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... B. As seen in Fig. 7-1B, temporal half of each eye projects ipsilaterally, where as the nasal half projects ...
... B. As seen in Fig. 7-1B, temporal half of each eye projects ipsilaterally, where as the nasal half projects ...
Brainwaves ("40 Hz") Research
... Brainwaves ("40 Hz") Research The University of Birmingham Introduction Brainwaves -- or the "EEG" -- are electrical signals that can be recorded from the brain either directly or through the scalp. The kind of brainwave recorded depends on the behavior of the animal and is the visible evidence of t ...
... Brainwaves ("40 Hz") Research The University of Birmingham Introduction Brainwaves -- or the "EEG" -- are electrical signals that can be recorded from the brain either directly or through the scalp. The kind of brainwave recorded depends on the behavior of the animal and is the visible evidence of t ...
Specification of Cerebral Cortical Areas
... across the fetal cerebral wall from the beginning of corticogenesis but are most prominent during midgestation when many of them temporarily stop dividing (13). During the migratory period, cohorts of cells originating in individual proliferative units follow a radial pathway consisting of a single ...
... across the fetal cerebral wall from the beginning of corticogenesis but are most prominent during midgestation when many of them temporarily stop dividing (13). During the migratory period, cohorts of cells originating in individual proliferative units follow a radial pathway consisting of a single ...
Section 1: Anatomy of the sensorimotor system
... produced movement abnormalities, and that stimulation of the same cortex could elicit muscle responses in dogs (Fritsch and Hitzitg 1870) and monkeys (Ferrier 1876). Working on chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans, Sherrington and colleagues mapped out motor responses elicited by stimulating points ...
... produced movement abnormalities, and that stimulation of the same cortex could elicit muscle responses in dogs (Fritsch and Hitzitg 1870) and monkeys (Ferrier 1876). Working on chimpanzees, gorillas and orang-utans, Sherrington and colleagues mapped out motor responses elicited by stimulating points ...
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... The cat could be trained with the right eye to distinguish a triangle from a square while the left eye was covered. After the cat learned the problem, Sperry tested the left eye with the right eye covered. The split brain cat had to learn all over again. The learning curve for the left eye (and left ...
... The cat could be trained with the right eye to distinguish a triangle from a square while the left eye was covered. After the cat learned the problem, Sperry tested the left eye with the right eye covered. The split brain cat had to learn all over again. The learning curve for the left eye (and left ...
17. FARS to Language (2001) - USC
... By contrast, pantomime is performed with the intention of getting the observer to think of a specific action or event. It is essentially communicative in its nature. The imitator observes; the panto-mimic intends to be observed ...
... By contrast, pantomime is performed with the intention of getting the observer to think of a specific action or event. It is essentially communicative in its nature. The imitator observes; the panto-mimic intends to be observed ...
Somatic regions Limbic These functionally distinct
... bundle that shows great differences in relative size in different species. Give examples. What are the fibers called and where do they originate? 8) A decussating group of axons called the brachium conjunctivum also varies greatly in size in different species. It is largest in species with the larg ...
... bundle that shows great differences in relative size in different species. Give examples. What are the fibers called and where do they originate? 8) A decussating group of axons called the brachium conjunctivum also varies greatly in size in different species. It is largest in species with the larg ...
Surfaces, lobes, sulci, gyri of cerebral hemispheres
... Post central gyrus Supra parietal lobule Infraparietal lobule Plays role in integrating sensory information from various parts of the body, knowledge of numbers and their relations, and in the manipulation of objects. ...
... Post central gyrus Supra parietal lobule Infraparietal lobule Plays role in integrating sensory information from various parts of the body, knowledge of numbers and their relations, and in the manipulation of objects. ...
Cerebellum: Movement Regulation and Cognitive Functions
... . Regulatory Functions of the Midline Cerebellum ...
... . Regulatory Functions of the Midline Cerebellum ...
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... Two special types of glial cells, called oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells, generate a layer of fatty substances called myelin. Oligodendrocytes produce myelin for the neurons in the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system); Schwann cells produce myelin for the neurons of the body (the pe ...
... Two special types of glial cells, called oligodendrocytes and Schwann cells, generate a layer of fatty substances called myelin. Oligodendrocytes produce myelin for the neurons in the brain and spinal cord (the central nervous system); Schwann cells produce myelin for the neurons of the body (the pe ...
Topographic maps in human frontal and parietal cortex
... Retinotopic mapping of functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) responses evoked by visual stimuli has resulted in the identification of many areas in human visual cortex and a description of the organization of the visual field representation in each of these areas. These methods have recently been emp ...
... Retinotopic mapping of functional magnetic resonance (fMRI) responses evoked by visual stimuli has resulted in the identification of many areas in human visual cortex and a description of the organization of the visual field representation in each of these areas. These methods have recently been emp ...
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... ingested, aspartate is converted in the liver into glutamic acid, the toxic component of monosodium glutamate. A newer addition to the family of excitotoxin food additives is L-cysteine, which in the body is converted to the powerful excitotoxin cysteine sulfinic acid. L-cysteine is being added to c ...
... ingested, aspartate is converted in the liver into glutamic acid, the toxic component of monosodium glutamate. A newer addition to the family of excitotoxin food additives is L-cysteine, which in the body is converted to the powerful excitotoxin cysteine sulfinic acid. L-cysteine is being added to c ...
How Does the Brain Develop?
... quires the distinctive characteristics of its species. The similarity of young embryos is so great that many nineteenth-century biologists saw it as evidence for Darwin’s view that vertebrates arose from a Forebrain common ancestor millions of years ago. Although not shown in Figure 7-3, embryos are ...
... quires the distinctive characteristics of its species. The similarity of young embryos is so great that many nineteenth-century biologists saw it as evidence for Darwin’s view that vertebrates arose from a Forebrain common ancestor millions of years ago. Although not shown in Figure 7-3, embryos are ...
The Anatomy of Language Sydney Lamb Rice University, Houston
... Only with MEG can we detect the activation of several brain regions as they become active from moment to moment during a complex function such as recognition But it is (at present state of the art) virtually impossible to achieve precision ...
... Only with MEG can we detect the activation of several brain regions as they become active from moment to moment during a complex function such as recognition But it is (at present state of the art) virtually impossible to achieve precision ...
Canonical Neural Computation: A Summary and a Roadmap A
... A second challenge we face is how to differentiate the elements of the neural circuit in the behaving animal. An important observation about the neocortex is that very different brain functions, ranging from extracting orientation information in primary visual cortex to computations of economic valu ...
... A second challenge we face is how to differentiate the elements of the neural circuit in the behaving animal. An important observation about the neocortex is that very different brain functions, ranging from extracting orientation information in primary visual cortex to computations of economic valu ...
a remnant chloroplast, with an References
... translate perceived actions into motor (and somatosensory [14,15,19]) representations of how and what others do. These simulated representations can later be interrogated by more deliberate mentalizing systems to reflect on why other people acted [2]. De Lange et al.’s [1] study now sheds further li ...
... translate perceived actions into motor (and somatosensory [14,15,19]) representations of how and what others do. These simulated representations can later be interrogated by more deliberate mentalizing systems to reflect on why other people acted [2]. De Lange et al.’s [1] study now sheds further li ...
Chapter 17 Intrinsic Optical Signal Imaging of Normal and Abnormal
... Neurosurgeons, however, do not just operate on anatomy, but also on physiology. The locations of the specific areas of the brain responsible for movement, sensation, vision, and language, or the site of an epileptic focus, are generally not immediately apparent to gross visual inspection or even to ...
... Neurosurgeons, however, do not just operate on anatomy, but also on physiology. The locations of the specific areas of the brain responsible for movement, sensation, vision, and language, or the site of an epileptic focus, are generally not immediately apparent to gross visual inspection or even to ...
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... environmental stimuli on adult and developing brain. Whereas lack of normal excitatory inputs leaves some cortical neurotransmitter systems unaffected (Goodman et al., 1993; Schlaggar et al, 1993), it can lead to down regulation of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic system. For instance, the c ...
... environmental stimuli on adult and developing brain. Whereas lack of normal excitatory inputs leaves some cortical neurotransmitter systems unaffected (Goodman et al., 1993; Schlaggar et al, 1993), it can lead to down regulation of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA)-ergic system. For instance, the c ...
the brain - Medical Research Council
... » A cell body, which contains the cell’s genetic information. » Dendrites, which receive information from other neurons. »A n axon (also called a nerve fibre). Many of these are coated in a myelin sheath – a protein and fat layer that speeds the movement of electrical impulses down the neuro ...
... » A cell body, which contains the cell’s genetic information. » Dendrites, which receive information from other neurons. »A n axon (also called a nerve fibre). Many of these are coated in a myelin sheath – a protein and fat layer that speeds the movement of electrical impulses down the neuro ...
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... as well as modern man, is very variable and it would be very premature to give much weight to these differences, until some formal study is made of cerebellar variation in higher primates. The great horizontal fissure separating superior from inferior posterior lobes is clearly evident on the right ...
... as well as modern man, is very variable and it would be very premature to give much weight to these differences, until some formal study is made of cerebellar variation in higher primates. The great horizontal fissure separating superior from inferior posterior lobes is clearly evident on the right ...
The Cerebellum
... occupies posterior cranial fossa Its surface is high convoluted, forming folds or folia, being oriented transversely Cerebellum ...
... occupies posterior cranial fossa Its surface is high convoluted, forming folds or folia, being oriented transversely Cerebellum ...
Human brain
The human brain is the main organ of the human nervous system. It is located in the head, protected by the skull. It has the same general structure as the brains of other mammals, but with a more developed cerebral cortex. Large animals such as whales and elephants have larger brains in absolute terms, but when measured using a measure of relative brain size, which compensates for body size, the quotient for the human brain is almost twice as large as that of a bottlenose dolphin, and three times as large as that of a chimpanzee. Much of the size of the human brain comes from the cerebral cortex, especially the frontal lobes, which are associated with executive functions such as self-control, planning, reasoning, and abstract thought. The area of the cerebral cortex devoted to vision, the visual cortex, is also greatly enlarged in humans compared to other animals.The human cerebral cortex is a thick layer of neural tissue that covers most of the brain. This layer is folded in a way that increases the amount of surface that can fit into the volume available. The pattern of folds is similar across individuals, although there are many small variations. The cortex is divided into four lobes – the frontal lobe, parietal lobe, temporal lobe, and occipital lobe. (Some classification systems also include a limbic lobe and treat the insular cortex as a lobe.) Within each lobe are numerous cortical areas, each associated with a particular function, including vision, motor control, and language. The left and right sides of the cortex are broadly similar in shape, and most cortical areas are replicated on both sides. Some areas, though, show strong lateralization, particularly areas that are involved in language. In most people, the left hemisphere is dominant for language, with the right hemisphere playing only a minor role. There are other functions, such as visual-spatial ability, for which the right hemisphere is usually dominant.Despite being protected by the thick bones of the skull, suspended in cerebrospinal fluid, and isolated from the bloodstream by the blood–brain barrier, the human brain is susceptible to damage and disease. The most common forms of physical damage are closed head injuries such as a blow to the head, a stroke, or poisoning by a variety of chemicals which can act as neurotoxins, such as ethanol alcohol. Infection of the brain, though serious, is rare because of the biological barriers which protect it. The human brain is also susceptible to degenerative disorders, such as Parkinson's disease, and Alzheimer's disease, (mostly as the result of aging) and multiple sclerosis. A number of psychiatric conditions, such as schizophrenia and clinical depression, are thought to be associated with brain dysfunctions, although the nature of these is not well understood. The brain can also be the site of brain tumors and these can be benign or malignant.There are some techniques for studying the brain that are used in other animals that are just not suitable for use in humans and vice versa. It is easier to obtain individual brain cells taken from other animals, for study. It is also possible to use invasive techniques in other animals such as inserting electrodes into the brain or disabling certains parts of the brain in order to examine the effects on behaviour – techniques that are not possible to be used in humans. However, only humans can respond to complex verbal instructions or be of use in the study of important brain functions such as language and other complex cognitive tasks, but studies from humans and from other animals, can be of mutual help. Medical imaging technologies such as functional neuroimaging and EEG recordings are important techniques in studying the brain. The complete functional understanding of the human brain is an ongoing challenge for neuroscience.