Sensory Afferent Neurotransmission in Caudal Nucleus Tractus
... to the depolarizing current (i.e. DE), reduces the discharge rate attained during the depolarizing current and can greatly reduce or eliminate SFA. Various neurons in mNTS with excitatory connections to ST all show DE and SFA, but to varying degrees. Using a comprehensive mathematical model represen ...
... to the depolarizing current (i.e. DE), reduces the discharge rate attained during the depolarizing current and can greatly reduce or eliminate SFA. Various neurons in mNTS with excitatory connections to ST all show DE and SFA, but to varying degrees. Using a comprehensive mathematical model represen ...
How Does the Brain Produce Movement?
... In summary, the frontal cortex executes precise movements, as well as planning them and coordinating different body parts to carry them out. The various regions of the frontal cortex that perform these functions are hierarchically related. After the prefrontal cortex has formulated a plan of action, ...
... In summary, the frontal cortex executes precise movements, as well as planning them and coordinating different body parts to carry them out. The various regions of the frontal cortex that perform these functions are hierarchically related. After the prefrontal cortex has formulated a plan of action, ...
Chapter 3
... 7. Parkinson disease is a disorder of movement, in which cells degenerate in the a. corpus callosum. b. basal ganglia. c. reticular formation. d. cerebellum. 8. The parts of the brain dedicated to emotion are located within the a. endocrine system. b. limbic system. c. association cortex. d. primary ...
... 7. Parkinson disease is a disorder of movement, in which cells degenerate in the a. corpus callosum. b. basal ganglia. c. reticular formation. d. cerebellum. 8. The parts of the brain dedicated to emotion are located within the a. endocrine system. b. limbic system. c. association cortex. d. primary ...
Latest Findings in the Mechanisms of Cortical `Arousal`: `Enabling
... Faw – Mechanisms of Cortical ‘Arousal’: ’Enabling’ Neural Correlat es for All Consciousness ...
... Faw – Mechanisms of Cortical ‘Arousal’: ’Enabling’ Neural Correlat es for All Consciousness ...
primary motor cortex
... Prefrontal cortex Most complicated cortical region Involved with intellect, cognition, recall and personality Contains working memory needed for judgment, reasoning and conscience Development depends on feedback from social environment ...
... Prefrontal cortex Most complicated cortical region Involved with intellect, cognition, recall and personality Contains working memory needed for judgment, reasoning and conscience Development depends on feedback from social environment ...
Perception of three-dimensional structure from motion
... MT, involves the reconstruction of surfaces. The large re- ...
... MT, involves the reconstruction of surfaces. The large re- ...
Short Course III - David Kleinfeld - University of California San Diego
... amount of research has gone into the development of signal processing tools to quantify neuronal dynamics. These methods have been applied to a wide variety of neural signals, including EEG/MEG and single electrode recordings, as well as more contemporary multielectrode recordings or imaging techniq ...
... amount of research has gone into the development of signal processing tools to quantify neuronal dynamics. These methods have been applied to a wide variety of neural signals, including EEG/MEG and single electrode recordings, as well as more contemporary multielectrode recordings or imaging techniq ...
Greater Cortical Gray Matter Density in Lithium
... (MRS) has revealed increases in cortical N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA), a putative marker of neuronal integrity, in both bipolar patients and normal control subjects following lithium administration (Moore et al. 2000a; Silverstone et al. 2003). While these studies suggest potential neuroprotective effec ...
... (MRS) has revealed increases in cortical N-acetyl-aspartate (NAA), a putative marker of neuronal integrity, in both bipolar patients and normal control subjects following lithium administration (Moore et al. 2000a; Silverstone et al. 2003). While these studies suggest potential neuroprotective effec ...
Predicting Activation Across Individuals with Resting
... observed during task fMRI (t-fMRI) in a population of source subjects, we predict task activations in a target, aligned subject. Transferring information using functional connectivity alignment results in higher accuracy of transferring task activation compared to morphological alignment. This metho ...
... observed during task fMRI (t-fMRI) in a population of source subjects, we predict task activations in a target, aligned subject. Transferring information using functional connectivity alignment results in higher accuracy of transferring task activation compared to morphological alignment. This metho ...
Travis, F.T. and Arenander, A. (2006). Cross-Sectional
... research has been approved by the University’s IRB, and subjects signed written consent before the research. Procedure As part of an earlier study (Travis, et al., 2002), EEG was recorded during three conditions: a 5-minute eyes-closed resting session, 10-min TM session, and a computeradministered c ...
... research has been approved by the University’s IRB, and subjects signed written consent before the research. Procedure As part of an earlier study (Travis, et al., 2002), EEG was recorded during three conditions: a 5-minute eyes-closed resting session, 10-min TM session, and a computeradministered c ...
Predictive Coding as a Model of Biased Competition in Visual
... node, and ζ, η, and ϑ are constant scale factors. Note that in certain simulations presented by Rao and Ballard (1999) a variation on the above algorithm was used which imposed additional constraints on the sparsity of the response. This was achieved through a sigmoid nonlinearity applied to the ter ...
... node, and ζ, η, and ϑ are constant scale factors. Note that in certain simulations presented by Rao and Ballard (1999) a variation on the above algorithm was used which imposed additional constraints on the sparsity of the response. This was achieved through a sigmoid nonlinearity applied to the ter ...
Comparison of Primate Prefrontal and Inferior Temporal
... between the two areas or even stronger in the ITC than the PFC. Alternatively, the PFC may play a more active role in categorization. One model of visual recognition (Riesenhuber and Poggio, 2000) suggests that the PFC further enhances the behaviorally relevant aspects of the information that it rec ...
... between the two areas or even stronger in the ITC than the PFC. Alternatively, the PFC may play a more active role in categorization. One model of visual recognition (Riesenhuber and Poggio, 2000) suggests that the PFC further enhances the behaviorally relevant aspects of the information that it rec ...
ROLE OF EARLY ACOUSTIC EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPMENT OF THE RAT by
... deprivation impedes normal neocortical hardwiring, resulting in maintenance of heightened plasticity levels in the cortical region responsible for processing the sensory stimuli. In some cases, chronic sensory deprivation, such as that caused by congenital blindness or deafness, can result in the ad ...
... deprivation impedes normal neocortical hardwiring, resulting in maintenance of heightened plasticity levels in the cortical region responsible for processing the sensory stimuli. In some cases, chronic sensory deprivation, such as that caused by congenital blindness or deafness, can result in the ad ...
Patterned, But Not Tonic, Optogenetic Stimulation in Motor
... High-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) in motor thalamus (Mthal) ameliorates tremor but not akinesia in Parkinson’s disease. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there are effective methods of Mthal stimulation to treat akinesia. Glutamatergic Mthal neurons, transduced with channelr ...
... High-frequency deep brain stimulation (DBS) in motor thalamus (Mthal) ameliorates tremor but not akinesia in Parkinson’s disease. The aim of this study was to investigate whether there are effective methods of Mthal stimulation to treat akinesia. Glutamatergic Mthal neurons, transduced with channelr ...
Does Loss of Nerve Growth Factor Receptors Precede Loss of
... band of Broca and the nucleusbasalisof Meynert (Fig. lA-C). Within cell bodies,the reaction product wasconcentratedat the neuronal membrane and in the perinuclear area. No immunostaining was observed in the striatum. In brains from AD patients, immunoreactivity was globally decreasedin the nucleusba ...
... band of Broca and the nucleusbasalisof Meynert (Fig. lA-C). Within cell bodies,the reaction product wasconcentratedat the neuronal membrane and in the perinuclear area. No immunostaining was observed in the striatum. In brains from AD patients, immunoreactivity was globally decreasedin the nucleusba ...
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... as attention and task difficulty affect plasticity (Ahissar and Hochstein 1997; Ahissar et al. 1992; Edeline and Weinberger 1993; Recanzone et al. 1992c, 1993), relatively little is known about how specific features of behaviorally important stimuli direct cortical reorganization. In this study, we ...
... as attention and task difficulty affect plasticity (Ahissar and Hochstein 1997; Ahissar et al. 1992; Edeline and Weinberger 1993; Recanzone et al. 1992c, 1993), relatively little is known about how specific features of behaviorally important stimuli direct cortical reorganization. In this study, we ...
Cerebellar fastigial nucleus: from anatomic construction to
... and interneurons, with long axons projecting out of the cerebellar nuclei and short axons connecting only with neurons within the FN, respectively [1, 14]. Based on the transmitter phenotypes, glutamatergic, GABAergic as well as glycinergic neurons have been identified in the FN [1, 14, 15]. In addi ...
... and interneurons, with long axons projecting out of the cerebellar nuclei and short axons connecting only with neurons within the FN, respectively [1, 14]. Based on the transmitter phenotypes, glutamatergic, GABAergic as well as glycinergic neurons have been identified in the FN [1, 14, 15]. In addi ...
Turtle Dorsal Cortex Pyramidal Neurons Comprise Two Distinct Cell
... type and circuit-specific therapies to treat brain disorders [9]. As a case in point, the laminar organization of pyramidal neurons in neocortex (Fig 1A) plays a key role in the processing of visual inputs, as indicated by layer and cell-type specificity of sensory responses [10–14]. The search for ...
... type and circuit-specific therapies to treat brain disorders [9]. As a case in point, the laminar organization of pyramidal neurons in neocortex (Fig 1A) plays a key role in the processing of visual inputs, as indicated by layer and cell-type specificity of sensory responses [10–14]. The search for ...
LYRICA (pregabalin) eLearning System
... hypothalamus, which regulates many bodily functions and helps maintain homeostasis in the body. Its functions include modulating growth, eating, drinking, and maternal behavior by regulating the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus also plays an essential role in regulating m ...
... hypothalamus, which regulates many bodily functions and helps maintain homeostasis in the body. Its functions include modulating growth, eating, drinking, and maternal behavior by regulating the hormonal secretions of the pituitary gland. The hypothalamus also plays an essential role in regulating m ...
Inhibition of central neurons is reduced following acoustic trauma
... The most common tail response (class A, Fig. 2E) consists of broadly-tuned excitatory responses at and below an upper cutoff frequency (22 kHz in Fig. 2E). The upper frequency edge of the response is sharp at all levels with inhibition sometimes visible at higher frequencies. Auditory nerve fibers i ...
... The most common tail response (class A, Fig. 2E) consists of broadly-tuned excitatory responses at and below an upper cutoff frequency (22 kHz in Fig. 2E). The upper frequency edge of the response is sharp at all levels with inhibition sometimes visible at higher frequencies. Auditory nerve fibers i ...
Bursting Neurons Signal Input Slope
... motion discrimination task, the burst rate was found to reflect the direction of visual stimulus better than the average firing rate (Bair et al., 1994). In vitro, bursts of pyramidal neurons were found to underlie population synchrony in the cortex (Silva et al., 1991) and the hippocampus (Miles et ...
... motion discrimination task, the burst rate was found to reflect the direction of visual stimulus better than the average firing rate (Bair et al., 1994). In vitro, bursts of pyramidal neurons were found to underlie population synchrony in the cortex (Silva et al., 1991) and the hippocampus (Miles et ...
White matter tract alterations in fragile X
... et al., 1997]. Early anatomical examination of the fragile X brain found no abnormalities in gross neuropathological examinations [Rudelli et al., 1985; Hinton et al., 1991]. Histologic examinations, however, detected abnormalities in the dendritic structure and density, as well as immature synapses ...
... et al., 1997]. Early anatomical examination of the fragile X brain found no abnormalities in gross neuropathological examinations [Rudelli et al., 1985; Hinton et al., 1991]. Histologic examinations, however, detected abnormalities in the dendritic structure and density, as well as immature synapses ...
Functional architecture in monkey inferotemporal cortex revealed by
... recording always start at the certain phase of respiration in synchrony with a heartbeat. The visual stimulus was presented 1 s after the start of the recording, and continued for 4 s. The recording ended when the visual stimulus was withdrawn. Five to 28 visual stimuli were combined in one stimulus ...
... recording always start at the certain phase of respiration in synchrony with a heartbeat. The visual stimulus was presented 1 s after the start of the recording, and continued for 4 s. The recording ended when the visual stimulus was withdrawn. Five to 28 visual stimuli were combined in one stimulus ...
The Value of the Examination of Visuooculomotor Reflexes in
... In none of our tested groups with posterior fossa lesions (groups I–III) are saccadic and smooth-pursuit pathologies present with statistical significance. The similar frequency of the presence of saccadic or eye-tracking disturbances both in vermis and cerebellar cortex and brainstem damages seems ...
... In none of our tested groups with posterior fossa lesions (groups I–III) are saccadic and smooth-pursuit pathologies present with statistical significance. The similar frequency of the presence of saccadic or eye-tracking disturbances both in vermis and cerebellar cortex and brainstem damages seems ...
The Involvement of Recurrent Connections in Area CA3 in
... be combined with visual information to determine EC activities. In the model, each EC cell is assumed to respond to a subset of the available cues. Based on the suggestion that EC is involved in conjunctive coding (Myers et al., 1995), each EC cell in our model combines in a conjunctive manner the s ...
... be combined with visual information to determine EC activities. In the model, each EC cell is assumed to respond to a subset of the available cues. Based on the suggestion that EC is involved in conjunctive coding (Myers et al., 1995), each EC cell in our model combines in a conjunctive manner the s ...