Search Results - "Jenkins, M. W"

Optical pacing of the embryonic heart by Rollins, A. M, Jenkins, M. W, Duke, A. R, Gu, S, Doughman, Y, Chiel, H. J, Fujioka, H, Watanabe, M, Jansen, E. D

“…Light has been used to non-invasively alter the excitability of both neural and cardiac tissue 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 . Recently, pulsed laser…”
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Patterns and determinants of communal latrine usage in urban poverty pockets in Bhopal, India by Biran, A., Jenkins, M. W., Dabrase, P., Bhagwat, I.

“…Summary Objectives  To explore and explain patterns of use of communal latrine facilities in urban poverty pockets. Methods  Six poverty pockets with communal…”
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Ultrahigh-speed optical coherence tomography imaging and visualization of the embryonic avian heart using a buffered Fourier Domain Mode Locked laser by Jenkins, M W, Adler, D C, Gargesha, M, Huber, R, Rothenberg, F, Belding, J, Watanabe, M, Wilson, D L, Fujimoto, J G, Rollins, A M

“…The embryonic avian heart is an important model for studying cardiac developmental biology. The mechanisms that govern the development of a four-chambered…”
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4D embryonic cardiography using gated optical coherence tomography by Jenkins, M W, Rothenberg, F, Roy, D, Nikolski, V P, Hu, Z, Watanabe, M, Wilson, D L, Efimov, I R, Rollins, A M

“…Simultaneous imaging of very early embryonic heart structure and function has technical limitations of spatial and temporal resolution. We have developed a…”
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Use-dependent alterations of movement representations in primary motor cortex of adult squirrel monkeys by Nudo, RJ, Milliken, GW, Jenkins, WM, Merzenich, MM

“…This study was undertaken to document plastic changes in the functional topography of primary motor cortex (M1) that are generated in motor skill learning in…”
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Neural network weight training by mutation by Jenkins, W.M.

“…An evolutionary method of training a neural network is described and illustrated. Fundamental changes are needed in the usual training methods due to the need…”
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Topographic reorganization of the hand representation in cortical area 3b owl monkeys trained in a frequency-discrimination task by Recanzone, G H, Merzenich, M M, Jenkins, W M, Grajski, K A, Dinse, H R

“…1. Adult owl monkeys were trained to detect differences in the frequency of a tactile flutter-vibration stimulus above a 20-Hz standard. All stimuli were…”
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Temporal Processing Deficits of Language-Learning Impaired Children Ameliorated by Training by Merzenich, Michael M., Jenkins, William M., Johnston, Paul, Schreiner, Christoph, Miller, Steven L., Tallal, Paula

“…Children with language-based learning impairments (LLIs) have major deficits in their recognition of some rapidly successive phonetic elements and nonspeech…”
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Language Comprehension in Language-Learning Impaired Children Improved with Acoustically Modified Speech by Tallal, Paula, Miller, Steve L., Bedi, Gail, Byma, Gary, Wang, Xiaoqin, Nagarajan, Srikantan S., Schreiner, Christoph, Jenkins, William M., Merzenich, Michael M.

“…A speech processing algorithm was developed to create more salient versions of the rapidly changing elements in the acoustic waveform of speech that have been…”
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Functional reorganization of primary somatosensory cortex in adult owl monkeys after behaviorally controlled tactile stimulation by Jenkins, W M, Merzenich, M M, Ochs, M T, Allard, T, Guíc-Robles, E

“…1. Multiple microelectrode maps of the hand representation within and across the borders of cortical area 3b were obtained before, immediately after, or…”
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Remodelling of hand representation in adult cortex determined by timing of tactile stimulation by Wang, Xiaoqin, Merzenich, Michael M, Sameshima, Koichi, Jenkins, William M

“…The primate somatosensory cortex, which processes tactile stimuli, contains a topographic representation of the signals it receives, but the way in which such…”
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Neurophysiological correlates of hand preference in primary motor cortex of adult squirrel monkeys by Nudo, RJ, Jenkins, WM, Merzenich, MM, Prejean, T, Grenda, R

“…Variability in the functional topography of area 4 was examined in adult squirrel monkeys. Conventional intracortical microstimulation techniques were used to…”
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Frequency discrimination training engaging a restricted skin surface results in an emergence of a cutaneous response zone in cortical area 3a by Recanzone, G H, Merzenich, M M, Jenkins, W M

“…1. The responses of cortical neurons evoked by cutaneous stimulation were investigated in the hand representation of cortical area 3a in adult owl monkeys that…”
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Reorganization of somatosensory area 3b representations in adult owl monkeys after digital syndactyly by Allard, T, Clark, S A, Jenkins, W M, Merzenich, M M

“…1. These experiments were designed to test the hypothesis that temporally correlated afferent input activity plays a lifelong role in the establishment and…”
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Progressive improvement in discriminative abilities in adult owl monkeys performing a tactile frequency discrimination task by Recanzone, G H, Jenkins, W M, Hradek, G T, Merzenich, M M

“…1. Adult owl monkeys were trained to detect a difference in the frequency of sequentially applied tactile stimuli presented to a constant, restricted location…”
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A decimal-coded evolutionary algorithm for constrained optimization by Jenkins, W.M

“…A proposed integer decimal coding is described and compared with corresponding binary codings. An evolutionary program for structural design optimization is…”
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Structural Reanalysis using a Neural Network-based Iterative Method by Jenkins, W. M

“…Structural design requires a knowledge of the displacements and stress resultants occurring in a structure so that the designer can be satisfied that all…”
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Plane Frame Optimum Design Environment Based on Genetic Algorithm by Jenkins, W. M

“…A computational environment suitable for optimum design of structures in the general class of plane frames is described. Design optimization is based on the…”
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The reasons for extraction of permanent teeth in Scotland: a 15-year follow-up study by McCaul, L K, Jenkins, W M, Kay, E J

“…Although Scotland has the highest proportion of edentulous adults in the UK, the frequency of edentulousness has fallen by 21% during the last 20 years. This…”
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A primate genesis model of focal dystonia and repetitive strain injury : I. Learning-induced dedifferentiation of the representation of the hand in the primary somatosensory cortex in adult monkeys by BYL, N. N, MERZENICH, M. M, JENKINS, W. M

“…In this study we tested a neuroplasticity/learning origins hypothesis for repetitive strain injuries (RSIs), including occupationally induced focal dystonia…”
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