Neurons and Glia
... cell body, soma (plural: somata), and perikaryon (plural: perikarya). The thin tubes that radiate away {rom the soma are called neurites and are of two types: axons and dendrites (Figure 2.4). The cell body usually gives rise to a single axon. The axon is of uniform diameter throughout its length, a ...
... cell body, soma (plural: somata), and perikaryon (plural: perikarya). The thin tubes that radiate away {rom the soma are called neurites and are of two types: axons and dendrites (Figure 2.4). The cell body usually gives rise to a single axon. The axon is of uniform diameter throughout its length, a ...
The Nervous System Notes
... o Cerebrum: largest part of brain – 4 lobes o divided into left and right hemispheres - cerebral hemispheres o the spinal tracts cross over -------> left hemisphere deals w/ right side of body and the right hemisphere deals w/ left side of body o surface is highly convoluted- increasing surface area ...
... o Cerebrum: largest part of brain – 4 lobes o divided into left and right hemispheres - cerebral hemispheres o the spinal tracts cross over -------> left hemisphere deals w/ right side of body and the right hemisphere deals w/ left side of body o surface is highly convoluted- increasing surface area ...
Primer
... of visual cortex. For example, the maps found in somatosensory cortex represent not just body position but also subtypes of tactile modality. Superimposed maps of different auditory stimulus properties have been described in auditory cortex. Studies of monkey infero-temporal cortex have revealed tha ...
... of visual cortex. For example, the maps found in somatosensory cortex represent not just body position but also subtypes of tactile modality. Superimposed maps of different auditory stimulus properties have been described in auditory cortex. Studies of monkey infero-temporal cortex have revealed tha ...
The Central Nervous System
... Sensory Areas of the Cerebrum • Sensory association cortex – Posterior to the primary sensory cortex in the parietal lobe – Integrates sensory inputs (temperature, pressure etc, not special senses) from the primary sensory cortex – Produces an understanding of an object being felt: its size, textur ...
... Sensory Areas of the Cerebrum • Sensory association cortex – Posterior to the primary sensory cortex in the parietal lobe – Integrates sensory inputs (temperature, pressure etc, not special senses) from the primary sensory cortex – Produces an understanding of an object being felt: its size, textur ...
Emotion, Memory and the Brain - sdsu
... as details about the spatial environment where activity is taking place. Phillips and I also demonstrated that the subiculum, a region of the hippocampus that projects to other areas of the brain, communicated with the lateral nucleus of the amygdala. This connection suggests that contextual informa ...
... as details about the spatial environment where activity is taking place. Phillips and I also demonstrated that the subiculum, a region of the hippocampus that projects to other areas of the brain, communicated with the lateral nucleus of the amygdala. This connection suggests that contextual informa ...
The Cells of the Nervous System Lab
... viewing the animation, which rotates the cell in 3-D. Alternatively, the cell can be viewed using the 3D neuron viewer, and rotated manually by holding right click and dragging the mouse to rotate. The purkinje cell axons, not shown here, are inhibitory, and provide the entire output of the cerebell ...
... viewing the animation, which rotates the cell in 3-D. Alternatively, the cell can be viewed using the 3D neuron viewer, and rotated manually by holding right click and dragging the mouse to rotate. The purkinje cell axons, not shown here, are inhibitory, and provide the entire output of the cerebell ...
Inquiry into Life, Eleventh Edition
... • Long-term memory storage and retrieval – Memories are stored in bits and pieces in association areas – Hippocampus pulls these all together to allow us to recall them all as a single event – Amygdala is responsible for emotions associated with some memories ...
... • Long-term memory storage and retrieval – Memories are stored in bits and pieces in association areas – Hippocampus pulls these all together to allow us to recall them all as a single event – Amygdala is responsible for emotions associated with some memories ...
Session 2. Synaptic Plasticity (Chair, H. Kamiguchi)
... N-cadherin facilitate RyR3-mediated CICR by activating cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), whereas extracellular matrix molecules such as laminin inactivate RyR3 by down-regulating PKA. In this way, axon-guiding and CAM-derived signals are integrated at the level of RyR3, which serves as a key regu ...
... N-cadherin facilitate RyR3-mediated CICR by activating cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA), whereas extracellular matrix molecules such as laminin inactivate RyR3 by down-regulating PKA. In this way, axon-guiding and CAM-derived signals are integrated at the level of RyR3, which serves as a key regu ...
Paralys
... Neurotrophins help many neurons to survive and grow. In this example, the neurotrophin dramatically increases the number and length of the neuron's dendrites. More dendrites might allow the neuron to make additional connections with other neurons, and that type of change may underlie nerve repair a ...
... Neurotrophins help many neurons to survive and grow. In this example, the neurotrophin dramatically increases the number and length of the neuron's dendrites. More dendrites might allow the neuron to make additional connections with other neurons, and that type of change may underlie nerve repair a ...
Okami Study Guide
... Chapter in Review 1. Memory may be defined as a group of mechanisms and systems that encode, store, and retrieve information. The modal model of memory describes three stages and stores in the memory process: sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), and longterm memory (LTM). 2. Sensory memory very ...
... Chapter in Review 1. Memory may be defined as a group of mechanisms and systems that encode, store, and retrieve information. The modal model of memory describes three stages and stores in the memory process: sensory memory, short-term memory (STM), and longterm memory (LTM). 2. Sensory memory very ...
Information Processing
... • Structure of knowledge is important – Only increasing factual knowledge does not improve recall – Rich knowledge base may allow children to automatically access items to be recalled because items have a rich network of associations with other items – Increasing knowledge may need to shift the orga ...
... • Structure of knowledge is important – Only increasing factual knowledge does not improve recall – Rich knowledge base may allow children to automatically access items to be recalled because items have a rich network of associations with other items – Increasing knowledge may need to shift the orga ...
Nervous System
... The peripheral nervous system is composed of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. Nerves are bundles of extensions from neurons that extend through the body in the peripheral nervous system. These nerves are categorized into the following functional groups: sensory nerves, which carry sensory ...
... The peripheral nervous system is composed of nerves outside the brain and spinal cord. Nerves are bundles of extensions from neurons that extend through the body in the peripheral nervous system. These nerves are categorized into the following functional groups: sensory nerves, which carry sensory ...
Childhood Experience and the Expression of Genetic Potential
... is one example of a general principle of activity-dependence (“use it or lose it”) that appears to be important in many neural processes related to learning, memory and development (see below). 5. Arborization: As neurons differentiate, they send out one form of fiber-like processes called dendrites ...
... is one example of a general principle of activity-dependence (“use it or lose it”) that appears to be important in many neural processes related to learning, memory and development (see below). 5. Arborization: As neurons differentiate, they send out one form of fiber-like processes called dendrites ...
Nervous System – Chapter 10
... 3. The strength of the nerve impulse remains constant because the nerve supplies the energy 4. All or none – all fibers respond in the nerve or none do 5. Impulse conduction a. unmyelinated nerve fibers conduct an impulse over the entire nerve surface b. a myelinated fiber is different because myeli ...
... 3. The strength of the nerve impulse remains constant because the nerve supplies the energy 4. All or none – all fibers respond in the nerve or none do 5. Impulse conduction a. unmyelinated nerve fibers conduct an impulse over the entire nerve surface b. a myelinated fiber is different because myeli ...
Cognition - Michael Kalsher Home
... context, but now stand alone as simple knowledge. It includes such things as types of food, capital cities, social customs, functions of objects, vocabulary, understanding of mathematics, etc. Much of semantic memory is abstract and relational and is associated with the meaning of verbal symbols. ...
... context, but now stand alone as simple knowledge. It includes such things as types of food, capital cities, social customs, functions of objects, vocabulary, understanding of mathematics, etc. Much of semantic memory is abstract and relational and is associated with the meaning of verbal symbols. ...
Synaptic function: Dendritic democracy
... recordings directly from the dendrites, offering the opportunity to investigate directly the mechanisms that underlie this synaptic scaling. These techniques have been used by Magee and Cook [6] in a recent study which examined the relationship between dendritic distance and synaptic efficacy in hip ...
... recordings directly from the dendrites, offering the opportunity to investigate directly the mechanisms that underlie this synaptic scaling. These techniques have been used by Magee and Cook [6] in a recent study which examined the relationship between dendritic distance and synaptic efficacy in hip ...
Psychology, 4/e by Saul Kassin Behavioral Neuroscience The
... Electroencephalogram (EEG) •An instrument used to measure electrical activity in the brain through electrodes placed on the scalp ...
... Electroencephalogram (EEG) •An instrument used to measure electrical activity in the brain through electrodes placed on the scalp ...
Imitating the Brain with Neurocomputer A New Way towards Artificial
... ly wrong just like putting the cart before the horse. However, if we move our attention from the traditional thinking to where is the biological intelligence from, we may find a new way to create the artificial general intelligence, following a new methodology named as Imitationalism. The underlying ...
... ly wrong just like putting the cart before the horse. However, if we move our attention from the traditional thinking to where is the biological intelligence from, we may find a new way to create the artificial general intelligence, following a new methodology named as Imitationalism. The underlying ...
Hearing the Call of Neurons PowerPoint
... • The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms. ...
... • The cell is the basic unit of structure and organization in organisms. ...
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... language skills and procedural memory, while H.M. had great difficulty in recognizing the current location and time (e.g., events where H.M.’s own conduct had occurred several minutes earlier). This kind of memory is categorized as “episodic memory” [3] and known to be maintained by the hippocampus. E ...
... language skills and procedural memory, while H.M. had great difficulty in recognizing the current location and time (e.g., events where H.M.’s own conduct had occurred several minutes earlier). This kind of memory is categorized as “episodic memory” [3] and known to be maintained by the hippocampus. E ...
Translation-invariant object recognition system using an optical correlator and a super-
... the edge enhancement by two-wave mixing in photorefractive materials.20 This technique is based on the fact that the low frequencies of the spatial FT of an image typically occupy a much smaller area than do the high frequencies. Hence, it is possible to expose the hologram to an amount of radiation ...
... the edge enhancement by two-wave mixing in photorefractive materials.20 This technique is based on the fact that the low frequencies of the spatial FT of an image typically occupy a much smaller area than do the high frequencies. Hence, it is possible to expose the hologram to an amount of radiation ...
Session 8. Madness and Wisdom
... genetic causes of mental disorders are very complex. Sickle-cell disease allows us to consider the basic concepts of inherited disorders. The genetics of this disorder are simple. 1. the disease is caused by an abnormal gene that causes the blood cells to become shaped like sickles rather than donut ...
... genetic causes of mental disorders are very complex. Sickle-cell disease allows us to consider the basic concepts of inherited disorders. The genetics of this disorder are simple. 1. the disease is caused by an abnormal gene that causes the blood cells to become shaped like sickles rather than donut ...
Physical activity for brain health and fighting
... An Australian study showed that if 5% of inactive people became active every 5 years, this would reduce Australian dementia prevalence by 11% in 2051. That equates to around 100,000 fewer Australians living with dementia, simply by getting more Australians to do regular physical activity. ...
... An Australian study showed that if 5% of inactive people became active every 5 years, this would reduce Australian dementia prevalence by 11% in 2051. That equates to around 100,000 fewer Australians living with dementia, simply by getting more Australians to do regular physical activity. ...