The Jans» genetic studies in this area reach beyond a basic
understanding of neural development.
Not exact matches
«Despite the clear importance
of this time frame, we presently possess very little
understanding of how functional macroscale
neural networks build during this precious time in human life, or the relevance
of this to future human health and
development.»
Understanding how the brain generates these
neural codes can lead to the
development of state -
of - the - art
neural prosthetic devices, more closely imitating the
neural coding patterns normally used by the brain.
The use
of MRI for research, rather than diagnostic, purposes is a relatively new
development, and clinical investigators in the imaging community often do not
understand the basic cellular and
neural circuitry issues as well as they should, he says.
«LEVER 3 - D is amazing, it opens new vistas for
understanding the stem cell niche,» said Dr. Sally Temple, a cell biologist at the
Neural Stem Cell Institute in Rensselaer, N.Y. who has been using Cohen's software, through the course
of its
development, as part
of her stem cell research since 2005.
The critical role these changes play in brain
development highlights the importance and urgency in
understanding neural circuits in more detail and suggests new avenues for investigating the underlying causes
of developmental disorders such as autism.
$ 20 million for the National Science Foundation (NSF), to support research into the
development of nanoscale probes that can record the activity
of neural networks; information processing technology that can handle the flood
of data generated by BRAIN research; and better
understanding of the
neural representation
of thoughts, emotions, actions, and memories
Understanding the dynamic mechanisms that lead to the emergence
of brain functions through the
development and continuous remodelling
of neural circuits, and the constraints that disease and aging impose to this multi-modal plasticity has important implications that go beyond fundamental neuroscience, from education policies to brain repair.
This novel finding is important for our
understanding of this complex condition and its
development, and warrants further research on the possibility to use the atypical
neural response to the own name as a potential biological marker
of ASD.
Therefore, the finding has significance for
understanding the etiological and
neural development and functional origins
of autism.
A better
understanding of the
neural determinants
of changes in fluid intelligence is therefore necessary for improving our
understanding of healthy cognitive aging, and may aid the
development of early markers for individuals at risk
of rapid decline.
The BrainGate research was praised for «enabling a new
understanding of human brain function and the
development of a novel, fully - implanted platform neurotechnology capable
of wirelessly transmitting large numbers
of neural signals from multiple types
of sensors for use in Brain Computer Interface, epilepsy monitoring, and neuromodulation applications.»
The aims
of my research are to
understand the
neural mechanisms underlying the
development and treatment
of psychiatric disorders, and to develop neuroimaging biomarkers for treatment response.
Mary Halloran, professor
of zoology, works to
understand how
neural circuits form during embryonic
development.
Argonne is part
of a multi-institutional effort advancing an exascale computing framework focused on the
development of the deep
neural network code called CANDLE, to help
understand these mutations.
In the Lu laboratory, we aim to elucidate the signaling cascades that establish
neural circuit connections during brain
development, to
understand how sensory experiences and environmental factors affect
neural circuit wiring and cognitive behaviors, and to identify novel factors required to maintain the health
of neural circuits during aging.
Some
of the long term aims
of the studies are (i) to contribute to the
understanding of the mechanisms that control cortical
development and evolution, (ii) to use the knowledge to grow
neural stem cell populations
of high purity and viability for therapeutic approaches and (iii) to study how
neural stem cells can be activated in vivo.
Her research focuses on the signaling cascades underlying
neural circuit connections during brain
development, to
understand how sensory experiences affect
neural circuit wiring, and to identify novel factors required to maintain the health
of neural circuits during aging.
Ultimately, a neurocognitive perspective on the complex interplay between peer relations and psychosocial
development may contribute to our
understanding of which rejected children are at risk for developing problems and how subjective and
neural responses to exclusion might predict adjustment trajectories.