Neuroscience 7b – Cortical Motor Function
... The different parts of the central nervous system are associated with different aspects of cortical motor function. Association Neocortex: uses information about where the body is in space (based on vision, audition and somatic sensations). The frontal lobe and limbic system generate the desire to m ...
... The different parts of the central nervous system are associated with different aspects of cortical motor function. Association Neocortex: uses information about where the body is in space (based on vision, audition and somatic sensations). The frontal lobe and limbic system generate the desire to m ...
Relative sparing of primary auditory cortex in Williams Syndrome
... often showing hyperacusis [26,27,29,32] and auditory allodynia (displeasure toward certain sounds) [28]. They are also attracted to music and a variety of broadband noises [26,27]. The distinctive auditory sensitivity together with the cognitive strengths, weaknesses, and aberrations predict a relat ...
... often showing hyperacusis [26,27,29,32] and auditory allodynia (displeasure toward certain sounds) [28]. They are also attracted to music and a variety of broadband noises [26,27]. The distinctive auditory sensitivity together with the cognitive strengths, weaknesses, and aberrations predict a relat ...
Relative sparing of primary auditory cortex in Williams Syndrome
... often showing hyperacusis [26,27,29,32] and auditory allodynia (displeasure toward certain sounds) [28]. They are also attracted to music and a variety of broadband noises [26,27]. The distinctive auditory sensitivity together with the cognitive strengths, weaknesses, and aberrations predict a relat ...
... often showing hyperacusis [26,27,29,32] and auditory allodynia (displeasure toward certain sounds) [28]. They are also attracted to music and a variety of broadband noises [26,27]. The distinctive auditory sensitivity together with the cognitive strengths, weaknesses, and aberrations predict a relat ...
Woods Hole Ascidian Manual
... B at a concentration of 2 ug/ml. Cytochalasin B is a specific inhibitor of actin polymerization and will prevent microfilaments from properly forming. Under these culture conditions, cell nuclei will continue to divide and various aspects of cell differentiation can be observed. Although chorionated ...
... B at a concentration of 2 ug/ml. Cytochalasin B is a specific inhibitor of actin polymerization and will prevent microfilaments from properly forming. Under these culture conditions, cell nuclei will continue to divide and various aspects of cell differentiation can be observed. Although chorionated ...
Volitional enhancement of firing synchrony and oscillation
... been frequently reported in animals and humans. In particular, Fetz and collaborators (Fetz, 1969; Fetz and Finocchio, 1971; Fetz and Baker, 1973) had established the methodology of neuronal operant conditioning and reported that monkeys could control firing rates of individual neurons in the motor ...
... been frequently reported in animals and humans. In particular, Fetz and collaborators (Fetz, 1969; Fetz and Finocchio, 1971; Fetz and Baker, 1973) had established the methodology of neuronal operant conditioning and reported that monkeys could control firing rates of individual neurons in the motor ...
Autonomic Nervous System
... conduct stimulus information from a sensory receptor, such as a tactile receptor in the skin. Somatic motor neurons innervate skeletal muscle fibers. ANS also utilizes sensory and motor neurons. Visceral sensory neurons provide input to activate the ANS. ...
... conduct stimulus information from a sensory receptor, such as a tactile receptor in the skin. Somatic motor neurons innervate skeletal muscle fibers. ANS also utilizes sensory and motor neurons. Visceral sensory neurons provide input to activate the ANS. ...
Introductory Psychology Concepts
... Introductory Psychology Concepts: The Neuron and the Synapse Identify parts of the neuron and synapse and describe how they communicate information. ...
... Introductory Psychology Concepts: The Neuron and the Synapse Identify parts of the neuron and synapse and describe how they communicate information. ...
Representing Spatial Information for Limb - Research
... ment with the code during maintenance of static posture. It is well known that static cell discharge is monotonically related to the corresponding position of the hand in space in Ml (Georgopoulos et al., 1984; Georgopoulos and Massey, 1985; Kettner et al., 1988), PMd (Caminiti et al., 1991), area 2 ...
... ment with the code during maintenance of static posture. It is well known that static cell discharge is monotonically related to the corresponding position of the hand in space in Ml (Georgopoulos et al., 1984; Georgopoulos and Massey, 1985; Kettner et al., 1988), PMd (Caminiti et al., 1991), area 2 ...
BOX 30.8 THE ROLE OF THE SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS IN
... You are sitting astride your bicycle at an intersection and just about to press down on the pedal when all of a sudden a motorist runs the light. This requires the rapid cancellation of an initiated action. Recent studies suggest that rapid stopping of this kind is implemented by a “hyperdirect” pat ...
... You are sitting astride your bicycle at an intersection and just about to press down on the pedal when all of a sudden a motorist runs the light. This requires the rapid cancellation of an initiated action. Recent studies suggest that rapid stopping of this kind is implemented by a “hyperdirect” pat ...
Make Life Visible
... optical contrast. In photoacoustic computed tomography, a pulsed broad laser beam illuminates the biological tissue to generate a small but rapid temperature rise, which leads to emission of ultrasonic waves due to thermoelastic expansion. The unscattered pulsed ultrasonic waves are then detected by ...
... optical contrast. In photoacoustic computed tomography, a pulsed broad laser beam illuminates the biological tissue to generate a small but rapid temperature rise, which leads to emission of ultrasonic waves due to thermoelastic expansion. The unscattered pulsed ultrasonic waves are then detected by ...
A Stereoscopic Look at Visual Cortex
... Three very recent papers now provide us with a clearer picture. They indicate that, rather unexpectedly, the processing supporting stereoscopic perception is likely to be completed in the ventral stream. The first study (Krug et al. 2004) recorded from neurons in macaque V5/MT and tested their respo ...
... Three very recent papers now provide us with a clearer picture. They indicate that, rather unexpectedly, the processing supporting stereoscopic perception is likely to be completed in the ventral stream. The first study (Krug et al. 2004) recorded from neurons in macaque V5/MT and tested their respo ...
serotonergic modulation of swimming speed in the pteropod mollusc
... This change is accompanied by the recruitment of general excitor motoneurons (Satterlie, 1993) which, in turn, activate fast-twitch fatigable parapodial muscle cells and directly mediate enhanced contraction of the slow-twitch muscle cells ...
... This change is accompanied by the recruitment of general excitor motoneurons (Satterlie, 1993) which, in turn, activate fast-twitch fatigable parapodial muscle cells and directly mediate enhanced contraction of the slow-twitch muscle cells ...
Multiscale quantification of tissue behavior during amniote embryo
... Axis formation in the vertebrate embryo occurs in a head to tail sequence; the head forms first followed by the neck, the thoracic and later on the lumbosacral regions. During this sequence of events the different embryonic layers (endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm) extend toward the posterior pole ...
... Axis formation in the vertebrate embryo occurs in a head to tail sequence; the head forms first followed by the neck, the thoracic and later on the lumbosacral regions. During this sequence of events the different embryonic layers (endoderm, mesoderm and ectoderm) extend toward the posterior pole ...
6.5 Nervous system part1
... The Nerve Impulse 5. Then the gates in the potassium channels CLOSE, and the resting potential is re-established by sodium/ potassium pumps and facilitated diffusion. This is called repolarize. ...
... The Nerve Impulse 5. Then the gates in the potassium channels CLOSE, and the resting potential is re-established by sodium/ potassium pumps and facilitated diffusion. This is called repolarize. ...
How Many Cell Types Does It Take to Wire a Brain?
... via the Cx3cr1 fractalkine receptor (left). Microglia prune elements (center) and then return to a resting state near maintained elements (right). (B) In an alternative model, fractalkine signaling globally activates microglia, but a more local, ...
... via the Cx3cr1 fractalkine receptor (left). Microglia prune elements (center) and then return to a resting state near maintained elements (right). (B) In an alternative model, fractalkine signaling globally activates microglia, but a more local, ...
axonal terminals
... • After the inside of the cell becomes flooded with Na+, the gated ion channels on the inside of the membrane open to allow the K+ to move to the outside of the membrane. With K+ moving to the outside, the membrane's repolarization restores ...
... • After the inside of the cell becomes flooded with Na+, the gated ion channels on the inside of the membrane open to allow the K+ to move to the outside of the membrane. With K+ moving to the outside, the membrane's repolarization restores ...
Chapter 6
... Coding of color The retinas of humans, Old World monkeys and apes contain 3 different types of cones which provide us with an elaborate form of color vision All visible colors (for humans at least) can be mixed from the 3 main colors: red (long), green (medium), and blue (short); due to the wavelen ...
... Coding of color The retinas of humans, Old World monkeys and apes contain 3 different types of cones which provide us with an elaborate form of color vision All visible colors (for humans at least) can be mixed from the 3 main colors: red (long), green (medium), and blue (short); due to the wavelen ...
Fatigue and Inhibition
... Mechanisms of Learning and Development In Chapter 2 we saw that learning takes a number of forms. Some learning seems simple and easily explained by direct S-R (stimulusresponse) connections, but other kinds are more puzzling. However, it turns out that even the simpler learned responses in mammals ...
... Mechanisms of Learning and Development In Chapter 2 we saw that learning takes a number of forms. Some learning seems simple and easily explained by direct S-R (stimulusresponse) connections, but other kinds are more puzzling. However, it turns out that even the simpler learned responses in mammals ...
2011 CSH - Harvard University
... which regulates dendritic arbor formation (Nedivi et al. 1998), the extracellular pentraxin ...
... which regulates dendritic arbor formation (Nedivi et al. 1998), the extracellular pentraxin ...