Lecture 5 - TeachLine
... Introduction to Sensory Systems Mapping the receptive field of visual system neurons using small spots of light or dark. Very effective in RGC & LGN. Very problematic for Visual Cortex. ...
... Introduction to Sensory Systems Mapping the receptive field of visual system neurons using small spots of light or dark. Very effective in RGC & LGN. Very problematic for Visual Cortex. ...
axon - the long extension of a neuron that carries nerve impulses
... axon terminals - the hair-like ends myelin sheath - this is where the action potential of the axon occurs during saltatory conduction along the axon cell body - the cell body of the nucleus - the organelle in the cell body of the neuron; it contains the nucleus (also neuron that contains the genetic ...
... axon terminals - the hair-like ends myelin sheath - this is where the action potential of the axon occurs during saltatory conduction along the axon cell body - the cell body of the nucleus - the organelle in the cell body of the neuron; it contains the nucleus (also neuron that contains the genetic ...
embryology lab 2015
... This spherical, hollow ball of cells is called the blastula, and its central cavity the blastocoel. Further development of the blastula results in the formation of a gastrula, a stage characterized by the appearance within the embryo of a tubular or sac-like structure called the archenteron (= primi ...
... This spherical, hollow ball of cells is called the blastula, and its central cavity the blastocoel. Further development of the blastula results in the formation of a gastrula, a stage characterized by the appearance within the embryo of a tubular or sac-like structure called the archenteron (= primi ...
Artificial intelligence neural computing and
... is its effective use of massive parallelism, the highly parallel computing structure, and the imprecise information-processing capability. The human brain is a collection of more than 10 billion interconnected neurons. Treelike networks of nerve fibers called dendrites are connected to the cell body ...
... is its effective use of massive parallelism, the highly parallel computing structure, and the imprecise information-processing capability. The human brain is a collection of more than 10 billion interconnected neurons. Treelike networks of nerve fibers called dendrites are connected to the cell body ...
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... 1. How is it possible for charged ions to move from neuron to neuron if the plasma membrane is impermeable to charged ions? 2. Describe the forces that act upon the potassium ions in and out of the plasma membrane. 3. What is the resting membrane potential charge? 4. At rest, why is the neuron negat ...
... 1. How is it possible for charged ions to move from neuron to neuron if the plasma membrane is impermeable to charged ions? 2. Describe the forces that act upon the potassium ions in and out of the plasma membrane. 3. What is the resting membrane potential charge? 4. At rest, why is the neuron negat ...
Slide 1
... FIGURE 13 The early spinal cord and hindbrain are divided into dorsal (alar) and ventral (basal) plates by the limiting sulcus. This morphology reflects early ventral differentiation of the mantle layer (2), which is accompanied by an early ventral thinning of the neuroepithelial or ventricular laye ...
... FIGURE 13 The early spinal cord and hindbrain are divided into dorsal (alar) and ventral (basal) plates by the limiting sulcus. This morphology reflects early ventral differentiation of the mantle layer (2), which is accompanied by an early ventral thinning of the neuroepithelial or ventricular laye ...
Endocrine System
... pons that integrates sensory information and relays it upward. RAS: • Alerts the rest of the brain to incoming signals and is involved in the ...
... pons that integrates sensory information and relays it upward. RAS: • Alerts the rest of the brain to incoming signals and is involved in the ...
The Reflex Arc
... that causes a response (reaction). Ex: light, temperature, pressure. B. Response – the action or movement resulting from a stimulus. ...
... that causes a response (reaction). Ex: light, temperature, pressure. B. Response – the action or movement resulting from a stimulus. ...
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... pieces and place in the CELL BODY to show NISSL BODIES. NISSL BODIES help make protein to replace worn out CELL BODY structures and are important in PNS neuron regeneration. DENDRITES receive impulses and take them to the CELL BODY for processing. To make the DENDRITES, cut all the licorice (not the ...
... pieces and place in the CELL BODY to show NISSL BODIES. NISSL BODIES help make protein to replace worn out CELL BODY structures and are important in PNS neuron regeneration. DENDRITES receive impulses and take them to the CELL BODY for processing. To make the DENDRITES, cut all the licorice (not the ...
NEUROTRANSMITTERS IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
... [12]. Neurons that contain nNOS, enzyme that catalyzes production of NO, have been found in various locations throughout the brain. Although nNOS containing neurons make less than 1% of cortical cell bodies, it has been shown that these neurons ramify extensively, so that majority of cortical neuron ...
... [12]. Neurons that contain nNOS, enzyme that catalyzes production of NO, have been found in various locations throughout the brain. Although nNOS containing neurons make less than 1% of cortical cell bodies, it has been shown that these neurons ramify extensively, so that majority of cortical neuron ...
Chapter 48 – Nervous Systems
... In multiple sclerosis, myelin sheaths gradually deteriorate, resulting in a progressive loss of body function due to the disruption of nerve signal transmission. ...
... In multiple sclerosis, myelin sheaths gradually deteriorate, resulting in a progressive loss of body function due to the disruption of nerve signal transmission. ...
Bilaminar germ disc Second week of development
... Third week of development - Gastrulation (Trilaminar germ disc) ...
... Third week of development - Gastrulation (Trilaminar germ disc) ...
Primary yolk sac
... implantation at about two weeks after fertilization through the eighth week of development. • fetus - The unborn young from the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth, as distinguished from the earlier embryo; by this stage the developing unborn individual has taken on a reco ...
... implantation at about two weeks after fertilization through the eighth week of development. • fetus - The unborn young from the end of the eighth week after conception to the moment of birth, as distinguished from the earlier embryo; by this stage the developing unborn individual has taken on a reco ...
Physiology Notes: The Central Nervous System
... – Mass of ___________________ tissue located in the vertebral ___________________ – Extends from ___________________ Oblongata to 2nd ___________________ vertebrae – Transmits electrical ___________________ to and from the ___________________, limbs, trunk, and ___________________ of the body ...
... – Mass of ___________________ tissue located in the vertebral ___________________ – Extends from ___________________ Oblongata to 2nd ___________________ vertebrae – Transmits electrical ___________________ to and from the ___________________, limbs, trunk, and ___________________ of the body ...
Lecture 16 Topographic mapping Retinotopic mapping Frog optic
... knockout observe: • Temporal axons project more posterior • Nasal axons project more anterior! ...
... knockout observe: • Temporal axons project more posterior • Nasal axons project more anterior! ...
the nervous system
... • opening of chemically gated ion channels to Na , K and/or Cl : • change in membrane potential of post synaptic membrane: • transmitter inactivation or reabsorption. ...
... • opening of chemically gated ion channels to Na , K and/or Cl : • change in membrane potential of post synaptic membrane: • transmitter inactivation or reabsorption. ...
ganglion cells
... segments of rods and cones in overlying neural retina: – Not anatomically joined to photoreceptors, which can lead to detachment of the retina: ...
... segments of rods and cones in overlying neural retina: – Not anatomically joined to photoreceptors, which can lead to detachment of the retina: ...
Slides Ch 2 - Department of Linguistics and English Language
... When monkeys watched person pick up food and eat, the same neurons fired ...
... When monkeys watched person pick up food and eat, the same neurons fired ...
Human Development Summary
... tablet. About one third of its total length is head which has flexed foreward almost touching the embryonic tail. Rudiments of various sense organs are clearly visible. The optic bulb(eye), and portions of the ears and nose become visible. Several gill slits appear just below the head. A pair of thi ...
... tablet. About one third of its total length is head which has flexed foreward almost touching the embryonic tail. Rudiments of various sense organs are clearly visible. The optic bulb(eye), and portions of the ears and nose become visible. Several gill slits appear just below the head. A pair of thi ...
Lecture Outline
... that showed that the dorsal lip of the blastopore in an early gastrula serves as an “organizer” of the embryo’s body plan by initiating a chain of inductions that results in the formation of the notochord, neural tube, and other organs. Developmental biologists are working to identify the molecular ...
... that showed that the dorsal lip of the blastopore in an early gastrula serves as an “organizer” of the embryo’s body plan by initiating a chain of inductions that results in the formation of the notochord, neural tube, and other organs. Developmental biologists are working to identify the molecular ...
Kristin Völk – Curriculum Vitae
... Description How near-optimal decision making under uncertainty for input and reward signals can arise from local synaptic and neuronal mechanisms is an important open question. Pfeiffer et al. presented in 2007 a neural circuit architecture in which associations between sensory inputs, actions, and ...
... Description How near-optimal decision making under uncertainty for input and reward signals can arise from local synaptic and neuronal mechanisms is an important open question. Pfeiffer et al. presented in 2007 a neural circuit architecture in which associations between sensory inputs, actions, and ...
Continuing Education Independent Study Series
... an inner layer of white matter. The cortex is arranged in folds called gyri; the deep grooves between the folds are fissures and the shallower grooves are sulci. The largest fissure, the longitudinal fissure, separates the cerebrum into hemispheres. Internally, transverse fibers of white matter join ...
... an inner layer of white matter. The cortex is arranged in folds called gyri; the deep grooves between the folds are fissures and the shallower grooves are sulci. The largest fissure, the longitudinal fissure, separates the cerebrum into hemispheres. Internally, transverse fibers of white matter join ...
peripheral nervous system
... impulses from the beginning part (axon hillock) to the end (axon terminal). Because the axoplasm does not contain RNA and ribosome, proteins synthesis cannot take place in the axon. All axonal proteins, therefore, must come from the cell body, and the products are transported by a perpetual axoplasm ...
... impulses from the beginning part (axon hillock) to the end (axon terminal). Because the axoplasm does not contain RNA and ribosome, proteins synthesis cannot take place in the axon. All axonal proteins, therefore, must come from the cell body, and the products are transported by a perpetual axoplasm ...