Tutor song contingent optogenetic or electrical disruption of neural activity in the pupil′s song premotor nucleus HVC prevented song copying, indicating that a premotor structure important to the temporal control of birdsong also helps encode the tutor song.
These findings may have clinical relevance in relation to current treatments for obesity that involve disruptive manipulation of the vagus nerve, such as bariatric surgeries (e.g., RYGB, vertical sleeve gastrectomy)20 and chronic electrical disruption of vagal nerve signaling (e.g., VBLOC21).
Myolysis following an electrical injury is attributed to the electrical disruption of sarcolemmal membranes, with loss of barrier function and massive calcium influx [ 33].
In fact, a wide variety of air pollutants entering into the airways can alter neural reflexes, either through particulate irritation or through gaseous chemical activation of several different nerve endings, leading to autonomic imbalance and myocardial electrical disruption thereafter.
Time is of the essence when treating acute cardiac incidents, whether it's a circulatory problem triggered by a clogged artery (heart attack) or an electrical disruption in the heart's rhythm (cardiac arrest).
In Valdosta, Georgia, a torn roof cut through several power lines, causing electrical disruptions in the city.
On the ground the same induction effects are responsible for the disruption of electrical transmission lines and for corrosion in pipelines.
No one was injured in the attacks, which all took place in the early morning, and only the one on Sunday resulted in a disruption of electrical service.
As Iraqi civilian casualties mounted and the disruption of electrical, water and sewage systems in Iraq's southern cities continued, Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain met today with Secretary General Kofi Annan to discuss bringing aid to those in need of food, shelter, water and medical care.
"The imminent threat of widespread and prolonged disruption of electrical power to California's emergency services, law enforcement, schools, hospitals, homes, businesses and agriculture constitutes a condition of extreme peril to the safety of persons and property within the state," Davis said in his declaration of emergency.
Indeed, the disruption of electrical coupling induced by gap junction blockers or through a deficiency in certain Cx proteins that make up gap junctions has antiepileptic effects [ 20, 24, 27– 30].
