Design Features in Vertebrate Sensory Systems
... and electroreceptors (Knudsen, 1977). A third property of sensory structures is would have to be constructed in some way that there is often an orderly representa- by the central nervous system. This occurs tion of the receptor sheet. The most famil- in a representation of position in auditory iar a ...
... and electroreceptors (Knudsen, 1977). A third property of sensory structures is would have to be constructed in some way that there is often an orderly representa- by the central nervous system. This occurs tion of the receptor sheet. The most famil- in a representation of position in auditory iar a ...
The Motor Cortex and Descending Control of Movement
... to the rubrospinal tract and has been shown to be far more developed in the foetal brain than in adult humans,23 losing prominence alongside the maturation of the CST. However, what remains of the rubrospinal tract following development is a projection system which has preferred access to the distal ...
... to the rubrospinal tract and has been shown to be far more developed in the foetal brain than in adult humans,23 losing prominence alongside the maturation of the CST. However, what remains of the rubrospinal tract following development is a projection system which has preferred access to the distal ...
Otx Genes and the Genetic Control of Brain
... expression of En and Otx2 genes (Ang and Rossant, 1993; Ang et al., 1994). However, there is increasing evidence that the anterior visceral endoderm (AVE) in mouse, and the leading edge of the involuting endoderm in Xenopus, play a fundamental role in the specification of the anterior neural plate ( ...
... expression of En and Otx2 genes (Ang and Rossant, 1993; Ang et al., 1994). However, there is increasing evidence that the anterior visceral endoderm (AVE) in mouse, and the leading edge of the involuting endoderm in Xenopus, play a fundamental role in the specification of the anterior neural plate ( ...
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... Extrageniculate visual system Degeneration Tracer Insular visual area Tectum Electron microscopy ...
... Extrageniculate visual system Degeneration Tracer Insular visual area Tectum Electron microscopy ...
Fractionation of social brain circuits in autism
... along with the accompanying problem of adjusting the statistics for multiple comparisons, renders systematic examination of connectivity differences between groups impractical if not impossible (however, cf. Anderson et al., 2011b). In the face of this complexity, most researchers have anchored thei ...
... along with the accompanying problem of adjusting the statistics for multiple comparisons, renders systematic examination of connectivity differences between groups impractical if not impossible (however, cf. Anderson et al., 2011b). In the face of this complexity, most researchers have anchored thei ...
Linking reward expectation to behavior in the basal ganglia
... rule out a general role for the caudate in oculomotor anticipation and to emphasize the importance of reward. Results from this second task also raise two interesting questions. First, why would a neuron that responds in anticipation of reward associated with a contralateral stimulus in the BST task ...
... rule out a general role for the caudate in oculomotor anticipation and to emphasize the importance of reward. Results from this second task also raise two interesting questions. First, why would a neuron that responds in anticipation of reward associated with a contralateral stimulus in the BST task ...
8 pages - Science for Monks
... state, when thalamocortical oscillations are almost hyperpolarized, we experience slow-wave sleep, when no other information is coming into the brain. During this state cortical networks talk to each other (cortico-cortical oscillations), which is recorded as a very slow-wave sleep, less than 1 hert ...
... state, when thalamocortical oscillations are almost hyperpolarized, we experience slow-wave sleep, when no other information is coming into the brain. During this state cortical networks talk to each other (cortico-cortical oscillations), which is recorded as a very slow-wave sleep, less than 1 hert ...
- Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association
... Visual and nonvisual processing affects many sensory, motor, cognitive and emotional systems. Dysfunctional processing or linkages can cause a distortion in spatial or temporal orientation and an overall diminution in the patient’s ability to perform even simple everyday tasks. More than 30% of the h ...
... Visual and nonvisual processing affects many sensory, motor, cognitive and emotional systems. Dysfunctional processing or linkages can cause a distortion in spatial or temporal orientation and an overall diminution in the patient’s ability to perform even simple everyday tasks. More than 30% of the h ...
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... signals that transmit information about capsaicin (chilli) and astringency are also reflected in neuronal activity in these cortical areas(27,29,54). In addition, we have shown that some neurons in the OFC reflect the temperature of substances in the mouth, and that this temperature information is r ...
... signals that transmit information about capsaicin (chilli) and astringency are also reflected in neuronal activity in these cortical areas(27,29,54). In addition, we have shown that some neurons in the OFC reflect the temperature of substances in the mouth, and that this temperature information is r ...
Molecular and Cellular aspects of a Sacred Disease `Epilepsy`
... Epilepsy is a most prevalent neurological disease found on earth that is characterized by frequent onset of seizures. This disease was considered sacred in the past because of its unusual signs and symptoms shown by a patient. Epilepsy is basically an electrical event of brain with sudden onset and ...
... Epilepsy is a most prevalent neurological disease found on earth that is characterized by frequent onset of seizures. This disease was considered sacred in the past because of its unusual signs and symptoms shown by a patient. Epilepsy is basically an electrical event of brain with sudden onset and ...
The nature of neuronal words and language
... point source and both are valid interpretations of recorded data. However, these hypotheses are mirror images of one another in that when viewed at the level of only two spikes, as presented in Figure 1, it is clear that the time between individual spikes treated as point sources, and the pause time ...
... point source and both are valid interpretations of recorded data. However, these hypotheses are mirror images of one another in that when viewed at the level of only two spikes, as presented in Figure 1, it is clear that the time between individual spikes treated as point sources, and the pause time ...
Level 3 Pharmaceutical Science
... 3.2.1 The Sympathetic System In very general terms the sympathetic system gets the body ready to fight or run. The parasympathetic system is peaceful and calming. Let's look at some of the effects and I'll tell you how I remember them. The sympathetic system is easier to remember if you think of a c ...
... 3.2.1 The Sympathetic System In very general terms the sympathetic system gets the body ready to fight or run. The parasympathetic system is peaceful and calming. Let's look at some of the effects and I'll tell you how I remember them. The sympathetic system is easier to remember if you think of a c ...
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... PTSD, and 22.2% of Veterans who were identified to have more than one drinking-related problem were diagnosed with PTSD [25]. These striking co morbidity rates are reasons to question a large percentage of the published neurological and cognitive findings on the effects of these disorders in isolati ...
... PTSD, and 22.2% of Veterans who were identified to have more than one drinking-related problem were diagnosed with PTSD [25]. These striking co morbidity rates are reasons to question a large percentage of the published neurological and cognitive findings on the effects of these disorders in isolati ...
Summary
... that the return of oogenesis occurs in parallel to the progress of the reconstruction of the neurosecretory system of the regenerating brains. In our preliminary study we showed that the amputation of the first six head segments of D. veneta resulted in a temporary inhibition of cocoon production, w ...
... that the return of oogenesis occurs in parallel to the progress of the reconstruction of the neurosecretory system of the regenerating brains. In our preliminary study we showed that the amputation of the first six head segments of D. veneta resulted in a temporary inhibition of cocoon production, w ...
What We Can and What We Can`t Do with fMRI
... striosomes of basal ganglia, one must know a great deal about synapses, neurons, and their interconnections. In the same way, to understand the functioning of a distributed large-scale system, such as that underlying our memory or linguistic capacities, one must first understand the architectural un ...
... striosomes of basal ganglia, one must know a great deal about synapses, neurons, and their interconnections. In the same way, to understand the functioning of a distributed large-scale system, such as that underlying our memory or linguistic capacities, one must first understand the architectural un ...
Sleep Mar 19 2013x - Lakehead University
... The pontine nucleus, via the thalamus, activate different areas of the cortex, elicit images/emotions, and the cortex attempts to synthesize the disparate images into a coherent whole • This process can account for the often bizarre and nonsensical nature of many dreams; since they are triggered by ...
... The pontine nucleus, via the thalamus, activate different areas of the cortex, elicit images/emotions, and the cortex attempts to synthesize the disparate images into a coherent whole • This process can account for the often bizarre and nonsensical nature of many dreams; since they are triggered by ...
Power Shifts Track Serial Position and Modulate Encoding in
... 1.6 s, followed by an 800–1200-ms blank ISI. This temporal jitter served to decorrelate the physiological responses from successive word presentations. To minimize artifacts, we asked participants to avoid blinking and remain motionless during word presentations. To encourage elaborative encoding, p ...
... 1.6 s, followed by an 800–1200-ms blank ISI. This temporal jitter served to decorrelate the physiological responses from successive word presentations. To minimize artifacts, we asked participants to avoid blinking and remain motionless during word presentations. To encourage elaborative encoding, p ...
Connections of the Hypothalamus
... the cytoplasm from the vasculature and bind to GR. Activation of the GR by steroid binding induces its separation from the HSP complex and its translocation to the nucleus, where it interacts with DNA to activate or inhibit gene transcription. ...
... the cytoplasm from the vasculature and bind to GR. Activation of the GR by steroid binding induces its separation from the HSP complex and its translocation to the nucleus, where it interacts with DNA to activate or inhibit gene transcription. ...
Role of the Human Anterior Cingulate Cortex in the Control of
... particular the possibility of measuring changes in regional cerebral blood flow (r CBF) by means of positron emission tomography (PET) in human volunteers, have led to an increased interest in the role of the cingulate cortex (Fig. 1) in the control of human behavior. A number of interpretations hav ...
... particular the possibility of measuring changes in regional cerebral blood flow (r CBF) by means of positron emission tomography (PET) in human volunteers, have led to an increased interest in the role of the cingulate cortex (Fig. 1) in the control of human behavior. A number of interpretations hav ...
Chib et al., 2009 - Rangel Neuroeconomics Laboratory
... monetary quantity), and anticipatory value, which is the value of an outcome that an individual is expecting. Another type of value signal is decision value (DV), which is the assessed value of an item available at the point of decision. It is important to emphasize that the DV is an input to the de ...
... monetary quantity), and anticipatory value, which is the value of an outcome that an individual is expecting. Another type of value signal is decision value (DV), which is the assessed value of an item available at the point of decision. It is important to emphasize that the DV is an input to the de ...
Paleolithic public goods games: why human
... want to highlight three types of mechanisms for which the case for human specificity is rather strong and to which we can refer securely in our evolutionary reconstructions. I will argue that human cooperation and culture has a specific affective basis (Section ‘‘The role of affects’’) and that it d ...
... want to highlight three types of mechanisms for which the case for human specificity is rather strong and to which we can refer securely in our evolutionary reconstructions. I will argue that human cooperation and culture has a specific affective basis (Section ‘‘The role of affects’’) and that it d ...
Biology 211 Anatomy & Physiology I
... Cell bodies of neurons which receive afferent information from spinal nerves and send it toward the brain Cell bodies of neurons which receive efferent information from the brain and send it to smooth myocytes, cardiac myocytes, and glands (autonomic motor innervation) ...
... Cell bodies of neurons which receive afferent information from spinal nerves and send it toward the brain Cell bodies of neurons which receive efferent information from the brain and send it to smooth myocytes, cardiac myocytes, and glands (autonomic motor innervation) ...
Changes in Resting State Effective Connectivity in the Motor
... pathological disturbances in intrinsic restingstate activity have been related to the severity of disease35–37 and the recovery from functional deficits in stroke.35 In addition to predicting how brain regions will respond to a task, spatial patterns of spontaneous activity may also predict an indiv ...
... pathological disturbances in intrinsic restingstate activity have been related to the severity of disease35–37 and the recovery from functional deficits in stroke.35 In addition to predicting how brain regions will respond to a task, spatial patterns of spontaneous activity may also predict an indiv ...
Motor System & Behavior
... that the body is idle, so that no voluntary movement occurs. Now assume a ball has been spotted, and the motivation to grab the ball is born within the motivation areas of the cortex. The motor has currently no idea of how to actually get the ball, and cannot execute any movement yet because the mot ...
... that the body is idle, so that no voluntary movement occurs. Now assume a ball has been spotted, and the motivation to grab the ball is born within the motivation areas of the cortex. The motor has currently no idea of how to actually get the ball, and cannot execute any movement yet because the mot ...