Frontal lobe dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
... The patients were selected on the basis of prior performance on a test of written verbal fluency, based on the Thurstone Word Fluency Task (Thurstone and Thurstone, 1962). The task involved the written generation of as many words as possible beginning with a given letter, in a limited time period: S ...
... The patients were selected on the basis of prior performance on a test of written verbal fluency, based on the Thurstone Word Fluency Task (Thurstone and Thurstone, 1962). The task involved the written generation of as many words as possible beginning with a given letter, in a limited time period: S ...
Sensory signals during active versus passive movement
... accurately. When we make eye movements, for example, the world moves across our retinas, but we do not perceive the world as moving. How do we distinguish sensory events resulting from our own actions from those that arise externally? So far, most analyses of sensory processing have been done in an ...
... accurately. When we make eye movements, for example, the world moves across our retinas, but we do not perceive the world as moving. How do we distinguish sensory events resulting from our own actions from those that arise externally? So far, most analyses of sensory processing have been done in an ...
Chap 8 Slides learning
... • In 1925, Mary Cover Jones (a colleague of Watson) hypothesized that she would be able to decondition a three-year-old boy named Peter from some of his fears, which included feathers, cotton, frogs, fish, rats, rabbits, and mechanical toys. She began by bringing a caged rabbit into the same room wh ...
... • In 1925, Mary Cover Jones (a colleague of Watson) hypothesized that she would be able to decondition a three-year-old boy named Peter from some of his fears, which included feathers, cotton, frogs, fish, rats, rabbits, and mechanical toys. She began by bringing a caged rabbit into the same room wh ...
Mirror neurons in monkey area F5 do not adapt to the observation of
... t is well established that the repetition of identical visual stimuli results in a decrease of the responses of single neurons in a variety of areas in monkey visual cortex. They include area V1 (ref. 1), extrastriate visual areas1–4, as well as areas in the inferior5–15 and the medial temporal lobe ...
... t is well established that the repetition of identical visual stimuli results in a decrease of the responses of single neurons in a variety of areas in monkey visual cortex. They include area V1 (ref. 1), extrastriate visual areas1–4, as well as areas in the inferior5–15 and the medial temporal lobe ...
bf skinner: behaviorism 2 - Saadthayani
... Reinforcers can be either positive or negative.” (McLeod, 2007) A positive reinforcement would be if you clean your room, your parents award you to go out with your friends. This concept influences the child’s behavior. “The removal of an unpleasant reinforcer can also strengthen behavior. This is c ...
... Reinforcers can be either positive or negative.” (McLeod, 2007) A positive reinforcement would be if you clean your room, your parents award you to go out with your friends. This concept influences the child’s behavior. “The removal of an unpleasant reinforcer can also strengthen behavior. This is c ...
NIH Public Access
... neuroprotective effects of α-tocotrienol in vitro led us to question the significance of this nutrient in vivo. In SHR stroke study #1, experimental stroke outcome data revealed that the Tocomin-fed rats tended (p = 0.057, Fig. 5E) to have reduced injury following stroke than the control group. The ...
... neuroprotective effects of α-tocotrienol in vitro led us to question the significance of this nutrient in vivo. In SHR stroke study #1, experimental stroke outcome data revealed that the Tocomin-fed rats tended (p = 0.057, Fig. 5E) to have reduced injury following stroke than the control group. The ...
Grounding conceptual knowledge in modality
... and motor variables consistently produce effects in conceptual tasks. In brain imaging experiments, conceptual processing consistently activates modality-specific brain areas. Theoretical research shows how modality-specific re-enactments could produce basic conceptual functions, such as the type –t ...
... and motor variables consistently produce effects in conceptual tasks. In brain imaging experiments, conceptual processing consistently activates modality-specific brain areas. Theoretical research shows how modality-specific re-enactments could produce basic conceptual functions, such as the type –t ...
1 The Brain and Behavior
... each of the brain's two hemispheres the overlying cortex is divided into four anatomically distinct lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital (see Figure 12B), originally named for the skull bones that encase them. These lobes have specialized functions. The frontal lobe is largely concerned ...
... each of the brain's two hemispheres the overlying cortex is divided into four anatomically distinct lobes: frontal, parietal, temporal, and occipital (see Figure 12B), originally named for the skull bones that encase them. These lobes have specialized functions. The frontal lobe is largely concerned ...
Attractor concretion as a mechanism for the formation of context
... value coding neurons. When the associations are reversed, the learned synaptic strengths are overwritten by the new values. The AN can be in one of the three states (wait, positive, negative), and can implement only one set of CS–US mappings at a time. In the two contexts the AN implements two diffe ...
... value coding neurons. When the associations are reversed, the learned synaptic strengths are overwritten by the new values. The AN can be in one of the three states (wait, positive, negative), and can implement only one set of CS–US mappings at a time. In the two contexts the AN implements two diffe ...
Glioblastoma - The Brain Tumour Charity
... however, once it occurs. They have a much better prognosis than primary glioblastomas. ...
... however, once it occurs. They have a much better prognosis than primary glioblastomas. ...
Slide 1
... • Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) – division of the PNS consisting of nerves that control all of the involuntary muscles, organs, and glands; sensory pathway nerves coming from the sensory organs to the CNS consisting of sensory neurons – sympathetic division (fight-or-flight system): part of the ANS ...
... • Autonomic Nervous System (ANS) – division of the PNS consisting of nerves that control all of the involuntary muscles, organs, and glands; sensory pathway nerves coming from the sensory organs to the CNS consisting of sensory neurons – sympathetic division (fight-or-flight system): part of the ANS ...
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... treatment of intractable tinnitus based on electrical extradural stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex via an electrode implant. Tinnitus can be considered an auditory phantom phenomenon similar to deafferentation pain in the somatosensory system. It is characterized by gamma-band activi ...
... treatment of intractable tinnitus based on electrical extradural stimulation of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex via an electrode implant. Tinnitus can be considered an auditory phantom phenomenon similar to deafferentation pain in the somatosensory system. It is characterized by gamma-band activi ...
The Area Postrema - Queen`s University
... of the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (DMH) (van der Kooy and Koda 1983; Shapiro and Miselis 1985; see Fig. 3). Intriguingly information from the AP reaches the PVN through both monosynaptic and polysynaptic connections suggesting an integrative capacity wi ...
... of the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (DMH) (van der Kooy and Koda 1983; Shapiro and Miselis 1985; see Fig. 3). Intriguingly information from the AP reaches the PVN through both monosynaptic and polysynaptic connections suggesting an integrative capacity wi ...
Wasp uses venom cocktail to manipulate the behavior F. Libersat
... within a few minutes (Fouad et al. 1994). Because this first sting prevents the cockroach from using its forelegs to fight off the wasp, it presumably facilitates the subsequent sting into the head of the cockroach. This second sting induces roughly 30 min of grooming behavior, followed by a long-te ...
... within a few minutes (Fouad et al. 1994). Because this first sting prevents the cockroach from using its forelegs to fight off the wasp, it presumably facilitates the subsequent sting into the head of the cockroach. This second sting induces roughly 30 min of grooming behavior, followed by a long-te ...
Glioblastoma - The Brain Tumour Charity
... Mutations in the IDH-1 gene have been found to be frequent in secondary glioblastomas , but rare in primary glioblastomas, apart from the proneural sub-type. Mutations in the region of the TERT gene have been found to be the other way round i.e. common in primary glioblastomas but less frequent in s ...
... Mutations in the IDH-1 gene have been found to be frequent in secondary glioblastomas , but rare in primary glioblastomas, apart from the proneural sub-type. Mutations in the region of the TERT gene have been found to be the other way round i.e. common in primary glioblastomas but less frequent in s ...
Basal Ganglia and Cerebellar Inputs to `AIP`
... To examine these issues, we used retrograde transneuronal transport of rabies virus after localized injections into AIP. The parameters for using rabies as a transneuronal tracer have been examined extensively in the cebus monkey (e.g. Kelly and Strick, 2000, 2003). In addition, we have examined the ...
... To examine these issues, we used retrograde transneuronal transport of rabies virus after localized injections into AIP. The parameters for using rabies as a transneuronal tracer have been examined extensively in the cebus monkey (e.g. Kelly and Strick, 2000, 2003). In addition, we have examined the ...
The anatomy, physiology and functions of the
... number of different place navigation tasks. In cases in which the performance was assessed over a range of delay intervals, rats with perirhinal lesions exhibited rapid forgetting of spatial information relative to control animals ...
... number of different place navigation tasks. In cases in which the performance was assessed over a range of delay intervals, rats with perirhinal lesions exhibited rapid forgetting of spatial information relative to control animals ...
The Choice of Discount Rate for Climate Change Policy Evaluation
... damages many years from now, while many of the costs would be borne in the nearer term. A high consumption discount rate1 thus tends to shrink the present value of benefits relative to the present value of costs and weakens the case for aggressive current action. Relatively small differences in the ...
... damages many years from now, while many of the costs would be borne in the nearer term. A high consumption discount rate1 thus tends to shrink the present value of benefits relative to the present value of costs and weakens the case for aggressive current action. Relatively small differences in the ...
Neurological Consequences
... 2. Roughly normal amounts of noradrenaline can now be distributed throughout the body, and the opioid dependent feels more or less like normal. 3 .Also, the opioid receptors gradually become less responsive to opioids because of the constant over-activity. This means that the same amount of opioids ...
... 2. Roughly normal amounts of noradrenaline can now be distributed throughout the body, and the opioid dependent feels more or less like normal. 3 .Also, the opioid receptors gradually become less responsive to opioids because of the constant over-activity. This means that the same amount of opioids ...
Session
... Test for evaluating whether a goal or objective is viable. If a dead man can do it, then it may not be a functional, useful goal. Absence of reinforcer for a period of time, thereby making that event more effective as a reinforcer. An instructional method wherein the client is presented with formal ...
... Test for evaluating whether a goal or objective is viable. If a dead man can do it, then it may not be a functional, useful goal. Absence of reinforcer for a period of time, thereby making that event more effective as a reinforcer. An instructional method wherein the client is presented with formal ...
What is a Neural Network?
... • VLSI Implementability: An ANN is well suited to be implemented using very-large-scaleintegrated (VLSI) technology. • Uniformity of Analysis and Design: Same notation (neurons being the main unit, etc.) is used in all domains involving the application of neural networks. • Neurobiological Analogy: ...
... • VLSI Implementability: An ANN is well suited to be implemented using very-large-scaleintegrated (VLSI) technology. • Uniformity of Analysis and Design: Same notation (neurons being the main unit, etc.) is used in all domains involving the application of neural networks. • Neurobiological Analogy: ...
Physiology of functional and effective networks in epilepsy
... thought to play important roles in the pathogenesis of epilepsy) relative to controls. These findings may suggest that the decoupling of functional and structural connectivity may reflect the progress of long-term impairment in idiopathic generalized epilepsy, and may be used as a potential biomarker ...
... thought to play important roles in the pathogenesis of epilepsy) relative to controls. These findings may suggest that the decoupling of functional and structural connectivity may reflect the progress of long-term impairment in idiopathic generalized epilepsy, and may be used as a potential biomarker ...