Brainstem3_2009
... Cochlear ganglion to CN VIII CN VIII synapses in the cochlear nuclei Cochlear nuclei project to the superior olivary nucleus ...
... Cochlear ganglion to CN VIII CN VIII synapses in the cochlear nuclei Cochlear nuclei project to the superior olivary nucleus ...
PNS and Reflexes
... Nerve IX is a mixed nerve with motor and sensory functions Motor – innervates part of the tongue and pharynx, and provides motor fibers to the parotid salivary gland Sensory – fibers conduct taste and general sensory impulses from the tongue and pharynx ...
... Nerve IX is a mixed nerve with motor and sensory functions Motor – innervates part of the tongue and pharynx, and provides motor fibers to the parotid salivary gland Sensory – fibers conduct taste and general sensory impulses from the tongue and pharynx ...
Power Shifts Track Serial Position and Modulate Encoding in
... of subsequent recall, a t-statistic was calculated comparing the distribution of mean Z-transformed wavelet power for all events where the word was subsequently recalled and the distribution of powers for the presentation of words that were not subsequently recalled. This “subsequent memory effect” ...
... of subsequent recall, a t-statistic was calculated comparing the distribution of mean Z-transformed wavelet power for all events where the word was subsequently recalled and the distribution of powers for the presentation of words that were not subsequently recalled. This “subsequent memory effect” ...
Somatosensory Cortical Activity in Relation to Arm Posture
... starting arrangement is altered, however, performance degradesquickly. For example, monkeys with bilateral deafferentation of the arms can perform conditioned movements about a single joint (Knapp et al. 1963) , planar pointing movements (Polit and Bizzi 1979)) and even three-dimensional pointing mo ...
... starting arrangement is altered, however, performance degradesquickly. For example, monkeys with bilateral deafferentation of the arms can perform conditioned movements about a single joint (Knapp et al. 1963) , planar pointing movements (Polit and Bizzi 1979)) and even three-dimensional pointing mo ...
A Flexible Interface for Linking Applications to Penman`s Sentence
... L i n k s t o t h e l e x i c o n : Any number of lexical items may be associated with a domain model concept, and these items will be used by Penman when they have features that do not conflict with other constraints imposed by the sentence plan or grammar. It is not necessary to provide lexical as ...
... L i n k s t o t h e l e x i c o n : Any number of lexical items may be associated with a domain model concept, and these items will be used by Penman when they have features that do not conflict with other constraints imposed by the sentence plan or grammar. It is not necessary to provide lexical as ...
The affective and cognitive processing of touch, oral texture, and
... et al., 2008b). Activations in the lateral and some more anterior parts of the orbitofrontal cortex were correlated with the unpleasantness of the stimuli. In contrast, activations in the somatosensory cortex and ventral posterior insula were correlated with the intensity but not the pleasantness of ...
... et al., 2008b). Activations in the lateral and some more anterior parts of the orbitofrontal cortex were correlated with the unpleasantness of the stimuli. In contrast, activations in the somatosensory cortex and ventral posterior insula were correlated with the intensity but not the pleasantness of ...
Huber et al. (2008), Sparse optical microstimulation in barrel cortex
... Electrical microstimulation can establish causal links between the activity of groups of neurons and perceptual and cognitive functions1–6. However, the number and identities of neurons microstimulated, as well as the number of action potentials evoked, are difficult to ascertain7,8. To address thes ...
... Electrical microstimulation can establish causal links between the activity of groups of neurons and perceptual and cognitive functions1–6. However, the number and identities of neurons microstimulated, as well as the number of action potentials evoked, are difficult to ascertain7,8. To address thes ...
Disorders of the Spinal Cord
... • spinothalamic tract (sensory fibres subserving pain and temperature enter at each segment, synapse, and the second order neuron crosses to join the spinothalamic tract) • posterior (dorsal) column tract (sensory fibres subserving position, vibration and discriminative touch enter and directly joi ...
... • spinothalamic tract (sensory fibres subserving pain and temperature enter at each segment, synapse, and the second order neuron crosses to join the spinothalamic tract) • posterior (dorsal) column tract (sensory fibres subserving position, vibration and discriminative touch enter and directly joi ...
Ch48(2) - ISpatula
... 26) Neural transmission across a mammalian synaptic gap is accomplished by A) the movement of sodium and potassium ions from the presynaptic into the postsynaptic neuron. B) impulses traveling as electrical currents across the gap. C) impulses causing the release of a chemical signal and its diffus ...
... 26) Neural transmission across a mammalian synaptic gap is accomplished by A) the movement of sodium and potassium ions from the presynaptic into the postsynaptic neuron. B) impulses traveling as electrical currents across the gap. C) impulses causing the release of a chemical signal and its diffus ...
What Are Emotional States, and Why Do We
... that are the goals for action. This leads to a theory of the evolutionary adaptive value of emotions, which is that different genes specify different goals in their own self-interest, and any actions can then be learned and performed by instrumental learning to obtain the goals. The brain mechanisms ...
... that are the goals for action. This leads to a theory of the evolutionary adaptive value of emotions, which is that different genes specify different goals in their own self-interest, and any actions can then be learned and performed by instrumental learning to obtain the goals. The brain mechanisms ...
Encoding of Rules by Neurons in the Human Dorsolateral Prefrontal
... humans is still poorly understood, in part because of the lack of availability of single-neuronal recordings. In addition, it is challenging to establish whether abstract rules are similarly represented in humans who often process sensory cues under complex analogical contexts that may not be easily ...
... humans is still poorly understood, in part because of the lack of availability of single-neuronal recordings. In addition, it is challenging to establish whether abstract rules are similarly represented in humans who often process sensory cues under complex analogical contexts that may not be easily ...
Synchronization and coordination of sequences in two neural
... small blind marine mollusk 关1,9兴. This is a planktonic animal negatively buoyant that has to maintain a continuous motor activity in order to keep its preferred head-up orientation. The motor activity is controlled by the wing central pattern generator and the tail motoneurons that use the signals f ...
... small blind marine mollusk 关1,9兴. This is a planktonic animal negatively buoyant that has to maintain a continuous motor activity in order to keep its preferred head-up orientation. The motor activity is controlled by the wing central pattern generator and the tail motoneurons that use the signals f ...
Passive Properties of Swimmeret Motor Neurons
... Sherff, Carolyn M. and Brian Mulloney. Passive properties of swimmeret motor neurons. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 92–102, 1997. Four different functional types of motor neurons innervate each swimmeret: return-stroke excitors (RSEs), power-stroke excitors (PSEs), return-stroke inhibitors (RSIs), and power- ...
... Sherff, Carolyn M. and Brian Mulloney. Passive properties of swimmeret motor neurons. J. Neurophysiol. 78: 92–102, 1997. Four different functional types of motor neurons innervate each swimmeret: return-stroke excitors (RSEs), power-stroke excitors (PSEs), return-stroke inhibitors (RSIs), and power- ...
Cognition The Cognitive Science Approach 1) The Atkinson
... 59) Explain the concept being referred to when someone says "language is on the left". Answer: The concept of hemispheric specialization, which means that different brain functions tend to be localized in one or other of the hemispheres Type: SA Page Ref: 63 60) What is one advantage of computer-bas ...
... 59) Explain the concept being referred to when someone says "language is on the left". Answer: The concept of hemispheric specialization, which means that different brain functions tend to be localized in one or other of the hemispheres Type: SA Page Ref: 63 60) What is one advantage of computer-bas ...
Introduction to AI (COMP-424) - McGill School Of Computer Science
... The five robots that successfully navigated a 132-mile course in the Nevada desert last weekend demonstrated the re-emergence of artificial intelligence [...] The winning robot, named Stanley, covered the unpaved course in just 6 hours and 53 minutes without human intervention and guided only by glo ...
... The five robots that successfully navigated a 132-mile course in the Nevada desert last weekend demonstrated the re-emergence of artificial intelligence [...] The winning robot, named Stanley, covered the unpaved course in just 6 hours and 53 minutes without human intervention and guided only by glo ...
Purves chs. 15, 19 - Weizmann Institute of Science
... By injecting individual muscle groups with visible tracers that are transported by the axons of the lower motor neurons back to their cell bodies, the lower motor neurons that innervate each of the body’s skeletal muscles can be seen in histological sections of the ventral horns of the spinal cord. ...
... By injecting individual muscle groups with visible tracers that are transported by the axons of the lower motor neurons back to their cell bodies, the lower motor neurons that innervate each of the body’s skeletal muscles can be seen in histological sections of the ventral horns of the spinal cord. ...
Perceptual Expectation Evokes Category
... temporal cueing or expectation also facilitates visual perception (e.g., Correa et al. 2005; for review, see Nobre et al. 2007). The neural mechanisms of spatial and feature-based visual expectation have been studied extensively. For example, directing attention to a location in anticipation of a ta ...
... temporal cueing or expectation also facilitates visual perception (e.g., Correa et al. 2005; for review, see Nobre et al. 2007). The neural mechanisms of spatial and feature-based visual expectation have been studied extensively. For example, directing attention to a location in anticipation of a ta ...
Functional Neuroanatomy for Posture and Gait Control
... POSTURE-GAIT CONTROL Figure 1 illustrates our recent understanding of basic signal flows involved in motor control. Sensory signals arising from external stimuli and/or internal visceral information have various functions. For example, they are to be utilized for cognitive processing such as product ...
... POSTURE-GAIT CONTROL Figure 1 illustrates our recent understanding of basic signal flows involved in motor control. Sensory signals arising from external stimuli and/or internal visceral information have various functions. For example, they are to be utilized for cognitive processing such as product ...
Emergence of Mirror Neurons in a Model of Gaze Following
... Mirror neurons are thought to play a central role in imitation behaviors and representations of goal-directed actions. In its most general sense, imitation occurs when an individual observes another’s behavior and replicates it. In this sense, gaze following can be viewed as imitation [12], [19]. Th ...
... Mirror neurons are thought to play a central role in imitation behaviors and representations of goal-directed actions. In its most general sense, imitation occurs when an individual observes another’s behavior and replicates it. In this sense, gaze following can be viewed as imitation [12], [19]. Th ...
A Parallel-Process Model of On-Line Inference Processing
... ambiguity problems which arose during research into different pragmatic inference strategies used by human subjects while reading text, and the development of a program, called STRATEGIST, which modelled that behavior [Granger, Eiselt, & Holbrook, 1983; Granger & Holbrook, 1983). As we worked on STR ...
... ambiguity problems which arose during research into different pragmatic inference strategies used by human subjects while reading text, and the development of a program, called STRATEGIST, which modelled that behavior [Granger, Eiselt, & Holbrook, 1983; Granger & Holbrook, 1983). As we worked on STR ...
Sample Chapter 8 from the Textbook
... action potentials from the periphery to the CNS are called sensory neurons. The motor division, or efferent (away) division, conducts action potentials from the CNS to effector organs, such as muscles and glands. The neurons that transmit action potentials from the CNS toward the periphery are calle ...
... action potentials from the periphery to the CNS are called sensory neurons. The motor division, or efferent (away) division, conducts action potentials from the CNS to effector organs, such as muscles and glands. The neurons that transmit action potentials from the CNS toward the periphery are calle ...
Extraction of Hidden Opinion Based On Sentiment Analysis Using
... groups do, because the data is created by the customer. Versions of a product or service are popular and even identify which demographics like or dislike particular features helps in judging the success of an ad campaign or new product launch in marketing. ...
... groups do, because the data is created by the customer. Versions of a product or service are popular and even identify which demographics like or dislike particular features helps in judging the success of an ad campaign or new product launch in marketing. ...
Impact of thousand-and-one amino acid 2 kinase
... diseases including Fragile X syndrome and Rett syndrome.[4] These diseases are caused by genes that are widely expressed in the nervous system. The following characteristics of the genetic contribution to autism have been identified:[5] 1. Linkage analysis suggests that multiple genes can cause aut ...
... diseases including Fragile X syndrome and Rett syndrome.[4] These diseases are caused by genes that are widely expressed in the nervous system. The following characteristics of the genetic contribution to autism have been identified:[5] 1. Linkage analysis suggests that multiple genes can cause aut ...
Methods and Generalizations
... trigger massive sequential and parallel activations. Those activated networks are of course themselves in the appropriate state by virtue of general organization due to cognition and culture, and local organization due to physical and mental context. Crucially, we have no awareness of this amazing c ...
... trigger massive sequential and parallel activations. Those activated networks are of course themselves in the appropriate state by virtue of general organization due to cognition and culture, and local organization due to physical and mental context. Crucially, we have no awareness of this amazing c ...
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... 46) Which of the following statements regarding brain activity is true? A) Recent research has revealed that the 1848 accident involving Phineas Gage caused damage to his hindbrain. B) People usually die following a hemispherectomy. C) People cannot function when the communication channels between ...
... 46) Which of the following statements regarding brain activity is true? A) Recent research has revealed that the 1848 accident involving Phineas Gage caused damage to his hindbrain. B) People usually die following a hemispherectomy. C) People cannot function when the communication channels between ...