Sentences with phrase «firing of neurons»

The treatment is based on research showing that cramps are caused by excessive firing of neurons in the spinal cord that control muscle contraction.

This sequential firing of neurons allows us to think, to move — and to see.

If the cell wall is hardened (lipid peroxidation) then it becomes impossible for the cell to properly get its nutrients, get signals from other cells to perform an action (such as firing of a neuron) and many other cellular activities can be affected.

April] asked, «If right and wrong are nothing more than the instinctive firing of neurons, why bother being good?»

The gamers showed changes in the rhythmic firing of neurons in the part of the brain known as midline frontal theta.

God and spirituality are feelings created by the bio-chemical firing of neurons and connections within your brain and don't exist in objective reality.

Looking inside the brains of animals exposed to chronic social defeat stress, the scientists observed hyperactive firing of neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a critical part of a reward circuit.

The goal of an anticonvulsant is to suppress the rapid and excessive firing of neurons that start a seizure.

Neurobiologist James Krueger and his colleagues discovered that repeated firing of neurons in the brain while we are awake causes them to release ATP into the spaces between the cells.

Their findings: a synchronous firing of neurons in the neocortex was followed by a diverse set of responses in the hippocampus.

He is currently completing his postdoctoral fellowship at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, where he studies how internally generated network dynamics in the developing cortex support the periodic firing of neurons.

«These R2 neurons have higher firing rates the more sleep - deprived the fruit flies were and firing of these neurons puts flies to sleep, suggesting that we've identified the key cells responsible for sleep drive,» says Wu.

Once a critical number of these «dopaminergic» SNc neurons are lost, the unbalanced firing of those neurons begins to manifest itself in the main motion - related symptoms of the disease.

Because of the intense contractions of the muscles and the abnormal firing of the neurons of the flea, it can no longer support optimum neurologic functioning leading to its death.

The more relevant question is, If right and wrong are nothing more than the instinctive firing of neurons, then does good even exist?

From breathing to walking to chewing, our days are filled with repetitive actions that depend on the rhythmic firing of neurons.

It is real to me because the firing of neurons in my brain stem are interpreted as real sensory data by my brain.

By the same token, the firing of the neuron or the coursing of impulses through a neural complex does not support the agent's thought and speech by expending physical energy on them, although of course it does expend physical energy on other neurons and neuronal complexes and hence does exercise causal power on them.

If the action under consideration takes longer than the firing of the neuron, as in the case of uttering a sentence, then it would appear that an action can exercise power on an event that ended before the action itself ended.

What this really means is that you are merely an illusion generated by the firing of neurons.

The firing of a neuron is also an event, as is the aching of a tooth.

As I mentioned before, our subconscious understanding of the laws of the universe does not question the perfection which allows us to breath, drink, eat, and procreate, it simply understands that perfection because ultimately every cell division, firing of a neuron, lysis of a cell, infection etc. is subject to those laws, whether we consciously see them as perfect or not.

In certain situations — like the firing of neurons — noise can enhance a signal.

Thus, light - sheet systems have become the next wave in live - cell imaging for many scientists interested in high - speed cellular activities, such as the firing of neurons or the flowing of blood cells.

At the center of the room sat a one - ton, six - foot - tall machine resembling a huge hair dryer that contained scanners capable of recording the minute magnetic fields produced by the firing of neurons.

The researchers used a technique called magnetoencephalography, which detects the firing of neurons as changes in the brain's magnetic field, to monitor the responses of the auditory cortex to the tones.

Barry Chapman, in his letter disputing the existence of free will, writes that the firing of a neuron «will have...

Since general anaesthetics seem to suppress the firing of neurons in the brain's cortex, Brown's team reasoned that boosting their activity might have the opposite effect.

OV329 blocks an enzyme, called GABA - AT, that breaks down GABA, an «inhibitory» neurotransmitter that helps suppress the firing of some neurons.

The team is now talking with other researchers to study compounds that potentially normalize the firing of neurons in the brain's reward system to help control the over-consumption of alcohol.

They then analyzed the pairwise correlations of this activity — how the firing of each neuron was related to the firing of every other neuron.

Along the way, signals from important features in our visual field — strong outlines, faces, bright points of light — increase the firing of some neurons, while less important features decrease the firing of others.

Yuste was one of several neuroscientists, including George Church at Harvard University, who in 2012 launched the Brain Activity Map Project to record the firing of every neuron in the human brain.

The firing of every neuron in an animal's body has been recorded, live.

THE firing of every neuron in an animal's body has been recorded, live, for the first time.

'» If right and wrong are nothing more than the instinctive firing of neurons, why bother being good?

The treatment is designed to stop the firing of the neurons by stimulating the transient receptor potential (TRP) ion channels.

Neuroscientists have used optogenetics methods to control the firing of neurons in animals, and others have also fused light - sensitive switches to enzymes, but this new approach goes beyond that to allow light to control a chosen gene, explains MIT neuroscientist Edward Boyden.

While the cells were getting quieter overall, there were some important variations: the firing of some neuron groups was dropping off faster than others.

This initiates production of new proteins that strengthen the firing of neurons, signals that are the equivalent of «I remember this.

Before long, she struck up an acquaintance with Stanford University neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth, now celebrated for his pathbreaking work in optogenetics — an approach that uses light to control the firing of neurons in living animals.

Plus, it's why some experts think déjà vu is triggered by a kind of disruption in the firing of neurons in the brain, says Dr. Medalia.

Both sodium and chloride are also necessary for the firing of neurons

GABA in the brain can have an inhibitory effect on the firing of some neurons, thus supporting a calm mood.

By blocking adenosine, caffeine increases the firing of neurons and release of neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine.

This way, it actually increases the firing of neurons and the concentration of neurotransmitters like dopamine and norepinephrine (4, 5).

«2 Additional neurochemical changes in norepinephrine levels and cortisol during stress can rapidly switch off the firing of neurons in the prefrontal cortex that forms long - term memory and directs executive functions.