Stress-induced hyperactivity of the stress system operates, by way of combined effects of CRF and glucocorticoids, to drive plastic changes in amygdala, hippocampus, and the mesocorticolimbic dopaminergic system [ 8].
The stimulation drives plastic reorganizational changes in somatosensory cortex that affect perception and behavior: We demonstrate that following 3 hours of coactivation tactile acuity as well as haptic object exploration and fine motor performance are improved for at least 96 hours.
Even more, attention is not required to drive plastic changes implying that CA can be applied in parallel to other occupations and therefore might be substantially easier to implement and has a higher chance of being accepted as intervention (Bliem and Dinse unpublished).
In the so-called CA, mechanical stimulation is applied simultaneously to the subjects' fingertips for three hours in order to drive plastic processes in cortical finger representations and to improve tactile performance (Pleger et al 2001, 2003; Dinse et al 2003; Kalisch et al 2007).
With technology from Bell Laboratories in Murray Hill, New Jersey, E-Ink recently demonstrated a prototype of a flexible page display that was driven by plastic transistors.Work at Bell Labs has also shown that, besides printing and spraying, flexible circuits can be stamped continuously on to rolls of plastic.
It is hypothesized that expansion mechanisms of a balloon-expandable stent, driven by plastic hinges, are controlled by the cell topology.
Although output force was significantly reduced over input force, the reduction was driven by plastic dissipation and not elastic attenuation mechanisms.
The discs were homogenized in 20 µl cell lysis buffer (5 mM PIPES pH 8, 85 mM KCl, 0.5% Nonidet P-40) containing protease inhibitors using a motor driven small plastic pestle.
We hypothesized that multiple amphid ganglia neurons could encode odor information and drive plastic olfactory behaviors; therefore, we performed the first comprehensive analysis of odor-evoked neural activity in all amphid neurons.
Items are currently being bagged in special "Drive Up" plastic bags, which are slightly larger and sturdier than Target's regular bags.
