Tastekin, Ibrahim (Date of defense: 2017-01-16)
The Drosophila larva is an excellent model organism to study the neural correlates of behavior. It possesses a tractable yet complex nervous system that is capable of integrating and transforming ...
Kaltenbrunner, Andreas (Date of defense: 2008-03-07)
Esta tesis estudia dos diferentes dinámicas de intercambio de mensajes entre unidades estocásticas.<br/>Primero, analizamos un conjunto de neuronas estocásticas tipo integración - y - disparo con ...
Loh, Marco (Date of defense: 2008-02-11)
El aprendizaje visuomotor condicional es un paradigma en el que las asociaciones estímulo-respuesta se aprenden a través de una recompensa. Un experimento típico se desarrolla de la siguiente forma: ...
Grawenhoff, Julia (Date of defense: 2024-01-24)
The local translation of messenger RNAs (mRNAs) within different neuronal compartments is a prerequisite the formation of long-term memories. mRNAs are localized via active transport along microtubules, ...
Cutando Ruiz, Laura (Date of defense: 2015-07-17)
The endocannabinoid system is an endogenous neuromodulatory system widely expressed in the central nervous system. It modulates synaptic plasticity and neuronal excitability, and fine-tunes several ...
Vázquez Echeverría, Citlali (Date of defense: 2008-12-18)
The inner ear, the sensory organ responsible for hearing and balance, contains specialized sensory and non-sensory epithelia arranged in a highly complex threedimensional structure. To achieve this ...
Komissarov, Artem (Date of defense: 2020-10-07)
Learning and memory formation are based on the mechanisms of synaptic plasticity. Synaptic plasticity modulates development and strengthening of new neuronal connections, or synapses, upon learning and ...
López Vicente, Mònica (Date of defense: 2016-12-14)
This thesis aims to study the determinants and trajectories of cognitive development, as well as the role of physical activity on cognitive and brain development in children aged 4 to 14 years old. We ...
Ikumi Montserrat, Nara (Date of defense: 2016-11-14)
Perception in our everyday life takes place in multisensory environments, and hence involves the processing of a multitude of signals captured by various sensory modalities. Given the different nature ...
Signorelli, Camilo Miguel (Date of defense: 2021-06-11)
En el área de la neurociencia de la conciencia, actualmente existe una tendencia de contrastar y comparar modelos de conciencia. Aunque la palabra final es empírica, esfuerzos teóricos son esenciales ...