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... The lesion method is a unique and powerful means of determining the importance of a particular brain area for a particular function. The lesion method refers to an approach whereby a focal area of brain damage is associated with the development of a defect in some aspect of cognition or behavior, an ...
... The lesion method is a unique and powerful means of determining the importance of a particular brain area for a particular function. The lesion method refers to an approach whereby a focal area of brain damage is associated with the development of a defect in some aspect of cognition or behavior, an ...
Physiological Plasticity of Single Neurons in Auditory Cortex of the
... At the level of auditory cortex, the situ- which is prototypical of nonlemnical audiation has not yet been clarified, but it is tory cortex (D. Diamond & Weinberger, probably more complex than at the thala- 1984). Such comparative information may mus. Auditory cortex consists of several be important ...
... At the level of auditory cortex, the situ- which is prototypical of nonlemnical audiation has not yet been clarified, but it is tory cortex (D. Diamond & Weinberger, probably more complex than at the thala- 1984). Such comparative information may mus. Auditory cortex consists of several be important ...
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... 1993; Jones et al., 1995; Hutsler and Gazzaniga, 1996; Rivier and Clarke, 1997; Hackett et al., 1998a; Clarke and Rivier,1998). Cytochrome oxidase, involved in the oxidative metabolism of cells, exhibits patterned expression reflecting the modular organization of primary sensory cortices (Wong-Riley ...
... 1993; Jones et al., 1995; Hutsler and Gazzaniga, 1996; Rivier and Clarke, 1997; Hackett et al., 1998a; Clarke and Rivier,1998). Cytochrome oxidase, involved in the oxidative metabolism of cells, exhibits patterned expression reflecting the modular organization of primary sensory cortices (Wong-Riley ...
Projections of the median raphe nucleus in the rat
... in that certain areas of the brain were omitted, significantly, the brainstem and neocortex. In essence then, although several reports have examined MR projections, none have described them in their totality. In addition, all previous examinations of MR projections used older, and at present not com ...
... in that certain areas of the brain were omitted, significantly, the brainstem and neocortex. In essence then, although several reports have examined MR projections, none have described them in their totality. In addition, all previous examinations of MR projections used older, and at present not com ...
Sleep/Neurology-The Orexin System
... ligands for “orphan receptors” with strong homologies to known G protein receptors but no identified endogenous ...
... ligands for “orphan receptors” with strong homologies to known G protein receptors but no identified endogenous ...
The amygdala - University of Puget Sound
... was meant to denote an almondlike shape structure in the medial temporal lobe. Like most brain regions, the amygdala is not a single mass but is composed of distinct subareas or nuclei (Figure 1). The almond shaped area that gives the amygdala its name was really only one of these nuclei, the basal ...
... was meant to denote an almondlike shape structure in the medial temporal lobe. Like most brain regions, the amygdala is not a single mass but is composed of distinct subareas or nuclei (Figure 1). The almond shaped area that gives the amygdala its name was really only one of these nuclei, the basal ...
review neurochemical markers of alcoholism vulnerability in humans
... in the levels of neurotransmitters (or their metabolites) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or plasma, and changes in the number, activity and affinity of receptors in the brain. Also included in this review are studies performed on the brain either directly or indirectly (by means of peripheral assessme ...
... in the levels of neurotransmitters (or their metabolites) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) or plasma, and changes in the number, activity and affinity of receptors in the brain. Also included in this review are studies performed on the brain either directly or indirectly (by means of peripheral assessme ...
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... Incorrect. This is the opposite of the correct answer. b) send is to regulate. c) receive is to send. Correct. Dendrites are treelike parts of the neuron that are designed to receive messages. The axon sends messages to other neurons. d) receive is to release. ANS: c, p. 43, C, LO=2.1, (2) 15. Neuro ...
... Incorrect. This is the opposite of the correct answer. b) send is to regulate. c) receive is to send. Correct. Dendrites are treelike parts of the neuron that are designed to receive messages. The axon sends messages to other neurons. d) receive is to release. ANS: c, p. 43, C, LO=2.1, (2) 15. Neuro ...
Does stress alter everyday moral decision
... perceived as emotionally more aversive (compared to the switch dilemma) and elicits high personal involvement. The brain regions involved in moral decision-making are areas that are also sensitive to stress (review in Dedovic et al., 2009). Recent neuroimaging studies revealed consistent results ind ...
... perceived as emotionally more aversive (compared to the switch dilemma) and elicits high personal involvement. The brain regions involved in moral decision-making are areas that are also sensitive to stress (review in Dedovic et al., 2009). Recent neuroimaging studies revealed consistent results ind ...
2nd year - FORTH-ICS - Foundation for Research and Technology
... motor actions by observational learning. Observational learning is understood here as the capacity to acquire an action strategy only through observation of other agents, without the experimentation needed in other learning procedures. Our brain imaging and neurophysiological investigations will att ...
... motor actions by observational learning. Observational learning is understood here as the capacity to acquire an action strategy only through observation of other agents, without the experimentation needed in other learning procedures. Our brain imaging and neurophysiological investigations will att ...
Chapter 2: Biological Bases of Behavior MULTIPLE CHOICE 1
... b. Humans and chimps share at least 98% of their DNA. c. Present day humans descended from a creature that split off from apes. d. Humans belong to their own, unique family tree. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 2.2 Genes and Evolution, Textbook OBJ: LO3 Articulate the forces believed to be ...
... b. Humans and chimps share at least 98% of their DNA. c. Present day humans descended from a creature that split off from apes. d. Humans belong to their own, unique family tree. ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Bloom's: Evaluate REF: 2.2 Genes and Evolution, Textbook OBJ: LO3 Articulate the forces believed to be ...
Neural systems for guilt from actions affecting self versus others
... that both conditions commonly activated the medial PFC and the left superior temporal sulcus (STS) (Takahashi et al., 2004). In parallel to these studies of emotion, social cognition research has uncovered the neural systems associated with empathy or adopting the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of ...
... that both conditions commonly activated the medial PFC and the left superior temporal sulcus (STS) (Takahashi et al., 2004). In parallel to these studies of emotion, social cognition research has uncovered the neural systems associated with empathy or adopting the thoughts, feelings, and emotions of ...
Dynamics of Propofol-Induced Loss of Consciousness Across
... studies show predictable, signature changes during anestheticinduced unconsciousness (Purdon et al., 2013). However, local field potentials (LFPs) and EEG signals are often decoupled due to a variety of electrophysiological and anatomical variables (Musall et al., 2014). A widely used EEG monitor fa ...
... studies show predictable, signature changes during anestheticinduced unconsciousness (Purdon et al., 2013). However, local field potentials (LFPs) and EEG signals are often decoupled due to a variety of electrophysiological and anatomical variables (Musall et al., 2014). A widely used EEG monitor fa ...
Complete morphologies of basal forebrain cholinergic neurons in
... extensive networks. Each neuron consists of a number of components: a cell body, which contains the nucleus; numerous short protrusions from the cell body called dendrites; and a long thin structure called an axon that carries the electrical signals generated in the cell body and the dendrites to th ...
... extensive networks. Each neuron consists of a number of components: a cell body, which contains the nucleus; numerous short protrusions from the cell body called dendrites; and a long thin structure called an axon that carries the electrical signals generated in the cell body and the dendrites to th ...
Processing Prosodic Boundaries in Natural and
... processing, it cannot be excluded that differences due to the tasks contributed to the results. It should be noted that the term ‘‘activation’’ suggests an absolute value, although it is, in the case of fMRI data, always relative. This is due to 2 reasons. First, the statistical analysis only evalua ...
... processing, it cannot be excluded that differences due to the tasks contributed to the results. It should be noted that the term ‘‘activation’’ suggests an absolute value, although it is, in the case of fMRI data, always relative. This is due to 2 reasons. First, the statistical analysis only evalua ...
Glutamate Receptors Form Hot Spots on Apical Dendrites of
... studies have shown that NMDA and AMPA receptors are clustered at spines and often colocalized (Bekkers and Stevens 1989; Craig et al. 1994; Jones and Baughman 1991; Kornau et al. 1995; O’Brien et al. 1998; Rao and Craig 1997), glutamate receptors have also been detected and recorded at extrasynaptic ...
... studies have shown that NMDA and AMPA receptors are clustered at spines and often colocalized (Bekkers and Stevens 1989; Craig et al. 1994; Jones and Baughman 1991; Kornau et al. 1995; O’Brien et al. 1998; Rao and Craig 1997), glutamate receptors have also been detected and recorded at extrasynaptic ...
13-01_pptlect
... • Divided into the superior and inferior colliculi • Superior colliculi – nuclei that act in visual reflexes • Inferior colliculi – nuclei that act in reflexive response to sound ...
... • Divided into the superior and inferior colliculi • Superior colliculi – nuclei that act in visual reflexes • Inferior colliculi – nuclei that act in reflexive response to sound ...
Enhanced Perceptual Functioning in Autism
... reproduction, memory, categorization and discrimination) characterizing a level of processing called perception for non-autistics. Third, we had been influenced by Minshew’s (Minshew & Goldstein, 1993; Minshew, Goldstein, & Siegel, 1995, 1997) proposition that complexity may represent a way to accoun ...
... reproduction, memory, categorization and discrimination) characterizing a level of processing called perception for non-autistics. Third, we had been influenced by Minshew’s (Minshew & Goldstein, 1993; Minshew, Goldstein, & Siegel, 1995, 1997) proposition that complexity may represent a way to accoun ...
Modulation of Cortical Activation and Behavioral Arousal by
... of the rat brain depicting neurons with their chemical neurotransmitters and pathways by which they influence cortical activity or behavior across the sleep–wake cycle. Wake (W) is characterized by fast gamma activity on the cortical electroencephalogram (EEG) (upper left) and high postural muscle t ...
... of the rat brain depicting neurons with their chemical neurotransmitters and pathways by which they influence cortical activity or behavior across the sleep–wake cycle. Wake (W) is characterized by fast gamma activity on the cortical electroencephalogram (EEG) (upper left) and high postural muscle t ...
Serotonin in the inferior colliculus fluctuates with behavioral state
... auditory system, the presence of 5-HT alters the activity of neurons in the inferior colliculus (IC), but the conditions that influence 5-HT neurotransmission in this region of the brain are unknown. We used in vivo voltammetry to measure extracellular 5-HT in the IC of behaving mice to address this ...
... auditory system, the presence of 5-HT alters the activity of neurons in the inferior colliculus (IC), but the conditions that influence 5-HT neurotransmission in this region of the brain are unknown. We used in vivo voltammetry to measure extracellular 5-HT in the IC of behaving mice to address this ...
reviews - Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
... early vision, it has recently become clear that attention can vigorously modulate, in a top-down manner, early visual processing, both in a spatially-defined and in a non-spatial but feature-specific manner37–39. This modulatory effect of attention has been described as enhanced gain30, biased40,41 ...
... early vision, it has recently become clear that attention can vigorously modulate, in a top-down manner, early visual processing, both in a spatially-defined and in a non-spatial but feature-specific manner37–39. This modulatory effect of attention has been described as enhanced gain30, biased40,41 ...
Reward and Aversion
... The intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) model is the most common classical method for studying brain stimulation reward (Olds & Milner 1954, Wise 1996) and can be applied either electrically or chemically (Ikemoto & Wise 2004). More than 50 brain sites with reinforcing properties, often reflected b ...
... The intracranial self-stimulation (ICSS) model is the most common classical method for studying brain stimulation reward (Olds & Milner 1954, Wise 1996) and can be applied either electrically or chemically (Ikemoto & Wise 2004). More than 50 brain sites with reinforcing properties, often reflected b ...
ANS: c, p. 42, F, LO=2.1, (1)
... 8. If you have a problem remembering things that happened a year ago, doctors might check for damage to the ___________ area of the brain. a) hippocampus b) hypothalamus c) fornix d) amygdala ...
... 8. If you have a problem remembering things that happened a year ago, doctors might check for damage to the ___________ area of the brain. a) hippocampus b) hypothalamus c) fornix d) amygdala ...
8brain - lgh
... Consolidation of short-term memory into longterm memory. Requires activation of genes. growth of dendritic spines. ...
... Consolidation of short-term memory into longterm memory. Requires activation of genes. growth of dendritic spines. ...