Understanding the Brain - NSTA Learning Center
... neurons via pathways. Which of the following pathways is affected when neurons degenerate in Parkinson’s Disease? A. B. C. D. ...
... neurons via pathways. Which of the following pathways is affected when neurons degenerate in Parkinson’s Disease? A. B. C. D. ...
BRAIN SIMULATION PLATFORM
... brain at a given stage in its development. The models are generic, representing the mean state of individuals at that age. Individualisation is based on specific configurations of the generic model (e.g. configurations with altered parameters for brain size, numbers of neurons, etc.). Initial parame ...
... brain at a given stage in its development. The models are generic, representing the mean state of individuals at that age. Individualisation is based on specific configurations of the generic model (e.g. configurations with altered parameters for brain size, numbers of neurons, etc.). Initial parame ...
Lower activation in the right frontoparietal network during a counting
... (fMRI) study aimed to examine differential brain-related activation to cocaine addiction during an inhibitory control paradigm, the “Counting” Stroop task, given the uncertainties of previous studies using positron emission tomography. Sixteen comparison men and 16 cocaine-dependent men performed a ...
... (fMRI) study aimed to examine differential brain-related activation to cocaine addiction during an inhibitory control paradigm, the “Counting” Stroop task, given the uncertainties of previous studies using positron emission tomography. Sixteen comparison men and 16 cocaine-dependent men performed a ...
Wired for reproduction: Organization and Development of Sexually
... display appropriate solicitation behaviors and successfully copulate with conspecific males but have not ovulated. Males have similar requirements for physiological coordination; an individual that has mature sperm and is ready to impregnate a female will not get the chance if he displays agonistic ...
... display appropriate solicitation behaviors and successfully copulate with conspecific males but have not ovulated. Males have similar requirements for physiological coordination; an individual that has mature sperm and is ready to impregnate a female will not get the chance if he displays agonistic ...
ALMALAUREA WORKING PAPERS no. 32 The Gender Wage Gap
... characterized by less occupational specific training (Tam 1997). The average lower pay associated with female-typed jobs could be compensated by non-pecuniary amenities, like mother-friendly work time or non-risky tasks, but empirical evidence for this hypothesis is rather weak (England 1992). An ad ...
... characterized by less occupational specific training (Tam 1997). The average lower pay associated with female-typed jobs could be compensated by non-pecuniary amenities, like mother-friendly work time or non-risky tasks, but empirical evidence for this hypothesis is rather weak (England 1992). An ad ...
A Role of Central NELL2 in the Regulation of Feeding Behavior in
... without a change in water intake, and therefore developed a lean phenotype compared to the control group. The NELL2 expression in the hypothalamus was elevated in fasting conditions compared to the fed state. However, NELL2 did not affect gene expression of either proopiomelanocortin (POMC) or neuro ...
... without a change in water intake, and therefore developed a lean phenotype compared to the control group. The NELL2 expression in the hypothalamus was elevated in fasting conditions compared to the fed state. However, NELL2 did not affect gene expression of either proopiomelanocortin (POMC) or neuro ...
Responses of the Human Brain to Mild Dehydration and
... osmolality and hematocrit. MR imaging data were analyzed by using FreeSurfer and LCModel. RESULTS: On dehydration, serum osmolality increased by 0.67% and brain tissue fluid decreased by 1.63%, on average. MR imaging morphometry demonstrated corresponding decreases of cortical thickness and volumes o ...
... osmolality and hematocrit. MR imaging data were analyzed by using FreeSurfer and LCModel. RESULTS: On dehydration, serum osmolality increased by 0.67% and brain tissue fluid decreased by 1.63%, on average. MR imaging morphometry demonstrated corresponding decreases of cortical thickness and volumes o ...
Review The hypocretins/orexins: novel hypothalamic neuropeptides
... that do not express hcrt in vivo and where immunoreactive axons are rare), which demonstrated target selectivity and suggested that there may be specific receptors for hcrt2. In slices, approximately one-third of all medial and lateral hypothalamic neurons tested, but not hippocampal neurons, show a ...
... that do not express hcrt in vivo and where immunoreactive axons are rare), which demonstrated target selectivity and suggested that there may be specific receptors for hcrt2. In slices, approximately one-third of all medial and lateral hypothalamic neurons tested, but not hippocampal neurons, show a ...
Brains, Bodies, and Behavior
... 2008). [1] The deterioration of the frontal cortex is a symptom of frontotemporal dementia, a disease that is associated with changes in artistic and musical tastes and skills (Miller, Boone, Cummings, Read, & Mishkin, 2000), [2] as well as with an increase in repetitive behaviors (Aldhous, 2008). [ ...
... 2008). [1] The deterioration of the frontal cortex is a symptom of frontotemporal dementia, a disease that is associated with changes in artistic and musical tastes and skills (Miller, Boone, Cummings, Read, & Mishkin, 2000), [2] as well as with an increase in repetitive behaviors (Aldhous, 2008). [ ...
Brain - American Museum of Natural History
... • When we’re asleep our brains are at rest. (False) Sleep can be described by reduced or lack of consciousness, relatively suspended sensory and non-motor activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. However, the brain is far from being at rest when we sleep. Scientists described the sl ...
... • When we’re asleep our brains are at rest. (False) Sleep can be described by reduced or lack of consciousness, relatively suspended sensory and non-motor activity, and inactivity of nearly all voluntary muscles. However, the brain is far from being at rest when we sleep. Scientists described the sl ...
REVIEW Imprinting, the X-Chromosome, and the Male Brain
... social, and repetitive stereotyped behaviors (10, 11). The broader phenotype is highly heritable: 92% of MZ pairs in a recent twin study (8) were concordant for a broader spectrum of related cognitive or social abnormalities compared with just 10% of DZ pairs (9). The degree of risk to family member ...
... social, and repetitive stereotyped behaviors (10, 11). The broader phenotype is highly heritable: 92% of MZ pairs in a recent twin study (8) were concordant for a broader spectrum of related cognitive or social abnormalities compared with just 10% of DZ pairs (9). The degree of risk to family member ...
1 Introduction to Behavioral Endocrinology
... experiments in behavioral endocrinology in 1849. We have learned a great deal since Berthold’s time, but the basic logic and experimental design used for demonstrating a causal relationship between hormones and behavior is the same now as it was then. Berthold removed the testes of a rooster and obs ...
... experiments in behavioral endocrinology in 1849. We have learned a great deal since Berthold’s time, but the basic logic and experimental design used for demonstrating a causal relationship between hormones and behavior is the same now as it was then. Berthold removed the testes of a rooster and obs ...
Running head: FEMALE ORGASM FEMALE ORGASM Summary of
... must have the absence of an efficient design and may appear reduced or seen as remnants of its corresponding adaptation in the opposite sex. Selection shapes sex-specific adaptations by modifying structures shared by both sexes, as exhibited in male and female orgasms (Puts & Dawood, 2006). Female o ...
... must have the absence of an efficient design and may appear reduced or seen as remnants of its corresponding adaptation in the opposite sex. Selection shapes sex-specific adaptations by modifying structures shared by both sexes, as exhibited in male and female orgasms (Puts & Dawood, 2006). Female o ...
Hypothalamus and Animals
... metabolic atmosphere necessary for everything within the body to function. Mammals need to maintain certain metabolic conditions, unlike reptiles and other cold-blooded animals. In an article written by Robert C. Byrd, the hormone kisspeptin is discussed. Kisspeptin is crucial towards normal fertili ...
... metabolic atmosphere necessary for everything within the body to function. Mammals need to maintain certain metabolic conditions, unlike reptiles and other cold-blooded animals. In an article written by Robert C. Byrd, the hormone kisspeptin is discussed. Kisspeptin is crucial towards normal fertili ...
Hierarchical organization of functional connectivity in the mouse brain
... Here we have analyzed functional connectivity networks constructed from a large resting state fMRI dataset from mice. In particular, a set of anatomical regions of interest is individuated (see SI for the complete list) and the corresponding activity (whence the name “functional”) is recorded, in or ...
... Here we have analyzed functional connectivity networks constructed from a large resting state fMRI dataset from mice. In particular, a set of anatomical regions of interest is individuated (see SI for the complete list) and the corresponding activity (whence the name “functional”) is recorded, in or ...
Pacheco Egalia Preschool and its Effects on Gender Performativity
... Theorist Judith Butler discusses the performativity of gender in “Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity.” She argues that a difference exists between biological sex and the concept of gender but that it cannot be completely separated, and takes into account the concepts of both “Hi ...
... Theorist Judith Butler discusses the performativity of gender in “Gender Trouble: Feminism and the Subversion of Identity.” She argues that a difference exists between biological sex and the concept of gender but that it cannot be completely separated, and takes into account the concepts of both “Hi ...
TWO NEW GENES, "WHITISH" AND "BLONDE", PRODUCING PALE
... the F~ of a wild yellow female C. philodice (Stock 58) taken in Woodbridge, Connecticut. This male proved to represent a distinctive hereditary form hereafter called "whitish". The wild female, her twenty-four sons and thirtyfour daughters and her five F2 granddaughters and ten F2 grandsons (other t ...
... the F~ of a wild yellow female C. philodice (Stock 58) taken in Woodbridge, Connecticut. This male proved to represent a distinctive hereditary form hereafter called "whitish". The wild female, her twenty-four sons and thirtyfour daughters and her five F2 granddaughters and ten F2 grandsons (other t ...
From sex roles to gender structure
... In 1965, Young et al. suggested that sex hormones during gestation create brain differentiation, and thus were indirect causal agents for sex differences (Young et al., 1965; see also Phoenix et al., 1959). Young et al. wrote, ‘The realization that the nature of the latent behavior brought to expres ...
... In 1965, Young et al. suggested that sex hormones during gestation create brain differentiation, and thus were indirect causal agents for sex differences (Young et al., 1965; see also Phoenix et al., 1959). Young et al. wrote, ‘The realization that the nature of the latent behavior brought to expres ...
Insulin gene polymorphism and premature male pattern baldness in
... indistinguishable statistically between subjects with premature MPB and controls. Additionally, we analysed two RFLPs 3h to the INS gene (FokI and PstI) [24] to investigate the possibility of functional mutations elsewhere in the INS gene. The FokI and PstI RFLPs were in strong allelic association b ...
... indistinguishable statistically between subjects with premature MPB and controls. Additionally, we analysed two RFLPs 3h to the INS gene (FokI and PstI) [24] to investigate the possibility of functional mutations elsewhere in the INS gene. The FokI and PstI RFLPs were in strong allelic association b ...
Diseases of the Reproductive Tract of the Male
... Sexual rest, antibiotics, hydrotherapy, ultrasound, etc. ...
... Sexual rest, antibiotics, hydrotherapy, ultrasound, etc. ...
... longer life spans and the aging Baby Boomer generation (Gaugler et al 2013). Therefore it is imperative that we broaden our understanding of the disease progression and the related pathological mechanisms so that effective therapeutics might be developed Genetic mutations play a key role in familial ...
accepted manuscript - Radboud Repository
... in humans is involved in a multiplicity of higher functions, such as face (Haxby et al., 2000) and word (Xue et al., 2010) recognition. As a consequence, topographic assignment is not always informative about the functional role of a particular brain area, which may be partially due to the poor and ...
... in humans is involved in a multiplicity of higher functions, such as face (Haxby et al., 2000) and word (Xue et al., 2010) recognition. As a consequence, topographic assignment is not always informative about the functional role of a particular brain area, which may be partially due to the poor and ...
The neural basis of puberty and adolescence
... In some altricial species, those that are not well developed at birth, steroid-independent mechanisms are primarily responsible for the postnatal changes in the pattern of GnRH secretion. Researchers have studied this most in the rhesus monkey and rat27,36–38. For example, after elimination of gonad ...
... In some altricial species, those that are not well developed at birth, steroid-independent mechanisms are primarily responsible for the postnatal changes in the pattern of GnRH secretion. Researchers have studied this most in the rhesus monkey and rat27,36–38. For example, after elimination of gonad ...
2016 Research Grant Directory
... improve recovery of brain function after injury. We still know too little about how brain activity changes in response to the initial injury and how these changes cause lasting detrimental effects on mental function and behavior. Research has shown that large brain networks are affected by injury, e ...
... improve recovery of brain function after injury. We still know too little about how brain activity changes in response to the initial injury and how these changes cause lasting detrimental effects on mental function and behavior. Research has shown that large brain networks are affected by injury, e ...
to read the full Gender Dysphoria Article.
... There are no associations with systemic hormone levels in adolescents and adults and GD or homosexuality. It has been hypothesized that prenatal androgen exposure promotes the development of attraction to females whereas insensitivity or lack of exposure to androgens leads to male attraction. Antib ...
... There are no associations with systemic hormone levels in adolescents and adults and GD or homosexuality. It has been hypothesized that prenatal androgen exposure promotes the development of attraction to females whereas insensitivity or lack of exposure to androgens leads to male attraction. Antib ...