
Descartes` Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
... recent investigations of his modern counterparts and review perti nent findings from neuropsychological research in humans and animals. Further, I propose that human reason depends on several brain systems, working in concert across many levels of neuronal organization, rather than on a single brai ...
... recent investigations of his modern counterparts and review perti nent findings from neuropsychological research in humans and animals. Further, I propose that human reason depends on several brain systems, working in concert across many levels of neuronal organization, rather than on a single brai ...
Towards the integration of neural mechanisms and cognition in
... How intelligence arises in humans is far to be completely unveiled. Understanding the brain mechanisms that make it possible is one of the most interesting and debated topics in neuroscience. However, recent advances speculate about that this is only half part of the story. Intelligent behaviours in ...
... How intelligence arises in humans is far to be completely unveiled. Understanding the brain mechanisms that make it possible is one of the most interesting and debated topics in neuroscience. However, recent advances speculate about that this is only half part of the story. Intelligent behaviours in ...
Mirror Neurons in a New World Monkey, Common Marmoset
... monkeys (Goodman et al., 1998; Chatterjee et al., 2009). This study would provide valuable insight into our understanding of primate evolution. In this study, we investigate whether mirror neurons exist in the frontal cortex of common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Marmosets are highly social anima ...
... monkeys (Goodman et al., 1998; Chatterjee et al., 2009). This study would provide valuable insight into our understanding of primate evolution. In this study, we investigate whether mirror neurons exist in the frontal cortex of common marmosets (Callithrix jacchus). Marmosets are highly social anima ...
Self-Organization and Functional Role of Lateral Connections and
... lateral connectivity of the cortex is not explicitly taken into account. Such models do not explicitly replicate the activity dynamics of the visual cortex, and therefore can make only limited predictions about interactions between receptive elds and cortical function. Recent experiments have shown ...
... lateral connectivity of the cortex is not explicitly taken into account. Such models do not explicitly replicate the activity dynamics of the visual cortex, and therefore can make only limited predictions about interactions between receptive elds and cortical function. Recent experiments have shown ...
The Nervous System - Fisiokinesiterapia
... • Standards for these conditions were revised in 2004. Please check out TBIs at Mayoclinic.com for more current information on diagnostic terminology. ...
... • Standards for these conditions were revised in 2004. Please check out TBIs at Mayoclinic.com for more current information on diagnostic terminology. ...
Amyloid inhibits retinoic acid synthesis exacerbating Alzheimer
... 2010) that the reduction of Ab levels is exclusively RARa mediated (Fig. 1C, Tg2576 vehicle vs. Tg2576 AM 580, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test, F3,44 = 10.101, P < 0.001). In parallel, the effect of each of the retinoid agonists on cognition was assessed by two tests, T-maze alternation and n ...
... 2010) that the reduction of Ab levels is exclusively RARa mediated (Fig. 1C, Tg2576 vehicle vs. Tg2576 AM 580, one-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s test, F3,44 = 10.101, P < 0.001). In parallel, the effect of each of the retinoid agonists on cognition was assessed by two tests, T-maze alternation and n ...
6-1 Nervous System
... associations areas in the parietal lobe, the basal ganglia, and the thalamus concerned with learned motor activities of complex and sequential nature such as writing or playing the piano ...
... associations areas in the parietal lobe, the basal ganglia, and the thalamus concerned with learned motor activities of complex and sequential nature such as writing or playing the piano ...
The posterior parietal cortex: Sensorimotor interface for the planning
... position separably, in eye coordinates. Each cell is tuned for a target location in the upper visual field but one responds to rightward position (the top cell), another center, and the third leftward (bottom cell). These cells are also tuned for hand locations to the right, center, and left, respec ...
... position separably, in eye coordinates. Each cell is tuned for a target location in the upper visual field but one responds to rightward position (the top cell), another center, and the third leftward (bottom cell). These cells are also tuned for hand locations to the right, center, and left, respec ...
Chapter 15
... – Certain patterns of test responses indicate particular deficits (pattern analysis) – Several researchers are working to develop a definitive sign of brain damage and as such have devised various ratios and quotients based on pattern analysis ...
... – Certain patterns of test responses indicate particular deficits (pattern analysis) – Several researchers are working to develop a definitive sign of brain damage and as such have devised various ratios and quotients based on pattern analysis ...
Deep Neural Networks for Anatomical Brain Segmentation
... In this work, we consider the segmentation of the whole brain (cortical and sub-cortical areas) into a large number N of anatomical regions, where N is defined by the segmentation protocol (typically around 100). Knowledge of the segmentation protocol is implicitly given through a set of manually l ...
... In this work, we consider the segmentation of the whole brain (cortical and sub-cortical areas) into a large number N of anatomical regions, where N is defined by the segmentation protocol (typically around 100). Knowledge of the segmentation protocol is implicitly given through a set of manually l ...
CNS – composed of the brain and spinal cord Cephalization
... Afferent fibers from all senses and all parts of the body converge and synapse in the thalamus ...
... Afferent fibers from all senses and all parts of the body converge and synapse in the thalamus ...
text - Systems Neuroscience Course, MEDS 371, Univ. Conn. Health
... thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3), which are released into the general circulation. These hormones promote energy metabolism, protein and complex lipid synthesis, etc., in virtually all cells. Thyroid hormones also inhibit the activities of TRH secreting neurons in the paraventricular nucleu ...
... thyroxine (T4) and tri-iodothyronine (T3), which are released into the general circulation. These hormones promote energy metabolism, protein and complex lipid synthesis, etc., in virtually all cells. Thyroid hormones also inhibit the activities of TRH secreting neurons in the paraventricular nucleu ...
6th ANNUAL NEUROSCIENCE, BEHAVIOR AND HEALTH RESEARCH FORUM The University of Vermont
... Viral DNA integration into the host genome is required for retroviral replication and also occurs with many non-retroviruses. Converging evidence implies that viral integration may trigger numerous diseases, such as the herpes simplex virus-1 with Alzheimer’s disease. Bornavirus can integrate into t ...
... Viral DNA integration into the host genome is required for retroviral replication and also occurs with many non-retroviruses. Converging evidence implies that viral integration may trigger numerous diseases, such as the herpes simplex virus-1 with Alzheimer’s disease. Bornavirus can integrate into t ...
Segregation and convergence of specialised pathways in
... At the level of cortical area V2, the various visual inputs to the cortex have reorganised to form 3 distinct channels. Anatomically these are embodied in the thick and thin dark stripes, and paler interstripes characteristic of cytochrome oxidase architecture. Do the outputs of these compartments r ...
... At the level of cortical area V2, the various visual inputs to the cortex have reorganised to form 3 distinct channels. Anatomically these are embodied in the thick and thin dark stripes, and paler interstripes characteristic of cytochrome oxidase architecture. Do the outputs of these compartments r ...
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... A major challenge in the field of neuroscience is to link behavior with specific neuronal circuitries and cellular events. One way of facing this challenge is to identify unique cellular markers and thus have the ability to, through various mouse genetics tools, mimic, manipulate and control various ...
... A major challenge in the field of neuroscience is to link behavior with specific neuronal circuitries and cellular events. One way of facing this challenge is to identify unique cellular markers and thus have the ability to, through various mouse genetics tools, mimic, manipulate and control various ...
Confabulation: Damage to a specific inferior medial prefrontal system
... confabulated in response to questions probing orientation to time (OT). Performance-led analysis revealed that all patients who produced a total number of confabulations outside the normal range had a lesion affecting either the orbital region or inferior portion of the anterior cingulate. These dat ...
... confabulated in response to questions probing orientation to time (OT). Performance-led analysis revealed that all patients who produced a total number of confabulations outside the normal range had a lesion affecting either the orbital region or inferior portion of the anterior cingulate. These dat ...
The horizontal brain slice preparation: a novel approach for
... regions of the dendrite: RGC (visual) input targets the most distal region of the dendrite, whereas the nonvisual mechanosensory targets the proximal region of the same dendrite (Deeg et al. 2009; Hiramoto and Cline 2009). This suggests that the functional synapses associated with each modality are ...
... regions of the dendrite: RGC (visual) input targets the most distal region of the dendrite, whereas the nonvisual mechanosensory targets the proximal region of the same dendrite (Deeg et al. 2009; Hiramoto and Cline 2009). This suggests that the functional synapses associated with each modality are ...
Anterograde Tracing of Trigeminal Afferent Pathways
... (Fig. 1). No labeledcells were seenin the contralateral ganglia. Virus was also detected in the ipsilateral sensory root of the trigeminal nerve. In the brainstem,virus was detected ipsilaterally in structurespreviously shown to receive input from the tooth pulp. The majority of the labeling was det ...
... (Fig. 1). No labeledcells were seenin the contralateral ganglia. Virus was also detected in the ipsilateral sensory root of the trigeminal nerve. In the brainstem,virus was detected ipsilaterally in structurespreviously shown to receive input from the tooth pulp. The majority of the labeling was det ...
Behavioral consequences of abnormal cortical development
... the wiring for sensory integration and behavioral outputs. Simultaneously, cortical glial cells and the vascular network are maturing towards adult patterns. In rodents most of the synapses in the neocortex are formed and many intrinsic and extrinsic cortical connections are refined during the first ...
... the wiring for sensory integration and behavioral outputs. Simultaneously, cortical glial cells and the vascular network are maturing towards adult patterns. In rodents most of the synapses in the neocortex are formed and many intrinsic and extrinsic cortical connections are refined during the first ...
The hippocampal–striatal axis in learning, prediction and
... Figure 2. Behavioral tasks that depend on the hippocampus (HPC), amygdala and ventral striatum (VS). (a) Aversive cue and context conditioning. In this task, the rat learns that a discrete cue [conditioned stimulus (CS), e.g. tone] and a context in which the training takes place, predict the occurre ...
... Figure 2. Behavioral tasks that depend on the hippocampus (HPC), amygdala and ventral striatum (VS). (a) Aversive cue and context conditioning. In this task, the rat learns that a discrete cue [conditioned stimulus (CS), e.g. tone] and a context in which the training takes place, predict the occurre ...
Looking for the roots of cortical sensory computation in three
... similar positions along their respective sensory pathways. They are just one processing station — the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), or the olfactory bulb (OB) — removed from their respective sense organ. Our current understanding of sensory processing in turtle visual cortex is still limited, bu ...
... similar positions along their respective sensory pathways. They are just one processing station — the lateral geniculate nucleus (LGN), or the olfactory bulb (OB) — removed from their respective sense organ. Our current understanding of sensory processing in turtle visual cortex is still limited, bu ...
Neurodegenerative Changes in the Motor Cortex and Cerebellum in Wistar... Following Acute Pneumococcal Meningitis
... function and cerebellar cortex concerned with motor function, equilibrium and balance. Neuronal damage was very severe in both the regions. In the case of cerebral cortex there was 60-70% neuronal loss was documented. Further the surviving neurons in the meningitis brain decreased in their size as w ...
... function and cerebellar cortex concerned with motor function, equilibrium and balance. Neuronal damage was very severe in both the regions. In the case of cerebral cortex there was 60-70% neuronal loss was documented. Further the surviving neurons in the meningitis brain decreased in their size as w ...
Motor areas of the frontal lobe by Jarrod Blinch
... nervous system. Topics investigated in my field include human information processing, attention, coordination, sensory and central contributions to motor control, etc. Studies in these areas involve treating the brain like a black box. I can study the stages of information processing without answeri ...
... nervous system. Topics investigated in my field include human information processing, attention, coordination, sensory and central contributions to motor control, etc. Studies in these areas involve treating the brain like a black box. I can study the stages of information processing without answeri ...
Cortical control of saccades and fixation in man
... intervals from each subject as they performed saccadic eye movements. Blocks of three different paradigms (Fig. 1), one central fixation (A) and two saccadic-remembered (B) and random (C)-were presented in palindromic order (ABCCBA) to negate fatigue or habituation effects. A horizontal light bar wa ...
... intervals from each subject as they performed saccadic eye movements. Blocks of three different paradigms (Fig. 1), one central fixation (A) and two saccadic-remembered (B) and random (C)-were presented in palindromic order (ABCCBA) to negate fatigue or habituation effects. A horizontal light bar wa ...