Reduced functional connectivity within and between `social` resting
... extent task-based differences in specific brain regions in ASC are reflected in different connectivity patterns of their respective brain networks at rest. While the previously observed reduced connectivity within the default mode network in ASC suggests this may be true for regions like mPFC and TP ...
... extent task-based differences in specific brain regions in ASC are reflected in different connectivity patterns of their respective brain networks at rest. While the previously observed reduced connectivity within the default mode network in ASC suggests this may be true for regions like mPFC and TP ...
Time course of post-traumatic mitochondrial oxidative damage and
... In the present study, we investigate the hypothesis that mitochondrial oxidative damage and dysfunction precede the onset of neuronal loss after controlled cortical impact traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice. Accordingly, we evaluated the time course of post-traumatic mitochondrial dysfunction in t ...
... In the present study, we investigate the hypothesis that mitochondrial oxidative damage and dysfunction precede the onset of neuronal loss after controlled cortical impact traumatic brain injury (TBI) in mice. Accordingly, we evaluated the time course of post-traumatic mitochondrial dysfunction in t ...
Where in the brain is morality?
... We do not take the evidence to suggest that all moral judgments are emotionally mediated. Instead, moral cognition depends on multiple inputs from multiple cognitive systems—emotional appraisals are one such input for certain kinds of moral judgments. 5 The term “social brain” is sometimes used more ...
... We do not take the evidence to suggest that all moral judgments are emotionally mediated. Instead, moral cognition depends on multiple inputs from multiple cognitive systems—emotional appraisals are one such input for certain kinds of moral judgments. 5 The term “social brain” is sometimes used more ...
Resting-State Functional Connectivity in Autism Spectrum
... COGNITIVE THEORIES OF AUTISM The majority of scientific literature was initially devoted to describing the type and extent of behavioral dysfunction seen in ASD. Results from this extensive work prompted researchers to develop cognitive theories, many of which emerged in the late 1980s and early 199 ...
... COGNITIVE THEORIES OF AUTISM The majority of scientific literature was initially devoted to describing the type and extent of behavioral dysfunction seen in ASD. Results from this extensive work prompted researchers to develop cognitive theories, many of which emerged in the late 1980s and early 199 ...
Antioxidant Enzymes in Brain Cortex of Rats
... with the findings of ªAHIN and GÜMܪLÜ (2004) and it differs from our previous study of acute stress effects in hippocampus. In that brain region, we found that both acute stresses, IMMO and COLD, decreased activities of CuZnSOD and CAT (PAJOVIC et al. 2006). Elevation of SOD activity, observed in t ...
... with the findings of ªAHIN and GÜMܪLÜ (2004) and it differs from our previous study of acute stress effects in hippocampus. In that brain region, we found that both acute stresses, IMMO and COLD, decreased activities of CuZnSOD and CAT (PAJOVIC et al. 2006). Elevation of SOD activity, observed in t ...
The Brain, Consciousness, and the Afterlife
... attempted to better understand the nature and meaning of consciousness and how our brain provides a sense of an individual 'self' in terms of its neurological and psychological correlates. A prerequisite objective is how to develop appropriate techniques to identify, if at all possible, the underlyi ...
... attempted to better understand the nature and meaning of consciousness and how our brain provides a sense of an individual 'self' in terms of its neurological and psychological correlates. A prerequisite objective is how to develop appropriate techniques to identify, if at all possible, the underlyi ...
The Neurology of Music for Post-Traumatic-Stress
... the person in danger the energy to fight or flee. Too much cortisol in the body can take a physical, mental, and emotional toll on the body. It also plays a significant role in the physiology behind PTSD symptoms (Ehlert, Gaab, & Heinrichs, 2001). Now that trauma and stress were differentiated, a re ...
... the person in danger the energy to fight or flee. Too much cortisol in the body can take a physical, mental, and emotional toll on the body. It also plays a significant role in the physiology behind PTSD symptoms (Ehlert, Gaab, & Heinrichs, 2001). Now that trauma and stress were differentiated, a re ...
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... PTSD, and 22.2% of Veterans who were identified to have more than one drinking-related problem were diagnosed with PTSD [25]. These striking co morbidity rates are reasons to question a large percentage of the published neurological and cognitive findings on the effects of these disorders in isolati ...
... PTSD, and 22.2% of Veterans who were identified to have more than one drinking-related problem were diagnosed with PTSD [25]. These striking co morbidity rates are reasons to question a large percentage of the published neurological and cognitive findings on the effects of these disorders in isolati ...
A Cognitive Computation Fallacy?
... the story. The set of rules he is obeying they call the program. To complicate the matters further, the people outside also give him stories in English and ask him questions about them in English, to which he can reply in English. After a while Searle gets so good at following the instructions and t ...
... the story. The set of rules he is obeying they call the program. To complicate the matters further, the people outside also give him stories in English and ask him questions about them in English, to which he can reply in English. After a while Searle gets so good at following the instructions and t ...
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... upon neurotrophins for their survival, but also for modulating neuronal activity. Neurotrophic factors play significant roles in influencing synaptic plasticity in the adult brain. Regulation of synaptic plasticity in the visual system was illustrated by the formation of ocular dominance columns in ...
... upon neurotrophins for their survival, but also for modulating neuronal activity. Neurotrophic factors play significant roles in influencing synaptic plasticity in the adult brain. Regulation of synaptic plasticity in the visual system was illustrated by the formation of ocular dominance columns in ...
Addiction to Food and Brain Reward Systems
... It should come as no surprise that reward systems are activated in addicts in response to addiction-related cues. A far more interesting question is how drug abuse affects the processing of non-drug rewards. Functional neuroimaging has assessed the limbic and cortical circuitry mediating monetary re ...
... It should come as no surprise that reward systems are activated in addicts in response to addiction-related cues. A far more interesting question is how drug abuse affects the processing of non-drug rewards. Functional neuroimaging has assessed the limbic and cortical circuitry mediating monetary re ...
365 Brainy Fact-A
... different chemicals, but only 20-30 of them contribute to the characteristic quality. ...
... different chemicals, but only 20-30 of them contribute to the characteristic quality. ...
Brain Receptor Imaging - Society of Nuclear Medicine
... (1). Receptors can be characterized by their affinity and density; as proteins, they are degraded after a functional period by specific proteases. The function of receptors is obvious in direct neurotransmission, where the interaction of a presynaptically released transmitter with the postsynaptic r ...
... (1). Receptors can be characterized by their affinity and density; as proteins, they are degraded after a functional period by specific proteases. The function of receptors is obvious in direct neurotransmission, where the interaction of a presynaptically released transmitter with the postsynaptic r ...
Disruption of the Blood-Brain Barrier and Neuronal Cell Death in
... stress and vehicle; (iii) chemicals alone; and (iv) vehicle alone. All animals were evaluated for: (i) the disruption of the blood– brain barrier (BBB) using intravenous horseradish peroxidase (HRP) injections and endothelial barrier antigen (EBA) immunostaining; (ii) neuronal cell death using H&E s ...
... stress and vehicle; (iii) chemicals alone; and (iv) vehicle alone. All animals were evaluated for: (i) the disruption of the blood– brain barrier (BBB) using intravenous horseradish peroxidase (HRP) injections and endothelial barrier antigen (EBA) immunostaining; (ii) neuronal cell death using H&E s ...
annual report 2004 - OV Lounasmaa Laboratory
... kept the staff of the LTL quite busy during 2005. Renovation of Puutalo, the site of our new premises, finally started in November about one year behind the original schedule. The LTL will move into the new premises, recently renamed as Nanotalo, in April 2007. The new performance-based salary syste ...
... kept the staff of the LTL quite busy during 2005. Renovation of Puutalo, the site of our new premises, finally started in November about one year behind the original schedule. The LTL will move into the new premises, recently renamed as Nanotalo, in April 2007. The new performance-based salary syste ...
Methamphetamine Users in Sustained Abstinence
... is known to be abnormally low in patients with Parkinson disease, Wilson et al25 interpreted these findings as reflecting that the damage found in methamphetamine users might be reversible. Thus, some neuronal changes following methamphetamine exposure in human methamphetamine users could be caused ...
... is known to be abnormally low in patients with Parkinson disease, Wilson et al25 interpreted these findings as reflecting that the damage found in methamphetamine users might be reversible. Thus, some neuronal changes following methamphetamine exposure in human methamphetamine users could be caused ...
Towards the utilization of EEG as a brain imaging tool
... Since its inception, the MEG community uses this topographic framework for the analysis of the signals. Instead of waveforms, the MEG community generally looks at the properties of the magnetic field outside the head and infers the sources and the temporal dynamics of these sources in the brain (Salm ...
... Since its inception, the MEG community uses this topographic framework for the analysis of the signals. Instead of waveforms, the MEG community generally looks at the properties of the magnetic field outside the head and infers the sources and the temporal dynamics of these sources in the brain (Salm ...
Shamanism in Cross-Cultural Perspective
... was generally accepted that the spirits themselves selected the shamans, with the indications often manifesting in a prolonged period of illness or insanity that was caused by the spirits. The afflictions of the spirits often led to experiences that were interpreted as death of the selected individu ...
... was generally accepted that the spirits themselves selected the shamans, with the indications often manifesting in a prolonged period of illness or insanity that was caused by the spirits. The afflictions of the spirits often led to experiences that were interpreted as death of the selected individu ...
Nervous System
... Alzheimer’s Disease Progressive degenerative brain disease Mostly seen in the elderly, but may begin in middle age Structural changes in the brain include abnormal protein deposits and twisted fibers within neurons Victims experience memory loss, irritability, confusion, and ultimately, hal ...
... Alzheimer’s Disease Progressive degenerative brain disease Mostly seen in the elderly, but may begin in middle age Structural changes in the brain include abnormal protein deposits and twisted fibers within neurons Victims experience memory loss, irritability, confusion, and ultimately, hal ...
- Donders Institute for Brain, Cognition and Behaviour
... in Brodmann’s area 44 for the obser vation of object-oriented hand/arm movements, compared with observation of hand/arm movements without an object. When observing mouth movements, however, there was a comparable increase in signal in area 44 and also in area 45 in the right hemisphere, whether the ...
... in Brodmann’s area 44 for the obser vation of object-oriented hand/arm movements, compared with observation of hand/arm movements without an object. When observing mouth movements, however, there was a comparable increase in signal in area 44 and also in area 45 in the right hemisphere, whether the ...
Nervous Systems
... • Modern brain-imaging techniques suggest that consciousness is an emergent property of the brain based on activity in many areas of the cortex Prefrontal cortex ...
... • Modern brain-imaging techniques suggest that consciousness is an emergent property of the brain based on activity in many areas of the cortex Prefrontal cortex ...
14 MOTOR NUCLEUS OF CRANIAL NERVE VII (MOTOR VII)
... I touched on some of the connections and functions of the cerebellum when discussing the accessory cuneate nucleus (POINT #5) and the inferior olivary complex (POINT # 6). There will also be several lectures on the cerebellum. Right now, you need to know that CORTICOPONTINE fibers convey information ...
... I touched on some of the connections and functions of the cerebellum when discussing the accessory cuneate nucleus (POINT #5) and the inferior olivary complex (POINT # 6). There will also be several lectures on the cerebellum. Right now, you need to know that CORTICOPONTINE fibers convey information ...
Broken Mirrors: A Theory of Autism
... part of the brain’s frontal lobe — are involved in controlling voluntary movements. For instance, one neuron will fire when the monkey reaches for a peanut, another will fire when the animal pulls a lever, and so on. These brain cells are often referred to as motor command neurons. (Bear in mind that ...
... part of the brain’s frontal lobe — are involved in controlling voluntary movements. For instance, one neuron will fire when the monkey reaches for a peanut, another will fire when the animal pulls a lever, and so on. These brain cells are often referred to as motor command neurons. (Bear in mind that ...