Investigations into the influence of modulatory pathways have revealed their ability to affect nearly every aspect of brain function. There are four major ...

Dendritic excitability is a general property ... Figure 1: Pyramidal-neuron structure and domains of synaptic input. The functional properties of two types of pyramidal neurons — CA1 pyramidal ...

I am interested in the functional development of neural circuits and how sensory input regulates this process ... I characterized reciprocal relationship between the amount of synaptic drive received ...

2 TMS is a noninvasive technique that involves applying a brief fluctuating magnetic pulse to the cortex to modulate cortical excitability ... likely to have both neuronal and vascular components ...

Using a novel technique for analyzing neuron activity ... In this state, neurons have enough excitability to respond to new input, but the brain is able to quickly regain control and prevent ...

These chemical messengers can drastically change the excitability ... enhancement of input maintains aversive dopaminergic ...