SDL 2- CNS Malformations Neural Tube Defects Failure of a portion
... Confirmed with amniocentesis, MRI with T2 weighted sequences can provide structural information Forebrain Anomalies Abnormalities of brain volume Megalencephaly: increased brain volume Microencephaly: decreased brain volume Most common; due to chromosomal abnormalities, fetal alcohol syndrome, HIV a ...
... Confirmed with amniocentesis, MRI with T2 weighted sequences can provide structural information Forebrain Anomalies Abnormalities of brain volume Megalencephaly: increased brain volume Microencephaly: decreased brain volume Most common; due to chromosomal abnormalities, fetal alcohol syndrome, HIV a ...
Module Four: The Brain
... o Sorts, groups & prioritises incoming sensory input o Relays sensory input to relevant sensory area of cerebral cortex o Relays the “motor adjustments” made by the cerebellum and basal nuclei to PMC - Involved in cortical arousal (alertness), emotion and memory part of limbic and reticular system ...
... o Sorts, groups & prioritises incoming sensory input o Relays sensory input to relevant sensory area of cerebral cortex o Relays the “motor adjustments” made by the cerebellum and basal nuclei to PMC - Involved in cortical arousal (alertness), emotion and memory part of limbic and reticular system ...
Option E - OoCities
... experiment, he removed half of the eggs that a female goose had laid and kept them in an incubator. Lorenz was with the goslings when they hatched out from those eggs, and he remained with them for a few hours. He was therefore the first moving object that they saw. The goslings did not show normal ...
... experiment, he removed half of the eggs that a female goose had laid and kept them in an incubator. Lorenz was with the goslings when they hatched out from those eggs, and he remained with them for a few hours. He was therefore the first moving object that they saw. The goslings did not show normal ...
Learning PPT
... reward of food or water and the device records these responses Skinner: WWII and pigeons ...
... reward of food or water and the device records these responses Skinner: WWII and pigeons ...
Chapter 40
... a) Short-term memory can hold about 7 pieces of information, may last about 20 seconds, and may involve reverberating circuits b) Long-term memory involves encoding information and then consolidating, a process that depends on the hippocampus and involves the expression of genes c) Memory circuits a ...
... a) Short-term memory can hold about 7 pieces of information, may last about 20 seconds, and may involve reverberating circuits b) Long-term memory involves encoding information and then consolidating, a process that depends on the hippocampus and involves the expression of genes c) Memory circuits a ...
The Brain
... A person’s head is placed in a MAGNETIC FIELD where ATOMS are disoriented by brief PULSES . When atoms return to normal, they emit SIGNALS -- a computer generates images of the soft tissue from these signals. 1. fMRI (Functional MRI) ...
... A person’s head is placed in a MAGNETIC FIELD where ATOMS are disoriented by brief PULSES . When atoms return to normal, they emit SIGNALS -- a computer generates images of the soft tissue from these signals. 1. fMRI (Functional MRI) ...
Ch. 13 Central Nervous System
... predominately one function. However, this can vary from person to person and at different times in an individual when the brain is damaged. (cerebral plasticity) The function of each region depends on the structures that is communicates with. No part of the brain functions alone and they work togeth ...
... predominately one function. However, this can vary from person to person and at different times in an individual when the brain is damaged. (cerebral plasticity) The function of each region depends on the structures that is communicates with. No part of the brain functions alone and they work togeth ...
Clinical Research Center for Brain Sciences, Herzog Hospital
... decline in executive attention function: Spatially specific network of neocortical, limbic and paralimbic regions lateral prefrontal cortex, frontal eye field, intraparietal sulcus, superior temporal sulcus, posterior cingulate cortex, and medial temporal lobe showing monotonic decrease in whole gra ...
... decline in executive attention function: Spatially specific network of neocortical, limbic and paralimbic regions lateral prefrontal cortex, frontal eye field, intraparietal sulcus, superior temporal sulcus, posterior cingulate cortex, and medial temporal lobe showing monotonic decrease in whole gra ...
Lesson 1 - What is Social Psychology?
... consistent with one another, rather than ideas that are inconsistent or incongruous. ...
... consistent with one another, rather than ideas that are inconsistent or incongruous. ...
Chapter 3
... • Inside the neuron has a negative ionic charge • (negative inside/positive outside) = resting potential • Neurons are selectively permeable (usually blocking POSITIVELY charged sodium ions until given the signal to fire • Depolarization occurs when neurons allow sodium ions inside causing neurologi ...
... • Inside the neuron has a negative ionic charge • (negative inside/positive outside) = resting potential • Neurons are selectively permeable (usually blocking POSITIVELY charged sodium ions until given the signal to fire • Depolarization occurs when neurons allow sodium ions inside causing neurologi ...
2015 Midterm Exam
... [electrical shock / novel environment / physical restraint / hypercapnia / food deprivation] ...
... [electrical shock / novel environment / physical restraint / hypercapnia / food deprivation] ...
LECTURE 11 THE MEANING OF CRIME: SOCIAL PROCESS
... - Common traits: low intelligence, self centered, impulsive ...
... - Common traits: low intelligence, self centered, impulsive ...
Study Guide 1
... 2. Describe the basic flow of information in most sensory systems starting with an external stimulus and ending in the cerebral cortex. 3. What are the chemical senses? Why are they important? 4. Where are the receptor cells for taste located, and what are they called? 5. How does transduction occur ...
... 2. Describe the basic flow of information in most sensory systems starting with an external stimulus and ending in the cerebral cortex. 3. What are the chemical senses? Why are they important? 4. Where are the receptor cells for taste located, and what are they called? 5. How does transduction occur ...
Learning Review Notes
... Positive reinforcement – money leads to performance Negative reinforcement – take away pain to extract information Anything that reduces a behavior. Positive punishment – give pain to reduce bad behavior Negative punishment – take away car to reduce bad driving Continuous reinforcement – reward ever ...
... Positive reinforcement – money leads to performance Negative reinforcement – take away pain to extract information Anything that reduces a behavior. Positive punishment – give pain to reduce bad behavior Negative punishment – take away car to reduce bad driving Continuous reinforcement – reward ever ...
Biological of Behavior
... happens when a neuron is stimulated? Both inside and outside the neuron are fluids containing electrically charged atoms and molecules called ions. Positively charged sodium (Na) and potassium (K) ions and negatively charged chloride ions flow back and forth across the cell membrane. The diffe ...
... happens when a neuron is stimulated? Both inside and outside the neuron are fluids containing electrically charged atoms and molecules called ions. Positively charged sodium (Na) and potassium (K) ions and negatively charged chloride ions flow back and forth across the cell membrane. The diffe ...
Chapter 2
... The Brain’s Plasticity The brain is sculpted by our genes but also by our experiences. Plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to modify itself after some type of injury or illness. ...
... The Brain’s Plasticity The brain is sculpted by our genes but also by our experiences. Plasticity refers to the brain’s ability to modify itself after some type of injury or illness. ...
The Role of Specialized Intelligent Body
... the ”cognitive cortex” – the portions of the brain dealing with self-reflection and abstract thought. But the cognitive cortex does its work in close coordination with the body’s various more specialized intelligent subsystems, including those associated with the gut, the heart, the liver, the immun ...
... the ”cognitive cortex” – the portions of the brain dealing with self-reflection and abstract thought. But the cognitive cortex does its work in close coordination with the body’s various more specialized intelligent subsystems, including those associated with the gut, the heart, the liver, the immun ...
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 ...
AP Psychology – Unit 3 – Biological Bases of Behavior
... b. only be able to write the word key using her left hand. c. only be able to draw a picture of a key using her left hand. d. do none of the above. 31. The branching extensions of nerve cells that receive incoming signals from sensory receptors or from other neurons are called the: a. axons. b. syna ...
... b. only be able to write the word key using her left hand. c. only be able to draw a picture of a key using her left hand. d. do none of the above. 31. The branching extensions of nerve cells that receive incoming signals from sensory receptors or from other neurons are called the: a. axons. b. syna ...