Now you see it: frontal eye field responses to invisible targets
... subsequent report. This result raises several interesting issues. First, it constrains the possible neuronal mechanisms underlying backward masking. In contrast to proposals that masking is mediated by the early visual system, perhaps even by the retina, the finding that perceptually masked stimuli ...
... subsequent report. This result raises several interesting issues. First, it constrains the possible neuronal mechanisms underlying backward masking. In contrast to proposals that masking is mediated by the early visual system, perhaps even by the retina, the finding that perceptually masked stimuli ...
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... Neurotransmitter is released from a nerve’s axon terminal The dendrite of the next neuron has receptors that are stimulated by the neurotransmitter An action potential is started in the dendrite Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings ...
... Neurotransmitter is released from a nerve’s axon terminal The dendrite of the next neuron has receptors that are stimulated by the neurotransmitter An action potential is started in the dendrite Copyright © 2003 Pearson Education, Inc. publishing as Benjamin Cummings ...
Can a few non-coding mutations make a human brain?
... using chromatin-stained banding techniques that allowed identification of the fusion of two ancestral ape chromosomes to form human chromosome 2, human-specific constitutive heterochromatin C bands on chromosomes 1, 9, 16 and Y, and human-specific pericentric inversions on chromosomes 1 and 18 [6]. ...
... using chromatin-stained banding techniques that allowed identification of the fusion of two ancestral ape chromosomes to form human chromosome 2, human-specific constitutive heterochromatin C bands on chromosomes 1, 9, 16 and Y, and human-specific pericentric inversions on chromosomes 1 and 18 [6]. ...
Occipital Nerve Stimulation Suppresses Nociception
... • ONS is an emerging therapy for chronic daily headache (e.g. chronic migraine) • Migraine pain may result from sensitization of the trigeminal nucleus caudalis • This study quantifies the effects of ONS on these neurons in a rat model of central trigeminal sensitization ...
... • ONS is an emerging therapy for chronic daily headache (e.g. chronic migraine) • Migraine pain may result from sensitization of the trigeminal nucleus caudalis • This study quantifies the effects of ONS on these neurons in a rat model of central trigeminal sensitization ...
e. Nervous System - 2404 copy
... 4. the neurotransmitter is then either broken down or reabsorbed by the axon terminal ...
... 4. the neurotransmitter is then either broken down or reabsorbed by the axon terminal ...
Nervous System - Austin Community College
... 4. the neurotransmitter is then either broken down or reabsorbed by the axon terminal ...
... 4. the neurotransmitter is then either broken down or reabsorbed by the axon terminal ...
Leap 2 - Teacher - Teacher Enrichment Initiatives
... After making observations and inferences in Making the Leap Part 1, students will rotate through six stations, each with Station Cards that explain how nerve impulses are transmitted through neurons. In this way, information is automatically chunked into small batches for students. Using the six sta ...
... After making observations and inferences in Making the Leap Part 1, students will rotate through six stations, each with Station Cards that explain how nerve impulses are transmitted through neurons. In this way, information is automatically chunked into small batches for students. Using the six sta ...
Evolution Within the Body: The Darwinian Lesson Extended
... It should be now somewhat clearer why this chapter on learning and cognitive development began with an introduction to the mammalian immune system. It is because the immune system is an adaptive system that has overcome the uncertain futures problem by employing its own version of Darwinian evolutio ...
... It should be now somewhat clearer why this chapter on learning and cognitive development began with an introduction to the mammalian immune system. It is because the immune system is an adaptive system that has overcome the uncertain futures problem by employing its own version of Darwinian evolutio ...
phys chapter 56 [10-19
... Important in controlling balance between agonist and antagonist muscle contractions of spine, hips, and shoulder during rapid changes in body positions as required by vestibular apparatus o Signals from periphery tell brain how rapidly and in which directions body parts moving, and vestibulocerebell ...
... Important in controlling balance between agonist and antagonist muscle contractions of spine, hips, and shoulder during rapid changes in body positions as required by vestibular apparatus o Signals from periphery tell brain how rapidly and in which directions body parts moving, and vestibulocerebell ...
Chapter 15
... • Atherosclerosis, a process in which the linings of arteries develop a layer of plaque (which consists of deposits of cholesterol, fats, calcium, and cellular waste products), is a precursor to heart attacks (myocardial infarction) and ischemic stroke, caused by clots that form around atherosclerot ...
... • Atherosclerosis, a process in which the linings of arteries develop a layer of plaque (which consists of deposits of cholesterol, fats, calcium, and cellular waste products), is a precursor to heart attacks (myocardial infarction) and ischemic stroke, caused by clots that form around atherosclerot ...
Chapter 3 - University of South Alabama
... MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of soft tissue; allows us to see structures within the brain Revision 2006 PSB ...
... MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) a technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to produce computer-generated images that distinguish among different types of soft tissue; allows us to see structures within the brain Revision 2006 PSB ...
Imitation as Faithful Copying of a Novel Technique in Marmoset
... can have just two states (contracted or relaxed – a clearly insufficient assumption here) means that 4610180 motor programs would be necessary to yield a complete set of simple movement patterns to choose from [28]. This exceeds both the memory capacity and computation time of any matching mechanism ...
... can have just two states (contracted or relaxed – a clearly insufficient assumption here) means that 4610180 motor programs would be necessary to yield a complete set of simple movement patterns to choose from [28]. This exceeds both the memory capacity and computation time of any matching mechanism ...
Simulations of neuromuscular control in lamprey swimming
... in£uence each other depending on their mutual phase relations. Applying the mathematics of coupled nonlinear oscillators to such models has made it possible to make predictions about the nature of the coupling (Cohen et al. 1982, 1992; Kopell 1988). A number of models where neurons are used have bee ...
... in£uence each other depending on their mutual phase relations. Applying the mathematics of coupled nonlinear oscillators to such models has made it possible to make predictions about the nature of the coupling (Cohen et al. 1982, 1992; Kopell 1988). A number of models where neurons are used have bee ...
Nervous system Lab - Sonoma Valley High School
... twice as many neurons as you have now. The die-off of neurons occurs early in life, and with more room, the remaining neurons make many connections with other existing neurons. The degree of interconnectedness apparently determines our intelligence and memory. It is estimated that the human brain co ...
... twice as many neurons as you have now. The die-off of neurons occurs early in life, and with more room, the remaining neurons make many connections with other existing neurons. The degree of interconnectedness apparently determines our intelligence and memory. It is estimated that the human brain co ...
Affective neuroscience: the emergence of a discipline
... that we wish to highlight. First, as noted above, the critical need to dissect emotion into more elementary constituents. Second, the important interaction between cortical and subcortical structures in the regulation of emotion. Third, the preponderance o f individual differences in emotional proce ...
... that we wish to highlight. First, as noted above, the critical need to dissect emotion into more elementary constituents. Second, the important interaction between cortical and subcortical structures in the regulation of emotion. Third, the preponderance o f individual differences in emotional proce ...
Central adrenergic receptor changes in the
... tivity in the CNS that is characteristic of this genotype. A n additional possibility that merits consideration is that the adrenergic receptor profiles in the mature animal determined in the present study might reflect an 'adaptive' or 'recovered' state of the postsynaptic components on the target ...
... tivity in the CNS that is characteristic of this genotype. A n additional possibility that merits consideration is that the adrenergic receptor profiles in the mature animal determined in the present study might reflect an 'adaptive' or 'recovered' state of the postsynaptic components on the target ...
Luczak, 2015 - University of Lethbridge
... of activity could constitute a basic building block of the cortical code. We first focus on the onset of neuronal responses to sensory stimuli and review evidence that cortical activity is composed of coherent and structured packets of population activity lasting a few hundred milliseconds. Next, we ...
... of activity could constitute a basic building block of the cortical code. We first focus on the onset of neuronal responses to sensory stimuli and review evidence that cortical activity is composed of coherent and structured packets of population activity lasting a few hundred milliseconds. Next, we ...
Preparation for action: one of the key functions of motor cortex.
... Human motor behavior is remarkably accurate and appropriate even though the properties of our own body as well as those of the objects with which we interact vary over time. To adjust appropriately, the motor system has to assess the context in which it acts, including the properties of objects in t ...
... Human motor behavior is remarkably accurate and appropriate even though the properties of our own body as well as those of the objects with which we interact vary over time. To adjust appropriately, the motor system has to assess the context in which it acts, including the properties of objects in t ...
Optogenetic Brain Interfaces
... Therefore, microbial rhodopsins can be grouped into pumps, acting as photodiodes, and light-triggered ion channels which can be considered as light-dependent resistors. Regardless of the mechanism of action or the ion species conducted, all microbial rhodopsins rely on the same fundamental photoreac ...
... Therefore, microbial rhodopsins can be grouped into pumps, acting as photodiodes, and light-triggered ion channels which can be considered as light-dependent resistors. Regardless of the mechanism of action or the ion species conducted, all microbial rhodopsins rely on the same fundamental photoreac ...
Neuropathology Review
... proliferate when there’s ependymal cell damage (i.e. meningitis), forming granulation to protect. Stenosis of the aqueduct: Caused by cellular proliferation. Damage after meningitis, causing aqueduct stenosis ----> hydrocephalus. Mesenchymal components of the CNS: Microglia, Monocytes, Macrophag ...
... proliferate when there’s ependymal cell damage (i.e. meningitis), forming granulation to protect. Stenosis of the aqueduct: Caused by cellular proliferation. Damage after meningitis, causing aqueduct stenosis ----> hydrocephalus. Mesenchymal components of the CNS: Microglia, Monocytes, Macrophag ...
When the Sun Prickles Your Nose: An EEG Study Identifying
... Background: Exposure to bright light such as sunlight elicits a sneeze or prickling sensation in about one of every four individuals. This study presents the first scientific examination of this phenomenon, called ‘the photic sneeze reflex’. Methodology and Principal Findings: In the present experim ...
... Background: Exposure to bright light such as sunlight elicits a sneeze or prickling sensation in about one of every four individuals. This study presents the first scientific examination of this phenomenon, called ‘the photic sneeze reflex’. Methodology and Principal Findings: In the present experim ...
Viral vector-based tools advance knowledge of basal ganglia
... use in neuroscience research has increased because they enhance interpretation of the anatomy and physiology of brain circuits compared with conventional tract tracing or electrical stimulation techniques. Viral vectors enable neuronal or glial subpopulations to be labeled or stimulated, which can b ...
... use in neuroscience research has increased because they enhance interpretation of the anatomy and physiology of brain circuits compared with conventional tract tracing or electrical stimulation techniques. Viral vectors enable neuronal or glial subpopulations to be labeled or stimulated, which can b ...
Florence Bareyre - scientia.global
... explains that they not only observed signs of plasticity in the spinal cord, but also found that the reorganisation of intraspinal connections was paralleled by remodelling of the cortical motor representation. Researchers had previously noted motor cortex reorganisation after neuronal damage, but t ...
... explains that they not only observed signs of plasticity in the spinal cord, but also found that the reorganisation of intraspinal connections was paralleled by remodelling of the cortical motor representation. Researchers had previously noted motor cortex reorganisation after neuronal damage, but t ...
Case Study 29 - University of Pittsburgh
... Axonal swellings can also be seen in metabolic disorders (e.g. Nieman-Pick disease) and nutritional deficiencies (vitamin E deficiency) ...
... Axonal swellings can also be seen in metabolic disorders (e.g. Nieman-Pick disease) and nutritional deficiencies (vitamin E deficiency) ...
Synapse Jeopardy
... • If the team fails to answer correctly, the other team gets one opportunity to answer. If neither team guesses correctly, those points are not awarded. • The team with the correct answer wins the number of points on the chart. Play continues until time runs out or all items on the board have been s ...
... • If the team fails to answer correctly, the other team gets one opportunity to answer. If neither team guesses correctly, those points are not awarded. • The team with the correct answer wins the number of points on the chart. Play continues until time runs out or all items on the board have been s ...