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... Neural substrates that underlie requisite alterations in autonomic functions (e.g., cardiorespiratory adjustments) and sensory processing (e.g., modulation of pain processing) that accompany defense are well understood (Lovick and Bandler, 2005); however, little is known of the neural circuits that ...
... Neural substrates that underlie requisite alterations in autonomic functions (e.g., cardiorespiratory adjustments) and sensory processing (e.g., modulation of pain processing) that accompany defense are well understood (Lovick and Bandler, 2005); however, little is known of the neural circuits that ...
Semantics and Computational Semantics
... For computer scientists, there is a special methodological place for a computational theory of represented meaning and its role in communication. Such a theory promises to shape our understanding of intelligence in fundamental ways. The ability to engage in human-like conversation has defined the ba ...
... For computer scientists, there is a special methodological place for a computational theory of represented meaning and its role in communication. Such a theory promises to shape our understanding of intelligence in fundamental ways. The ability to engage in human-like conversation has defined the ba ...
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... sensors and its effectors without using the handcrafted (or genespecified) content or the handcrafted boundaries for concepts about the extra-body environments. Almassy, Edelman, and Sporns (1998), further refined in Sporns et al. (1999), proposed a neuromorphic architecture for learning primary and ...
... sensors and its effectors without using the handcrafted (or genespecified) content or the handcrafted boundaries for concepts about the extra-body environments. Almassy, Edelman, and Sporns (1998), further refined in Sporns et al. (1999), proposed a neuromorphic architecture for learning primary and ...
The thalamus as a monitor of motor outputs
... is, the receptive field properties that relate to retinal coordinates, like centre-surround properties, will be studied. If, however, it is seen as an input to the midbrain, which is concerned with the control of head and eye movements, then one is likely to be interested in a different set of prope ...
... is, the receptive field properties that relate to retinal coordinates, like centre-surround properties, will be studied. If, however, it is seen as an input to the midbrain, which is concerned with the control of head and eye movements, then one is likely to be interested in a different set of prope ...
How do you feel -- now? The anterior insula and
... target awareness is engendered in the AIC/IFG and control of directed effort in the ACC. In another study, a well-practiced behavioral task was used to encourage mind-wandering (‘stimulus-independent thought’) and the authors found activation associated with self-reported mind-wandering periods in s ...
... target awareness is engendered in the AIC/IFG and control of directed effort in the ACC. In another study, a well-practiced behavioral task was used to encourage mind-wandering (‘stimulus-independent thought’) and the authors found activation associated with self-reported mind-wandering periods in s ...
Chapter 13: The Spinal Cord, Spinal Nerves, and Spinal Reflexes
... Stretch, tendon and withdrawal reflexes are ipsilateral reflex arcs, occurring on the same side of the body as the stimulus. A crossed extensor reflex occurs on the side opposite the stimulus (contralateral reflex arc). The crossed extensor reflex occurs simultaneously and in coordination with a fle ...
... Stretch, tendon and withdrawal reflexes are ipsilateral reflex arcs, occurring on the same side of the body as the stimulus. A crossed extensor reflex occurs on the side opposite the stimulus (contralateral reflex arc). The crossed extensor reflex occurs simultaneously and in coordination with a fle ...
Direction of action is represented in the ventral premotor cortex
... central nervous system to drive prosthetic devices and/or robotic arms28 (S. I. Helms-Tillery et al. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 26, 458.2, 2000). In most instances, investigators have found that signals from single neurons do not provide enough information for this purpose. Therefore, they have used popu ...
... central nervous system to drive prosthetic devices and/or robotic arms28 (S. I. Helms-Tillery et al. Soc. Neurosci. Abstr. 26, 458.2, 2000). In most instances, investigators have found that signals from single neurons do not provide enough information for this purpose. Therefore, they have used popu ...
Sympathetic Trunk Ganglia
... Reticular formation exerts most direct influence • Medulla oblongata • Periaqueductal gray matter ...
... Reticular formation exerts most direct influence • Medulla oblongata • Periaqueductal gray matter ...
THE NEUROBIOLOGY OF VISUAL-SACCADIC DECISION MAKING
... better understand the nature of the human body. Galen’s writings suggest that during his lifetime two principle theories dominated the debate about how decisions are made. Both theories argued that the nervous system could be fundamentally divided into two principle components, a sensory limb and a ...
... better understand the nature of the human body. Galen’s writings suggest that during his lifetime two principle theories dominated the debate about how decisions are made. Both theories argued that the nervous system could be fundamentally divided into two principle components, a sensory limb and a ...
Chapter 15 - Houston Community College Learning Web
... efferent divisions of the nervous system, and explain what is meant by the somatic nervous system. • 15-2 Explain why receptors respond to specific stimuli, and how the organization of a receptor affects its sensitivity. • 15-3 Identify the receptors for the general senses, and describe how they fun ...
... efferent divisions of the nervous system, and explain what is meant by the somatic nervous system. • 15-2 Explain why receptors respond to specific stimuli, and how the organization of a receptor affects its sensitivity. • 15-3 Identify the receptors for the general senses, and describe how they fun ...
ConceptNet - Media Lab Login
... The Cyc project, begun in 1984 by Doug Lenat, tries to formalize commonsense knowledge into a logical framework (Lenat, 1995). Assertions are largely handcrafted by knowledge engineers at Cycorp, and as of 2003, Cyc has over 1.6 million facts interrelating more than 118,000 concepts (source: cyc.com ...
... The Cyc project, begun in 1984 by Doug Lenat, tries to formalize commonsense knowledge into a logical framework (Lenat, 1995). Assertions are largely handcrafted by knowledge engineers at Cycorp, and as of 2003, Cyc has over 1.6 million facts interrelating more than 118,000 concepts (source: cyc.com ...
Neurologic System The nervous system Central and peripheral
... Tested only when superficial pain sensation is not intact Sensory Function (Cont.) Primary sensory functions (Cont.) Vibration Tuning fork (lower Hz) Position of joints Raise or lower Sensory Function (Cont.) Cortical sensory function Test cognitive ability to interpret sensations. Inability to perf ...
... Tested only when superficial pain sensation is not intact Sensory Function (Cont.) Primary sensory functions (Cont.) Vibration Tuning fork (lower Hz) Position of joints Raise or lower Sensory Function (Cont.) Cortical sensory function Test cognitive ability to interpret sensations. Inability to perf ...
How different are the visual representations used for object
... In both part change and configural (relative size) change conditions, the task is to choose the ‘correct’ image. So in figure 1 the bottom ‘cow’ is the only image with a cows head. In figure 2 the middle ‘fly’ is the only one with eyes that are the correct size in proportion to its body. In addition ...
... In both part change and configural (relative size) change conditions, the task is to choose the ‘correct’ image. So in figure 1 the bottom ‘cow’ is the only image with a cows head. In figure 2 the middle ‘fly’ is the only one with eyes that are the correct size in proportion to its body. In addition ...
Axonal conduction properties of antidromically identified neurons in
... Corticothalamic axons projecting to either VB or POm were more similar to each other in terms of laminar location and conduction properties, but could be distinguished using focal electrical stimulation. It is concluded that, once stimulation parameters are adjusted for the small volume of the rat b ...
... Corticothalamic axons projecting to either VB or POm were more similar to each other in terms of laminar location and conduction properties, but could be distinguished using focal electrical stimulation. It is concluded that, once stimulation parameters are adjusted for the small volume of the rat b ...
absence of an intact nerve terminal in the motor end
... original nerve terminals were eliminated non-selectively. These results suggest that regenerating, active motor nerve terminals have an additional competitive advantage in reinnervating innervated muscles, if the intact terminals are inactive. 4. When the l.p.n. was cut, rather than blocked, extensi ...
... original nerve terminals were eliminated non-selectively. These results suggest that regenerating, active motor nerve terminals have an additional competitive advantage in reinnervating innervated muscles, if the intact terminals are inactive. 4. When the l.p.n. was cut, rather than blocked, extensi ...
doc midterm 1 chapter notes
... Unilateral Neglect: A syndrome in which people ignored objects located toward their left and the left sides of objects located anywhere; most often caused by damage to the right parietal lobe. ...
... Unilateral Neglect: A syndrome in which people ignored objects located toward their left and the left sides of objects located anywhere; most often caused by damage to the right parietal lobe. ...
An Intracranial EEG Study of the Neural Dynamics of Musical
... have reported on the latency of processing in the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex (Oya et al. 2002; Eimer and Holmes 2002; Eger et al. 2003; Streit et al. 2003; Pourtois et al. 2004; Naccache et al. 2005; Pourtois et al. 2005; Gothard et al. 2007; van Heijnsbergen et al. 2007; James et al. 2008; M ...
... have reported on the latency of processing in the amygdala and orbitofrontal cortex (Oya et al. 2002; Eimer and Holmes 2002; Eger et al. 2003; Streit et al. 2003; Pourtois et al. 2004; Naccache et al. 2005; Pourtois et al. 2005; Gothard et al. 2007; van Heijnsbergen et al. 2007; James et al. 2008; M ...
discintro
... How to close this loop-hole that would otherwise trivialize the TT? Don’t restrict it to email: Require that the candidate should be a robot that we can see is just one individual autonomous system like ourselves. That way we not only eliminate the possibility of collective play-acting, but we can ...
... How to close this loop-hole that would otherwise trivialize the TT? Don’t restrict it to email: Require that the candidate should be a robot that we can see is just one individual autonomous system like ourselves. That way we not only eliminate the possibility of collective play-acting, but we can ...
Differential functional connectivity of rostral
... valuable to identify the role of this connectivity in emotion dysregulation, such as anxiety and depression. Anxiety is characterized by an attentional bias toward threatening stimuli (McNally, 1998; Compton et al., 2000; Nitschke and Heller, 2002) and reduced recruitment of rACC during attentional ...
... valuable to identify the role of this connectivity in emotion dysregulation, such as anxiety and depression. Anxiety is characterized by an attentional bias toward threatening stimuli (McNally, 1998; Compton et al., 2000; Nitschke and Heller, 2002) and reduced recruitment of rACC during attentional ...
Distributed Cognition: Cognizing, Autonomy and the Turing Test
... How to close this loop-hole that would otherwise trivialize the TT? Don’t restrict it to email: Require that the candidate should be a robot that we can see is just one individual autonomous system like ourselves. That way we not only eliminate the possibility of collective play-acting, but we can ...
... How to close this loop-hole that would otherwise trivialize the TT? Don’t restrict it to email: Require that the candidate should be a robot that we can see is just one individual autonomous system like ourselves. That way we not only eliminate the possibility of collective play-acting, but we can ...
Supporting methods 1) Participants The study was approved by the
... each mean level equally often. We also note that including randomly drawn reward probabilities had the advantage of more clearly dissociating learning from decisions: if the task only had had reward and effort magnitude information, participants would have been able to make a decision for the next t ...
... each mean level equally often. We also note that including randomly drawn reward probabilities had the advantage of more clearly dissociating learning from decisions: if the task only had had reward and effort magnitude information, participants would have been able to make a decision for the next t ...
Frontal lobe and cognitive development
... the prefrontal cortex do not appear to evolve equally at the same time. Rather, by those criteria, the lateral prefrontal region clearly evolves later and farther than the other prefrontal regions. This is in obvious agreement with the late and extraordinary development of higher integrative cogniti ...
... the prefrontal cortex do not appear to evolve equally at the same time. Rather, by those criteria, the lateral prefrontal region clearly evolves later and farther than the other prefrontal regions. This is in obvious agreement with the late and extraordinary development of higher integrative cogniti ...
Open Language Learning for Information Extraction
... scope of relation phrases to cover a much larger number of relation expressions, and (2) expanding the Open IE representation to allow additional context information such as attribution and clausal modifiers. OLLIE extractions obtain a dramatically higher yield at higher or comparable precision rela ...
... scope of relation phrases to cover a much larger number of relation expressions, and (2) expanding the Open IE representation to allow additional context information such as attribution and clausal modifiers. OLLIE extractions obtain a dramatically higher yield at higher or comparable precision rela ...
Descending Systems Translate Transient Cortical Commands into a
... a 2D wrist task designed to dissociate motor parameters (Kakei et al. 1999). Here, we show that the directional-torque tuning of single cortical and spinal neurons had a similar shape but different spatiotemporal distributions: Cortical neurons expressed a temporally transient and spatially uniform ...
... a 2D wrist task designed to dissociate motor parameters (Kakei et al. 1999). Here, we show that the directional-torque tuning of single cortical and spinal neurons had a similar shape but different spatiotemporal distributions: Cortical neurons expressed a temporally transient and spatially uniform ...
Neuronal correlates of movement dynamics in the dorsal and ventral
... muscles activated during the movement undergoes systematic changes. Specifically, muscles tuning curves rotate in the direction of the external force. Their preferred direction shifts on average by 18–22 (Li et al. 2001), a result analogous to that found for humans (Thoroughman and Shadmehr 1999; Sh ...
... muscles activated during the movement undergoes systematic changes. Specifically, muscles tuning curves rotate in the direction of the external force. Their preferred direction shifts on average by 18–22 (Li et al. 2001), a result analogous to that found for humans (Thoroughman and Shadmehr 1999; Sh ...