Chapter 1
... researchers in their efforts to determine what infants perceive. • If an infant’s behaviour is followed by a rewarding stimulus, the behaviour is likely to recur. • Studies have demonstrated that infants can retain information from the experience of being conditioned. ©2005 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ...
... researchers in their efforts to determine what infants perceive. • If an infant’s behaviour is followed by a rewarding stimulus, the behaviour is likely to recur. • Studies have demonstrated that infants can retain information from the experience of being conditioned. ©2005 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd. ...
Adult Neuro 2015 - poster list
... Steffen Vogler (German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Germany) 3D culturing platform maintaining NPC characteristics at high cell density ...
... Steffen Vogler (German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases, Germany) 3D culturing platform maintaining NPC characteristics at high cell density ...
Principles of Neural Science - Weizmann Institute of Science
... reflexes, such as the knee jerk or coughing. These patterned responses to sensory stimuli differ according to the level at which the neuraxis is transected. These differences therefore provide useful clinical indicators of the level of a lesion and of the integrity of afferent and efferent pathways. ...
... reflexes, such as the knee jerk or coughing. These patterned responses to sensory stimuli differ according to the level at which the neuraxis is transected. These differences therefore provide useful clinical indicators of the level of a lesion and of the integrity of afferent and efferent pathways. ...
Functional Microarchitecture of Cat Primary Visual Cortex
... We found that preferred direction, preferred orientation, and orientation tuning width were more clustered than would be expected from a random distribution. However, preferred phase, direction selectivity, relative modulation (F1/DC), and spatial frequency preference and tuning width showed no such ...
... We found that preferred direction, preferred orientation, and orientation tuning width were more clustered than would be expected from a random distribution. However, preferred phase, direction selectivity, relative modulation (F1/DC), and spatial frequency preference and tuning width showed no such ...
the medial division of the medial geniculate body of the cat
... that the degree of radiate or tufted dendritic branching is less well developed, but neither type of cell predominates. Moreover, all of the cell types are overlapping in distribution, although the large ones tend to be more common rostrally in the medial division. Likewise, there is no clear-cut re ...
... that the degree of radiate or tufted dendritic branching is less well developed, but neither type of cell predominates. Moreover, all of the cell types are overlapping in distribution, although the large ones tend to be more common rostrally in the medial division. Likewise, there is no clear-cut re ...
The Prefrontal Cortex and Flexible Behavior
... complex, but they appear to be governed by a simple rule based on the structural relationship of pairs of linked areas, which we call the structural model for connections. Structure in this context refers to the number of cortical layers present in a given area, or the overall neuronal density, and ...
... complex, but they appear to be governed by a simple rule based on the structural relationship of pairs of linked areas, which we call the structural model for connections. Structure in this context refers to the number of cortical layers present in a given area, or the overall neuronal density, and ...
Characterization of MeCP2e1 Transgenic Mice
... the open maze arms, suggesting that they are less anxious than wild-type littermates. This did not appear to be the result of overall hyperactivity or faster movements by Mecp2e1 deficient mice based on measurements of total distance traveled by mice. Additionally, no significant difference between ...
... the open maze arms, suggesting that they are less anxious than wild-type littermates. This did not appear to be the result of overall hyperactivity or faster movements by Mecp2e1 deficient mice based on measurements of total distance traveled by mice. Additionally, no significant difference between ...
Anatomy of Neuropsychiatry : The New Anatomy of the
... behavior of rats of lesions in the preoptic area. Soon finding himself mystified by the diverse, seemingly kaleidoscopic range of behavioral effects produced by such lesions, he deduced that little of value could come of such experiments without some means of comparing different lesions with each ot ...
... behavior of rats of lesions in the preoptic area. Soon finding himself mystified by the diverse, seemingly kaleidoscopic range of behavioral effects produced by such lesions, he deduced that little of value could come of such experiments without some means of comparing different lesions with each ot ...
Kv2 Channels Form Delayed-Rectifier Potassium Channels In Situ
... respectively ( p ⬍ 0.05), indicating that overexpression of the mutant subunit produced a 40% reduction in Gmax. In mature ⫹Mutant and Control neurons, Gmax values were 13.7 ⫾ 1.0 and 21.5 ⫾ 1.5 pS/m 2 ( p ⬍ 0.0002), indicating that overexpression of the mutant subunit reduced Gmax to the same exte ...
... respectively ( p ⬍ 0.05), indicating that overexpression of the mutant subunit produced a 40% reduction in Gmax. In mature ⫹Mutant and Control neurons, Gmax values were 13.7 ⫾ 1.0 and 21.5 ⫾ 1.5 pS/m 2 ( p ⬍ 0.0002), indicating that overexpression of the mutant subunit reduced Gmax to the same exte ...
Single unit and extracellular firing rate recordings in vivo
... (S)--fluoromethylhistidine blocked the arousal effect of montirelin in WT mice. We conclude, that direct excitation of rodent TMN neurons by TRH is receptor-mediated and demands activation of nonselective cation channels as well as electrogenic Na+/Ca2+ exchange. Our findings indicate a key role of ...
... (S)--fluoromethylhistidine blocked the arousal effect of montirelin in WT mice. We conclude, that direct excitation of rodent TMN neurons by TRH is receptor-mediated and demands activation of nonselective cation channels as well as electrogenic Na+/Ca2+ exchange. Our findings indicate a key role of ...
Toward Nanometer-Scale Sensing System
... The development of highly sensitive, selective, reliable, and compact sensing systems to detect toxic chemical and biological agents is of great importance to national security. This paper examines the best such naturally occurring sensing system, the sense of smell or “olfaction,” as well as artifi ...
... The development of highly sensitive, selective, reliable, and compact sensing systems to detect toxic chemical and biological agents is of great importance to national security. This paper examines the best such naturally occurring sensing system, the sense of smell or “olfaction,” as well as artifi ...
Cardiovascular depressor responses to stimulation of substantia
... neuronal tissue. In addition, in two animals the cardiovascular-responsive region of the SN and VTA was explored for cardiovascular responses elicited by the microinjection of the vehicle only. This was done to eliminate the possibility that the observed cardiovascular effects during Glu injection w ...
... neuronal tissue. In addition, in two animals the cardiovascular-responsive region of the SN and VTA was explored for cardiovascular responses elicited by the microinjection of the vehicle only. This was done to eliminate the possibility that the observed cardiovascular effects during Glu injection w ...
Role of High-Affinity Receptors and Membrane Transporters in
... is quite diffuse. The quantal release is less clearly established in the central nervous system (CNS), although evidence is presented that this is probably the case. Accordingly, the brain was considered a telephone network that receives signals via synapse processing by means of a high concentratio ...
... is quite diffuse. The quantal release is less clearly established in the central nervous system (CNS), although evidence is presented that this is probably the case. Accordingly, the brain was considered a telephone network that receives signals via synapse processing by means of a high concentratio ...
Similar Inhibitory Processes Dominate the Responses of Cat Lateral
... in vivo. Our results demonstrate that powerful IPSPs regulate the response of LAT neurons to their synaptic inputs and that their response pattern is relatively constant irrespective of the stimulation site. Further, evidence was obtained that feedback inhibition within the LAT nucleus is mediated b ...
... in vivo. Our results demonstrate that powerful IPSPs regulate the response of LAT neurons to their synaptic inputs and that their response pattern is relatively constant irrespective of the stimulation site. Further, evidence was obtained that feedback inhibition within the LAT nucleus is mediated b ...
the properties and neural substrate of eye movements
... movements require both velocity-coded and position-coded changes in innervation, all conjugate eye movement commands need access to a common neural integrator. Experimental lesions of structures vital for neural integration affect all classes of conjugate eye movements.2,13 Furthermore, it appears t ...
... movements require both velocity-coded and position-coded changes in innervation, all conjugate eye movement commands need access to a common neural integrator. Experimental lesions of structures vital for neural integration affect all classes of conjugate eye movements.2,13 Furthermore, it appears t ...
Acute and chronic effects of cannabinoids on human brain: gene-environment interactions
... Acute and chronic effects of cannabinoids on human brain: gene-environment interactions related to psychiatric disorders Albert Batalla Cases ...
... Acute and chronic effects of cannabinoids on human brain: gene-environment interactions related to psychiatric disorders Albert Batalla Cases ...
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... a range of concentrations of proNGF. (E) Survival of P0 trigeminal neurons incubated for 48 hours with 50 ng/ml CNTF, 10 ng/ml proNGF and a range of concentrations of mNGF. (F) Survival of P0 nodose neurons incubated for 48 hours without factors, or with 10 ng/ml proNGF, 10 ng/ml BDNF, 50 ng/ml CNTF ...
... a range of concentrations of proNGF. (E) Survival of P0 trigeminal neurons incubated for 48 hours with 50 ng/ml CNTF, 10 ng/ml proNGF and a range of concentrations of mNGF. (F) Survival of P0 nodose neurons incubated for 48 hours without factors, or with 10 ng/ml proNGF, 10 ng/ml BDNF, 50 ng/ml CNTF ...
Corina Wirth and Hans
... Interneurons are also interconnected by GABAergic synapses and gap junctions and, in addition, form autapses (Bacci et al. 2003; Gibson et al. 1999). Porter et al. (2001) found a preponderance of L4 interneurons directed to L2/3 suggesting that the flow of inhibition in the barrel cortex after thala ...
... Interneurons are also interconnected by GABAergic synapses and gap junctions and, in addition, form autapses (Bacci et al. 2003; Gibson et al. 1999). Porter et al. (2001) found a preponderance of L4 interneurons directed to L2/3 suggesting that the flow of inhibition in the barrel cortex after thala ...
Structural Changes in AMPA-Receptive Neurons in the Nucleus of
... subunit was most heavily located in dendritic spines, suggesting a potential role for AMPA receptors containing this subunit in synaptic plasticity within the NTS. We set out to determine if structural changes occur in neurons that contain GluR1 and may be an underlying substrate for the neural chan ...
... subunit was most heavily located in dendritic spines, suggesting a potential role for AMPA receptors containing this subunit in synaptic plasticity within the NTS. We set out to determine if structural changes occur in neurons that contain GluR1 and may be an underlying substrate for the neural chan ...
Amphetamine-induced release of dopamine from the substantia
... The results of our experiments show that amphetamine releases dopamine from the substantia nigra in vitro within a concentration range nearly identical to that which has been reported for amphetamine-induced release of dopamine from the corpus striatum in vitro (12), where dopamine is believed to fu ...
... The results of our experiments show that amphetamine releases dopamine from the substantia nigra in vitro within a concentration range nearly identical to that which has been reported for amphetamine-induced release of dopamine from the corpus striatum in vitro (12), where dopamine is believed to fu ...
Identification of key signaling molecules involved - diss.fu
... First, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr. Jan Siemens particularly for giving me the unique chance to carry out my Ph.D study at the cutting-edge level in Germany. In retrospect, I feel very lucky to be able to carry out the present project with tremendous supervision, support, and advice ...
... First, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr. Jan Siemens particularly for giving me the unique chance to carry out my Ph.D study at the cutting-edge level in Germany. In retrospect, I feel very lucky to be able to carry out the present project with tremendous supervision, support, and advice ...
Smelling on the fly: sensory cues and strategies for olfactory
... navigation in Drosophila Quentin Gaudry1, Katherine I Nagel1 and Rachel I Wilson Navigating toward (or away from) a remote odor source is a challenging problem that requires integrating olfactory information with visual and mechanosensory cues. Drosophila melanogaster is a useful organism for studyi ...
... navigation in Drosophila Quentin Gaudry1, Katherine I Nagel1 and Rachel I Wilson Navigating toward (or away from) a remote odor source is a challenging problem that requires integrating olfactory information with visual and mechanosensory cues. Drosophila melanogaster is a useful organism for studyi ...
Effects of uniform extracellular DC electric fields on excitability in rat
... Orthodromic (‘synaptic’) responses were evoked by brief (200 µs) stimulation of either the border between stratum oriens and stratum pyramidale, normally in CA1c (‘oriens stimulation’), or stratum lacunosum moleculare, normally in CA1a (‘LM stimulation’), using a bipolar, nichrome wire (0.05 mm diam ...
... Orthodromic (‘synaptic’) responses were evoked by brief (200 µs) stimulation of either the border between stratum oriens and stratum pyramidale, normally in CA1c (‘oriens stimulation’), or stratum lacunosum moleculare, normally in CA1a (‘LM stimulation’), using a bipolar, nichrome wire (0.05 mm diam ...
Temperature manipulation in songbird brain implicates the premotor
... model, syllables are encoded in chain networks of RA projecting HVC (HVCRA) neurons. Spike propagation through a chain drives RA and downstream motor neurons to produce an associated syllable, as shown in Fig. 5a (12, 14, 16, 17, 22). Probabilistic transitions between syllables are encoded in the br ...
... model, syllables are encoded in chain networks of RA projecting HVC (HVCRA) neurons. Spike propagation through a chain drives RA and downstream motor neurons to produce an associated syllable, as shown in Fig. 5a (12, 14, 16, 17, 22). Probabilistic transitions between syllables are encoded in the br ...
Ulanovsky et al., 2003
... trials did not alter the effects on forward suppression. Overall, we conclude that cortical inhibition does regulate forward suppression, and that Sst+ interneurons control the strength of forward suppression, potentially influencing the detectability of later stimuli, whereas Pvalb+ interneurons re ...
... trials did not alter the effects on forward suppression. Overall, we conclude that cortical inhibition does regulate forward suppression, and that Sst+ interneurons control the strength of forward suppression, potentially influencing the detectability of later stimuli, whereas Pvalb+ interneurons re ...