Movement
... ventrolateral tracts. There is a hierarchy of motor control: Lowest level: The spinal cord which provides a point of contact between the nervous system and the muscles, and also controls reflexive movements. Middle level: The motor cortex and brainstem structures (plus the the cerebellum and bas ...
... ventrolateral tracts. There is a hierarchy of motor control: Lowest level: The spinal cord which provides a point of contact between the nervous system and the muscles, and also controls reflexive movements. Middle level: The motor cortex and brainstem structures (plus the the cerebellum and bas ...
Addiction, Drugs, and the Endocrine System
... Cigarette smoke contains various substances such as nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and other gases. Some of these substances are absorbed by the lungs. Nicotine is the active addictive of cigarette smoking as it builds up in the body. The effects decline soon after stopping. As a consequence the use ...
... Cigarette smoke contains various substances such as nicotine, tar, carbon monoxide and other gases. Some of these substances are absorbed by the lungs. Nicotine is the active addictive of cigarette smoking as it builds up in the body. The effects decline soon after stopping. As a consequence the use ...
Unit 2 PowerPoint 2.1 and 2.2
... Neurons have specialized extensions called dendrites and axons. Dendrites bring information to the cell body and axons take information away from the cell body. Neurons communicate with each other through an electrochemical process. Neurons contain some specialized structures (for example, syna ...
... Neurons have specialized extensions called dendrites and axons. Dendrites bring information to the cell body and axons take information away from the cell body. Neurons communicate with each other through an electrochemical process. Neurons contain some specialized structures (for example, syna ...
1 - U-System
... - Cortical areas project to other areas in same hemisphere (ipsilateral); to neighboring areas via short U-fibers that dip under one or two sulci; to faraway areas through longer association bundles (arcuate fasciculus is one that arcs above insula and interconnects anterior and posterior parts of a ...
... - Cortical areas project to other areas in same hemisphere (ipsilateral); to neighboring areas via short U-fibers that dip under one or two sulci; to faraway areas through longer association bundles (arcuate fasciculus is one that arcs above insula and interconnects anterior and posterior parts of a ...
Understanding Adolescent Brain Development and Its Implications
... parietal lobes peaks at approximately age 11 and decreases throughout adolescence. Located on the sides and toward the back of the brain, the parietal lobes are primarily involved in processing sensations from the body and understanding spatial relationships such as where the body is relative to oth ...
... parietal lobes peaks at approximately age 11 and decreases throughout adolescence. Located on the sides and toward the back of the brain, the parietal lobes are primarily involved in processing sensations from the body and understanding spatial relationships such as where the body is relative to oth ...
A functional magnetic resonance study
... MTHAL. Decreased connectivity was used to insist their hypothesis that decreased cortical regulation of limbic activation in response to negative mood stimuli may be present.9,10 However, different analysis procedures focus on different research objects. In previous two studies, the functional conne ...
... MTHAL. Decreased connectivity was used to insist their hypothesis that decreased cortical regulation of limbic activation in response to negative mood stimuli may be present.9,10 However, different analysis procedures focus on different research objects. In previous two studies, the functional conne ...
The Nervous System - riverridge210.org
... 4. Most important feature is there are small nodes or gaps in thy myelin allowing the impulse to jump from note to node instead of moving along the membrane. Jumping greatly increases the speed of the impulse. 5. The minimum level of a stimulus that is required to activate a neuron is called a thre ...
... 4. Most important feature is there are small nodes or gaps in thy myelin allowing the impulse to jump from note to node instead of moving along the membrane. Jumping greatly increases the speed of the impulse. 5. The minimum level of a stimulus that is required to activate a neuron is called a thre ...
PHYSIOLOGICAL PSYCHOLOGY UNIVERSITY OF CALICUT SCHOOL OF DISTANCE EDUCATION BSc Counselling Psychology
... a. Right hemisphere c. Occipital lobe b. Left hemisphere d. Temporal lobe 79. The _______________ tends to be more holistic; processes information with respect to global patterns. a. Right hemisphere c. Occipital lobe b. Left hemisphere d. Temporal lobe 80. One groove called the _____________, divid ...
... a. Right hemisphere c. Occipital lobe b. Left hemisphere d. Temporal lobe 79. The _______________ tends to be more holistic; processes information with respect to global patterns. a. Right hemisphere c. Occipital lobe b. Left hemisphere d. Temporal lobe 80. One groove called the _____________, divid ...
Parkinson`s Disease Glossary A guide to the scientific language of
... becomes manifest when two copies of a mutated gene (two alleles) are present. In order for a particular trait to be expressed, both parents must have the particular mutated allele or gene, and both must pass it to the offspring who then manifests the genetic disease. Some genetic forms of PD are aut ...
... becomes manifest when two copies of a mutated gene (two alleles) are present. In order for a particular trait to be expressed, both parents must have the particular mutated allele or gene, and both must pass it to the offspring who then manifests the genetic disease. Some genetic forms of PD are aut ...
The Nervous System
... Neurons have a nucleus that contains genes. Neurons contain cytoplasm, mitochondria and other "organelles". ...
... Neurons have a nucleus that contains genes. Neurons contain cytoplasm, mitochondria and other "organelles". ...
pia mater
... • The dura mater is the tough fibrous outer covering of the CNS. • Within the cranial cavity the dura mater is intimately attached to the inside of the cranial bones and so fulfills the role of periosteum. – It also forms the falx cerebri, a median sickle-shaped fold that lies in the longitudinal fi ...
... • The dura mater is the tough fibrous outer covering of the CNS. • Within the cranial cavity the dura mater is intimately attached to the inside of the cranial bones and so fulfills the role of periosteum. – It also forms the falx cerebri, a median sickle-shaped fold that lies in the longitudinal fi ...
Balancing the brain: resting state networks and deep brain stimulation
... currently not well understood but it is clear that successful treatments somehow rebalance resting state networks. In disorders with no known pathology such as depression and anxiety, the subsequent rebalancing can occur spontaneously, or through carefully targeted interventions of either a cognitiv ...
... currently not well understood but it is clear that successful treatments somehow rebalance resting state networks. In disorders with no known pathology such as depression and anxiety, the subsequent rebalancing can occur spontaneously, or through carefully targeted interventions of either a cognitiv ...
The biological approach
... Stress can be seen as both a psychological and a biological response by the individual to difficult and demanding external pressures in life. External pressures or dangerous situations trigger a flight-or fight response from the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system also trigger ...
... Stress can be seen as both a psychological and a biological response by the individual to difficult and demanding external pressures in life. External pressures or dangerous situations trigger a flight-or fight response from the sympathetic nervous system. The sympathetic nervous system also trigger ...
Slide 1 - Gatsby Computational Neuroscience Unit
... respond to color. Connectivity. We know (more or less) which area is connected to which. We don’t know the wiring diagram at the microscopic level. wij ...
... respond to color. Connectivity. We know (more or less) which area is connected to which. We don’t know the wiring diagram at the microscopic level. wij ...
Modeling and Detecting Deep Brain Activity with MEG
... Parkinson, Huntington and Alzheimer diseases, etc.). They form with the cortex a dense array of interconnected functional networks that are essential to be explored using functional brain imaging. The millisecond time resolution asset of MEG and EEG source imaging is unfortunately compensated by the ...
... Parkinson, Huntington and Alzheimer diseases, etc.). They form with the cortex a dense array of interconnected functional networks that are essential to be explored using functional brain imaging. The millisecond time resolution asset of MEG and EEG source imaging is unfortunately compensated by the ...
Unlocking the Brain`s Deepest Secrets
... Which brings us back, 130 years after it was first proposed, to the perineuronal net. The perineuronal net is an organized tangle of proteins that helps form the extracellular matrix, a sort of neuron exoskeleton. As our brain matures, from before birth through the teenage years, connections between ...
... Which brings us back, 130 years after it was first proposed, to the perineuronal net. The perineuronal net is an organized tangle of proteins that helps form the extracellular matrix, a sort of neuron exoskeleton. As our brain matures, from before birth through the teenage years, connections between ...
Tango and mirror neurons
... A part of mirror neurons are organized in a functionally specific manner, i.e. one neuron being specialized for a specific type of action (other neurons are less specialized). They are not specifically visual neurons, because they only activate when gesture possesses a specific goal. •Action goal ra ...
... A part of mirror neurons are organized in a functionally specific manner, i.e. one neuron being specialized for a specific type of action (other neurons are less specialized). They are not specifically visual neurons, because they only activate when gesture possesses a specific goal. •Action goal ra ...
Chapter 15: Neurological Disorders
... variant Creutzfeldt-Jackob (BSE) Parkinson’s Disease Huntington’s Disease Alzheimer’s Disease Multiple Sclerosis ...
... variant Creutzfeldt-Jackob (BSE) Parkinson’s Disease Huntington’s Disease Alzheimer’s Disease Multiple Sclerosis ...
4.27.05 Respiration and Nervous
... • The primary somatosensory area is dorsal to the central sulcus or groove. • The primary visual area is at the back occipital lobe. • The temporal lobe has the primary auditory area. ...
... • The primary somatosensory area is dorsal to the central sulcus or groove. • The primary visual area is at the back occipital lobe. • The temporal lobe has the primary auditory area. ...
Functional Framework for Cognition
... Brain is large, but its memory capacity is limited. Brain has billions of neurons and involves complex sensory and motor processes. Large long-term memory (LTM). Short-term memory (STM) is limited to 7+/-2. – Efficiency increased by chunking, i.e., condense information. ...
... Brain is large, but its memory capacity is limited. Brain has billions of neurons and involves complex sensory and motor processes. Large long-term memory (LTM). Short-term memory (STM) is limited to 7+/-2. – Efficiency increased by chunking, i.e., condense information. ...
What Brain Research Says About Learning
... Memory is not stored in one place in the brain,bits and pieces of memory are stored in various functional areas – neuroscientists are beginning to map the different parts of the brain where memory resides Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ...
... Memory is not stored in one place in the brain,bits and pieces of memory are stored in various functional areas – neuroscientists are beginning to map the different parts of the brain where memory resides Copyright © Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved. ...