Temporal Aspects of Visual Extinction
... Single Cell Recording Directly measure neural activity. Exquisite timing information Precise spatial information Often, no statistics required! •Each line is one trial. •Each stripe is neuron firing. •Note: firing increases whenever monkey reaches or watches reaching. ...
... Single Cell Recording Directly measure neural activity. Exquisite timing information Precise spatial information Often, no statistics required! •Each line is one trial. •Each stripe is neuron firing. •Note: firing increases whenever monkey reaches or watches reaching. ...
neuron is
... • absolute refractory period: right after firing, neuron will not fire again no matter how strong the incoming message • relative refractory period: after partially “resetting,”neuron will fire again but only if the incoming message is unusually strong ...
... • absolute refractory period: right after firing, neuron will not fire again no matter how strong the incoming message • relative refractory period: after partially “resetting,”neuron will fire again but only if the incoming message is unusually strong ...
Comprehensive school health education
... In the brain you can't separate out emotion from cognition. Emotions trigger the chemicals active in the brain cells. This permits or inhibits communication between the cells. • Anxiety floods your body with adrenaline “fight or ...
... In the brain you can't separate out emotion from cognition. Emotions trigger the chemicals active in the brain cells. This permits or inhibits communication between the cells. • Anxiety floods your body with adrenaline “fight or ...
The Nervous System and The Brain
... reaction is an “All or None Response” – Like firing a gun – either it fires, or it doesn’t ***Reaction Time Experiment*** http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/ How do you know the difference between getting touched with a feather, or getting hit with a punch? More neurons can fire, and ...
... reaction is an “All or None Response” – Like firing a gun – either it fires, or it doesn’t ***Reaction Time Experiment*** http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/sleep/sheep/ How do you know the difference between getting touched with a feather, or getting hit with a punch? More neurons can fire, and ...
Nervous System Notes
... g. nerves- send and receive info h. brain- think, control movement, store info and memories i. spinal cord – pass impulses to and from the brain j. sensory organs – respond to stimulus like light ...
... g. nerves- send and receive info h. brain- think, control movement, store info and memories i. spinal cord – pass impulses to and from the brain j. sensory organs – respond to stimulus like light ...
The Relationship Between Cerebrospinal Fluid Creatine Kinase and
... spared. The hippocampal areas have important functions in the memory process and even modest elevations in CSF-CK may indicate permanent functional disturbances in accordance with the clinical findings. Although restricted and important areas of the brain are more sensitive than others to anoxia, th ...
... spared. The hippocampal areas have important functions in the memory process and even modest elevations in CSF-CK may indicate permanent functional disturbances in accordance with the clinical findings. Although restricted and important areas of the brain are more sensitive than others to anoxia, th ...
Cortical Connections
... contralateral spastic hemiplegia contralateral hemianesthesia contralateral lower facial paralysis if retrolenticular part is damaged then contralateral homonymous hemianopsia will result (deficit in contralateral half of visual field of both eyes) Anterior limb supplied by ACA ...
... contralateral spastic hemiplegia contralateral hemianesthesia contralateral lower facial paralysis if retrolenticular part is damaged then contralateral homonymous hemianopsia will result (deficit in contralateral half of visual field of both eyes) Anterior limb supplied by ACA ...
One difference between axons and dendrites is that
... two sensory systems. For instance, when he smells a rose, he recognizes the odor but he cannot visualize the flower without actually looking at it. The part of Matthew's brain that was damaged is probably the A. amygdala. B. hippocampus. C. reticular formation. D. hypothalamus. Which of the followin ...
... two sensory systems. For instance, when he smells a rose, he recognizes the odor but he cannot visualize the flower without actually looking at it. The part of Matthew's brain that was damaged is probably the A. amygdala. B. hippocampus. C. reticular formation. D. hypothalamus. Which of the followin ...
AACBIS - Brain Injury Alliance of Oregon
... Each hemisphere is divided into four lobes – frontal, parietal, temporal, and ...
... Each hemisphere is divided into four lobes – frontal, parietal, temporal, and ...
Chapter 10 THE NERVOUS SYSTEM
... • Synapse – the space between two neurons • Neurotransmitter – chemical messenger that transmit messages between nerve cells • 30 neurotransmitters have been identified • Neuroglia – glial cells, supportive and connective cells (nerve cells) ...
... • Synapse – the space between two neurons • Neurotransmitter – chemical messenger that transmit messages between nerve cells • 30 neurotransmitters have been identified • Neuroglia – glial cells, supportive and connective cells (nerve cells) ...
neurons
... The Nerves Nerves consist of neural “cables” containing many axons. They are part of the peripheral nervous system and connect muscles, glands, and sense organs to the central nervous system. ...
... The Nerves Nerves consist of neural “cables” containing many axons. They are part of the peripheral nervous system and connect muscles, glands, and sense organs to the central nervous system. ...
Overview of Addiction Related Brain Regions Nucleus Accumbens
... (playing a musical instrument, for example), suggesting that such abilities depend on a different type of memory (procedural memory) and different brain regions. And there is evidence (e.g., O'Kane et al 2004) to suggest that patient HM (who had his medial temporal lobes removed bilaterally as a tre ...
... (playing a musical instrument, for example), suggesting that such abilities depend on a different type of memory (procedural memory) and different brain regions. And there is evidence (e.g., O'Kane et al 2004) to suggest that patient HM (who had his medial temporal lobes removed bilaterally as a tre ...
Lecture-24-2013-Bi
... “A negative scan indicates sparse to no neuritic plaques and is inconsistent with a neuropathological diagnosis of AD at the time of image acquisition; a negative scan result reduces the likelihood that a patient’s cognitive impairment is due to AD. A positive scan indicates moderate to frequent amy ...
... “A negative scan indicates sparse to no neuritic plaques and is inconsistent with a neuropathological diagnosis of AD at the time of image acquisition; a negative scan result reduces the likelihood that a patient’s cognitive impairment is due to AD. A positive scan indicates moderate to frequent amy ...
Neuroanatomy
... • Natural opiates (pain killers) that are released in response to pain and vigorous exercise. Endorphins ...
... • Natural opiates (pain killers) that are released in response to pain and vigorous exercise. Endorphins ...
Neurotransmitters
... • Glutamine released by astrocytes into extracellular space • Taken up by neurons and glutaminase in mitochondria convert it to glutamate • Glucose can also be precursor ...
... • Glutamine released by astrocytes into extracellular space • Taken up by neurons and glutaminase in mitochondria convert it to glutamate • Glucose can also be precursor ...
Slide 1
... • Natural opiates (pain killers) that are released in response to pain and vigorous exercise. Endorphins ...
... • Natural opiates (pain killers) that are released in response to pain and vigorous exercise. Endorphins ...
The Nervous System: Basic Structure
... Axons- carries impulses away from the cell Myelin- insulates and protects the axon In multiple sclerosis, the myelin sheath is destroyed Speeds transmission of impulses ...
... Axons- carries impulses away from the cell Myelin- insulates and protects the axon In multiple sclerosis, the myelin sheath is destroyed Speeds transmission of impulses ...
Chapter 2: The Brain and Behavior
... section. The upper left photo gives a more realistic picture of the shape of neurons. Nerve impulses usually travel from the dendrites and soma to the branching ends of the axon. The nerve cell shown here is a motor neuron. The axons of motor neuron stretch from the brain and spinal cord to muscles ...
... section. The upper left photo gives a more realistic picture of the shape of neurons. Nerve impulses usually travel from the dendrites and soma to the branching ends of the axon. The nerve cell shown here is a motor neuron. The axons of motor neuron stretch from the brain and spinal cord to muscles ...
Hormonal Control
... function to support the neurons in various ways. Neurons have a cell body or cyton, where the nucleus is found, and several processes or extensions off this cell body. The processes that conduct the impulse toward the cell body are called dendrites, while the one very long extension that conducts th ...
... function to support the neurons in various ways. Neurons have a cell body or cyton, where the nucleus is found, and several processes or extensions off this cell body. The processes that conduct the impulse toward the cell body are called dendrites, while the one very long extension that conducts th ...
Pruning the brain: A baby`s method of fine-tuning
... regulation. Even though electrical stimulation of the dorsal raphe nucleus promotes rewardrelated behaviors, drugs that increase serotonin have low abuse potential. As a result, this region of the brain has always presented a seeming contradiction, since it is involved in drug reward but is also abu ...
... regulation. Even though electrical stimulation of the dorsal raphe nucleus promotes rewardrelated behaviors, drugs that increase serotonin have low abuse potential. As a result, this region of the brain has always presented a seeming contradiction, since it is involved in drug reward but is also abu ...