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Methods to Quantify Pharmacologically Induced Alterations in Motor Function in Human Incomplete SCI
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2011
This video demonstrates modulation of reflex activity, volitional strength and ambulation through clinical and quantitative assessments in individuals with motor incomplete SCI as a result of acute oral administration of a serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI).
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Intramuscular Injections Along the Motor End Plates: A Minimally Invasive Approach to Shuttle Tracers Directly into Motor Neurons
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2015
The efficacy of intramuscular uptake and retrograde transport of molecules to corresponding motor neurons depends on the location of the injection sites with respect to the motor end plates (MEPs). Here, we describe how to locate MEPs on skeletal muscles to optimise retrograde transport of tracers into motor neurons.
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An Introduction to Motor Control
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2023
Motor control involves integration and processing of sensory information by our nervous system, followed by a response through our skeletal system to perform a voluntary or involuntary action. It is vital to understand how our neuroskeletal system controls motor behavior in order to evaluate injuries pertaining to general movement, reflexes, and coordination. An improved understanding of motor control will help behavioral neuroscientists in developing useful tools to treat motor disorders, such...
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Initiation of Translation
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2020
Initiating translation is complex because it involves multiple molecules. Initiator tRNA, ribosomal subunits, and eukaryotic initiation factors (eIFs) are all required to assemble on the initiation codon of mRNA. This process consists of several steps that are mediated by different eIFs. First, the initiator tRNA must be selected from the pool of elongator tRNAs by eukaryotic initiation factor 2 (eIF2). The initiator tRNA (Met-tRNAi) has conserved sequence elements including modified bases at...
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Termination of Translation
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2020
The large ribosomal subunit has several important structures essential to translation. These include the peptidyl transferase center (PTC) - which is the site where the peptide bond is formed - and a large, internal, water-filled tube through which the nascent polypeptide moves. This latter structure is called the Peptide Exit Tunnel, and it begins at the PTC and spans the body of the large ribosomal subunit. During translation, as the nascent polypeptide chain is synthesized, it passes through...
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Its control system links programmed commands to coordinated movement along the two perpendicular axes. Researchers can specify a position, a travel distance, or a scanning pattern, then reproduce that motion across measurements. This command-based operation matters because consistent trajectories reduce variability introduced by manual repositioning and make spatially distributed observations easier to compare.
The two perpendicular axes provide a coordinate framework for moving through a horizontal specimen or measurement area. By combining their motions, a researcher can place an imaging field, probe, or instrument at selected locations and follow an organized path. This geometry supports systematic coverage of complex neural specimens rather than relying on isolated, manually chosen positions.
Motorized XY translation is especially valuable when an experiment requires repeated spatial adjustments. Automated commands can return the setup to defined positions or execute comparable travel patterns, while manual handling would add operator-dependent variation. In neuroscience, that consistency helps align observations from different regions of neuronal cultures or brain tissue and supports more reliable spatial comparisons.
A typical workflow begins by selecting the specimen, instrument, or imaging field to move and then programming positions, travel distances, or a scanning pattern. The stage executes the planned two-axis motion, allowing measurements or interventions at successive locations. Organizing the sequence before acquisition enables systematic spatial sampling and reduces the need for continual manual adjustment during the experiment.
In neuroscience, researchers can apply this approach to systematic imaging of neuronal cultures and brain tissue, where spatially distributed fields may need consistent positioning. It also supports targeted electrophysiological recordings by placing the relevant setup at selected locations. The same positioning capability can guide probes or stimulation devices, linking spatial control to measurements of neural structure and function.
The resulting data can describe how neural features or functional measurements vary across a specimen. Because locations and scanning paths are controlled, researchers can map complex tissue and compare observations collected from different positions more systematically. This spatial organization strengthens quantitative analysis by connecting each measurement with a defined location, rather than treating the specimen as a single undifferentiated sample.