A Role of Central NELL2 in the Regulation of Feeding Behavior in
... and applied NELL2 AS ODN into the rat brain hypothalamus for a cessation of NELL2 production in this region (Jeong et al., 2008b; Kim et al., 2002). Using this approach, our group has demonstrated that NELL2 is an active downstream signaling molecule in estrogen pathway during neuroprotection in the ...
... and applied NELL2 AS ODN into the rat brain hypothalamus for a cessation of NELL2 production in this region (Jeong et al., 2008b; Kim et al., 2002). Using this approach, our group has demonstrated that NELL2 is an active downstream signaling molecule in estrogen pathway during neuroprotection in the ...
Obsessive–Compulsive Symptoms and Related Sex Differences in
... den Heuvel, 2006; Saxena & Rauch, 2000). It has been hypothesized that an imbalance between these loops, resulting in a hyperactive ventral and hypoactive dorsal ...
... den Heuvel, 2006; Saxena & Rauch, 2000). It has been hypothesized that an imbalance between these loops, resulting in a hyperactive ventral and hypoactive dorsal ...
Materials and Methods
... deterioration of cognitive functions, personality and memory (Goedert and Spillantini 2006). The cause and pathogenesis of AD remains complex, and has been shown to be associated with gray matter atrophy, formation of neurofibrillary tangles and disruption of neuronal function in the isocortex (Braa ...
... deterioration of cognitive functions, personality and memory (Goedert and Spillantini 2006). The cause and pathogenesis of AD remains complex, and has been shown to be associated with gray matter atrophy, formation of neurofibrillary tangles and disruption of neuronal function in the isocortex (Braa ...
Relative sparing of primary auditory cortex in Williams Syndrome
... the microanatomic research in this laboratory has been to compare the histometric features between the dorsal and the ventral regions of the cerebral cortex. Our previous study of primary visual cortex showed histometric abnormalities affecting cortex underlying peripheral visual fields; these abnor ...
... the microanatomic research in this laboratory has been to compare the histometric features between the dorsal and the ventral regions of the cerebral cortex. Our previous study of primary visual cortex showed histometric abnormalities affecting cortex underlying peripheral visual fields; these abnor ...
Relative sparing of primary auditory cortex in Williams Syndrome
... the microanatomic research in this laboratory has been to compare the histometric features between the dorsal and the ventral regions of the cerebral cortex. Our previous study of primary visual cortex showed histometric abnormalities affecting cortex underlying peripheral visual fields; these abnor ...
... the microanatomic research in this laboratory has been to compare the histometric features between the dorsal and the ventral regions of the cerebral cortex. Our previous study of primary visual cortex showed histometric abnormalities affecting cortex underlying peripheral visual fields; these abnor ...
Mechanisms of Disease: the genetic basis of coronary heart
... the marker allele A6 is present more often in cases than controls and is, therefore, associated with disease. Association studies use a case–control design and they do not require the study of families. Family-based association studies using the transmission disequilibrium test are, however, useful ...
... the marker allele A6 is present more often in cases than controls and is, therefore, associated with disease. Association studies use a case–control design and they do not require the study of families. Family-based association studies using the transmission disequilibrium test are, however, useful ...
Music, biological evolution, and the brain.
... any special instruction (Bigand and Poulin-Charronatt, 2006). These facts make the claim that music is a human invention seem odd. Yet other theories view ancient and universal human communication systems as inventions. For example, Tomasello (2008) has proposed that language originated as an invent ...
... any special instruction (Bigand and Poulin-Charronatt, 2006). These facts make the claim that music is a human invention seem odd. Yet other theories view ancient and universal human communication systems as inventions. For example, Tomasello (2008) has proposed that language originated as an invent ...
Lower Gray Matter Density in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex and
... Background: In recent years, a few studies have addressed the effect of chronic heroin use on brain structure with respect to volume and shape; however, the literature in this field is sparse and further studies are necessary to generate robust replications. Objectives: In this study, we intended to ...
... Background: In recent years, a few studies have addressed the effect of chronic heroin use on brain structure with respect to volume and shape; however, the literature in this field is sparse and further studies are necessary to generate robust replications. Objectives: In this study, we intended to ...
Understanding-Psychology-8th-Edition-Morris-Test-Bank
... You are a cell in the human nervous system. Your primary function is to provide support for neurons, hold them together, and help remove waste products and other substances which could otherwise harm them. You are a(n) ______ cell. a. epidermal c. adipose b. glial d. lymph ...
... You are a cell in the human nervous system. Your primary function is to provide support for neurons, hold them together, and help remove waste products and other substances which could otherwise harm them. You are a(n) ______ cell. a. epidermal c. adipose b. glial d. lymph ...
Sample pages 1 PDF
... with their entire brains, but then, gradually, language shifts to the left hemisphere, driven by the acquisition of language itself. Teenage brain When examining the adolescent brain it is mystery, complexity, frustration, and inspiration. As the brain begins teeming with hormones, the prefrontal co ...
... with their entire brains, but then, gradually, language shifts to the left hemisphere, driven by the acquisition of language itself. Teenage brain When examining the adolescent brain it is mystery, complexity, frustration, and inspiration. As the brain begins teeming with hormones, the prefrontal co ...
How Many Cell Types Does It Take to Wire a Brain?
... via the Cx3cr1 fractalkine receptor (left). Microglia prune elements (center) and then return to a resting state near maintained elements (right). (B) In an alternative model, fractalkine signaling globally activates microglia, but a more local, ...
... via the Cx3cr1 fractalkine receptor (left). Microglia prune elements (center) and then return to a resting state near maintained elements (right). (B) In an alternative model, fractalkine signaling globally activates microglia, but a more local, ...
Biological explanation of schizophrenia (1)
... • Those treated with dopamine enhancing levodopa for Parkinson's disease can experience psychotic side effects mimicking the symptoms of schizophrenia. • Amphetamine, cocaine and similar drugs increase levels of dopamine in the brain and can cause symptoms which resemble those present in psychosis, ...
... • Those treated with dopamine enhancing levodopa for Parkinson's disease can experience psychotic side effects mimicking the symptoms of schizophrenia. • Amphetamine, cocaine and similar drugs increase levels of dopamine in the brain and can cause symptoms which resemble those present in psychosis, ...
Table S1 - Genetics
... starting allele frequency. Mean standardized variance f versus starting allele ...
... starting allele frequency. Mean standardized variance f versus starting allele ...
Text S1.
... Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and the Massachusetts General Hospital (http:// www.broad.mit.edu/personal/claire/MouseHapMap/Inbred.htm). In initial data sets, the WTCHG SNP database contained 13,374 SNPs and the Broad SNP database contained 138,793 SNPs in commonly used strains. The genomic po ...
... Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and the Massachusetts General Hospital (http:// www.broad.mit.edu/personal/claire/MouseHapMap/Inbred.htm). In initial data sets, the WTCHG SNP database contained 13,374 SNPs and the Broad SNP database contained 138,793 SNPs in commonly used strains. The genomic po ...
Inside the Brain
... An imaging technique where protons get in a spin the brains of two stroke patients who died about 150 years ago. More recently, researchers transplanted human cells into the brains of rats to help them recover from stroke and used MRI to detect the structural changes caused by the transplanted cells ...
... An imaging technique where protons get in a spin the brains of two stroke patients who died about 150 years ago. More recently, researchers transplanted human cells into the brains of rats to help them recover from stroke and used MRI to detect the structural changes caused by the transplanted cells ...
No Boundaries: Genomes, Organisms, and
... have been identified (Turelli et al. 2014; Yukilevich 2014). Here, I review progress and prospects in understanding the genetics of premating isolating mechanisms in Drosophila mojavensis, a cactophilic member of the genus in which ecological influences of its host plants have been shown to cause di ...
... have been identified (Turelli et al. 2014; Yukilevich 2014). Here, I review progress and prospects in understanding the genetics of premating isolating mechanisms in Drosophila mojavensis, a cactophilic member of the genus in which ecological influences of its host plants have been shown to cause di ...
08_chapter 2
... neurons and are better able to handle intense, detailed work. The right hemisphere’s white matter contains neurons with longer axons that can connect with modules further away. These long- range connections help the right hemispheres to come up with broad but rather vague concepts. ...
... neurons and are better able to handle intense, detailed work. The right hemisphere’s white matter contains neurons with longer axons that can connect with modules further away. These long- range connections help the right hemispheres to come up with broad but rather vague concepts. ...
Slide Set 1: Anatomy and Physiology of Voice Production
... • Is a voice disorder different form a speech disorder? • Is a voice disorder different from a resonance disorder? • How common are voice disorders? • Who gets a voice disorder? • Why might someone have a voice disorder? • How do you know if someone has a voice disorder? SPPA 6400 Voice Disorders: T ...
... • Is a voice disorder different form a speech disorder? • Is a voice disorder different from a resonance disorder? • How common are voice disorders? • Who gets a voice disorder? • Why might someone have a voice disorder? • How do you know if someone has a voice disorder? SPPA 6400 Voice Disorders: T ...
NIH Public Access
... Toward the end of the 1990s, technological and methodological advances allowed for more precise measurement of cortical thickness (Fischl and Dale 2000; Kabani et al. 2001), which is considered to reflect the packing density of neurons, as well as other components of the neuropil. Similar to volume, ...
... Toward the end of the 1990s, technological and methodological advances allowed for more precise measurement of cortical thickness (Fischl and Dale 2000; Kabani et al. 2001), which is considered to reflect the packing density of neurons, as well as other components of the neuropil. Similar to volume, ...
Development of the adolescent brain
... Adolescence is a time characterised by immense hormonal and physical changes (Coleman & Hendry, 1990; Feldman & Elliott, 1990). This transition from childhood to adulthood is also characterised by dramatic changes in identity, self-consciousness and cognitive flexibility (Rutter & Rutter, 1993). The ...
... Adolescence is a time characterised by immense hormonal and physical changes (Coleman & Hendry, 1990; Feldman & Elliott, 1990). This transition from childhood to adulthood is also characterised by dramatic changes in identity, self-consciousness and cognitive flexibility (Rutter & Rutter, 1993). The ...
Kardinia International College
... Phobias and DSM-IV-TR • As with all other disorders in the DSM-IV-TR, the person’s anxiety and avoidance behavior significantly interfere with their everyday life and causes them great distress. • According to the DSM, a person’s fear of a specific object or situation must have persisted for at lea ...
... Phobias and DSM-IV-TR • As with all other disorders in the DSM-IV-TR, the person’s anxiety and avoidance behavior significantly interfere with their everyday life and causes them great distress. • According to the DSM, a person’s fear of a specific object or situation must have persisted for at lea ...
You and Your Brain ppt - Oregon School District
... According to the Franklin institute online nearly 50% of people ages 12-21 do not participate in physical activity. Less than 1/4 get at least a half hour of any type of physical activity! ...
... According to the Franklin institute online nearly 50% of people ages 12-21 do not participate in physical activity. Less than 1/4 get at least a half hour of any type of physical activity! ...
ch. 6 pdf - TeacherWeb
... synapse by releasing certain chemicals that are known as neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters open chemical locks or excite the receptors. The neurotransmitters can excite the next neuron or stop it from transmitting (inhibition). With receptors only in the dendrites, the synapse allows signal ...
... synapse by releasing certain chemicals that are known as neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters open chemical locks or excite the receptors. The neurotransmitters can excite the next neuron or stop it from transmitting (inhibition). With receptors only in the dendrites, the synapse allows signal ...