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Molecular factors underlying selective vulnerability of motor neurons
... mechanisms exist for particular classes of neurons, such as motor neurons, to express a unique molecular profile of ionotropic glutamate receptors, suited to cell-specific functional properties. Normal glutamate neurotransmission involves the vesicular release of glutamate into the synaptic cleft wh ...
... mechanisms exist for particular classes of neurons, such as motor neurons, to express a unique molecular profile of ionotropic glutamate receptors, suited to cell-specific functional properties. Normal glutamate neurotransmission involves the vesicular release of glutamate into the synaptic cleft wh ...
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... ASIC activation strongly depended on the number of active proton pumps as probed by application of light at different intensities (Fig. 2e). Furthermore, efficient activation depended on the external buffering capacity for protons, namely buffer strength and extracellular volume. Increasing the buff ...
... ASIC activation strongly depended on the number of active proton pumps as probed by application of light at different intensities (Fig. 2e). Furthermore, efficient activation depended on the external buffering capacity for protons, namely buffer strength and extracellular volume. Increasing the buff ...
Simulations of the Role of the Muscarinic-Activated Calcium- I in Entorhinal Neuronal
... drites lumped together. The addition of the separate initial segment compartment differs from the pyramidal cell. The lengths and cross sections of the three principal dendrite compartments were adjusted to give the dendrite a length constant of 2 (sealed-end condition). The compartment profiles are ...
... drites lumped together. The addition of the separate initial segment compartment differs from the pyramidal cell. The lengths and cross sections of the three principal dendrite compartments were adjusted to give the dendrite a length constant of 2 (sealed-end condition). The compartment profiles are ...
Neurotransmitter Profile of Saccadic Omnipause Neurons in
... Nakao et al.. 1988, 1989). This high level of tonic activity is interrupted 1O-l 2 msec before a saccade, thereby releasing the inhibition from saccadic burst neurons. The disinhibition allows the burst neurons to activate the extraocular eye muscle motoneurons and results in a saccade. In current m ...
... Nakao et al.. 1988, 1989). This high level of tonic activity is interrupted 1O-l 2 msec before a saccade, thereby releasing the inhibition from saccadic burst neurons. The disinhibition allows the burst neurons to activate the extraocular eye muscle motoneurons and results in a saccade. In current m ...
Open-loop organization of thalamic reticular nucleus and dorsal
... two to five action potentials. Previous experimental and computational work has established that bursts are a reliable way to send a high-efficacy signal to a postsynaptic target and are likely a more suitable mode for signal detection than spikes in tonic mode (Denning and Reinagel 2005; Goense et ...
... two to five action potentials. Previous experimental and computational work has established that bursts are a reliable way to send a high-efficacy signal to a postsynaptic target and are likely a more suitable mode for signal detection than spikes in tonic mode (Denning and Reinagel 2005; Goense et ...
Adaptation of Firing Rate and Spike
... Adaptation is commonly seen as a decrease in response to a constant stimulus and is thought to accentuate time-varying input while attenuating static background values. Adaptation is ubiquitous in the auditory system and specifically in the sound localization pathway. In psychophysics, adaptation ma ...
... Adaptation is commonly seen as a decrease in response to a constant stimulus and is thought to accentuate time-varying input while attenuating static background values. Adaptation is ubiquitous in the auditory system and specifically in the sound localization pathway. In psychophysics, adaptation ma ...
Number and Laminar Distribution of Neurons in a
... the number of neurons in such a projection column. Together with the data on TC projections, these numbers are then used to compute the average TC innervation of excitatory neurons in a cortical column as presented in the subsequent article (Meyer et al. 2010). The number of neurons in a cortical co ...
... the number of neurons in such a projection column. Together with the data on TC projections, these numbers are then used to compute the average TC innervation of excitatory neurons in a cortical column as presented in the subsequent article (Meyer et al. 2010). The number of neurons in a cortical co ...
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... vious studies showed that radial glia in the ventricular zone (VZ) of the developing neocortex are the progenitors that produce nearly all excitatory neurons (Kriegstein and Alvarez-Buylla, 2009). Prior to neurogenesis, radial glial progenitors (RGPs) divide symmetrically to amplify the progenitor p ...
... vious studies showed that radial glia in the ventricular zone (VZ) of the developing neocortex are the progenitors that produce nearly all excitatory neurons (Kriegstein and Alvarez-Buylla, 2009). Prior to neurogenesis, radial glial progenitors (RGPs) divide symmetrically to amplify the progenitor p ...
D2 Dopamine Receptors in Striatal Medium Spiny Neurons Reduce
... the induction of synaptic plasticity in the striatum (Calabresi et al., 1992). These studies argue that D2 receptor stimulation increases, ...
... the induction of synaptic plasticity in the striatum (Calabresi et al., 1992). These studies argue that D2 receptor stimulation increases, ...
Self Assessment Chapter 14 - CM
... • Acetylcholine (ACh) – neurotransmitter used in excitatory synapses between sympathetic preganglionic axons and postganglionic neurons; postganglionic axons then transmit action potentials to target cell • At synapse with their target cells, postganglionic axons release one of three neurotransmitte ...
... • Acetylcholine (ACh) – neurotransmitter used in excitatory synapses between sympathetic preganglionic axons and postganglionic neurons; postganglionic axons then transmit action potentials to target cell • At synapse with their target cells, postganglionic axons release one of three neurotransmitte ...
48-nervous text - Everglades High School
... A microelectrode is made from a glass capillary tube filled with an electrically conductive salt solution. One end of the tube tapers to an extremely fine tip (diameter < 1 µm). While looking through a microscope, the experimenter uses a micropositioner to insert the tip of the microelectrode into a ...
... A microelectrode is made from a glass capillary tube filled with an electrically conductive salt solution. One end of the tube tapers to an extremely fine tip (diameter < 1 µm). While looking through a microscope, the experimenter uses a micropositioner to insert the tip of the microelectrode into a ...
Vol 431 No 7010 pp723-882
... disorders. In the past decade, biological findings on dopamine function have been infused with concepts taken from computational theories of reinforcement learning. These more abstract approaches have now been applied to describe the biological algorithms at play in our brains when we form value jud ...
... disorders. In the past decade, biological findings on dopamine function have been infused with concepts taken from computational theories of reinforcement learning. These more abstract approaches have now been applied to describe the biological algorithms at play in our brains when we form value jud ...
Chapter 2
... zones. The central nucleus, the largest of the subdivisions, has been the focus of most studies of IC neuronal organization and its neuron types and the inputs are best known. Understanding the neuronal organization of the IC in terms of subdivisions has been a problem when it is uncertain how other ...
... zones. The central nucleus, the largest of the subdivisions, has been the focus of most studies of IC neuronal organization and its neuron types and the inputs are best known. Understanding the neuronal organization of the IC in terms of subdivisions has been a problem when it is uncertain how other ...
Chapter 14 PowerPoint Slides PDF - CM
... considered hormones rather than neurotransmitters Act as long-distance chemical messengers; interface ...
... considered hormones rather than neurotransmitters Act as long-distance chemical messengers; interface ...
String Art: Axon Tracts in the Spinal Cord Spinal reflex arcs
... Sensory axons* originate in proprioceptive organs such as muscle spindle or golgi tendon organ Cell bodies of 1o sensory neurons Axons ascend in cuneate fasciculus Axons ascend in cuneate fasciculus Axons synapse with 2o neurons in accessory cuneate nucleus. Axons from these 2o neurons pass through ...
... Sensory axons* originate in proprioceptive organs such as muscle spindle or golgi tendon organ Cell bodies of 1o sensory neurons Axons ascend in cuneate fasciculus Axons ascend in cuneate fasciculus Axons synapse with 2o neurons in accessory cuneate nucleus. Axons from these 2o neurons pass through ...
The Central Nervous System
... • Rapid opening of voltage-gated Na+ channels • Na+ entry causes rapid depolarization ...
... • Rapid opening of voltage-gated Na+ channels • Na+ entry causes rapid depolarization ...
Chapter 3 - University of South Alabama
... terminals and they disturb the membrane of the postsynaptic cell so that ions flow across the cell membrane membrane. _____________ synapse – the net flow of ions make the cell less negative or ...
... terminals and they disturb the membrane of the postsynaptic cell so that ions flow across the cell membrane membrane. _____________ synapse – the net flow of ions make the cell less negative or ...
Filamentous contacts: the ultrastructure and three
... situated like islands within the territory of an asymmetrical filamentous contact, and small spot-like close membrane appositions resembling gap junctions are occasionally seen in the fenestrae adjacent to the strands of both varieties of contact. Bundles of neurofilaments running in different direc ...
... situated like islands within the territory of an asymmetrical filamentous contact, and small spot-like close membrane appositions resembling gap junctions are occasionally seen in the fenestrae adjacent to the strands of both varieties of contact. Bundles of neurofilaments running in different direc ...
NMDA Receptor Function and Physiological Modulation
... As the NMDA receptor is a ligand-gated ion channel, it can display a decrease in conductance despite the continuous presence of agonist, a process referred to as desensitization. Three different types of desensitization have been reported for NMDA receptors, a glycine-sensitive, a glycine-insensitiv ...
... As the NMDA receptor is a ligand-gated ion channel, it can display a decrease in conductance despite the continuous presence of agonist, a process referred to as desensitization. Three different types of desensitization have been reported for NMDA receptors, a glycine-sensitive, a glycine-insensitiv ...
Lemniscal recurrent and transcortical influences on
... dorsal column fibers at cervical levels.8. and 39. The primary afferents terminate mostly within the clusters zone32 or cellular bricks8 where lemniscal-projecting neurons predominate.21., 27. and 32. The local neurons of this region have larger and more proximal cutaneous receptive fields than the ...
... dorsal column fibers at cervical levels.8. and 39. The primary afferents terminate mostly within the clusters zone32 or cellular bricks8 where lemniscal-projecting neurons predominate.21., 27. and 32. The local neurons of this region have larger and more proximal cutaneous receptive fields than the ...
LESSON 4.3 WORKBOOK What makes us go to sleep, and what
... When we are awake and alert, most of the neurons in our brain – especially those in our forebrain – are active, which enables us to pay attention to sensory information, to think about what we are perceiving, to retrieve and think about memories, and to engage in the variety of behaviors that we hav ...
... When we are awake and alert, most of the neurons in our brain – especially those in our forebrain – are active, which enables us to pay attention to sensory information, to think about what we are perceiving, to retrieve and think about memories, and to engage in the variety of behaviors that we hav ...
Chemical synapse
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Chemical synapses are specialized junctions through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those in muscles or glands. Chemical synapses allow neurons to form circuits within the central nervous system. They are crucial to the biological computations that underlie perception and thought. They allow the nervous system to connect to and control other systems of the body.At a chemical synapse, one neuron releases neurotransmitter molecules into a small space (the synaptic cleft) that is adjacent to another neuron. The neurotransmitters are kept within small sacs called vesicles, and are released into the synaptic cleft by exocytosis. These molecules then bind to receptors on the postsynaptic cell's side of the synaptic cleft. Finally, the neurotransmitters must be cleared from the synapse through one of several potential mechanisms including enzymatic degradation or re-uptake by specific transporters either on the presynaptic cell or possibly by neuroglia to terminate the action of the transmitter.The adult human brain is estimated to contain from 1014 to 5 × 1014 (100–500 trillion) synapses. Every cubic millimeter of cerebral cortex contains roughly a billion (short scale, i.e. 109) of them.The word ""synapse"" comes from ""synaptein"", which Sir Charles Scott Sherrington and colleagues coined from the Greek ""syn-"" (""together"") and ""haptein"" (""to clasp""). Chemical synapses are not the only type of biological synapse: electrical and immunological synapses also exist. Without a qualifier, however, ""synapse"" commonly means chemical synapse.