A neural stimulation technique that can inhibit neural activity reversibly and directly without genetic modification is valuable for understating complex brain functions and treating brain diseases. Here, we propose a near-infrared (NIR)-activatable nanoplasmonic technique that can inhibit the electrical activity of neurons by utilizing gold nanorods (GNRs) as photothermal transducers on cellul...

In this study, the flexoelectric and piezoelectric distributed sensing signal of toroidal shell is discussed. By considering curvature radii Lamé parameters shell, dynamic strains are derived based on double-curvature shell. Flexoelectric models established. Based direct effect effect, flexoelectric/piezoelectric evaluated respectively. The local neural discussed while sensor patches approach t...

Although traditional artificial neural networks have been an attractive topic in modeling membrane filtration, lower efficiency by trial-and-error constructing and random initializing methods often accompanies neural networks. To improve traditional neural networks, the present research used the wavelet network, a special feedforward neural network with a single hidden layer supported by the wa...

To understand the behavior of a neural circuit it is a presupposition that we have a model of the dynamical system describing this circuit. This model is determined by several parameters, including not only the synaptic weights, but also the parameters of each neuron. Existing works mainly concentrate on either the synaptic weights or the neural parameters. In this paper we present an algorithm...

a pvc-based membrane containing cerium phosphate was developed. unlike the cerium phosphate itself that acts as a cation exchanger, the membrane exhibited anion-exchange properties. therefore, the utility of this compound as a sensory element for detection of molybdate ions was pursued. the response of molybdate selective electrode based on this membrane was perfectly linear in the concentratio...

Electron crystallography is especially useful for studying the structure and function of membrane proteins - key molecules with important functions in neural and other cells. Electron crystallography is now an established technique for analyzing the structures of membrane proteins in lipid bilayers that closely simulate their natural biological environment. Utilizing cryo-electron microscopes w...

Membrane bioreactor (MBR) technology is a new method for water and wastewater treatment due to its ability to produce better and high-quality effluent that meets water quality regulations. MBR also is an advanced way to displace the conventional activated sludge (CAS) process. Even this membrane gives better performances compared to CAS, it does have few drawbacks such as high maintenance cost ...

Intracellular recordings from external urethral sphincter (EUS) and external anal sphincter (EAS) motoneurons were obtained during micturition in the decerebrate cat. The neural circuitry mediating micturition was activated by distension of the bladder or by electrical stimulation of the pontine micturition center (PMC). During micturition, the membrane potential of EUS motoneurons hyperpolariz...

traumatic brain injury (tbi) can be caused by a wide variety of stimuli and encompasses a large range of severities. tbi has the potential for long-term and gradually increased susceptibility for behavioral disturbances, seizure disorders or neurodegenerative disease. in the healthy central nervous system (cns), astrocytes play important roles in preserving the homeostasis of ions, transmitters...

To continue the tradition of the previous brainstorming weeks on membrane computing, I am collecting here a series of open problems and research topics, not about membrane computing in general, but about one of the directions of research which were pretty much investigated in the last year: spiking neural P systems. In general, one mentions issues which look of a broader nature, but also some p...