Differential Impairment of Individuated Finger Movements in
... lesions that occurred 17 mo apart. The lesion on the left side was in the middle portion of the posterior limb of the internal capsule. The lesion on the right side was in the genu of the internal capsule. Hemiparetic subjects underwent a clinical neurological examination to rule out sensory impairm ...
... lesions that occurred 17 mo apart. The lesion on the left side was in the middle portion of the posterior limb of the internal capsule. The lesion on the right side was in the genu of the internal capsule. Hemiparetic subjects underwent a clinical neurological examination to rule out sensory impairm ...
Imitation, Empathy, and Mirror Neurons
... literature inspired by sensory-motor models is the so-called correspondence problem (Nehaniv & Dautenhahn 2002). This problem can be summarized with the question: how is the sensory input from somebody else’s action transformed into a matching motor output by the imitator? For the ideomotor framewor ...
... literature inspired by sensory-motor models is the so-called correspondence problem (Nehaniv & Dautenhahn 2002). This problem can be summarized with the question: how is the sensory input from somebody else’s action transformed into a matching motor output by the imitator? For the ideomotor framewor ...
Birds, primates, and spoken language origins: behavioral
... Vocal learners such as humans and songbirds can learn to produce elaborate patterns of structurally organized vocalizations, whereas many other vertebrates such as non-human primates and most other bird groups either cannot or do so to a very limited degree. To explain the similarities among humans ...
... Vocal learners such as humans and songbirds can learn to produce elaborate patterns of structurally organized vocalizations, whereas many other vertebrates such as non-human primates and most other bird groups either cannot or do so to a very limited degree. To explain the similarities among humans ...
The Human Expression of Symmetry: Art and - Smith
... objects and faces, activation of this specialized occipital region seems to be encoding the presence of symmetry in the visual field. Perceptual Processing of Pattern Symmetries Visual perception begins with the projection of a visual image onto the array of retinal cones that each respond over as l ...
... objects and faces, activation of this specialized occipital region seems to be encoding the presence of symmetry in the visual field. Perceptual Processing of Pattern Symmetries Visual perception begins with the projection of a visual image onto the array of retinal cones that each respond over as l ...
Spatial Responsiveness of Monkey Hippocampal Neurons to
... activity of neurons in the hippocampal formation of the conscious monkey was recorded during presentation of various visual and auditory stimuli from several directions around the monkey. Of 1,047 neurons recorded, 106 (10.1%) responded to some stimuli from one or more directions. Of these 106 neuro ...
... activity of neurons in the hippocampal formation of the conscious monkey was recorded during presentation of various visual and auditory stimuli from several directions around the monkey. Of 1,047 neurons recorded, 106 (10.1%) responded to some stimuli from one or more directions. Of these 106 neuro ...
Postnatal growth and column spacing in cat primary visual cortex
... dominance columns in the same animals using 2-deoxyglucose autoradiography to label cortical activation patterns. Quantitative analyses of area size and column spacing were performed on flat-mount sections of the cortical hemispheres. Our analysis of the surface area revealed an average increase of ...
... dominance columns in the same animals using 2-deoxyglucose autoradiography to label cortical activation patterns. Quantitative analyses of area size and column spacing were performed on flat-mount sections of the cortical hemispheres. Our analysis of the surface area revealed an average increase of ...
Newborn infants` auditory system is sensitive to Western music
... infants can discriminate sound properties like pitch, duration and location (for a review, see Trehub, 2003), as well as more complex sound features based on e.g., abstract rules that define the order of the stimuli (Ruusuvirta et al., 2003; Carral et al., 2005). Previous behavioral and EEG studies ...
... infants can discriminate sound properties like pitch, duration and location (for a review, see Trehub, 2003), as well as more complex sound features based on e.g., abstract rules that define the order of the stimuli (Ruusuvirta et al., 2003; Carral et al., 2005). Previous behavioral and EEG studies ...
ALS - AJNR Blog
... • Evidence of UMN degeneration by clinical examination • Progressive spread of symptoms or signs within a region or to other regions (The body is divided into four regions: cranial, cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral) ...
... • Evidence of UMN degeneration by clinical examination • Progressive spread of symptoms or signs within a region or to other regions (The body is divided into four regions: cranial, cervical, thoracic and lumbosacral) ...
PDF - Oxford Academic - Oxford University Press
... naming and repetition is greatest under conditions of high phonologic load and low semantic constraint. Second, the auditorymotor integration mechanisms mentioned above (Buchsbaum et al., 2011) have largely been ignored in psycholinguistic models of naming, which focus instead on abstract representa ...
... naming and repetition is greatest under conditions of high phonologic load and low semantic constraint. Second, the auditorymotor integration mechanisms mentioned above (Buchsbaum et al., 2011) have largely been ignored in psycholinguistic models of naming, which focus instead on abstract representa ...
fMRI sample and movement - Open Research Exeter
... One such intervention, Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (RFCBT) has been tested as an adjunctive intervention to treatment-as-usual (TAU; in this case antidepressant medication) among adults [13]. In this study, only 10% of those who received RFCBT relapsed over the course of six months ...
... One such intervention, Rumination-Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (RFCBT) has been tested as an adjunctive intervention to treatment-as-usual (TAU; in this case antidepressant medication) among adults [13]. In this study, only 10% of those who received RFCBT relapsed over the course of six months ...
Canonical Microcircuits for Predictive Coding
... (2002) used these techniques to study layers 2 to 5 (L2 to L5) of the cat and rat visual systems. The most frequently connected cells were located in the same cortical layer, where the largest interlaminar projections were the ‘‘feedforward’’ connections from L4 to L3 and from L3 to L5. Excitatory r ...
... (2002) used these techniques to study layers 2 to 5 (L2 to L5) of the cat and rat visual systems. The most frequently connected cells were located in the same cortical layer, where the largest interlaminar projections were the ‘‘feedforward’’ connections from L4 to L3 and from L3 to L5. Excitatory r ...
Categorical perception of somesthetic stimuli: psychophysical
... stimuli were delivered passively. These findings suggest that the neural processes associated with the ability to categorize somesthetic stimuli must occur in more central areas linked to SI cortex. These central structures include the somesthetic areas of the posterior parietal lobe, motor areas of ...
... stimuli were delivered passively. These findings suggest that the neural processes associated with the ability to categorize somesthetic stimuli must occur in more central areas linked to SI cortex. These central structures include the somesthetic areas of the posterior parietal lobe, motor areas of ...
The role of mirror neurons in cognition
... With this thesis I strive to open the debate and point the reader towards a critical reconsideration of what we currently know and think about the mirror neurons. I commence my efforts by providing a thorough introduction to the neurobiological background of the primate action observation–execution ...
... With this thesis I strive to open the debate and point the reader towards a critical reconsideration of what we currently know and think about the mirror neurons. I commence my efforts by providing a thorough introduction to the neurobiological background of the primate action observation–execution ...
Subcortical loops through the basal ganglia
... between the basal ganglia and brainstem sensorimotor structures, a good example of which is the midbrain superior colliculus. Insofar as this organization represents a general feature of brain architecture, cortical and subcortical inputs to the basal ganglia might act independently, co-operatively ...
... between the basal ganglia and brainstem sensorimotor structures, a good example of which is the midbrain superior colliculus. Insofar as this organization represents a general feature of brain architecture, cortical and subcortical inputs to the basal ganglia might act independently, co-operatively ...
Associative memory properties of multiple cortical modules
... connections between neurons in different modules were large enough so that activity could initially propagate to set up global, consistent attractors, but were also small enough so that if a new cue were presented to the input modules, module C would be capable of remaining in an attractor correspon ...
... connections between neurons in different modules were large enough so that activity could initially propagate to set up global, consistent attractors, but were also small enough so that if a new cue were presented to the input modules, module C would be capable of remaining in an attractor correspon ...
Connections Between the Retrosplenial Cortex and the
... The retrosplenial cortex is situated at the crossroads between the hippocampal formation and many areas of the neocortex, but few studies have examined the connections between the hippocampal formation and the retrosplenial cortex in detail. Each subdivision of the retrosplenial cortex projects to a ...
... The retrosplenial cortex is situated at the crossroads between the hippocampal formation and many areas of the neocortex, but few studies have examined the connections between the hippocampal formation and the retrosplenial cortex in detail. Each subdivision of the retrosplenial cortex projects to a ...
H1 - Brian Whitworth
... • At a base level, all sense channels are processed e.g. process the entire visual field • Filling sensory fields with simple input gives a “fuller” sense experience, and avoids a feeling of being in empty space e.g visual backgrounds, surface “feel”, mood music, colors • See Lesson H3 Perceptions f ...
... • At a base level, all sense channels are processed e.g. process the entire visual field • Filling sensory fields with simple input gives a “fuller” sense experience, and avoids a feeling of being in empty space e.g visual backgrounds, surface “feel”, mood music, colors • See Lesson H3 Perceptions f ...
Chapter 5 Learning to attend in primary visual cortex
... that represented the curve to be traced enhanced their activity after a delay. Thus it is possible to monitor the precise time-course of a sequence of cognitive operations in area V1. The modulation of neuronal activity in early visual areas during curve-tracing and visual search is presumably respo ...
... that represented the curve to be traced enhanced their activity after a delay. Thus it is possible to monitor the precise time-course of a sequence of cognitive operations in area V1. The modulation of neuronal activity in early visual areas during curve-tracing and visual search is presumably respo ...
Neuronal networks for induced `40 Hz` rhythms
... to the tanic excitationthat drivesthe rhvthm38imDosinoo rhvthm of about 40 Hz. Notice ...
... to the tanic excitationthat drivesthe rhvthm38imDosinoo rhvthm of about 40 Hz. Notice ...
Temporal and spatial alterations in GPi neuronal encoding might
... was modified by 10% from the mean in the same direction (i.e. activation or suppression). When a neuron was responsive to more than one stimulus, the slope of the first three bins deflecting from the mean by more than three SD was calculated for each stimulus. The steepest slope was considered to corre ...
... was modified by 10% from the mean in the same direction (i.e. activation or suppression). When a neuron was responsive to more than one stimulus, the slope of the first three bins deflecting from the mean by more than three SD was calculated for each stimulus. The steepest slope was considered to corre ...
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... environmental and genetic factors. Another working hypothesis is that a dysfunction in motor processing, specifically in the mirror neuron system (MNS; di Pellegrino et al., 1992; Williams et al., 2001; Rizzolatti and Craighero, 2004), is an underlying factor in the condition. In one anatomical MRI ...
... environmental and genetic factors. Another working hypothesis is that a dysfunction in motor processing, specifically in the mirror neuron system (MNS; di Pellegrino et al., 1992; Williams et al., 2001; Rizzolatti and Craighero, 2004), is an underlying factor in the condition. In one anatomical MRI ...
Open interconnected model of basal ganglia
... symptoms as a result of damage to only one station in one of the circuits. Thus, whereas the closed segregated organization provides a framework whereby damage to different stations of an individual circuit results in selective disturbances of motor, cognitive, or emotional behaviors, the open inter ...
... symptoms as a result of damage to only one station in one of the circuits. Thus, whereas the closed segregated organization provides a framework whereby damage to different stations of an individual circuit results in selective disturbances of motor, cognitive, or emotional behaviors, the open inter ...
Altered neural reward and loss processing and
... reward and loss and reflect the deviation of actual outcomes from their expectations (Schultz et al., 1997). They are assumed to underlie adaptive outcome predictions to gain future rewards (Montague et al., 2004) and to avoid potential losses (Boksem et al., 2008). There is evidence that PEs are en ...
... reward and loss and reflect the deviation of actual outcomes from their expectations (Schultz et al., 1997). They are assumed to underlie adaptive outcome predictions to gain future rewards (Montague et al., 2004) and to avoid potential losses (Boksem et al., 2008). There is evidence that PEs are en ...
The role of the medial frontal cortex in the maintenance of emotional
... alternative, ‘active maintenance’ hypothesis that people do not maintain their emotional states via a passive maintenance of initial emotional responses, but rather, by intentionally elaborating on their emotional responses. In this case, maintaining an emotional state would resemble the active main ...
... alternative, ‘active maintenance’ hypothesis that people do not maintain their emotional states via a passive maintenance of initial emotional responses, but rather, by intentionally elaborating on their emotional responses. In this case, maintaining an emotional state would resemble the active main ...