Chapter 02: Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature
... Incorrect. Down syndrome is not an adaptive quality of human beings; rather, it is an illness that is caused by having one too many chromosomes. d. language Correct. The ability to use language as a means of communication is certainly adaptive to human beings. e. the ability to program a cell phone ...
... Incorrect. Down syndrome is not an adaptive quality of human beings; rather, it is an illness that is caused by having one too many chromosomes. d. language Correct. The ability to use language as a means of communication is certainly adaptive to human beings. e. the ability to program a cell phone ...
Dopaminergic control of the globus pallidus and its impact
... The work of my thesis is a part of integrative neurobiology and focuses on studying the control exerted by dopamine on basal ganglia (BG), especially the "external part of globus pallidus or GPe". GPe being a nucleus, which plays a key role in the control of movement by exerting an inhibitory influe ...
... The work of my thesis is a part of integrative neurobiology and focuses on studying the control exerted by dopamine on basal ganglia (BG), especially the "external part of globus pallidus or GPe". GPe being a nucleus, which plays a key role in the control of movement by exerting an inhibitory influe ...
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... Each one of its billions of cells performs some activity that is a part of this function. Control of the body’s billions of cells is accomplished in part by two body-wide communication systems: the nervous system and the endocrine system. Both systems transmit information from one part of the ...
... Each one of its billions of cells performs some activity that is a part of this function. Control of the body’s billions of cells is accomplished in part by two body-wide communication systems: the nervous system and the endocrine system. Both systems transmit information from one part of the ...
Mechanisms of developmental neurite pruning
... processes such as axon pruning, elimination, and degeneration. In this review, we will focus on processes that occur on the scale of axons and dendrites but not on the scale of individual synapses. Additionally, we will focus on remodeling of connections that do not involve neuronal cell death. (Oth ...
... processes such as axon pruning, elimination, and degeneration. In this review, we will focus on processes that occur on the scale of axons and dendrites but not on the scale of individual synapses. Additionally, we will focus on remodeling of connections that do not involve neuronal cell death. (Oth ...
New Roles for the External Globus Pallidus in Basal Ganglia Circuits
... (Hikosaka and Wurtz, 1983). Stop cue processing initially involves much faster signaling through STN (⬃15 ms latencies), providing glutamatergic inputs to the same SNr neurons; if this occurs early enough, it can oppose action initiation (Schmidt et al., 2013). However, the Stop cue only causes a tr ...
... (Hikosaka and Wurtz, 1983). Stop cue processing initially involves much faster signaling through STN (⬃15 ms latencies), providing glutamatergic inputs to the same SNr neurons; if this occurs early enough, it can oppose action initiation (Schmidt et al., 2013). However, the Stop cue only causes a tr ...
Forward Processing of Long-Term Associative Memory in Monkey
... Figure 2. Stimulus-selective responses to both paired associates of two representative A36 neurons (A and B for one neuron; C and D for the other neuron). A, C, Raster displays and PSTHs in the optimal (optimal, thick black line) and pair ( pair, thick gray line) trials. The trials were aligned at t ...
... Figure 2. Stimulus-selective responses to both paired associates of two representative A36 neurons (A and B for one neuron; C and D for the other neuron). A, C, Raster displays and PSTHs in the optimal (optimal, thick black line) and pair ( pair, thick gray line) trials. The trials were aligned at t ...
Control of Extracellular Dopamine at Dendrite and Axon Terminals
... has been proposed to differ. This study used electrochemical and electrophysiological methods to compare the time course and calcium dependence of somatodendritic dopamine release in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) to that of axonal dopamine release in the d ...
... has been proposed to differ. This study used electrochemical and electrophysiological methods to compare the time course and calcium dependence of somatodendritic dopamine release in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) and substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) to that of axonal dopamine release in the d ...
Amyloid-Beta Induced Changes in Vesicular Transport of BDNF in
... provide insights into the cellular mechanism underlying, for example, Alzheimer’s disease (AD). To analyze the role of BDNF transport in AD, live cell imaging of fluorescently labeled BDNF was performed in hippocampal neurons of different AD model systems. BDNF and APP colocalized with low incidence ...
... provide insights into the cellular mechanism underlying, for example, Alzheimer’s disease (AD). To analyze the role of BDNF transport in AD, live cell imaging of fluorescently labeled BDNF was performed in hippocampal neurons of different AD model systems. BDNF and APP colocalized with low incidence ...
The largest growth cones in the animal kingdom
... the isolated neuron can be checked electrophysiologically as well as visually in the intact ganglion prior to removal. The second primary difference between Aplysia cell culture techniques and those used for Lymnaea or Helisoma is the nature of the additives to the cell culture media to promote robu ...
... the isolated neuron can be checked electrophysiologically as well as visually in the intact ganglion prior to removal. The second primary difference between Aplysia cell culture techniques and those used for Lymnaea or Helisoma is the nature of the additives to the cell culture media to promote robu ...
Why Are Olfactory Systems of Different Animals So Similar?
... information about the way the nervous system processes odorant stimuli. Alternatively, these similar features may instead reflect underlying homology, or could have arisen independently due to similar constraints. A further possibility should be considered the null hypothesis: the perceived similari ...
... information about the way the nervous system processes odorant stimuli. Alternatively, these similar features may instead reflect underlying homology, or could have arisen independently due to similar constraints. A further possibility should be considered the null hypothesis: the perceived similari ...
Early Pharmacological Treatment of Autism: A
... whereas in adults AMPA and kainate receptors are more active. NMDA receptors, particularly those containing the NR2B receptor subunit, allow increased calcium influx and are more sensitive to stimulation than AMPA or kainate receptors. Both excessive activation via excitotoxicity and inhibition of N ...
... whereas in adults AMPA and kainate receptors are more active. NMDA receptors, particularly those containing the NR2B receptor subunit, allow increased calcium influx and are more sensitive to stimulation than AMPA or kainate receptors. Both excessive activation via excitotoxicity and inhibition of N ...
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... TB_02_20 Neurons: The Messengers_Understand_LO 2.2 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 pot ...
... TB_02_20 Neurons: The Messengers_Understand_LO 2.2 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 pot ...
Processing of Interaural Intensity Differences in the LSO: Role of
... fundamental question concerning the coding of IIDs is: how does each cell in the LSO derive its particular IID sensitivity? Although there have been a large number of neurophysiological studies on the LSO, this question has received little attention. Indeed, the only reports that have directly addre ...
... fundamental question concerning the coding of IIDs is: how does each cell in the LSO derive its particular IID sensitivity? Although there have been a large number of neurophysiological studies on the LSO, this question has received little attention. Indeed, the only reports that have directly addre ...
View/Open - Minerva Access
... A fundamental goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain encodes and processes information and how the networks and structures involved are formed. In this thesis, we use theoretical approaches to further our understanding of brain function. First, we investigate how experimentally-based le ...
... A fundamental goal of neuroscience is to understand how the brain encodes and processes information and how the networks and structures involved are formed. In this thesis, we use theoretical approaches to further our understanding of brain function. First, we investigate how experimentally-based le ...
Early Functional Impairment of Sensory-Motor Connectivity in a Mouse Model of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
... SMA is the most common inherited cause of infant death (Pearn, 1978). It is caused by mutation of the SMN1 gene and insufficient expression of the SMN protein (Lefebvre et al., 1995). Patients with severe SMA have profound muscle weakness in a stereotyped pattern (Crawford, 2004; Swoboda et al., 200 ...
... SMA is the most common inherited cause of infant death (Pearn, 1978). It is caused by mutation of the SMN1 gene and insufficient expression of the SMN protein (Lefebvre et al., 1995). Patients with severe SMA have profound muscle weakness in a stereotyped pattern (Crawford, 2004; Swoboda et al., 200 ...
Hikosaka O - lsr
... Recently, however, the habenula has attracted a great deal of attention. One main reason for this is probably the part that it plays in the regulation of dopamine and serotonin systems. Experimental and clinical studies have shown that these neuromodulators are essential for normal motor and mental ...
... Recently, however, the habenula has attracted a great deal of attention. One main reason for this is probably the part that it plays in the regulation of dopamine and serotonin systems. Experimental and clinical studies have shown that these neuromodulators are essential for normal motor and mental ...
Spike-based Winner-Take-All Computation in a Multi
... simplified, minimalistic form that captures the essence of this spike-based computation, before we add biologically relevant parameters and quantify their effect on the network behavior (Chapter 2). Having understood the basic principles, we describe an implementation of the network in Very-Large-Sc ...
... simplified, minimalistic form that captures the essence of this spike-based computation, before we add biologically relevant parameters and quantify their effect on the network behavior (Chapter 2). Having understood the basic principles, we describe an implementation of the network in Very-Large-Sc ...
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... (1) Thalamic Neurons: Relaying information from the sensor organs to cortex (2) Pancreatic -cells: Release of insulin controlling the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood ...
... (1) Thalamic Neurons: Relaying information from the sensor organs to cortex (2) Pancreatic -cells: Release of insulin controlling the level of glucose (sugar) in the blood ...
Glycine Immunoreactivity of Multipolar Neurons in the Ventral
... and Young, 1980; Young et al., 1988). These local circuits, however, do not account for all of the response properties of DCN neurons. For example, type II units of the DCN are relatively unresponsive to broadband stimuli even when the stimuli contain energy within the excitatory response area of th ...
... and Young, 1980; Young et al., 1988). These local circuits, however, do not account for all of the response properties of DCN neurons. For example, type II units of the DCN are relatively unresponsive to broadband stimuli even when the stimuli contain energy within the excitatory response area of th ...
Mesodermal and neuronal retinoids regulate the induction and
... motor neurons postmitotically. When dominant-negative retinoid receptors are introduced into postmitotic spinal motor neurons, forelimb level motor neurons do not acquire LMC subtype identities but instead adopt thoracic motor column properties (Sockanathan et al., 2003). This suggests that retinoid ...
... motor neurons postmitotically. When dominant-negative retinoid receptors are introduced into postmitotic spinal motor neurons, forelimb level motor neurons do not acquire LMC subtype identities but instead adopt thoracic motor column properties (Sockanathan et al., 2003). This suggests that retinoid ...
Impairment of a parabolic bursting rhythm by the ectopic expression
... It is widely held that slowly activating, voltagedependent currents play a key role in producing the bursting rhythm of R15. Previous studies on this topic have focused on two transient currents, designated ID (depolarizing) and IH (hyperpolarizing), both of which increment by a fixed amount after e ...
... It is widely held that slowly activating, voltagedependent currents play a key role in producing the bursting rhythm of R15. Previous studies on this topic have focused on two transient currents, designated ID (depolarizing) and IH (hyperpolarizing), both of which increment by a fixed amount after e ...
Chapter 02: Biopsychology, Neuroscience, and Human Nature
... Answer: c. efferent neurons. 34. Every one of your actions arises from a. neural impulses delivered from your sensory neurons to your brain. b. neural impulses from the brain delivered to your muscles. Correct. Your physical actions are a result of the communication from your brain to your muscles. ...
... Answer: c. efferent neurons. 34. Every one of your actions arises from a. neural impulses delivered from your sensory neurons to your brain. b. neural impulses from the brain delivered to your muscles. Correct. Your physical actions are a result of the communication from your brain to your muscles. ...
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... Answer: c. efferent neurons. 34. Every one of your actions arises from a. neural impulses delivered from your sensory neurons to your brain. b. neural impulses from the brain delivered to your muscles. Correct. Your physical actions are a result of the communication from your brain to your muscles. ...
... Answer: c. efferent neurons. 34. Every one of your actions arises from a. neural impulses delivered from your sensory neurons to your brain. b. neural impulses from the brain delivered to your muscles. Correct. Your physical actions are a result of the communication from your brain to your muscles. ...
The Classical Complement Cascade Mediates
... classified as resolving, and cells with numerous small indistinct inputs were classified as nonrefined. Representative recordings obtained from dLGN neurons from a WT and a C1q KO mouse are shown in Figure 5B. As previously reported, we found that by P30 the majority of WT cells were innervated by o ...
... classified as resolving, and cells with numerous small indistinct inputs were classified as nonrefined. Representative recordings obtained from dLGN neurons from a WT and a C1q KO mouse are shown in Figure 5B. As previously reported, we found that by P30 the majority of WT cells were innervated by o ...
Disruption of Target Interactions Prevents the Development of
... analysis. The extent of sympathetic denervation and reinnervation was determined in submandibular glands from 6-OHDA-treated and vehicle-treated animals on P2, P7, P14, and P2 1. Sections of submandibular glands from perfused rats were labeled with an antiserum directed against TH and the label visu ...
... analysis. The extent of sympathetic denervation and reinnervation was determined in submandibular glands from 6-OHDA-treated and vehicle-treated animals on P2, P7, P14, and P2 1. Sections of submandibular glands from perfused rats were labeled with an antiserum directed against TH and the label visu ...