Challenges of understanding brain function by selective modulation
... selective modulation came with electrical stimulation. Since 1870 [23] it is used both to identify the function of brain areas and as a therapy to intervene with aberrant activity dynamics associated with brain disorders. Moreover, electrical stimulation also allows activation rather than silencing ...
... selective modulation came with electrical stimulation. Since 1870 [23] it is used both to identify the function of brain areas and as a therapy to intervene with aberrant activity dynamics associated with brain disorders. Moreover, electrical stimulation also allows activation rather than silencing ...
Proceedings of 2013 BMI the Second International Conference on
... on how the cognitive experience of using the avatar influences such effects. This talk will argue that just as humans are able to integrate complex tools into body schema (Gallivan et al., 2013), we can also integrate avatars into body schema. Doing so requires a high level of proficiency controllin ...
... on how the cognitive experience of using the avatar influences such effects. This talk will argue that just as humans are able to integrate complex tools into body schema (Gallivan et al., 2013), we can also integrate avatars into body schema. Doing so requires a high level of proficiency controllin ...
A Brainstem Network Mediating Apneic Reflexes in the Rat
... Apnea is an important protective response to upper airway irritation, but the central mechanisms responsible for eliciting sensory-induced apnea are not well understood. Recent studies have emphasized the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus in producing apnea and proposed a trigeminoparabrachial pathway for medi ...
... Apnea is an important protective response to upper airway irritation, but the central mechanisms responsible for eliciting sensory-induced apnea are not well understood. Recent studies have emphasized the Kölliker-Fuse nucleus in producing apnea and proposed a trigeminoparabrachial pathway for medi ...
Some text - (canvas.brown.edu).
... Whenever a cell fires, there will be a little tick-mark on the graph. Each time a cell fires it will release neurotransmitter. ...
... Whenever a cell fires, there will be a little tick-mark on the graph. Each time a cell fires it will release neurotransmitter. ...
highlighted topics - American Journal of Physiology
... Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the excitatory amino acid glutamate is the primary RHT neurotransmitter responsible for mediating the circadian actions of light, with NMDA, AMPA/kainate, and metabotropic receptors all seeming to play some role in mediating glutamate’s postsynaptic effects. I ...
... Multiple lines of evidence suggest that the excitatory amino acid glutamate is the primary RHT neurotransmitter responsible for mediating the circadian actions of light, with NMDA, AMPA/kainate, and metabotropic receptors all seeming to play some role in mediating glutamate’s postsynaptic effects. I ...
The Brain - HallquistCPHS.com
... system, and the cerebral cortex. Knowledge of how the brain works has increased with advances in neuroscientific methods. Studies of split-brain patients have also given researchers a great deal of information about the specialized functions of the brain's right and left hemispheres. Many students f ...
... system, and the cerebral cortex. Knowledge of how the brain works has increased with advances in neuroscientific methods. Studies of split-brain patients have also given researchers a great deal of information about the specialized functions of the brain's right and left hemispheres. Many students f ...
Rate versus Temporal Coding Models
... and `banana' akin to a bar code used to identify merchandise in retail stores. This idea and other related spike interval codes are improbable because specific spike patterns do not occur with any systematic regularity in the cortex. The jagged trace below the spikes represents the ensemble spike ra ...
... and `banana' akin to a bar code used to identify merchandise in retail stores. This idea and other related spike interval codes are improbable because specific spike patterns do not occur with any systematic regularity in the cortex. The jagged trace below the spikes represents the ensemble spike ra ...
A consensus sequence in the endothelin
... ET-1 increases the activity of the proximal tubule apical membrane Na⫹/H⫹ antiporter, which mediates the majority of proximal tubular NaCl and NaHCO3 absorption (10, 12, 29, 30). This proximal tubule apical membrane Na⫹/H⫹ activity is mediated by NHE3 (1, 4). OKP cells, an opossum kidney cell line w ...
... ET-1 increases the activity of the proximal tubule apical membrane Na⫹/H⫹ antiporter, which mediates the majority of proximal tubular NaCl and NaHCO3 absorption (10, 12, 29, 30). This proximal tubule apical membrane Na⫹/H⫹ activity is mediated by NHE3 (1, 4). OKP cells, an opossum kidney cell line w ...
Questions - rlsmart.net
... in a baby’s mouth causes the sucking reflex. it is slowly replaced by voluntary sucking at around two months. Rooting. Stroking a baby’s cheek makes her turn towards you, looking for food. This reflex helps the baby find the nipple when she is breastfeeding. The rooting reflex is gone by about four ...
... in a baby’s mouth causes the sucking reflex. it is slowly replaced by voluntary sucking at around two months. Rooting. Stroking a baby’s cheek makes her turn towards you, looking for food. This reflex helps the baby find the nipple when she is breastfeeding. The rooting reflex is gone by about four ...
Neurokinin B Signaling in the Female Rat: a Novel
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... The Endocrine Society. Downloaded from press.endocrine.org by [${individualUser.displayName}] on 03 December 2014. at 23:01 For personal use only. No other uses without permission. . All rights reserved. ...
2015 Annual Report - Maryland Stem Cell Research Fund
... symptoms that are fatal within 2 years of life. When the disease is subacute, children and adolescents show neurodegeneration and manifestations of Parkinson’s disease. Individuals that inherit only one mutated GCase gene are also at increased risk of developing PD. PD is characterized by a loss of ...
... symptoms that are fatal within 2 years of life. When the disease is subacute, children and adolescents show neurodegeneration and manifestations of Parkinson’s disease. Individuals that inherit only one mutated GCase gene are also at increased risk of developing PD. PD is characterized by a loss of ...
neural correlates of associative face memory in
... view, and to the worst identity of the best view, respectively. Thus, a VSI or ISI value closer to 1 indicates higher tuning to the facial view or facial identity, whereas a VSI or ISI value closer to 0 indicates lower tuning to the facial view or facial identity. We calculated VSI of cue-face respo ...
... view, and to the worst identity of the best view, respectively. Thus, a VSI or ISI value closer to 1 indicates higher tuning to the facial view or facial identity, whereas a VSI or ISI value closer to 0 indicates lower tuning to the facial view or facial identity. We calculated VSI of cue-face respo ...
Hemoglobin and Myoglobin
... Because of its red color, the red blood pigment has been of interest since antiquity. •First protein to be crystallized - 1849. •First protein to have its mass accurately measured. •First protein to be studied by ultracentrifugation. •First protein to associated with a physiological condition. •Firs ...
... Because of its red color, the red blood pigment has been of interest since antiquity. •First protein to be crystallized - 1849. •First protein to have its mass accurately measured. •First protein to be studied by ultracentrifugation. •First protein to associated with a physiological condition. •Firs ...
030909.PHitchcock.IntroductoryLecture
... • Nuclei and tracts that are linked by synapses serve a common function are generally referred to as a pathway. ...
... • Nuclei and tracts that are linked by synapses serve a common function are generally referred to as a pathway. ...
Lecture 38 - Amino Acid Metabolism 1
... 2. What is the net reaction of the urea cycle? NH4+ + HCO3- + aspartate + 3 ATP ---> urea + fumarate + 2 ADP + 2 Pi + AMP + PPi 3. What is the key regulated enzyme in urea synthesis? Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I – catalyzes the commitment step in the urea cycle; the activity of this mitochondria ...
... 2. What is the net reaction of the urea cycle? NH4+ + HCO3- + aspartate + 3 ATP ---> urea + fumarate + 2 ADP + 2 Pi + AMP + PPi 3. What is the key regulated enzyme in urea synthesis? Carbamoyl phosphate synthetase I – catalyzes the commitment step in the urea cycle; the activity of this mitochondria ...
Briefing Notes Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience
... Motor neurone disease (MND) has first been described by the French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot in 1869. MND is a term used for a group of diseases which are caused by the death of motor neurones in the brain and spinal cord leading to progressive muscle paralysis. MND is also known as Lou Gehrig ...
... Motor neurone disease (MND) has first been described by the French neurologist Jean-Martin Charcot in 1869. MND is a term used for a group of diseases which are caused by the death of motor neurones in the brain and spinal cord leading to progressive muscle paralysis. MND is also known as Lou Gehrig ...
Neurotransmitter Transporters
... with its receptors, the synaptic potential, is the fundamental unit of communication between neurons. Whether this is a brief excitatory postsynaptic potential triggered by glutamate or a slow shift in the membrane potential produced by noradrenaline (norepinephrine), the duration of this potential ...
... with its receptors, the synaptic potential, is the fundamental unit of communication between neurons. Whether this is a brief excitatory postsynaptic potential triggered by glutamate or a slow shift in the membrane potential produced by noradrenaline (norepinephrine), the duration of this potential ...
Invulnerability of retinal ganglion cells to NMDA excitotoxicity
... subunits combine into multimeric complexes to form functional receptor channels. To form an NMDA receptor, for instance, two NR1 subunits must combine with at least two NR2 subunits. NMDA receptors have been linked to excitotoxic death that occurs in less than 1 h of exposure, whereas much longer ex ...
... subunits combine into multimeric complexes to form functional receptor channels. To form an NMDA receptor, for instance, two NR1 subunits must combine with at least two NR2 subunits. NMDA receptors have been linked to excitotoxic death that occurs in less than 1 h of exposure, whereas much longer ex ...
Xavier Nadal i Roura PARTICIPATION OF THE ENDOGENOUS OPIOID AND CANNABINOID SYSTEMS
... should be remembered that Celsus, the famous Roman physician, described pain as one of the four cardinal signs of inflammation in the I century a.C. In this process of repair, many molecules are released and act on the nociceptive fibers to produce pain (for instance, bradikinin) or to sensitize the ...
... should be remembered that Celsus, the famous Roman physician, described pain as one of the four cardinal signs of inflammation in the I century a.C. In this process of repair, many molecules are released and act on the nociceptive fibers to produce pain (for instance, bradikinin) or to sensitize the ...
A Volumetric MRI Analysis of Hypochondriac Patients
... hypochondriasis. This is a critical demonstration, as it has not been previously known whether any brain volume abnormalities exist in hypochondriasis. Of particular note is the fact that these findings were obtained in a sample of patients with a “pure” hypochondriasis, i.e., without any past or cu ...
... hypochondriasis. This is a critical demonstration, as it has not been previously known whether any brain volume abnormalities exist in hypochondriasis. Of particular note is the fact that these findings were obtained in a sample of patients with a “pure” hypochondriasis, i.e., without any past or cu ...
Vegetative nervous system
... Myofascial trigger points are irritable tight spots in taut bands of muscle that are painful when pressed and may feel knotty to the touch. Myofascial refers to the body's soft tissue, comprised of muscles and the muscle fascia (or skin), which covers bones, muscle fibers and groups of muscles. Myof ...
... Myofascial trigger points are irritable tight spots in taut bands of muscle that are painful when pressed and may feel knotty to the touch. Myofascial refers to the body's soft tissue, comprised of muscles and the muscle fascia (or skin), which covers bones, muscle fibers and groups of muscles. Myof ...
Investigating pain networks in the spinal cord using functional MRI
... net effect of physical, emotional and cognitive influences. Two people might perceive the pain caused by a noxious stimulus quite differently, or a person may perceive an identical stimulus to be more or less intense, depending on their attention focus or emotional state. It is a fairly common to sa ...
... net effect of physical, emotional and cognitive influences. Two people might perceive the pain caused by a noxious stimulus quite differently, or a person may perceive an identical stimulus to be more or less intense, depending on their attention focus or emotional state. It is a fairly common to sa ...
Top-down influence in early visual processing: a Bayesian perspective
... Neurons in the primary visual cortex are known to be tuned to specific elementary local features in the visual scenes. These features include location, line orientation, stereo disparity, movement direction, color and spatial frequency [1,2]. It is also known that V1 neurons are also influenced by t ...
... Neurons in the primary visual cortex are known to be tuned to specific elementary local features in the visual scenes. These features include location, line orientation, stereo disparity, movement direction, color and spatial frequency [1,2]. It is also known that V1 neurons are also influenced by t ...
Signal Integration in Thalamus: Labeled Lines Go
... merged and the various integration strategies they employ at each processing station serve as bottlenecks to the types and range of perceptions the brain can create and thus is important to our experience of the world. In this issue of Neuron, Roska and co-workers (Rompani et al., 2017) reveal the s ...
... merged and the various integration strategies they employ at each processing station serve as bottlenecks to the types and range of perceptions the brain can create and thus is important to our experience of the world. In this issue of Neuron, Roska and co-workers (Rompani et al., 2017) reveal the s ...
Clinical neurochemistry
Clinical neurochemistry is the field of neurological biochemistry which relates biochemical phenomena to clinical symptomatic manifestations in humans. While neurochemistry is mostly associated with the effects of neurotransmitters and similarly-functioning chemicals on neurons themselves, clinical neurochemistry relates these phenomena to system-wide symptoms. Clinical neurochemistry is related to neurogenesis, neuromodulation, neuroplasticity, neuroendocrinology, and neuroimmunology in the context of associating neurological findings at both lower and higher level organismal functions.