Galanin-like peptide: a key player in the homeostatic regulation of
... been shown to be coexpressed with a-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, which is derived from pro-opiomelanocortin in neurons in the ARC,36 with orexin-1 receptor immunoreactivity also being observed in a few GALP-positive neurons.38 We have previously reported that 3–12% of GALP-positive cells contain ...
... been shown to be coexpressed with a-melanocyte-stimulating hormone, which is derived from pro-opiomelanocortin in neurons in the ARC,36 with orexin-1 receptor immunoreactivity also being observed in a few GALP-positive neurons.38 We have previously reported that 3–12% of GALP-positive cells contain ...
Inhibitory Gating of Basolateral Amygdala Inputs to the Prefrontal
... al., 2012). BLA inputs selectively innervate CA neurons, establishing a mechanism for reciprocal interactions (Little and Carter, 2013). However, the overall influence of BLA inputs could be inhibitory if connections are stronger onto local GABAergic interneurons. The PFC also possesses a variety of ...
... al., 2012). BLA inputs selectively innervate CA neurons, establishing a mechanism for reciprocal interactions (Little and Carter, 2013). However, the overall influence of BLA inputs could be inhibitory if connections are stronger onto local GABAergic interneurons. The PFC also possesses a variety of ...
Graziano's CV
... Evolution of Nervous Systems, second edition. Kaas J. and Krubitzer L., Eds., Elsevier. Graziano MSA, Webb TW (in press) Understanding consciousness by building it. In: Bloomsbury Companion to Philosophy of Consciousness. Jacquette D., Ed.. Igelstrom K, Webb TW, Kelly YT, Graziano MSA (2016) Topogra ...
... Evolution of Nervous Systems, second edition. Kaas J. and Krubitzer L., Eds., Elsevier. Graziano MSA, Webb TW (in press) Understanding consciousness by building it. In: Bloomsbury Companion to Philosophy of Consciousness. Jacquette D., Ed.. Igelstrom K, Webb TW, Kelly YT, Graziano MSA (2016) Topogra ...
- Wiley Online Library
... Abbreviations CCHS, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; cVRG, caudal ventral respiratory group (VRC segment that contains abdominal premotor neurons); DIA, depolarization-induced intracellular alkalization; GPCR, G protein-coupled receptor; NTS, nucleus of the solitary tract; P aCO2 , parti ...
... Abbreviations CCHS, congenital central hypoventilation syndrome; cVRG, caudal ventral respiratory group (VRC segment that contains abdominal premotor neurons); DIA, depolarization-induced intracellular alkalization; GPCR, G protein-coupled receptor; NTS, nucleus of the solitary tract; P aCO2 , parti ...
Here follows a list of recently published papers
... Actin-myosin network is required for proper assembly of influenza virus particles. http://dlvr.it/7ymcX3 #micro "Scientific networks and success in science" http://www.epjdatascience.com/content/3/1/35 #dst High‐order combination effects and biological robustness http://msb.embopress.org/content/4/1 ...
... Actin-myosin network is required for proper assembly of influenza virus particles. http://dlvr.it/7ymcX3 #micro "Scientific networks and success in science" http://www.epjdatascience.com/content/3/1/35 #dst High‐order combination effects and biological robustness http://msb.embopress.org/content/4/1 ...
Relative Contributions of Specific Activity Histories and
... The validity of this assumption has been called into question by recent studies, in which sizes and contents of individual synapses—both excitatory and inhibitory—were observed to fluctuate considerably over timescales of hours and days (e.g., [1–17]); notably, such fluctuations persisted even in th ...
... The validity of this assumption has been called into question by recent studies, in which sizes and contents of individual synapses—both excitatory and inhibitory—were observed to fluctuate considerably over timescales of hours and days (e.g., [1–17]); notably, such fluctuations persisted even in th ...
Serotonin modulates responses to species
... serotonin (Hurley and Pollak 2001). The modulation in many neurons is complex, in that serotonin can facilitate or depress the responses to some frequencies in the cell’s tuning curve while leaving the responses evoked by other frequencies unaffected. Based on these previous findings, it seems likely ...
... serotonin (Hurley and Pollak 2001). The modulation in many neurons is complex, in that serotonin can facilitate or depress the responses to some frequencies in the cell’s tuning curve while leaving the responses evoked by other frequencies unaffected. Based on these previous findings, it seems likely ...
Pyramidal neurons: dendritic structure and synaptic integration
... and fewer oblique apical dendrites than layer II/III pyramidal neurons. The apical dendrites of hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neurons branch closer to the soma than those of CA1 pyramidal neurons, which typically have a more distinctive main apical dendrite and tuft. CA3 pyramidal neurons also have a cl ...
... and fewer oblique apical dendrites than layer II/III pyramidal neurons. The apical dendrites of hippocampal CA3 pyramidal neurons branch closer to the soma than those of CA1 pyramidal neurons, which typically have a more distinctive main apical dendrite and tuft. CA3 pyramidal neurons also have a cl ...
Homologous Neurons and their Locomotor Functions in Nudibranch
... The concept of homology has evolved and expanded since the term was initially coined in the nineteenth century. Richard Owen is generally attributed with defining ...
... The concept of homology has evolved and expanded since the term was initially coined in the nineteenth century. Richard Owen is generally attributed with defining ...
- Journal of Vestibular Research
... D Abstract- This theoretical paper describes the "intrinsic mechanism hypothesis," a new hypothesis of vestibular compensation, the behavioral recovery that follows unilateral deafferentation of the vestibular labyrinth (UVD). The most salient characteristic of vestibular compensation is the decreas ...
... D Abstract- This theoretical paper describes the "intrinsic mechanism hypothesis," a new hypothesis of vestibular compensation, the behavioral recovery that follows unilateral deafferentation of the vestibular labyrinth (UVD). The most salient characteristic of vestibular compensation is the decreas ...
Identification of key signaling molecules involved - diss.fu
... Acknowledgements Scientific Acknowledgements First, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr. Jan Siemens particularly for giving me the unique chance to carry out my Ph.D study at the cutting-edge level in Germany. In retrospect, I feel very lucky to be able to carry out the present project wit ...
... Acknowledgements Scientific Acknowledgements First, I would like to thank my supervisor Prof. Dr. Jan Siemens particularly for giving me the unique chance to carry out my Ph.D study at the cutting-edge level in Germany. In retrospect, I feel very lucky to be able to carry out the present project wit ...
The physiological role of orexin/hypocretin neurons in the regulation
... that binds to two closely related orphan GPCRs. Because the injection of the ligands induced feeding behavior, they named the ligands “orexin” after the Greek word orexis, which means appetite (Sakurai et al., 1998). At the same time, de Lecea et al. (1998) isolated cDNAs selectively expressed withi ...
... that binds to two closely related orphan GPCRs. Because the injection of the ligands induced feeding behavior, they named the ligands “orexin” after the Greek word orexis, which means appetite (Sakurai et al., 1998). At the same time, de Lecea et al. (1998) isolated cDNAs selectively expressed withi ...
Glossopharyngeal Nerve Transection Eliminates
... zone of the NST (gNST), and one section was chosen posterior to this portion of the nucleus (NgNST). The rostral section of the gustatory NST (RgNST), where the C T chiefly terminates, was taken at the caudal level of the dorsal cochlear nucleus (cDC N). T wo sections were chosen from the intermedia ...
... zone of the NST (gNST), and one section was chosen posterior to this portion of the nucleus (NgNST). The rostral section of the gustatory NST (RgNST), where the C T chiefly terminates, was taken at the caudal level of the dorsal cochlear nucleus (cDC N). T wo sections were chosen from the intermedia ...
Magel2 Is Required for Leptin-Mediated Depolarization of POMC
... PWS, but no one knows which gene is important for normal body weight. One of the inactivated genes is called MAGEL2. We previously found that mice missing the equivalent mouse gene, named Magel2, have more fat and are overweight compared to mice with an intact Magel2 gene. In other forms of genetic ...
... PWS, but no one knows which gene is important for normal body weight. One of the inactivated genes is called MAGEL2. We previously found that mice missing the equivalent mouse gene, named Magel2, have more fat and are overweight compared to mice with an intact Magel2 gene. In other forms of genetic ...
Dendritic Computation - UCSD Cognitive Science
... the contribution of single neurons to computation in the brain has long been underestimated. Here we review recent work showing that neuronal dendrites exhibit a range of linear and nonlinear mechanisms that allow them to implement elementary computations. We discuss why these dendritic properties m ...
... the contribution of single neurons to computation in the brain has long been underestimated. Here we review recent work showing that neuronal dendrites exhibit a range of linear and nonlinear mechanisms that allow them to implement elementary computations. We discuss why these dendritic properties m ...
Stochastic neural network dynamics: synchronisation and control
... been made particularly prominent. The brain has long been considered a sophisticated organic computing machine; computational neuroscience dates back to 1907, where the integrate and fire model of a neuron was first introduced [1]. Since then, neuronal models of varying complexity have been proposed ...
... been made particularly prominent. The brain has long been considered a sophisticated organic computing machine; computational neuroscience dates back to 1907, where the integrate and fire model of a neuron was first introduced [1]. Since then, neuronal models of varying complexity have been proposed ...
Comprehensive Review of Golgi Staining Methods for Nervous Tissue
... were invented and extensively used in research of various specimens (Maiti et al., 2015). Thus, there are approximately 3000 publications that used Golgi staining between 1965 and 1999. While Golgi staining is continues to be used as a central technique, it has been combined with fluorescent stainin ...
... were invented and extensively used in research of various specimens (Maiti et al., 2015). Thus, there are approximately 3000 publications that used Golgi staining between 1965 and 1999. While Golgi staining is continues to be used as a central technique, it has been combined with fluorescent stainin ...
A Dendritic Disinhibitory Circuit Mechanism for Pathway
... gated-on by specifically disinhibiting these same Ndisinh dendrites (Fig. 3a). Due to the random ...
... gated-on by specifically disinhibiting these same Ndisinh dendrites (Fig. 3a). Due to the random ...
Dipole Localization - Home
... thinking, personality, mood, the senses, and physical action. We can speak, move, remember, and feel emotions and physical sensations because of the complex interplay of chemical and electrical processes that take place in our brains. The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells, called neu ...
... thinking, personality, mood, the senses, and physical action. We can speak, move, remember, and feel emotions and physical sensations because of the complex interplay of chemical and electrical processes that take place in our brains. The human brain is made up of billions of nerve cells, called neu ...
Topographic Organization of Corticospinal Projections from the
... the premotor areas on the medial wall of the hemisphere and (2) somatosensory and posterior parietal cortical areas. It is now more than 40 years since the publication of the classic study by Woolsey and his colleagues on the precentral motor area of macaques (Woolsey et al., 1952). This study conti ...
... the premotor areas on the medial wall of the hemisphere and (2) somatosensory and posterior parietal cortical areas. It is now more than 40 years since the publication of the classic study by Woolsey and his colleagues on the precentral motor area of macaques (Woolsey et al., 1952). This study conti ...
Central and peripheral chemoreceptors evoke distinct responses in
... neurons of the medullary ventrolateral respiratory column (VRC), dorsolateral pons (PRG) and raphé nuclei. Midline raphé neurons are proposed to be elements of a distributed brainstem system of central chemoreceptors, as well as modulators of central chemoreceptors at other sites, including the re ...
... neurons of the medullary ventrolateral respiratory column (VRC), dorsolateral pons (PRG) and raphé nuclei. Midline raphé neurons are proposed to be elements of a distributed brainstem system of central chemoreceptors, as well as modulators of central chemoreceptors at other sites, including the re ...
Projections from the brain to the spinal cord in the mouse Huazheng
... pathways has been studied in a wide variety of mammals. The best known centers that give origin to these pathways are the cerebral cortex (Miller 1987; Nudo and Masterton 1988; 1990; Galea and Darian-Smith 1994), the red nucleus (Pompeiano and Brodal 1957; Nyberg-Hansen and Brodal 1964; Carlton et a ...
... pathways has been studied in a wide variety of mammals. The best known centers that give origin to these pathways are the cerebral cortex (Miller 1987; Nudo and Masterton 1988; 1990; Galea and Darian-Smith 1994), the red nucleus (Pompeiano and Brodal 1957; Nyberg-Hansen and Brodal 1964; Carlton et a ...
ANS: c, p. 46, F, LO=2.1, (1) - test bank and solution manual for your
... 15. Which of the following best represents the order in which a neuron receives and transmits information? a) dendrites, cell body, axon, axon terminals Correct. The dendrite receives a message, the cell body processes it, the axon takes a message to the axon terminals, and the terminal buttons rele ...
... 15. Which of the following best represents the order in which a neuron receives and transmits information? a) dendrites, cell body, axon, axon terminals Correct. The dendrite receives a message, the cell body processes it, the axon takes a message to the axon terminals, and the terminal buttons rele ...