to structures dow ...
Chapter 2
... the central nucleus. Because IC subdivisions must be related to the constituent neurons and their inputs, the first part of this chapter discusses how the central nucleus and surrounding structures differ in this regard. One way to address the possible functional differences is through the study of ...
... the central nucleus. Because IC subdivisions must be related to the constituent neurons and their inputs, the first part of this chapter discusses how the central nucleus and surrounding structures differ in this regard. One way to address the possible functional differences is through the study of ...
The Prefrontal Cortex and Flexible Behavior
... with other cortical or subcortical structures are excitatory glutamatergic pathways (White and Keller 1989). No significant long-distance inhibitory projections have been reported in primates, a situation that differs from rats (Carr and Sesack 2000). These excitatory prefrontal pathways may underli ...
... with other cortical or subcortical structures are excitatory glutamatergic pathways (White and Keller 1989). No significant long-distance inhibitory projections have been reported in primates, a situation that differs from rats (Carr and Sesack 2000). These excitatory prefrontal pathways may underli ...
lecture 13 - McLoon Lab - University of Minnesota
... The flow of information from the thalamus to cortex is gated by inputs from the brainstem reticular activating system and the cortex via the reticular nucleus of the thalamus. ...
... The flow of information from the thalamus to cortex is gated by inputs from the brainstem reticular activating system and the cortex via the reticular nucleus of the thalamus. ...
The Chemical Senses: Smell and Taste How does the nose and
... Substances with similar chemical structures have similar odors. In contrast to vision, (four basic kinds of receptors) olfactory system uses about 1,000 kinds of receptors. Humans can detect tens of thousands of different odors! ...
... Substances with similar chemical structures have similar odors. In contrast to vision, (four basic kinds of receptors) olfactory system uses about 1,000 kinds of receptors. Humans can detect tens of thousands of different odors! ...
Cortex-inspired Developmental Learning for Vision-based Navigation, Attention and Recognition
... development in the biological brain. The genomic equivalence principle in biology implied that the learning of every neuron is in-place, indicating that each neuron (cell) is fully responsible for its own development and adaptation while interacting with its cellular environment. Using the cortex-in ...
... development in the biological brain. The genomic equivalence principle in biology implied that the learning of every neuron is in-place, indicating that each neuron (cell) is fully responsible for its own development and adaptation while interacting with its cellular environment. Using the cortex-in ...
The (un)coupling between action execution and
... because “the appropriate level of granularity of the mirror mechanism is neither that of low-level movement features nor that of object-directed goal representation”, but rather because kinematics and goal are not independent of each other. Returning to the problem of representational level, the que ...
... because “the appropriate level of granularity of the mirror mechanism is neither that of low-level movement features nor that of object-directed goal representation”, but rather because kinematics and goal are not independent of each other. Returning to the problem of representational level, the que ...
PDF - Oxford Academic
... above criteria. The literature on the peripheral system is vast but historical aspects will receive little attention because there is currently general agreement as to the specific functions of lateral line receptors. In the final analysis, regardless of the differential response of the peripheral r ...
... above criteria. The literature on the peripheral system is vast but historical aspects will receive little attention because there is currently general agreement as to the specific functions of lateral line receptors. In the final analysis, regardless of the differential response of the peripheral r ...
Functional Anatomy, Physiology and Clinical Aspects of Basal Ganglia
... information is transmitted to the globus pallidus pars internalis or the substantia nigra pars reticulata (which physiologically and anatomically constitute one structure) or via the ventral globus pallidus reach the thalamus and the cerebral cortex subsequently. The evidence of the anatomical and p ...
... information is transmitted to the globus pallidus pars internalis or the substantia nigra pars reticulata (which physiologically and anatomically constitute one structure) or via the ventral globus pallidus reach the thalamus and the cerebral cortex subsequently. The evidence of the anatomical and p ...
Cortical Connectivity Suggests a Role in Limb
... injections. As recently discussed in detail (Reser et al., 2012), nonparametric statistical methods are preferred when normal distributions of variables cannot be assumed; this is often the case in neuroanatomical studies in which factors, such as relative small sample sizes and variability ...
... injections. As recently discussed in detail (Reser et al., 2012), nonparametric statistical methods are preferred when normal distributions of variables cannot be assumed; this is often the case in neuroanatomical studies in which factors, such as relative small sample sizes and variability ...
Nerve activates contraction
... Action Potentials Are All-or-None and SelfPropagating The number of action potentials/unit time encodes the strength of the stimulus – Stronger stimuli generate more action potentials/unit time ...
... Action Potentials Are All-or-None and SelfPropagating The number of action potentials/unit time encodes the strength of the stimulus – Stronger stimuli generate more action potentials/unit time ...
CNS*2004 July 18-22, 2004 Baltimore, Maryland
... Baltimre’s Inner Harbor from Sunday, July 18th to Tuesday, July 20th. Workshops will take place in the hotel as well in smaller meeting rooms equipped with audio visual equipment from Thursday, July 22nd to Friday July 23rd. Maps of the Inner Harbor and surrounding areas are included on the followin ...
... Baltimre’s Inner Harbor from Sunday, July 18th to Tuesday, July 20th. Workshops will take place in the hotel as well in smaller meeting rooms equipped with audio visual equipment from Thursday, July 22nd to Friday July 23rd. Maps of the Inner Harbor and surrounding areas are included on the followin ...
The Autonomic Nervous System
... and most postganglionic parasympathetic neurons are cholinergic. • Release _____________ as NT. • Somatic motor neurons and all preganglionic autonomic neurons are excitatory. • Postganglionic axons, may be excitatory or ...
... and most postganglionic parasympathetic neurons are cholinergic. • Release _____________ as NT. • Somatic motor neurons and all preganglionic autonomic neurons are excitatory. • Postganglionic axons, may be excitatory or ...
Knockdown of the Dyslexia-Associated Gene
... remained blind to the experimenters throughout data collection. Following data collection, each subject was perfused transcardially with 250 mL of 0.1 M phosphate-buffered (PB) solution with 0.02% heparin, followed by 500 mL of 4% formalin solution in 0.1 M PB. Sections were taken at 80 µm intervals ...
... remained blind to the experimenters throughout data collection. Following data collection, each subject was perfused transcardially with 250 mL of 0.1 M phosphate-buffered (PB) solution with 0.02% heparin, followed by 500 mL of 4% formalin solution in 0.1 M PB. Sections were taken at 80 µm intervals ...
Neuronal Birthdate-Specific Gene Transfer with Adenoviral Vectors
... Progenitor cells show altered patterns of gene expression over time (Frantz et al., 1994; Burrows et al., 1997). This suggests that the progenitor cells are intrinsically different at each neuronal birthdate. Their intrinsic changes appear to regulate their commitment to specific laminar phenotypes, ...
... Progenitor cells show altered patterns of gene expression over time (Frantz et al., 1994; Burrows et al., 1997). This suggests that the progenitor cells are intrinsically different at each neuronal birthdate. Their intrinsic changes appear to regulate their commitment to specific laminar phenotypes, ...
Neuronal generation, migration, and differentiation in the mouse
... found in the intermediate zone in the initial stage and stratified pyramidal cells appeared later. Dentate granule cells were labeled later than (E)16 and originated from a restricted area of neuroepithelium adjacent to the fimbria. Their initial migration was rapid and independent of radial glial fibe ...
... found in the intermediate zone in the initial stage and stratified pyramidal cells appeared later. Dentate granule cells were labeled later than (E)16 and originated from a restricted area of neuroepithelium adjacent to the fimbria. Their initial migration was rapid and independent of radial glial fibe ...