Monkeys

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Related Articles Neurophysiology of the BOLD fMRI signal in awake Monkeys. Curr Biol. 2008 May 6;18(9):631-40 Authors: Goense JB, Logothetis NK BACKGROUND: Simultaneous intracortical recordings of neural activity and blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in primary visual cortex of anesthetized Monkeys demonstrated varying degrees of correlation between fMRI signals and the different types of neural activity, such as local field potentials (LFPs), multiple-unit activity (MUA), and single-unit activity (SUA). One important question raised by the aforementioned investigation is whether the reported correlations also apply to alert subjects. RESULTS: Monkeys were trained to perform a fixation task while stimuli within the receptive field of each recording site were used to elicit neural responses followed by a BOLD response. We show -- also in alert behaving Monkeys -- that although both LFP and MUA make significant contributions to the BOLD response, LFPs are better and more reliable predictors of the BOLD signal. Moreover, when MUA responses adapt but LFP remains unaffected, the BOLD signal remains unaltered. CONCLUSIONS: The persistent coupling of the BOLD signal to the field potential when LFP and MUA have different time evolutions suggests that BOLD is primarily determined by the local processing of inputs in a given cortical area. In the alert animal the largest portion of the BOLD signal's ...

Source: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov --- 5 hours ago
Monocular visual deprivation in macaque Monkeys: a profile in the gene expression of lateral geniculate nucleus by laser capture microdissection. Mol Vis. 2008;14:1401-13 Authors: Cheng G, Kaminski HJ, Gong B, Zhou L, Hatala D, Howell SJ, Zhou X, Mustari MJ PURPOSE: Amblyopia is the most common cause of visual impairment in children. Early detection of amblyopia and subsequent intervention are vital in preventing visual loss. Understanding the molecular pathogenesis of amblyopia would greatly facilitate development of therapeutic interventions. An animal model of amblyopia induced by monocular vision deprivation has been extensively studied in terms of anatomic and physiologic alterations that affect visual pathways. However, the molecular events underlying these changes are poorly understood. This study aimed to characterize changes of gene expression profiles in the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN) associated with amblyopia induced by monocular visual deprivation. METHODS: Monocular vision deprivation was generated by either opaque dark contact lens or tarsorrhaphy of newborn rhesus Monkeys. LGN was harvested at two or four months following induction of vision deprivation. Laser capture microdissection was used to obtain individual LGN layers for total RNA isolation. Linear T7-based in vitro RNA amplification was used to obtain sufficient RNA to conduct DNA microarray studies. The resulting Affymetrix GeneChip Expression data were ana ...

Source: seattletimes.nwsource.com --- 21 hours ago
A visit to Dayton, Tenn., undermines the story in the classic Stanley Kramer movie, "Inherit the Wind." ...

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Nearly half of all the species of Monkeys and apes in the world are in danger of extinction with primates as a whole representing one of the most threatened group of mammals today, a study has found. ...

Source: www.itn.co.uk --- 5 hours ago
Zookeepers in Spain are serving ice-creams to help their animals cope with a heatwave. ...

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Source: www.dailyramblings.com --- 13 hours ago
For your hump day enjoyment, here is a monkey hugging a dog. ...

Source: www.javno.com --- 1 day ago
Habitat destruction and the hunting of Monkeys and apes for their meat were the main threats. ...

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They Will Play Two Dates... ...

Source: twitter.com --- 15 hours ago
hotdogsladies: Jay-Z will be happy to learn that tonight, while washing dishes, a 41YO white man in sweatpants rapped "5 Silly Monkeys" over "99 Problems." ...

Source: www.cincinnatilibrary.org --- 10 hours ago
Brothers Max and Pete are getting a dog! However, they quickly discover the pros and cons of dog ownership- A dog needs to be played with. That’s the fun part. But a dog also needs to be fed, bathed, and walked- not so much fun… It isn’t long before Pete decides a dog is more work than he thought, and Max discovers that there are unexpected rewards for being the dependable one. A great new series for independent readers ready for a step up from the Henry and Mudge or Nate the Great series. Ages 7-9 ...

Source: www.uwnews.org --- 1 day ago
A research team led by University of Washington scientists has found that several people in South and Southeast Asian countries working and living around Monkeys have been infected with simian foamy virus (SFV), a primate virus that, to date, has not been shown to cause human disease. The findings provide more evidence that Asia, where interaction between people and Monkeys is common and widespread, could be an important setting for future primate-to-human viral transmission. ...

Source: vision-nary.com --- 9 hours ago
My pet peeve: people who bring their helper Monkeys with them in stores; then pick fights with tiny dogs in other people’s handbags. digg_url = 'http://vision-nary.com/weblogs/index.php?blog=3&title=Monkeys&more=1&c=1&tb=1&pb=1'; digg_url = digg_url.replace(/amp;/g, ''); digg_bgcolor = '#FFFFFF'; digg_skin = 'compact'; digg_title = 'Monkeys'; digg_bodytext = 'My pet peeve: people who bring their helper Monkeys with them in stores; then pick fights with tiny dogs in other people\'s handbags.'; VN Store | Donate ...

Source: www.haikuvies.com --- 6 hours ago
This is the movie that started the false rumor that Brad Pitt could act James from the future... tormented Cassandra or mental divergent? 5 billion will die man will be forced underground to flee the virus Wackos everywhere colonics for everyone get out of my chair! In seedy hotel teeth torn from their gummy homes they can't find you now 12 Monkeys go ape giraffes on the overpass lions in the streets In super slo-mo young James Cole witnesses death of his adult self ...

Source: climatechangeaction.blogspot.com --- 1 day ago
We are a troubled young species - lashing out at our family and indulging in reckless self-destructive behaviours. We'll be lucky to reach maturity. Never mind plenty more where we came from. Oops - no there isn't. At the Camp for Climate Action the boys in blue are serving their masters to the best of their ability. It's a shame that the ordinary people haven't got a police force to represent ...

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I was reading Facebook today and an AHS colleague of mine from Oxford Secular Society had written a note based on a blog post from God Be Gone and the follow up. It cracked me up. Seriously, how crazy are some people? For those who can’t be bothered going to the links, here is the the [...] ...

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Recently I’ve had a corridor talk with one of my colleagues about the required skills of the engineers to be hired. My personal opinion that in order to be successful I’d like to see the new engineers to always improve their knowledge and proficiency. This should include: reading technology-related blogs looking for new technologies learning tools and the [...] ...

Source: www.reuters.com --- 12 hours ago
Aug 6 - An international report reveals almost half the world's Monkeys and apes are facing a worsening threat of extinction because of deforestation and hunting. ...