Neural activity predicts attitude change in cognitive dissonance
... keep their knowledge, actions and attitudes consistent (consonant). Inconsistent (dissonant) behavior and attitudes result in a psychologically uncomfortable state that motivates people to reduce the dissonance, often by changing their attitudes to be more consonant with the displayed behavior. Si ...
... keep their knowledge, actions and attitudes consistent (consonant). Inconsistent (dissonant) behavior and attitudes result in a psychologically uncomfortable state that motivates people to reduce the dissonance, often by changing their attitudes to be more consonant with the displayed behavior. Si ...
Brain stem representation of thermal and psychogenic sweating in
... the anterior hypothalamus/preoptic area (18, 34, 50, 51), while psychogenic sweating is believed to be driven from the forebrain (21, 44). Clues to the regions of the human brain involved in psychogenic sweating can be found in imaging studies that have related regional brain activity to sweating, u ...
... the anterior hypothalamus/preoptic area (18, 34, 50, 51), while psychogenic sweating is believed to be driven from the forebrain (21, 44). Clues to the regions of the human brain involved in psychogenic sweating can be found in imaging studies that have related regional brain activity to sweating, u ...
Supplementary Information
... 80% of the original 100 cases. In 20 cases, RF field inhomogeneity correction and subsequent histogram analysis failed, leading to underestimation of the GM volume. Although these cases could be further processed after changing the inhomogeneity correction parameters, the resulting sulcus depth aver ...
... 80% of the original 100 cases. In 20 cases, RF field inhomogeneity correction and subsequent histogram analysis failed, leading to underestimation of the GM volume. Although these cases could be further processed after changing the inhomogeneity correction parameters, the resulting sulcus depth aver ...
File - cbcpsychology
... Construction of research hypothesis Identification and operationalization of independent and dependent variables Identification of extraneous and potential confounding variables including individual participant differences, non-standardised instructions and procedures, order effects, experimen ...
... Construction of research hypothesis Identification and operationalization of independent and dependent variables Identification of extraneous and potential confounding variables including individual participant differences, non-standardised instructions and procedures, order effects, experimen ...
The relative advantages of sparse versus distributed encoding for
... extent to which this statement is valid in general is discussed here, by considering some simple formal models of associative memory which include different neurobiological constraints. In nets of linear neurons, trained with either a Hebbian (purely incremental) or a Stanton and Sejnowski learning ...
... extent to which this statement is valid in general is discussed here, by considering some simple formal models of associative memory which include different neurobiological constraints. In nets of linear neurons, trained with either a Hebbian (purely incremental) or a Stanton and Sejnowski learning ...
Osama Almughrabi
... In investigating the self, we are presented with numerous questions on its origins in the brain. Can it be tied into specific brain system? What is its relation to consciousness; is it encompassed by, outside of, or equal to consciousness? Different neuroscientists define the self in their own ways, ...
... In investigating the self, we are presented with numerous questions on its origins in the brain. Can it be tied into specific brain system? What is its relation to consciousness; is it encompassed by, outside of, or equal to consciousness? Different neuroscientists define the self in their own ways, ...
Syntax production in bilinguals
... early bilinguals but were in separate regions in late bilinguals. In this latter study, it appears that proficiency may have been confounded with age of acquisition. The findings from the two latter studies suggest that when the second language is not completely mastered or when it is learned late i ...
... early bilinguals but were in separate regions in late bilinguals. In this latter study, it appears that proficiency may have been confounded with age of acquisition. The findings from the two latter studies suggest that when the second language is not completely mastered or when it is learned late i ...
Learning pattern recognition and decision making in the insect brain
... In the previous section we tried to succinctly summarize some of the most relevant facts that are needed to build a pattern recognition device in olfaction. These are not by any means all of them and are not necessarily fully consistent with each other, but despite their differences there is more co ...
... In the previous section we tried to succinctly summarize some of the most relevant facts that are needed to build a pattern recognition device in olfaction. These are not by any means all of them and are not necessarily fully consistent with each other, but despite their differences there is more co ...
Chapter 2: The Brain and Behavior
... areas on each. The top diagrams show (in cross section) the relative amounts of cortex “assigned” to the sensory and motor control of various parts of the body. (Each cross section, or “slice,” of the cortex has been turned 90 degrees so you see it as it would appear from the back of the brain.) ...
... areas on each. The top diagrams show (in cross section) the relative amounts of cortex “assigned” to the sensory and motor control of various parts of the body. (Each cross section, or “slice,” of the cortex has been turned 90 degrees so you see it as it would appear from the back of the brain.) ...
EVOLUTIONARY AUTONOMOUS AGENTS: A NEUROSCIENCE
... findings in EAA studies should be considered with caution (as is perhaps true of neural modelling studies in general). We should always be aware of the many simplifications that are involved in these models; although ...
... findings in EAA studies should be considered with caution (as is perhaps true of neural modelling studies in general). We should always be aware of the many simplifications that are involved in these models; although ...
1 Throwing out the Tacit Rule Book: Learning and Practices Stephen
... speak, the training history. Like paths from one point in space to another, the connections in a net that produce the “same” competency may be different in structure. The implication of this that bears on the theory of social practices or the idea of shared practices is that two individuals with an ...
... speak, the training history. Like paths from one point in space to another, the connections in a net that produce the “same” competency may be different in structure. The implication of this that bears on the theory of social practices or the idea of shared practices is that two individuals with an ...
BOX 30.8 THE ROLE OF THE SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS IN
... pedal when all of a sudden a motorist runs the light. This requires the rapid cancellation of an initiated action. Recent studies suggest that rapid stopping of this kind is implemented by a “hyperdirect” pathway between the frontal cortex and the subthalamic nucleus. The broader sequence of events ...
... pedal when all of a sudden a motorist runs the light. This requires the rapid cancellation of an initiated action. Recent studies suggest that rapid stopping of this kind is implemented by a “hyperdirect” pathway between the frontal cortex and the subthalamic nucleus. The broader sequence of events ...
Mirror neurons and the social nature of language
... Experiments by Umiltà et al. (2001) showed that F5 mirror neurons are also activated during the observation of partially hidden actions, when the monkey can predict the action outcome, even in the absence of the complete visual information about it. Macaque monkeys’ mirror neurons therefore respond ...
... Experiments by Umiltà et al. (2001) showed that F5 mirror neurons are also activated during the observation of partially hidden actions, when the monkey can predict the action outcome, even in the absence of the complete visual information about it. Macaque monkeys’ mirror neurons therefore respond ...
Michael Arbib: CS564 - Brain Theory and Artificial Intelligence
... adjust the connectivity of the circuits within and between F5 and F1 based on somatosensory inputs, so to encode different grasp actions through learning, the reaches directed to objects will be shaped into grasp actions via the enclosure (palmar reflex) triggered by the touch of the object to the ...
... adjust the connectivity of the circuits within and between F5 and F1 based on somatosensory inputs, so to encode different grasp actions through learning, the reaches directed to objects will be shaped into grasp actions via the enclosure (palmar reflex) triggered by the touch of the object to the ...
Psychology Lecture
... PSYCHOLOGY LECTURE/LAB PAIRS Psychology majors are required to complete an upper-level lab course prior to graduation. The following lists the available upper-level lab courses and the required prerequisite classes for enrollment into the lab. None of the labs are offered during summer. PLEASE NOTE: ...
... PSYCHOLOGY LECTURE/LAB PAIRS Psychology majors are required to complete an upper-level lab course prior to graduation. The following lists the available upper-level lab courses and the required prerequisite classes for enrollment into the lab. None of the labs are offered during summer. PLEASE NOTE: ...
The Brain of the Planarian as the Ancestor of the Human Brain
... decussating interneurons of amphioxus (cells of Rhode) subserve the defensive coiling reflex away from a threatened side. The theory may now be extended even earlier in phylogeny to originate with the planarian brain. Not only are decussating interneurons demonstrated anatomically in the planarian, ...
... decussating interneurons of amphioxus (cells of Rhode) subserve the defensive coiling reflex away from a threatened side. The theory may now be extended even earlier in phylogeny to originate with the planarian brain. Not only are decussating interneurons demonstrated anatomically in the planarian, ...
a remnant chloroplast, with an References
... and did not differentiate between ordinary and extraordinary actions, but when participants paid attention to people’s intentions, they were more active (albeit still less than rest) and differentiated between actions. This supports the idea that mentalizing regions can analyze other people’s action ...
... and did not differentiate between ordinary and extraordinary actions, but when participants paid attention to people’s intentions, they were more active (albeit still less than rest) and differentiated between actions. This supports the idea that mentalizing regions can analyze other people’s action ...
Neurophysiological foundations of sleep, arousal, awareness and
... The state of arousal of the cerebral cortex is affected by two main neuroanatomical areas: the ascending reticular system, which is in the pons, and the cognitive system, located in the cerebral cortex and subcortical nuclei. These two regions communicate via the diencephalon, where ascending signal ...
... The state of arousal of the cerebral cortex is affected by two main neuroanatomical areas: the ascending reticular system, which is in the pons, and the cognitive system, located in the cerebral cortex and subcortical nuclei. These two regions communicate via the diencephalon, where ascending signal ...
NEURAL CONNECTIONS: Some You Use, Some You Lose
... discovery. Like archeologists who had just stumbled upon Stonehenge, they could describe their find in some detail but knew it would take more time and study to figure out what their discovery meant. Their studies assessed neither how changes in synaptic densities affected an animal's ability to see ...
... discovery. Like archeologists who had just stumbled upon Stonehenge, they could describe their find in some detail but knew it would take more time and study to figure out what their discovery meant. Their studies assessed neither how changes in synaptic densities affected an animal's ability to see ...
Brain Evolution Relevant to Language
... most relevant to language evolution, it is first necessary to review how modern human language is processed in the brain today—or more appropriately: how language uses the brain. We may then profitably explore the ways in which these areas may have changed. If we can show that particular parts of th ...
... most relevant to language evolution, it is first necessary to review how modern human language is processed in the brain today—or more appropriately: how language uses the brain. We may then profitably explore the ways in which these areas may have changed. If we can show that particular parts of th ...
biological bases of behavior
... radioactive form of glucose is being used while the brain performs certain tasks. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging): technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to see structures within the brain. ...
... radioactive form of glucose is being used while the brain performs certain tasks. MRI (magnetic resonance imaging): technique that uses magnetic fields and radio waves to see structures within the brain. ...
CHAPTER 14 –NERVOUS SYSTEM OBJECTIVES On completion of
... Describe the tissues of the nervous system. Describe nerve fibers, nerves, and tracts. Describe the transmission of nerve impulses. Describe the central nervous system. Describe the peripheral nervous system. Describe the autonomic nervous system Analyze, build, spell, and pronounce medical words. C ...
... Describe the tissues of the nervous system. Describe nerve fibers, nerves, and tracts. Describe the transmission of nerve impulses. Describe the central nervous system. Describe the peripheral nervous system. Describe the autonomic nervous system Analyze, build, spell, and pronounce medical words. C ...
neural basis of deciding, choosing and acting
... brain processes and associated body movements ‘happening’ from the agent ‘acting’? To answer this question, we must understand the basic properties of decisions, choices and actions, and how they arise from brain processes. We are beginning to reach such a level of understanding of how the brain mak ...
... brain processes and associated body movements ‘happening’ from the agent ‘acting’? To answer this question, we must understand the basic properties of decisions, choices and actions, and how they arise from brain processes. We are beginning to reach such a level of understanding of how the brain mak ...
Second-Order Patterns in Human Visual Cortex`` on ``Orientation
... this is a challenging operation for the visual system. The edges that separate the two zebras from each other and their background divide the image in homogeneous regions that differ in the orientation or the size of the black and white stripes but have similar average luminance (Fig. 1). Thus, a sy ...
... this is a challenging operation for the visual system. The edges that separate the two zebras from each other and their background divide the image in homogeneous regions that differ in the orientation or the size of the black and white stripes but have similar average luminance (Fig. 1). Thus, a sy ...
Chapter 12: Nervous System
... Sport-Related Head Trauma and Brain Function. Neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Cantu has studied the brains of many deceased athletes, including hockey and football players. He has found that these players often suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repe ...
... Sport-Related Head Trauma and Brain Function. Neurosurgeon Dr. Robert Cantu has studied the brains of many deceased athletes, including hockey and football players. He has found that these players often suffered from chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disease caused by repe ...