Specification of Cerebral Cortical Areas
... remarkable product of brain evolution, not only because it makes up two-thirds of the neuronal mass and contains about three-quarters of all our synapses, but also because it is the structure that most distinctively sets us apart from other species. One of the most prominent features of the cerebral ...
... remarkable product of brain evolution, not only because it makes up two-thirds of the neuronal mass and contains about three-quarters of all our synapses, but also because it is the structure that most distinctively sets us apart from other species. One of the most prominent features of the cerebral ...
How the hippocampus preserves order: the role of
... cognitive and neural mechanisms that support hippocampal sequence learning. In particular, we suggest that there may be a distinction between single-trial or episodic sequence encoding and the representation of a well-learned, repeated, predictable sequence because each re-exposure to a sequence may ...
... cognitive and neural mechanisms that support hippocampal sequence learning. In particular, we suggest that there may be a distinction between single-trial or episodic sequence encoding and the representation of a well-learned, repeated, predictable sequence because each re-exposure to a sequence may ...
cerebral cortex - CM
... functionally connected with cerebral cortex, basal nuclei, brainstem, and spinal cord; interactions between these regions together coordinate movement (Figure 12.11) • Anatomically, divided into two cerebellar hemispheres connected by structure called vermis (Figure 12.11a) • Ridges called folia cov ...
... functionally connected with cerebral cortex, basal nuclei, brainstem, and spinal cord; interactions between these regions together coordinate movement (Figure 12.11) • Anatomically, divided into two cerebellar hemispheres connected by structure called vermis (Figure 12.11a) • Ridges called folia cov ...
The Dynamics of Functional Brain Networks
... challenging 2-back trials within the N-back task using the EZ-diffusion model (Wagenmakers et al., 2007; Figure 3A). The diffusion model provides a decomposition of behavioral performance into cognitively relevant latent variables representing the speed and accuracy of information processing (drift ...
... challenging 2-back trials within the N-back task using the EZ-diffusion model (Wagenmakers et al., 2007; Figure 3A). The diffusion model provides a decomposition of behavioral performance into cognitively relevant latent variables representing the speed and accuracy of information processing (drift ...
ManuscriptPTA_R1_FINAL - Spiral
... In humans, interactions between the MTL and other cortical areas can be studied by investigating activity within intrinsic connectivity networks, defined using fMRI. A number of limbic structures involved in memory processing are linked within one particular network, the default mode network (DMN) ( ...
... In humans, interactions between the MTL and other cortical areas can be studied by investigating activity within intrinsic connectivity networks, defined using fMRI. A number of limbic structures involved in memory processing are linked within one particular network, the default mode network (DMN) ( ...
Embodied cognitive evolution and the cerebellum
... measures such as neocortex ratio underestimate the contribution of the cerebellum to brain evolution. Once differences in the scaling of connectivity in neocortex and cerebellum are accounted for, a marked and general pattern of correlated evolution of the two structures is apparent. One deviation f ...
... measures such as neocortex ratio underestimate the contribution of the cerebellum to brain evolution. Once differences in the scaling of connectivity in neocortex and cerebellum are accounted for, a marked and general pattern of correlated evolution of the two structures is apparent. One deviation f ...
III./2.2.: The pathology and etiology of headaches III./2.2.1.: Anatomy
... both major types of migraine (migraine with and without aura); CGRP concentrations were correlated with the severity of attacks. After successful treatment of the attacks, the concentration of CGRP was normalized. These changes in CGRP concentrations during migraine attack are considered as an evide ...
... both major types of migraine (migraine with and without aura); CGRP concentrations were correlated with the severity of attacks. After successful treatment of the attacks, the concentration of CGRP was normalized. These changes in CGRP concentrations during migraine attack are considered as an evide ...
Working Memory in the Prefrontal Cortex
... have revealed that stimulus-selective delay-period activity is a neural correlate of the mechanism for temporarily maintaining information in working memory processes. The central executive, which is the master component of Baddeley’s working memory model and is thought to be a function of the prefr ...
... have revealed that stimulus-selective delay-period activity is a neural correlate of the mechanism for temporarily maintaining information in working memory processes. The central executive, which is the master component of Baddeley’s working memory model and is thought to be a function of the prefr ...
Learning Through Imitation: a Biological Approach to Robotics
... mouth or placing it into a container, respectively. In the other condition the monkey had to perform the described actions itself. In the present work, we modified the original paradigm by replacing the piece of food and the metal cube with two colored polystyrene blocks. Additionally, the robot’s m ...
... mouth or placing it into a container, respectively. In the other condition the monkey had to perform the described actions itself. In the present work, we modified the original paradigm by replacing the piece of food and the metal cube with two colored polystyrene blocks. Additionally, the robot’s m ...
Hierarchical organization of functional connectivity in the mouse brain
... This indicates that raising the threshold value leads to the sequential disconnection of individual nodes, which are removed one after the other. This supports the idea that the hierarchical structure observed for the brain connectivity network is genuine, as the stepwise behavior does not emerge in ...
... This indicates that raising the threshold value leads to the sequential disconnection of individual nodes, which are removed one after the other. This supports the idea that the hierarchical structure observed for the brain connectivity network is genuine, as the stepwise behavior does not emerge in ...
This article was originally published in the
... motor responses. For example, in a Stroop task, subjects must mediate between the habitual tendency to read the word and the instructed task of naming the color in which the word is printed (Figure 2(a)). When the word and the color are incongruent, these two responses conflict with each other. Conf ...
... motor responses. For example, in a Stroop task, subjects must mediate between the habitual tendency to read the word and the instructed task of naming the color in which the word is printed (Figure 2(a)). When the word and the color are incongruent, these two responses conflict with each other. Conf ...
Mechanisms of Visual Attention in the Human Cortex
... stimuli presented alone. For example, if a single good stimulus elicited a high firing rate and a single poor stimulus elicited a low firing rate, the response to the paired stimuli was reduced compared with that elicited by the single good stimulus. This result indicates that two stimuli present at ...
... stimuli presented alone. For example, if a single good stimulus elicited a high firing rate and a single poor stimulus elicited a low firing rate, the response to the paired stimuli was reduced compared with that elicited by the single good stimulus. This result indicates that two stimuli present at ...
The rhinal cortices: a wall of inhibition between the
... and hippocampus. Rather, they support a gating mechanism whose properties remain to be identified. In spite of the demonstration of well-defined reciprocal connections between temporal neocortex and rhinal cortices, extracellular recordings and optical imaging studies have revealed that PRC–ERC and ...
... and hippocampus. Rather, they support a gating mechanism whose properties remain to be identified. In spite of the demonstration of well-defined reciprocal connections between temporal neocortex and rhinal cortices, extracellular recordings and optical imaging studies have revealed that PRC–ERC and ...
Verbal memory in mesial temporal lobe epilepsy
... labels’ (Schmidt and Hunter, 1999), and that either task is a valid measure of that construct. This approach to validity assigns no particular importance to the nature of the task (such as its cognitive architecture), or to the possibility that task-specific factors might be subserved by different ca ...
... labels’ (Schmidt and Hunter, 1999), and that either task is a valid measure of that construct. This approach to validity assigns no particular importance to the nature of the task (such as its cognitive architecture), or to the possibility that task-specific factors might be subserved by different ca ...
asgn2a -- NERVOUS SYSTEM - Indiana University Bloomington
... (nerve cell), illustrated in Figure 10-2a, has three specialized parts, in addition to the cell body (or soma), which carries out the basic life processes. These three parts are: 1. Several dendrites, which form the receiving end of a neuron. Most Figure 10-2a. The main parts of a neurons have many, ...
... (nerve cell), illustrated in Figure 10-2a, has three specialized parts, in addition to the cell body (or soma), which carries out the basic life processes. These three parts are: 1. Several dendrites, which form the receiving end of a neuron. Most Figure 10-2a. The main parts of a neurons have many, ...
The thalamus as a monitor of motor outputs
... sending a branch to the midbrain, can be treated as a part of a sensory system on the way to the cortex, and when it is, the receptive field properties that relate to retinal coordinates, like centre-surround properties, will be studied. If, however, it is seen as an input to the midbrain, which is ...
... sending a branch to the midbrain, can be treated as a part of a sensory system on the way to the cortex, and when it is, the receptive field properties that relate to retinal coordinates, like centre-surround properties, will be studied. If, however, it is seen as an input to the midbrain, which is ...
Avian brains and a new understanding of
... the subpallial relationships among birds, reptiles and mammals came challenges to the classical view of the relationships among their pallia. The mammalian pallium includes the areas known as palaeocortex, archicortex and neocortex; and has been said, more recently, to include both the claustrum and ...
... the subpallial relationships among birds, reptiles and mammals came challenges to the classical view of the relationships among their pallia. The mammalian pallium includes the areas known as palaeocortex, archicortex and neocortex; and has been said, more recently, to include both the claustrum and ...
Creating Buzz: The Neural Correlates of Effective Message
... sound a bee makes, since the 16th century it has had a variety of social meanings, including the act of calling someone on the phone, the sounds a crowd makes when roused, or the spreading of a rumor. Today, buzz most often refers to the excitement that spreads around an idea, person, or product. Th ...
... sound a bee makes, since the 16th century it has had a variety of social meanings, including the act of calling someone on the phone, the sounds a crowd makes when roused, or the spreading of a rumor. Today, buzz most often refers to the excitement that spreads around an idea, person, or product. Th ...
Neural basis of sensorimotor learning: modifying
... task where target color was no longer relevant, most of these neurons maintained their newly acquired sensitivity to the learned colors (as opposed to control colors, not used in learning; see Figure 2). This study implies that when an arbitrary sensory feature becomes behaviorally relevant, it can ...
... task where target color was no longer relevant, most of these neurons maintained their newly acquired sensitivity to the learned colors (as opposed to control colors, not used in learning; see Figure 2). This study implies that when an arbitrary sensory feature becomes behaviorally relevant, it can ...
Cartesian spatial coordinates Computing reaching dynamics in
... are considerably more concise than for joint-based reference frames and have physically intuitive interpretations (Hinton 1984). The dynamics of linked rigid bodies using spatial vectors, known as the Newton-Euler method (reviewed in APPENDIX A), has been well studied, especially in robotics, but it ...
... are considerably more concise than for joint-based reference frames and have physically intuitive interpretations (Hinton 1984). The dynamics of linked rigid bodies using spatial vectors, known as the Newton-Euler method (reviewed in APPENDIX A), has been well studied, especially in robotics, but it ...
A103 - Viktor`s Notes for the Neurosurgery Resident
... caudally, medial part of nucleus overlies rostral portion of substantia nigra. ...
... caudally, medial part of nucleus overlies rostral portion of substantia nigra. ...
From movement to thought: Anatomic substrates of the cerebellar
... system links the cerebral cortex with the red nucleus, including their own body parts, and alien hand from where the central tegmental tract leads to the syndrome in which the contralateral extremities apinferior olivary nucleus and then through the climb- pear to take on a life of their own, moving ...
... system links the cerebral cortex with the red nucleus, including their own body parts, and alien hand from where the central tegmental tract leads to the syndrome in which the contralateral extremities apinferior olivary nucleus and then through the climb- pear to take on a life of their own, moving ...
The Biology
... Because it evolved very early, the [a] _______________ of the brain is referred to as the old brain. It is composed of the medulla, which controls functions like breathing and heartbeat; the pons, which transmits information helping to coordinate muscle activity on the right and left halves of the b ...
... Because it evolved very early, the [a] _______________ of the brain is referred to as the old brain. It is composed of the medulla, which controls functions like breathing and heartbeat; the pons, which transmits information helping to coordinate muscle activity on the right and left halves of the b ...
The Biology of Mind - American International School
... small samples of brain tissue from a human and a monkey. This similarity allows researchers to study relatively simple animals, such as squids and sea slugs, to discover how our neural systems operate. It allows them to study other mammals’ brains to understand the organization of our own. Cars diff ...
... small samples of brain tissue from a human and a monkey. This similarity allows researchers to study relatively simple animals, such as squids and sea slugs, to discover how our neural systems operate. It allows them to study other mammals’ brains to understand the organization of our own. Cars diff ...