Two Critical and Functionally Distinct Stages of Face and Body Perception
... Cortical regions that respond preferentially to particular object categories, such as faces and bodies, are essential for visual perception of these object categories. However, precisely when these regions play a causal role in recognition of their preferred categories is unclear. Here we addressed ...
... Cortical regions that respond preferentially to particular object categories, such as faces and bodies, are essential for visual perception of these object categories. However, precisely when these regions play a causal role in recognition of their preferred categories is unclear. Here we addressed ...
K. Lutz, M. Widmer
... the description of a reward system and allowed formulation of hypotheses about reward processing in human brains. Soon after these groundbreaking investigations, research was extended to human subjects, mainly using neuroimaging methods to assess changes in neuronal activity due to the processing of ...
... the description of a reward system and allowed formulation of hypotheses about reward processing in human brains. Soon after these groundbreaking investigations, research was extended to human subjects, mainly using neuroimaging methods to assess changes in neuronal activity due to the processing of ...
Supplementary Motor Area and Presupplementary Motor Area
... differential origin of subcortical projections to the SMA and pre-SMA suggests that these cortical areas are nodes in distinct neural systems. Although both systems are the target of outputs from the basal ganglia and the cerebellum, these two cortical areas seem to be dominated by basal ganglia inp ...
... differential origin of subcortical projections to the SMA and pre-SMA suggests that these cortical areas are nodes in distinct neural systems. Although both systems are the target of outputs from the basal ganglia and the cerebellum, these two cortical areas seem to be dominated by basal ganglia inp ...
Distribution of neurons in functional areas of the mouse cerebral
... Examining the distribution of neurons across functional areas requires well-established criteria for identifying and isolating these areas. Such criteria have been established in the most widely used mouse brain atlas, in which the cerebral cortex has been segmented by careful comparison of cytoarch ...
... Examining the distribution of neurons across functional areas requires well-established criteria for identifying and isolating these areas. Such criteria have been established in the most widely used mouse brain atlas, in which the cerebral cortex has been segmented by careful comparison of cytoarch ...
Neural correlates of attention in primate visual cortex
... The senses of humans and other highly evolved animals are an evolutionary success story. In the visual system of primates, as many as 1.5 million axons exit the retina, supplying a wealth of detailed information about the visual environment. Yet at any given moment, much of this information is behav ...
... The senses of humans and other highly evolved animals are an evolutionary success story. In the visual system of primates, as many as 1.5 million axons exit the retina, supplying a wealth of detailed information about the visual environment. Yet at any given moment, much of this information is behav ...
Cerebral correlates of delta waves during non
... orbitofrontal cortex, and the anterior cingulate cortex (Fig. 1, left panel) are in agreement with that preceding work. However, since delta oscillations are more profuse during NREM sleep than during wakefulness in normal human subjects and as this study was aimed at exploring the cerebral correlat ...
... orbitofrontal cortex, and the anterior cingulate cortex (Fig. 1, left panel) are in agreement with that preceding work. However, since delta oscillations are more profuse during NREM sleep than during wakefulness in normal human subjects and as this study was aimed at exploring the cerebral correlat ...
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... Association fibers – connect different parts of the same hemisphere Projection fibers – enter the hemispheres from lower brain or cord centers ...
... Association fibers – connect different parts of the same hemisphere Projection fibers – enter the hemispheres from lower brain or cord centers ...
Hippocampal Amnesia - Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience
... Another controversial issue is whether the hippocampus is necessary for recognition tests that can be solved by familiarity judgements. It has been suggested that the hippocampus, fornix and anterior thalamus are required for recollection of the context of events but not for familiarity-based item r ...
... Another controversial issue is whether the hippocampus is necessary for recognition tests that can be solved by familiarity judgements. It has been suggested that the hippocampus, fornix and anterior thalamus are required for recollection of the context of events but not for familiarity-based item r ...
The Prefrontal Cortex and Flexible Behavior
... complex, but they appear to be governed by a simple rule based on the structural relationship of pairs of linked areas, which we call the structural model for connections. Structure in this context refers to the number of cortical layers present in a given area, or the overall neuronal density, and ...
... complex, but they appear to be governed by a simple rule based on the structural relationship of pairs of linked areas, which we call the structural model for connections. Structure in this context refers to the number of cortical layers present in a given area, or the overall neuronal density, and ...
Normalization in human somatosensory cortex
... visual cortical area MT (Simoncelli and Heeger 1998), inferotemporal cortex (Zoccolan et al. 2005), and primary auditory cortex (e.g., Rabinowitz et al. 2011), multisensory integration in MST (Ohshiro et al. 2011), the representation of value in LIP (Louie and Glimcher 2010), responses of neurons in ...
... visual cortical area MT (Simoncelli and Heeger 1998), inferotemporal cortex (Zoccolan et al. 2005), and primary auditory cortex (e.g., Rabinowitz et al. 2011), multisensory integration in MST (Ohshiro et al. 2011), the representation of value in LIP (Louie and Glimcher 2010), responses of neurons in ...
Strategy-dependent Dissociation of the Neural
... T is well known that cognition influences pain perception.1 Cognitive strategies use this concept and are used for day-to-day pain management by patients with chronic pain.2– 4 They reduce pain by addressing psychologic influences5 through techniques such as diversion of attention, reappraisal, imag ...
... T is well known that cognition influences pain perception.1 Cognitive strategies use this concept and are used for day-to-day pain management by patients with chronic pain.2– 4 They reduce pain by addressing psychologic influences5 through techniques such as diversion of attention, reappraisal, imag ...
Episodic autobiographical memories over the course of time
... sensed time, episodic memory makes it possible to travel mentally through subjective time, from present to past, and thus to recollect, one’s own previous experiences via autonoetic consciousness. The central tenet of this theory therefore revolves around phenomenological re-experiencing and the sen ...
... sensed time, episodic memory makes it possible to travel mentally through subjective time, from present to past, and thus to recollect, one’s own previous experiences via autonoetic consciousness. The central tenet of this theory therefore revolves around phenomenological re-experiencing and the sen ...
Neural systems for guilt from actions affecting self versus others
... diminished guilt and compassion (Koenigs et al., 2007). Investigation of the evaluative processes comparing guilt and embarrassment showed that both conditions commonly activated the medial PFC and the left superior temporal sulcus (STS) (Takahashi et al., 2004). In parallel to these studies of emot ...
... diminished guilt and compassion (Koenigs et al., 2007). Investigation of the evaluative processes comparing guilt and embarrassment showed that both conditions commonly activated the medial PFC and the left superior temporal sulcus (STS) (Takahashi et al., 2004). In parallel to these studies of emot ...
PREFERENTIAL POTENTIATION OF WEAKER INPUTS TO PRIMARY
... PTx - pertussis toxin treatment TBS - theta burst stimulation V1 - primary visual cortex ...
... PTx - pertussis toxin treatment TBS - theta burst stimulation V1 - primary visual cortex ...
Role of Feedforward and Feedback Projections in Figure
... begins with V1, goes through visual area V2, then to the dorsomedial area and visual area MT (also known as V5) and to the posterior parietal cortex. The ventral stream begins with V1, goes through visual area V2, then through visual area V4, and to the inferior temporal cortex. Top-down information ...
... begins with V1, goes through visual area V2, then to the dorsomedial area and visual area MT (also known as V5) and to the posterior parietal cortex. The ventral stream begins with V1, goes through visual area V2, then through visual area V4, and to the inferior temporal cortex. Top-down information ...
View PDF - MRC Brain Network Dynamics Unit
... these circuits) remains obscure. Single units alone are inadequate for investigating population activity because they represent only one level of functional organization of a given brain area and thus reflect only a limited part of the information processing (Bullock 1997; Pesaran et al. 2002). This ...
... these circuits) remains obscure. Single units alone are inadequate for investigating population activity because they represent only one level of functional organization of a given brain area and thus reflect only a limited part of the information processing (Bullock 1997; Pesaran et al. 2002). This ...
- Journal of Adolescent Health
... have been found in maltreated children with PTSD [31], and cortisol can be neurotoxic if secreted in high levels [11]. Indeed, cortisol level differences in individuals with PTSS persist through adulthood with abnormal declines in the context of hypothalamic– pituitary–adrenal axis alterations [32]. ...
... have been found in maltreated children with PTSD [31], and cortisol can be neurotoxic if secreted in high levels [11]. Indeed, cortisol level differences in individuals with PTSS persist through adulthood with abnormal declines in the context of hypothalamic– pituitary–adrenal axis alterations [32]. ...
Cortical Parcellations of the Macaque Monkey
... accurate, consensus cortical parcellation is lacking for most of macaque cortex. A primary reason is that differences between neighboring areas are often subtle when assessed by any of the available methods. Moreover, many individual areas show internal heterogeneity in architecture, connectivity, a ...
... accurate, consensus cortical parcellation is lacking for most of macaque cortex. A primary reason is that differences between neighboring areas are often subtle when assessed by any of the available methods. Moreover, many individual areas show internal heterogeneity in architecture, connectivity, a ...
Mirror Neurons: Findings and Functions
... half of these neurons are also active during motor actions. The PF sends output to the F5 area and receives input from the superior temporal sulcus (STS; Rizzolatti, 2004). The STS is comprised by visual neurons, which respond to observed biological actions, such as moving faces or bodies (Puce & Pe ...
... half of these neurons are also active during motor actions. The PF sends output to the F5 area and receives input from the superior temporal sulcus (STS; Rizzolatti, 2004). The STS is comprised by visual neurons, which respond to observed biological actions, such as moving faces or bodies (Puce & Pe ...
Predominance of Movement Speed Over Direction in Neuronal
... single neuron level, speed predominates over velocity. The predominant speed representation was present in nearly all iEEG signal features, up to the 600–1000 Hz range. Using a model of motor-cortical signals arising from neuronal populations with realistic single neuron tuning properties, we show h ...
... single neuron level, speed predominates over velocity. The predominant speed representation was present in nearly all iEEG signal features, up to the 600–1000 Hz range. Using a model of motor-cortical signals arising from neuronal populations with realistic single neuron tuning properties, we show h ...
Large brains and cognition: Where do elephants fit in?
... binocular overlap and possibly weaker visual resolution than primates (Rensch and Altevogt, 1955). While the tip of the trunk is capable of fine manipulations, one cannot expect analogous vision-dependent behavioral performance in elephants as in chimpanzees with relatively complete binocular overlap ...
... binocular overlap and possibly weaker visual resolution than primates (Rensch and Altevogt, 1955). While the tip of the trunk is capable of fine manipulations, one cannot expect analogous vision-dependent behavioral performance in elephants as in chimpanzees with relatively complete binocular overlap ...
The Neural Bases of Cognitive Conflict and Control in Moral Judgment
... fail to meet these three criteria are classified as “impersonal.” As noted previously (Greene et al., 2001), these three criteria reflect a provisional attempt to capture what we suppose is a natural distinction in moral psychology and will likely be revised in light of future research. An example o ...
... fail to meet these three criteria are classified as “impersonal.” As noted previously (Greene et al., 2001), these three criteria reflect a provisional attempt to capture what we suppose is a natural distinction in moral psychology and will likely be revised in light of future research. An example o ...
Functional Neuroanatomy of Anxiety: A Neural Circuit Perspective
... ventromedial PFC (including the medial orbitofrontal cortex), another region commonly implicated in the processing of emotion, did not appear in this meta-analysis. There may have been various reasons for this, including the frequent loss of signal in this region due to magnetic susceptibility artif ...
... ventromedial PFC (including the medial orbitofrontal cortex), another region commonly implicated in the processing of emotion, did not appear in this meta-analysis. There may have been various reasons for this, including the frequent loss of signal in this region due to magnetic susceptibility artif ...
Firing activities of auditory cortical neurons during categorical task
... Categorization is the act of assigning objects or events to classes (i.e., categories). By categorical perception the continuous and variable stimulation that reaches the sense organs is sorted out by the mind into discrete, distinct classes whose members come to resemble one another more than they ...
... Categorization is the act of assigning objects or events to classes (i.e., categories). By categorical perception the continuous and variable stimulation that reaches the sense organs is sorted out by the mind into discrete, distinct classes whose members come to resemble one another more than they ...
The Features and Functions of Neuronal Assemblies: Possible
... Tominaga et al., 2000), to name but a few. Though it remains difficult to unequivocally attribute specific physiological meaning to each of these parameters, they still reflect the summed output of veritable dynamics of population activity. Assemblies will to some extent feature specific spatio-temp ...
... Tominaga et al., 2000), to name but a few. Though it remains difficult to unequivocally attribute specific physiological meaning to each of these parameters, they still reflect the summed output of veritable dynamics of population activity. Assemblies will to some extent feature specific spatio-temp ...