Mapping synaptic pathology within cerebral cortical circuits in
... Primary auditory cortex offers another example of a cortical region in which convergent evidence implicates synaptic disruptions in the pathology of schizophrenia. In subjects with schizophrenia, the processing of sensory information within AI is impaired, manifest as the reduced ability to discrimi ...
... Primary auditory cortex offers another example of a cortical region in which convergent evidence implicates synaptic disruptions in the pathology of schizophrenia. In subjects with schizophrenia, the processing of sensory information within AI is impaired, manifest as the reduced ability to discrimi ...
skinner s reinforcement theory - Cambridge Center for Behavioral
... behavior and behaviorism is Skinner’s own. “Behaviorism,” he asserts, “is not the science of human behavior; it is the philosophy of that science” (1974, p. 3). Faulconer and Williams (1985), for example, argue that the two major positions in psychology, what they call positivism and historicism, bo ...
... behavior and behaviorism is Skinner’s own. “Behaviorism,” he asserts, “is not the science of human behavior; it is the philosophy of that science” (1974, p. 3). Faulconer and Williams (1985), for example, argue that the two major positions in psychology, what they call positivism and historicism, bo ...
THE NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION Ralph F
... The hypothalamus is ventral and inferior to the thalamus. It too is divided by the third ventricle, which forms a “W” shape when viewed sagitally. Anterior to the hypothalamus is the lamina terminalis. Below the first protrusion of the “W” is the optic chiasm. Below the second is the tuber cinerium, ...
... The hypothalamus is ventral and inferior to the thalamus. It too is divided by the third ventricle, which forms a “W” shape when viewed sagitally. Anterior to the hypothalamus is the lamina terminalis. Below the first protrusion of the “W” is the optic chiasm. Below the second is the tuber cinerium, ...
Endocrine and nervous systems
... The tips of fingers are sensitive enough to discriminate raised points on a surface, as well as the locations of these points. Knowing this, in the 19th century Louis Braille invented the Braille system of reading for the blind. Each letter of a language alphabet is represented by up to six raised d ...
... The tips of fingers are sensitive enough to discriminate raised points on a surface, as well as the locations of these points. Knowing this, in the 19th century Louis Braille invented the Braille system of reading for the blind. Each letter of a language alphabet is represented by up to six raised d ...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: Decomposing the
... how the physiological fingerprints afforded by MEPs have helped to decompose some of the dynamic and effectorspecific influences on the motor system during action preparation. We focus on competition resolution, conflict and impulse control, as well as on the influence of higher cognitive decision–r ...
... how the physiological fingerprints afforded by MEPs have helped to decompose some of the dynamic and effectorspecific influences on the motor system during action preparation. We focus on competition resolution, conflict and impulse control, as well as on the influence of higher cognitive decision–r ...
Short frontal lobe connections of the human brain
... The diffusion data was then processed using a spherical deconvolution approach based on the damped version of the Richardson Lucy algorithm as described in (Dell’acqua et al., 2010). The high SNR of the data allowed us to apply a relatively low regularisation threshold equal to h ¼ .02 without an ex ...
... The diffusion data was then processed using a spherical deconvolution approach based on the damped version of the Richardson Lucy algorithm as described in (Dell’acqua et al., 2010). The high SNR of the data allowed us to apply a relatively low regularisation threshold equal to h ¼ .02 without an ex ...
Differential responses in three thalamic nuclei in moderately
... with survivals between 3 and 22 years after admission); 12 severely disabled patients (mean age 40 years, range 23–70, with survivals between 4 weeks and 8 years) and 10 vegetative patients (mean age 39 years, range 18–64, with survivals between 3 and 27 months). All but two of the severely disabled ...
... with survivals between 3 and 22 years after admission); 12 severely disabled patients (mean age 40 years, range 23–70, with survivals between 4 weeks and 8 years) and 10 vegetative patients (mean age 39 years, range 18–64, with survivals between 3 and 27 months). All but two of the severely disabled ...
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... responses. Given the need for rapid predator avoidance in animals with vastly different body types, the expression of these responses has been necessarily altered to suit the sensorimotor requirements of each anatomical form. Hale et al. (2002) have demonstrated that the expression of escape behavio ...
... responses. Given the need for rapid predator avoidance in animals with vastly different body types, the expression of these responses has been necessarily altered to suit the sensorimotor requirements of each anatomical form. Hale et al. (2002) have demonstrated that the expression of escape behavio ...
Location and connectivity determine GABAergic interneuron survival in the brains... South Hampshire sheep with CLN6 neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
... interneuron populations from 12 days to mature disease revealed a distinctive pattern of change for each calcium binding protein. Loss of neurons positive to parvalbumin from the affected cortex became apparent at four months of age and had become profound by 19 months. The extent of loss varied mar ...
... interneuron populations from 12 days to mature disease revealed a distinctive pattern of change for each calcium binding protein. Loss of neurons positive to parvalbumin from the affected cortex became apparent at four months of age and had become profound by 19 months. The extent of loss varied mar ...
Role of the basal ganglia in conditional associative learning
... The arbitrary mapping of sensory information onto action forms an important element of the intelligent behavior of primates (also called conditional associative learning). The cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical loops are thought to play a key role in such behavior. The present research was under ...
... The arbitrary mapping of sensory information onto action forms an important element of the intelligent behavior of primates (also called conditional associative learning). The cortico-basal ganglia-thalamo-cortical loops are thought to play a key role in such behavior. The present research was under ...
The Mind-Body Problem and Current Behavioral
... conditioned by the shock rather than on behaviors that avoid the shock.» (He seems to consider this as an achievement or progress) ...
... conditioned by the shock rather than on behaviors that avoid the shock.» (He seems to consider this as an achievement or progress) ...
Fractionation of social brain circuits in autism
... the average or above average range] individuals with an autism spectrum disorder without the presence of additional neurological conditions or known genetic disorders, then proponents of the ‘social brain’ should predict: (i) abnormal connectivity will preferentially involve social brain areas and ( ...
... the average or above average range] individuals with an autism spectrum disorder without the presence of additional neurological conditions or known genetic disorders, then proponents of the ‘social brain’ should predict: (i) abnormal connectivity will preferentially involve social brain areas and ( ...
The dual nature of time preparation: neural
... analysed, because in this situation it was too often interrupted by the voluntary response (see Results section). ...
... analysed, because in this situation it was too often interrupted by the voluntary response (see Results section). ...
Mirror Neurons in a New World Monkey, Common Marmoset
... neuronal responses were significant while observing at least one of the eight grasping action conditions [p < 0.05 after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons (p < 0.05/8)] and while executing grasping action (p < 0.05). To analyze the effect of the grasping action types under the observati ...
... neuronal responses were significant while observing at least one of the eight grasping action conditions [p < 0.05 after Bonferroni correction for multiple comparisons (p < 0.05/8)] and while executing grasping action (p < 0.05). To analyze the effect of the grasping action types under the observati ...
Inferring a dual-stream model of mentalizing from associative white
... for basic cognitive processes is never surgically removed, despite lesion invasion (Ius et al., 2011). Consequently, analysis of patients with diffuse low-grade glioma constitutes a unique opportunity to gain a better understanding of the functional counterpart of surgical excisions (at the cortical ...
... for basic cognitive processes is never surgically removed, despite lesion invasion (Ius et al., 2011). Consequently, analysis of patients with diffuse low-grade glioma constitutes a unique opportunity to gain a better understanding of the functional counterpart of surgical excisions (at the cortical ...
Sten Grillner
... understanding the same mechanisms—an excellent strategy for success in science. The laboratory at the Academy in Moscow was high profile, led by Israel M. Gelfand, a renowned mathematician who later received the Kyoto Prize. For example, in the evaluation of different reports in seminars or workshop ...
... understanding the same mechanisms—an excellent strategy for success in science. The laboratory at the Academy in Moscow was high profile, led by Israel M. Gelfand, a renowned mathematician who later received the Kyoto Prize. For example, in the evaluation of different reports in seminars or workshop ...
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... this framework, the cognitive approach is strengthened by grafting it onto a functional approach in which behavioral effects are defined in terms of the causal impact of the environment on behavior. The functional approach not only optimizes the study of mental constructs, it also reveals the enviro ...
... this framework, the cognitive approach is strengthened by grafting it onto a functional approach in which behavioral effects are defined in terms of the causal impact of the environment on behavior. The functional approach not only optimizes the study of mental constructs, it also reveals the enviro ...
Stimulus-Dependent Synchronization of Neuronal Responses in the
... To examine our hypothesis, we recorded simultaneously with two electrodes neuronal responses from different sites. The stimuli were configurated so that cells at the two recording sites were either activated by a common stimulus (single-bar condition) or by two different bars, whereby each bar activ ...
... To examine our hypothesis, we recorded simultaneously with two electrodes neuronal responses from different sites. The stimuli were configurated so that cells at the two recording sites were either activated by a common stimulus (single-bar condition) or by two different bars, whereby each bar activ ...
The Cytoarchitectonic Map of Constantin von Economo and Georg N
... 1926 upon meeting Koskinas: “The work of von Economo and Koskinas is monumental and constitutes a milestone of science, charting new paths for understanding the brain from an anatomical, physiological and pathological viewpoint. It stands as the first comprehensive reference on the architecture of t ...
... 1926 upon meeting Koskinas: “The work of von Economo and Koskinas is monumental and constitutes a milestone of science, charting new paths for understanding the brain from an anatomical, physiological and pathological viewpoint. It stands as the first comprehensive reference on the architecture of t ...
characterisation of dopamine neurons of the murine ventral
... neurons originating from this region project and receive input from various other brain regions and through several neurotransmitter systems. The attention was concentrated on the excitatory modulation suggested to regulate important functions of synaptic plasticity, which have been associated with ...
... neurons originating from this region project and receive input from various other brain regions and through several neurotransmitter systems. The attention was concentrated on the excitatory modulation suggested to regulate important functions of synaptic plasticity, which have been associated with ...
My first review (in a different world)
... pothesized that this difference could be traced back to the different kinds of communications experimental operations of CS-US pairing where the occurrence of CS and US is not used by the two species. In Bernstein's original experiment the gal- contingent upon behavior of the organism. vanic skin re ...
... pothesized that this difference could be traced back to the different kinds of communications experimental operations of CS-US pairing where the occurrence of CS and US is not used by the two species. In Bernstein's original experiment the gal- contingent upon behavior of the organism. vanic skin re ...