MRI OF THE FETAL CNS Introduction Review
... with the thickness of the surrounding brain parenchyma <3 mm (32). Another classification system is based on measurement of the atrial diameter alone. Mild ventriculomegaly is defined as an atrial diameter of 10-12 mm, moderate as an atrial diameter of 13-15 mm, and severe as an atrial diameter of > ...
... with the thickness of the surrounding brain parenchyma <3 mm (32). Another classification system is based on measurement of the atrial diameter alone. Mild ventriculomegaly is defined as an atrial diameter of 10-12 mm, moderate as an atrial diameter of 13-15 mm, and severe as an atrial diameter of > ...
A magnetic resonance spectroscopy investigation of obsessive
... caudate in adult OCD. Second, we sampled the OFWM since, despite frequent findings of abnormalities in the orbital gyrus using other imaging techniques (Saxena et al., 2001), only one study has used MRS to examine the prefrontal cortex in pediatric OCD (Russell et al., 2003). To our knowledge, no st ...
... caudate in adult OCD. Second, we sampled the OFWM since, despite frequent findings of abnormalities in the orbital gyrus using other imaging techniques (Saxena et al., 2001), only one study has used MRS to examine the prefrontal cortex in pediatric OCD (Russell et al., 2003). To our knowledge, no st ...
New insights into the anatomo-functional connectivity of the
... errors became unambiguous, particularly concerning semantic paraphasias, since the word produced by the patient was always perfectly understandable as a ‘real’ word (which is not true for phonetic and/or phonemic paraphasias), but was systematically wrong—while connected to the meaning of the word t ...
... errors became unambiguous, particularly concerning semantic paraphasias, since the word produced by the patient was always perfectly understandable as a ‘real’ word (which is not true for phonetic and/or phonemic paraphasias), but was systematically wrong—while connected to the meaning of the word t ...
A Piagetian Model of Early Sensorimotor Development
... we believe to be the most exciting feature of his theory from an AI point of view (i.e. stage transition). We then review some existing work in AI which is inspired by Piaget’s theory, and show that this feature has not been captured. Finally we outline a possible path towards addressing this defici ...
... we believe to be the most exciting feature of his theory from an AI point of view (i.e. stage transition). We then review some existing work in AI which is inspired by Piaget’s theory, and show that this feature has not been captured. Finally we outline a possible path towards addressing this defici ...
MRI - American Society of Neuroimaging
... correlated with a worse future disease course • Serum and CSF biomarkers may refine disease course prediction, but to date none have been validated other than presence of OCBs in CSF. • MRI is our “Biomarker” in MS. ...
... correlated with a worse future disease course • Serum and CSF biomarkers may refine disease course prediction, but to date none have been validated other than presence of OCBs in CSF. • MRI is our “Biomarker” in MS. ...
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... objects and ends with abstraction and reasoning. Moreover, all three seem to agree that the content of experience is achieved at the second level of the hierarchy. Both Lamme and Jackendoff and Prinz explicitly argue for this claim and we will shortly outline their considerations in its favor. Ben S ...
... objects and ends with abstraction and reasoning. Moreover, all three seem to agree that the content of experience is achieved at the second level of the hierarchy. Both Lamme and Jackendoff and Prinz explicitly argue for this claim and we will shortly outline their considerations in its favor. Ben S ...
Prefrontal and parietal cortex mediate the interference
... explicitly estimated. We analyzed the degree of adaptation to repetition of duration, as above, under conditions in which the participants were engaged in the shape task. In both experiment 1 and experiment 2, neural adaptation to time during the shape task was observed in the right IPL (including t ...
... explicitly estimated. We analyzed the degree of adaptation to repetition of duration, as above, under conditions in which the participants were engaged in the shape task. In both experiment 1 and experiment 2, neural adaptation to time during the shape task was observed in the right IPL (including t ...
Functional segregation of the temporal lobes into highly
... other language studies (Frost et al., 1999; Kent, 1998; Price et al., 1999; Specht et al., 2003; Wise et al., 2001), Binder claimed four left-sided, distinct cortical language areas: the temporal lobe, comprising the superior temporal sulcus (STS) and middle and inferior temporal gyrus; the prefront ...
... other language studies (Frost et al., 1999; Kent, 1998; Price et al., 1999; Specht et al., 2003; Wise et al., 2001), Binder claimed four left-sided, distinct cortical language areas: the temporal lobe, comprising the superior temporal sulcus (STS) and middle and inferior temporal gyrus; the prefront ...
Conscious Modulation in Normal Sleep
... modular cortex. They are anatomical and functional patches of active and inactive zones of brain cortex, when in slow wave sleep. These on and off, as a way of functioning suggest that consciousness depends not much on firing rates, synchronization at specific frequency bands, or even sensorial inpu ...
... modular cortex. They are anatomical and functional patches of active and inactive zones of brain cortex, when in slow wave sleep. These on and off, as a way of functioning suggest that consciousness depends not much on firing rates, synchronization at specific frequency bands, or even sensorial inpu ...
Descartes` Error: Emotion, Reason, and the Human Brain
... decide on the course of a personal relationship, choose some means to prevent our being penniless in old age, or plan for the life that lies ahead. Emotion and feeling, along with the covert physiological machinery underlying them, assist us with the daunting task of predicting an uncertain future a ...
... decide on the course of a personal relationship, choose some means to prevent our being penniless in old age, or plan for the life that lies ahead. Emotion and feeling, along with the covert physiological machinery underlying them, assist us with the daunting task of predicting an uncertain future a ...
Internal carotid artery dissection presenting with monocular
... embolization from the dissection site or hypoperfusion from arterial narrowing. 2. It is uncommon for these dissections to be associated with transient migrainous phenomena although there have been previous reports. 3. Clinical features, visual field testing, and radiographic testing (including angi ...
... embolization from the dissection site or hypoperfusion from arterial narrowing. 2. It is uncommon for these dissections to be associated with transient migrainous phenomena although there have been previous reports. 3. Clinical features, visual field testing, and radiographic testing (including angi ...
Searle on Emergence
... of consciousness; he presents the mechanism of emergence as an attempt to bridge the gap in our knowledge. He expects that a similar mechanism, common as it is in many other cases, will prove mind and consciousness to be biologically and physically natural things and the gap in our knowledge will be ...
... of consciousness; he presents the mechanism of emergence as an attempt to bridge the gap in our knowledge. He expects that a similar mechanism, common as it is in many other cases, will prove mind and consciousness to be biologically and physically natural things and the gap in our knowledge will be ...
Making Mirrors: Premotor Cortex Stimulation
... In paired-pulse TMS, a conditioning pulse is applied to the brain area under investigation. This areaʼs task-related influence on M1 is measured by changes induced in MEPs evoked by a subsequent M1 pulse. In Experiment 1, we measured the mirror motor facilitation effect on singlepulse (M1 only) tria ...
... In paired-pulse TMS, a conditioning pulse is applied to the brain area under investigation. This areaʼs task-related influence on M1 is measured by changes induced in MEPs evoked by a subsequent M1 pulse. In Experiment 1, we measured the mirror motor facilitation effect on singlepulse (M1 only) tria ...
sleep paralysis
... • is a scale intended to measure daytime sleepiness by use of a very short questionnaire • it was introduced in 1991 by Dr Murray Johns of Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, Australia ...
... • is a scale intended to measure daytime sleepiness by use of a very short questionnaire • it was introduced in 1991 by Dr Murray Johns of Epworth Hospital in Melbourne, Australia ...
Functional organization of inferior parietal lobule convexity in the
... multiunit activity) identified at each recoding site was noted for each penetration and used to reconstruct the functional organization of the IPL. Only sites located between the cortical surface and a depth of 3000 lm were included in the database. This depth was chosen in order to include the corte ...
... multiunit activity) identified at each recoding site was noted for each penetration and used to reconstruct the functional organization of the IPL. Only sites located between the cortical surface and a depth of 3000 lm were included in the database. This depth was chosen in order to include the corte ...
Resting-state functional connectivity in neuropsychiatric disorders
... performing a task when the RSNs are identified. This inference is relatively straightforward for the primary motor and sensory RSNs in which case it is safe to assume, for example, that an RSN that includes the bilaterally primary auditory cortices is involved in audition. Inferring function in the ...
... performing a task when the RSNs are identified. This inference is relatively straightforward for the primary motor and sensory RSNs in which case it is safe to assume, for example, that an RSN that includes the bilaterally primary auditory cortices is involved in audition. Inferring function in the ...
A Critical Review of ADHD Neuroimaging Research
... has ever been specifically and unambiguously linked to the disorder by conventional techniques” (Baumeister and Hawkins, 2001, pp. 3–4). However, in contrast to generally negative assessments of conventional research, assessments of the neuroimaging studies have been more positive. For example, a re ...
... has ever been specifically and unambiguously linked to the disorder by conventional techniques” (Baumeister and Hawkins, 2001, pp. 3–4). However, in contrast to generally negative assessments of conventional research, assessments of the neuroimaging studies have been more positive. For example, a re ...
Spontaneously T1-Hyperintense Lesions of the Brain on MRI: A
... dural fold. Cortical contusions most frequently result from acceleration/deceleration forces; however, a direct cortical contusion area may develop adjacent to a skull fracture, as in the case of a depressed fracture. Common locations include the anteroinferior portions of temporal lobes, perisylvia ...
... dural fold. Cortical contusions most frequently result from acceleration/deceleration forces; however, a direct cortical contusion area may develop adjacent to a skull fracture, as in the case of a depressed fracture. Common locations include the anteroinferior portions of temporal lobes, perisylvia ...
Aberrant Resting-State Functional Connectivity in the
... comparisons or the intervention effects in previously reported results from the NorCAPITAL project [42]. Thus, the inclusion criteria in this study are wider than the Fukuda criteria. The main reason for not adhering to the Fukuda case definition was too few accompanying symptoms. Disease duration a ...
... comparisons or the intervention effects in previously reported results from the NorCAPITAL project [42]. Thus, the inclusion criteria in this study are wider than the Fukuda criteria. The main reason for not adhering to the Fukuda case definition was too few accompanying symptoms. Disease duration a ...
Modulation of early cortical processing during divided attention to
... studies providing evidence for a divided spotlight of attention were called into question, on the basis that their results can be explained by a unitary attentional spotlight that simply switches very rapidly between to-be-attended locations (e.g. Jans et al., 2010; VanRullen & Dubois, 2011). Correl ...
... studies providing evidence for a divided spotlight of attention were called into question, on the basis that their results can be explained by a unitary attentional spotlight that simply switches very rapidly between to-be-attended locations (e.g. Jans et al., 2010; VanRullen & Dubois, 2011). Correl ...
2nd year - FORTH-ICS - Foundation for Research and Technology
... cortex by Rizzolatti and colleagues (Rizzolatti et al, Nat Rev Neurosci.: 2, 661-670, 2001). The so called “mirror neurons”, fire both when a monkey grasps 3D-objects and when he observes humans executing the same movements, indicating the existence of an action observation/execution matching syste ...
... cortex by Rizzolatti and colleagues (Rizzolatti et al, Nat Rev Neurosci.: 2, 661-670, 2001). The so called “mirror neurons”, fire both when a monkey grasps 3D-objects and when he observes humans executing the same movements, indicating the existence of an action observation/execution matching syste ...
Alpha-beta and Gamma Rhythms Subserve Feedback and
... Forty-three human subjects were instructed to attentively monitor a visual stimulus for unpredictable changes, in order to engage both bottom-up and top-down influences. This paradigm reliably induces gamma-band activity in visual cortex (Hoogenboom et al., 2006). While subjects fixated centrally, a ...
... Forty-three human subjects were instructed to attentively monitor a visual stimulus for unpredictable changes, in order to engage both bottom-up and top-down influences. This paradigm reliably induces gamma-band activity in visual cortex (Hoogenboom et al., 2006). While subjects fixated centrally, a ...
Responses to irrational actions in action
... define how the AON and MZN are engaged by simple observation of actions varying in rationality, and whether these responses are modulated by the social form of the stimulus. To make predictions for possible patterns of results, it is useful to consider the three previous studies of observation of irr ...
... define how the AON and MZN are engaged by simple observation of actions varying in rationality, and whether these responses are modulated by the social form of the stimulus. To make predictions for possible patterns of results, it is useful to consider the three previous studies of observation of irr ...
Atypical age-related cortical thinning in episodic
... (atrophy) in pain disorders (22,23,25), autism (24), schizophrenia (21), and Alzheimer’s disease (20) relative to healthy, normally aging controls. As such, it is possible that the aging brain is more vulnerable to disease states than the younger brain (26). However, the effect of age on regional thi ...
... (atrophy) in pain disorders (22,23,25), autism (24), schizophrenia (21), and Alzheimer’s disease (20) relative to healthy, normally aging controls. As such, it is possible that the aging brain is more vulnerable to disease states than the younger brain (26). However, the effect of age on regional thi ...