Visuomotor Functions in the Frontal Lobe
... attention, categorization, decision, executive control, eye movement, memory, prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, planning, visual search ...
... attention, categorization, decision, executive control, eye movement, memory, prefrontal cortex, premotor cortex, planning, visual search ...
A neural basis for a false memory
... and water, on a 12/12 h light/dark cycle (lights on at 6:15 am). Following several days of adaptation to the vivarium, they were handled and learned to sit calmly during attachment of a thermistor assembly and a cable to their skull pedestal. Under general anesthesia (sodium pentobarbital, 40 mg/kg, ...
... and water, on a 12/12 h light/dark cycle (lights on at 6:15 am). Following several days of adaptation to the vivarium, they were handled and learned to sit calmly during attachment of a thermistor assembly and a cable to their skull pedestal. Under general anesthesia (sodium pentobarbital, 40 mg/kg, ...
Neural Mechanisms of Subclinical Depressive
... past, and planning the future [13,17]. Individuals with MDD are characterized by altered patterns of DMN activity during emotion processing tasks as well as at rest. Sheline and colleagues [18] reported increased activity in MDD within DMN regions (i.e., ventromedial prefrontal cortex, anterior cing ...
... past, and planning the future [13,17]. Individuals with MDD are characterized by altered patterns of DMN activity during emotion processing tasks as well as at rest. Sheline and colleagues [18] reported increased activity in MDD within DMN regions (i.e., ventromedial prefrontal cortex, anterior cing ...
Segregation and convergence of specialised pathways in
... have injected distinct orthograde tracers into the functionally distinct areas V4 and V5 of one hemisphere in 3 macaque monkeys (Macacafascicularis). V4 is known to receive input from both thin stripes and interstripes of V2, but some parts of V4 receive only interstripe afferents, others receive a ...
... have injected distinct orthograde tracers into the functionally distinct areas V4 and V5 of one hemisphere in 3 macaque monkeys (Macacafascicularis). V4 is known to receive input from both thin stripes and interstripes of V2, but some parts of V4 receive only interstripe afferents, others receive a ...
13 Nervous System
... The limbic system is known to generate primitive emotions and function in higher mental functions. Limbic System Within the limbic system, the hippocampus makes the prefrontal area aware of past experiences, and the amygdala causes such experiences to have emotions associated with them. Higher Menta ...
... The limbic system is known to generate primitive emotions and function in higher mental functions. Limbic System Within the limbic system, the hippocampus makes the prefrontal area aware of past experiences, and the amygdala causes such experiences to have emotions associated with them. Higher Menta ...
PART IV INTEGRATION AND COORDINATION IN HUMANS
... The limbic system is known to generate primitive emotions and function in higher mental functions. Limbic System Within the limbic system, the hippocampus makes the prefrontal area aware of past experiences, and the amygdala causes such experiences to have emotions associated with them. Higher Menta ...
... The limbic system is known to generate primitive emotions and function in higher mental functions. Limbic System Within the limbic system, the hippocampus makes the prefrontal area aware of past experiences, and the amygdala causes such experiences to have emotions associated with them. Higher Menta ...
Chapter 2 The Neural Bases of Learning and Memory
... The hindbrain is the most primitive brain region. It controls many of the cranial nerves and nuclei that send impulses to and from the spinal cord and cranial nerves. Some of the most basic behaviors, like respiration, sleep and wakefulness, circulation, heart activity, and fine coordination of mov ...
... The hindbrain is the most primitive brain region. It controls many of the cranial nerves and nuclei that send impulses to and from the spinal cord and cranial nerves. Some of the most basic behaviors, like respiration, sleep and wakefulness, circulation, heart activity, and fine coordination of mov ...
Lecture 2: The Spinal Cord
... • contains a red nucleus and a substantia nigra – Red nucleus contains numerous blood vessels and receives info from the cerebrum and cerebellum and issues subconscious motor commands concerned w/ muscle tone & posture – Lateral to the red nucleus is the melanin-containing substantia nigra which sec ...
... • contains a red nucleus and a substantia nigra – Red nucleus contains numerous blood vessels and receives info from the cerebrum and cerebellum and issues subconscious motor commands concerned w/ muscle tone & posture – Lateral to the red nucleus is the melanin-containing substantia nigra which sec ...
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... suggest that an additional, if not alternative, explanation for the PD-related subthalamic hyperactivity should be considered. As mentioned above, emerging evidence shows that dopamine plays an important role at subthalamic level. In addition to receiving dopaminergic projections from the substantia ...
... suggest that an additional, if not alternative, explanation for the PD-related subthalamic hyperactivity should be considered. As mentioned above, emerging evidence shows that dopamine plays an important role at subthalamic level. In addition to receiving dopaminergic projections from the substantia ...
Inferior Parietal Lobule Function in Spatial Perception and
... in the formation of new ones, it is likely that this area either stores spatial memories or represents a critical brain structure for their recall. This dual amnesia distinguishes the parietal lobe from the hippocampus, a more classic memory structure, in which lesions disrupt the ability to form ne ...
... in the formation of new ones, it is likely that this area either stores spatial memories or represents a critical brain structure for their recall. This dual amnesia distinguishes the parietal lobe from the hippocampus, a more classic memory structure, in which lesions disrupt the ability to form ne ...
More is Better: The Effects of Multiple Repetitions on Implicit Memory
... In the Reder et al. (1998) experiments, the words were selected from the Medical Research Council psycholinguistic database (Coltheart, 1981). Half the word were selected to have high normative frequencies, and half were selected to have low frequencies. The mean normative Kucera and Francis (1967) ...
... In the Reder et al. (1998) experiments, the words were selected from the Medical Research Council psycholinguistic database (Coltheart, 1981). Half the word were selected to have high normative frequencies, and half were selected to have low frequencies. The mean normative Kucera and Francis (1967) ...
A scientific theory of ars memoriae: spatial view cells in a continuous
... ABSTRACT: The art of memory (ars memoriae) used since classical times includes using a well-known scene to associate each view or part of the scene with a different item in a speech. This memory technique is also known as the “method of loci.” The new theory is proposed that this type of memory is i ...
... ABSTRACT: The art of memory (ars memoriae) used since classical times includes using a well-known scene to associate each view or part of the scene with a different item in a speech. This memory technique is also known as the “method of loci.” The new theory is proposed that this type of memory is i ...
THALAMUS
... In the spinal cord and brain stem portions of the course you learned about certain “relay” nuclei of the thalamus that transfer information from sub-cortical structures to the cerebral cortex. By virtue of these relay functions that encompass the major senses and motor systems, the thalamus is often ...
... In the spinal cord and brain stem portions of the course you learned about certain “relay” nuclei of the thalamus that transfer information from sub-cortical structures to the cerebral cortex. By virtue of these relay functions that encompass the major senses and motor systems, the thalamus is often ...
A simultaneous ERP/fMRI investigation of the P300 aging effect
... through to senescence (Fjell and Walhovd, 2004; Polich, 1997). In addition, the aging process is reliably associated with a marked anterior shift in the topography of both components that is apparent across a range of different tasks (Fabiani et al., 1998; Friedman, 2003; Richardson et al., 2011; We ...
... through to senescence (Fjell and Walhovd, 2004; Polich, 1997). In addition, the aging process is reliably associated with a marked anterior shift in the topography of both components that is apparent across a range of different tasks (Fabiani et al., 1998; Friedman, 2003; Richardson et al., 2011; We ...
Long thought to be solely the BRAIN`S COORDINATOR of body
... medical physiologists in the middle of the 19th century, who observed that removing the cerebellum could result in immediate difficulties in coordinating movement. During World War I, English neurologist Gordon Holmes added great detail to these early findings by going from tent to tent on the front ...
... medical physiologists in the middle of the 19th century, who observed that removing the cerebellum could result in immediate difficulties in coordinating movement. During World War I, English neurologist Gordon Holmes added great detail to these early findings by going from tent to tent on the front ...
Lesser
... medical physiologists in the middle of the 19th century, who observed that removing the cerebellum could result in immediate difficulties in coordinating movement. During World War I, English neurologist Gordon Holmes added great detail to these early findings by going from tent to tent on the front ...
... medical physiologists in the middle of the 19th century, who observed that removing the cerebellum could result in immediate difficulties in coordinating movement. During World War I, English neurologist Gordon Holmes added great detail to these early findings by going from tent to tent on the front ...
Chapter 14: Integration of Nervous System Functions
... 1. loss of pain and thermal sensations below the injury on the left side 2. loss of pain and thermal sensations below the injury on the right side 3. loss of fine touch and pressure sensations below the injury on the left side 4. loss of fine touch and pressure sensations below the injury on right s ...
... 1. loss of pain and thermal sensations below the injury on the left side 2. loss of pain and thermal sensations below the injury on the right side 3. loss of fine touch and pressure sensations below the injury on the left side 4. loss of fine touch and pressure sensations below the injury on right s ...
The distributed human neural system for face perception
... The existence of multiple regions that participate in face perception is corroborated by studies of evoked potentials recorded with electrodes placed on the cortical surface in patients undergoing brain surgery for the treatment of epilepsy38–40. Face-specific potentials [a sharp negative potential ...
... The existence of multiple regions that participate in face perception is corroborated by studies of evoked potentials recorded with electrodes placed on the cortical surface in patients undergoing brain surgery for the treatment of epilepsy38–40. Face-specific potentials [a sharp negative potential ...
chapter 4 the evolution of body, brain, behavior, and mind in
... the developing embryo from desiccation. After hatching, many amphibians spend their early life in the water as tadpoles, with tails used for swimming and gills for breathing. They do not develop functional lungs until they have metamorphosed. Moreover, lacking a diaphragm, the amphibian lung is a le ...
... the developing embryo from desiccation. After hatching, many amphibians spend their early life in the water as tadpoles, with tails used for swimming and gills for breathing. They do not develop functional lungs until they have metamorphosed. Moreover, lacking a diaphragm, the amphibian lung is a le ...
Multisensory anatomical pathways - Centre de Recherche Cerveau
... occur is probably reflecting an adaptive mechanism by which individual perceptual or sensory-motor situations involve a specific multisensory network. We describe in this review connections in the brain that may represent the support for early multisensory integration, such as cortico-cortical connect ...
... occur is probably reflecting an adaptive mechanism by which individual perceptual or sensory-motor situations involve a specific multisensory network. We describe in this review connections in the brain that may represent the support for early multisensory integration, such as cortico-cortical connect ...
Cross-Modal Transfer of Information between the Tactile
... found in the left postcentral gyrus, left superior parietal lobule, and right cerebellum. Finally, fields active in both TV–VV and TV–TT were considered as those involved in cross-modal transfer of information. One field was found, situated in the right insula–claustrum. This region has been shown t ...
... found in the left postcentral gyrus, left superior parietal lobule, and right cerebellum. Finally, fields active in both TV–VV and TV–TT were considered as those involved in cross-modal transfer of information. One field was found, situated in the right insula–claustrum. This region has been shown t ...
Connection Patterns Distinguish 3 Regions of Human Parietal Cortex
... Neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have been employed in attempts to identify human parietal regions with similar functional characteristics, but aspects of comparative anatomical organization remain unclear (Corbetta and Shulman 2002; Fink and Grefkes 2005) ...
... Neuroimaging techniques such as functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) have been employed in attempts to identify human parietal regions with similar functional characteristics, but aspects of comparative anatomical organization remain unclear (Corbetta and Shulman 2002; Fink and Grefkes 2005) ...
Fine Motor Skills - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... Using brain scanning techniques researchers found that the amount of brain material in some areas nearly doubles within a year’s time, and then there is drastic loss of tissue as the unneeded cells are purged. In early childhood, the most rapid growth occurs in the frontal lobes, which are impor ...
... Using brain scanning techniques researchers found that the amount of brain material in some areas nearly doubles within a year’s time, and then there is drastic loss of tissue as the unneeded cells are purged. In early childhood, the most rapid growth occurs in the frontal lobes, which are impor ...
The Constructive Nature of Visual Processing
... involves analysis of the layout of scenes and of surface properties, parsing the visual image into surfaces and global contours, and distinguishing foreground from background (see Chapter 27). The highest level involves object recognition (see Chapter 28). Once a scene has been parsed by the brain a ...
... involves analysis of the layout of scenes and of surface properties, parsing the visual image into surfaces and global contours, and distinguishing foreground from background (see Chapter 27). The highest level involves object recognition (see Chapter 28). Once a scene has been parsed by the brain a ...
Life: The Science of Biology, 8e
... Nervous System - How is the mammalian nervous system organized? The body is represented in the primary motor cortex and the primary somatosensory cortex (part 1) ...
... Nervous System - How is the mammalian nervous system organized? The body is represented in the primary motor cortex and the primary somatosensory cortex (part 1) ...
Neuroanatomy of memory
The neuroanatomy of memory encompasses a wide variety of anatomical structures in the brain.