Biomolecular information, brain activity and cognitive functions

Annual Review of Biomedical Sciences

Volumn 9, Issue , 2007, Pages 12-29

  Pereira Jr , Alfredo ^a   Furlan, Fábio Augusto ^b  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b Universidade de Marilia   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Biomolecular information; Brain function; Cognition; Local field potentials; Molecular neurobiology

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; SEROTONIN; AMPA RECEPTOR; ANGIOTENSIN; BOMBESIN; BRADYKININ; CALCIUM ION; CHLORIDE ION; CHOLECYSTOKININ; CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; DELTA SLEEP INDUCING PEPTIDE; DYNORPHIN; ENDORPHIN; ENKEPHALIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; INSULIN; METABOTROPIC RECEPTOR; N METHYL DEXTRO ASPARTIC ACID RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROTENSIN; OXYTOCIN; POTASSIUM ION; PROLACTIN; PROTIRELIN; SODIUM ION; SUBSTANCE P; VASOPRESSIN;

ACTION POTENTIAL; CELL CYCLE; COGNITION; CONSCIOUSNESS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXCITATORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; HUMAN; HYPERPOLARIZATION; INHIBITORY POSTSYNAPTIC POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE DEPOLARIZATION; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NEUROTRANSMISSION; PROTEIN BINDING; REVIEW; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN TISSUE; CELL FUNCTION; EMOTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; ION TRANSPORT; LEARNING; MACROMOLECULE; MEMORY; NEUROBIOLOGY; OSCILLATION;

EID: 38149116113     PISSN: 18068774     EISSN: 18068774     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5016/1806-8774.2007v9p12     Document Type: Review

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