Why Do We Sleep - The Dallas Philosophers Forum
... conscious experience of the brain has to be interrupted in order to integrate new memories without becoming oversaturated or obliterating older memories. Their hypothesis is that in order for the brain to return to its baseline, there has to be a weakening of some lines between neurons during sleep. ...
... conscious experience of the brain has to be interrupted in order to integrate new memories without becoming oversaturated or obliterating older memories. Their hypothesis is that in order for the brain to return to its baseline, there has to be a weakening of some lines between neurons during sleep. ...
Mirror Neurons: Fire to Inspire
... mapping that has mapped many brain functions like language, cognitions, emotions and other motor related conditions. MNS occupies the major portion of brain including parietal region (inferior parietal lobule, superior parietal lobule and intraparietal sulcus) and frontal region (ventral, dorsal pre ...
... mapping that has mapped many brain functions like language, cognitions, emotions and other motor related conditions. MNS occupies the major portion of brain including parietal region (inferior parietal lobule, superior parietal lobule and intraparietal sulcus) and frontal region (ventral, dorsal pre ...
Abnormal gray matter aging in chronic pain patients
... (Bergfield et al., 2009; Blinkov and Glezer, 1968; Good et al., 2001; McGinnis et al., 2011; Morrison and Hof, 2007; Sowell et al., 2003), although hypertrophy has also been reported in some brain areas (Fjell et al., 2009; Salat et al., 2004). GM changes in the brain also occur with dysfunction, in ...
... (Bergfield et al., 2009; Blinkov and Glezer, 1968; Good et al., 2001; McGinnis et al., 2011; Morrison and Hof, 2007; Sowell et al., 2003), although hypertrophy has also been reported in some brain areas (Fjell et al., 2009; Salat et al., 2004). GM changes in the brain also occur with dysfunction, in ...
Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurodegenerative Disorders Review of
... • Concussion – is defined as a short loss of normal brain function in response to a head injury. • Common among athletes who suffer sport injuries, concussions are also common in older adults who, as a result of a fall, have hit or injured their head. • Approximately 82% of all TBI’s are mild. With ...
... • Concussion – is defined as a short loss of normal brain function in response to a head injury. • Common among athletes who suffer sport injuries, concussions are also common in older adults who, as a result of a fall, have hit or injured their head. • Approximately 82% of all TBI’s are mild. With ...
"Touch". In: Encyclopedia of Life Sciences (ELS)
... ending of a primary afferent fibre. The nerve loses its myelin sheath inside the capsule; its naked endings contain mechanosensory channels sensitive to compression. When the skin is touched, or a probe is applied experimentally to the capsule, the lamellar structure filters the stimulus so that only r ...
... ending of a primary afferent fibre. The nerve loses its myelin sheath inside the capsule; its naked endings contain mechanosensory channels sensitive to compression. When the skin is touched, or a probe is applied experimentally to the capsule, the lamellar structure filters the stimulus so that only r ...
introduction to peripheral nervous system 26. 02. 2014
... The ventral horns contain the cell bodies of motor neurons and their axons. A collection of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS is a nucleus. Axons of the ventral horn nuclei leave the spinal cord in bundles called ventral roots. These motor fibers innervate skeletal muscles. The lateral (intermediolate ...
... The ventral horns contain the cell bodies of motor neurons and their axons. A collection of neuronal cell bodies in the CNS is a nucleus. Axons of the ventral horn nuclei leave the spinal cord in bundles called ventral roots. These motor fibers innervate skeletal muscles. The lateral (intermediolate ...
Introduction to Psychology
... Contrast sensation and perception. Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds. Discuss research finding on subliminal stimulation. Describe the phenomenon of sensory adaptation and explain its functional value. Explain the visual process, including the stimulus input, the structure of th ...
... Contrast sensation and perception. Distinguish between absolute and difference thresholds. Discuss research finding on subliminal stimulation. Describe the phenomenon of sensory adaptation and explain its functional value. Explain the visual process, including the stimulus input, the structure of th ...
Cerebellum
... muscles, the vestibular apparatus and the eye about positions and ongoing movements. Information is also coming from the cerebral cortex, primarily from cortical areas dealing with planning or initiation of movements. The cerebellum sends information primarily to cell groups that give origin to the ...
... muscles, the vestibular apparatus and the eye about positions and ongoing movements. Information is also coming from the cerebral cortex, primarily from cortical areas dealing with planning or initiation of movements. The cerebellum sends information primarily to cell groups that give origin to the ...
Document
... discipline within the respected fields of biology and medicine. Neurology essentially affects the entire human body and the processes therein, giving it the distinction of a “systemic science”. As a result, they are both going to have significant effects on one another. This study combined these two ...
... discipline within the respected fields of biology and medicine. Neurology essentially affects the entire human body and the processes therein, giving it the distinction of a “systemic science”. As a result, they are both going to have significant effects on one another. This study combined these two ...
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... different numbers of neurons included in different ‘multi-unit’ responses recorded in this study, response amplitude was normalized using the number of spikes evoked at each site to an isolated tone. The normalized RRTF was defined as the average number of spikes evoked for each of the last five ton ...
... different numbers of neurons included in different ‘multi-unit’ responses recorded in this study, response amplitude was normalized using the number of spikes evoked at each site to an isolated tone. The normalized RRTF was defined as the average number of spikes evoked for each of the last five ton ...
Canonical Neural Computation: A Summary and a Roadmap A
... distinguish the predictions of different theories. Yet we all have had the experience of reading a paper, observing that its outcome is “broadly consistent” with some theory, but also realizing that if only the experiments had been done or designed a bit differently, the work would have had much gre ...
... distinguish the predictions of different theories. Yet we all have had the experience of reading a paper, observing that its outcome is “broadly consistent” with some theory, but also realizing that if only the experiments had been done or designed a bit differently, the work would have had much gre ...
Tau pathology does not affect experience-driven single
... We demonstrate in vivo that visual cortex neurons with tangles are as likely to express comparable amounts of Arc in response to structured visual stimulation as their neighbors without tangles. Probability of experience-dependent Arc response was not affected by tau tangles in both visual cortex an ...
... We demonstrate in vivo that visual cortex neurons with tangles are as likely to express comparable amounts of Arc in response to structured visual stimulation as their neighbors without tangles. Probability of experience-dependent Arc response was not affected by tau tangles in both visual cortex an ...
Anatomy Review
... 22. (Page 6.) Electrical synapses depolarize and generate action potentials simultaneously. When one neuron forms a gap junction with another neuron, an _________ _________ is made. a. chemical synapse b. electrical synapse 23. (Page 6.) Electrical current, in the form of ions, flows directly from o ...
... 22. (Page 6.) Electrical synapses depolarize and generate action potentials simultaneously. When one neuron forms a gap junction with another neuron, an _________ _________ is made. a. chemical synapse b. electrical synapse 23. (Page 6.) Electrical current, in the form of ions, flows directly from o ...
The role of neuronal signaling in controlling cerebral blood flow
... the neocortical vasodilation resulting from cerebellar stimulation (Iadecola, Arneric, Baker, Tucker, & Reis, 1987). However, in the cerebellar cortex itself GABA is not involved in activation-induced increases in Xow (Li & Iadecola, 1994; Mathiesen, Caesar, Akgoren, & Lauritzen, 1998). The vasoacti ...
... the neocortical vasodilation resulting from cerebellar stimulation (Iadecola, Arneric, Baker, Tucker, & Reis, 1987). However, in the cerebellar cortex itself GABA is not involved in activation-induced increases in Xow (Li & Iadecola, 1994; Mathiesen, Caesar, Akgoren, & Lauritzen, 1998). The vasoacti ...
Novel cyclic AMP signalling avenues in learning and memory
... Interestingly, disruption of AKAP-PKA anchoring leads to CaN-dependent, long-term depression (LTD)-like down-regulation of AMPAR currents, implicating an important role for AKAP79/150 in AMPAR regulation (Tavalin et al., 2002). In general, the AKAP79/150 scaffold molecule has emerged as an important ...
... Interestingly, disruption of AKAP-PKA anchoring leads to CaN-dependent, long-term depression (LTD)-like down-regulation of AMPAR currents, implicating an important role for AKAP79/150 in AMPAR regulation (Tavalin et al., 2002). In general, the AKAP79/150 scaffold molecule has emerged as an important ...
1 - Projeto Andar de Novo
... hypothalamic molecules related to energy metabolism. We previously observed a delay in nitric oxide expression in hypothalamus. In this work we analyzed the effects of a hipoproteic diet applied to lactating rats during the first ten days of life in hypothalamic glycogen stores. Animals from P10 to ...
... hypothalamic molecules related to energy metabolism. We previously observed a delay in nitric oxide expression in hypothalamus. In this work we analyzed the effects of a hipoproteic diet applied to lactating rats during the first ten days of life in hypothalamic glycogen stores. Animals from P10 to ...
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A22254 Touch [version 2.0 ].
... information provided from the hands, feet or lips. • Responses of neurons in the second somatic sensory (S-II) cortex — located on the upper bank of the lateral fissure — are modulated not only by touch information from mechanoreceptors in the skin, but also by the context, subjective attention, beh ...
... information provided from the hands, feet or lips. • Responses of neurons in the second somatic sensory (S-II) cortex — located on the upper bank of the lateral fissure — are modulated not only by touch information from mechanoreceptors in the skin, but also by the context, subjective attention, beh ...
Trends Towards Progress of Brains and Sense Organs
... we must confess that a classification is very difficult. We can only distinguish between general and more specific trends. The former are of much greater interest for the understanding of evolution as they govern the development of many branches of the phylogeny of animals. However, by using the ter ...
... we must confess that a classification is very difficult. We can only distinguish between general and more specific trends. The former are of much greater interest for the understanding of evolution as they govern the development of many branches of the phylogeny of animals. However, by using the ter ...
Supplementary Materials ANTICIPATION PHASE Neutral vs. gain
... Social anxiety and gain outcomes Gain magnitude. Contrasting large gain outcome with small gain outcome yielded three clusters of activity positively related to social anxiety (Table S6). The first cluster peaked in the left lingual gyrus and extended to the left intracalcarine cortex, fusiform gyru ...
... Social anxiety and gain outcomes Gain magnitude. Contrasting large gain outcome with small gain outcome yielded three clusters of activity positively related to social anxiety (Table S6). The first cluster peaked in the left lingual gyrus and extended to the left intracalcarine cortex, fusiform gyru ...
Morphological Changes in the Hippocampus Following Nicotine and
... 1980, Sperk et al. 1983). The neurodegeneration of cells in the CA3 area of the hippocampus brings about epileptiform activity of the CA1 pyramidal cells, which is characterized by enhanced NMDA-mediated excitatory phase with apparent loss of GABA-mediated postsynaptic inhibition (Turner and Wheal 1 ...
... 1980, Sperk et al. 1983). The neurodegeneration of cells in the CA3 area of the hippocampus brings about epileptiform activity of the CA1 pyramidal cells, which is characterized by enhanced NMDA-mediated excitatory phase with apparent loss of GABA-mediated postsynaptic inhibition (Turner and Wheal 1 ...
Concept cells: the building blocks of declarative
... Box 1 | Single neuron recordings in humans Neurophysiology recordings in humans are typically limited to non-invasive procedures, such as electroencephalography or functional MRI. There are, however, a few exceptional cases in which, for clinical reasons, it is possible to obtain single-cell recordi ...
... Box 1 | Single neuron recordings in humans Neurophysiology recordings in humans are typically limited to non-invasive procedures, such as electroencephalography or functional MRI. There are, however, a few exceptional cases in which, for clinical reasons, it is possible to obtain single-cell recordi ...
Development of the Nervous System
... neurons, Schwann cells of the PNS, and nonneuronal derivatives such as melanocytes. Above is a cross section through the neural tube. In the neural tube there is symmetrical cell division. Eventually, there is asymmetrical cell division and differentiation of the daughter cells. The first thing that ...
... neurons, Schwann cells of the PNS, and nonneuronal derivatives such as melanocytes. Above is a cross section through the neural tube. In the neural tube there is symmetrical cell division. Eventually, there is asymmetrical cell division and differentiation of the daughter cells. The first thing that ...
Objectives
... b) Explain why REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep. c) Distinguish between REM and NREM dreams. d) Describe the role of the reticular formation, locus coeruleus, and basal forebrain in arousal. e) Explain how caffeine increases arousal. f) Identify the parts of the brain that are activated in REM ...
... b) Explain why REM sleep is called paradoxical sleep. c) Distinguish between REM and NREM dreams. d) Describe the role of the reticular formation, locus coeruleus, and basal forebrain in arousal. e) Explain how caffeine increases arousal. f) Identify the parts of the brain that are activated in REM ...
er81 is expressed in a subpopulation of layer 5
... et al., 2004). Adult rats were anesthetized with 2.7 mg/kg Hypnovel (Roche, Basel, Switzerland), Hypnorm (Janssen, Titusville, NJ, USA) and distilled H2O (1:1:2 volume ratio), which was delivered i.p. and placed in a stereotaxic frame. After the skin was disinfected and incised, a microdrill was use ...
... et al., 2004). Adult rats were anesthetized with 2.7 mg/kg Hypnovel (Roche, Basel, Switzerland), Hypnorm (Janssen, Titusville, NJ, USA) and distilled H2O (1:1:2 volume ratio), which was delivered i.p. and placed in a stereotaxic frame. After the skin was disinfected and incised, a microdrill was use ...
Molecular Basis for Induction of Ocular Dominance
... most cortical neurons respond to stimulation of either eye, with varying degrees of ocular dominance. If an animal is allowed to mature in a normal visual environment, these binocular connections in the cortex are retained. However, if one eye is deprived of normal vision during the second postnatal ...
... most cortical neurons respond to stimulation of either eye, with varying degrees of ocular dominance. If an animal is allowed to mature in a normal visual environment, these binocular connections in the cortex are retained. However, if one eye is deprived of normal vision during the second postnatal ...