Sentences with phrase «electrophysiological studies on»

Working together, they performed the crucial electrophysiological studies on the mutated sodium - potassium pump, and the studies showed that the presence of the inserted positively charged arginine converts the sodium - potassium pump to an electroneutral pump just like the acid pump.

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Our studies involve the use of a whole - cell patch clamp, an electrophysiological approach to measure the transmembrane current of a single cell, to identify the effects of herbs on the cardiovascular system.

In this study, the researchers performed a series of electrophysiological and behavioral experiments on a mouse model of schizophrenia developed at CUMC.

Building on previous animal and human research, the study identifies an electrophysiological marker for threat in the brain.

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.

Based on evidence from electrophysiological studies showing that both synaptic plasticity and strength of inputs to hippocampal region CA1 vary systematically with ongoing theta oscillations (Hyman et al., 2003; Brankack et al., 1993), it has been suggested that the theta rhythm functions to separate periods of encoding of current sensory stimuli and retrieval of episodic memory cued by current stimuli so as to avoid interference that would occur if encoding and retrieval were simultaneous.

And although the study was on the small side — just 12 participants — the research was unique in that it used electrophysiological measurements for an objective evaluation.