Sentences with phrase «of nearby neurons»

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Dr. Vaillancourt's study showed that a greater free water increase in the substantia nigra was associated with a decrease in dopamine neuron activity in one of these nearby regions, supporting the idea that free water changes are related to progression of the disease.

Next, the artificial neuron will be connected over a wireless link to a simulation of a neuron in a nearby computer.

His trick was to insert the gene coding for CREB into a version of the herpesvirus that can infect neurons without spreading to nearby cells.

Now that the location and identity of the wake - promoting neurons are precisely defined, the supramammillary region joins other parts of the brain known as being involved in keeping people awake, such as the nearby lateral hypothalamus, the upper brain stem and basal forebrain.

This chemical conversation triggers an intricate cascade, inviting nearby neurons to fire and ultimately creating a network of connections with varying strengths.

The researchers measured electrical activity of the neurons within the ensemble and compared it with nearby neurons that were not activated by the environmental cue.

When getting nearby the «destination» (muscle) «postmen get out of the van» (neuron splits into few branches) and reach each «house» individually (individual muscle cells, fibers).

When stimulated, the channels open and sodium rushes in changing the chemical gradient (middle, below), which in turn causes nearby channels to open and so on; if the neuron reaches a certain threshold of open channels, it fires an electrical impulse.