Using the State-Space Paradigm to Analyze Information Representation in Neural Systems
... trains are point processes, standard signal processing techniques for continuous-valued data will have limited utility in the analysis of neural systems. Accurate processing of neural signals requires the development of quantitative techniques to characterize correctly the point process nature of ne ...
... trains are point processes, standard signal processing techniques for continuous-valued data will have limited utility in the analysis of neural systems. Accurate processing of neural signals requires the development of quantitative techniques to characterize correctly the point process nature of ne ...
Neurons and the BOLD response
... Because the experimental effects typically constitute a small signal in a great deal of background activity, PET and fMRI use signalaveraging at each point in space. Two very similar experimental conditions are used, differing in only one crucial feature. Notice that the yellow brain scans (upper le ...
... Because the experimental effects typically constitute a small signal in a great deal of background activity, PET and fMRI use signalaveraging at each point in space. Two very similar experimental conditions are used, differing in only one crucial feature. Notice that the yellow brain scans (upper le ...
Test Review: Chapter 2 1. The function of
... B) A larger area of the sensory cortex is associated with our lips. C) The dendrites connected to the lips are especially sensitive. D) The medulla routes impulses from the lips directly to our brainstem. E) Our lips are directly connected to the sensory cortex, but our knees are not. ...
... B) A larger area of the sensory cortex is associated with our lips. C) The dendrites connected to the lips are especially sensitive. D) The medulla routes impulses from the lips directly to our brainstem. E) Our lips are directly connected to the sensory cortex, but our knees are not. ...
... responses, and 2) it decreased the number of brain-invading, injury-producing, polymorphonuclear (PMN) leukocytes. PMNs gather around oxygen-deprived brain tissue following stroke and increase the amount of the damaged tissue. When a neuron is damaged, a chain of events is set in motion that drives ...
Article Analysis Form for Hock: Forty Studies that Changed Psychology
... The hypothesis was supported. Results indicated that the brains of the enriched rats were indeed different from those of the impoverished rats in many ways. The cerebral cortex of the enriched rats was significantly heavier and thicker. There was greater activity of the nervous system enzyme a ...
... The hypothesis was supported. Results indicated that the brains of the enriched rats were indeed different from those of the impoverished rats in many ways. The cerebral cortex of the enriched rats was significantly heavier and thicker. There was greater activity of the nervous system enzyme a ...
Unit 3A Notes
... when the “crisis” is over – it calms you down by doing the opposite things. It helps you chill out. 6. The central nervous system 1. Our bodies are amazing, but without the brain, we’re like robots. The brain is what makes us human. 400 trillion synapses “talk to one another” in our brains. 2. Neuro ...
... when the “crisis” is over – it calms you down by doing the opposite things. It helps you chill out. 6. The central nervous system 1. Our bodies are amazing, but without the brain, we’re like robots. The brain is what makes us human. 400 trillion synapses “talk to one another” in our brains. 2. Neuro ...
Module 2.1 Neurons: The Body`s Wiring Lecture Outline
... The Major Parts of the Brain (Concept Chart 2.3) A. Hindbrain—the lowest part of the brain where the spinal cord enters the skull 1. Medulla—controls vital bodily processes such as heart rate, breathing, and reflexes like swallowing, coughing, and sneezing 2. Pons—helps regulate states of wakefulnes ...
... The Major Parts of the Brain (Concept Chart 2.3) A. Hindbrain—the lowest part of the brain where the spinal cord enters the skull 1. Medulla—controls vital bodily processes such as heart rate, breathing, and reflexes like swallowing, coughing, and sneezing 2. Pons—helps regulate states of wakefulnes ...
Any Words in the Brain’s Language? Tatiana V. Chernigovskaya ()
... the increasing role of individual, rather than group behavior. The sign of evolution is a rise of independence of the environment. Astonishingly, some general principles of evolution (as we understand them nowadays) reflect such different processes as evolution of living creatures and of natural and ...
... the increasing role of individual, rather than group behavior. The sign of evolution is a rise of independence of the environment. Astonishingly, some general principles of evolution (as we understand them nowadays) reflect such different processes as evolution of living creatures and of natural and ...
The Nervous System
... The Endocrine System • Some concepts about Hormones – Travel through the bloodstream – Some are chemically similar to neurotransmitters • Pituitary Gland = “the master gland” gets orders from the brain (hypothalamus = “the master’s master”) – Basic Feedback system: • Brain (hypothalamus) pituitar ...
... The Endocrine System • Some concepts about Hormones – Travel through the bloodstream – Some are chemically similar to neurotransmitters • Pituitary Gland = “the master gland” gets orders from the brain (hypothalamus = “the master’s master”) – Basic Feedback system: • Brain (hypothalamus) pituitar ...
Neuroanatomy 6-12
... MS- LS1-8 Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories. Students will demonstrate MS-LS1-8 when they learn about various structures of the brain. Structures that respond to stimuli are locat ...
... MS- LS1-8 Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories. Students will demonstrate MS-LS1-8 when they learn about various structures of the brain. Structures that respond to stimuli are locat ...
Brain Day - No Regrets
... emotions. The limbic system is an example of a related area. There are also links to areas responsible for memory, which is why smells can produce detailed personal memories. Humans can distinguish about 10,000 different smells. Our olfaction cells each have one type of receptor. When we smell somet ...
... emotions. The limbic system is an example of a related area. There are also links to areas responsible for memory, which is why smells can produce detailed personal memories. Humans can distinguish about 10,000 different smells. Our olfaction cells each have one type of receptor. When we smell somet ...
Vanderbilt neuroscientists identify “oops center” in the brain
... The researchers propose that this region is part of an “executive system” that has evolved within the brain in order to control its own activity as it makes decisions, corrects errors and overrides habitual responses. Although cognitive psychologists generally agree that such a supervisory system mu ...
... The researchers propose that this region is part of an “executive system” that has evolved within the brain in order to control its own activity as it makes decisions, corrects errors and overrides habitual responses. Although cognitive psychologists generally agree that such a supervisory system mu ...
brain and cranial nerves
... 3. Cerebrospinal fluid: production and circulation: a. Ventricles: CSF is a clear & colorless fluid that protects the brain & spinal cord. It also carries oxygen, glucose & other needed chemical from the blood to neurons & neuroglia. b. Ventricles are CSF filled cavities within the brain that contr ...
... 3. Cerebrospinal fluid: production and circulation: a. Ventricles: CSF is a clear & colorless fluid that protects the brain & spinal cord. It also carries oxygen, glucose & other needed chemical from the blood to neurons & neuroglia. b. Ventricles are CSF filled cavities within the brain that contr ...
Chapter 2: Neuroscience
... the amount of a radioactive compound, glucose, or oxygen used in different brain regions. ...
... the amount of a radioactive compound, glucose, or oxygen used in different brain regions. ...
Neuroscience and Behavior
... the amount of a radioactive compound, glucose, or oxygen used in different brain regions. ...
... the amount of a radioactive compound, glucose, or oxygen used in different brain regions. ...
The Biological Bases of Behavior
... Name a specialty for the left hemisphere of the brain. What is split brain research? Which hemisphere controls the right side of the body? ...
... Name a specialty for the left hemisphere of the brain. What is split brain research? Which hemisphere controls the right side of the body? ...
Abstracts - Yale School of Medicine
... similarities in the regional patterns of structural effects across these different syndromes, there are also striking differences. In attempting to understand how alcohol exerts effects on the brain in these different contexts, and how these effects mediate the neurocognitive impairments, it may be ...
... similarities in the regional patterns of structural effects across these different syndromes, there are also striking differences. In attempting to understand how alcohol exerts effects on the brain in these different contexts, and how these effects mediate the neurocognitive impairments, it may be ...
Chapter 14 The Brain and Cranial Nerves
... • The white matter is under the cortex and consists of myelinated axons running in three principal directions – Association fibers between gyri in same hemisphere – Commissural fibers from one hemisphere to other ...
... • The white matter is under the cortex and consists of myelinated axons running in three principal directions – Association fibers between gyri in same hemisphere – Commissural fibers from one hemisphere to other ...
Integrating Mental Processes: Thinking and Problem Solving
... Implicit problem-solving may be more common than explicit since we learn and practice many kinds of skills from early on in life. These problem-solving skills become more profcient, implicit unconsciouss, and automatic with practice. Infants acquiring language is an example of implicit problem-solvi ...
... Implicit problem-solving may be more common than explicit since we learn and practice many kinds of skills from early on in life. These problem-solving skills become more profcient, implicit unconsciouss, and automatic with practice. Infants acquiring language is an example of implicit problem-solvi ...
Chemical Transmission BETWEEN Neurons
... The nervous system is complexity built from simplicity. The brain is both specialized and integrated. The nervous system is “plastic” especially at early ages of development. ...
... The nervous system is complexity built from simplicity. The brain is both specialized and integrated. The nervous system is “plastic” especially at early ages of development. ...
Parts of a Neuron
... Adrenal glands consist of the adrenal medulla and the cortex. The medulla secretes hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) during stressful and emotional situations, while the adrenal cortex regulates salt and carbohydrate ...
... Adrenal glands consist of the adrenal medulla and the cortex. The medulla secretes hormones (epinephrine and norepinephrine) during stressful and emotional situations, while the adrenal cortex regulates salt and carbohydrate ...
Five reasons why Brain Research merits a change of Focus
... The brain is the organ with the highest information density per unit volume and mass. In the brain, information is channeled through four cellular networks; neuron-neuron, neuron-astrocyte, astrocyte-neuron and astrocyte-astrocyte network. The networks in the brain differ from material hardware by t ...
... The brain is the organ with the highest information density per unit volume and mass. In the brain, information is channeled through four cellular networks; neuron-neuron, neuron-astrocyte, astrocyte-neuron and astrocyte-astrocyte network. The networks in the brain differ from material hardware by t ...
11. Lisa Feldman Barrett called"What Emotions Are (and Aren`t)."
... right, the orchestra will sound like it’s inside your head. Obviously that isn’t the case. But suppose you completely trusted your senses. You might find yourself asking well-meaning but preposterous scientific questions like “Where in the brain is the woodwinds section located?” A more reasonable a ...
... right, the orchestra will sound like it’s inside your head. Obviously that isn’t the case. But suppose you completely trusted your senses. You might find yourself asking well-meaning but preposterous scientific questions like “Where in the brain is the woodwinds section located?” A more reasonable a ...
Copy Notes
... parietal lobes: portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position occipital lobes: portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields temporal l ...
... parietal lobes: portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the top of the head and toward the rear; receives sensory input for touch and body position occipital lobes: portion of the cerebral cortex lying at the back of the head; includes areas that receive information from the visual fields temporal l ...