Neural mechanisms of empathy in humans: A relay
from neural systems for imitation to limbic areas
Our interconnectedness operates at every level
from the neural on up.
From neural implants to nootropics (drugs that can increase brain function), we are at the precipice of advances that will fundamentally expand our ability to process information and comprehend both simple and abstract ideas.
With a little help
from neural networks, of course.
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From neural dynamics to social dynamics.»
The pleasure of inflicting pain: Retaliatory aggression arises
from a neural imbalance toward reward.
They went on to show that Sox10, a factor needed for the formation of skin pigment cells
from neural crest stem cells during development, was present at high levels in naevi and melanoma samples obtained from both the mouse model and human patients.
Neurons created
from neural stem cells derived using a new direct cell reprogramming methodMINGLIANG ZHANG, PHD, GLADSTONE INSTITUTES (VIA EUREKALERT) Researchers have developed a method to directly reprogram cells using a combination of nine chemical compounds.
Shrinkage of the brain caused
from neural damage and neuron cell loss, resulting in a measurable loss of brain volume.
Melanocyte cells are specialized cells that produce melanin pigment and arise
from the neural crest lineage.
This provides an advantage
from a neural prosthetics perspective, Andersen says, as a small implant sampling a small number of neurons can provide information for many types of intended movements.
Members of the CSNE neuroethics research thrust study the ethical issues that arise
from neural engineering technology such as privacy, shifts in personal identity and moral responsibility.
We quantitatively demonstrate that lipofuscin, accrued through normal ageing, can be lost
from neural tissue.
When the brain forms a memory, part of the process involves physically moving that memory
from a neural network that supports short - term memory to one that holds long - term memories.
Mehrdad Jazayeri, Ph.D. (Assistant Professor, Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology) will be presenting a talk titled, «A System Identification Approach to Infer Neural Codes
from Neural Dynamics» at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, Tuesday, October 11, 2016, 3:30 pm.
Promoting directional axon growth
from neural progenitors grafted into the injured spinal cord.
NeuroStemcell is focused on the identification and systematic comparison of progenitor cell lines with the most favourable characteristics for mesDA and striatal GABAergic neuronal differentiation, generated either directly from human embryonic stem (ES) cells,
from Neural Stem (NS) cells derived from ES cells or fetal brain, from induced Pluripotent Stem (iPS) cells or from in vitro short - term expanded neural progenitors from ventral midbrain grown as neurospheres (VMN, Ventral Midbrain Neurospheres) 4, and perform rigorous and systematic testing of the most prominent candidate cells in appropriate animals models.
First, once they knew what axis each cell encoded, the researchers were then able to develop an algorithm that could decode additional faces
from neural responses.
CONTEXT Most of what we know about antipsychotic drug effects is at the receptor level, distal
from the neural system effects that mediate their clinical efficacy.
Designed to be extremely power - efficient, NTU's patented smart chip will analyse and decode the thousands of signals
from the neural implants in the brain, before compressing the results and sending it wirelessly to a small external receiver.
Asst Prof Li,
from the Neural Stem Cells Laboratory at NNI, added, «This important study suggests a link between a key neurological disease gene and regulation of microRNAs in the brain.
Long, thin fibers called axons extend
from neural cells, and the particular geometry of the thalamus, with its many connections, makes it particularly vulnerable to injury.
According to a joint statement, Geron holds exclusive rights to develop therapeutic and diagnostic products
from neural, cardiomyocyte, and pancreatic islet cells.
We show that, unlike most fish, the denticle scales of sharks and skate develop
from neural crest cells, just like teeth.
«Our dream is to develop this in vivo conversion method into a useful therapy to treat people suffering
from neural injury or neurological disorders,» Chen said.
tumors
from neural stem cells also contained more glioblastoma stem cells, cells that are believed to give rise to tumor recurrence after therapy,» says Lene Uhrbom, senior lecturer at the Department of Immunology, Genetics and Pathology and lead author of the study.
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From a neural perspective, the temporo - parietal junction may represent the own future self like another person,» Alexander Soutschek explains.
That dye stayed in the cells as they divided and moved
from the neural tube to form different parts of the skate's body.
It demonstrated a meta - language prediction capability
from neural signals across people, languages and bilingual status,» said Ying Yang, a postdoctoral associate in psychology at CMU and first author of the study.
Our perception of depth results
from neural calculations based on several rules.
They found that the genomic regions showing the most extreme signatures were involved in the development of the neural crest, and expressed within tissues derived
from the neural crest.
The next step: extract the specific features that make the difference,
from the neural net.
Electrodes are surgically implanted into or on top of target nerve fibres, ready to sense electrical signals
from neural activity or to deliver electric current that mimics the language of the nervous system.
«We conclude that KIF1B - β plays a key role in the decision between life and death for neural crest cells and tumors originating
from the neural crest,» says Susanne Schlisio.
With a connectome, individual memories might be read
from neural connections.
If Pagel's theory is correct, the success of the human race largely depended on culture, which spawned not just
from neural connections within the brain but also from the social connections people made within their communities.
Devil Facial Tumour Disease (DFTD) is a rare contagious facial tumour, which emerged
from a neural (Schwann) cell in a single Tasmanian devil more than 18 years ago.
This is because larger brain parts are thought to have a later and longer process of neurogenesis — the development of neurons or nerve cells
from neural stem cells and progenitor cells.
Since the creation of the Interpersonal Reactivity Index in 1979, tens of thousands of students have filled out this questionnaire while participating in studies examining everything
from neural responses to others» pain to levels of social conservatism.
Melanocytes, healthy skin cells that form the pigment melanin, come
from neural crest cells, which are created in the spinal column.
Not surprisingly, the research is diverse, with projects ranging
from neural network - based modeling of various systems to pulsed electric field treatment of food products.
When Stein eliminated Nampt
from neural stem cells, several significant changes took place.
The baby's brain and spinal cord will develop
from the neural tube.
Swiss chard, like kale and spinach, is brimming with vitamins A, C and K. It's also a good source of folate, which may help to protect your developing baby
from neural tube disorders like spina bifida.
Says head researcher Alan Mackay - Sim, «Apart
from neural and brain cells, they look like they can turn into blood cells, heart muscles, and skeletal muscle.»
It was one of the reasons for the bitter public feud and name - calling between Alfred Adler (the prominent behavioral psychologist who helped popularize the theory) and his erstwhile colleague and friend Sigmund Freud (who resented Adler for moving away
from a neural - based psychoanalytic approach and toward an individual, context - based psychology).
Not exact matches
Each
neural dust mote possesses a piezoelectric crystal that can convert mechanical power
from ultrasonic pulses broadcast
from outside the body into electrical power.
Having studied experimental psychology as an undergraduate at Cambridge, Hinton was enthusiastic about
neural nets, which were software constructs that took their inspiration
from the way networks of neurons in the brain were thought to work.
In the cat experiment, researchers exposed a vast
neural net — spread across 1,000 computers — to 10 million unlabeled images randomly taken
from YouTube videos, and then just let the software do its thing.
Neural nets offered the prospect of computers» learning the way children do —
from experience — rather than through laborious instruction by programs tailor - made by humans.