A novel seven-octapeptide repeat insertion in the prion protein
... The patient presented in 1962 with forgetfulness, apathy and slurred non-fluent speech at the age of 50 years. She was also emotionally labile and developed anxiety attacks. Her medical history was otherwise unremarkable. There was no known history of iatrogenic prion exposure. On neurological exami ...
... The patient presented in 1962 with forgetfulness, apathy and slurred non-fluent speech at the age of 50 years. She was also emotionally labile and developed anxiety attacks. Her medical history was otherwise unremarkable. There was no known history of iatrogenic prion exposure. On neurological exami ...
Understanding Adolescent Brain Development and Its Implications
... period characterized by suboptimal decisions and actions that are associated with an increased incidence of unintentional injuries, violence, substance abuse, unintended pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases.” Indeed, the National Center of Health Statistics has estimated that there are 13 00 ...
... period characterized by suboptimal decisions and actions that are associated with an increased incidence of unintentional injuries, violence, substance abuse, unintended pregnancy, and sexually transmitted diseases.” Indeed, the National Center of Health Statistics has estimated that there are 13 00 ...
Mind Lectures 2
... Conscious experience is unified in that our conscious experience is in a unified field. We do not experience things as separate and disjoint or as divided between two conscious fields. Conscious experience as unified is a feature of normal functioning brains. It is not a claim about abnormal or dege ...
... Conscious experience is unified in that our conscious experience is in a unified field. We do not experience things as separate and disjoint or as divided between two conscious fields. Conscious experience as unified is a feature of normal functioning brains. It is not a claim about abnormal or dege ...
3 Behavioral Neuroscience - McGraw Hill Higher Education
... Beginning in the 1970s, psychology has seen the growth of behavioral genetics, which studies how heredity affects behavior. Research in behavioral genetics has found evidence of a hereditary basis for characteristics as diverse as divorce (Jocklin, McGue, & Lykken, 1996), empathy (Plomin, 1994), and ...
... Beginning in the 1970s, psychology has seen the growth of behavioral genetics, which studies how heredity affects behavior. Research in behavioral genetics has found evidence of a hereditary basis for characteristics as diverse as divorce (Jocklin, McGue, & Lykken, 1996), empathy (Plomin, 1994), and ...
Spinal Cord
... • Brain tissue supplied with oxygen from that blood source dies • Loss of some functions or death may result • Hemiplegia – One-sided paralysis • Aphasis – Damage to speech center in left hemisphere ...
... • Brain tissue supplied with oxygen from that blood source dies • Loss of some functions or death may result • Hemiplegia – One-sided paralysis • Aphasis – Damage to speech center in left hemisphere ...
Cerebrum - CM
... • Primary motor cortex; involved in conscious planning of movement; located in precentral gyrus of frontal lobe • Upper motor neurons of each cerebral hemisphere control motor activity of opposite side of body via PNS neurons called lower motor neurons; execute order to move ...
... • Primary motor cortex; involved in conscious planning of movement; located in precentral gyrus of frontal lobe • Upper motor neurons of each cerebral hemisphere control motor activity of opposite side of body via PNS neurons called lower motor neurons; execute order to move ...
IL TRAUMA NEL GRANDE ANZIANO Inquadramento del
... Persistent Vegetative State – Rare complication of severe head injury, first described in 1972 by Jennett and Plum – Disruption of cerebral cognitive function with sparing of brainstem function – No awareness of themselves or environment and cannot interact with others but will maintain normal sleep ...
... Persistent Vegetative State – Rare complication of severe head injury, first described in 1972 by Jennett and Plum – Disruption of cerebral cognitive function with sparing of brainstem function – No awareness of themselves or environment and cannot interact with others but will maintain normal sleep ...
Quantum Models of Consciousness
... order to maintain inner temperatures compatible with the requirements of vacuum states (vacuum states require extremely low temperatures). When the brain is described as a dissipative system, it is necessary to introduce, in the mathematical formalism of QFT, the environment which absorbs the energy ...
... order to maintain inner temperatures compatible with the requirements of vacuum states (vacuum states require extremely low temperatures). When the brain is described as a dissipative system, it is necessary to introduce, in the mathematical formalism of QFT, the environment which absorbs the energy ...
The Brain Structural Hub of Interhemispheric
... Integration of information from the left and right sides of the body and its surroundings involves interhemispheric interactions in the brain (Gazzaniga 2000; Kandel et al. 2000). Investigating the key anatomical structures underlying interhemispheric information transmission during specific cognitiv ...
... Integration of information from the left and right sides of the body and its surroundings involves interhemispheric interactions in the brain (Gazzaniga 2000; Kandel et al. 2000). Investigating the key anatomical structures underlying interhemispheric information transmission during specific cognitiv ...
London Cases - University of Michigan
... stated that the pain began in the low back and radiated down the back of his left leg, across the knee, and down to the top of the foot. On examination, his shooting pains were reproduced when his hip was flexed with the knee in the extended position. He had mild weakness of left foot dorsiflexion a ...
... stated that the pain began in the low back and radiated down the back of his left leg, across the knee, and down to the top of the foot. On examination, his shooting pains were reproduced when his hip was flexed with the knee in the extended position. He had mild weakness of left foot dorsiflexion a ...
Spatial generalization from learning dynamics of
... holding the handle of a manipulandum. The location of their hand was displayed directly above their hand via a video projector on a horizontal screen that was mounted at ⬍1 cm above the handle. B, Performance was measured in three small work spaces, each a semicircle of radius 10 cm. When the hand w ...
... holding the handle of a manipulandum. The location of their hand was displayed directly above their hand via a video projector on a horizontal screen that was mounted at ⬍1 cm above the handle. B, Performance was measured in three small work spaces, each a semicircle of radius 10 cm. When the hand w ...
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... of neuronal systems. For example, the inferior temporal cortex processes sensory information about shape and color, but is equally involved in storage of the same types of stimulus features [64]. Although psychology has traditionally divided the mind into separate functions, such as perception, memo ...
... of neuronal systems. For example, the inferior temporal cortex processes sensory information about shape and color, but is equally involved in storage of the same types of stimulus features [64]. Although psychology has traditionally divided the mind into separate functions, such as perception, memo ...
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... odontoid is a frequent congenital anomaly of the spinal column. Previous series of patients with atlanto-axial anomalies do not contain a single example of angiographically documented vertebrobasilar pathology." 2 * Ford2 has described a 17-year-old boy similar to the case reported here. Recurrent p ...
... odontoid is a frequent congenital anomaly of the spinal column. Previous series of patients with atlanto-axial anomalies do not contain a single example of angiographically documented vertebrobasilar pathology." 2 * Ford2 has described a 17-year-old boy similar to the case reported here. Recurrent p ...
Grip Strength:
... Kinesiology 20.2: 191-98. 2010. Bohannon RW. Muscle strength: clinical and prognostic value of hand-grip dynamometry. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015; 16: ...
... Kinesiology 20.2: 191-98. 2010. Bohannon RW. Muscle strength: clinical and prognostic value of hand-grip dynamometry. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2015; 16: ...
Neuro - My Illinois State
... • Assess discriminative sensation to test the ability of the sensory cortex to analyze and interpret sensations – Stereognosis: place a key or familiar object in the patient’s hand and ask the patient to identify it – Number identification (graphesthesia): outline a large number in the patient’s pal ...
... • Assess discriminative sensation to test the ability of the sensory cortex to analyze and interpret sensations – Stereognosis: place a key or familiar object in the patient’s hand and ask the patient to identify it – Number identification (graphesthesia): outline a large number in the patient’s pal ...
Global Brain Ischemia: A Reproducible Monkey Model
... edema. The severity of these lesions was assessed on a 4point scale: minimal, 1 + ; moderate 2+; severe 3+ and maximal 4 + . The points indicating the severity of each type of lesion were then multiplied by a weighting factor depending upon the type of lesion (infarction 4 X, neuronal necrosis 2 X, ...
... edema. The severity of these lesions was assessed on a 4point scale: minimal, 1 + ; moderate 2+; severe 3+ and maximal 4 + . The points indicating the severity of each type of lesion were then multiplied by a weighting factor depending upon the type of lesion (infarction 4 X, neuronal necrosis 2 X, ...
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... this lobe contains a primary motor area, which provides conscious control of skeletal muscles. Note that the more detailed the action, the greater the amount of cortical tissue involved (Fig. 10-9). The frontal lobe also contains two areas important in speech (the speech centers are discussed later) ...
... this lobe contains a primary motor area, which provides conscious control of skeletal muscles. Note that the more detailed the action, the greater the amount of cortical tissue involved (Fig. 10-9). The frontal lobe also contains two areas important in speech (the speech centers are discussed later) ...
Brain Tumor Detection Techniques from Various Clinical
... and structurally continuous with the spinal cord. In the center of the brain is the basal ganglia that coordinates messages between multiple brain areas. It is located dorsal to the brainstem and is connected to the brainstem 3 pairs of cerebellar peduncles. The cerebellum receives information from ...
... and structurally continuous with the spinal cord. In the center of the brain is the basal ganglia that coordinates messages between multiple brain areas. It is located dorsal to the brainstem and is connected to the brainstem 3 pairs of cerebellar peduncles. The cerebellum receives information from ...
The Cerebellum - Amanda Parsons
... knowledge of this area of the brain can give us insight into what is really happening in our behaviors and our motivational drives. The brainstem plays a large part in the reactive states of fighting (with other people), freezing (in helplessness), or fleeing (from challenges) (Seigel, 2012). Withou ...
... knowledge of this area of the brain can give us insight into what is really happening in our behaviors and our motivational drives. The brainstem plays a large part in the reactive states of fighting (with other people), freezing (in helplessness), or fleeing (from challenges) (Seigel, 2012). Withou ...
Brain Evolution Relevant to Language
... the primary visual cortex in the posterior occipital lobe (in the most posterior part of the brain) up into the adjacent parietal cortex, and is involved in processing visual information regarding the location and motion of an object. The ventral stream, which proceeds from the primary visual cortex ...
... the primary visual cortex in the posterior occipital lobe (in the most posterior part of the brain) up into the adjacent parietal cortex, and is involved in processing visual information regarding the location and motion of an object. The ventral stream, which proceeds from the primary visual cortex ...
Spousal Support as Experienced by People With Multiple Sclerosis
... experiences of support received from their spouses enable spouses and healthcare professionals to reform their actions toward positive support. This study aimed to explore the experiences of people with multiple sclerosis regarding support from their spouses. A qualitative content analysis method wa ...
... experiences of support received from their spouses enable spouses and healthcare professionals to reform their actions toward positive support. This study aimed to explore the experiences of people with multiple sclerosis regarding support from their spouses. A qualitative content analysis method wa ...
Consciousness. Ch. 11 of Mind
... riding on a beam of light when he was developing the theory of relativity. But they are never a reliable guide to the adopting of hypotheses, because our imaginations are limited by what we already believe. The Star Trek movies and TV shows portray “transporters” which dissolve people on a spaceship ...
... riding on a beam of light when he was developing the theory of relativity. But they are never a reliable guide to the adopting of hypotheses, because our imaginations are limited by what we already believe. The Star Trek movies and TV shows portray “transporters” which dissolve people on a spaceship ...
Coherence a measure of the brain networks: past and present
... coils at each FFT frequency bin. Coherence is a linear math method in the frequency domain for calculating neuronal networks. The result is a symmetrical matrix that provides no information on directionality. Coherence is the most common measure used to determine if different areas of the brain are ...
... coils at each FFT frequency bin. Coherence is a linear math method in the frequency domain for calculating neuronal networks. The result is a symmetrical matrix that provides no information on directionality. Coherence is the most common measure used to determine if different areas of the brain are ...