Insulin Activates Parasympathetic Hepatic-Related Neurons of the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus Through mTOR Signaling

Medicine, Endocrinology, Neurology,
insulin   paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus   parasympathetic   hepatic glucose production   mTOR signaling  

Insulin Activates Hepatic-Related Neurons in the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus via mTOR Signaling Academic Background Glucose homeostasis is a critical physiological process for sustaining life, with the liver playing a central role in this regulation. The liver maintains blood glucose levels by modulating glycogen production and gluc...

Control of Movement: Latency and Amplitude of Catch-Up Saccades to Accelerating Targets

Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology,
catch-up saccades   retinal acceleration error   eye movement coordination   saccade programming   smooth pursuit  

The Impact of Retinal Acceleration Error on Catch-Up Saccades Research Background When humans track moving objects, they primarily rely on two types of eye movements: smooth pursuit and saccades. Smooth pursuit depends on visual motion signals, but when tracking errors accumulate, the brain initiates catch-up saccades to realign the gaze with the t...

The Serotonergic Psychedelic DOI Impairs Deviance Detection in the Auditory Cortex

Medicine, Psychiatry, Neurology, Clinical Psychology,
auditory cortex   deviance detection   psychedelics   serotonin   neural response variability  

The Impairment of Deviance Detection in the Auditory Cortex by DOI Academic Background Psychedelics are a class of psychoactive substances that can significantly alter perception, cognition, and mood. In recent years, psychedelics have shown potential applications in treating conditions such as depression, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders. How...

Dopamine Receptors D1, D2, and D4 Modulate Electrical Synapses and Excitability in the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus

Medicine, Neurology, Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Biophysics,
dopamine receptors   electrical synapses   thalamic reticular nucleus   excitability   neuromodulation  

The Regulatory Role of Dopamine Receptors in the Thalamic Reticular Nucleus: A Study on Neuronal Excitability and Electrical Synapses Academic Background The Thalamic Reticular Nucleus (TRN) is a crucial inhibitory neuronal network in the brain, responsible for regulating the transmission of sensory information between the thalamus and the cortex. ...

The Discharge Characteristics of Motor Units Innervating Functionally Paralyzed Muscles

Medicine, Neurology, Life Sciences, Bioengineering,
spinal cord injury   motor units   high-density surface electromyography   neural plasticity   muscle function recovery  

Functional Study of Motor Neurons After Spinal Cord Injury Background Introduction Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) is a severe neurological disorder that often leads to the loss of motor function in patients. Although patients may lose voluntary control of limb movements after SCI, studies have shown that motor neurons below the injury level may still ret...

Chilean Brush-Tailed Mouse (Octodon degus): A Diurnal Precocial Rodent as a New Model to Study Visual Receptive Field Properties of Superior Colliculus Neurons

Medicine, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Life Sciences, Biophysics,
visual system   superior colliculus   receptive field   diurnal   Chilean degu   visual physiology   visual development  

The Chilean Brush-tailed Mouse (Octodon degus) as a New Model for Studying the Visual System Academic Background The study of the visual system has always been an important topic in the field of neuroscience. Traditionally, scientists have used nocturnal or crepuscular rodents (such as hamsters, rats, and mice) as models to study the development an...