Interactions between frontal cortex and basal ganglia in working
... example, because these memories do not involve structural changes, they are transient and, therefore, do not provide a suitable basis for long-term memories. Also, because information is encoded by the activation states of neurons, the capacity of these memories scales as a function of the number of ...
... example, because these memories do not involve structural changes, they are transient and, therefore, do not provide a suitable basis for long-term memories. Also, because information is encoded by the activation states of neurons, the capacity of these memories scales as a function of the number of ...
ORGANIZATION OF NEUROPIL
... 1961). It is indeed heterogeneous and complex, and because of this has resisted most attempts at a systematic analysis. It has been called the terra incognita of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Nevertheless, neuropil often seems to conform to some underlying structural pattern, even when showing r ...
... 1961). It is indeed heterogeneous and complex, and because of this has resisted most attempts at a systematic analysis. It has been called the terra incognita of neuroanatomy and neurophysiology. Nevertheless, neuropil often seems to conform to some underlying structural pattern, even when showing r ...
Ectodermal Placodes: Contributions to the
... for example, are characterized by unique production of GnRH and olfactory marker protein. Placode morphogenesis occurs by invagination and/ or delamination to form sensory epithelia, sensory neuroblasts and in some cases, migratory receptor primordia {e.g., lateral line receptors). Specification of ...
... for example, are characterized by unique production of GnRH and olfactory marker protein. Placode morphogenesis occurs by invagination and/ or delamination to form sensory epithelia, sensory neuroblasts and in some cases, migratory receptor primordia {e.g., lateral line receptors). Specification of ...
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy: Identifying risk and
... Foundation convened a task force, which led to a workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the NIH (National Institutes of Health) to assess current SUDEP knowledge and to make recommendations for future research,5 as summarized in the NINDS Epileps ...
... Foundation convened a task force, which led to a workshop sponsored by the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) at the NIH (National Institutes of Health) to assess current SUDEP knowledge and to make recommendations for future research,5 as summarized in the NINDS Epileps ...
E45021924
... As described above, the nonadrenergic system emanating from the LC plays an important role in vigilance and arousal and, in the suppression of emotionality and social competence, possibly by inducing ‘left brain dominance’[13]. These activating effects of noradrenalin are mediated by stimulation of ...
... As described above, the nonadrenergic system emanating from the LC plays an important role in vigilance and arousal and, in the suppression of emotionality and social competence, possibly by inducing ‘left brain dominance’[13]. These activating effects of noradrenalin are mediated by stimulation of ...
What in the brain tells us that this is pain - HAL
... regions including the primary sensory cortex, anterior insula, prefrontal and posterior parietal cortices, amygdala and hippocampus, detected in 40-80% of studies (reviews in Peyron et al 2000, Garcia-Larrea et al 2003, Apkarian et al 2005, Stephenson & Arneric 2008). Being activated by external sti ...
... regions including the primary sensory cortex, anterior insula, prefrontal and posterior parietal cortices, amygdala and hippocampus, detected in 40-80% of studies (reviews in Peyron et al 2000, Garcia-Larrea et al 2003, Apkarian et al 2005, Stephenson & Arneric 2008). Being activated by external sti ...
Sub-exemplar Shape Tuning in Human Face
... selective face-related area (found in the posterior fusiform gyrus, known as the fusiform face area [FFA] [Kanwisher and others 1997]), the apparent tuning is rather broad. An illustration of this effect was reported when examining the activation levels of this area to a wide variety of subcategorie ...
... selective face-related area (found in the posterior fusiform gyrus, known as the fusiform face area [FFA] [Kanwisher and others 1997]), the apparent tuning is rather broad. An illustration of this effect was reported when examining the activation levels of this area to a wide variety of subcategorie ...
Long, intrinsic horizontal axons radiating through and beyond rat
... shallow injections of the tracer biotinylated dextran amine were made into PMBSF. Anterograde transport of the tracer revealed cases where long, intrinsic horizontal axons projected through gray matter out from PMBSF and across boundaries into visual and auditory cortical areas (Frostig et al. 2008; ...
... shallow injections of the tracer biotinylated dextran amine were made into PMBSF. Anterograde transport of the tracer revealed cases where long, intrinsic horizontal axons projected through gray matter out from PMBSF and across boundaries into visual and auditory cortical areas (Frostig et al. 2008; ...
Comparison of Sympathetic and Parasympathetic Divisions
... dorsal root ganglia or the sensory portion of a cranial nerve nucleus. To enter the spinal cord, visceral afferent fibers join spinal nerves by projecting through the ganglion and white ramus communicans (communicating branches that are white because they are myelinated) and enter the spinal cord al ...
... dorsal root ganglia or the sensory portion of a cranial nerve nucleus. To enter the spinal cord, visceral afferent fibers join spinal nerves by projecting through the ganglion and white ramus communicans (communicating branches that are white because they are myelinated) and enter the spinal cord al ...
Barrel cortex function - Brain Research Institute
... 1998), involving simultaneous measurement of neuronal activity and the subject’s behavior and percept. So, what is the genuine function of the cerebral cortex? A traditional way to approach this question is to measure how neocortical circuits are involved in signal processing. The best way to do tha ...
... 1998), involving simultaneous measurement of neuronal activity and the subject’s behavior and percept. So, what is the genuine function of the cerebral cortex? A traditional way to approach this question is to measure how neocortical circuits are involved in signal processing. The best way to do tha ...
Neural substrates for conditioned taste aversion in the rat.
... why a successful formauon of CTAs requires that gustatory neural information should reach the brain simultaneously with or before the entry of visceral sensory information. In the reverse situation, CTAs can be acquired with long C S - U S intervals extending up to several hours. One explanation for ...
... why a successful formauon of CTAs requires that gustatory neural information should reach the brain simultaneously with or before the entry of visceral sensory information. In the reverse situation, CTAs can be acquired with long C S - U S intervals extending up to several hours. One explanation for ...
Are cortical spikes conveyed to contralateral
... of seizure discharges via the CC (1, 2, 6). Other terms, such as “propagation”, “transmission”, “travel”, or “spread” have also been used. However, the meaning of the term “transfer” has not been clearly defined. Some studies have attempted to differentiate between primary and secondary bilateral sy ...
... of seizure discharges via the CC (1, 2, 6). Other terms, such as “propagation”, “transmission”, “travel”, or “spread” have also been used. However, the meaning of the term “transfer” has not been clearly defined. Some studies have attempted to differentiate between primary and secondary bilateral sy ...
The Thalamic Projections of the Spinothalamic Tract
... In subsequent years, research showed that input from lemniscal and spinothalamic systems reached different cell types in the thalamus, even in nuclei where they converged anatomically. Thus, in the VPL/VPM nuclei, medial lemniscal neurons projected to large and medium-sized cells that were immunoreac ...
... In subsequent years, research showed that input from lemniscal and spinothalamic systems reached different cell types in the thalamus, even in nuclei where they converged anatomically. Thus, in the VPL/VPM nuclei, medial lemniscal neurons projected to large and medium-sized cells that were immunoreac ...
DNA Microarrays in Brain Research
... Research Project: Gene Expression During Postnatal Development of the Central Auditory Pathway Current Position: Associate Professor, Vanderbilt Role in training: Mentor on K18 Award Name: Jacquelin Brown Training period: 07/2012 – ongoing Degree: Ph.D. Institution: Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University ...
... Research Project: Gene Expression During Postnatal Development of the Central Auditory Pathway Current Position: Associate Professor, Vanderbilt Role in training: Mentor on K18 Award Name: Jacquelin Brown Training period: 07/2012 – ongoing Degree: Ph.D. Institution: Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University ...
Chapter 20
... vi. the output (motor) part of the ANS has two divisions: a. sympathetic division b. parasympathetic division - most autonomic effectors have dual innervation 3. Table 20.1 provides an excellent summary of the similarities and differences between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. C. Anatomy ...
... vi. the output (motor) part of the ANS has two divisions: a. sympathetic division b. parasympathetic division - most autonomic effectors have dual innervation 3. Table 20.1 provides an excellent summary of the similarities and differences between the somatic and autonomic nervous systems. C. Anatomy ...
World of Children 1st ed
... 1.Neurological development: gives infants the ability to exert voluntary control over their muscles 2.Parental Encouragement and interesting objects in the environment motivates infants to raise their heads, turn their bodies, crawl, and take their first steps 3.Opportunities to exercise give babies ...
... 1.Neurological development: gives infants the ability to exert voluntary control over their muscles 2.Parental Encouragement and interesting objects in the environment motivates infants to raise their heads, turn their bodies, crawl, and take their first steps 3.Opportunities to exercise give babies ...
PowerPoint
... • The pons is located superior to the medulla. It connects the spinal cord with the brain and links parts of the brain with one another by way of tracts (Figures 14.1, 14.5). – relays nerve impulses related to voluntary skeletal movements from the cerebral cortex to the cerebellum. – contains the pn ...
... • The pons is located superior to the medulla. It connects the spinal cord with the brain and links parts of the brain with one another by way of tracts (Figures 14.1, 14.5). – relays nerve impulses related to voluntary skeletal movements from the cerebral cortex to the cerebellum. – contains the pn ...
new insights into the functions of the superior temporal cortex
... Unfortunately, only two of these five monkeys received a lesion at one location only. In all other animals in which Watson et al.2 made STS lesions, ablation was added to pre-existing brain lesions (of inferior parietal cortex in two cases, and of frontal cortex and corpus callosum in the third). On ...
... Unfortunately, only two of these five monkeys received a lesion at one location only. In all other animals in which Watson et al.2 made STS lesions, ablation was added to pre-existing brain lesions (of inferior parietal cortex in two cases, and of frontal cortex and corpus callosum in the third). On ...
Stimulation Within the Rostral Ventrolateral Medulla Can Evoke
... Deuchars, Susan A., K. Michael Spyer, and Michael P. Gilbey. Stimulation within the rostral ventrolateral medulla can evoke monosynaptic GABAergic IPSPs in sympathetic preganglionic neurons in vitro. J. Neurophysiol. 77: 229–235, 1997. The inhibitory responses of identified sympathetic preganglionic ...
... Deuchars, Susan A., K. Michael Spyer, and Michael P. Gilbey. Stimulation within the rostral ventrolateral medulla can evoke monosynaptic GABAergic IPSPs in sympathetic preganglionic neurons in vitro. J. Neurophysiol. 77: 229–235, 1997. The inhibitory responses of identified sympathetic preganglionic ...
Chapter 15
... Lesion: a pathological alteration of tissue (e.g., that which could result from injury or infection) – This change can be focal or diffuse Lesions will manifest themselves in various behavioral deficits Neurological assessment can play a critical role in determining the extent of behavioral im ...
... Lesion: a pathological alteration of tissue (e.g., that which could result from injury or infection) – This change can be focal or diffuse Lesions will manifest themselves in various behavioral deficits Neurological assessment can play a critical role in determining the extent of behavioral im ...
Resting-state Functional mR imaging
... BOLD contrast between two conditions (eg, task and no task, the no-task condition often referred to as “rest”). Many signal averages are needed to create stable measures for each condition, due to fluctuations occurring due to MR imager and physiologic noise. Such fluctuations also contain meaningfu ...
... BOLD contrast between two conditions (eg, task and no task, the no-task condition often referred to as “rest”). Many signal averages are needed to create stable measures for each condition, due to fluctuations occurring due to MR imager and physiologic noise. Such fluctuations also contain meaningfu ...
Functional Organization of the Cat Visual Cortex in Relation to the
... Extracellular recordings were conducted after the final optical imaging session. Recording sites were determined using the cortical blood vessel patterns as a reference, and glass-coated platinum-iridium microelectrodes (1–2 M⍀ at 1 kHz) were placed using a hydraulic microdrive (MO-95, Narishige, To ...
... Extracellular recordings were conducted after the final optical imaging session. Recording sites were determined using the cortical blood vessel patterns as a reference, and glass-coated platinum-iridium microelectrodes (1–2 M⍀ at 1 kHz) were placed using a hydraulic microdrive (MO-95, Narishige, To ...
Investigator/Program Director (Last, First, Middle): Nick, Teresa A.
... adaptation ultimately results from cellular plasticity. I have spent my career studying neural plasticity, from proteins to behavior. Vocal learning, considered by many laypersons to be uniquely human, represents an especially intriguing form of neural plasticity that involves the highest-order brai ...
... adaptation ultimately results from cellular plasticity. I have spent my career studying neural plasticity, from proteins to behavior. Vocal learning, considered by many laypersons to be uniquely human, represents an especially intriguing form of neural plasticity that involves the highest-order brai ...