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Contrasting roles of axonal (pyramidal cell) and dendritic (interneuron) electrical coupling in the generation of neuronal network oscillations
Electrical coupling between pyramidal cell axons, and between interneuron dendrites, have both been described in the hippocampus. What are the functional roles of the two types of coupling? Interneuron gap junctions enhance synchrony of γ oscillations (25-70 Hz) in isolated interneuron networks and also in networks containing both interneurons and principal cells, as shown in mice with a knockout of the neuronal (primarily interneuronal) connexin36. We have recently shown that pharmacological gap junction blockade abolishes kainate-induced γ oscillations in connexin36 knockout mice; without such gap junction blockade, γ oscillations do occur in the knockout mice, albeit at reduced power compared with wild-type mice. As interneuronal dendritic electrical coupling is almost absent in the knockout mice, these pharmacological data indicate a role of axonal electrical coupling in generating the γ oscillations. We construct a network model of an experimental γ oscillation, known to be regulated by both types of electrical coupling. In our model, axonal electrical coupling is required for the γ oscillation to occur at all; interneuron dendritic gap junctions exert a modulatory effect
Note on Gauge Theory on Fuzzy Supersphere
We construct a supermatrix model whose classical background gives
two-dimensional noncommutative supersphere. Quantum fluctuations around it give
the supersymmetric gauge theories on the fuzzy supersphere constructed by
Klimcik. This model has a parameter which can tune masses of the
particles in the model and interpolate various supersymmetric gauge theories on
sphere.Comment: 13 pages, LaTe
Employing ternary fission of Pu as a probe of very neutron rich matter
Detailed assessments of the ability of recent theoretical approaches to
modeling existing experimental data for ternary fission confirm earlier
indications that the dominant mode of cluster formation in ternary fission is
clusterization in very neutron rich, very low density, essentially chemically
equilibrated, nucleonic matter. An extended study and comparison of these
approaches applied to ternary fission yields in the thermal neutron induced
reaction Pu(,f) has been undertaken to refine the
characterization of the source matter. The resonance gas approximation has been
improved taking in-medium effects on the binding energies into account. A
temperature of 1.29 MeV, density of nucleons/fm and
proton fraction = 0.035 are found to provide a good representation of
yields of the ternary emitted light particles and clusters. In particular,
results for and 2 isotopes are presented. Isotopes with larger are
discussed, and the roles of medium and continuum effects, even at very low
density are illustrated.Comment: 19 pages, 5 figure
Porque comemos o que comemos?: determinantes psicossociais da selecção alimentar
Este artigo apresenta uma breve análise sobre os determinantes psicossociais
do comportamento alimentar. É essencial compreendermos os factores subjacentes às
escolhas alimentares dos indivíduos, isto é, compreendermos porque é que comemos os
alimentos que comemos e porque comemos a quantidade de alimentos que comemos, se
pretendemos intervir neste domínio, seja ao nível da promoção da saúde, seja ao nível
da prevenção ou tratamento da doença. No presente trabalho, apresenta-se uma análise
sobre alguns dos determinantes psicológicos e sociais da regulação do comportamento
alimentar, bem como uma síntese de alguns dos modelos explicativos da selecção
alimentar (Modelo Desenvolvimental e Modelo Cognitivo). Procedemos, ainda, a uma
reflexão sobre a relação entre alimentos, emoções, cognições e comportamentos, assim
como a uma reflexão sobre a relação entre o stress e o comportamento alimentar. ------ ABSTRACT ------ This paper presents a brief analysis of the psychosocial determinants of
eating behaviour. It is essential to understand the factors underlying food selection, that is
to say, the factors that contribute to the individual eating, what he/she eats and how much
he/she eats. In this paper, we present an analysis of some of the psychological and social
factors which regulate eating behaviour, as well as some of the theoretical models that try
to explain eating behaviour regulation (namely the Developmental Model and the
Cognitive Model). We also discuss some issues concerning the relation between food,
emotion, cognition and behaviour, and the relation between stress and eating behaviour
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