The Nervous System
... • This disease is due to random, mis-firing of neurons within the brain affecting sensory and motor regions of the brain. • Ranging in effects from sleep-like state of consciousness (narcolepsy), muscle paralysis and spasms (Petit mal and Grand mal seizures). Still not understood why this disease oc ...
... • This disease is due to random, mis-firing of neurons within the brain affecting sensory and motor regions of the brain. • Ranging in effects from sleep-like state of consciousness (narcolepsy), muscle paralysis and spasms (Petit mal and Grand mal seizures). Still not understood why this disease oc ...
Articles about the Brain Works
... remember something for a very short time without rehearsing or practicing it. We can't remember a lot of things in short term memory though, and, like its name suggests, these memories don't last very long. The Brain Needs Energy The brain may not move, but it needs lots of energy. Energy is sent to ...
... remember something for a very short time without rehearsing or practicing it. We can't remember a lot of things in short term memory though, and, like its name suggests, these memories don't last very long. The Brain Needs Energy The brain may not move, but it needs lots of energy. Energy is sent to ...
Griggs Chapter 2: Neuroscience
... their movement The autonomic nervous system regulates our internal environment and consists of two parts The sympathetic nervous system is in control when we are very aroused and prepares us for defensive action (such as running away or fighting) The parasympathetic nervous system is in control ...
... their movement The autonomic nervous system regulates our internal environment and consists of two parts The sympathetic nervous system is in control when we are very aroused and prepares us for defensive action (such as running away or fighting) The parasympathetic nervous system is in control ...
How Does Caffeine Affect the Central Nervous System? (CNS)
... -It can be found in tea, sodas, coffee, and ...
... -It can be found in tea, sodas, coffee, and ...
Abstract View OPTICAL RECORDING OF THE TRITONIA SWIMMING CENTRAL PATTERN GENERATOR. ;
... We recorded action potential activity from the isolated brain of the nudibranch seaslug Tritonia diomedea during fictive swimming. Candidate central pattern generator (CPG) interneurons were identified by their bursting patterns and positions in the brain. Previously identifed populations of interne ...
... We recorded action potential activity from the isolated brain of the nudibranch seaslug Tritonia diomedea during fictive swimming. Candidate central pattern generator (CPG) interneurons were identified by their bursting patterns and positions in the brain. Previously identifed populations of interne ...
biological bases of behavior
... (hunger, thirst) and emotions such as pleasure, fear, rage, and sexuality c. Amygdala and Hippocampus- two arms surrounding the thalamus, important in how we process and perceive memory and emotion ...
... (hunger, thirst) and emotions such as pleasure, fear, rage, and sexuality c. Amygdala and Hippocampus- two arms surrounding the thalamus, important in how we process and perceive memory and emotion ...
long-term memory - Daniela Sartori
... reciprocal excitatory connections with the cerebral cortex that create a motor circuit ...
... reciprocal excitatory connections with the cerebral cortex that create a motor circuit ...
Chapter 13 - Las Positas College
... V. The Central Nervous System Throughout Life (pp. 419–420) A. Embryonic development and congenital birth defects that involve the brain are anencephaly, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy. (pp. 419–420, Fig. 13.38) B. Postnatal changes in the brain represent many neuronal connections during childhood ...
... V. The Central Nervous System Throughout Life (pp. 419–420) A. Embryonic development and congenital birth defects that involve the brain are anencephaly, spina bifida, and cerebral palsy. (pp. 419–420, Fig. 13.38) B. Postnatal changes in the brain represent many neuronal connections during childhood ...
the relationship between depression and cognitive deficits
... Fitzgerald et al. 2008, Siegle et al. 2007). These contradictory findings may be clarified by controlling for task performance. Depressed subjects at lower levels of task difficulty may display increased DLPFC (hyperactivity) in order to maintain the same degree of performance as controls when at hi ...
... Fitzgerald et al. 2008, Siegle et al. 2007). These contradictory findings may be clarified by controlling for task performance. Depressed subjects at lower levels of task difficulty may display increased DLPFC (hyperactivity) in order to maintain the same degree of performance as controls when at hi ...
Agenda - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
... software on the scanners improve • Estimated that in 5 years, fMRI scanners will have more channels for data acquisition, will increase the size of the files by a factor of 10 • In addition, will add a number of different technologies, such as: – Electroencephalography (EEG) technology measures the ...
... software on the scanners improve • Estimated that in 5 years, fMRI scanners will have more channels for data acquisition, will increase the size of the files by a factor of 10 • In addition, will add a number of different technologies, such as: – Electroencephalography (EEG) technology measures the ...
Artificial Intelligence
... completely unrelated problems?[81] Can intelligence be reproduced using high-level symbols, similar to words and ideas? Or does it require "sub-symbolic" processing?[82] John Haugeland, who coined the term GOFAI (Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence), also proposed that AI should more properly ...
... completely unrelated problems?[81] Can intelligence be reproduced using high-level symbols, similar to words and ideas? Or does it require "sub-symbolic" processing?[82] John Haugeland, who coined the term GOFAI (Good Old-Fashioned Artificial Intelligence), also proposed that AI should more properly ...
Hierarchical models
... organization of the brain. Moreover, the adaptive systems subserved by the brain have undergone reorganizations during its phylogenetic history (Tucker et al. 2000). In the same way, the biological models of emotions reveal some limits: 1) most of the neuroanatomic models are based upon data obtaine ...
... organization of the brain. Moreover, the adaptive systems subserved by the brain have undergone reorganizations during its phylogenetic history (Tucker et al. 2000). In the same way, the biological models of emotions reveal some limits: 1) most of the neuroanatomic models are based upon data obtaine ...
From autism to ADHD: computational simulations
... • MNS: observing action elicits similar motor activations as if it had been performed by oneself; visuo-motor neurons. • This helps to understand actions of others, modeling behavior via embodied simulation of their actions, intentions, and emotions. • MNS theory of autism (Williams et al, 2001): di ...
... • MNS: observing action elicits similar motor activations as if it had been performed by oneself; visuo-motor neurons. • This helps to understand actions of others, modeling behavior via embodied simulation of their actions, intentions, and emotions. • MNS theory of autism (Williams et al, 2001): di ...
System Architecture of ERS/ERD
... • 1970s - Research that developed algorithms to reconstruct movements from motor cortex neurons, which control movement. • 1980s - Johns Hopkins researchers found a mathematical relationship between electrical responses of single motor-cortex neurons in rhesus macaque monkeys and the direction that ...
... • 1970s - Research that developed algorithms to reconstruct movements from motor cortex neurons, which control movement. • 1980s - Johns Hopkins researchers found a mathematical relationship between electrical responses of single motor-cortex neurons in rhesus macaque monkeys and the direction that ...
The brain, its function and its architecture
... (DTI), the scientists hope to find out whether mice with disturbed brain organisation are able to process tactile stimuli normally. DTI already provides spectacular insights. Just a few weeks ago, Professor Dr. Jürgen Hennig, Scientific Director of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology – Medical Ph ...
... (DTI), the scientists hope to find out whether mice with disturbed brain organisation are able to process tactile stimuli normally. DTI already provides spectacular insights. Just a few weeks ago, Professor Dr. Jürgen Hennig, Scientific Director of the Department of Diagnostic Radiology – Medical Ph ...
It`s Mindboggling!
... metabolism to create three-dimensional images of brain activity. In a PET scan, a radioactive "marker" that emits or releases positrons (parts of an atom that release gamma radiation), is injected into the bloodstream. Detectors outside of the head can sense these "positron emissions," which are the ...
... metabolism to create three-dimensional images of brain activity. In a PET scan, a radioactive "marker" that emits or releases positrons (parts of an atom that release gamma radiation), is injected into the bloodstream. Detectors outside of the head can sense these "positron emissions," which are the ...
The Teenage Brain - Model High School
... The effect of extreme deprivation in infancy: This child suffers from emotional ...
... The effect of extreme deprivation in infancy: This child suffers from emotional ...
Wallentin 2011 brain language
... Two significant blobs were found at P < 0.05 (FWE corrected for multiple comparisons), both in the LPMT (MNI peaks: [ 60, 62, 0], t(23) = 7.29 and [ 48, 58, 0], t(23) = 7.41). No other activations reached significance (see Fig. 1). 3. Discussion By definition, natural language stimuli, such as stories ...
... Two significant blobs were found at P < 0.05 (FWE corrected for multiple comparisons), both in the LPMT (MNI peaks: [ 60, 62, 0], t(23) = 7.29 and [ 48, 58, 0], t(23) = 7.41). No other activations reached significance (see Fig. 1). 3. Discussion By definition, natural language stimuli, such as stories ...
English - BCCN Berlin
... wrong – even worse: you may be given the ‘correct’ results despite having started from several incorrect assumptions. This finding caused Herz to turn away from models of large networks and instead focus on simple single-neuron models. In particular, he and his group study models that are described ...
... wrong – even worse: you may be given the ‘correct’ results despite having started from several incorrect assumptions. This finding caused Herz to turn away from models of large networks and instead focus on simple single-neuron models. In particular, he and his group study models that are described ...
Emotion: More Than a Feeling
... Facial muscles send messages to the brain that both identify the emotion we are feeling and intensify it. Lazarus’ Cognitive Theory Based on a “cognitive appraisal”, we decide if the situation is positive, negative, or neutral. A positive or negative appraisal triggers both physiological arousal and ...
... Facial muscles send messages to the brain that both identify the emotion we are feeling and intensify it. Lazarus’ Cognitive Theory Based on a “cognitive appraisal”, we decide if the situation is positive, negative, or neutral. A positive or negative appraisal triggers both physiological arousal and ...
Dynamic timescale
... by sine-Gordon solitons in microtubules. http://ArXiv.org/abs/physics/0103042 Beck, F. (1996). Can quantum processes control synaptic emission? International Journal of Neural Systems 7: 343-353. Beck F. & Eccles J.C. (1992). Quantum aspects of brain activity and the role of consciousness. Proceedin ...
... by sine-Gordon solitons in microtubules. http://ArXiv.org/abs/physics/0103042 Beck, F. (1996). Can quantum processes control synaptic emission? International Journal of Neural Systems 7: 343-353. Beck F. & Eccles J.C. (1992). Quantum aspects of brain activity and the role of consciousness. Proceedin ...