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... vagus nerve of one of the hearts. This is a bundle of neurons that serves the parasympathetic nervous system and causes a reduction in the heart’s rate of beating. A substance was released by the nerve of the first heart and was transported through the fluid to the second heart. The second heart red ...
... vagus nerve of one of the hearts. This is a bundle of neurons that serves the parasympathetic nervous system and causes a reduction in the heart’s rate of beating. A substance was released by the nerve of the first heart and was transported through the fluid to the second heart. The second heart red ...
SCENTS AND SENSIBILITY: A MOLECULAR LOGIC OF OLFACTORY PERCEPTION
... (20,21). These experiments provide a solution to the first question; we recognize the vast array of molecular structures defined as odorants by maintaining in our genome a large number of genes encoding odorant receptors. The observation that over 1000 receptors are required to accommodate the detec ...
... (20,21). These experiments provide a solution to the first question; we recognize the vast array of molecular structures defined as odorants by maintaining in our genome a large number of genes encoding odorant receptors. The observation that over 1000 receptors are required to accommodate the detec ...
ppt - IISER Pune
... Same story as before - Combinatorial expression of different genes specifies different areas ...
... Same story as before - Combinatorial expression of different genes specifies different areas ...
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... pons, housing nerve circuits that regulate the sleep and dreaming cycle; the reticular formation, the brain’s core that keeps the brain awake and alert; the thalamus, directing the brain’s incoming and outgoing sensory and motor traffic; and the cerebellum, enabling motor coordination and balance. B ...
... pons, housing nerve circuits that regulate the sleep and dreaming cycle; the reticular formation, the brain’s core that keeps the brain awake and alert; the thalamus, directing the brain’s incoming and outgoing sensory and motor traffic; and the cerebellum, enabling motor coordination and balance. B ...
Genes, disease and genetic disease
... to disease (say MS) susceptibility in those individuals carrying it. The mutation arises on the background of a unique haplotype. As this mutation spreads through the population (by chance, or inbreeding) so do remnants of this original haplotype ...
... to disease (say MS) susceptibility in those individuals carrying it. The mutation arises on the background of a unique haplotype. As this mutation spreads through the population (by chance, or inbreeding) so do remnants of this original haplotype ...
The class Syllabus (pdf format).
... have greatly increased our understanding of the brain systems involved in behavior. Advances in pharmacology have greatly improved the treatment of mental illness. This course will highlight the functional organization of key brain systems involved in behavior and review the diagnosis and treatment ...
... have greatly increased our understanding of the brain systems involved in behavior. Advances in pharmacology have greatly improved the treatment of mental illness. This course will highlight the functional organization of key brain systems involved in behavior and review the diagnosis and treatment ...
How the body controls brain temperature: the temperature shielding
... isoflurane was introduced into the breathing gas. A small incision was then made along the interaural line on the top of the rat’s head. Minimal retraction of the scalp exposed a small area of skull around left side of the lambda. A 0.3-mm diameter burr hole was drilled 2–3 mm anterior to and latera ...
... isoflurane was introduced into the breathing gas. A small incision was then made along the interaural line on the top of the rat’s head. Minimal retraction of the scalp exposed a small area of skull around left side of the lambda. A 0.3-mm diameter burr hole was drilled 2–3 mm anterior to and latera ...
Isoforms of the human histamine H receptor
... gene assays involving cAMP formation inhibition, showed that hH3R445, hH3R365 and hH3R373 receptors were functional, whereas isoforms hH3R301 (lacking most part of i3 loop, as well as TM6 and TM7 regions) and hH3R309 (lacking TM4 and TM5 regions, and part of the i3 loop) were not45. Isoform hH3R221 ...
... gene assays involving cAMP formation inhibition, showed that hH3R445, hH3R365 and hH3R373 receptors were functional, whereas isoforms hH3R301 (lacking most part of i3 loop, as well as TM6 and TM7 regions) and hH3R309 (lacking TM4 and TM5 regions, and part of the i3 loop) were not45. Isoform hH3R221 ...
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... • The process of lateralization results in a division of functions between the cerebral hemispheres. • In most people (right-handed more than left) the left hemisphere handles most of the language functions, including speaking, writing, reading, speech comprehension, and comprehension of the logic o ...
... • The process of lateralization results in a division of functions between the cerebral hemispheres. • In most people (right-handed more than left) the left hemisphere handles most of the language functions, including speaking, writing, reading, speech comprehension, and comprehension of the logic o ...
An Introduction To Human Neuroanatomy
... many layers of the membrane wrapped around them, and thus being insulated with many layers of myelin. ...
... many layers of the membrane wrapped around them, and thus being insulated with many layers of myelin. ...
RESEARCH ARTICLE Perception of Emotion in Musical Performance in Adolescents
... similar to those used to convey emotion in nonverbal aspects of speech [Juslin & Laukka, 2003], implying that the perception of emotion in speech and music may rely on shared neural mechanisms, analogous to predictions by Patel and colleagues [Patel, 2003; Patel, Peretz, Tramo, & Labreque, 1998] and ...
... similar to those used to convey emotion in nonverbal aspects of speech [Juslin & Laukka, 2003], implying that the perception of emotion in speech and music may rely on shared neural mechanisms, analogous to predictions by Patel and colleagues [Patel, 2003; Patel, Peretz, Tramo, & Labreque, 1998] and ...
Mutations in cytoplasmic dynein and its regulators
... identified in ALS patients, recent studies found that some of them could also be detected in healthy subjects [52]. This suggests that none of the identified ALS-related mutations are causative and all genetic variations identified so far should be considered potential risk factors for ALS. Several ...
... identified in ALS patients, recent studies found that some of them could also be detected in healthy subjects [52]. This suggests that none of the identified ALS-related mutations are causative and all genetic variations identified so far should be considered potential risk factors for ALS. Several ...
Evolution of the Size and Functional Areas of the Human Brain
... the natural and social sciences. Four areas of research are particularly important to this endeavor. First, we need to understand basic principles of brain evolution that appear to operate across broad classes of organisms. Second, we need to understand the ways in which human brains differ from the ...
... the natural and social sciences. Four areas of research are particularly important to this endeavor. First, we need to understand basic principles of brain evolution that appear to operate across broad classes of organisms. Second, we need to understand the ways in which human brains differ from the ...
Whole-brain functional imaging at cellular resolution using light
... To achieve full physical coverage of the brain at cellular resolution, we recorded the volume plane by plane in steps of 5 µm with a light sheet 4.25 ± 0.80 µm thick (full width at half maximum, mean ± s.d. across brain volume, n = 81), which is slightly more than half the average diameter of cell b ...
... To achieve full physical coverage of the brain at cellular resolution, we recorded the volume plane by plane in steps of 5 µm with a light sheet 4.25 ± 0.80 µm thick (full width at half maximum, mean ± s.d. across brain volume, n = 81), which is slightly more than half the average diameter of cell b ...
experimental models for neurodegenerative diseases
... Human ND have complex clinical features. Can they be modelled in animals? Perhaps with the exception of SOD-1 mutant ALS mice, one of the major shortcomings of the available models is that they only partially recapitulate the complexity of the clinical features found in humans; more importantly, neu ...
... Human ND have complex clinical features. Can they be modelled in animals? Perhaps with the exception of SOD-1 mutant ALS mice, one of the major shortcomings of the available models is that they only partially recapitulate the complexity of the clinical features found in humans; more importantly, neu ...
The Biology of Mind - American International School
... Neurons transmit messages when stimulated by signals from our senses or when triggered by chemical signals from neighboring neurons. In response, a neuron fires an impulse, called the action potential—a brief electrical charge that travels down its axon. Depending on the type of fiber, a neural impu ...
... Neurons transmit messages when stimulated by signals from our senses or when triggered by chemical signals from neighboring neurons. In response, a neuron fires an impulse, called the action potential—a brief electrical charge that travels down its axon. Depending on the type of fiber, a neural impu ...
Time Related Effects on Functional Brain Connectivity After
... subject during this randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Within-group comparisons of voxelwise functional connectivity with 10 functional networks were examined (P < 0.05, FWEcorrected) using a non-parametric multivariate approach with cerebrospinal fluid, white matter, hea ...
... subject during this randomized, double blind, placebo-controlled, crossover study. Within-group comparisons of voxelwise functional connectivity with 10 functional networks were examined (P < 0.05, FWEcorrected) using a non-parametric multivariate approach with cerebrospinal fluid, white matter, hea ...
Amyloid inhibits retinoic acid synthesis exacerbating Alzheimer
... The retinoic acid receptor (RAR) a system plays a key role in the adult brain, participating in the homeostatic control of synaptic plasticity, essential for memory function. Here we show that RARa signalling is down-regulated by amyloid beta (Ab), which inhibits the synthesis of the endogenous liga ...
... The retinoic acid receptor (RAR) a system plays a key role in the adult brain, participating in the homeostatic control of synaptic plasticity, essential for memory function. Here we show that RARa signalling is down-regulated by amyloid beta (Ab), which inhibits the synthesis of the endogenous liga ...
Characterization of MeCP2e1 Transgenic Mice
... levels lower than controls (20). This finding is disconcordant with several other studies, which show negligible differences in anxiety levels (21, 23). However, other mice models of Rett with a truncated form of Mecp2 demonstrate increased levels of anxiety (22). These diverse findings indicate the ...
... levels lower than controls (20). This finding is disconcordant with several other studies, which show negligible differences in anxiety levels (21, 23). However, other mice models of Rett with a truncated form of Mecp2 demonstrate increased levels of anxiety (22). These diverse findings indicate the ...
Pyrokinin/PBAN-like peptides in the central nervous system of
... of the Anopholes gambiae genome indicates that these same two genes putatively code for peptides in the PK/PBAN family (Riehle et al. 2002) The PKs produced by capa and hugin have been confirmed by mass spectroscopy in the mosquito A. aegypti (Predel et al. 2010). In this paper we briefly describe t ...
... of the Anopholes gambiae genome indicates that these same two genes putatively code for peptides in the PK/PBAN family (Riehle et al. 2002) The PKs produced by capa and hugin have been confirmed by mass spectroscopy in the mosquito A. aegypti (Predel et al. 2010). In this paper we briefly describe t ...
Molecular and morphological analyses of basal forebrain
... The axis of patterning in the rostrobasal telencephalon gives rise to subpallial proliferative zones of the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE), lateral ganglionic eminence (LGE) and the preoptic area (POA) which contribute to nearly all forebrain structures such as the cortex, striatum, hippocampus, ...
... The axis of patterning in the rostrobasal telencephalon gives rise to subpallial proliferative zones of the medial ganglionic eminence (MGE), lateral ganglionic eminence (LGE) and the preoptic area (POA) which contribute to nearly all forebrain structures such as the cortex, striatum, hippocampus, ...
Drosophila as a Model Organism for the Study of
... Sect. 3.4 below). While this makes Drosophila a good model for some features of addiction and dopaminergic function, the behavioral roles of dopaminergic neurons will be specific to the circuits that they belong to. For example, addictive substances often work partly by increasing the effects of dop ...
... Sect. 3.4 below). While this makes Drosophila a good model for some features of addiction and dopaminergic function, the behavioral roles of dopaminergic neurons will be specific to the circuits that they belong to. For example, addictive substances often work partly by increasing the effects of dop ...
to a of the units.
... work individually to create a scale model of the human brain and learn about the functions of each part.. ...
... work individually to create a scale model of the human brain and learn about the functions of each part.. ...
Abstract Book
... and setting our place among student congresses. Upon completion of the third congress, we are proud to be able to point out that NeuRi has been fully established as a must go ‘end of April’ event for students who reflect on the whole range of functions of the most remarkable and mysterious human org ...
... and setting our place among student congresses. Upon completion of the third congress, we are proud to be able to point out that NeuRi has been fully established as a must go ‘end of April’ event for students who reflect on the whole range of functions of the most remarkable and mysterious human org ...
Gender Differences in Human Brain: A Review
... differences in the brain may play a role in learning processes, language development, and progression of neurologicallybased diseases. Sex differences need to be considered in studying brain structure and function and may raise the possibility of sex-specific treatments for neurological diseases. In ...
... differences in the brain may play a role in learning processes, language development, and progression of neurologicallybased diseases. Sex differences need to be considered in studying brain structure and function and may raise the possibility of sex-specific treatments for neurological diseases. In ...