Sentences with phrase «as synaptic»

For Sebastian's upgrades; green gel is the equivalent of weapon parts with the first combat upgrade reducing reticle sway when firing weapons costing 1,000 green gel, although a more complex upgrade such as synaptic focus in which concentrating during aiming slows down town costs 75,000 green gel, while red gel is required to unlock certain upgrade paths for Sebastian; therefore resulting in Sebastian's upgrades being as complex to collectively attain than weapon upgrades, especially given that green gel is mostly collected from enemies that Sebastian has defeated.

Known as synaptic plasticity, this explains why some memories persist while others fade away.

This ability of nerves to modulate their chemical inputs, known as synaptic plasticity, is especially high in developing brains but tends to become less intense in adults.

The work is featured in the advance online publication of Nature Materials («Memristors with diffusive dynamics as synaptic emulators for neuromorphic computing»).

When the researchers modeled the effects in mice, they found it strengthened the connections between neurons that make learning possible — what is known as synaptic plasticity — by increasing the action of a cell receptor critical to forming memories.

Instead, our brains are continually adapting through processes, such as synaptic modifications.

This phenomenon, known as synaptic plasticity, was demonstrated by the researchers in their own device.

Bees with a greater density of nerve connections (known as synaptic complexes) in a specific part of their brains had better memories and learned faster than bees with fewer connections in these areas.

In a developing fetus, she surmised, those phone calls would reach groups of nerve cells in the LGN; as their synaptic connections with the retinal neurons strengthened, the LGN neurons would begin forming «area codes» of their own.

That is, until they end up under the display, as Synaptics is doing with its new Clear ID sensor.

It is known as the Synaptics Optical Sensor.

In January, biometric suppliers, such as Synaptics expected devices in released in late 2017 to include the feature.

But as Synaptics mentions, they will likely be the pioneer of this groundbreaking technology.

Well, this leaked pamphlet clearly says that a side - facing fingerprint scanner is coming, and we won't know for sure until the company announces the phone tomorrow, but chances are that we are looking at a side - facing unit here, as Synaptics said that it started manufacturing in - display fingerprint scanners for the world's top 5 smartphone manufacturers a while back, and Meizu is still not there.

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Of course, a question at least as big is: Does the president - elect devote even a fraction of a synaptic pulse to Canada?

Piglets fed from birth with formula providing 0.4 % of energy as 18:3 n − 3 (with percentages of total fatty acids of 29 % 18:2 n − 6 and 0.8 % 18:3 n − 3) had significantly lower 22:6 n − 3 concentrations in the brain, brain synaptic terminal membranes, retina, liver, and blood lipids than did piglets fed sow milk (54 — 56).

Levy currently serves on the Board of Directors of Synaptic Digital, KickApps, CokeM International Ltd., Spanfeller Media Group, HelpSettle, Ziplist and as Chairman of Buffalo based Synacor.

As a result of this synaptic upscaling, the activity of the affected network returned to its starting value after a period of between 24 and 48 hours.

The model is able to learn, due to synaptic plasticity, to control the signals that open and close the neural gates, so as to control the flow of information among different areas.

Nerve cells communicate with each other through two mechanisms, referred to as fast and slow synaptic transmission.

Shatz hypothesized that MHCI molecules might function as a kind of «synaptic glue,» stabilizing contacts between neurons once appropriate connections had been established.

The same information can be represented as lines on paper, as electrical charges inside a PC's memory banks or as the strength of the synaptic connections among nerve cells.

The researchers gauged serotonergic neurotransmission by measuring its response to citalopram, a drug that stalls serotonin molecules in the synaptic gap (as measured by the hormone prolactin's response to citalopram.

«This study provides the first synaptic mechanisms to explain the multiple functions of ACC neurons in pathological conditions such as chronic pain» says Dr. Zhuo.

They used a somewhat bizarre technique in which two mice were sutured together in such as way that they shared a circulatory system (known as parabiosis), and found old mice joined to their youthful counterparts showed changes in gene activity in a brain region called the hippocampus as well as increased neural connections and enhanced «synaptic plasticity» — a mechanism believed to underlie learning and memory in which the strength of neural connections change in response to experience.

«The new growth rule provides structural plasticity with a principle that is almost as simple as that of synaptic plasticity,» says co-author Arjen van Ooyen, who has been working on models for the development of neural networks for decades.

Most researchers interpret this activity as the brain slowly reinforcing synaptic connections that already exist, but Tononi noticed that after each wave, the brain goes completely silent, which never happens when we're awake.

They confirmed that the new method did serve as a marker for synaptic density.

«We think that widespread disruption to synaptic connectivity — the brain's communication pathways — is what makes surgery possible, although effective anaesthetics such as propofol do put you to sleep first,» he said.

Researchers have observed AMPA traveling from the inside of a neuron to the downstream end of a synapse, but they remain uncertain as to whether the migration into and out of the synapse is the major component in determining synaptic strength.

Moser demonstrated a number of changes in the strength of connections between nerve cells — a phenomenon called synaptic plasticity — in the hippocampus as rats stored information in their long - term memory.

In particular, widespread «synaptic pruning» — a sort of scaling down of connectors between neurons — reshapes the brain as a child transitions to adulthood.

I ache to see your action potential in action To be blinded by the searing speed of your electric signal As it sparks from node to node To behold the violent beauty of vesicles fusing with your presynaptic membrane — Pouring their contents into your synaptic cleft How I wish to be your postsynaptic cell So that I may be flooded by your molecules

Learning more about how synapses change their connections could help scientists better understand neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism, since many of the genetic alterations linked to autism are found in genes that code for synaptic proteins.

It manifests itself in two forms: as long - term potentiation, LTP, a strengthening of synaptic efficacy, and as long - term depression, LTD, a weakening of synaptic efficacy.

In this publication, under the title of «Membrane - Derived Phospholipids Control Synaptic Neurotransmission and Plasticity», the Cadiz scientists have reflected the work of years that has led them to identify a molecule, Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA), as a possible element implicated in the link between the metabolic state of an organism and its cerebral function.

The extracellular space's fluid — a reservoir of ions critical for electrical activity and synaptic transmission — appears as tiny black spaces among white filaments and blobs.

This news is highly significant because the focus is increasingly on repairing synaptic connections as a therapeutic strategy in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

The artificial synaptic TFT consisted of indium zinc oxide (IZO), as both a channel and a gate electrode, separated by a 550 - nanometre - thick film of nanogranular silicon dioxide electrolyte, which was fabricated using a process known as chemical vapour deposition.

«Some neuropsychiatric disorders, such as schizophrenia and autism, are characterized by the abnormal development of synaptic connectivity in certain key parts of the brain,» explains Schneggenburger.

Neurons rely on synaptic interactions and neurotransmitters such as dopamine, which are small molecules transmitted across synapses to deliver signals from one cell to another that play a major role in reward - motivated behaviour.

It is quite a significant discovery, especially when you consider that many neurological diseases, such as Parkinson's, ALS or dementia, but also speech or motion disorders for instance, are caused by the disruption of synaptic transmission.»

The structure of synaptophysin suggests that the protein may function as a channel in the synaptic vesicle membrane, with the carboxyl terminus serving as a binding site for cellular factors.

In subsequent research at the Stowers Institute, Si and his team identified Orb2 as the fruit fly version of the CPEB synaptic protein.

As professor Holtmaat explains: «It is possible that sensory stimulation, when combined with another activity (motor activity, for example), works better for strengthening synaptic connections.»

mystery, as they make it possible to examine all the synaptic pathways that contribute to memory, rather than focusing on whether it is the synapsis or the neuron that activates the other.

However, later in life, the truncated version of Shank3 interfered with synaptic functions and connections in the brain's cortex, where executive functions such as thought and planning occur.

It has been known for decades that triggering new protein synthesis is vital to the formation of long - term memories as well as for long - lasting synaptic plasticity — the ability of the neurons to change the collective strength of their connections with other neurons.

This study strongly supports the need to test and identify novel compounds that target alternative pathologic mechanisms, such as inflammation and synaptic maladaptation, for individuals who are resistant to currently available treatment.

This finding suggests that impaired retrieval of memories, rather than poor storage or encoding, may underlie this prominent symptom of early Alzheimer's disease and points to the synaptic connectivity between memory cells as being crucial for retrieval.