The aging brain: The cognitive reserve hypothesis
... correlates within the Primate order. Using brain size and lifespan residuals (to control for body weight), they found that there is a high correlation between the two variables in haplorhine primates, and when taken on their own, in humans and the great apes (Allman et al., 1993a). In other words, a ...
... correlates within the Primate order. Using brain size and lifespan residuals (to control for body weight), they found that there is a high correlation between the two variables in haplorhine primates, and when taken on their own, in humans and the great apes (Allman et al., 1993a). In other words, a ...
BRAIN Response inhibition and serotonin in autism: depletion
... deficits of inhibitory control. The biological basis of this is unknown but may include differences in the modulatory role of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, which are implicated in the condition. However, this has never been tested directly. We therefore assessed the modifying role of seroton ...
... deficits of inhibitory control. The biological basis of this is unknown but may include differences in the modulatory role of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, which are implicated in the condition. However, this has never been tested directly. We therefore assessed the modifying role of seroton ...
The epistemic value of brain-machine systems for the study of the
... system, which can be regarded as a hybrid simulation of the target hypothesis. Stimulationconnection studies make a different, non-simulative use of machine models of biological systems: they apply relatively traditional electrophysiological analysis techniques to neural tissues which are peculiarly ...
... system, which can be regarded as a hybrid simulation of the target hypothesis. Stimulationconnection studies make a different, non-simulative use of machine models of biological systems: they apply relatively traditional electrophysiological analysis techniques to neural tissues which are peculiarly ...
neuron number decreases in the rat ventral, but not dorsal, medial
... software program automatically and randomly moves a counting frame containing appropriate ‘acceptance’ and ‘forbidden’ lines (area or Aframe of 45⫻45 m and height (h) of the section thickness excluding the 3 m thick guard zones) within each region of interest in order to obtain correct stereologic ...
... software program automatically and randomly moves a counting frame containing appropriate ‘acceptance’ and ‘forbidden’ lines (area or Aframe of 45⫻45 m and height (h) of the section thickness excluding the 3 m thick guard zones) within each region of interest in order to obtain correct stereologic ...
BNG/Briefing 18 - British Society for Neuroendocrinology
... Production of estrogens at puberty is not only important for sexual development in girls, but also in boys. Indeed, a genetic loss of estrogen receptors can result in infertility in male mammals. It has been suggested that increased exposure to environmental estrogens which interfere with the body’s ...
... Production of estrogens at puberty is not only important for sexual development in girls, but also in boys. Indeed, a genetic loss of estrogen receptors can result in infertility in male mammals. It has been suggested that increased exposure to environmental estrogens which interfere with the body’s ...
Mareckova, Klara (2013) Sex differences and the role of sex
... identified by the sex-discordant twin design, was found also in an independent dataset of female adolescents (singletons) and we showed that prenatal androgens, indexed indirectly by the facial signature, were associated with larger brain size. We propose that this facial signature might be used, si ...
... identified by the sex-discordant twin design, was found also in an independent dataset of female adolescents (singletons) and we showed that prenatal androgens, indexed indirectly by the facial signature, were associated with larger brain size. We propose that this facial signature might be used, si ...
Lecture VIII. Spinal Cord
... • Adequate Stimulus (the form of energy to which a particular sensory cell is most sensitive - light, touch, sound, etc.) • Law of specific nerve energies (depolarization of neurons in a pathway is interpreted as a particular form of stimulation - pressure to the eyes or direct electrical activation ...
... • Adequate Stimulus (the form of energy to which a particular sensory cell is most sensitive - light, touch, sound, etc.) • Law of specific nerve energies (depolarization of neurons in a pathway is interpreted as a particular form of stimulation - pressure to the eyes or direct electrical activation ...
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... Science over the current" and prospective Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders CDSM) and the growing concern over existing biases and prejudices in that manual. Particularly, I focused on how gender identity disorder is presented in the text. For research, I examined articles and te ...
... Science over the current" and prospective Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders CDSM) and the growing concern over existing biases and prejudices in that manual. Particularly, I focused on how gender identity disorder is presented in the text. For research, I examined articles and te ...
Nuclear receptor coactivators: Regulators of steroid action in brain
... steroid sensitivity (61). SRC-2 is highly expressed throughout the hippocampus, amygdala and hypothalamus, including the medial preoptic area (MPOA), ventral medial nucleus (VMN), arcuate nucleus (ARC), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, supraoptic nucleus and suprachiasmatic nucleus (58, 62-64). ...
... steroid sensitivity (61). SRC-2 is highly expressed throughout the hippocampus, amygdala and hypothalamus, including the medial preoptic area (MPOA), ventral medial nucleus (VMN), arcuate nucleus (ARC), bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, supraoptic nucleus and suprachiasmatic nucleus (58, 62-64). ...
Feminization of pheromone-sensing neurons affects mating
... choice courtship assays. Boxplots show the distribution of choice behaviors (1, male; 21 female). (C,D) Feminized males show normal courtship behavior towards wild-type females. Feminization of ppk23-expressing GRNs had no effect on either latency or courtship index relative to parental ppk23-GAL4 m ...
... choice courtship assays. Boxplots show the distribution of choice behaviors (1, male; 21 female). (C,D) Feminized males show normal courtship behavior towards wild-type females. Feminization of ppk23-expressing GRNs had no effect on either latency or courtship index relative to parental ppk23-GAL4 m ...
052709.CKeegan.ReproductiveEmbryology
... Normal male genitalia Presence of uterus and fallopian tubes Usually undergo virilization at puberty Mutation in MIS (50%) Mutation in MIS-receptor (50%) ...
... Normal male genitalia Presence of uterus and fallopian tubes Usually undergo virilization at puberty Mutation in MIS (50%) Mutation in MIS-receptor (50%) ...
Analysis of Gender Roles in the Latino Community
... developed syndrome [of Marianismo] occurs only in Latin America.” This quote was reinforced by my qualitative study, which yielded similar results. In Mexico, the man is allowed to act out his attitudes with no interference from the outside world, and primarily no interference from the Judicial Syst ...
... developed syndrome [of Marianismo] occurs only in Latin America.” This quote was reinforced by my qualitative study, which yielded similar results. In Mexico, the man is allowed to act out his attitudes with no interference from the outside world, and primarily no interference from the Judicial Syst ...
Brains, Bodies, and Behavior - 2012 Book Archive
... neurotransmitters are also associated with psychological and physical diseases. Drugs that we might ingest—either for medical reasons or recreationally—can act like neurotransmitters to influence our thoughts, feelings, and behavior. An agonist16 is a drug that has chemical properties similar to a p ...
... neurotransmitters are also associated with psychological and physical diseases. Drugs that we might ingest—either for medical reasons or recreationally—can act like neurotransmitters to influence our thoughts, feelings, and behavior. An agonist16 is a drug that has chemical properties similar to a p ...
Cortical surface area and cortical thickness in the precuneus
... The precuneus of the human brain has received much attention in the last decade (Margulies et al., 2009; Zhang and Li, 2012). For long time parietal areas have been somehow neglected in terms of comparative neuroanatomy and functional analyses, at least when compared with other cortical districts th ...
... The precuneus of the human brain has received much attention in the last decade (Margulies et al., 2009; Zhang and Li, 2012). For long time parietal areas have been somehow neglected in terms of comparative neuroanatomy and functional analyses, at least when compared with other cortical districts th ...
diencephalon - Loyola University Medical Education Network
... o All thalamic projection neuron axons will pass through and give off collaterals to this reticular nucleus. The cortical (or other areas) which those thalamic projection axons reach, will send projections back to their specific thalamic nuclei (modulate their firing), but also collateral branches t ...
... o All thalamic projection neuron axons will pass through and give off collaterals to this reticular nucleus. The cortical (or other areas) which those thalamic projection axons reach, will send projections back to their specific thalamic nuclei (modulate their firing), but also collateral branches t ...
- Philsci
... robotic prostheses is possible. Indeed, after a short learning period, high proficiency in braincontrolling the cursor, both directly and indirectly through robot movements, has been achieved. Interestingly, the monkeys still moved their own limbs at the beginning of the “brain control” phase, even ...
... robotic prostheses is possible. Indeed, after a short learning period, high proficiency in braincontrolling the cursor, both directly and indirectly through robot movements, has been achieved. Interestingly, the monkeys still moved their own limbs at the beginning of the “brain control” phase, even ...
3 Behavioral Neuroscience - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... itself. The cells of the human body contain 23 pairs of chromosomes, which are long strands of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules. (Unlike the other body cells, the egg cell and sperm cell each contains 23 single chromosomes.) DNA molecules are ribbon-like structures composed of segments called g ...
... itself. The cells of the human body contain 23 pairs of chromosomes, which are long strands of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecules. (Unlike the other body cells, the egg cell and sperm cell each contains 23 single chromosomes.) DNA molecules are ribbon-like structures composed of segments called g ...
“Approved” on the meeting of methodical board Department of
... the development of the testes, and the testes are responsible for the organization of the sexual duct system into a male configuration and for the suppression of the paramesonephric (müllerian) system. In the absence of a Y chromosome or in the absence of a gonad, development will be female in natur ...
... the development of the testes, and the testes are responsible for the organization of the sexual duct system into a male configuration and for the suppression of the paramesonephric (müllerian) system. In the absence of a Y chromosome or in the absence of a gonad, development will be female in natur ...
1 Note 1927 Study Supports a Current Genetic Model for
... 20% of NRH may be genetically determined (EHRMAN and PERELLE 2004). A major problem faced in studies of a “complex trait,” such as handedness, concerns the criteria used to define a person’s handedness. It is likely that by varying the definition of a complex trait or the population ethnicity under ...
... 20% of NRH may be genetically determined (EHRMAN and PERELLE 2004). A major problem faced in studies of a “complex trait,” such as handedness, concerns the criteria used to define a person’s handedness. It is likely that by varying the definition of a complex trait or the population ethnicity under ...
NEUROTRANSMISSION
... tissues in the body, such as muscles. A protective covering called the myelin sheath covers the axons of many neurons. Myelin insulates the axon and helps messages from nerve signals travel faster, farther, and more efficiently. ...
... tissues in the body, such as muscles. A protective covering called the myelin sheath covers the axons of many neurons. Myelin insulates the axon and helps messages from nerve signals travel faster, farther, and more efficiently. ...
Inheritance questions
... 1 A plant with red flowers is crossed with a white-flowered plant of the same species. All the seeds, when grown, produce plants with red flowers. Assuming that the flower colour is controlled by a single pair of alleles, which allele is dominant and which is recessive? _______________(1) 2 If a dom ...
... 1 A plant with red flowers is crossed with a white-flowered plant of the same species. All the seeds, when grown, produce plants with red flowers. Assuming that the flower colour is controlled by a single pair of alleles, which allele is dominant and which is recessive? _______________(1) 2 If a dom ...
Chapter 07: The Structure of the Nervous System
... Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Advantages of MRI over CT More detail Does not require X-irradiation Brain slice image in any angle Uses information on how hydrogen atoms respond in the brain to perturbations of a strong magnetic field – signals mapped by computer ...
... Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Advantages of MRI over CT More detail Does not require X-irradiation Brain slice image in any angle Uses information on how hydrogen atoms respond in the brain to perturbations of a strong magnetic field – signals mapped by computer ...
Region-specific effects of hypothyroidism on the relative expression
... cortex and hippocampus, whereas in cerebellum remained unaffected. The TRβ1 relative expression in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of hypothyroid animals was not affected, whereas this TR isoform was not detectable in cerebellum. The TR isoform mRNA levels returned to control values following T4 int ...
... cortex and hippocampus, whereas in cerebellum remained unaffected. The TRβ1 relative expression in cerebral cortex and hippocampus of hypothyroid animals was not affected, whereas this TR isoform was not detectable in cerebellum. The TR isoform mRNA levels returned to control values following T4 int ...
The use of the twin model to investigate the genetics and
... may not be melanocyte-specific and may also affect other cell types. This may also explain why patients with an excess of naevi have delayed photoageing. Another study from the same group reported that twins with an excess of naevi have higher Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and are relatively protected ...
... may not be melanocyte-specific and may also affect other cell types. This may also explain why patients with an excess of naevi have delayed photoageing. Another study from the same group reported that twins with an excess of naevi have higher Bone Mineral Density (BMD) and are relatively protected ...
The Aspartame Controversy - Birth Defect Research for Children
... could give birth to a baby with the condition. If she consumed too much phenylalanine during pregnancy, her baby could be born mentally retarded. Parents who may carry the gene for PKU can be identified by measuring levels and ratios of phenylalanine and other amino acids after phenylalanine loading ...
... could give birth to a baby with the condition. If she consumed too much phenylalanine during pregnancy, her baby could be born mentally retarded. Parents who may carry the gene for PKU can be identified by measuring levels and ratios of phenylalanine and other amino acids after phenylalanine loading ...