Classically, electrical synapses were thought only to increase the speed and synchrony of neural activity, but recent results suggest that rectifying electrical synapses can act as coincidence detectors, and regulation of the strength of other electrical synapses can enhance oscillatory or asynchron …
Chemical and Electrical Synapses. Two Kinds of Synapses. Chemical Electrical Both types of synapses relay information, but do so by very different mechanisms. Much more is known about chemical than about electrical synapses. Slideshow 183993 by sandra_john
The giant fiber system (GFS) is a simple network of neurons that mediates visually elicited escape behavior in Drosophila. The giant fiber (GF), the major component of the system, is a large, descending interneuron that relays visual stimuli to the motoneurons that innervate the tergotrochanteral jump muscle (TTM) and dorsal longitudinal flight muscles (DLMs). Mutations in the neural transcript from the shaking-B locus abolish the behavioral response by disrupting transmission at some electrical synapses in the GFS. This study focuses on the role of the gene in the development of the synaptic connections. Using an enhancer-trap line that expresses lacZ in the GFs, we show that the neurons develop during the first 30 hr of metamorphosis. Within the next 15 hr, they begin to form electrical synapses, as indicated by the transfer of intracellularly injected Lucifer yellow. The GFs dye-couple to the TTM motoneuron between 30 and 45 hr of metamorphosis, to the peripherally synapsing interneuron that ...
Faster electrical synapses are used in escape reflexes, the retina of vertebrates, and the heart. They are faster because they do not need the slow diffusion of neurotransmitters across the synaptic gap. Therefore, electrical synapses are used whenever fast response and coordination of timing are crucial. These synapses connect the presynaptic and postsynaptic cells directly together.[3] When an action potential reaches such a synapse, the ionic currents cross the two cell membranes and enter the postsynaptic cell through pores known as connexons.[4] Thus, presynaptic action potential directly stimulates the postsynaptic cell. ...
During the last decades it became increasingly evident that electrical synapses are capable of activity-dependent plasticity. However, measuring the actual strength of electrical transmission remains difficult. Usually changes in coupling strength can only be inferred indirectly from measures such as the coupling coefficient and the coupling conductance. Because these are affected by both junctional and non-junctional conductance, plastic changes can potentially be due to both components. Furthermore, these techniques also require the blocking of chemical transmission, so that processes that involve crosstalk between chemical and electrical synapses will be suppressed. To directly examine the magnitude of errors that can occur, we use dual whole-cell current- and voltage-clamp recordings from the soma of the pair of easily accessible, electrically coupled Retzius cells in the leech to simultaneously determine coupling coefficients, coupling conductances and directly measured gap junctional ...
A model or hybrid network consisting of oscillatory cells interconnected by inhibitory and electrical synapses may express different stable activity patterns without any change of network topology or parameters, and switching between the patterns can be induced by specific transient signals. However, little is known of properties of such signals. In the present study, we employ numerical simulations of neural networks of different size composed of relaxation oscillators, to investigate switching between in-phase (IP) and anti-phase (AP) activity patterns. We show that the time windows of susceptibility to switching between the patterns are similar in 2-, 4- and 6-cell fully-connected networks. Moreover, in a network (N = 4, 6) expressing a given AP pattern, a stimulus with a given profile consisting of depolarizing and hyperpolarizing signals sent to different subpopulations of cells can evoke switching to another AP pattern. Interestingly, the resulting pattern encodes the profile of the switching
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The brain features both chemical and electrical synapses, with the latter most often used to trigger actions that require a quick response time, as in the fight or flight reflex. Electrical synapses, like the one above, are characterized by a microscopic gap junction, 2-4 nanometers, as you can see. Chemical synapses gaps are still tiny, but about 10 times larger.. These things are fast. Signals are transmitted across a chemical synapse in about 2 milliseconds (ms), and an electrical synapse in about 0.2 ms.. But the real eye-opener is how many there are. Babies are born with about 2,500 synapses in an average neuron. By the time the adult human brain is fully formed, that number has ballooned to 10-15,000.. Synapses are the true closest analogue to transistors. They are similarly binary, open or closed, letting a signal pass through or blocking it. So our biocomputer has - taking a median estimate of 12,500 synapses/neuron, and taking the consensus estimate of 22 billion cortical neurons - ...
My PhD research is in the vast field of theoretical neuroscience. Supervised by Dr. Yulia Timofeeva, I aim to investigate how the dynamics of networks of spatially-extended neurons coupled by electrical synapses are affected by geometric complexity, intrinsic properties of cells and gap junction modulation. In order to simulate such large networks efficiently, Im developing a computational framework for implementing the work of Larry Abbott ( Biophys. J. 1993, 64, 303-313 ) on solving cable theory problems on trees of arbitrary geometry. In addition, we aim to extend linear cable theory for networks of dendritic trees connected by gap junctions. My approach uses algorithmic graph theory to construct the path integral, and hence the significant terms of a Greens function solution to the cable equation.. ...
The gap-junction-forming protein connexin36 (Cx36) represents the anatomical substrate of photoreceptor electrical coupling in mammals. The strength of coupling is directly correlated to the phosphorylation of Cx36 at two regulatory sites: Ser110 and Ser293. Our previous work demonstrated that the extent of biotinylated tracer coupling between photoreceptor cells, which provides an index of the extent of electrical coupling, depends on the mouse strain. In the C57Bl/6J strain, light or dopamine reduces tracer coupling and Cx36 phosphorylation in photoreceptors. Conversely, darkness or a dopaminergic antagonist increases tracer coupling and Cx36 phosphorylation, regardless of the daytime. In the CBA/CaJ strain, photoreceptor tracer coupling is not only regulated by light and dopamine, but also by a circadian clock, a type of oscillator with a period close to 24 h and intrinsic to the retina, so that under prolonged dark-adapted conditions tracer coupling is broader at night compared to daytime. ...
This group studies various aspects of gabaergic synaptic transmission in cerebellar slices.. The cerebellar interneuron network Interneurons (stellate and basket cells) of the molecular layer are interconnected by chemical (gabaergic) synapses, as well as by electrical synapses. This network is functionally isolated in slice preparations because excitatory inputs are inactive. In the past we have been studying this network in detail, notably focusing on interactions of chemical synapses with the excitability of interneurons (Chavas and Marty, 2003). Current work focuses on the role of electrical synapses as well as the effects exerted by interneurons on Purkinje cells (Oldfield et al., 2010).. Autoreceptors and presynaptic receptors We have shown that, following the release of GABA from interneuron terminals, GABA binds to axonal receptors located on the releasing cell and elicits GABAA (bicuculline-sensitive) currents (Pouzat and Marty, 1999). These autoreceptor currents enhance the ...
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To simulate brain correctly would take a lot more computing power than the brain actually can do. Brain is a very complex and messy electronic system, not designed in top down fashion (at least, I am not aware of any transhumanist creationists). The simulation of brain would be more similar to simulation of a weather system than to emulation of a different instruction set. Besides the regular chemical synapses, neurons are coupled: capacitively (electric field), through high speed electrical synapses, through astrocytes, there are voltage-gated ion channels, and a lot, lot more. The neurons have to be simulated compartment by compartment, at small time increments. It may well be that brain has to be simulated as if it was on average 50nm grid, at 10khz time resolution, with about 100 operations per cell step. This would put it at about 1025 FLOPS to simulate human brain. 1025 is nothing to sneer at. This is about a billion times the current best supercomputer (which is at around 1016). And it ...
To simulate brain correctly would take a lot more computing power than the brain actually can do. Brain is a very complex and messy electronic system, not designed in top down fashion (at least, I am not aware of any transhumanist creationists). The simulation of brain would be more similar to simulation of a weather system than to emulation of a different instruction set. Besides the regular chemical synapses, neurons are coupled: capacitively (electric field), through high speed electrical synapses, through astrocytes, there are voltage-gated ion channels, and a lot, lot more. The neurons have to be simulated compartment by compartment, at small time increments. It may well be that brain has to be simulated as if it was on average 50nm grid, at 10khz time resolution, with about 100 operations per cell step. This would put it at about 1025 FLOPS to simulate human brain. 1025 is nothing to sneer at. This is about a billion times the current best supercomputer (which is at around 1016). And it ...
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Eggs are an excellent source of choline. Choline is known as the memory vitamin because it is an important part of a neurotransmitter that helps preserve the integrity of the electrical transmission across the gaps between nerves. It aids brain function and enhances thinking capacity and memory. Recent studies show that providing extra choline during pregnancy plays an essential role in brain development and higher memory capabilities throughout life. Choline also seems helpful in treating memory deficiencies in adults. ...
Adhesive backed supports are used to protect PCBs (printed circuit boards) from electrical transmission in commercial and consumer electronic applications. They ensure a secure hold of PCBs by locking them at secured heights when spacing PCB to chassis applications.How do adhesive backed supports work? Adhesive backed supports are designed for quick and secure PCB mounting within project boxes or general purpose enclosures. The support is stuck to the inside of the enclosure with self-adhesive pads and the PCB (with correctly spaced holes drilled) is pushed onto the support, where it snaps securely into place. There s no drilling to the chassis required, leaving the outside in perfect condition.Adhesive backed supports have simple locking and release mechanisms that make it easy to repair or upgrade the PCB if necessary.What are adhesive backed supports used for? You will find adhesive backed supports used in various applications including: IT manufacture Telecom and datacom equipment Automotive ...
Approximately 10% of Caenorhabditis elegans nervous system synapses are electrical, that is, gap junctions composed of innexins. The locomotory nervous system consists of several pairs of interneurons and three major classes of motor neurons, all with stereotypical patterns of connectivity that include gap junctions. Mutations in the two innexin genes unc-7 and unc-9 result in identical uncoordinated movement phenotypes, and their respective gene products were investigated for their contribution to electrical synapse connectivity. unc-7 encodes three innexin isoforms. Two of these, UNC-7S and UNC-7SR, are functionally equivalent and play an essential role in coordinated locomotion. UNC-7S and UNC-7SR are widely expressed and co-localize extensively with green fluorescent protein-tagged innexin UNC-9 in the ventral and dorsal nerve cords. A subset of UNC-7S/SR expression visualizes gap junctions formed between the AVB forward command interneurons and their B class motor neuron partners. Experiments
Neuronal Transmission BN Fall 2011 Julia Sobesky • Types of synapses • Electrical • Chemical Outline • Neurotransmitters • • • • Criteria Types Release Inactivation • Receptor types • Ionotropic • Metabotropic • Ligand binding • Plasticity Electrical synapse: gap junctions • ~3nm apart • Very fast communication • Direct pore between cells, allows bidirectional flow of ions • 6 connexins= 1 connexon • Allows rapid and synchronous firing of interconnected cells Why would we need anything more? • Why dont our brains just use electrical transmission? Benefits of Chemical signaling • 60+ different NTs and neuromodulators • Each NT can have up to 15 different receptors • Co-localization of several NTs in one synapse • One neuron can have TONS of different synapses • Simple or complex post-synaptic responses The chemical synapse • ~20-50 nm apart • NTs released by presynaptic cell bind receptors on post-synaptic membrane • EPSP, IPSP or complex ...
Specialized junctions at which a neuron communicates with a target cell. At classical synapses, a neurons presynaptic terminal releases a chemical transmitter stored in synaptic vesicles which diffuses across a narrow synaptic cleft and activates receptors on the postsynaptic membrane of the target cell. The target may be a dendrite, cell body, or axon of another neuron, or a specialized region of a muscle or secretory cell. Neurons may also communicate via direct electrical coupling with ELECTRICAL SYNAPSES. Several other non-synaptic chemical or electric signal transmitting processes occur via extracellular mediated interactions ...
The detection of approaching objects, such as looming predators, is necessary for survival. Which neurons and circuits mediate this function? We combined genetic labeling of cell types, two-photon microscopy, electrophysiology and theoretical modeling to address this question. We identify an approach-sensitive ganglion cell type in the mouse retina, resolve elements of its afferent neural circuit, and describe how these confer approach sensitivity on the ganglion cell. The circuits essential building block is a rapid inhibitory pathway: it selectively suppresses responses to non-approaching objects. This rapid inhibitory pathway, which includes AII amacrine cells connected to bipolar cells through electrical synapses, was previously described in the context of night-time vision. In the daytime conditions of our experiments, the same pathway conveys signals in the reverse direction. The dual use of a neural pathway in different physiological conditions illustrates the efficiency with which ...
The neurons of the IO have some highly interesting properties that set them apart from most other neurons: they have a very low discharge rate (1-2 Hz under normal conditions, with rates up to 10 Hz achieved under the effect of harmaline), have a membrane potential that shows slow sub-theshold oscillations (3-10 Hz) and are extensively interconnected through dendro-dendritic electrical synapses made up of the connexin-36 protein. In order to investigate IO network properties and its effects on cerebellar learning, one would ideally record from the intact nucleus. Unfortunately, this is technically very difficult due to the exact location of the IO in the brain ...
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Integration of a low-mass silicon pixel detector system for particle tracking: a key towards the minimization of material budget in hybrid pixel systems is the reduction of external components and service chips that present-day front end for pixel detectors need for a correct operation. On chip cap-less regulators that avoid external filtering capacitors are employed in chips for mobile phones and other commercial System on Chips, but their use in particle detectors front-end, where the specifications on noise and radiation hardness are particularly demanding, remain to be assessed. Low-power transmitter coupled to ultra-light aluminum based cables allowing high speed electrical transmission over moderate distances (a few meters) would also be useful to avoid extra electro-optical components in zones where the material budget must be minimized. The design of such components and their integration on a realistic front-end demonstrator is therefore the natural complement to the low-power front-end ...
Chemical synapses are among the most elaborate junctions existing between two cells, enabling communication between neurons through chemical neurotransmission within milliseconds
A stylised view of a chemical synapse. The presynapse secretes the neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft. The neurotransmitter then binds to receptors on the postsynapse. - Stock Image C008/2936
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In all animals, neurons transmit signals through two main types of synaptic connections: chemical synapses and electrical synapses, the latter also known as gap junctions. Chemical synapses are morphologically and functionally asymmetric junctions formed between a neuron and its targets (neuron or muscle). The presynaptic terminal is characterized by an aggregation of neurotransmitter-filled synaptic vesicles around the electron-dense membranes, whereas the postsynaptic side contains receptors for neurotransmitters and signal transduction molecules. Pre- and postsynaptic membranes are separated by a 20-30 nm wide extracellular space, known as the synaptic cleft, which is generally wider than non-synaptic space between two adjacent neurons and consists of specialized extracellular matrix and signaling molecules to facilitate milli-second transmission of neural information (Ahmari and Smith, 2002; Goyal and Chaudhury, 2013; Südhof, 2018). In contrast, electrical synapses or gap junctions are ...
In this contribution we present the activation of neuronal ensembles of Hindmarsh-Rose neurons by controlled synchronization. The main problem consists in to impose a particular spiking-bursting behavior in all the neurons of the network. We consider a network where the neurons are in its resting state, it is desired that the neurons change their resting state to a particular behavior of activation, dictated by a neuron called the reference neuron. The goal is reached by controlling some neurons in the network controlling only the membrane potential (electrical synapse). The key feature of the present contribution is that by controlling a small number of neurons in the network a desired behavior is induced in all the neurons in the network despite its network topology. The important parameters are the control gain and the coupling strength, thus the activation of the network lays down on a compromise between the control gain and the coupling strength ...
Optogenetic activation reveals a larger role for the fly brain sleep switch neurons in controlling both waking and sleeping behavioral responsiveness, partly via a parallel channel involving innexin6 electrical synapses.
The results reported here show directly that nicotine can induce membrane currents in presynaptic terminals in situ, demonstrating unambiguously the presence of functional presynaptic AChRs. The presynaptic response was blocked completely by αBgt as expected for AChRs containing the α7 gene product, and receptors binding αBgt and containing α7 subunits were detected immunochemically in the efferent nerve containing the presynaptic axons. Because AChRs with α7 subunits have a high relative permeability to calcium (Bertrand et al., 1993; Seguela et al., 1993) and readily elevate intracellular calcium levels (Vijayaraghavan et al., 1992), they may be well suited to modulate synaptic transmission.. The nicotinic responses recorded from presynaptic calyces in the ciliary ganglion cannot be attributed to currents generated by receptors located on the postsynaptic cell body and passed through electrical synapses. Dye-filling experiments with Lucifer yellow (Stanley, 1989; Stanley and Goping, 1991) ...
The leech C-interneuron and its electrical synapse with the S-interneuron exhibit unusual properties: an asymmetric delay when impulses travel from one soma to the other, and graded C-interneuron impulse amplitudes under elevated divalent cation concentrations. These properties have been simulated using a SNNAP model in which the C-interneuron has multiple, independent spike initiation zones associated with individual electrical junctions with the C-interneuron ...
The leech C-interneuron and its electrical synapse with the S-interneuron exhibit unusual properties: an asymmetric delay when impulses travel from one soma to the other, and graded C-interneuron impulse amplitudes under elevated divalent cation concentrations. These properties have been simulated using a SNNAP model in which the C-interneuron has multiple, independent spike initiation zones associated with individual electrical junctions with the C-interneuron ...
Neurons are exquisitely specialized for rapid electrical transmission of signals, but some properties of glial cells, which do not communicate with electrical impulses, are well suited for participating in complex cognitive functions requiring broad spatial integration and long-term temporal regulation. Astrocytes, microglia, and oligodendrocytes all have biological properties that could influence learning and cognition. Myelination by oligodendrocytes increases conduction velocity, affecting spike timing and oscillations in neuronal activity. Astrocytes can modulate synaptic transmission and may couple multiple neurons and synapses into functional assemblies. Microglia can remove synapses in an activity-dependent manner altering neural networks. Incorporating glia into a bicellular mechanism of nervous system function may help answer long-standing questions concerning the cellular mechanisms of learning and cognition.
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Analysis of the T cell network. (a) The T cell network [24]. The channel input molecules are TCR lig, CD4 and CD28, whereas the output molecules are AP1, bcat,
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Neuronal gap junctions are pervasive in structures of the CNS during development. As our results demonstrate, the TRN is no exception. In fact, during the first postnatal week the other major category of thalamic neurons-thalamocortical relay cells-are also coupled by gap junctions (Lee et al., 2006), as are their targets, pyramidal cells and spiny stellate cells of the neocortex (Connors et al., 1983; Lo Turco and Kriegstein, 1991; Yuste et al., 1992). Unlike the principal neurons of both rodent thalamus and neocortex, however, TRN neurons and inhibitory interneurons of the neocortex (Galarreta and Hestrin, 1999, 2002; Gibson et al., 1999) remain coupled after the early postnatal period. This striking divergence suggests different functions for the gap junctions of immature and mature neurons in the thalamus.. Gap junction channels have been implicated in a variety of tasks, including intercellular signaling with electrical (ionic) current, passage of intercellular chemical messengers, ...
Figure 3 Astrocyte They regulate the external chemical environment of neurons by removing excess ions, the notable one being potassium, and recycling neurotransmitters released during synaptic transmission. The current theory suggests that astrocytes may be the predominant building-blocks of the blood-brain barrier. Astrocytes may regulate vasoconstriction and vasodilation by producing substances such as arachidonic acid, whose metabolites are vasoactive. Astrocytes signal each other using calcium. The gap junctions (also known as electrical synapses) between astrocytes allow the messenger molecule IP3 to diffuse from one astrocyte to another. IP3 activates calcium channels on cellular organelles, releasing calcium into the cytoplasm. This calcium may stimulate the production of more IP3. The net effect is a calcium wave that propagates from cell to cell. Extracellular release of ATP, and consequent activation of purinergic receptors on other astrocytes, may also mediate calcium waves in some ...
The invention provides a convenient and non-invasive means to prepare cells, tissues, and organs for electrical transmission and reception. In an embodiment of the invention, a control method comprises the use of at least one skin electrode, as a reference electrode, and an electrical sensor to measure periodically or continuously the skins electrical conductance at the site of preparation. The dynamic change in the conductance through the skin is measured while the ultrasound is applied. Signal processing is performed on the measurement and the level of skin impedance change is controlled by performing a mathematical analysis and using the results of such analysis to control the application of ultrasonic energy. A desired level of skin impedance can be set at a predetermined value or based on a chosen level of skin integrity, subjects sensation of discomfort, or duration of the ultrasound application.
Imagine walking through a forest that has been ravaged by a forest fire. Blackened tree stumps dot the landscape, dark skeletal remains of trees stand against the sky. A sickening smell of smoke still lingers in the air. The earth is scorched, without a blade of grass. A sluggish brown stream choked with ashes and debris wanders aimlessly through the devastation. There are no scampering or scolding squirrels, singing birds or other signs of wildlife.. This is the type of havoc smoking wreaks on our hearts, lungs, throats, tongues, noses - even eyes and fingertips.. Now visualize coming over a rise, and seeing where the fire was battled and put out. Some blades of grass still peek out here and there, and some trees still stand - with withered leaves and scorch marks - but still alive. A bird flies from one tree to another. It calls out, and there is an answering song in the distance. The brown stream joins another little brook that runs clear, and the ash becomes more diluted, the flow less ...
Chemical synapses are biological junctions through which neurons signal to each other and to non-neuronal cells such as those inmuscles or glands. Chemical synapses allow neurons to form circuits within the central nervous system. They are crucial to the biological computations that underlie perception and thought. They allow the nervous system to connect to and…
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This thesis presents the very first bionics chemical synapse which has the capability to sense the neurotransmitter (glutamate) and imitates the physiological behaviour of certain chemical synapse receptors (i.e. AMPA, NMDA, GABAA and GABAB). This bionics chemical synapse consists of two main parts: the glutamate ISFETs that act as neurotransmitter sensors and the current-mode CMOS circuits that have been designed to match the physiological behaviour of the chemical synapses. This bionics chemical synapse requires a sub-nano Siemens operational transconductance amplifier (OTA) to develop a low conductance gain for each chemical synapse receptor (0.1nS). A combination of two OTA designs was required to decrease the overall transconductance gain, which were: the bulk driven transistor and the drain current normalisation. To create the bionics chemical synapse, a neurotransmitter sensor is required as the chemical front-end for each receptor circuit. The sensor that was used is an enzyme-modified ...
The effects of temperature on transmission through the voltage-sensitive giant motor synapse (GMS) were investigated in crayfish both experimentally and in computer simulation. The GMS is part of the fast reflex escape pathway of the crayfish and mediates activation from the lateral giant (LG) command neurone to the motor giant (MoG) flexor motoneurone. The investigation was motivated by an apparent mismatch between the temperature sensitivity of the activation time constant of the GMS, with a Q10 reported to be close to 11, and that of the active membrane properties of LG and MoG, which are thought to have Q10 values close to 3. Our initial hypothesis was that at cold temperatures the very slow activation of the GMS conductance would reduce the effectiveness of transmission compared with higher temperatures. However, the reverse was found to be the case. Effective transmission through the GMS was reliable at low temperatures, but failed at an upper temperature limit that varied between 12 ...
Finland’s and Oceans is dead, now rises the new age of machines: the industrialized proclamation of Havoc Unit. Havoc Unit is the new propaganda machine & the audio-visual forum for artists to collaborate without restrictions: a test channel where neurons communicate via chemical and electrical synapses in order to spread audio-virulence and bacteria. The iridescent concept album [h.IV+] is a terror assault on the world taboos & baboons, and for parental advisory, its explicit content may raise animosity. Listen-Consume-Delete[Yourself]!. Bipedal primates wake up and listen to the new propaganda machine! After two years in the labor camp the debut full-length album is finally finalized. The iridescent concept album is a terror assault on the world taboos & baboons and will be released in November 2007 via Vendlus records. h.IV+ contains encrypted information and the song titles on the promo-version are falsified.. h.IV+ can be interpreted in several ways: Hoarse Industrial Viremia, ...
Includes index. Fluorescence Proteins and Time-Lapse Imaging of the Cytoskeleton -- Visualizing In Vitro Trafficking -- Interaction of the Glycocalyx with the Actin Cytoskeleton -- Cytoskeleton Dynamics and Binding Factors -- Principles of Proteomic Approaches to the Cytoskeleton -- Analyzing the Cytoskeletal Transcriptome: Sex Differences in Rat Hypothalamus -- Proteomic Approaches for the Study of Electrical Synapses and Associated Protein-Interaction Complexes -- The Cytoskeleton as a Pharmacological Target in Neurodegenerative Diseases -- Neurofilaments: Properties, Functions, and Regulation -- From an Axon into a Growth Cone after Axotomy: A Model for Cytoskeletal Dynamics -- Isolation of the Postsynaptic Density: A Specialization of the Subsynaptic Cytoskeleton -- Cell-to-Cell Communication in Astroglia and the Cytoskeletal Impact -- Reactive Astrocytes, Astrocyte Intermediate Filament Proteins, and Their Role in the Disease Pathogenesis -- Microtubules and Associated Proteins in ...
Outer and inner space converge in the music of Thomas Ankersmit. His early work took its cues from figures like Phill Niblock, which is to say that Ankersmit played the room. Whether he was blowing a saxophone at a wall hard enough for the sound to bounce back or playing electronics through directional speakers, he used a places peculiar acoustic properties to complete his music.. More recently, inspired by late composer Maryanne Amacher, Ankersmit has become equally adept at getting quite literally inside a listeners head. The Berlin-based musician uses his Serge Modular analogue synthesizer to generate otoacoustic emissions, which are sounds that are triggered by loud, external tones, but arent actually present in the music; they only occur inside your ears. This might sound like trickery, but the resulting music is anything but a gimmick. It transcends boundaries, encompassing electrical transmissions, quasi-natural events and the productions of a listeners personal physiology, which the ...
Alleged death threats, implied bribes, constituency association ambushes and supposed Progressive Conservative Party skulduggery, is how a Red Deer Advocate report described the unexpectedly interesting Wildrose Party nomination in the Rimbey-Rocky Mountain House-Sundre constituency.. First-term MLA Joe Anglin is being challenged for his nomination by former local Wildrose president Jason Nixon.. Mr. Anglin is long-time rabble-rouser who set the political landscape on fire by organizing mass opposition to the construction of electrical transmission lines through vast swaths of central Alberta. Briefly the leader of Albertas Greens, he grabbed the Wildrose nomination before the 2012 election and unseated six-term PC MLA Ty Lund, who was first elected to political office in the region in 1980.. The story was first reported by AlbertaDiary.ca and the Rimbey Review.. Twelve of the Wildrose Partys seventeen MLAs have been nominated as candidates in the next election and a handful of 2012 Wildrose ...
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