Mechanical Response Properties of A and C Primary Afferent
... afferent neurons were examined to investigate variation across the population in the properties of threshold, slope, adaptation, and incidence of mechanosensitivity. Dural afferent neurons were recorded in the trigeminal ganglion of urethan-anesthetized rats and were identified by their constant-lat ...
... afferent neurons were examined to investigate variation across the population in the properties of threshold, slope, adaptation, and incidence of mechanosensitivity. Dural afferent neurons were recorded in the trigeminal ganglion of urethan-anesthetized rats and were identified by their constant-lat ...
Experience-Dependent Sharpening of Visual Shape Selectivity in
... orientation, the strength and sharpness of neuronal selectivity decreased as stimuli were rotated away from the trained orientation. This decrease in selectivity correlated with a deterioration of behavioral performance for rotated stimuli (observed during separate behavioral testing), suggesting a ...
... orientation, the strength and sharpness of neuronal selectivity decreased as stimuli were rotated away from the trained orientation. This decrease in selectivity correlated with a deterioration of behavioral performance for rotated stimuli (observed during separate behavioral testing), suggesting a ...
A dendritic disinhibitory circuit mechanism for pathway
... with a reduced morphology (Fig. 2a; Supplementary Fig. 1). It comprises one spiking somatic compartment and multiple dendritic compartments, which are electrically coupled to the soma but otherwise independent of each other. The somatic and dendritic compartments have no spatial extent themselves. T ...
... with a reduced morphology (Fig. 2a; Supplementary Fig. 1). It comprises one spiking somatic compartment and multiple dendritic compartments, which are electrically coupled to the soma but otherwise independent of each other. The somatic and dendritic compartments have no spatial extent themselves. T ...
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... If an incoming message is not strong enough to cause a neuron to fire, it may cause a shift in the electrical charge of just a tiny area of the neuron. This shift, which quickly fades away, is called a(n) ________. a. resting potential b. action potential Incorrect: An action potential refers to a s ...
... If an incoming message is not strong enough to cause a neuron to fire, it may cause a shift in the electrical charge of just a tiny area of the neuron. This shift, which quickly fades away, is called a(n) ________. a. resting potential b. action potential Incorrect: An action potential refers to a s ...
Rewardcircuit - URMC - University of Rochester
... pedunculopontine nucleus, and the raphe nucleus, are key components in regulating the reward circuit. Connectivity between these areas forms a complex neural network that mediates different aspects of reward processing. Advances in neuroimaging techniques allow better spatial and temporal resolution ...
... pedunculopontine nucleus, and the raphe nucleus, are key components in regulating the reward circuit. Connectivity between these areas forms a complex neural network that mediates different aspects of reward processing. Advances in neuroimaging techniques allow better spatial and temporal resolution ...
Chemosensory Convergence on Primary Olfactory Cortex
... role in odor processing. However, the neural basis for the influence of taste (gustation) on odor (olfaction) remains essentially unknown. Here we tested the hypothesis that gustatory influence on olfactory processing occurs at the level of primary olfactory cortex. We recorded activity from single ...
... role in odor processing. However, the neural basis for the influence of taste (gustation) on odor (olfaction) remains essentially unknown. Here we tested the hypothesis that gustatory influence on olfactory processing occurs at the level of primary olfactory cortex. We recorded activity from single ...
Pergamon - Anatomical Neuropharmacology Unit
... ~:Department of Neurology, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Abstract--The modulatory actions of dopamine on the flow of cortical information through the basal ganglia are mediated mainly through two subtypes of receptors, the D 1 and D e receptors. In order to examine the precis ...
... ~:Department of Neurology, Emory University School Medicine, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A. Abstract--The modulatory actions of dopamine on the flow of cortical information through the basal ganglia are mediated mainly through two subtypes of receptors, the D 1 and D e receptors. In order to examine the precis ...
Interactions between Adjacent Ganglia Bring About the Bilaterally
... in other, neighboringganglia.Evidence of suchinteractions was previously obtained by transecting the embryonic nerve cord prior to the appearanceof AS neuron asymmetry. Transections of the posterior nerve cord significantly reducedthe probability of CAS neuron alternation in the vicinity of the lesi ...
... in other, neighboringganglia.Evidence of suchinteractions was previously obtained by transecting the embryonic nerve cord prior to the appearanceof AS neuron asymmetry. Transections of the posterior nerve cord significantly reducedthe probability of CAS neuron alternation in the vicinity of the lesi ...
CHAPTER TWO - Test Bank 1
... a) acting as insulation and providing structure to surrounding neurons Correct. This answer defines two roles of glial cells. b) shaping cells and moving new neurons into place Incorrect. Glial cells provide structure and insulation to neurons. c) regulating metabolic activity and serving as pain de ...
... a) acting as insulation and providing structure to surrounding neurons Correct. This answer defines two roles of glial cells. b) shaping cells and moving new neurons into place Incorrect. Glial cells provide structure and insulation to neurons. c) regulating metabolic activity and serving as pain de ...
Chapter 02: Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature
... c. Adaptive realism d. Incremental functionalism e. Neuroscience Difficulty: 1 Page Reference: 43 Topic: How Are Genes and Behavior Linked? Skill: Factual Objective: 2.1 Answer: a. Evolution 6. Behavior consistently found in a species is likely to have a genetic basis that evolved because the behavi ...
... c. Adaptive realism d. Incremental functionalism e. Neuroscience Difficulty: 1 Page Reference: 43 Topic: How Are Genes and Behavior Linked? Skill: Factual Objective: 2.1 Answer: a. Evolution 6. Behavior consistently found in a species is likely to have a genetic basis that evolved because the behavi ...
cortical input to the basal forebrain
... and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunocytochemistry in rat described that axons from the prefrontal cortex arborize in the vicinity of basal forebrain cholinergic projection neurons (BFC). Furthermore, an electron microscopic study in rat suggested that corticopetal neurons in the ventromedial ...
... and choline acetyltransferase (ChAT) immunocytochemistry in rat described that axons from the prefrontal cortex arborize in the vicinity of basal forebrain cholinergic projection neurons (BFC). Furthermore, an electron microscopic study in rat suggested that corticopetal neurons in the ventromedial ...
Production and Survival of Projection Neurons in a Forebrain Vocal
... after long survivals in many of the birds used. As this region of VZ represents the shortest possible route for migration of new neurons into HVC, it may be a site for the formation of HVC neurons. More important for the present study was the concern that divisions of ‘H-labeled VZ cells may have oc ...
... after long survivals in many of the birds used. As this region of VZ represents the shortest possible route for migration of new neurons into HVC, it may be a site for the formation of HVC neurons. More important for the present study was the concern that divisions of ‘H-labeled VZ cells may have oc ...
WHAT IS THE MAMMALIAN DENTATE GYRUS GOOD FOR? Alessandro Treves
... performing expansion recoding (Marr, 1969). In the cerebellum, however, the granule cells are postsynaptic to the axons that are called (there) mossy fibers, and the huge cerebellar expansion factor from mossy fibers to granule cells is not observed in the hippocampus, where the striking element, in ...
... performing expansion recoding (Marr, 1969). In the cerebellum, however, the granule cells are postsynaptic to the axons that are called (there) mossy fibers, and the huge cerebellar expansion factor from mossy fibers to granule cells is not observed in the hippocampus, where the striking element, in ...
ANS: c, p. 46, F, LO=2.1, (1)
... d) monitoring neural transmission and releasing hormones in the brain ANS: a, p. 47, C, LO=2.1, (3) % correct 59 a= 59 b= 4 c= 11 d= 22 r = .32 % correct 61 a= 61 b= 8 c= 7 d= 24 r = .32 APA=1.1 19. A cell in the human nervous system whose primary function is to provide insulation and structure for ...
... d) monitoring neural transmission and releasing hormones in the brain ANS: a, p. 47, C, LO=2.1, (3) % correct 59 a= 59 b= 4 c= 11 d= 22 r = .32 % correct 61 a= 61 b= 8 c= 7 d= 24 r = .32 APA=1.1 19. A cell in the human nervous system whose primary function is to provide insulation and structure for ...
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... Mammalian central neurons express a large repertoire of voltage-dependent ion channels (VDICs) that form selective pores in the neuronal membrane and confer diverse properties of intrinsic neuronal excitability. This allows mammalian neurons to display a richness of firing behaviors over a wide rang ...
... Mammalian central neurons express a large repertoire of voltage-dependent ion channels (VDICs) that form selective pores in the neuronal membrane and confer diverse properties of intrinsic neuronal excitability. This allows mammalian neurons to display a richness of firing behaviors over a wide rang ...
The human medial geniculate body
... its neuronal architecture has never been described in much detail, nor have systematic distinctions been made among the types of neurons and the patterns of neuropil organization between nuclei. In fact, the human medial geniculate body has usually been treated as containing rather few discrete arch ...
... its neuronal architecture has never been described in much detail, nor have systematic distinctions been made among the types of neurons and the patterns of neuropil organization between nuclei. In fact, the human medial geniculate body has usually been treated as containing rather few discrete arch ...
Chapter 13 Stress and Glucocorticoid Contributions to Normal and
... is complicated by the observation that there is considerable variation in the effects of aging across individuals. Although animals exhibit an agerelated decline in performance of cognitive tasks on average, it is clear that some aged animals display cognitive performance comparable to that of youn ...
... is complicated by the observation that there is considerable variation in the effects of aging across individuals. Although animals exhibit an agerelated decline in performance of cognitive tasks on average, it is clear that some aged animals display cognitive performance comparable to that of youn ...
CNS 424 Block Educational Framework (Week 1)
... Make a list of the components of the system. Review the basic structure of sympathetic trunk. Describe the source of sympathetic system in the neck and make a list of target organs. Describe the Para vertebral sympathetic ganglia in the abdomen, their locations and target organs. Discuss the relatio ...
... Make a list of the components of the system. Review the basic structure of sympathetic trunk. Describe the source of sympathetic system in the neck and make a list of target organs. Describe the Para vertebral sympathetic ganglia in the abdomen, their locations and target organs. Discuss the relatio ...
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... enriched housing cage had four levels linked by ramps (Fig. 1B). Hanging chains and wind chimes hung over the entrance of two levels and produced unique sounds with rat movements. A rat’s movement onto two of the three ramps triggered delivery of a ramp-specific tone (lowest ramp ⫽ 2.1 kHz; highest ...
... enriched housing cage had four levels linked by ramps (Fig. 1B). Hanging chains and wind chimes hung over the entrance of two levels and produced unique sounds with rat movements. A rat’s movement onto two of the three ramps triggered delivery of a ramp-specific tone (lowest ramp ⫽ 2.1 kHz; highest ...
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... V2, of the occipital lobe of the brain. It may extend into the areas known as V3 and V4 of the parietal lobe. There is a question of whether these lookup tables operate in parallel in order to achieve more capacity, or whether they work in series to provide a greater degree of data reduction. Althou ...
... V2, of the occipital lobe of the brain. It may extend into the areas known as V3 and V4 of the parietal lobe. There is a question of whether these lookup tables operate in parallel in order to achieve more capacity, or whether they work in series to provide a greater degree of data reduction. Althou ...
Activity of Neurons in Anterior Inferior Temporal Cortex during a
... analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t tests, evaluated at the p < 0.05 level of significance. However, the fact that a response difference is statistically significant does not, in itself, indicate how potentially useful the difference is in discriminating among the stimuli. We were particularly intere ...
... analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t tests, evaluated at the p < 0.05 level of significance. However, the fact that a response difference is statistically significant does not, in itself, indicate how potentially useful the difference is in discriminating among the stimuli. We were particularly intere ...
Mietzsch U, McKenna J 3rd, Reith RM, Way SW, Gambello MJ. Comparative analysis of Tsc1 and Tsc2 single and double radial glial cell mutants. J Comp Neurol. 2013 Nov. 521(16):3817-31.
... TSC2 (tuberin), are responsible for most cases. Hamartin and tuberin form a heterodimer that functions as a major cellular inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) kinase. Genotypephenotype studies suggest that TSC2 mutations are associated with a more severe neurologic phen ...
... TSC2 (tuberin), are responsible for most cases. Hamartin and tuberin form a heterodimer that functions as a major cellular inhibitor of the mammalian target of rapamycin complex 1 (mTORC1) kinase. Genotypephenotype studies suggest that TSC2 mutations are associated with a more severe neurologic phen ...