Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is transiently detectable in cells distributed throughout cranial sensory ganglia during early stages of gangliogenesis [embryonic day (E) 10.5-15.5]. Although TH cells appear in embryonic ganglia of both neural crest and placode origin, mature cranial sensory neurons that express catecholaminergic properties are restricted to placode derivatives. The mechanism(s) unde...

A popular product testing procedure is to obtain sensory intensity and liking ratings from the same consumers. Consumers are instructed to attend to the sensory attribute, such as sweetness, when generating their liking response. We propose a new model of this concurrent ratings task that conjoins a unidimensional Thurstonian model of the ratings on the sensory dimension with a probabilistic ve...

An olfactory display is a device to present smells. Temporal characteristics of three types displays such as one based upon high-speed switching solenoid valves, desktop-type on SAW atomizer and wearable-type were evaluated using odorants with different volatilities. The sensory test revealed that the had presentation speeds faster than valves switching. Especially, wearable an excellent tempor...

Pain syndromes of cervical osteochondrosis are among the most common in neurological practice. The complex anatomic and physiological features spine result a variety clinical case osteochondrosis. formation refl ex compression steochondrosis were identifi ed as examination. In patients with pain syndromes, distribution over sclerotome myotome areas (myosclerotome pain)
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A unique human characteristic is our ability to mind wander - a state in which we are free to engage in thoughts that are not directly tied to sensations and perceptions from our immediate physical environment. From a neurocognitive perspective, it has been proposed that during mind wandering, our executive resources are decoupled from the external environment and directed to these internal tho...

The question of interaction between ongoing neuronal activity and evoked responses has been addressedfor different species, sensory systems and measurement modalities. Among other findings, there is con-verging evidence for an interaction of occipital alpha-rhythm amplitudewith the visual evoked potential.Here, we test the hypothesis that the modulatory role of an ongoing rhythmmigh...

Sensory input has been shown to regulate development in a variety of species and in various structures, including the retina, cortex, and olfactory bulb (OB). Within the mammalian OB specifically, the development of dendrites in mitral/tufted cells is well known to be odor-evoked activity dependent. However, little is known about the developmental role of sensory input in the other major OB pop...