The Latest Biology News And Medical NewsBiology News 2Health News 2Biology News 3Health News 3
HOME >> BIOLOGY >> NEWS
New understanding of the machinery of flinching

directed phase of the flinch.

The researchers' analysis indicated that the effects on the polysensory zone were partly due to alteration of the muscle response as well as to effects on the sensory response to the air puff.

The researchers concluded that their findings help reveal the role of the polysensory zone (PZ) as a "hotspot" that is relatively specialized for processing a particular set of stimuli--in this case those that represent a sudden approach of objects to the body.

"PZ may provide an example in the motor system of a relative hotspot for the ethologically important function of defense of the body surface, although PZ may of course have other sensory and motor functions not tested in the present experiment," they wrote.


'"/>

Contact: Heidi Hardman
hhardman@cell.com
617-397-2879
Cell Press
18-Aug-2004


Page: 1 2

Related biology news :

1. Analysis of biological clock may lead to greater understanding of human disease
2. Breakthrough in understanding of hereditary disease of lymphatic vessels
3. New model can aid in understanding immune system diseases
4. Researchers develop better understanding of immune response to viral infection
5. Access to DNA secrets yields better understanding of genes, possible tool for disease diagnosis
6. Whole body imaging allows better understanding of the immune system
7. Albany high school student adds to understanding of breast cancer gene
8. Researchers make major gain in understanding how prions jump species
9. Rb proteins role in retina development is key to understanding devastating eye cancer
10. Scientists findings may lead to better understanding of how that sleep develops, matures
11. New understanding of why brain cells die after stroke will lead to development of new treatments
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
TAG: New understanding the machinery flinching

(Date:12/1/2008)..., ARGONNE, Ill. (December 1, 2008) The basic mol...termined chirality or "handedness," similar to the...ity has a profound influence on the chemistry and ...ception of chirality from the elementary building ...the origin of life. Scientists at the U.S. Depart...
(Date:12/1/2008)..., Our immune system plays an essential role in pr... exactly? Dutch biologist Suzanne van Helden disco...h nodes they lose their sticky feet. This helps th...atrol the tissues in search of antigens. After exp...uration process. During this maturation the dendri...
(Date:12/1/2008)..., A stunning discovery based on epigenetics (the ...reveals that consuming cholinea nutrient found in ...ntly affect breast cancer outcomes for a mother,s ... Boston University is the first to link choline co...so is the first to identify possible choline-relat...
(Date:12/1/2008)..., Patients who have had the common chest wall def...improved body image and ability to exercise, accor... Pediatrics . , The study, conducted at 11 North... of more than 200 patients between the ages of 8 a...rs interviewed parents as well. , The results we...
Breaking Biology News(10 mins):Argonne scientists discover possible mechanism for creating 'handedness' in biological molecules 2Immune cells reveal fancy footwork 2Eating eggs when pregnant affects breast cancer in offspring 2Marked improvement in body image, physical stamina, post-surgical pectus patients report 2Marked improvement in body image, physical stamina, post-surgical pectus patients report 3New Lab Tests Reveal Herbalife Usana Have 1120 25 more Lead than Ensure Boost 22445 1New Lab Tests Reveal Herbalife Usana Have 1120 25 more Lead than Ensure Boost 22445 2New Lab Tests Reveal Herbalife Usana Have 1120 25 more Lead than Ensure Boost 22445 3Stryker To Host Conference Call On July 17 2008 6138 1Stryker To Host Conference Call On July 17 2008 6138 2Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for Alcoholism 22440 1Prescribed Meds Still Best Treatment for Alcoholism 22440 2TAN Employees Shave the Way for the Fight Against Alopecia 22436 1TAN Employees Shave the Way for the Fight Against Alopecia 22436 2
Other News:
...it has signed an option agreement with the Mayo Fo...he exclusive right to negotiate a license for a m...an amphotericin B applied intranasally for the tre...ronic rhinosinusitis. If unexercised, the option e...
... the heart delivers a protector against heart fail...astic Voyage, where a surgical team is miniaturize...Harvard Medical School have used injectable self-a...urvival factor PDGF-BB to protect rat cardiomyocyt...
...er Fantastic Voyage, where a surgical team is mini...s from Harvard Medical School have used injectable...e pro-survival factor PDGF-BB to protect rat cardi.... Their study appears online on December 15 in adv...
...shed by the American Association for the Advanceme...sions for a new science-education section.......Th...he Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI), directe...reviewed research, as well as scholarly literature...
Accentia Biopharmaceuticals announces option agreement with Mayo 2JCI table of contents: December 15, 2005 2JCI table of contents: December 15, 2005 3JCI table of contents: December 15, 2005 4JCI table of contents: December 15, 2005 5JCI table of contents: December 15, 2005 6Science magazine invites science-education content for new HHMI-supported section 2Science magazine invites science-education content for new HHMI-supported section 3
...upplements such as vitamins, minerals and herbs to...e that they work. That is the result of a new stu...s in the May issue of the British Journal of Urolo...our study say they take natural products believed ...
... called Stat-4 suppresses the activation of white ...diabetes, say researchers from the University of V...urnal of Autoimmunity." U.Va. researchers discove...letely prevented the development of spontaneous di...
... for Clinical Excellence (NICE) guidelines recomme... National Health Service is questioned by authors ...ANCET.......NICE issued its first guidance on proc...vice In march 2000. James Ryan and colleagues ass...
... harm patients in hospitals in England, finds a st... and Wales, more than 140,000 people present to ho...e general hospital management of these people is a...y researchers from the Universities of Bristol, Ox...
health news:Study: Many men take dietary supplements to prevent prostate cancer 2health news:Disruption of a gene may prevent type 1 diabetes, UVa researchers find 2health news:Are NICE guidelines too passive? 2health news:Striking differences found in self harm services 2
DALLAS, May 23 A post-market analysis of cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins indicates that some of the most serious side effects may be higher in one of the newest drugs, rosuvastatin (Crestor
...should not be used in the treatment of head injuri...al published online today (Thursday May 26, 2005) ... to treat head injuries for more than 30 years. La...with head injury, found that treatment with cortic...
...May 26, 2005) - The University of Kentucky Markey ...perate the seven-state Appalachia Community Cancer...ion a year for five years from the National Cancer...search....The ACCN is one of 25 grantees in the Co...
...Biomedical engineers at Duke University's Pratt Sc...sional ultrasound cardiac imaging probe. Inserted ...of the whole heart in the time it takes for curren...oss section.......The new probe has considerable p...
health news:Post-marketing analysis examines cholesterol-lowering drugs' side effects 2health news:Post-marketing analysis examines cholesterol-lowering drugs' side effects 3health news:Post-marketing analysis examines cholesterol-lowering drugs' side effects 4health news:UK receives $6 million for Appalachia Community Cancer Network 2health news:Duke engineers develop new 3-D cardiac imaging probe 2