Sentences with phrase «circuits in»

Through the implant, we applied electrical and chemical neuromodulation to spinal circuits in contact with the implant.

Straw and his co-workers are interested in the mechanisms underlying cell circuits in the fly brain.

At Weizmann, Dr. Spiegel will be establishing his own independent research group which will attempt to identify the molecular and cellular mechanisms through which experience alters the structure and function of neural circuits in the brain in behaviorally relevant ways and to understand how these processes, when they go awry, might give rise to psychiatric disorders.

The research also presents an opportunity to greatly improve techniques for growing brain circuits in a dish that reflect the true diversity of the human brain, they said.

It was really a startlingly novel idea that you could make a connection between circuits in the brain and the way in which the mind operated.

Troubleshooting a project that isn't working is an important skill for all students to practice, and the code and circuits in the Raspberry Pi Projects Kit are short and contained, which makes troubleshooting something students can do without assistance, a process that builds valuable problem solving skills.

We know that regeneration is an orchestra of communication signals from a number of different tissues, and those tissues have to turn on genetic light switches at the same time, so part of the challenge in defining those circuits in greater detail is going to be interrogating these miRNAs and their potential target genes in a mammalian system.

Therapeutically, cellular circuits have enormous potential; if these circuits can be mapped, we could repair broken circuits that lead to disease and disrupt specialized circuits in viruses and cancers.

The goal of the FlyEM Project is to produce and analyze connectomes of behaviorally - relevant neural circuits in the entire Drosophila nervous system using electron microscopy.

Dynamics of neuronal circuits in addiction: reward, antireward, and emotional memory.

My research focuses on the development and application of advanced MRI methods to describe large scale circuits in the mouse brain.

Scientists have identified neural circuits in zebra finches that drive song learning and have shown that the process requires the precise coordination of multiple regions spread across the brain.

«The first step is to see the effect is there, but the next step is to implement quantum gates based on diamond,» says Benson, referring to the quantum analogue of the logic gates that form the integrated circuits in ordinary computer chips.

Convincing evidence for the role of NGF in the formation of neural circuits in the sympathetic nervous system has come from both animal and test - tube experiments.

Stimulation using microwires presents a novel opportunity to improve selective and natural activation of neuronal circuits in the human brain.

A phase I trial of deep brain stimulation of memory circuits in Alzheimer's disease.

Unlike most quantum computing systems, the structure of this device resembles that of the integrated circuits in current computers, which could help bridge the gap between today's technology and tomorrow's.

Early in his career Grillner showed how these circuits in the mammalian spinal cord generate periodic motor commands for the rhythmic movements involved in locomotion - a process that demands the coordination of dozens of different muscles.

«That means not only what algorithms does the brain use, but what are the circuits in the brain that implement these algorithms.»

«The circuits in our brain that allow us to focus on a particular task, especially a task that leads to reward, are well known,» said Michael Platt, the James S. Riepe University Professor in Penn's psychology, neuroscience and marketing departments.

Researchers know more about the brain circuits in the cerebellum, involved with movement, than in the hippocampus, a locus for initiating the type of factual memories needed for organic chemistry.

The present study builds on previous work by the laboratories of Professor Beatriz Rico and Professor Oscar Marín on the role of the disease susceptibility gene ErbB4 in the development of neuronal circuits in the cerebral cortex.

«In essence, this points to a relative immaturity of brain circuits in FXS,» added Tiago Gonçalves, a former post-doc in Portera - Cailliau's lab and first author of the study.

The neurons were also less well connected to other neurons that form important circuits in the brain compared to mice with the protein.

Resting state fMRI provides a uniquely powerful, non-invasive technology to look at the circuits in the human brain.»

16 Sweet treats and alcohol fire up many of the same reward circuits in the brain.

By activating the mutations in different parts of the brain and at different stages of development, the researchers found that the two mutations affected brain circuits in different ways.

The results of their work, the researchers say, may advance scientific understanding of how genes linked to the risk of human bipolar disorder change neuronal circuits in the brain, and may offer an animal model for testing new treatments.

Activating circuits in the brains of female prairie voles can make them «fall in love».

But efforts to construct large - scale genetic circuits in mammalian cells have largely failed: For complex circuits to work, the individual components — the turning on and off of different genes — must happen consistently.

But a new study suggests that caring for children awakens a parenting network in the brain — even turning on some of the same circuits in men as it does in women.

Sripada and colleagues suggest that methylphenidate may help to boost performance of the specific circuits in the brain's prefrontal cortex that are normally compromised after sustained exertion of self - control.

«Once we unravel the different working patterns and circuits in the brain during memory formation and decision - making, we can begin to look for differences in connectivity patterns that underlie abnormalities,» Harvey said.

«Our new pharmacogenetic approach fills an important and unmet need in our ability to understand fly behaviors by allowing us for the first time to conveniently examine behaviors in only partially activated neurons to uncover more subtle roles for particular neurons and circuits in behaviors.»

Research in animals with spinal injuries has shown that this type of epidural stimulation can activate neural circuits in the spinal cord and enable them to use sensory information from the legs to coordinate the muscle contractions necessary for standing and taking a step, Edgerton said at the press conference.

One disadvantage with these switch - like approaches is that they can mask more subtle functions of neuronal circuits in regulating behaviors.

The incoming energy powers circuits in the device that control sensors based on silicon nanowires.

«Scientists borrow from electronics to build circuits in living cells.»

«Importantly, we use mice as models of human beings in research, and so when looking for anti-obesity drugs, we need to fully understand the function of the NPY system in this animal model to understand how similar circuits in humans connect with the body clock.»

Recent studies have shown that endorphin blockers do lessen the activation of reward circuits in humans and rodents that are presented with appetizing food — the subjects eat less.

Second, they showed increased activation of executive «self - control» circuits in the brain, perhaps making them more effective in resisting temptations.

Dr. Britt obtained these results using optogenetics, which use light - responsive proteins to study the activation of neural circuits in distinct locations, allowing the researcher to precisely dissect the roles of different neural circuits in the brain.

During periods of hunger, hormones heighten the reactivity of food - related reward circuits in the brain, particularly in the striatum.

First, hunger does not increase the engagement of reward and motivation circuits in the brain.

Without such large - scale inhibition, some circuits in the brain would seize up, as occurs in epilepsy.

Issues with two different lithium - ion batteries led to short circuits in Samsung Galaxy Note 7s which caused them to catch fire, says the company

This activates other circuits in the brain, hereby releasing the blockages and allowing the person to continue walking.

A chip that combines ions and circuits in this way might be able to manipulate many qubits, eventually cracking cryptographic codes and enabling us to simulate peculiar quantum theories of the universe.

Not only do rats return over and over again to the place they were tickled, the handling triggers the neurotransmitter dopamine in key reward - related brain circuits in the rodents, he says.

«For our new systemic viral vectors — AAV PHP.S and AAV PHP.eB — there are many potential uses, from mapping circuits in the periphery and fast screening of gene regulatory elements to genome editing with powerful tools such as CRISPR - Cas9,» says Gradinaru.