Sentences with phrase «animal models of learning»

Effects of acute administration of the hydroalcoholic extract of mate tea leaves (Ilex paraguariensis) in animal models of learning and memory.

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Scientists at Duke Health who developed the new model also discovered that targeting a brain receptor in mice with this type of autism could ease repetitive behaviors and improve learning in some animals.

Instead, most researchers have relied on animal models to learn more about the development and function of the pancreas.

Mead believes ALS is ripe for AI and machine - learning because of the rapid expansion in genetic information about the condition and the fact there are good test - tube and animal models to evaluate drug candidates.

You can also learn about the real - world plant and animal life that inspired Avatar's fictional flora and fauna, peer inside the Armored Mobility Platform suit that was used in combat scenes, and examine the filmmakers» models of Na» vi characters and their costumes.

It is also the first to demonstrate that a deep convolutional neural network — a computing system modelled after the neuron activity in animal brains that can basically learn on its own — can effectively differentiate between similar plants with an amazing accuracy of nearly 100 %.

To this end, the researchers selected an approach based on machine learning that is often used in nature and wildlife conservation to develop models for the distribution of various species of plants and animals.

In animal models, the scientists found almost twice the amount of modified delta - catenin in the brain after learning about new environments.

Explore a 3D model of the Museum's blue whale skeleton and learn more about how these animals behave.

Dr. Amaral's interests include research involving multidisciplinary studies directed at determining the neuroanatomical, behavioral and electrophysiological organization and functions of brain systems that are involved in learning, memory, emotion and social behavior carried out on the human brain and on animal models.

Dean LaFerla has several research interests, including the molecular biology of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, presenilins and calcium signaling, learning and memory, and transgenic and genetically modified animal models.

We have learned a fair amount from the neurologic genetic diseases, but we and others also studied these cells in the laboratory as well as in animal models of brain injury.

We developed several computational and machine learning methods to successfully identify behavioral patterns or signatures associated with different classes of reference drugs, from which to predict the class of novel compounds (Brunner et al., 2012, Alexandrov et al., 2015), and more recently developed methods to allow us to compare animal models of AD and its progression, and to identify (in silico) novel compounds from our existing database of thousands of novel and reference compounds with the potential to reverse the AD model behavioral profile.

Among the newly funded investigations are: the development of animal models of diabetic eye disease to learn how fenofibrate, a drug clinically - approved to treat cholesterol, protects the eye from diabetes - related damage; the development of a specialized camera to capture how the retina's rods and cones (responsible for turning light energy into shapes and colors) work in health and how they fail in retinal diseases; and the exploration of mechanisms by which intestinal tract bacteria impact the health of the eye.

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors have been demonstrated to improve learning and memory in a number of animal models of cognitive dysfunction, as well as being a standard of treatment in patients exhibiting clinical signs of memory loss.

Hakan Tarakci, a 23 - year - old graduate student at the Australian Regenerative Medicine Institute, was attracted by the opportunity to learn about a variety of research animal models.

In this lesson, students will learn to make and interpret scale models and practice using the metric system for measurement by discovering the relative sizes of various large plants and animals.

With the help of a 3D model, pet parents saw what heartworms look like, learned about the benefits of preventative care, as well as how to treat an animal who is diagnosed with heartworm.

In an animal model, treadmill exercise improved symptoms of hyperactivity disorder, including an improvement in spatial learning memory (Kim et al. 2011).

Robinson gives much of the credit to Getting 2 Zero (G2Z), a collaborative model designed by the Animal Welfare League of Queensland (AWLQ) to reduce pet overpopulation and euthanasia of dogs and cats nationwide.She learned about the model when she attended a national G2Z summit of animal welfare professionals about six yearAnimal Welfare League of Queensland (AWLQ) to reduce pet overpopulation and euthanasia of dogs and cats nationwide.She learned about the model when she attended a national G2Z summit of animal welfare professionals about six yearanimal welfare professionals about six years ago.

Within this context Learning Theory built models of how the previous experiences of animals could modify subsequent behavior.

In 2010, she stopped buying puppies from this kennel and switched to a humane pet store model — due to the health concerns of the animals and what she learned about these kennels.

Kahneman presented their new model of the mind to the general reader in Thinking, Fast and Slow (2011), where he characterized the human mind as the interrelated operation of two systems of thought: System One, which is fast and automatic, including instincts, emotions, innate skills shared with animals, as well as learned associations and skills; and System Two, which is slow and deliberative and allows us to correct for the errors made by System One.