Biological clock
... 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 w ...
... 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 w ...
Branched thalamic afferents - the Sherman Lab
... with the actual anatomy of the pathways generally not clearly defined or completely undefined, and a number of different diagrams have been published (see Fig. 4 for two examples). The implied value of an efference copy is that it provides information of body movements, information needed to disting ...
... with the actual anatomy of the pathways generally not clearly defined or completely undefined, and a number of different diagrams have been published (see Fig. 4 for two examples). The implied value of an efference copy is that it provides information of body movements, information needed to disting ...
doc midterm 1 chapter notes
... René Descartes, said that animals (including humans) are machines, and once set on this earth behave without any divine intervention. He defined the term reflex: An automatic, stereotyped movement that is produced as a direct result of a stimulus. He said that energy coming from an outside source wo ...
... René Descartes, said that animals (including humans) are machines, and once set on this earth behave without any divine intervention. He defined the term reflex: An automatic, stereotyped movement that is produced as a direct result of a stimulus. He said that energy coming from an outside source wo ...
Mapping of second order olfactory neurons and ventral
... different species, in particular the olfactory pathways. Due to their highly specialized ability of detecting air-born molecules over long distances, plus an accessible nervous system, noctuid moths have served as favorable model organisms for exploring basic neural principles underlying chemosensor ...
... different species, in particular the olfactory pathways. Due to their highly specialized ability of detecting air-born molecules over long distances, plus an accessible nervous system, noctuid moths have served as favorable model organisms for exploring basic neural principles underlying chemosensor ...
Mammalian Cerebral Cortex: Embryonic Development
... has been studied in hamsters, mice, and cats and human embryos using both the rapid Golgi and routine staining procedures. The ventral (proximal) to dorsal (distal) progression and its basic neuronal and fibrillar composition is similar in all embryos studied and is considered to be essentially anal ...
... has been studied in hamsters, mice, and cats and human embryos using both the rapid Golgi and routine staining procedures. The ventral (proximal) to dorsal (distal) progression and its basic neuronal and fibrillar composition is similar in all embryos studied and is considered to be essentially anal ...
Lema and Nevitt, 2004a
... LSD, P < 0:0001), while there was no difference between sexes in Big Spring fish (P ¼ 0:079). When comparing between populations, Amargosa River males (P < 0:0001) and females (P ¼ 0:007) both had larger parvocellular neurons than same sex fish from the Big Spring population. These population and sex d ...
... LSD, P < 0:0001), while there was no difference between sexes in Big Spring fish (P ¼ 0:079). When comparing between populations, Amargosa River males (P < 0:0001) and females (P ¼ 0:007) both had larger parvocellular neurons than same sex fish from the Big Spring population. These population and sex d ...
Tutorial on Pattern Classification in Cell Recording
... condition type must be presented to the subject. For example, if the investigator is interested in decoding which particular stimuli were shown to the subject, then each stimulus must be presented multiple times. While in general more data is always better, there are often experimental restrictions ...
... condition type must be presented to the subject. For example, if the investigator is interested in decoding which particular stimuli were shown to the subject, then each stimulus must be presented multiple times. While in general more data is always better, there are often experimental restrictions ...
Document
... neuron activity in the anterior cingulate sulcus of macaques while they performed a sequential problem-solving task. By trial and error, animals determined the correct sequence for touching three fixed spatial targets. After the sequence was repeated three times, we then changed the correct solution ...
... neuron activity in the anterior cingulate sulcus of macaques while they performed a sequential problem-solving task. By trial and error, animals determined the correct sequence for touching three fixed spatial targets. After the sequence was repeated three times, we then changed the correct solution ...
Two-photon imaging and analysis of neural network dynamics
... photons carry useful signal and the detection strategy becomes very simple: ‘just collect as many photons as you can’ (Denk et al 2005). For further details on the physical principles and technical aspects of two-photon microscopy we refer to several comprehensive reviews (So et al 2000, Diaspro 200 ...
... photons carry useful signal and the detection strategy becomes very simple: ‘just collect as many photons as you can’ (Denk et al 2005). For further details on the physical principles and technical aspects of two-photon microscopy we refer to several comprehensive reviews (So et al 2000, Diaspro 200 ...
Scaling self-organizing maps to model large cortical networks
... debug small simulations and then scale them up to larger simulations only when needed. The scaling equations also facilitate the comparison of biological maps and parameters between individuals and species with different brain region sizes. Second, the equations are combined into a new growing map m ...
... debug small simulations and then scale them up to larger simulations only when needed. The scaling equations also facilitate the comparison of biological maps and parameters between individuals and species with different brain region sizes. Second, the equations are combined into a new growing map m ...
Chapter 15 - Houston Community College Learning Web
... efferent divisions of the nervous system, and explain what is meant by the somatic nervous system. • 15-2 Explain why receptors respond to specific stimuli, and how the organization of a receptor affects its sensitivity. • 15-3 Identify the receptors for the general senses, and describe how they fun ...
... efferent divisions of the nervous system, and explain what is meant by the somatic nervous system. • 15-2 Explain why receptors respond to specific stimuli, and how the organization of a receptor affects its sensitivity. • 15-3 Identify the receptors for the general senses, and describe how they fun ...
- Columbia University Medical Center
... are also expressed by proprioceptive sensory neurons, raising the possibility that cadherins regulate additional steps in the development of sensory-motor circuits. Introduction Many hundreds of neuronal cell types are generated during the development of the vertebrate central nervous system (CNS)—a ...
... are also expressed by proprioceptive sensory neurons, raising the possibility that cadherins regulate additional steps in the development of sensory-motor circuits. Introduction Many hundreds of neuronal cell types are generated during the development of the vertebrate central nervous system (CNS)—a ...
SPHS 4050, Neurological Bases, PP 09a
... Focus in on cranial nerves (there are 12 pairs) – Roots connect to CNS • brainstem • uppermost spinal cord – Exit brain and pass through skull to reach the sense organs or muscles of head and neck with which they are associated – Relatively unprotected (susceptible to damage) – All twelve relevant ...
... Focus in on cranial nerves (there are 12 pairs) – Roots connect to CNS • brainstem • uppermost spinal cord – Exit brain and pass through skull to reach the sense organs or muscles of head and neck with which they are associated – Relatively unprotected (susceptible to damage) – All twelve relevant ...
Encoding and Retrieval of Episodic Memories: Role of Hippocampus
... time, as described below, this model is closely related to many previous theories of the function of individual hippocampal subregions (Marr, 1971; McNaughton and Morris, 1987; Levy, 1989; Eichenbaum and Buckingham, 1990; McNaughton, 1991; Treves and Rolls, 1992; O’Reilly and McClelland, 1994; McCle ...
... time, as described below, this model is closely related to many previous theories of the function of individual hippocampal subregions (Marr, 1971; McNaughton and Morris, 1987; Levy, 1989; Eichenbaum and Buckingham, 1990; McNaughton, 1991; Treves and Rolls, 1992; O’Reilly and McClelland, 1994; McCle ...
Memmler`s The Human Body in Health and
... biceps brachii results in flexion of the arm at the elbow. ZOOMING IN • Is this a somatic or an autonomic reflex arc? What type of neuron is located between the sensory and motor neuron in the CNS? ...
... biceps brachii results in flexion of the arm at the elbow. ZOOMING IN • Is this a somatic or an autonomic reflex arc? What type of neuron is located between the sensory and motor neuron in the CNS? ...
Turtle Dorsal Cortex Pyramidal Neurons Comprise Two Distinct Cell
... determined by fitting an exponential function (Kaleidagraph, Synergy Software, Reading, PA) to voltage traces in response to hyperpolarizing current injection [36, 40, 47]. Spike train parameters (11–14) were measured and averaged for several trials where multiple spikes were elicited in response to ...
... determined by fitting an exponential function (Kaleidagraph, Synergy Software, Reading, PA) to voltage traces in response to hyperpolarizing current injection [36, 40, 47]. Spike train parameters (11–14) were measured and averaged for several trials where multiple spikes were elicited in response to ...