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... the expression of SOX5 in relation to Fezf2 during cortical development, we used the Fezf2-Gfp BAC transgenic mouse (Fezf2-Gfp) (17), in which GFP is expressed in a Fezf2 pattern (Fig. 1). At embryonic day 12.5 (E12.5), SOX5 was present in PP neurons but was absent from VZ progenitors and migratory ...
... the expression of SOX5 in relation to Fezf2 during cortical development, we used the Fezf2-Gfp BAC transgenic mouse (Fezf2-Gfp) (17), in which GFP is expressed in a Fezf2 pattern (Fig. 1). At embryonic day 12.5 (E12.5), SOX5 was present in PP neurons but was absent from VZ progenitors and migratory ...
Synaptic function: Dendritic democracy
... recordings directly from the dendrites, offering the opportunity to investigate directly the mechanisms that underlie this synaptic scaling. These techniques have been used by Magee and Cook [6] in a recent study which examined the relationship between dendritic distance and synaptic efficacy in hip ...
... recordings directly from the dendrites, offering the opportunity to investigate directly the mechanisms that underlie this synaptic scaling. These techniques have been used by Magee and Cook [6] in a recent study which examined the relationship between dendritic distance and synaptic efficacy in hip ...
Preferential Termination of Corticorubral Axons on Spine
... Ruthazar, Ryuichi Shirasaki, and Michael Spooner for critically reading this manuscript, Hironobu Katsumaru, Tong-Hang Go, and Kouichi Hashimoto for partial participation in the experiment, Tadashi Isa for continuous encouragement, Masanori Kanda for supplying the experimental animals, Hiroshi Maeba ...
... Ruthazar, Ryuichi Shirasaki, and Michael Spooner for critically reading this manuscript, Hironobu Katsumaru, Tong-Hang Go, and Kouichi Hashimoto for partial participation in the experiment, Tadashi Isa for continuous encouragement, Masanori Kanda for supplying the experimental animals, Hiroshi Maeba ...
Attractor concretion as a mechanism for the formation of context
... and Salzman, 2009). In those experiments, monkeys learned whether an abstract fractal image (conditioned stimulus, CS) predicted liquid reward or aversive air-puffs (unconditioned stimulus, US) after a brief time (trace) interval. Single unit recordings in the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) ...
... and Salzman, 2009). In those experiments, monkeys learned whether an abstract fractal image (conditioned stimulus, CS) predicted liquid reward or aversive air-puffs (unconditioned stimulus, US) after a brief time (trace) interval. Single unit recordings in the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex (OFC) ...
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... the following questions: (1) Is such a neuron phagocytized by a single phagocytic cell or by many such cells? This question arises in light of the following facts: In the ischemic penumbra, where neurons die compacted in a disseminated fashion, the neuropil is still tight with narrow and complicated ...
... the following questions: (1) Is such a neuron phagocytized by a single phagocytic cell or by many such cells? This question arises in light of the following facts: In the ischemic penumbra, where neurons die compacted in a disseminated fashion, the neuropil is still tight with narrow and complicated ...
Discharge Rate of Substantia Nigra Pars Reticulata Neurons Is
... et al. 1978) and dyskinesia induced by dopaminergic hyperactivity in otherwise drug naive (normal) animals (Jenner 2000; Mones 1972; Pearce 1999). Although single-neuron electro-physiological recordings have been conducted in rodent models of dyskinesia without striatal dopamine depletion (Ruskin et ...
... et al. 1978) and dyskinesia induced by dopaminergic hyperactivity in otherwise drug naive (normal) animals (Jenner 2000; Mones 1972; Pearce 1999). Although single-neuron electro-physiological recordings have been conducted in rodent models of dyskinesia without striatal dopamine depletion (Ruskin et ...
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 ...
Prosjektoppgave - Mirror neurons_ver4.2
... from the hand field of the F1 area (primary motor cortex) were recorded, the thinking being that if the observation of the experimenter's actions would trigger some comparable movement in the monkey's F5 region, it should also activate the neurons in the F1 region that control them. None of the neu ...
... from the hand field of the F1 area (primary motor cortex) were recorded, the thinking being that if the observation of the experimenter's actions would trigger some comparable movement in the monkey's F5 region, it should also activate the neurons in the F1 region that control them. None of the neu ...
The analog/digital distinction in the philosophy of mind
... Analog or connectionist systems are not easily interpreted as symbol-using systems, because they lack disjoint, finitely differentiated elements. Their intransigance in code terms, combined as it is with computational efficacy, suggests that we do not have to think of computation in terms of symbols ...
... Analog or connectionist systems are not easily interpreted as symbol-using systems, because they lack disjoint, finitely differentiated elements. Their intransigance in code terms, combined as it is with computational efficacy, suggests that we do not have to think of computation in terms of symbols ...
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Table of Contents - The Mind Project
... additional theory is brought up later in the lab, students may get a sense of the connection between technology (instruments used to collect scientific data) and science. The Virtual Parkinson’s lab models the important combination of scientists sharing their research with the improvement of technol ...
... additional theory is brought up later in the lab, students may get a sense of the connection between technology (instruments used to collect scientific data) and science. The Virtual Parkinson’s lab models the important combination of scientists sharing their research with the improvement of technol ...
Brainstem: neural networks vital for life
... with learning, memory or perception: they regulate the gut, the circulation, body temperature, airway resistance, respiration and other homeostatic tasks necessary for survival and adaptation to the environment. Disorders of these systems, such as sleep apnoea or essential hypertension, are among th ...
... with learning, memory or perception: they regulate the gut, the circulation, body temperature, airway resistance, respiration and other homeostatic tasks necessary for survival and adaptation to the environment. Disorders of these systems, such as sleep apnoea or essential hypertension, are among th ...
Motor Cognition and Mental Simulation
... the corresponding movement or action ourselves. The existence of these shared representations suggests that mental simulations are particularly useful for reasoning about possible actions that you or someone else could take. Consider the results of three studies that have explored perception–action ...
... the corresponding movement or action ourselves. The existence of these shared representations suggests that mental simulations are particularly useful for reasoning about possible actions that you or someone else could take. Consider the results of three studies that have explored perception–action ...
The Neuroscience of Spontaneous Thought: An Evolving
... tasks (Mason et al., 2007) or periods of rest (Kucyi & Davis, 2014). Of particular interest given evolving definitions of spontaneous thought are two additional scales that separately assess the tendency for individuals to engage in intentional and unintentional forms of thought: the MindWandering D ...
... tasks (Mason et al., 2007) or periods of rest (Kucyi & Davis, 2014). Of particular interest given evolving definitions of spontaneous thought are two additional scales that separately assess the tendency for individuals to engage in intentional and unintentional forms of thought: the MindWandering D ...
PDF of article - Janelia Research Campus
... Using these methods, we manually traced all neurotactinlabeled SATs from 5 Drosophila third instar brain hemispheres, building a reference database of annotated SAT traces. Registering query and reference SAT traces into a common coordinate space Each brain differs in its orientation relative to the ...
... Using these methods, we manually traced all neurotactinlabeled SATs from 5 Drosophila third instar brain hemispheres, building a reference database of annotated SAT traces. Registering query and reference SAT traces into a common coordinate space Each brain differs in its orientation relative to the ...
Astrocyte-Neuron Interactions during Learning May Occur by Lactate
... that lactate flow through neuronal MCT2 is already saturated (i.e., cannot increase with increasing lactate) at resting brain lactate level (about 1 mmol/L; Bröer et al., 1997, 1999; Dimmer et al., 2000; Manning Fox et al., 2000). Therefore, such an ...
... that lactate flow through neuronal MCT2 is already saturated (i.e., cannot increase with increasing lactate) at resting brain lactate level (about 1 mmol/L; Bröer et al., 1997, 1999; Dimmer et al., 2000; Manning Fox et al., 2000). Therefore, such an ...
Qualitative Spatial Reasoning: Framework and Frontiers
... reasoning, and that these reasons dominate the structure of theories for spatial reasoning in both people or machines. Our concise statement of this idea is the Poverty Conjecture (Forbus, Nielsen, & Faltings, 1987, 1991): There is no problem-independent, purely qualitative representation of space o ...
... reasoning, and that these reasons dominate the structure of theories for spatial reasoning in both people or machines. Our concise statement of this idea is the Poverty Conjecture (Forbus, Nielsen, & Faltings, 1987, 1991): There is no problem-independent, purely qualitative representation of space o ...
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... model for hunger-dependent processing of food cues: During states of satiety, food cue information enters sensory neocortex but may not flow to cortical areas involved in selective processing of motivationally salient food cues, such as postrhinal cortex (POR). It has been suggested that during stat ...
... model for hunger-dependent processing of food cues: During states of satiety, food cue information enters sensory neocortex but may not flow to cortical areas involved in selective processing of motivationally salient food cues, such as postrhinal cortex (POR). It has been suggested that during stat ...
The role of mirror neurons in cognition
... our conscious lives. But answers to the really difficult questions such as how does a thought, mind, or consciousness emerge from mere chemical interactions of cells still remained far from our reach. It was becoming clear that anatomy and physiology by themselves were not sufficient to reveal every ...
... our conscious lives. But answers to the really difficult questions such as how does a thought, mind, or consciousness emerge from mere chemical interactions of cells still remained far from our reach. It was becoming clear that anatomy and physiology by themselves were not sufficient to reveal every ...
Astrocytes - American College of Neuropsychopharmacology
... is unknown. Because the ratio of NaⳭ to KⳭ channels is low in adult astrocytes, these cells are not capable of regenerative electrical responses like the action potential. One consequence of the high KⳭ selectivity of astrocytes, compared to neurons, is that the membrane voltage of astrocytes is mor ...
... is unknown. Because the ratio of NaⳭ to KⳭ channels is low in adult astrocytes, these cells are not capable of regenerative electrical responses like the action potential. One consequence of the high KⳭ selectivity of astrocytes, compared to neurons, is that the membrane voltage of astrocytes is mor ...
Descartes` Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
... adaptations, and the nature we have acquired in individual develop ment, through interactions with our social environment, mindfully and willfully as well as not. Feelings, along with the emotions they come from, are not a luxury. They serve as internal guides, and they help us communicate to other ...
... adaptations, and the nature we have acquired in individual develop ment, through interactions with our social environment, mindfully and willfully as well as not. Feelings, along with the emotions they come from, are not a luxury. They serve as internal guides, and they help us communicate to other ...
Neuron Production, Neuron Number, and Structure Size Are
... After immersion in the primary antibodies, sections were washed in PBS and treated with biotinylated goat anti-mouse secondary antibody (1:200; Dako) for 1 hr. Next, sections were again washed in PBS and then treated with an avidin-biotin horseradish peroxidase complex (Vector) for 1 hr. BrdU and Ne ...
... After immersion in the primary antibodies, sections were washed in PBS and treated with biotinylated goat anti-mouse secondary antibody (1:200; Dako) for 1 hr. Next, sections were again washed in PBS and then treated with an avidin-biotin horseradish peroxidase complex (Vector) for 1 hr. BrdU and Ne ...
Direction of action is represented in the ventral premotor cortex
... Regardless of the extrinsic-like parameters encoded by the activity of PMv neurons, our experiments clearly demonstrated that the motor representation in the PMv is independent of jointor muscle-related details of movement. Our findings are consistent with a previous speculation that the activity of ...
... Regardless of the extrinsic-like parameters encoded by the activity of PMv neurons, our experiments clearly demonstrated that the motor representation in the PMv is independent of jointor muscle-related details of movement. Our findings are consistent with a previous speculation that the activity of ...
Morphological and Quantitative Study of Neurons in the Gracile
... Neurons in the gracile nucleus of the camel brain stem were studied by Golgi method. Neurons were classified based on soma size and shape, density of dendritic tree, morphology and distribution of appendages. Six types of neurons were identified. Type I neurons had very large somata with appendages ...
... Neurons in the gracile nucleus of the camel brain stem were studied by Golgi method. Neurons were classified based on soma size and shape, density of dendritic tree, morphology and distribution of appendages. Six types of neurons were identified. Type I neurons had very large somata with appendages ...