Percept
... Top-Down Processing • Bottom-up processing – Analysis that emphasizes characteristics of the stimulus, rather than internal concepts (stimulus-driven processing). • Top-down processing – Emphasizes perceiver's expectations, memories, and other cognitive factors (conceptually-driven processing). ...
... Top-Down Processing • Bottom-up processing – Analysis that emphasizes characteristics of the stimulus, rather than internal concepts (stimulus-driven processing). • Top-down processing – Emphasizes perceiver's expectations, memories, and other cognitive factors (conceptually-driven processing). ...
Disorders of the Nervous System
... coordinates all parts of the body and provides a complex communication system between the body’s internal and external environments. Structurally, the nervous system is composed of two main parts: 1) The central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain and spinal cord. 2) The peripheral ner ...
... coordinates all parts of the body and provides a complex communication system between the body’s internal and external environments. Structurally, the nervous system is composed of two main parts: 1) The central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain and spinal cord. 2) The peripheral ner ...
Слайд 1 - Polymer
... • More diversity in the palm of your hand than in the mammalian kingdom • Most important and abused ecosystem in the world • Essential features – Species concept not useful – Feedback and feedforward coupling to dynamic environment is central – Functionality – Can’t measure much (anything) ...
... • More diversity in the palm of your hand than in the mammalian kingdom • Most important and abused ecosystem in the world • Essential features – Species concept not useful – Feedback and feedforward coupling to dynamic environment is central – Functionality – Can’t measure much (anything) ...
Slide
... 1. Controlled by an interaction between landmarks and idiothetic cues 2. Role of visual landmark (important but not required) 1. rotation of the landmarks -- > an equal rotation of the firing location/ direction of the place cells or head direction cells 2. maintain their location/ direction tuning ...
... 1. Controlled by an interaction between landmarks and idiothetic cues 2. Role of visual landmark (important but not required) 1. rotation of the landmarks -- > an equal rotation of the firing location/ direction of the place cells or head direction cells 2. maintain their location/ direction tuning ...
File
... ability, appear 15% wider than normal. But the size of his brain was a little smaller than average. • We may be the smartest creatures on the planet, but others have bigger brains. Larger brains are needed partly to control larger muscles. A sperm whale's brain weighs about 17 pounds and an elephant ...
... ability, appear 15% wider than normal. But the size of his brain was a little smaller than average. • We may be the smartest creatures on the planet, but others have bigger brains. Larger brains are needed partly to control larger muscles. A sperm whale's brain weighs about 17 pounds and an elephant ...
Learning & Memory
... History of Learning & Memory • Broca: – damage to the posterior portion of the left frontal lobe (Broca's area) produces a specific deficit in language ...
... History of Learning & Memory • Broca: – damage to the posterior portion of the left frontal lobe (Broca's area) produces a specific deficit in language ...
peripheral nervous system
... cerebrum and the cerebellum. Located between the brain stem and the cerebrum is a small region of the brain called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is responsible for maintaining homeostasis The hypothalamus maintains body temperature, thirst, appetite, and water balance. Additionally, the hypotha ...
... cerebrum and the cerebellum. Located between the brain stem and the cerebrum is a small region of the brain called the hypothalamus. The hypothalamus is responsible for maintaining homeostasis The hypothalamus maintains body temperature, thirst, appetite, and water balance. Additionally, the hypotha ...
Nervous System Notes
... d. synapse – space between the receptors and the axon e. receptors – detect changes inside and outside the body f. motor neurons- neurons that send impulses from the brain and spinal cord to other body systems g. nerves- send and receive info h. brain- think, control movement, store info and memorie ...
... d. synapse – space between the receptors and the axon e. receptors – detect changes inside and outside the body f. motor neurons- neurons that send impulses from the brain and spinal cord to other body systems g. nerves- send and receive info h. brain- think, control movement, store info and memorie ...
Psych 9A. Lec. 07 PP Slides: Brain and Nervous System, Part 3
... Damage to Broca’s and/or Wernicke’s areas can cause aphasia. For right-handed people, these sensitive areas are located on the brain’s left hemisphere. Broca’s area: helps to convert phonemic information into motor commands and lies close to motor areas controlling the vocal articulature Wernicke’s ...
... Damage to Broca’s and/or Wernicke’s areas can cause aphasia. For right-handed people, these sensitive areas are located on the brain’s left hemisphere. Broca’s area: helps to convert phonemic information into motor commands and lies close to motor areas controlling the vocal articulature Wernicke’s ...
Final Exam Review Part II 1) The entire nervous system is divided
... D) ganglion 10) A(n) ____ neuron transmits signals to muscles or glands from the CNS. A) interneuron B) sensory C) motor D) ganglion 11) An involuntary response by the nervous system to a stimulus is a A) Synapse B) Reflex C) Motor response D) Smooth muscle ...
... D) ganglion 10) A(n) ____ neuron transmits signals to muscles or glands from the CNS. A) interneuron B) sensory C) motor D) ganglion 11) An involuntary response by the nervous system to a stimulus is a A) Synapse B) Reflex C) Motor response D) Smooth muscle ...
Understanding-the.. - Windsor C
... • Resting potential: resting axon has a – charge • Action potential: when excited, pores open and + ions flow through axon “firing” an electrical pathway to the terminal button – Increase in + ions is called depolarization – the # of ions necessary for “firing” is called the threshold • Once the pro ...
... • Resting potential: resting axon has a – charge • Action potential: when excited, pores open and + ions flow through axon “firing” an electrical pathway to the terminal button – Increase in + ions is called depolarization – the # of ions necessary for “firing” is called the threshold • Once the pro ...
What is Memory?
... recall information best in the same emotional state (mood) as when the information was learned. • Context Dependent Memories- being in a context similar to one we’ve been in before may trick us into subconsciously retrieving an earlier experience. ...
... recall information best in the same emotional state (mood) as when the information was learned. • Context Dependent Memories- being in a context similar to one we’ve been in before may trick us into subconsciously retrieving an earlier experience. ...
Reflex Arc.
... • Synapse is “The junction across which a nerve impulse passes from an axon terminal to a neuron, muscle cell or gland” • Two types of Synapses: o Excitatory o Inhibitory ...
... • Synapse is “The junction across which a nerve impulse passes from an axon terminal to a neuron, muscle cell or gland” • Two types of Synapses: o Excitatory o Inhibitory ...
Nervous System
... Drugs and the Nervous System • Different drugs have different affects on the body – Stimulants generally increase activity in the CNS – Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant. It blocks the normal removal of pleasure neurotransmitters. The excess neurotransmitters cause a temporary “high” that is ...
... Drugs and the Nervous System • Different drugs have different affects on the body – Stimulants generally increase activity in the CNS – Cocaine is a highly addictive stimulant. It blocks the normal removal of pleasure neurotransmitters. The excess neurotransmitters cause a temporary “high” that is ...
Basics of Neuroscience
... focused on holistic & visual-spatial processing • Two hemispheres work closely together & it is often hard to differentiate their different functions as brain operates • Many neural structures in evolving brain were duplicated so that there is one in each hemisphere • Usual way of talking about comp ...
... focused on holistic & visual-spatial processing • Two hemispheres work closely together & it is often hard to differentiate their different functions as brain operates • Many neural structures in evolving brain were duplicated so that there is one in each hemisphere • Usual way of talking about comp ...
NervousSystemPPT
... Chemical stability: CSF flows throughout the inner ventricular system in the brain and is absorbed back into the bloodstream, rinsing the metabolic waste from the central nervous system through the blood–brain barrier. This allows for homeostatic regulation of the distribution of neuroendocrine fact ...
... Chemical stability: CSF flows throughout the inner ventricular system in the brain and is absorbed back into the bloodstream, rinsing the metabolic waste from the central nervous system through the blood–brain barrier. This allows for homeostatic regulation of the distribution of neuroendocrine fact ...
The gustatory pathway - West Virginia University
... The insular cortex projects to the orbitofrontal cortex Both cortices are part of the limbic system The limbic system is responsible for the behavioral and emotional significance of taste ...
... The insular cortex projects to the orbitofrontal cortex Both cortices are part of the limbic system The limbic system is responsible for the behavioral and emotional significance of taste ...
Neurons
... Central Nervous System The Brain • cerebral cortex: the covering, where most mental processes take place • The brain is divided into two halves (cerebral hemispheres) separated by a deep fissure – hemispheres control opposite side of body (e.g. right-handers’ writing is controlled by the left hemis ...
... Central Nervous System The Brain • cerebral cortex: the covering, where most mental processes take place • The brain is divided into two halves (cerebral hemispheres) separated by a deep fissure – hemispheres control opposite side of body (e.g. right-handers’ writing is controlled by the left hemis ...
Annual Review of Neuroscience
... Brain waves are central to brain function. They regulate communication between neurons and there is mounting evidence that they play specific and important roles in higher cognition. Abnormal brain waves are apparent in neuropsychiatric disorders. Multiple-electrodes offer a new tool for directly me ...
... Brain waves are central to brain function. They regulate communication between neurons and there is mounting evidence that they play specific and important roles in higher cognition. Abnormal brain waves are apparent in neuropsychiatric disorders. Multiple-electrodes offer a new tool for directly me ...
Syllabus P140C (68530) Cognitive Science
... – How is processing actually done with neural activity? ...
... – How is processing actually done with neural activity? ...
Dynamic timescale
... thus providing us with well-determined timescale for its action i.e. protein dynamical timescale ~ 10-15 ps. At first sight this timescale is in direct contradiction with the experimentally obtained millisecond timescale for a neural reflex. However, the neural reflex has two compounds: impulse prop ...
... thus providing us with well-determined timescale for its action i.e. protein dynamical timescale ~ 10-15 ps. At first sight this timescale is in direct contradiction with the experimentally obtained millisecond timescale for a neural reflex. However, the neural reflex has two compounds: impulse prop ...
Endocrine System - Brain Mind Forum
... Huntington disease, and Parkinson's disease.[15] GABA is used at the great majority of fast inhibitory synapses in virtually every part of the brain. Many sedative/tranquilizing drugs act by enhancing the effects of GABA.[16] Correspondingly, glycine is the inhibitory transmitter in the spinal cord. ...
... Huntington disease, and Parkinson's disease.[15] GABA is used at the great majority of fast inhibitory synapses in virtually every part of the brain. Many sedative/tranquilizing drugs act by enhancing the effects of GABA.[16] Correspondingly, glycine is the inhibitory transmitter in the spinal cord. ...
Slide 1
... • Clear scientific evidence that in some people the capacities for spoken and written language may be located in different hemispheres • Learning a second language – At a young age- the brain shows activity in the same area as your native language – After childhood- brain activity is in an adjacent ...
... • Clear scientific evidence that in some people the capacities for spoken and written language may be located in different hemispheres • Learning a second language – At a young age- the brain shows activity in the same area as your native language – After childhood- brain activity is in an adjacent ...