Antipsychotic drug treatment alters expression of mRNAs
... has successfully guided the development of drugs to treat these disorders. However, it has become clear that other, additional systems, components and/or factors are required to explain the complex nature of these diseases. Further examination of the mechanisms of antipsychotic drug action should re ...
... has successfully guided the development of drugs to treat these disorders. However, it has become clear that other, additional systems, components and/or factors are required to explain the complex nature of these diseases. Further examination of the mechanisms of antipsychotic drug action should re ...
Glossary of medical and scientific terms
... copies with it. If inheriting only one mutated copy is sufficient to cause disease, then it said to be a dominantly inherited mutation disease. If both copies need to be abnormal to cause disease, then it is said to be a recessively inherited disease. “Downer” cows A term used to describe cattle tha ...
... copies with it. If inheriting only one mutated copy is sufficient to cause disease, then it said to be a dominantly inherited mutation disease. If both copies need to be abnormal to cause disease, then it is said to be a recessively inherited disease. “Downer” cows A term used to describe cattle tha ...
Neurons: A fish-eye view of the brain
... billion neurons, each with tens of thousands of connections to others, engage in busy electro-chemical conversations. The signals they send result in our thoughts, actions, words, and emotion and probably consciousness. How does a three-pound collection of cells perform such magic? Surprisingly, we’ ...
... billion neurons, each with tens of thousands of connections to others, engage in busy electro-chemical conversations. The signals they send result in our thoughts, actions, words, and emotion and probably consciousness. How does a three-pound collection of cells perform such magic? Surprisingly, we’ ...
CHAPTER 3 THE STRUCTURE OF THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
... the human brain is really much larger than the cat brain. The cerebral cortex of both cats and humans is convoluted, or folded. The folds are called sulci (singular = sulcus) or fissures, and the protruding parts are called gyri (singular = gyrus). On the views of both brains, the cranial nerves hav ...
... the human brain is really much larger than the cat brain. The cerebral cortex of both cats and humans is convoluted, or folded. The folds are called sulci (singular = sulcus) or fissures, and the protruding parts are called gyri (singular = gyrus). On the views of both brains, the cranial nerves hav ...
Reward” and “Punishment” Function of the Limbic System
... mechanism, determining the importance of the incoming sensory signals. It has been suggested that the hippocampus provides the drive that causes translation of short-term memory(verbal and symbolic thinking type) into long-term memory (consolidation).Thus removal of a portions of the hippocampi as t ...
... mechanism, determining the importance of the incoming sensory signals. It has been suggested that the hippocampus provides the drive that causes translation of short-term memory(verbal and symbolic thinking type) into long-term memory (consolidation).Thus removal of a portions of the hippocampi as t ...
The Nervous System
... • The olfactory bulb is larger in the sheep’s brain than that of the human brain ▫ Animals usually rely more upon their senses and abilities of smell than humans do. ▫ Humans rely more upon other senses, such as sight and hearing, rather than smell like sheep and other animals. ...
... • The olfactory bulb is larger in the sheep’s brain than that of the human brain ▫ Animals usually rely more upon their senses and abilities of smell than humans do. ▫ Humans rely more upon other senses, such as sight and hearing, rather than smell like sheep and other animals. ...
Brain Imaging Jigsaw Articles
... emotions); alpha: 8-12 Hz (person is alert but not actively processing information; predominant in the occipital and frontal lobes, for example, when the eyes are closed); beta: 13-30 Hz (person is alert and actively processing information); gamma: > 30-35 Hz (might be related to communications a ...
... emotions); alpha: 8-12 Hz (person is alert but not actively processing information; predominant in the occipital and frontal lobes, for example, when the eyes are closed); beta: 13-30 Hz (person is alert and actively processing information); gamma: > 30-35 Hz (might be related to communications a ...
Behavior Genetics
... Some believe that even though separated at birth, many identical twins tend to have similar personalities. After watching hundreds of adopted families studies have shown that adoptee traits bear more similarities to their biological parents than adoptive parents. Temperament Studies It seems tha ...
... Some believe that even though separated at birth, many identical twins tend to have similar personalities. After watching hundreds of adopted families studies have shown that adoptee traits bear more similarities to their biological parents than adoptive parents. Temperament Studies It seems tha ...
The Biology of Mind 2011-12
... speaking, mathematics, and comprehension skills. In the 1960s, it was termed as the dominant brain. Stroke of Insight ...
... speaking, mathematics, and comprehension skills. In the 1960s, it was termed as the dominant brain. Stroke of Insight ...
Inside the teenage brain
... human brain. MRI scanners are giant ring shaped magnets that are hooked up to a computer. These magnets can be anything between 50 000 and 100 000 times the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field. In the scanner, pulses of radio waves are sent into the brain where they are absorbed by the brain tiss ...
... human brain. MRI scanners are giant ring shaped magnets that are hooked up to a computer. These magnets can be anything between 50 000 and 100 000 times the strength of the Earth’s magnetic field. In the scanner, pulses of radio waves are sent into the brain where they are absorbed by the brain tiss ...
Brain - El Camino College
... From here CSF diffuse through Arachnoid Villi (clusters of slender extensions) into superior sagittal sinus by penetrating the inner layer of dura mater. It returns CSF to venous blood. Limbic system Limbic system is a functional division of brain having parts of gray and white matter. It has portio ...
... From here CSF diffuse through Arachnoid Villi (clusters of slender extensions) into superior sagittal sinus by penetrating the inner layer of dura mater. It returns CSF to venous blood. Limbic system Limbic system is a functional division of brain having parts of gray and white matter. It has portio ...
Paternal transmission of subcortical band heterotopia through DCX
... his cells and it is thought that the subcortical band probably contains mutated neurons and the overlying cortex has neurons without the mutated allele [4]. Our patient, despite having the DCX mutation in all of her cells, probably has a mosaic state due to X inactivation in which neurons express ei ...
... his cells and it is thought that the subcortical band probably contains mutated neurons and the overlying cortex has neurons without the mutated allele [4]. Our patient, despite having the DCX mutation in all of her cells, probably has a mosaic state due to X inactivation in which neurons express ei ...
Self as a function of the brain
... o ~1015=1 quadrillion of synapses; >1 mln new synapses/sec formed during infancy; growth controlled by neurotrophic factors o ~1011=100 billion neurons o ~10 billion proteins in each cell, more than 0.5 mln kinds of protein known Cells die after 4 days (gut), but some (neurons) live for 100 years. ...
... o ~1015=1 quadrillion of synapses; >1 mln new synapses/sec formed during infancy; growth controlled by neurotrophic factors o ~1011=100 billion neurons o ~10 billion proteins in each cell, more than 0.5 mln kinds of protein known Cells die after 4 days (gut), but some (neurons) live for 100 years. ...
Christoffer Bundgaard
... This rat model has been established to study the PK/PD of citalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used in the treatment of depressive disorder. Citalopram was administered intravenously as a bolus dose of 5 mg/kg and arterial blood samples were withdrawn at regular time intervals ...
... This rat model has been established to study the PK/PD of citalopram, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) used in the treatment of depressive disorder. Citalopram was administered intravenously as a bolus dose of 5 mg/kg and arterial blood samples were withdrawn at regular time intervals ...
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is defined, by
... main goal in the acute phase after a TBI is to stop the oxygen deprivation and increase the blood flow to maintain de cerebral perfusion pressure. Most secondary injury occurs during the first 12-24 hours after trauma, but it may occur at any time during the first 5-10 days in patients with very sev ...
... main goal in the acute phase after a TBI is to stop the oxygen deprivation and increase the blood flow to maintain de cerebral perfusion pressure. Most secondary injury occurs during the first 12-24 hours after trauma, but it may occur at any time during the first 5-10 days in patients with very sev ...
From Mitochondria to Meditation: An Integrative Approach to
... Tibetan herbal formula called Padma Basic which has been extensively researched in clinical studies. Vinpocetine also helps circulation to the brain. This semi-synthetic compound derived from the periwinkle plant has been widely used in the treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular diseases and vascular ...
... Tibetan herbal formula called Padma Basic which has been extensively researched in clinical studies. Vinpocetine also helps circulation to the brain. This semi-synthetic compound derived from the periwinkle plant has been widely used in the treatment of ischemic cerebrovascular diseases and vascular ...
heledius - Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health
... Neurogenesis may help heal structures in the limbic ...
... Neurogenesis may help heal structures in the limbic ...
Myers AP - Unit 03B
... = controls language expression that directs the muscle movements involved in ...
... = controls language expression that directs the muscle movements involved in ...
The Nervous System
... muscle and glands Interneuron Relay the impulses from the sensory to motor neurons You have more of these than the other 2 neurons ...
... muscle and glands Interneuron Relay the impulses from the sensory to motor neurons You have more of these than the other 2 neurons ...
Schizophrenia and Other Disorders
... • BDNF in rats also increases cell survival in hippocampus and decreases behavioral ...
... • BDNF in rats also increases cell survival in hippocampus and decreases behavioral ...
The Nervous System http://www.gmstigers.com/apps/pages/index
... Neurons are made up of three main parts, the cell body, axons, and dendrites. Axons and dendrites branch out to messages to be sent and received to all parts of the body. The spinal cord is the long bundle of nerves that runs down the middle of your back. It serves as the main pathway for messages b ...
... Neurons are made up of three main parts, the cell body, axons, and dendrites. Axons and dendrites branch out to messages to be sent and received to all parts of the body. The spinal cord is the long bundle of nerves that runs down the middle of your back. It serves as the main pathway for messages b ...
The Biological Bases of Behavior
... Name a specialty for the left hemisphere of the brain. What is split brain research? Which hemisphere controls the right side of the body? ...
... Name a specialty for the left hemisphere of the brain. What is split brain research? Which hemisphere controls the right side of the body? ...
The Cerebral Cortex
... I agree with the Right vs. Left Brain test findings we completed the other day. ...
... I agree with the Right vs. Left Brain test findings we completed the other day. ...