Superior Colliculus and Visual Spatial Attention
... the SC in cats can lead to an unexpected recovery from deficits in spatial orienting caused by damage to other parts of the attention network. After the occipital or parietal cortex is lesioned on one side of the brain, cats exhibit visual neglect—the tendency to ignore visual objects presented in th ...
... the SC in cats can lead to an unexpected recovery from deficits in spatial orienting caused by damage to other parts of the attention network. After the occipital or parietal cortex is lesioned on one side of the brain, cats exhibit visual neglect—the tendency to ignore visual objects presented in th ...
Study Guide Solutions
... provide information about contrasts (such as edges) in a visual stimulus that are key for visual perception. 7. The visual pathways from the retina to visual cortex are highly segregated. How does the left visual field communicate with the cortex? The right visual field? What does this segregation a ...
... provide information about contrasts (such as edges) in a visual stimulus that are key for visual perception. 7. The visual pathways from the retina to visual cortex are highly segregated. How does the left visual field communicate with the cortex? The right visual field? What does this segregation a ...
2012 Year In Review - UCSF Neurosurgery
... guanine for adenosine and is about 6 times more common in people who have these types of tumors than people who do not. The findings, published this year in Nature Genetics, suggest that the variant in rs55705857 either contributes to IDH1/2 mutation or interacts with IDH1/2 mutation to facilitate d ...
... guanine for adenosine and is about 6 times more common in people who have these types of tumors than people who do not. The findings, published this year in Nature Genetics, suggest that the variant in rs55705857 either contributes to IDH1/2 mutation or interacts with IDH1/2 mutation to facilitate d ...
Nervous and Endocrine Systems
... The nervous and endocrine systems have different methods and rates of communication. Think about your endocrine system as working like a satellite television system. A satellite sends signals in all directions, but only televisions that have special receivers can get those signals. Your endocrine sy ...
... The nervous and endocrine systems have different methods and rates of communication. Think about your endocrine system as working like a satellite television system. A satellite sends signals in all directions, but only televisions that have special receivers can get those signals. Your endocrine sy ...
From view cells and place cells to cognitive map learning
... de®cits in humans and nonhuman primates (Kolb and Tees 1990). The PPC de®cit is likely to be dissociable from the frontal or hippocampal de®cits in that there is no additional memory de®cit after PPC lesions. From the anatomical data, it is not possible to say that complex object recognition cannot ...
... de®cits in humans and nonhuman primates (Kolb and Tees 1990). The PPC de®cit is likely to be dissociable from the frontal or hippocampal de®cits in that there is no additional memory de®cit after PPC lesions. From the anatomical data, it is not possible to say that complex object recognition cannot ...
Rabies (Rhabdovirus)
... brain stem beneath the cerebellum. A rabies diagnosis should include an observation of the cut surface of a cross section of the brain stem (through the medulla, pons, or midbrain area) and the cerebellum (through each hemisphere and the vermis). For example, a cross section of the midbrain area (da ...
... brain stem beneath the cerebellum. A rabies diagnosis should include an observation of the cut surface of a cross section of the brain stem (through the medulla, pons, or midbrain area) and the cerebellum (through each hemisphere and the vermis). For example, a cross section of the midbrain area (da ...
Institute of Psychology C.N.R.
... the case, for example, that the network architecture or the initial weights or the learning parameters are genetically inherited while to the environment is assigned the role of changing the connection weights of the neural network using the backpropagation procedure. In the simulations to be presen ...
... the case, for example, that the network architecture or the initial weights or the learning parameters are genetically inherited while to the environment is assigned the role of changing the connection weights of the neural network using the backpropagation procedure. In the simulations to be presen ...
resource - Fujisawa lab
... Cell type–specific expression of optogenetic molecules allows temporally precise manipulation of targeted neuronal activity. Here we present a toolbox of four knock-in mouse lines engineered for strong, Cre-dependent expression of channelrhodopsins ChR2-tdTomato and ChR2-EYFP, halorhodopsin eNpHR3.0 ...
... Cell type–specific expression of optogenetic molecules allows temporally precise manipulation of targeted neuronal activity. Here we present a toolbox of four knock-in mouse lines engineered for strong, Cre-dependent expression of channelrhodopsins ChR2-tdTomato and ChR2-EYFP, halorhodopsin eNpHR3.0 ...
Abstract Background Preliminary Data Hypothesis
... growth factors (FGFs), FGF22 and FGF7, which differentially induce the organization of excitatory and inhibitory presynaptic terminals, respectively. Interestingly, these FGF’s also affect neurogenesis in an antagonistic manner, with FGF22 increasing and FGF7 decreasing neurogenesis. However, the mo ...
... growth factors (FGFs), FGF22 and FGF7, which differentially induce the organization of excitatory and inhibitory presynaptic terminals, respectively. Interestingly, these FGF’s also affect neurogenesis in an antagonistic manner, with FGF22 increasing and FGF7 decreasing neurogenesis. However, the mo ...
Suzuki and Eichenbaum, 2000
... long-term declarative memories (i.e., memories for facts and events).1 Since that description, the development of animal models of medial temporal lobe amnesia in both monkeys and rats, together with detailed neuroanatomical studies of this region, have helped identify the individual areas important ...
... long-term declarative memories (i.e., memories for facts and events).1 Since that description, the development of animal models of medial temporal lobe amnesia in both monkeys and rats, together with detailed neuroanatomical studies of this region, have helped identify the individual areas important ...
The Stress-Induced Atf3-Gelsolin Cascade Underlies
... 2012; Bateup et al., 2013). On the other hand, TSC results in epilepsy in ⬃90% of patients (Chu-Shore et al., 2010); thus, studies of TSC mouse models may also help clarify the role of seizure activity in the etiology and/or progression of autism. To determine what alterations in mRNA translation oc ...
... 2012; Bateup et al., 2013). On the other hand, TSC results in epilepsy in ⬃90% of patients (Chu-Shore et al., 2010); thus, studies of TSC mouse models may also help clarify the role of seizure activity in the etiology and/or progression of autism. To determine what alterations in mRNA translation oc ...
new techniques for imaging, digitization and analysis of
... understanding the etiology of impaired cognitive function that accompanies such pathology. While the gross morphologic effects of neurodegenerative disease have been well documented by stereologic approaches, alterations in fine-grained single neuron morphology and the global topology of multineuron ...
... understanding the etiology of impaired cognitive function that accompanies such pathology. While the gross morphologic effects of neurodegenerative disease have been well documented by stereologic approaches, alterations in fine-grained single neuron morphology and the global topology of multineuron ...
Role of right pregenual anterior cingulate cortex in self
... Keywords: emotion; cingulate; autonomic nervous system; behavior; neurodegenerative disease ...
... Keywords: emotion; cingulate; autonomic nervous system; behavior; neurodegenerative disease ...
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... discussed: mirror neurons and internal simulation. Together they realise an individual’s mental function of mirroring mental processes of another individual. 2.1 The Discovery of Mirror Neurons Recently it has been found that in humans a specific type of neurons exists, called mirror neurons, which ...
... discussed: mirror neurons and internal simulation. Together they realise an individual’s mental function of mirroring mental processes of another individual. 2.1 The Discovery of Mirror Neurons Recently it has been found that in humans a specific type of neurons exists, called mirror neurons, which ...
Odorant-induced Oscillations in the Mushroom Bodies of
... leads to specific defects in olfactory learning. In honeybees, the volume of the mushroom body neuropils may depend on the age or social status of the individual. Although the anatomy of these neurons has been known for nearly a century, their physiological properties and the principles of informati ...
... leads to specific defects in olfactory learning. In honeybees, the volume of the mushroom body neuropils may depend on the age or social status of the individual. Although the anatomy of these neurons has been known for nearly a century, their physiological properties and the principles of informati ...
Anatomy and Neuroscience Research Projects for 2013
... Step 1: You will need to decide which projects / supervisor you would like to do your honours year with: because there may be more applicants than places available for particular projects or supervisors, it is important to identify a number of potential projects (within this department or other depa ...
... Step 1: You will need to decide which projects / supervisor you would like to do your honours year with: because there may be more applicants than places available for particular projects or supervisors, it is important to identify a number of potential projects (within this department or other depa ...
The Nervous System
... Neurotransmitter is released into the synaptic cleft when the vesicle fuses with the membrane (presynaptic neuron) NT diffuses across the cleft and binds to the receptors on the dendrite of the next neuron (postsynaptic neuron) Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cumm ...
... Neurotransmitter is released into the synaptic cleft when the vesicle fuses with the membrane (presynaptic neuron) NT diffuses across the cleft and binds to the receptors on the dendrite of the next neuron (postsynaptic neuron) Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cumm ...
What Fuels Fat - Napa Valley College
... Friedman's group was the first to identify the inherited gene mutation responsible. The researchers also determined that the newly identified gene was predominantly active in fat cells and gave rise to a protein that was not made in functional form in the mice harboring the ob mutation. The obesity ...
... Friedman's group was the first to identify the inherited gene mutation responsible. The researchers also determined that the newly identified gene was predominantly active in fat cells and gave rise to a protein that was not made in functional form in the mice harboring the ob mutation. The obesity ...
CHAPTER 11: NERVOUS SYSTEM II: DIVISIONS OF THE
... Finally fully discuss how the nerve impulse begins, how it travels through each neuron, how it is transmitted between neurons, and finally, how it transmitted to the effector. ...
... Finally fully discuss how the nerve impulse begins, how it travels through each neuron, how it is transmitted between neurons, and finally, how it transmitted to the effector. ...
Zinc Alters Excitatory Amino Acid Neurotoxicity on Cortical Neurons
... protective effect of Zn on NMDA neurotoxicity, the protective effect of Zn on glutamate showeda U-shapedZn concentration dependence,with maximal protective effect at 300 FM (Fig. 7). Even at 300 PM Zn, however, there were still substantial amounts of residualglutamate-induced neuronal injury, in dis ...
... protective effect of Zn on NMDA neurotoxicity, the protective effect of Zn on glutamate showeda U-shapedZn concentration dependence,with maximal protective effect at 300 FM (Fig. 7). Even at 300 PM Zn, however, there were still substantial amounts of residualglutamate-induced neuronal injury, in dis ...
Brain Mechanisms of Memory and Cognition
... detect consistent relations among incoming signals (that is, ‘features’). As the number of possible combinations of sensory signals is essentially infinite, he suggests that the cortex uses two strategies: (1) to hard-wire neurons, using feedforward connections, to detect features and relations that ...
... detect consistent relations among incoming signals (that is, ‘features’). As the number of possible combinations of sensory signals is essentially infinite, he suggests that the cortex uses two strategies: (1) to hard-wire neurons, using feedforward connections, to detect features and relations that ...
Anatomical and Neurochemical Definition of the Nucleus of the Stria
... surface of the preoptic area and in the nucleus paraventricularis. They are also seen more laterally in the lateral and dorsal thalamic areas (see Fig. 2E–H). In addition, VT-ir cells and fibers are observed in a discrete area located above and caudal to the anterior commissure, where they have neve ...
... surface of the preoptic area and in the nucleus paraventricularis. They are also seen more laterally in the lateral and dorsal thalamic areas (see Fig. 2E–H). In addition, VT-ir cells and fibers are observed in a discrete area located above and caudal to the anterior commissure, where they have neve ...