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... tors and enzymes involved in neurotransmission, including choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and NMDA receptors [6], may be cited as important responses to injury that are related to a regenerative strategy [5-8] in the cell body. In adults, such a physiological shift is more related to cell repair th ...
... tors and enzymes involved in neurotransmission, including choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) and NMDA receptors [6], may be cited as important responses to injury that are related to a regenerative strategy [5-8] in the cell body. In adults, such a physiological shift is more related to cell repair th ...
Nerve Regeneration in C. elegans after femtosecond laser axotomy
... dendrite of a neuron that connects the cell body to the sensory ending. Next, we incubated the worm with red fluorescent DiI dye to test the dye uptake through dendrite following axotomy. The unoperated neuron was completely filled with DiI-red fluorescent dye. In the operated neuron, only the dista ...
... dendrite of a neuron that connects the cell body to the sensory ending. Next, we incubated the worm with red fluorescent DiI dye to test the dye uptake through dendrite following axotomy. The unoperated neuron was completely filled with DiI-red fluorescent dye. In the operated neuron, only the dista ...
Brain asymmetry is encoded at the level of axon terminal morphology
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... which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. ...
Neural coding of basic reward terms of animal
... higher activity for the raisin than for the apple (Figure 3; [15]). Such neurons appear to be sensitive to the reward that has the highest utility at a given moment for the animal. The difference in neural activity between the lowest and the highest utility increases the gain of coding and thus enha ...
... higher activity for the raisin than for the apple (Figure 3; [15]). Such neurons appear to be sensitive to the reward that has the highest utility at a given moment for the animal. The difference in neural activity between the lowest and the highest utility increases the gain of coding and thus enha ...
Skeletal Muscle Motor Control
... are associated with collagen fibers at the muscle tendon junction – nerve fires continually – increased firing rate with increased tension and decreased rate with relaxation Collagen fibers twist together at this point so that the Golgi tendon body may associate with as many as 15 different muscle m ...
... are associated with collagen fibers at the muscle tendon junction – nerve fires continually – increased firing rate with increased tension and decreased rate with relaxation Collagen fibers twist together at this point so that the Golgi tendon body may associate with as many as 15 different muscle m ...
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... • Shorter tracts—conduct impulses from neuron cell bodies located in the cerebellar cortex to neurons whose dendrites and cell bodies compose nuclei located in the interior of the cerebellum • Longer tracts—conduct impulses to and from the cerebellum; fibers enter or leave by way of three pairs of p ...
... • Shorter tracts—conduct impulses from neuron cell bodies located in the cerebellar cortex to neurons whose dendrites and cell bodies compose nuclei located in the interior of the cerebellum • Longer tracts—conduct impulses to and from the cerebellum; fibers enter or leave by way of three pairs of p ...
Chapter_013
... • Shorter tracts—conduct impulses from neuron cell bodies located in the cerebellar cortex to neurons whose dendrites and cell bodies compose nuclei located in the interior of the cerebellum • Longer tracts—conduct impulses to and from the cerebellum; fibers enter or leave by way of three pairs of p ...
... • Shorter tracts—conduct impulses from neuron cell bodies located in the cerebellar cortex to neurons whose dendrites and cell bodies compose nuclei located in the interior of the cerebellum • Longer tracts—conduct impulses to and from the cerebellum; fibers enter or leave by way of three pairs of p ...
Clinically oriented anatomy of the brainstem
... nature, onset, extent and duration of the chief complaint previous disease, personal and family history , occupational data, social history particularly important: headache, seizures, loss of consciousness, visual disturbances, pain 2. Physical examination 3. Neurological examination cranial nerves ...
... nature, onset, extent and duration of the chief complaint previous disease, personal and family history , occupational data, social history particularly important: headache, seizures, loss of consciousness, visual disturbances, pain 2. Physical examination 3. Neurological examination cranial nerves ...
Mirror Neurons in a New World Monkey, Common Marmoset
... The retrograde tracer was injected into an area in STS that contained the cells strongly responsive to the video clip of others’ action, as determined from the electrophysiological recording under anesthesia (see above). For all the animals, the injection site was close to the posterior tip of STS a ...
... The retrograde tracer was injected into an area in STS that contained the cells strongly responsive to the video clip of others’ action, as determined from the electrophysiological recording under anesthesia (see above). For all the animals, the injection site was close to the posterior tip of STS a ...
Central mechanisms of osmosensation and systemic osmoregulation
... 15 minutes56. Osmoreceptors in these areas can therefore detect the osmotic strength of ingested materials and, through afferent connections to the CNS (FIG. 3), induce anticipatory responses that might buffer the potential impact of ingestion-related osmotic perturbations61. Indeed, water intake ca ...
... 15 minutes56. Osmoreceptors in these areas can therefore detect the osmotic strength of ingested materials and, through afferent connections to the CNS (FIG. 3), induce anticipatory responses that might buffer the potential impact of ingestion-related osmotic perturbations61. Indeed, water intake ca ...
V1 mechanisms underlying chromatic contrast detection
... (Graham 1977; Sachs et al. 1971). We asked whether signals measured in V1 at a psychophysical detection threshold (PT) are consistent with the cardinal mechanisms model. Although V1 neurons are not tuned to the cardinal color directions when tested with high-contrast stimuli (Horwitz et al. 2007; Jo ...
... (Graham 1977; Sachs et al. 1971). We asked whether signals measured in V1 at a psychophysical detection threshold (PT) are consistent with the cardinal mechanisms model. Although V1 neurons are not tuned to the cardinal color directions when tested with high-contrast stimuli (Horwitz et al. 2007; Jo ...
Chapter 8 The Nervous System
... • Serves as the emergency or stress system, controlling visceral effectors during strenuous exercise and when strong emotions (anger, fear, hate, or anxiety) are triggered • Group of changes induced by sympathetic control is called the fight-or-flight response Mosby items and derived items © 2012 by ...
... • Serves as the emergency or stress system, controlling visceral effectors during strenuous exercise and when strong emotions (anger, fear, hate, or anxiety) are triggered • Group of changes induced by sympathetic control is called the fight-or-flight response Mosby items and derived items © 2012 by ...
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... and control various aspects of neuronal activity to decipher their correlation to behavior. The Vesicular Glutamate Transporter 2 (VGLUT2) packages glutamate into presynaptic vesicles for axonal terminal release. In this thesis, VGLUT2 was used to specifically target cell populations within the basa ...
... and control various aspects of neuronal activity to decipher their correlation to behavior. The Vesicular Glutamate Transporter 2 (VGLUT2) packages glutamate into presynaptic vesicles for axonal terminal release. In this thesis, VGLUT2 was used to specifically target cell populations within the basa ...
Differential Spatial Organization of Otolith Signals in Frog Vestibular
... frogs that mirrors the embryonic and larval rhombomeric framework and that can be used to assign the location of particular subgroups of 2°VN within the underlying hindbrain segmental units (Straka et al. 2000b). The differences in function of specific otolith organs in frogs and mammals may provide ...
... frogs that mirrors the embryonic and larval rhombomeric framework and that can be used to assign the location of particular subgroups of 2°VN within the underlying hindbrain segmental units (Straka et al. 2000b). The differences in function of specific otolith organs in frogs and mammals may provide ...
Activity of Bipolar Potential Generation in Paramecium
... forward part of body. Voltage dependent Ca2+ channels are assumed at the central and at the backward parts of body. For mechanical stimulation at the forward part (input), reception potential appears by influx of Ca2+ through Ca2+ channels, or release from Ca2+ vesicles in the cell. When the potenti ...
... forward part of body. Voltage dependent Ca2+ channels are assumed at the central and at the backward parts of body. For mechanical stimulation at the forward part (input), reception potential appears by influx of Ca2+ through Ca2+ channels, or release from Ca2+ vesicles in the cell. When the potenti ...
lmmunocytochemical Mapping of 18236, A Brain
... of these (see McKay et al., 1981) emerged from analysis of monoclonal antibodies raised against brain. Of these potential nervous system-specific markers, only neuron-specific enolase has been characterized to the extent of molecular and cellular identification (Schmechel et al., 1978; Kennedy, 1982 ...
... of these (see McKay et al., 1981) emerged from analysis of monoclonal antibodies raised against brain. Of these potential nervous system-specific markers, only neuron-specific enolase has been characterized to the extent of molecular and cellular identification (Schmechel et al., 1978; Kennedy, 1982 ...
Motor areas of the frontal lobe by Jarrod Blinch
... supplementary somatosensory area, and the posterior parietal cortex and terminate mostly in the dorsal horn of the spinal grey matter. The termination in the dorsal horn makes it unlikely that these fibers directly influence motor behaviour. It has been suggested that corticospinal fibers that origi ...
... supplementary somatosensory area, and the posterior parietal cortex and terminate mostly in the dorsal horn of the spinal grey matter. The termination in the dorsal horn makes it unlikely that these fibers directly influence motor behaviour. It has been suggested that corticospinal fibers that origi ...
HSAN I - Viktor`s Notes for the Neurosurgery Resident
... HSAN III (familial dysautonomia, RILEY-DAY syndrome) almost exclusively Ashkenazi Jews (carrier state is estimated to be 1%). PATHOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY pathophysiologic findings: 1) decreased levels of dopamine-β-hydroxylase (decreased synthesis of noradrenaline from dopamine) 2) increased leve ...
... HSAN III (familial dysautonomia, RILEY-DAY syndrome) almost exclusively Ashkenazi Jews (carrier state is estimated to be 1%). PATHOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY pathophysiologic findings: 1) decreased levels of dopamine-β-hydroxylase (decreased synthesis of noradrenaline from dopamine) 2) increased leve ...
The Thalamic Projections of the Spinothalamic Tract
... In subsequent years, research showed that input from lemniscal and spinothalamic systems reached different cell types in the thalamus, even in nuclei where they converged anatomically. Thus, in the VPL/VPM nuclei, medial lemniscal neurons projected to large and medium-sized cells that were immunoreac ...
... In subsequent years, research showed that input from lemniscal and spinothalamic systems reached different cell types in the thalamus, even in nuclei where they converged anatomically. Thus, in the VPL/VPM nuclei, medial lemniscal neurons projected to large and medium-sized cells that were immunoreac ...