Sentences with phrase «types of neurons within»

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By comparing hippocampal and cortical neurons in mono - culture (with other cells of the same type) and in co-culture (both cell types deposited within one device), the research showed that some features from hippocampal cells, like the percentage of action potential spikes found in bursts, were significantly higher when cultured together with cortical cells.

While other types of neurons in the brainstem and hypothalamus have been shown to influence REM sleep, Dan said, «Because of the strong induction of REM sleep — in 94 percent of the recorded trials our mice entered REM sleep within seconds of activating the neurons — we think this might be a critical node of a relatively small network that makes the decision whether you go into dream sleep or not.»

With Dr. Bill Carlezon, Dr. McCullough is investigating the cell - type specific contributions of neuron populations within the nucleus accumbens to stress related pathologies.

The team managed to transform astrocytes (a type of supporting cells in the brain) into neurons directly within the brain of rats.