Sentences with phrase «with synaptic activity»

The existence of this enzyme may account for the increased amount of adenosine 3», 5» monophosphate associated with synaptic activity in the ganglion.

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Synaptic plasticity, the ability of neurons to alter the strength of their synaptic connections with activity and experience, is thought to play a critical role in memory Synaptic plasticity, the ability of neurons to alter the strength of their synaptic connections with activity and experience, is thought to play a critical role in memory synaptic connections with activity and experience, is thought to play a critical role in memory storage.

This finding is in accordance with earlier animal model studies, which have shown that physical activity increases the amount of growth factors in the brain and improves synaptic plasticity.

As professor Holtmaat explains: «It is possible that sensory stimulation, when combined with another activity (motor activity, for example), works better for strengthening synaptic connections.»

The work combines remote control of action potential firing and synaptic signaling combined with imaging of activity with genetically encoded calcium and voltage sensors and electrophysiology.

In particular, alterations in genes associated with response to stress, apoptosis, ion channel activity, and neuronal and synaptic modeling were observed.

We are particularly interested in an emotional stress - induced change in endocannabinoid signaling and synaptic transmission and the effects of stress on the activity of a neuronal circuitthat is associated with learning / memory (see J. Neurosci.31: 501, 2011, 29:381, 2009; Nature Neurosci.

Advances in optical imaging and optogenetics combined with electrophysiological recordings enable Albeanu and colleagues to monitor and / or alter patterns of activity at unprecedented synaptic and millisecond resolution, in real time, as animals are engaged in various behaviors.

«Without this specialized neurotransmitter recycling and endocytosis, synaptic vesicles are not recycled fast enough to keep up with nerve and muscle cell activity,» she said.

The simultaneous EEG and fMRI recordings allowed us to explore how theta power fluctuations driven by the movie correlate with local synaptic activity in auditory cortex, as indexed by the BOLD signal (Magri et al., 2012; see Materials and Methods).

When soy lecithin supplements were given throughout perinatal development, they reduced activity in the cerebral cortex and «altered synaptic characteristics in a manner consistent with disturbances in neural function.»

In fact, overactive synaptic activity has been associated with diseases like Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and other degenerative diseases.