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Whole Cell Patch Clamp for Investigating the Mechanisms of Infrared Neural Stimulation
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2013
Infrared nerve stimulation has been proposed as an alternative to electrical stimulation in a range of nerve types, including those associated with the auditory system. This protocol describes a patch clamp method for studying the mechanism of infrared nerve stimulation in a culture of primary auditory neurons.
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Investigating the Neural Mechanisms of Aware and Unaware Fear Memory with fMRI
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2011
A methodology to investigate the neural mechanisms that support aware and unaware memory processes during fear conditioning is described. This method monitors blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional magnetic resonance imaging, skin conductance response, and unconditioned stimulus expectancy during Pavlovian fear conditioning to assess the neural correlates of distinct memory processes.
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Enumeration of Neural Stem Cells Using Clonal Assays
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2016
Neural stem cells (NSCs) refer to cells which can self-renew and differentiate into the three neural lineages. Here, we describe a protocol to determine NSC frequency in a given cell population using neurosphere formation and differentiation under clonal conditions.
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Neural Activity Propagation in an Unfolded Hippocampal Preparation with a Penetrating Micro-electrode Array
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2015
We have developed an in vitro unfolded hippocampus which preserves CA1-CA3 array of neurons. Combined with the penetrating micro-electrode array, neural activity can be monitored in both the longitudinal and transverse orientations. This method provides advantages over hippocampal slice preparations as the propagation in the entire hippocampus can be recorded simultaneously.
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Humor or Rationality? The Neural Mechanisms of How Agent Type and Language Style Influence Satisfaction with Ride-Hailing Service Failure Recovery
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2026
This study employs ERPs to investigate how agent type (human/AI) and language style (humorous/rational) influence ride-hailing service recovery satisfaction, aiming to uncover neurocognitive mechanisms.
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An action potential carries an electrical signal along a neuron, whereas synaptic transmission passes information between neurons through neurotransmitter release. This division allows signals to travel within individual cells and then influence connected cells. In psychological research, distinguishing these stages helps clarify how neural communication supports processes such as perception, attention, memory, emotion, and decision-making.
Individual neural signals do not operate in isolation. Interconnected brain networks integrate activity across many neurons, allowing the nervous system to coordinate complex mental processes and behavior. These networks can also modify their activity through learning and experience, providing a biological basis for changes in psychological functioning over time rather than treating behavior as a fixed neural output.
Neurotransmitters carry signals across synapses, so altered release or communication can change how connected neurons influence one another. Because neural networks support perception, thought, emotion, and behavior, differences in synaptic communication may affect these psychological functions. This connection makes neurotransmitter systems relevant when researchers investigate altered mental processes or behavior.
Learning and experience can modify the activity of interconnected brain networks. That flexibility allows previously established patterns of neural communication to change as new experiences influence the nervous system. In psychology, this principle helps explain how behavior, attention, memory, motivation, and decision-making can develop or change rather than remaining identical across situations.
Researchers connect biological activity with observable behavior and mental processes by examining how neural signaling and network activity correspond to psychological functions. They can use this relationship to organize explanations of attention, memory, motivation, and decision-making. The goal is not to replace psychological description, but to link behavioral outcomes with underlying nervous-system processes.
Neural mechanisms provide a framework for examining disorders in which neural communication or circuit function is altered. Research can focus on how disrupted signaling, synaptic communication, or network activity relates to changes in mental processes and behavior. These findings may also inform interventions designed to target abnormal neural communication or circuit function.