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Methodological Aspects of Pupillometry
In this chapter, we focus on methodological aspects of pupillometry. We first survey existing types of equipment that allow the measurement of pupil...
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Insulin Hypothesis
Why human beings are aging? Many people have been considering this issue for a long time. The reasonable answer is that we have not reached such a...
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Physiological Sharp Waves, Replay, and Further Reflections on Axons
Measurement of hippocampal EEG has a long history (reviewed by Colgin, Nat Rev Neurosci 17:239–249, 2016; J Neurosci 40:54–60, 2020; Green and...
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Die besten verfügbaren Beweise für das Leben nach dem Tod
Dieses Kapitel präsentiert die wichtigsten wissenschaftlichen Beweise, die für die Hypothese des Überlebens des Bewusstseins nach dem Tod des Körpers...
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Cortical Up-States as a General Leitmotif
We have discussed above the slow oscillation of sleep and some of its physiological properties, particularly including its robustness and the...
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Introduction: How Should One Think About Nervous Systems?
This book deals with structures and activity patterns of neuronal networks. While trying to understand their dynamics, we unavoidably use knowledge...
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Synchronization Through Excitatory Synapses: Epilepsy but Also Conscious Perception
In this chapter we shall argue for a notion that will strike many as paradoxical, even absurd: we shall argue that neuronal circuitry allowing...
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Schlussfolgerung
Wenn man den gesamten Körper an Überlebensevidenz mit einem rationalen, rigorosen und offenen Geist analysiert, fällt es schwer, dem Schluss zu...
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Oscillation Synchronization, Synaptic Plasticity, and Cell Assemblies
In this chapter we shall begin consideration of one of the prevailing hypotheses concerning the function of network oscillations in the brain: that...
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Central Pattern Generators
Central pattern generators (CPGs) are circuits of neurons – coupled by chemical synapses and often gap junctions (Marder et al., Dev Neurobiol...
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Very Fast Oscillations, Electrodecrements, and Seizure Initiation (with Comments on pH and Clinical Relevance)
A computer chip must not get too hot, but its operating range of temperatures, perhaps over a range of 50 °C, is far wider than the temperature...
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Modeling Emergent Dynamics Arising from Synaptic Tagging and Capture at the Network Level
The transfer from short-term memory, which persists only for a few hours, to long-term memory is assumed to begin with a process called synaptic...
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Unlocking the Memory Vault: Dopamine, Novelty, and Memory Consolidation in the Hippocampus
Most everyday memories, including numerous episodic memories formed automatically in the hippocampus, are forgotten. However, some memories are...
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How to Build Parietal Lobes
The parietal lobe lies behind the central sulcus, a markedly deep neural fissure separating the touchy-feely somatosensory cortices of parietal lobes...
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Vitamin B7 (Biotin) and Its Role in Hair, Skin and Nail Health
This chapter comprehensively explores biotin, a water-soluble B vitaminB vitamins, and its multifaceted impact on human health, particularly...
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The Interweaving of B9- and B12-Dependent Reactions and Their Clinical Implications
FolateFolate (vitamin B9Vitamin B9) and vitamin B12 (cobalaminCobalamin) are part of the one-carbon metabolismOne-carbon metabolism pathways. Both...
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Discovering the Potential of Bee Bread from Malaysian Stingless Bee as Vitamins B1, B3, and B6-Rich Source for Health and Disease
The application of alternative medicine products has grown substantially over the past few decades, and it is projected that almost 80% of patients...
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Pathophysiology of Microvascular Disease in Diabetes
Diabetes and its associated complications place an enormous economic burden on public health systems, globally, highlighting the need for early...
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Preparation of the Wound Bed of the Diabetic Foot Ulcer
One of the unfortunate results of diabetes is the formation of diabetic ulcers. These typically do not heal well and form chronic wounds which,...
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Organization of a Diabetic Foot Care Team
Diabetes is a multifaceted disease characterized by several comorbidities and complications. Patients with lower extremity complications, i.e.,...