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Learning alters theta-nested gamma oscillations in inferotemporal cortex
How coupled brain rhythms influence cortical information processing to support learning is unresolved. Local field potential and neuronal activity recordings from 64- electrode arrays in sheep infe…
Received 28 April 2009 14:14 UTC; Posted 28 April 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience
Modularity maps reveal community structure in the resting human brain
The brain is a complex network of interconnecting neurons that combines regional specificity with distributed processing. Recent advances in the field of network theory have facilitated ground-brea…
Received 15 April 2009 16:26 UTC; Posted 17 April 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics
Minimum Information about a Neuroscience Investigation (MINI): Electrophysiology
This module represents the formalised opinion of the authors and the CARMEN consortium, which identifies the minimum information required to report the use of electrophysiology in a neuroscience st…
Received 09 April 2009 10:35 UTC; Posted 09 April 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics
Dogs Never Gets Prion Diseases. The Entropic Landscape Analysis of Prion Proteins Answers Why.
The Entropic Landscape Analysis was applied to the prion protein sequences of various mammals in order to detect potential sites of variants that would be responsible for the susceptibility of prio…
Received 08 April 2009 10:27 UTC; Posted 09 April 2009
Posted to: Genetics & Genomics, Neuroscience, Bioinformatics, Evolutionary Biology
An artificial spiking synapse made of molecules and nanoparticles
Molecule-based devices are envisioned to complement silicon devices by providing new functions or already existing functions at a simpler process level and at a lower cost by virtue of their self-o…
Received 06 April 2009 09:37 UTC; Posted 06 April 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics
MR Neurography and Diffusion Tensor Imaging: Origins, History & Clinical Impact
Objective – Methods were invented that made it possible to image peripheral nerves in the body and to image neural tracts in the brain. Over a 15 year period, these techniques – MR Neurography and …
Received 03 April 2009 12:58 UTC; Posted 07 April 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience
Reward sharpens orientation coding independently on attention
Rewarding improves performance. Is it due to modulations of the output modules of the neural systems or are there mechanisms favoring more ‘generous’ inputs? Some recent study included V1 in the th…
Received 03 April 2009 10:24 UTC; Posted 03 April 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience
Ghost hand: My hand is not mine
Synchronous visuo-tactile stimulation of the type in the rubber hand illusion (RHI)1-3 and in out of body experience (OBE)4,5 can induce the brain to incorporate external objects or images into…
Received 02 April 2009 14:56 UTC; Posted 06 April 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience
Memristance can explain Spike-Time-Dependent-Plasticity in Neural Synapses
Interdisciplinary research broadens the view of particular problems yielding fresh and possibly unexpected insights. This is the case of neuromorphic engineering where technology and neuroscience c…
Received 31 March 2009 14:32 UTC; Posted 31 March 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience, Bioinformatics
Brain, language, and handedness: a family affair
The left planum temporale is a marker of left hemisphere language specialization. We investigated the effect of individual handedness and familial sinistrality on left planum temporale surface area…
Received 26 March 2009 08:05 UTC; Posted 30 March 2009
Posted to: Neuroscience
