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... There are hundreds of dendrites but usually just one axon. Axons can be very long (> 1 m) while dendrites are < 2 mm. Axons have the same diameter the entire length – dendrites taper. Axons have terminals (synapses) and no ribosomes. Dendrites have spines (punching bags). Don’t be fooled by the bran ...
... There are hundreds of dendrites but usually just one axon. Axons can be very long (> 1 m) while dendrites are < 2 mm. Axons have the same diameter the entire length – dendrites taper. Axons have terminals (synapses) and no ribosomes. Dendrites have spines (punching bags). Don’t be fooled by the bran ...
doc Chapter 7 Notes
... What Brain Processes Are Involved in Memory - 305 • There Has Been Intensive Effort to Identify Memory’s Physical Location - 305 • where in the brain are memories stored? • Karl Lashley tried to localize memory • his term engram: the physical site of memory storage • he concluded that memory is dist ...
... What Brain Processes Are Involved in Memory - 305 • There Has Been Intensive Effort to Identify Memory’s Physical Location - 305 • where in the brain are memories stored? • Karl Lashley tried to localize memory • his term engram: the physical site of memory storage • he concluded that memory is dist ...
Modeling the Evolution of Decision Rules in the Human Brain
... people or social structures) — and positive or negative affective states. This region creates such linkages via connections between neural activity patterns in the sensory cortex that reflect past sensory events, and other neural activity patterns in subcortical regions that reflect emotional states ...
... people or social structures) — and positive or negative affective states. This region creates such linkages via connections between neural activity patterns in the sensory cortex that reflect past sensory events, and other neural activity patterns in subcortical regions that reflect emotional states ...
Ch 7 - Nervous system
... its activity. • It signals the body through electrical impulses that communicate with the body cells. • Its signaling and responding abilities are highly specific and rapid. ...
... its activity. • It signals the body through electrical impulses that communicate with the body cells. • Its signaling and responding abilities are highly specific and rapid. ...
The Central Nervous System
... temporal lobe from the fontal/parietal lobes. Regions of the cerebral cortex are associated with particular bodily functions. The frontal lobe tends to be involved with motor and executive function. The temporal lobe is principally involved in audition and olfaction. The parietal lobe is involved in ...
... temporal lobe from the fontal/parietal lobes. Regions of the cerebral cortex are associated with particular bodily functions. The frontal lobe tends to be involved with motor and executive function. The temporal lobe is principally involved in audition and olfaction. The parietal lobe is involved in ...
Chapter and final exam objectives
... 4-8 How might an evolutionary psychologist explain male-female differences in sexuality and mating preferences? 4-9 What are the key criticisms of evolutionary explanations of human sexuality, and how do evolutionary psychologists respond? ...
... 4-8 How might an evolutionary psychologist explain male-female differences in sexuality and mating preferences? 4-9 What are the key criticisms of evolutionary explanations of human sexuality, and how do evolutionary psychologists respond? ...
Chapter 7 Attention and Memory powerpoints
... Subjects were asked whether the letter was a normal R or a mirrorreversed R. The farther away from vertical, the longer it took for the subjects to decide. Conclusion: Subjects rotate a mental image of the stimulus to it’s vertical position before deciding. ...
... Subjects were asked whether the letter was a normal R or a mirrorreversed R. The farther away from vertical, the longer it took for the subjects to decide. Conclusion: Subjects rotate a mental image of the stimulus to it’s vertical position before deciding. ...
Common Neurotransmitters: Criteria for Neurotransmitters, Key
... Neurons which use ACh to send their messages are referred to as cholinergic neurons. 1) ACh is the transmitter at all neuromuscular (nerve-to-skeletal muscle) junctions. It stimulates all muscle contractions and hence all behavior. 2) ACh is the transmitter of the parasympathetic half of the autonom ...
... Neurons which use ACh to send their messages are referred to as cholinergic neurons. 1) ACh is the transmitter at all neuromuscular (nerve-to-skeletal muscle) junctions. It stimulates all muscle contractions and hence all behavior. 2) ACh is the transmitter of the parasympathetic half of the autonom ...
Nervous System Notes
... dendrites and the cell body (a few from axons) while AP’s always begin at the trigger zone of an axon 5. Propagation – GP’s travel short distances, AP’s travel long or short distances 6. Refractory Period – AP’s have a refractory period, GP’s do not ...
... dendrites and the cell body (a few from axons) while AP’s always begin at the trigger zone of an axon 5. Propagation – GP’s travel short distances, AP’s travel long or short distances 6. Refractory Period – AP’s have a refractory period, GP’s do not ...
1 Robert Cole and Lu Xiao School of Information Sciences and
... As we have discussed above, group remembering has similar and different phenomena compared to individual memory recall. It is not uncommon in collaboration process that members need to gather to recall the process and recall the content. In computer supported collaborative work setting, group member ...
... As we have discussed above, group remembering has similar and different phenomena compared to individual memory recall. It is not uncommon in collaboration process that members need to gather to recall the process and recall the content. In computer supported collaborative work setting, group member ...
Central Nervous System Peripheral Nervous System
... • Rods are more sensitive to light, but cannot distinguish between colors. • While cones are less sensitive, but can differentiate the different colors, giving us color vision. • Not all animals have cones. What does this mean? It means that many animals see in black and white. ...
... • Rods are more sensitive to light, but cannot distinguish between colors. • While cones are less sensitive, but can differentiate the different colors, giving us color vision. • Not all animals have cones. What does this mean? It means that many animals see in black and white. ...
PSY 368 Human Memory - the Department of Psychology at Illinois
... items we want to remember into meaningful categories • Other, similar studies have found that: • Preschool children tend not to use this strategy - children as old as 8 years often fail to group the cards on the basis of meaning (instead, they group items randomly) • In the early school years, child ...
... items we want to remember into meaningful categories • Other, similar studies have found that: • Preschool children tend not to use this strategy - children as old as 8 years often fail to group the cards on the basis of meaning (instead, they group items randomly) • In the early school years, child ...
Synapse formation
... Synapse: Zone / junction between two neurons – Comprises: axon terminal of presynaptic neuron, the synaptic gap, and the dendrite of the postsynaptic neuron. During Learning: – axon terminals of the presynaptic neuron release a neurotransmitter called glutamate into the synaptic gap between the pres ...
... Synapse: Zone / junction between two neurons – Comprises: axon terminal of presynaptic neuron, the synaptic gap, and the dendrite of the postsynaptic neuron. During Learning: – axon terminals of the presynaptic neuron release a neurotransmitter called glutamate into the synaptic gap between the pres ...
The Spinal Cord and Reflexes Notes
... the Spinal Cord. are very fast and most never reach the brain ...
... the Spinal Cord. are very fast and most never reach the brain ...
Brain activation during human navigation: gender
... Several neuronal structures are involved in visuospatial cognition. Studies of human patients with brain lesions as well as animal research demonstrate the importance of the right mediotemporal lobe, including the hippocampus and the hippocampal formation, for the representation of space3–9. Specifi ...
... Several neuronal structures are involved in visuospatial cognition. Studies of human patients with brain lesions as well as animal research demonstrate the importance of the right mediotemporal lobe, including the hippocampus and the hippocampal formation, for the representation of space3–9. Specifi ...
Growing Pains for fMRI
... University in Fort Collins and Alan Castel of the University of California, Los Angeles, recently asked 156 undergraduate students to evaluate several mock news articles describing brain-imaging studies. But the research each described was bogus. One study, for instance, reached the dubious conclusi ...
... University in Fort Collins and Alan Castel of the University of California, Los Angeles, recently asked 156 undergraduate students to evaluate several mock news articles describing brain-imaging studies. But the research each described was bogus. One study, for instance, reached the dubious conclusi ...
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... intervals of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 or 18 seconds participants were asked to stop counting and to repeat the trigram. The % of trigrams correctly recalled was recorded for each time interval. Duration has also been investigated in a similar way using single words or sets of words. Research relating to word ...
... intervals of 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 or 18 seconds participants were asked to stop counting and to repeat the trigram. The % of trigrams correctly recalled was recorded for each time interval. Duration has also been investigated in a similar way using single words or sets of words. Research relating to word ...
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... - Tumors may lead to personality disorders - prefrontal lobotomy are performed in severe cases of mental illness. ...
... - Tumors may lead to personality disorders - prefrontal lobotomy are performed in severe cases of mental illness. ...
Nervous System Development Inner Cell Mass of Blastocyst Inner
... • May be so minor you don’t know you have it (“spina bifida occulta”), or may be so severe it causes death or disability ...
... • May be so minor you don’t know you have it (“spina bifida occulta”), or may be so severe it causes death or disability ...
Modeling cortical maps with Topographica
... allow the organization and function of each map to be studied. The external environment must also be simulated, including playback of visual images, audio recordings, and test patterns. Current models typically include only a primary sensory area with a simplified version of an input pathway, but la ...
... allow the organization and function of each map to be studied. The external environment must also be simulated, including playback of visual images, audio recordings, and test patterns. Current models typically include only a primary sensory area with a simplified version of an input pathway, but la ...
The brain timewise: how timing shapes and supports brain function
... longer the longer is the area’s distance from the early projection cortex. MEG studies, based on the recovery rates of evoked responses—with their sequences of different deflections each reacting differentially to changes in stimulus repetition rate— have pointed to a hierarchical order of much shor ...
... longer the longer is the area’s distance from the early projection cortex. MEG studies, based on the recovery rates of evoked responses—with their sequences of different deflections each reacting differentially to changes in stimulus repetition rate— have pointed to a hierarchical order of much shor ...
