Effects of Capillary Permeability On Tracers in the Blood

Numerous advantages arise from a concise mathematical formulation of the influence of capillary permeability on tracers in the blood. The paper deals with a theoretical description of the depletion of a blood-borne tracer under the combined influences of the reversible process of transcapillary diffusion and irreversible processes such as renal excretion and first-order enzymatic degradations. Numerical calculations are illustrated graphically to show application of the theory to typical tracer dilution problems

The nucleus reuniens: a key node in the neurocircuitry of stress and depression

Uncorrected proofThe hippocampus and prefrontal cortex (PFC) are connected in a reciprocal manner: whereas the hippocampus projects directly to the PFC, a polysynaptic pathway that passes through the nucleus reuniens (RE) of the thalamus relays inputs from the PFC to the hippocampus. The present study demonstrates that lesioning and/or inactivation of the RE reduces coherence in the PFC-hippocampal pathway, provokes an antidepressant-like behavioral response in the forced swim test and prevents, but does not ameliorate, anhedonia in the chronic mild stress (CMS) model of depression. Additionally, RE lesioning before CMS abrogates the well-known neuromorphological and endocrine correlates of CMS. In summary, this work highlights the importance of the reciprocal connectivity between the hippocampus and PFC in the establishment of stress-induced brain pathology and suggests a role for the RE in promoting resilience to depressive illness.Greece for providing sertraline. This work was supported by an ‘Education and Lifelong Learning, Supporting Postdoctoral Researchers’, co-financed by the European Social Fund (ESF) and the General Secretariat for Research and Technology, Greece, the Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS), ON.2—O NOVO NORTE—North Portugal Regional Operational Program 2007/2013 of the National Strategic Reference Framework (NSRF) 2007/2013 through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT; grant no. NMC-113934) and an InEurope program funded by International Brain Research Organizationinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio

Thalamic neuromodulation and its implications for executive networks

The thalamus is a key structure that controls the routing of information in the brain. Understanding modulation at the thalamic level is critical to understanding the flow of information to brain regions involved in cognitive functions, such as the neocortex, the hippocampus, and the basal ganglia. Modulators contribute the majority of synapses that thalamic cells receive, and the highest fraction of modulator synapses is found in thalamic nuclei interconnected with higher order cortical regions. In addition, disruption of modulators often translates into disabling disorders of executive behavior. However, modulation in thalamic nuclei such as the midline and intralaminar groups, which are interconnected with forebrain executive regions, has received little attention compared to sensory nuclei. Thalamic modulators are heterogeneous in regards to their origin, the neurotransmitter they use, and the effect on thalamic cells. Modulators also share some features, such as having small terminal boutons and activating metabotropic receptors on the cells they contact. I will review anatomical and physiological data on thalamic modulators with these goals: first, determine to what extent the evidence supports similar modulator functions across thalamic nuclei; and second, discuss the current evidence on modulation in the midline and intralaminar nuclei in relation to their role in executive function

Higher Mathematics in Today's Medicine

As workers in biological and medical sciences have broadened their understanding of the advanced branches of mathematics, many phenomena associated with life have been analyzed, and then defined in the language of mathematics. Numerous occurrences presently defy rigorous mathematical treatment, but eventually will yield to at least some extent to elucidation by analytical means, while others will no doubt forever remain enigmas.</p

Rôle d'un circuit hippocampo-cortico-thalamique dans les processus de mémoire spatiale chez le rat

This thesis aimed to investigate the role of a circuit encompassing the hippocampus (Hip), the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the reuniens and rhomboid nuclei (ReRh) of the thalamus in cognitive processes underlying spatial memory in rats. We first showed that ReRh nuclei may be involved in systemic consolidation, a mechanism necessary for memory persistence and requiring hippocampal-cortical interactions. We confirmed these findings in a second study showing that mPFC neuronal activity during recall of a remote spatial memory depends on ReRh thalamic nuclei. We also showed the involvement of the ReRh nuclei in a mnemonic task requiring the use of both spatial information (dependent on the Hip) and behavioral flexibility (involving the mPFC). Finally, we found a role of the mPFC in the recall of recent spatial memory. Taken together, these results highlight the importance of a hippocampo-cortico-thalamic circuit in the processing and persistence of spatial information in the Rat.Cette thèse avait pour objectif d’étudier le rôle du circuit composé de l’hippocampe (Hip), du cortex préfrontal médian (mPFC) et des noyaux reuniens et rhomboïde (ReRh) du thalamus dans les processus cognitifs qui sous-tendent la mémoire spatiale chez le Rat. Nous avons montré que les noyaux ReRh pourraient être impliqués dans la consolidation systémique, mécanisme nécessaire à la persistance des souvenirs et nécessitant un dialogue hippocampo-cortical. Nous avons mis en évidence que l’activité neuronale du mPFC durant le rappel d’une mémoire ancienne dépend des noyaux ReRh, ainsi que l’implication de ces noyaux dans une tâche de mémoire spatiale (dépendante de l’Hip) nécessitant une flexibilité comportementale (impliquant le mPFC). Enfin, nous avons montré un rôle du mPFC dans le rappel d’une mémoire spatiale récente. Ces résultats mettent en évidence l’importance de ce circuit hippocampo-cortico-thalamique dans le traitement et la persistance des informations spatiales chez le Rat

Role of a hippocampal-cortical-thalamic circuit in spatial memory processes in the rat

Cette thèse avait pour objectif d’étudier le rôle du circuit composé de l’hippocampe (Hip), du cortex préfrontal médian (mPFC) et des noyaux reuniens et rhomboïde (ReRh) du thalamus dans les processus cognitifs qui sous-tendent la mémoire spatiale chez le Rat. Nous avons montré que les noyaux ReRh pourraient être impliqués dans la consolidation systémique, mécanisme nécessaire à la persistance des souvenirs et nécessitant un dialogue hippocampo-cortical. Nous avons mis en évidence que l’activité neuronale du mPFC durant le rappel d’une mémoire ancienne dépend des noyaux ReRh, ainsi que l’implication de ces noyaux dans une tâche de mémoire spatiale (dépendante de l’Hip) nécessitant une flexibilité comportementale (impliquant le mPFC). Enfin, nous avons montré un rôle du mPFC dans le rappel d’une mémoire spatiale récente. Ces résultats mettent en évidence l’importance de ce circuit hippocampo-cortico-thalamique dans le traitement et la persistance des informations spatiales chez le Rat.This thesis aimed to investigate the role of a circuit encompassing the hippocampus (Hip), the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the reuniens and rhomboid nuclei (ReRh) of the thalamus in cognitive processes underlying spatial memory in rats. We first showed that ReRh nuclei may be involved in systemic consolidation, a mechanism necessary for memory persistence and requiring hippocampal-cortical interactions. We confirmed these findings in a second study showing that mPFC neuronal activity during recall of a remote spatial memory depends on ReRh thalamic nuclei. We also showed the involvement of the ReRh nuclei in a mnemonic task requiring the use of both spatial information (dependent on the Hip) and behavioral flexibility (involving the mPFC). Finally, we found a role of the mPFC in the recall of recent spatial memory. Taken together, these results highlight the importance of a hippocampo-cortico-thalamic circuit in the processing and persistence of spatial information in the Rat

Recent Advances in Instrumentation for Clinical Medicine

The array of equipment available to the practitioner for use in diagnostics and therapy is continually augmented by new developments in various technological fields. This paper reviews several relatively recent outgrowths of medical instrumentation research. Several of the devices which are discussed already are in use in clinical medicine and surgery. One device (plasma scalpel) is still in the developmental and feasibility stage.</p