Sentence examples for certain types of neurons from inspiring English sources

However, the expression of this enzyme is restricted to certain types of neurons in the brain, such as pyramidal cells of the cortex and Purkinje cells of the cerebellum (Lund et al., 2003; 1999; Lütjohann et al., 1996), suggesting that these cells are particularly sensitive to excess of cholesterol.

A far-off hope, especially of those who study artificial intelligence, is that using a combination of arch and mac to turn off certain types of neurons along with using Boyden's earlier method of activating neurons, the brain could be manipulated in complex ways.

This altered form, called mHtt (mutant Htt), increases the decay rate of certain types of neurons.

This is in stark contrast to the exponential tail of the Poissonian spike train as reported for certain types of neurons [19], [20].

Furthermore, the latest derivatives of PRV Bartha can be conditionally expressed only in certain types of neurons [65] or, by means of color coding that reports which neurons have been infected (rainbow virus [66]).

At the same time it has been demonstrated that certain types of neurons have the ability to resonate [11], [12] and fire in response to a specific sub-threshold oscillatory current.

In Caenorhabditis elegans, it has been shown that serotonin enhances feeding behaviour, and that genetic ablation of tryptophan hydroxylase (tph-1; expressed in certain types of neuron and required for serotonin synthesis) reduces feeding.

We showed that we could rapidly trigger deep sleep in mice by "remotely" activating a certain type of neuron in this brain region, as well as prevent entry into deep sleep by inhibiting these same cells.

Zolpidem tartrate, or Ambien, has been prescribed to millions of insomniacs internationally, yet those who use the drug to ensure a good night's sleep are seldom aware it also possesses the ability to normalize functioning in certain types of damaged neurons, a phenomenon called "the Ambien effect". .

Two recent studies have provided strong evidence to suggest that changes in the numbers of certain types of hypothalamic neurons may have an impact on the control of body adiposity.

The preferential loss of certain types of motor neurons exerts a differential effect on fibre-type specification and metabolic pathways.