A LAYERED CONTROL ARCHITECTURE OF SLEEP AND AROUSAL

A Layered Control Architecture of Sleep and Arousal

Sleep and wakefulness are promoted not by a single neural pathway but via wake or sleep-promoting nodes distributed across layers of the brain.We equate each layer with a brain region in proposing a layered subsumption model for arousal based on a computational architecture.Beyond the brainstem the layers include the diencephalon (hypothalamus, tha

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Physiological and transcriptional immune responses of a non-model arthropod to infection with different entomopathogenic groups

Insect immune responses to multiple pathogen groups including viruses, bacteria, fungi, and entomopathogenic nematodes have traditionally been documented in model insects such as Drosophila melanogaster, or medically important insects such as Aedes aegypti.Despite their potential importance in quest fryer understanding the efficacy of pathogens as

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Gene Therapy: Potential, Pros, Cons and Ethics

Genetic technology poses risks along with its rewards, just as any technology has in the past.To click here stop its development and forfeit the benefits gene therapy could offer would be a far greater mistake than forging ahead could ever be.People must read more always try to be responsible with their new technology, but gene therapy has the pote

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Providing a policy framework for responsible gene drive research: an analysis of the existing governance landscape and priority areas for further research [version 1; peer review: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]

The progress read more in gene drive research has made the possibility of a future release in the environment probable.This prospect is raising new questions related to the adequacy of the policy frameworks in place to manage and regulate the research and its outcomes responsibly.A number of international mechanisms are exploring how to evaluate th

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