Chordate evolution and the origin of craniates
... elaborated brains with paired sense organs and unique derivatives of neural crest and placodal tissues, including peripheral sensory ganglia, visceral arches, and head skeleton. The craniate sister taxon, cephalochordates, has rostral portions of the neuraxis that are homologous to some of the major ...
... elaborated brains with paired sense organs and unique derivatives of neural crest and placodal tissues, including peripheral sensory ganglia, visceral arches, and head skeleton. The craniate sister taxon, cephalochordates, has rostral portions of the neuraxis that are homologous to some of the major ...
Three approaches to investigating functional compromise to the
... models due to the heterogeneous nature of human TBI (e.g., heterogeneity in injury location, severity, and mechanism) (Doppenberg and Bullock 1997). Biomarkers of TAI may aid in the selection of patients for participation in clinical trials of white matter-directed therapies or as surrogate measures ...
... models due to the heterogeneous nature of human TBI (e.g., heterogeneity in injury location, severity, and mechanism) (Doppenberg and Bullock 1997). Biomarkers of TAI may aid in the selection of patients for participation in clinical trials of white matter-directed therapies or as surrogate measures ...
Understanding the Brain - NSTA Learning Center
... Test your knowledge! Your students know that you took this course and want to know how marijuana works. You tell them that the THC in “pot” works similarly to morphine. It binds to a target to change the neuron firing rate. Which is the target and what happens to the firing rate? ...
... Test your knowledge! Your students know that you took this course and want to know how marijuana works. You tell them that the THC in “pot” works similarly to morphine. It binds to a target to change the neuron firing rate. Which is the target and what happens to the firing rate? ...
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... fatty acids may play a role in nervous system activity, improve cognitive development and reference memoryrelated learning, increase neuroplasticity of nerve membranes, contribute to synaptogenesis and are involved in synaptic transmission (Mazza et al., 2007). A number of critical trials have confi ...
... fatty acids may play a role in nervous system activity, improve cognitive development and reference memoryrelated learning, increase neuroplasticity of nerve membranes, contribute to synaptogenesis and are involved in synaptic transmission (Mazza et al., 2007). A number of critical trials have confi ...
Comparison of alterations in cerebral hemoglobin oxygenation in
... near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) may offer a means to aid the differential diagnosis of these conditions. NIRS, a method for measuring brain function that was developed during the 1990s, is used to measure changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) associated with brain activation. Using near-i ...
... near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) may offer a means to aid the differential diagnosis of these conditions. NIRS, a method for measuring brain function that was developed during the 1990s, is used to measure changes in regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) associated with brain activation. Using near-i ...
Cholinergic Modulation of Arousal in the Pedunculopontine (PPN
... decreases from about 8 hours in the newborn to about 1 hour in the adult in the human, and this decrease occurs mostly from birth to the end of puberty. We hypothesized that, if the developmental decrease in REM sleep does not occur, it will lead to lifelong increases in REM sleep drive, which are e ...
... decreases from about 8 hours in the newborn to about 1 hour in the adult in the human, and this decrease occurs mostly from birth to the end of puberty. We hypothesized that, if the developmental decrease in REM sleep does not occur, it will lead to lifelong increases in REM sleep drive, which are e ...
- Philsci
... discussed here. I believe that the progressive articulation and refining of a taxonomy of bionicssupported experimental strategies, and the critical analysis of specific claims made in the philosophical literature on the epistemic value of bionics, may contribute to advancing our understanding of t ...
... discussed here. I believe that the progressive articulation and refining of a taxonomy of bionicssupported experimental strategies, and the critical analysis of specific claims made in the philosophical literature on the epistemic value of bionics, may contribute to advancing our understanding of t ...
Brain Imaging Technologies and Their Applications in Neuroscience
... two-thirds of human body weight, to develop information on brain structures and functions. Protons (positively charged particles) in hydrogen molecules in water produce the signal when exposed to a strong magnetic field. The MRI machine contains the magnet. Structural MRI measures the nuclear magnet ...
... two-thirds of human body weight, to develop information on brain structures and functions. Protons (positively charged particles) in hydrogen molecules in water produce the signal when exposed to a strong magnetic field. The MRI machine contains the magnet. Structural MRI measures the nuclear magnet ...
Cell-Specific Transcriptional Profiling of Ciliated Sensory Neurons
... in whole worm (Table S2), and 335 genes significantly overrepresented 2- to 11-fold in EVNs (Figure 1D; Table S1). Cluster analysis of the total 14,455 genes expressed between sorted EVNs and whole worm showed high intragroup homogeneity (Figure S1A). Principal-component analysis showed clear separa ...
... in whole worm (Table S2), and 335 genes significantly overrepresented 2- to 11-fold in EVNs (Figure 1D; Table S1). Cluster analysis of the total 14,455 genes expressed between sorted EVNs and whole worm showed high intragroup homogeneity (Figure S1A). Principal-component analysis showed clear separa ...
Bird Brain: Evolution
... pallium (i.e., mammalian cortex) include direct projections of sensory visual, auditory, and somatosensory input from the thalamus. The corresponding avian brain regions subserve the same type of sensory information processing as is performed by the mammalian cortex. Likewise, the avian hyperpallium ...
... pallium (i.e., mammalian cortex) include direct projections of sensory visual, auditory, and somatosensory input from the thalamus. The corresponding avian brain regions subserve the same type of sensory information processing as is performed by the mammalian cortex. Likewise, the avian hyperpallium ...
Messages from the Brain Connectivity Regarding Neural Correlates
... areas of both cerebral hemispheres, or impairment of structures lying in the paramedian diencephalon and upper brainstem, or involvement of both the hemispheres and brainstem together [5]. Consciousness is not a one-dimensional concept. It has dual aspects to the dimensions of wakefulness (arousal) ...
... areas of both cerebral hemispheres, or impairment of structures lying in the paramedian diencephalon and upper brainstem, or involvement of both the hemispheres and brainstem together [5]. Consciousness is not a one-dimensional concept. It has dual aspects to the dimensions of wakefulness (arousal) ...
Linking Cognitive Neuroscience and Molecular Genetics: New Perspectives from Williams... Ursula Bellugi and Marie St. George (Eds.)
... and DNS leave a distinctive morphological stamp on specific brain regions. Past MRI studies of brain volumes were performed on a group of matched adolescents and young adults with WMS and DNS (Bellugi, Hickok, Lai, & Jernigan, 1997; Jernigan & Bellugi, 1990, 1994). Neuromorphological characterizatio ...
... and DNS leave a distinctive morphological stamp on specific brain regions. Past MRI studies of brain volumes were performed on a group of matched adolescents and young adults with WMS and DNS (Bellugi, Hickok, Lai, & Jernigan, 1997; Jernigan & Bellugi, 1990, 1994). Neuromorphological characterizatio ...
Evolution of Nervous Systems and Brains
... gochaetes, the first segments of the ventral nerve cord are often fused into a subesophageal ganglion. In the oligochaetes, we find a modest, and in hirudineans a massive simplification of this basic organization. Within the ventral nerve cord of most oligochaetes and some polychaetes there are gian ...
... gochaetes, the first segments of the ventral nerve cord are often fused into a subesophageal ganglion. In the oligochaetes, we find a modest, and in hirudineans a massive simplification of this basic organization. Within the ventral nerve cord of most oligochaetes and some polychaetes there are gian ...
Body Structures and Functions
... 0716.14.1 Describe the functions of the nervous system. 0716.14.2 List and describe main divisions of the nervous system. 0716.14.3 Label the parts of the neuron and explain their function. 0716.14.4 Identify the parts of the brain and describe the function of each part. 0716.14.5 Describe the struc ...
... 0716.14.1 Describe the functions of the nervous system. 0716.14.2 List and describe main divisions of the nervous system. 0716.14.3 Label the parts of the neuron and explain their function. 0716.14.4 Identify the parts of the brain and describe the function of each part. 0716.14.5 Describe the struc ...
Culturing the adolescent brain: what can
... Thirty years ago, the brain was understood to be fixed and immutable in its final structure by early childhood. During the last decade, however brain imaging studies have suggested that cortical development is much more protracted than previously thought, and that beyond childhood the brain manifest ...
... Thirty years ago, the brain was understood to be fixed and immutable in its final structure by early childhood. During the last decade, however brain imaging studies have suggested that cortical development is much more protracted than previously thought, and that beyond childhood the brain manifest ...
The Respiratory System Notes
... -Made of 15-20 C-Shaped rings of cartilage placed on top of each other. -Lined with respiratory mucosa and cilia moves this mucus upward toward pharynx ...
... -Made of 15-20 C-Shaped rings of cartilage placed on top of each other. -Lined with respiratory mucosa and cilia moves this mucus upward toward pharynx ...
COGENT_SequencingProposal_ShortProposal_17Oct2011
... The genetics community has recently begun to utilize next generation sequencing technology such as whole exome sequencing to seek uncommon and rare variants that may contribute to disease. The cost of exome sequencing has so far limited these efforts to perhaps 20,000 samples total, including all th ...
... The genetics community has recently begun to utilize next generation sequencing technology such as whole exome sequencing to seek uncommon and rare variants that may contribute to disease. The cost of exome sequencing has so far limited these efforts to perhaps 20,000 samples total, including all th ...
Increased D-amino acid oxidase
... Many factors other than DAO activity likely influence D-serine availability at the NMDA receptor, including the rate of its synthesis by serine racemase, and its release into and reuptake from the synapse. Alterations in these processes in schizophrenia could counteract – or exacerbate – the effect ...
... Many factors other than DAO activity likely influence D-serine availability at the NMDA receptor, including the rate of its synthesis by serine racemase, and its release into and reuptake from the synapse. Alterations in these processes in schizophrenia could counteract – or exacerbate – the effect ...
Title: Gene expression analysis of human induced pluripotent stem
... an important role in the phenotype of individuals with both int dup(15) and idic(15). Here we report the generation of iPSC lines and neurons from individuals with both isodicentric and interstitial duplications of chromosome 15q11-q13.1. We compared gene expression between iPSCs and iPSC-derived ne ...
... an important role in the phenotype of individuals with both int dup(15) and idic(15). Here we report the generation of iPSC lines and neurons from individuals with both isodicentric and interstitial duplications of chromosome 15q11-q13.1. We compared gene expression between iPSCs and iPSC-derived ne ...
Structural and functional brain network correlates of depressive
... to the significance of all the connections within a subnetwork as a whole as opposed to individual connections. Both binary and weighted networks were investigated as both have been reported in the depression literature [Gong and He, 2015]. Age, gender, site were included as covariates for the betwe ...
... to the significance of all the connections within a subnetwork as a whole as opposed to individual connections. Both binary and weighted networks were investigated as both have been reported in the depression literature [Gong and He, 2015]. Age, gender, site were included as covariates for the betwe ...
Behavioral and Cognitive Neuroscience
... alterations in the code. The many different modifications of the genome in the many diverging lines of descent over billions of years have led to the great diversity of life that we see today. Our current classification scheme is based on our understanding of phylogenetic (ancestor-descendant) relat ...
... alterations in the code. The many different modifications of the genome in the many diverging lines of descent over billions of years have led to the great diversity of life that we see today. Our current classification scheme is based on our understanding of phylogenetic (ancestor-descendant) relat ...
Read Article - University of Northern Colorado
... non-replicative. To illustrate with a single example of considerable theoretical importance to autism, interest in hippocampal volume has been high since the neuropathology studies of Bauman and Kemper [1] reported evidence of increased cell packing density and reduced cell size in the hippocampus. ...
... non-replicative. To illustrate with a single example of considerable theoretical importance to autism, interest in hippocampal volume has been high since the neuropathology studies of Bauman and Kemper [1] reported evidence of increased cell packing density and reduced cell size in the hippocampus. ...
0474 ch 10(200-221).
... These activities form the basis of knowledge. The brain “stores” information, much of which can be recalled on demand by means of the phenomenon called memory. It is in the cerebral cortex that thought processes such as association, judgment, and discrimination take place. Conscious deliberation and ...
... These activities form the basis of knowledge. The brain “stores” information, much of which can be recalled on demand by means of the phenomenon called memory. It is in the cerebral cortex that thought processes such as association, judgment, and discrimination take place. Conscious deliberation and ...