The mirror neuron system and the consequences of its
... communicative mouth actions this is of importance with regards to the hypothesis that the MNS is vital for the understanding of emotional states in others (which are mostly communicated by facial expression) ...
... communicative mouth actions this is of importance with regards to the hypothesis that the MNS is vital for the understanding of emotional states in others (which are mostly communicated by facial expression) ...
Coding of Auditory-Stimulus Identity in the Auditory Non
... In contrast, in the ventral auditory pathway, the computational mechanisms that lead from the coding of the sensory features of an auditory stimulus to higher-order representations are relatively unknown. In particular, it is not known how (or even whether) information is transformed between areas o ...
... In contrast, in the ventral auditory pathway, the computational mechanisms that lead from the coding of the sensory features of an auditory stimulus to higher-order representations are relatively unknown. In particular, it is not known how (or even whether) information is transformed between areas o ...
Serotonin synaptic receptors in the mammalian central
... tonic firing rates of raphe cells are decreased potently and reversibly by iontophoretic application of 5-HT or d-LSD but are not altered appreciably by 2-bromo-LSD, a psychedelically inactive LSD analogue (2, 14). Forebrain neurons that received anatomically and physiologically defined 5HT input fr ...
... tonic firing rates of raphe cells are decreased potently and reversibly by iontophoretic application of 5-HT or d-LSD but are not altered appreciably by 2-bromo-LSD, a psychedelically inactive LSD analogue (2, 14). Forebrain neurons that received anatomically and physiologically defined 5HT input fr ...
8 - GCP Dot
... forms of physical behavior than he had been rewarded for displaying in the past (through royalties, academic honoraria, etc.). If the books produced by Skinner are in fact merely the product of conditioned typewriter-pecking responses and the sentences within them do not express ideas, there is no n ...
... forms of physical behavior than he had been rewarded for displaying in the past (through royalties, academic honoraria, etc.). If the books produced by Skinner are in fact merely the product of conditioned typewriter-pecking responses and the sentences within them do not express ideas, there is no n ...
Chapter 103: Application Of Imaging Technologies In The
... Because the ability of drugs of abuse to increase extracellular DA concentration is considered crucial for their reinforcing effects, the estimation of DA changes becomes particularly relevant. PET and SPECT enable one to carry such measures in the human brain using radioligands that bind with relat ...
... Because the ability of drugs of abuse to increase extracellular DA concentration is considered crucial for their reinforcing effects, the estimation of DA changes becomes particularly relevant. PET and SPECT enable one to carry such measures in the human brain using radioligands that bind with relat ...
Regulation of Stroke-Induced Neurogenesis in Adult Brain—Recent
... In all studies described here, we used a well-characterized rat model of stroke induced by MCAO. With respect to both pathology and symptomatology, this model closely resembles the most common type of stroke in adult humans. Briefly, under halothane anesthesia, the middle cerebral artery of artificial ...
... In all studies described here, we used a well-characterized rat model of stroke induced by MCAO. With respect to both pathology and symptomatology, this model closely resembles the most common type of stroke in adult humans. Briefly, under halothane anesthesia, the middle cerebral artery of artificial ...
The mirror neuron system and the consequences of its dysfunction
... Box 1 | Imitation in the social and psychological sciences Imitation has been studied extensively using a wide variety of approaches in diverse disciplines, including anthropology, economics, sociology, ethology, philosophy, robotics and social, developmental and experimental psychology. A recent co ...
... Box 1 | Imitation in the social and psychological sciences Imitation has been studied extensively using a wide variety of approaches in diverse disciplines, including anthropology, economics, sociology, ethology, philosophy, robotics and social, developmental and experimental psychology. A recent co ...
“Attention for Action” and “Response Selection” in Primate Anterior
... temporally. The Go/No-go discrimination task started once the monkeys pressed the key for ⬎0.5 sec and fixated on a small fixation square (0.5 ⫻ 0.5° in visual angle) on the CRT monitor. In the spatial discrimination task, location-related visual cues using a 0.5°-sized gray square were randomly dis ...
... temporally. The Go/No-go discrimination task started once the monkeys pressed the key for ⬎0.5 sec and fixated on a small fixation square (0.5 ⫻ 0.5° in visual angle) on the CRT monitor. In the spatial discrimination task, location-related visual cues using a 0.5°-sized gray square were randomly dis ...
States of Consciousness Ch. 5
... expensive others to be discussed on later slides… it’s a long list ...
... expensive others to be discussed on later slides… it’s a long list ...
Neural plasticity and recovery of function
... • Motor recovery – Tend to plateau more quickly than functional recovery – Small motor changes seen after 8-12 weeks – Recovery of arm movement is usually less complete than leg movement – Full arm recovery, if it occurs, is usually ...
... • Motor recovery – Tend to plateau more quickly than functional recovery – Small motor changes seen after 8-12 weeks – Recovery of arm movement is usually less complete than leg movement – Full arm recovery, if it occurs, is usually ...
An Integrative Theory on Prefrontal Cortex Function
... them. They provide bias signals throughout much of the rest of the brain, affecting not only visual processes but also other sensory modalities, as well as systems responsible for response execution, memory retrieval, emotional evaluation, etc. The aggregate effect of these bias signals is to guide ...
... them. They provide bias signals throughout much of the rest of the brain, affecting not only visual processes but also other sensory modalities, as well as systems responsible for response execution, memory retrieval, emotional evaluation, etc. The aggregate effect of these bias signals is to guide ...
Luczak, 2015 - University of Lethbridge
... primarily by early firing neurons, whereas firing‑rate coding may be used predominantly by late-firing neurons (FIG. 2b). In support of this idea, studies in multiple cortical regions suggest that, for many neurons, the timing of the first spike is much more informative about the stimulus identity t ...
... primarily by early firing neurons, whereas firing‑rate coding may be used predominantly by late-firing neurons (FIG. 2b). In support of this idea, studies in multiple cortical regions suggest that, for many neurons, the timing of the first spike is much more informative about the stimulus identity t ...
Okami Study Guide
... Vicarious conditioning involves learning through observing the consequences of others’ behavior, rather than simply observing the behaviors. Mirror neurons may help explain how observational learning occurs in the brain. 14. Questions about the effects of media violence on behavior have not been set ...
... Vicarious conditioning involves learning through observing the consequences of others’ behavior, rather than simply observing the behaviors. Mirror neurons may help explain how observational learning occurs in the brain. 14. Questions about the effects of media violence on behavior have not been set ...
1 Unit 5: Learning and Conditioning For many species, including of
... Different kinds of schedules of reinforcement have two kinds of effects on behavior. First, as you have already learned, they affect the rate and pattern of production of the behavior. A response rewarded on a fixed ratio schedule tends to be emitted at a fast steady rate. A response rewarded on a v ...
... Different kinds of schedules of reinforcement have two kinds of effects on behavior. First, as you have already learned, they affect the rate and pattern of production of the behavior. A response rewarded on a fixed ratio schedule tends to be emitted at a fast steady rate. A response rewarded on a v ...
Functional differences between dorsal and ventral hippocampus
... protein synthesis, and the latter would reveal the modification of several functional parameters such as long-term potentiation (LTP), since blocking biosynthetic activity ceases (Stanton and Sarvey, 1984; Otani et al., 1992). Additionally, the relationship between transcriptional activity and cell ...
... protein synthesis, and the latter would reveal the modification of several functional parameters such as long-term potentiation (LTP), since blocking biosynthetic activity ceases (Stanton and Sarvey, 1984; Otani et al., 1992). Additionally, the relationship between transcriptional activity and cell ...
The nature of neuronal words and language
... can be an enormous number of specific S/P words that can be generated and used to transmit different kinds of information. This is because each neuronal word is formed by individual components of the AP process associated with spike generation, and differences in each component can alter the ratio b ...
... can be an enormous number of specific S/P words that can be generated and used to transmit different kinds of information. This is because each neuronal word is formed by individual components of the AP process associated with spike generation, and differences in each component can alter the ratio b ...
Neuronal circuitries involved in thermoregulation
... investigating thermoregulation directed their efforts to the analysis of these thermosensitive neurons. Their (implicit) assumption was that thermosensitivity is a distinctive characteristic of neurons playing a role in thermoregulation. Neurons displaying thermosensitivity, however, could be record ...
... investigating thermoregulation directed their efforts to the analysis of these thermosensitive neurons. Their (implicit) assumption was that thermosensitivity is a distinctive characteristic of neurons playing a role in thermoregulation. Neurons displaying thermosensitivity, however, could be record ...
remembering familiar people: the posterior cingulate cortex and
... require subjects to learn standardized stimuli, such as lists of words or sets of pictures, and later study the subjects during retrieval of these stimuli. However, memories for standardized stimuli learned in a laboratory setting are dissimilar in important ways from naturally acquired, autobiograp ...
... require subjects to learn standardized stimuli, such as lists of words or sets of pictures, and later study the subjects during retrieval of these stimuli. However, memories for standardized stimuli learned in a laboratory setting are dissimilar in important ways from naturally acquired, autobiograp ...
A coincidence detector neural network model of selective attention
... In addition to influence from top-down spatial goals, the neural activation of each stimulus is progressively modulated by top-down signals of semantic information. We propose that a correlation control mechanism that includes coincidence detector neurons determines the correlation between semantic ...
... In addition to influence from top-down spatial goals, the neural activation of each stimulus is progressively modulated by top-down signals of semantic information. We propose that a correlation control mechanism that includes coincidence detector neurons determines the correlation between semantic ...
LETTER RECOGNITION USING BACKPROPAGATION ALGORITHM
... input/output as a result of changes that happens in its environment. Since activation algorithm usually determined during development of the neural network, plus input/output cannot be changed, we have to adjust the value of the weights associated with the inputs in order to change their behavior. O ...
... input/output as a result of changes that happens in its environment. Since activation algorithm usually determined during development of the neural network, plus input/output cannot be changed, we have to adjust the value of the weights associated with the inputs in order to change their behavior. O ...
ORGANIZATION OF CORTICAL AFFERENTS TO THE FRONTAL
... areas send afferents to the premotor region, whereas the second-order (distal) areas reach the prefrontal region. Up to now, only the premotor region apart from its characteristic connections, has been distinguished in the monkey from the point of view of its electrophysiological features. As for ot ...
... areas send afferents to the premotor region, whereas the second-order (distal) areas reach the prefrontal region. Up to now, only the premotor region apart from its characteristic connections, has been distinguished in the monkey from the point of view of its electrophysiological features. As for ot ...
Discussion and future directions
... 2000) have shown that in order to hold memory activity for a saccades, the neural population develops excitatory connections between units with similar preferred saccade directions and inhibitory connections between units with dissimilar directions. Previous modeling results similar with ours have b ...
... 2000) have shown that in order to hold memory activity for a saccades, the neural population develops excitatory connections between units with similar preferred saccade directions and inhibitory connections between units with dissimilar directions. Previous modeling results similar with ours have b ...