Brain Abnormalities in Murderers Indicated by
... Cortical Peel Technique (lateral areas). Surface cortical regions of interest were measured using a modification of the original cortical peel technique (Buchsbaum et al 1990) with the four lobes and four anatomical subdivisions of each identified stereotactically (Buchsbaum et al 1989). This techni ...
... Cortical Peel Technique (lateral areas). Surface cortical regions of interest were measured using a modification of the original cortical peel technique (Buchsbaum et al 1990) with the four lobes and four anatomical subdivisions of each identified stereotactically (Buchsbaum et al 1989). This techni ...
Why Do We Sleep - The Dallas Philosophers Forum
... Another area that becomes highly active during REM sleep is the associative sensory cortex. This is the area that correlates and integrates sensory stimuli. For example the associative visual cortex is very active, while the primary visual cortex is silent – no vision because you are asleep. But in ...
... Another area that becomes highly active during REM sleep is the associative sensory cortex. This is the area that correlates and integrates sensory stimuli. For example the associative visual cortex is very active, while the primary visual cortex is silent – no vision because you are asleep. But in ...
Sidney D`Mello, Stan Franklin Computational modeling/cognitive
... robots, robots that ‘‘live’’ through a development phase where they learn about their environments in several different modes, can provide additional benefits to the science of psychology. Finally, the reciprocal interactions between computational modeling/cognitive robotics and functional modeling/ ...
... robots, robots that ‘‘live’’ through a development phase where they learn about their environments in several different modes, can provide additional benefits to the science of psychology. Finally, the reciprocal interactions between computational modeling/cognitive robotics and functional modeling/ ...
the relationship between depression and cognitive deficits
... al. 2005, Paelecke-Habermann et al. 2005, WeilandFiedler et al. 2004). Moreover, some authors have suggested that impairment of cognitive measures is not correlated to depression severity and psychiatric comorbidity (Majer et al. 2004, Bearden et al. 2006, Wang et al. 2006, Reppermund et al. 2009, C ...
... al. 2005, Paelecke-Habermann et al. 2005, WeilandFiedler et al. 2004). Moreover, some authors have suggested that impairment of cognitive measures is not correlated to depression severity and psychiatric comorbidity (Majer et al. 2004, Bearden et al. 2006, Wang et al. 2006, Reppermund et al. 2009, C ...
His conclusion: equipotentiality
... Different part of prefrontal cortex may mediate different types of working memory – some evidence from functional brain imaging studies Copyright © 2009 Allyn & Bacon ...
... Different part of prefrontal cortex may mediate different types of working memory – some evidence from functional brain imaging studies Copyright © 2009 Allyn & Bacon ...
Cortical inputs to the CA1 field of the monkey hippocampus originate
... A library of 5 experiments with injections of the retrograde tracers Fast blue (FB) or Diamidino yellow (DY) into various fields of the hippocampal formation were available from a previous study [10]. The two tracers were injected on both sides of the brain at different rostrocaudal levels of the hi ...
... A library of 5 experiments with injections of the retrograde tracers Fast blue (FB) or Diamidino yellow (DY) into various fields of the hippocampal formation were available from a previous study [10]. The two tracers were injected on both sides of the brain at different rostrocaudal levels of the hi ...
article
... functions to reappear. Nevertheless, there are exceptions. Gazzaniga (1998) reported that one split-brain patient “developed the capacity to speak out of the right hemisphere — 13 years after surgery” (p. 53; also see Dodge, ...
... functions to reappear. Nevertheless, there are exceptions. Gazzaniga (1998) reported that one split-brain patient “developed the capacity to speak out of the right hemisphere — 13 years after surgery” (p. 53; also see Dodge, ...
Cholinergic Cell Loss and Hypertrophy in the Medial Septal Nucleus
... which young and aged monkeys are tested on an extensive battery of learning and memory tasks that has been widely used to examine the effects ofexpcrimental medial temporal lobe lesions in young monkeys (Rapp and Amaral, 1989, 199 1; Rapp, 1990). Parallel to findings in aged rodents and humans (revi ...
... which young and aged monkeys are tested on an extensive battery of learning and memory tasks that has been widely used to examine the effects ofexpcrimental medial temporal lobe lesions in young monkeys (Rapp and Amaral, 1989, 199 1; Rapp, 1990). Parallel to findings in aged rodents and humans (revi ...
PDF only
... delineation of the whole spectrum of signal transduction pathways, is essential in order to understand the organization of cerebellar circuits. As demonstrated here, the other rat brain areas examined only showed a low EP1 expression under normal conditions (Figs. 1 and 2). Only the parietal cortex ...
... delineation of the whole spectrum of signal transduction pathways, is essential in order to understand the organization of cerebellar circuits. As demonstrated here, the other rat brain areas examined only showed a low EP1 expression under normal conditions (Figs. 1 and 2). Only the parietal cortex ...
Impact of early-life stress on the medial prefrontal cortex functions
... functional changes were accompanied by increased expression of the key proteins engaged in LTP (e.g., glutamate receptors 1 and 2, Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, postsynaptic density protein 95) in the mPFC and by the atrophy of dendritic trees and reduced spine density in layer II/III ...
... functional changes were accompanied by increased expression of the key proteins engaged in LTP (e.g., glutamate receptors 1 and 2, Ca2+/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, postsynaptic density protein 95) in the mPFC and by the atrophy of dendritic trees and reduced spine density in layer II/III ...
Convergent evolution of complex brains and high intelligence
... simple to moderately complex brains [7]. Within endoparasitic platyhelminths (cestodes, nematodes), there is massive secondary simplification of the nervous system. In contrast, some predatory annelid polychaetes have multilobed cerebral ganglia with a protocerebrum containing mushroom-like structur ...
... simple to moderately complex brains [7]. Within endoparasitic platyhelminths (cestodes, nematodes), there is massive secondary simplification of the nervous system. In contrast, some predatory annelid polychaetes have multilobed cerebral ganglia with a protocerebrum containing mushroom-like structur ...
Flatworm nervous system as drug target
... Histamine receptors in Schistosoma mansoni • SmGPR-1: expressed in muscles of the body wall including suckers • SmGPR-2: located in the neurons of submuscular nerve plexus • The neuromuscular expression of these two receptors indicated their possible role in modulating motor activity in schistosome ...
... Histamine receptors in Schistosoma mansoni • SmGPR-1: expressed in muscles of the body wall including suckers • SmGPR-2: located in the neurons of submuscular nerve plexus • The neuromuscular expression of these two receptors indicated their possible role in modulating motor activity in schistosome ...
The endogenously active brain - William Bechtel
... These cognitive architectures typically adopt a reactive perspective on the mind/brain. Cognitive activity is assumed to begin with the presentation of a task or stimulus, which is represented and the represe ...
... These cognitive architectures typically adopt a reactive perspective on the mind/brain. Cognitive activity is assumed to begin with the presentation of a task or stimulus, which is represented and the represe ...
The Nervous System - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... Disorders of the nervous system are numerous and often very difficult to diagnose and treat because of the complexity of this system. ...
... Disorders of the nervous system are numerous and often very difficult to diagnose and treat because of the complexity of this system. ...
Building a Brain in a Box
... numbers. The visual data gets sent to the "brain" to be stored in its memory. The brain then processes the input and sends a new signal to virtual motor neurons, allowing Spaun to use its arm in order to produce a written response to the data. The signals that dash across the virtual nervous system ...
... numbers. The visual data gets sent to the "brain" to be stored in its memory. The brain then processes the input and sends a new signal to virtual motor neurons, allowing Spaun to use its arm in order to produce a written response to the data. The signals that dash across the virtual nervous system ...
What is in a name? - McCausland Center For Brain Imaging
... coreference with minimal memory interference [6–8]. Although there is considerable behavioral evidence about the processing of repeated name references and pronouns in discourse [6], there has been no research about the neural circuits underlying these processes. Evidence about specific cortical are ...
... coreference with minimal memory interference [6–8]. Although there is considerable behavioral evidence about the processing of repeated name references and pronouns in discourse [6], there has been no research about the neural circuits underlying these processes. Evidence about specific cortical are ...
Chapter 1
... – Part of the fusiform gyrus on the underside of the temporal lobe is critical for face recognition – Hence, the name! Facial recognition is innate! ...
... – Part of the fusiform gyrus on the underside of the temporal lobe is critical for face recognition – Hence, the name! Facial recognition is innate! ...
CHAPTER 39 NEURONS AND NERVOUS SYSTEMS
... 1) A fast-acting nerve net enables major responses, particularly in times of danger. 2) Another nerve net coordinates slower and more delicate movements. 4. The planarian nervous system is bilaterally symmetrical. a. It has two lateral nerve cords that allow rapid transfer of information from anteri ...
... 1) A fast-acting nerve net enables major responses, particularly in times of danger. 2) Another nerve net coordinates slower and more delicate movements. 4. The planarian nervous system is bilaterally symmetrical. a. It has two lateral nerve cords that allow rapid transfer of information from anteri ...
TactileKinestheticsUpdated
... – Weight gain and cognitive/behavioral advances in premature infants – Improved immune function and reduction of symptoms in auto-immune disorders – Alleviation of eating disorders and dissonant body-perceptions – Reduced anxiety and sense of empowerment in the practitioner or parent – Improved soci ...
... – Weight gain and cognitive/behavioral advances in premature infants – Improved immune function and reduction of symptoms in auto-immune disorders – Alleviation of eating disorders and dissonant body-perceptions – Reduced anxiety and sense of empowerment in the practitioner or parent – Improved soci ...
AHD The Telencephalon R. Altman 4-03
... Vasculature of the Basal Nuclei and Related Structures • The blood supply to the caudate and putamen is provided by branches of the medial striate artery, lenticulostriate branches of the M1 segment, and the anterior choroidal artery. – The medial striate artery, usually a branch of A2, serves mu ...
... Vasculature of the Basal Nuclei and Related Structures • The blood supply to the caudate and putamen is provided by branches of the medial striate artery, lenticulostriate branches of the M1 segment, and the anterior choroidal artery. – The medial striate artery, usually a branch of A2, serves mu ...
Brain Development
... 3. Myelination is the process of coating the axon of each neuron with a fatty coating called myelin, which protects the neuron and helps it conduct signals more efficiently. Myelination begins in the brain stem and cerebellum before birth, but is not completed in the frontal cortex until late in ...
... 3. Myelination is the process of coating the axon of each neuron with a fatty coating called myelin, which protects the neuron and helps it conduct signals more efficiently. Myelination begins in the brain stem and cerebellum before birth, but is not completed in the frontal cortex until late in ...
Neural Grafting: Repairing the Brain and Spinal Cord (Part 5 of 18)
... and sexual activity; others help with regulating the activity of the endocrine system. Still further up the stem of the mushroom are the basal ganglia, nuclei that help mediate movement. Also in this area are some of the nuclei of the limbic system, which is involved in emotional behaviors, and the ...
... and sexual activity; others help with regulating the activity of the endocrine system. Still further up the stem of the mushroom are the basal ganglia, nuclei that help mediate movement. Also in this area are some of the nuclei of the limbic system, which is involved in emotional behaviors, and the ...
DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR WEEK 1 Psychoactive drugs are
... A simplifying rule in understanding how neurotransmitters work is Dale’s Principle, which says that any given neuron manufactures and releases only one neurotransmitter from all its axon terminals even though it may possess receptors for many different neurotransmitters on its dendrites. Since at le ...
... A simplifying rule in understanding how neurotransmitters work is Dale’s Principle, which says that any given neuron manufactures and releases only one neurotransmitter from all its axon terminals even though it may possess receptors for many different neurotransmitters on its dendrites. Since at le ...