Sentences with phrase «on electrophysiological»

Abstract Any type of neurons can be easily identified based on its electrophysiological activity, such as its pattern of spontaneous activity, the shape of its action potential, its dendritic integration, etc..

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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.

P. Read Montague, professor of neuroscience at Baylor College of Medicine, says, «In a sense, every measurement that you make in neuroscience — electrophysiological, optical, gene expression, and so on — is imaging.

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.

My project was in neuroscience, working on a model of epilepsy using electrophysiological recordings from brain slices.

Once on the other side, interneurons form a circuit with — and quell the activity of — excitatory neurons in the cortexlike tissue, electrophysiological tests suggest.

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.

Named after the IBM Blue Gene supercomputer it relies on, the Blue Brain Project has started modelling — in every detail — the cellular infrastructure and electrophysiological interactions within the cerebral neocortex, which represents about 80 % of the brain and is believed to house cognitive functions such as language and conscious thought.

Still others are working to overlay gene - expression patterns, electrophysiological measurements or other functional data on those maps.

We will use molecular, histological, calcium imaging and electrophysiological methods to characterize the sensitivity of these channels to membrane stretch by mimicking the effect of IOP on RGC perikarya and axons.

Despite the discrepancy between the electrophysiological and morphological data for CB1 expression on CFs, these results collectively indicate that CB1 is responsible for cannabinoid - dependent suppression of excitatory transmission in the hippocampus and cerebellum.

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.

Here we aimed to identify electrophysiological correlates of intrinsic BOLD FC in canonical cortical networks and to clarify how electrophysiological FC within those networks fluctuates across frequencies on short time scales.

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.

Her research has focused on refining noninvasive electrophysiological approaches for evaluating retinal and anterior visual pathway function in normal subjects and subjects with inherited or acquired diseases that affect visual function.

There are 21 different subtypes of GABAergic interneurons in the mammalian hippocampus, identified on their expression of different markers and their electrophysiological properties.

My research is focused on the pathophysiology of retinal ganglion cell (RGC) axon damage in glaucoma and detecting early - stage abnormalities by means of non-invasive imaging, psychophysical testing and electrophysiological measures such as electroretinography (ERG) and visually evoked cortical potentials (VEP).

Electrophysiological Effects of Repeated Administration of Agomelatine on the Dopamine, Norepinephrine, and Serotonin Systems in the Rat Brain

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.