Imaging Brain Slices
... FIGURE 41.1. Brain slices of mouse visual cortex. Representative coronal slices from mouse primary visual cortex. Sections cut through the posterior pole of the cerebral hemisphere. (A) Photomicrograph of an acetylcholinesterase-labeled coronal section taken from the Franklin and Paxinos (1997) atla ...
... FIGURE 41.1. Brain slices of mouse visual cortex. Representative coronal slices from mouse primary visual cortex. Sections cut through the posterior pole of the cerebral hemisphere. (A) Photomicrograph of an acetylcholinesterase-labeled coronal section taken from the Franklin and Paxinos (1997) atla ...
olfaction and limbic system
... contains prepiriform & periamygdaloid areas. connectins with nucl. medialis dorsalis of thalamus, hypothalamus, hipocampal formation. ...
... contains prepiriform & periamygdaloid areas. connectins with nucl. medialis dorsalis of thalamus, hypothalamus, hipocampal formation. ...
Biological clock - Science Mission
... • SCN cells in culture: no entrainment of light-dark cycles, but their basic rhythmicity remains just as when being deprived of zeitgebers. • SCN cells communicate their rhythmic message to the rest of the brain through efferent axons, using Aps, and rates of SCN cell firing vary with a circadian rh ...
... • SCN cells in culture: no entrainment of light-dark cycles, but their basic rhythmicity remains just as when being deprived of zeitgebers. • SCN cells communicate their rhythmic message to the rest of the brain through efferent axons, using Aps, and rates of SCN cell firing vary with a circadian rh ...
Biological clock
... • SCN cells in culture: no entrainment of light-dark cycles, but their basic rhythmicity remains just as when being deprived of zeitgebers. • SCN cells communicate their rhythmic message to the rest of the brain through efferent axons, using Aps, and rates of SCN cell firing vary with a circadian rh ...
... • SCN cells in culture: no entrainment of light-dark cycles, but their basic rhythmicity remains just as when being deprived of zeitgebers. • SCN cells communicate their rhythmic message to the rest of the brain through efferent axons, using Aps, and rates of SCN cell firing vary with a circadian rh ...
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... attention in our experiments is not likely to be based on local competitive interactions ...
... attention in our experiments is not likely to be based on local competitive interactions ...
Advanced biomaterial strategies to transplant preformed micro
... et al 2010), but these methods do not replace the loss of neurons that is prevalent in neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease. Thus, although many neurological conditions present both neuronal and axonal loss (Coleman and Perry, 2002, Bjartmar et al 2003, Dauer and Przedb ...
... et al 2010), but these methods do not replace the loss of neurons that is prevalent in neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s or Alzheimer’s disease. Thus, although many neurological conditions present both neuronal and axonal loss (Coleman and Perry, 2002, Bjartmar et al 2003, Dauer and Przedb ...
Neuroscience, Fifth Edition
... Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control 353 Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord 375 Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia 399 Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum 417 Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration 435 The Visceral Motor System 451 ...
... Lower Motor Neuron Circuits and Motor Control 353 Upper Motor Neuron Control of the Brainstem and Spinal Cord 375 Modulation of Movement by the Basal Ganglia 399 Modulation of Movement by the Cerebellum 417 Eye Movements and Sensory Motor Integration 435 The Visceral Motor System 451 ...
Neurochemistry of Dementias
... Neurotransmitters activate one or more types of receptors. The effect on the postsynaptic cell depends on the properties of those receptors ...
... Neurotransmitters activate one or more types of receptors. The effect on the postsynaptic cell depends on the properties of those receptors ...
a needle into the sub- and the dorsal funiculi. Preganglionic
... The spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia are directly responsible for innervation of the body, excluding most of the head. Afferent or sensory fibers enter the spinal cord through the dorsal roots of spinal nerves, and efferent or motor fibers leave by way of the ventral roots (the Bell-Magendie law) ...
... The spinal cord and dorsal root ganglia are directly responsible for innervation of the body, excluding most of the head. Afferent or sensory fibers enter the spinal cord through the dorsal roots of spinal nerves, and efferent or motor fibers leave by way of the ventral roots (the Bell-Magendie law) ...
Beyond Control: The Dynamics of Brain-Body
... properly be assigned to any individual component of this coupled system. Evidence for this view has come not only from neuromechanical studies of motor behavior, but also work in robotics, perception, developmental psychology, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind (Gibson, 1979; Brooks, 1991; Th ...
... properly be assigned to any individual component of this coupled system. Evidence for this view has come not only from neuromechanical studies of motor behavior, but also work in robotics, perception, developmental psychology, cognitive science, and philosophy of mind (Gibson, 1979; Brooks, 1991; Th ...
Contrasting Effects of Reward Expectation on Sensory and Motor
... the pre-cue ‘control’ period (the 1 s duration before the cue onset) to examine whether the neuron showed significant task-related activities. If the mean discharge rate in a given period was significantly different from that in the control period (Mann--Whitney U-test, P < 0.05), the neuron was consi ...
... the pre-cue ‘control’ period (the 1 s duration before the cue onset) to examine whether the neuron showed significant task-related activities. If the mean discharge rate in a given period was significantly different from that in the control period (Mann--Whitney U-test, P < 0.05), the neuron was consi ...
MIRROR NEURON FUNCTION: AN EXAMINATION OF
... possible to interpret another’s interest in the topic. Motor, or sensory, empathy is the phenomenon of experiencing similar sensory input as the individual experiencing the stimulus firsthand (Loggia, Mogil, & Bushnell, 2008). This is the form of empathy behind experiencing sensory pain when observi ...
... possible to interpret another’s interest in the topic. Motor, or sensory, empathy is the phenomenon of experiencing similar sensory input as the individual experiencing the stimulus firsthand (Loggia, Mogil, & Bushnell, 2008). This is the form of empathy behind experiencing sensory pain when observi ...
Antennal Mechanosensory Neurons Mediate Wing Motor Reflexes
... the subset of these neurons that are driven by the JO-AB or JO-CE GAL4 driver. This intersectional strategy has been used successfully in a previous study to genetically ablate JO neurons (Yorozu et al., 2009). To further validate the selective expression of ricin A and the lack of leaky expression ...
... the subset of these neurons that are driven by the JO-AB or JO-CE GAL4 driver. This intersectional strategy has been used successfully in a previous study to genetically ablate JO neurons (Yorozu et al., 2009). To further validate the selective expression of ricin A and the lack of leaky expression ...
The kinaesthetic senses
... how does the brain interpret the additional spindle activity generated through the fusimotor system? McCloskey et al. (1983) suggested that any fusimotor-evoked spindle signals are subtracted centrally. In jargon terms, the ‘reafferent’ signal would be subtracted, leaving only the ‘exafferent’ compo ...
... how does the brain interpret the additional spindle activity generated through the fusimotor system? McCloskey et al. (1983) suggested that any fusimotor-evoked spindle signals are subtracted centrally. In jargon terms, the ‘reafferent’ signal would be subtracted, leaving only the ‘exafferent’ compo ...
Applauding with Closed Hands: Neural Signature of Action
... Brain markers of semantic processing exhibited an N400-like component around the Cz electrode position. This component distinguishes between compatible and incompatible, with a greater negative deflection for incompatible. Motor response elicited a motor potential (MP) and a re-afferent potential (R ...
... Brain markers of semantic processing exhibited an N400-like component around the Cz electrode position. This component distinguishes between compatible and incompatible, with a greater negative deflection for incompatible. Motor response elicited a motor potential (MP) and a re-afferent potential (R ...
Barrel cortex function - Brain Research Institute
... interplay between anatomical and physiological analyses, as has been emphasized repeatedly by earlier reviews of cortical function (e.g. Douglas and Martin, 2007; O’Connor et al., 2009). Such an interactive approach will provide mechanistic ideas ‘how’ the cortical machinery might work. However, in ...
... interplay between anatomical and physiological analyses, as has been emphasized repeatedly by earlier reviews of cortical function (e.g. Douglas and Martin, 2007; O’Connor et al., 2009). Such an interactive approach will provide mechanistic ideas ‘how’ the cortical machinery might work. However, in ...
What We Know and Do Not Know about the Functions of the
... 2003; Roesch and Olson, 2005). Consistent with this proposal, OFC neurons in monkeys that are trained to perform a complex decision-making task for differently valued rewards seem to provide a pure, linear representation of the juices’ value (PadoaSchioppa and Assad, 2006). These data show that OFC ...
... 2003; Roesch and Olson, 2005). Consistent with this proposal, OFC neurons in monkeys that are trained to perform a complex decision-making task for differently valued rewards seem to provide a pure, linear representation of the juices’ value (PadoaSchioppa and Assad, 2006). These data show that OFC ...
Spinal Sensorimotor System: An Overview
... the biological example makes an appealing research pathway. The bipedal locomotion system we investigate would be “biomimetic” in the general sense of that word, rather than “biomimic” in the narrow sense of my use of that term. The purpose of this tech brief is to acquaint everyone with the general ...
... the biological example makes an appealing research pathway. The bipedal locomotion system we investigate would be “biomimetic” in the general sense of that word, rather than “biomimic” in the narrow sense of my use of that term. The purpose of this tech brief is to acquaint everyone with the general ...
Phase synchronization of bursting neurons in clustered small
... improved. We show that the transitions to global synchrony may be abrupt or smooth depending on the intercluster probability. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.016211 ...
... improved. We show that the transitions to global synchrony may be abrupt or smooth depending on the intercluster probability. DOI: 10.1103/PhysRevE.86.016211 ...
The Prefrontal Cortex and Flexible Behavior
... with fewer layers, or lower neuronal density, and terminate mostly in the upper layers of areas with more layers, or higher cell density (Barbas 1986; Barbas and RempelClower 1997; Rempel-Clower and Barbas 2000), such as the connection from D′ to G′ (Fig. 3). In the reverse direction, projection neu ...
... with fewer layers, or lower neuronal density, and terminate mostly in the upper layers of areas with more layers, or higher cell density (Barbas 1986; Barbas and RempelClower 1997; Rempel-Clower and Barbas 2000), such as the connection from D′ to G′ (Fig. 3). In the reverse direction, projection neu ...
Title
... A group of neurophysiologists from Parma have discovered mirror neurons – these neurons, first discovered in the F5 ventral premotor cortex of the macaque monkey, respond both when the monkey performs certain actions and when the monkey observes someone else (monkey or human) performing those action ...
... A group of neurophysiologists from Parma have discovered mirror neurons – these neurons, first discovered in the F5 ventral premotor cortex of the macaque monkey, respond both when the monkey performs certain actions and when the monkey observes someone else (monkey or human) performing those action ...
CHARLES UNIVERSITY
... others; but also in peripheral functions such a regulation of blood pressure, heart rate, gastric acid secretion, etc. It has been implicated in perception of pain when synthesis of NO enhances spinal facilitation of the afferent input whereas inhibition of NO can have antinociceptive effects. Ther ...
... others; but also in peripheral functions such a regulation of blood pressure, heart rate, gastric acid secretion, etc. It has been implicated in perception of pain when synthesis of NO enhances spinal facilitation of the afferent input whereas inhibition of NO can have antinociceptive effects. Ther ...
BE 310 Final Project: Reflex Response of the Knee
... neurons act directly on motor neurons that contract the quadriceps. By the same token, they act indirectly, through inhibitory interneurons, to inhibit motor neurons that contract the antagonist muscle, the hamstring. The sensory neurons also end in projection interneurons that transmit information ...
... neurons act directly on motor neurons that contract the quadriceps. By the same token, they act indirectly, through inhibitory interneurons, to inhibit motor neurons that contract the antagonist muscle, the hamstring. The sensory neurons also end in projection interneurons that transmit information ...
Nucleus Basalis and Thalamic Control of Neocortical Activity in the
... Animals and surgery. The subjects of these experiments were 24 female Fischer 344 (2-l 5 month) and 42 female Sprague-Dawley (3-10 month) rats. Surgery was performed under deep anesthesia induced by a mixture (4 ml/kg) of ketamine (25 mg/ml), rompun (1.3 mg/ml), and acepromazine (0.25 m&ml). The rat ...
... Animals and surgery. The subjects of these experiments were 24 female Fischer 344 (2-l 5 month) and 42 female Sprague-Dawley (3-10 month) rats. Surgery was performed under deep anesthesia induced by a mixture (4 ml/kg) of ketamine (25 mg/ml), rompun (1.3 mg/ml), and acepromazine (0.25 m&ml). The rat ...