Spiking patterns of a hippocampus model in electric fields

We develop a model of CA3 neurons embedded in a resistive array to mimic the effects of electric fields from a new perspective. Effects of DC and sinusoidal electric fields on firing patterns in CA3 neurons are investigated in this study. The firing patterns can be switched from no firing pattern to burst or from burst to fast periodic firing pattern with the increase of DC electric field intensity. It is also found that the firing activities are sensitive to the frequency and amplitude of the sinusoidal electric field. Different phase-locking states and chaotic firing regions are observed in the parameter space of frequency and amplitude. These findings are qualitatively in accordance with the results of relevant experimental and numerical studies. It is implied that the external or endogenous electric field can modulate the neural code in the brain. Furthermore, it is helpful to develop control strategies based on electric fields to control neural diseases such as epilepsy.     

稀土神经毒性研究

稀土是我国特有的优势资源,在工农业和医药等行业有着广泛的应用,随之带来了稀土的环境和药物毒性等问题.其中一个受到公众广泛关注的是＂稀土是否具有神经毒性＂的问题.在过去的十年内,人们在稀土神经效应及其机制上的研究上取得了重大的进步.本文总结了在稀土能否透过血脑屏障、稀土对神经系统的生物效应、稀土对神经细胞的作用及其分子机制等方面的进展,对如何进一步研究确认稀土的神经作用进行了讨论.     

铅的危害

铅和铅的化合物都有毒 ,而且是积累性的。它积蓄在人体各组织中 ,特别是动脉管、胰、脾、肾、肺、骨骼和神经系统中 ,而其中又以骨骼积蓄量最多 ,约占体内积蓄铅的 85 %～ 90 %。铅中毒损害的器官主要是骨髓造血系统和神经系统。对男性的生殖腺也有一定的损害。损害骨髓造血系统 ,能引起贫血。因为血红素合成过程中 ,需要许多酶的催化作用 ,而铅会使这些酶的活力下降 ,从而造成血红素减少 ;同时 ,铅还能使红细胞膜上三磷酸腺苷酶失去作用。本来这种酶能控制细胞膜内外的钾、钠离子和水的分布 ,当铅抑制这种酶之后 ,红细胞内外的钾、钠离子和…     

HL-2A tokamak disruption forecasting based on an artificial neural network

Artificial neural networks are trained to forecast the plasma disruption in HL-2A tokamak. Optimized network architecture is obtained. Saliency analysis is made to assess the relative importance of different diagnostic signals as network input. The trained networks can successfully detect the disruptive pulses of HL-2A tokamak. The results obtained show the possibility of developing a neural network predictor that intervenes well in advance for avoiding plasma disruption or mitigating its effects.     

fMRI在经颅直流电刺激研究中的应用进展

经颅直流电刺激（tDCS）是一种新颖的神经系统疾病治疗手段，可非侵入性调控中枢神经活动.它具有安全、成本低、疗效显著等特点，因此在神经科学等领域被大量研究和应用.功能磁共振成像（fMRI）具备高时空分辨率的优势，近年来被广泛用于tDCS治疗效果的评估及其作用机制的研究.本文从临床研究与动物模型实验两方面总结fMRI技术应用于tDCS研究中的最新进展，并讨论其应用前景.     

香烟中重金属元素铅和镉的形态分析

随着人们生活水平的日益提高,越来越多的人开始关注健康,吸烟已成为人们最重视的问题之一。由于种植环境的影响,烟草中含有一定量的重金属元素,主要有铅和镉。铅容易导致贫血以及神经系统和消化系统的损伤;镉会造成肾功能损伤,     

Research on the Role of Rat TPP- Ⅰ in Neuromedin B Degradation

TPP- Ⅰ (tripeptidyl peptidase- Ⅰ ) protein turnover was studied by observing the role of rat TPP- Ⅰ in neuromedin B(NMB) and other neuropeptides degradations in some physiological situations. The mixtures of rat TPP- Ⅰ with each of NMB. other neuropeptides and Ala-Ala-Phe-MCA were made respectively under the same conditions. The reaction was observed at different timeand monitored by means of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and time-of-flight mass spectrometry (TOF-MS) in vitro. NMB was broken down at the same degree as Ala-Ala-Phe-MCA by rat TPP- Ⅰ and Gly-Asn-Leu was released within 16 h, but other neuropeptides were not digested within 24 h. TPP- Ⅰ is the predominant proteolytic enzyme responsible for the intracellular degradation of neuromedin B. NMB has recently been found to be a good natural substrate for rat lysosomal TPP-Ⅰ.     

神经生物系统中的配位化学问题*

从上个世纪末开始,金属离子在神经生物系统中的作用受到了广泛的关注。生物学家开始注意到一些重要生理过程中金属离子的化学及生物化学问题。本文总结了近年来在该领域的最新研究进展,并着重介绍了过渡金属离子与神经退行性疾病之间的联系。     

GLOBAL EXPONENTIAL STABILITY OF HOPFIELD NEURAL NETWORKS WITH VARIABLE DELAYS AND IMPULSIVE EFFECTS

A class of Hopfield neural network with time-varying delays and impulsive effects is concerned. By applying the piecewise continuous vector Lyapunov function some sufficient conditions were obtained to ensure the global exponential stability of impulsive delay neural networks. An example and its simulation are given to illustrate the effectiveness of the results.     

CFO重新定义——王保安：提升CFO时代价值

CFO简简单单三个字母,在中国却有不同的演绎。 最标准的说法是,CFO是Chief Financial Officer的缩写,即公司首席财政官或财务总监,是现代公司中最重要,最有价值的职位,是掌握着企业的神经系统（财务信息）和血液系统（现金资源）的灵魂人物。