Connectionist Models: Basics
... 5) remember clothes worn by the people 6) remember position of people and objects 7) estimate how long the “unexpected visitor” has been away from family ...
... 5) remember clothes worn by the people 6) remember position of people and objects 7) estimate how long the “unexpected visitor” has been away from family ...
fMRI of speech and language
... fMRI compared to other neuroimaging techniques (2) Big advantage of fMRI: good spatial resolution • Can record from a specified voxel inside the head • MEG and EEG record from outer surface of head, making it difficult to figure out where within the head the measured signals ...
... fMRI compared to other neuroimaging techniques (2) Big advantage of fMRI: good spatial resolution • Can record from a specified voxel inside the head • MEG and EEG record from outer surface of head, making it difficult to figure out where within the head the measured signals ...
Ch 48-49 Reading Guide
... ion channels in this process. 9. Define the refractory period. 10. Explain why the action potential cannot travel back toward the cell body. 11. Describe the factors that affect the speed of action potentials along an axon and describe adaptations that increase the speed of propagation. Describe sal ...
... ion channels in this process. 9. Define the refractory period. 10. Explain why the action potential cannot travel back toward the cell body. 11. Describe the factors that affect the speed of action potentials along an axon and describe adaptations that increase the speed of propagation. Describe sal ...
Roger Sperry`s Classic Experiment (1940`s)
... Frog behavior: Dangle a lure frog will grab it with its tongue. ...
... Frog behavior: Dangle a lure frog will grab it with its tongue. ...
... persistent firing, it could be re-elicited for as long as the recording was maintained. The plateau potential that sustained persistent firing displayed very pronounced voltage dependence. When stimuli of equivalent strength were presented from increasingly negative resting levels, plateau-potential ...
The Sensorimotor System
... Not all patients with this form of amnesia are unable form new explicit long-term memories, as was the case with H.M. ...
... Not all patients with this form of amnesia are unable form new explicit long-term memories, as was the case with H.M. ...
Dopamine axons of substantia nigra pars compacta neurons and
... Although mutated genes, protein aggregates, environmental toxins and other factors associated with PD are widely distributed in the nervous system and affect many classes of neurons, dopamine (DA) neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) show exceptional and selective vulnerability. One f ...
... Although mutated genes, protein aggregates, environmental toxins and other factors associated with PD are widely distributed in the nervous system and affect many classes of neurons, dopamine (DA) neurons of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNc) show exceptional and selective vulnerability. One f ...
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... 3) multipolar – many nerve fibers arise from cell body; only one fiber is an axon & the rest are dendrites = found in brain & spinal cord & in PNS (continued) ...
... 3) multipolar – many nerve fibers arise from cell body; only one fiber is an axon & the rest are dendrites = found in brain & spinal cord & in PNS (continued) ...
PELCH02
... Inattentional blindness refers to the inability to see an object or a person in our midst. Simons & Chabris (1999) showed that half of the observers failed to see the gorilla-suited assistant in a ball passing game. ...
... Inattentional blindness refers to the inability to see an object or a person in our midst. Simons & Chabris (1999) showed that half of the observers failed to see the gorilla-suited assistant in a ball passing game. ...
12-2cut
... • Problem: brain cells adjust numbers and sensitivities of many brain receptors • If nicotine removed (stop smoking), system unbalanced. Effects unpleasant ...
... • Problem: brain cells adjust numbers and sensitivities of many brain receptors • If nicotine removed (stop smoking), system unbalanced. Effects unpleasant ...
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... peaks but more frequent impulses. To cover the synapse, show the portion of the InPsych animation that covers synaptic transmission. It is especially important to point out the significance of the fact that the synapse is not a hard-wired connection between neurons. This ...
... peaks but more frequent impulses. To cover the synapse, show the portion of the InPsych animation that covers synaptic transmission. It is especially important to point out the significance of the fact that the synapse is not a hard-wired connection between neurons. This ...
Special Seminar in Neuroscience Alterations in the Cortical Connectome
... substrate of cognition and memory. Disruption or reduction of the connectome (e.g., changes in dendritic branching and/or spines) appears to play a key role in the onset and progression of dementia. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is associated with subtle memory loss, is regarded as a prodro ...
... substrate of cognition and memory. Disruption or reduction of the connectome (e.g., changes in dendritic branching and/or spines) appears to play a key role in the onset and progression of dementia. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI), which is associated with subtle memory loss, is regarded as a prodro ...
Recovery of consciousness after brain injury: a mesocircuit hypothesis
... include recovery past the level of severe disability even for patients who remain in MCS for greater than 6 months or a year. Rare cases that demonstrate endpoints of very late recovery from MCS are documented including reemergence of higher functional levels of spoken conversation, autobiographical ...
... include recovery past the level of severe disability even for patients who remain in MCS for greater than 6 months or a year. Rare cases that demonstrate endpoints of very late recovery from MCS are documented including reemergence of higher functional levels of spoken conversation, autobiographical ...
similar cortical mechanisms for perceptual and motor learning
... similar ‘hardware’ – neurons and synapses – they must have close analogies at the level of implementation. However, the issue is whether those similarities extend to the algorithmic level. Such similarities would simplify the interaction between sensory and motor systems, but have neuroscientists ob ...
... similar ‘hardware’ – neurons and synapses – they must have close analogies at the level of implementation. However, the issue is whether those similarities extend to the algorithmic level. Such similarities would simplify the interaction between sensory and motor systems, but have neuroscientists ob ...
Introduction to Psychology - John Marshall High School
... arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations ...
... arouses the body, mobilizing its energy in stressful situations ...
Investigating - The Biotechnology Institute
... synapse–as a signal is passed between the neurons. Initially, neurons have an electrical “charge”–like a battery. This charge is caused by the accumulation of different ions (atoms with a positive or negative charge) on the inside and outside of the neuron. When neurons are in a resting state (not s ...
... synapse–as a signal is passed between the neurons. Initially, neurons have an electrical “charge”–like a battery. This charge is caused by the accumulation of different ions (atoms with a positive or negative charge) on the inside and outside of the neuron. When neurons are in a resting state (not s ...
Receptive Fields
... differences are in the field parameters, which are overlapping by default, and the existence of inhibitory synapses between the three neurons. These synapses are part of a system known as lateral inhibition, in which neighboring receptive fields can often turn each other off in order to increase con ...
... differences are in the field parameters, which are overlapping by default, and the existence of inhibitory synapses between the three neurons. These synapses are part of a system known as lateral inhibition, in which neighboring receptive fields can often turn each other off in order to increase con ...
Placebos Prove So Powerful
... *A placebo might reduce stress, allowing the body to regain some natural, optimum level called health. *Special molecules may exist that help carry out placebo responses. For example, a recent study found that stressed animals can produce a valium-like substance in their brains, but only if they hav ...
... *A placebo might reduce stress, allowing the body to regain some natural, optimum level called health. *Special molecules may exist that help carry out placebo responses. For example, a recent study found that stressed animals can produce a valium-like substance in their brains, but only if they hav ...
Sensorimotor Neural Plasticity following Hand Transplantation
... motor and sensory neurons can abruptly reinnervate onto organs that were not the original target organs even though it is a different function and territory. The result of this abrupt reinnervation can be an abnormal pattern of input or output activity that is shown in the cortical maps. The cortica ...
... motor and sensory neurons can abruptly reinnervate onto organs that were not the original target organs even though it is a different function and territory. The result of this abrupt reinnervation can be an abnormal pattern of input or output activity that is shown in the cortical maps. The cortica ...
The relationship between heart-brain dynamics, positive emotions
... This presentation will discuss the background and overview of clinical and behavioral outcome results of a new approach to self-regulation and stress management that has a wide range of health enhancement applications. These include improved access to intuition and cognitive functioning such as focu ...
... This presentation will discuss the background and overview of clinical and behavioral outcome results of a new approach to self-regulation and stress management that has a wide range of health enhancement applications. These include improved access to intuition and cognitive functioning such as focu ...
kainic acid oxidative stress J Appl Toxicol 2001
... seems that hypothalamus, striatum and cerebral cortex are resistant to KA-induced oxidative injury. The mechanisms underlying this highly region-specific pattern of oxidative damage are far from being well understood. In an attempt to explain, at least partially, this selective pattern of oxidative ...
... seems that hypothalamus, striatum and cerebral cortex are resistant to KA-induced oxidative injury. The mechanisms underlying this highly region-specific pattern of oxidative damage are far from being well understood. In an attempt to explain, at least partially, this selective pattern of oxidative ...