Corticothalamic feedback and sensory processing
... promising for two reasons. First, any concerns over anesthesia-dependent activity patterns are eliminated. Second, several recent studies have shown that thalamic activity can be markedly modulated by behaviorally relevant tasks [45–48,49,50,51]. For most of these tasks, it is difficult, if not imp ...
... promising for two reasons. First, any concerns over anesthesia-dependent activity patterns are eliminated. Second, several recent studies have shown that thalamic activity can be markedly modulated by behaviorally relevant tasks [45–48,49,50,51]. For most of these tasks, it is difficult, if not imp ...
the central nervous system
... judgment, reasoning, persistence, longterm planning, concern for others, and conscience In children matures slowly and is heavily dependent on positive and negative feedback Closely linked to the emotional part of the brain (limbic system) Plays a role intuitive judgments and mood Tremendous elabora ...
... judgment, reasoning, persistence, longterm planning, concern for others, and conscience In children matures slowly and is heavily dependent on positive and negative feedback Closely linked to the emotional part of the brain (limbic system) Plays a role intuitive judgments and mood Tremendous elabora ...
Online Textbook Worksheets
... _____ 2. Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands. _____ 3. The peripheral nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. _____ 4. The myelin sheath is similar to the plastic that encases an electrical cord. _____ 5. The somatic nervous system con ...
... _____ 2. Sensory neurons carry nerve impulses from the brain and spinal cord to muscles and glands. _____ 3. The peripheral nervous system includes the brain and spinal cord. _____ 4. The myelin sheath is similar to the plastic that encases an electrical cord. _____ 5. The somatic nervous system con ...
Spinal Sensorimotor System: An Overview
... network organization of the system. Think of Part I as a sort of “systems level over-view” of the topic. In it I will try to identify some key issues for EC-based network design. Spinal Cord Organization It’s probably no surprise that we should begin with the spinal cord itself, since this structure ...
... network organization of the system. Think of Part I as a sort of “systems level over-view” of the topic. In it I will try to identify some key issues for EC-based network design. Spinal Cord Organization It’s probably no surprise that we should begin with the spinal cord itself, since this structure ...
Volitional enhancement of firing synchrony and oscillation by
... We trained rats to engage in a free-operant task in which nosepoke behavior was rewarded in session 1, and firing rates and synchrony of multiple neighboring neurons above preset criteria were rewarded in sessions 2 and 3, respectively. Placing contingency of reward on firing synchrony in session 3 ...
... We trained rats to engage in a free-operant task in which nosepoke behavior was rewarded in session 1, and firing rates and synchrony of multiple neighboring neurons above preset criteria were rewarded in sessions 2 and 3, respectively. Placing contingency of reward on firing synchrony in session 3 ...
Evolution of Patterning Systems and Circuit Elements for Locomotion
... to only a few classes of neurons (Jessell, 2000). Despite these significant differences, many species appear to use a common set of intrinsic determinants during early neural patterning. In this section, we compare and contrast the mechanisms of neural induction and global patterning within the two ...
... to only a few classes of neurons (Jessell, 2000). Despite these significant differences, many species appear to use a common set of intrinsic determinants during early neural patterning. In this section, we compare and contrast the mechanisms of neural induction and global patterning within the two ...
Neural Coding and Auditory Perception
... the effects of the model parameters in more detail, and we have looked at a wider set of stimulus conditions. ...
... the effects of the model parameters in more detail, and we have looked at a wider set of stimulus conditions. ...
Hierarchical Processing of Auditory Objects in Humans
... regions. DCM was designed specifically for functional imaging data to model and draw inferences about effective connectivity between different regions. The present study aimed to understand the systems-level organisation of the computational mechanisms in the HG, PT, and STS invoked for the analysis ...
... regions. DCM was designed specifically for functional imaging data to model and draw inferences about effective connectivity between different regions. The present study aimed to understand the systems-level organisation of the computational mechanisms in the HG, PT, and STS invoked for the analysis ...
Chaper 1. A Brief History of Cognitive Neuroscience
... Starting in the 1930s, Clinton Woolsey, Philip Bard, and others began to discover motor and sensory “maps” in the brain. In the 1970s and 1980s, we learned that multiple maps exist in each sensory modality. We now know there are very localized areas in the brain, such as the middle temporal area whi ...
... Starting in the 1930s, Clinton Woolsey, Philip Bard, and others began to discover motor and sensory “maps” in the brain. In the 1970s and 1980s, we learned that multiple maps exist in each sensory modality. We now know there are very localized areas in the brain, such as the middle temporal area whi ...
Cerebellum: The Brain for an Implicit Self
... Current systems neurobiology addresses this issue to some extent, but available methodology and technology are limited and guiding hypotheses are still sparse. To this end, research on the cerebellum is on the forefront for asking the question “How does our brain accomplish its most complex and soph ...
... Current systems neurobiology addresses this issue to some extent, but available methodology and technology are limited and guiding hypotheses are still sparse. To this end, research on the cerebellum is on the forefront for asking the question “How does our brain accomplish its most complex and soph ...
A Dualistic Theory of Consciousness
... zombies (Dennett, 1991, pp.!72f.) and computers, we human beings do experience some aspects of this information processing subjectively [c.f. Stoerig & Cowey’s (p.!260-261) discussion of the question ”who has consciousness?”]. The issue of conscious experience in other species will not be discussed ...
... zombies (Dennett, 1991, pp.!72f.) and computers, we human beings do experience some aspects of this information processing subjectively [c.f. Stoerig & Cowey’s (p.!260-261) discussion of the question ”who has consciousness?”]. The issue of conscious experience in other species will not be discussed ...
Membrane Properties Underlying the Firing of Neurons in the Avian
... potential, the arrival rate is at least equal to the neuron’s discharge rate. Moreover, because an NM neuron is innervated by 2-3 VIIIth nerve afferents (Hackett et al., 1982; Jackson and Parks, 1982) and because each fiber can discharge at a maximum sustained rate of approximately 400 Hz (Manley et ...
... potential, the arrival rate is at least equal to the neuron’s discharge rate. Moreover, because an NM neuron is innervated by 2-3 VIIIth nerve afferents (Hackett et al., 1982; Jackson and Parks, 1982) and because each fiber can discharge at a maximum sustained rate of approximately 400 Hz (Manley et ...
Functional Synaptic Contacts by Intranuclear
... the basis of their location during recording (i.e., within a laminae rather than interlaminar), and this was verified by locating a subpopulation of 14 of these cells after biocytin labeling (Fig. 2). Every one of these cells had morphological characteristics of intralaminar interneurons, including ...
... the basis of their location during recording (i.e., within a laminae rather than interlaminar), and this was verified by locating a subpopulation of 14 of these cells after biocytin labeling (Fig. 2). Every one of these cells had morphological characteristics of intralaminar interneurons, including ...
A neurocomputational model of the mammalian fear
... regions of the mammalian brain. Parts of the amygdala, periaqueductal gray, cortex and thalamus, and hippocampus are included and are connected to each other in a biologically plausible manner. The model was built using the principles of the Neural Engineering Framework (NEF): a mathematical framewo ...
... regions of the mammalian brain. Parts of the amygdala, periaqueductal gray, cortex and thalamus, and hippocampus are included and are connected to each other in a biologically plausible manner. The model was built using the principles of the Neural Engineering Framework (NEF): a mathematical framewo ...
Lissencephaly - Cambridge University Press
... lissencephaly. The other affected infants are said to have been "just the same". neuronal migration, with production of a four-layered cortex similar to that of a 50-100 mm. foetus (Hanaway et a l . , 1968). It has been suggested that factors intrinsic or extrinsic to the neurons could cause such a ...
... lissencephaly. The other affected infants are said to have been "just the same". neuronal migration, with production of a four-layered cortex similar to that of a 50-100 mm. foetus (Hanaway et a l . , 1968). It has been suggested that factors intrinsic or extrinsic to the neurons could cause such a ...
Direct and Indirect Activation of Cortical Neurons by Electrical
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... Downloaded from http://jn.physiology.org/ by 10.220.32.246 on June 14, 2017 ...
Neurogenesis
... Support for Adult Neurogenesis o3H- Thymidine Autoradiography o Technique used to identify proliferating cells ...
... Support for Adult Neurogenesis o3H- Thymidine Autoradiography o Technique used to identify proliferating cells ...
Linking Cognitive Tokens to Biological Signals: Dialogue Context Improves
... Hierarchical Bayesian modeling often focuses on the “computational level” (Marr, 1982), showing how higherlevel processes can influence lower levels (e.g., by showing how distributions of higher-level structures constrain distributions of lower-level items). In contrast, our approach attempts to add ...
... Hierarchical Bayesian modeling often focuses on the “computational level” (Marr, 1982), showing how higherlevel processes can influence lower levels (e.g., by showing how distributions of higher-level structures constrain distributions of lower-level items). In contrast, our approach attempts to add ...
2015 Paget Lecture transcript Four stories about the brain
... factors, Soc 6 and Pac 6 which were expressed very early on in the development of the nervous system. And you can see that they’re differentially expressed, very precisely differentially expressed within the nervous system, defining territories within which gene expression is being regulated differe ...
... factors, Soc 6 and Pac 6 which were expressed very early on in the development of the nervous system. And you can see that they’re differentially expressed, very precisely differentially expressed within the nervous system, defining territories within which gene expression is being regulated differe ...
Electron microscopical reconstruction of the anterior sensory
... genetically induced lesions may help to understand how nervous system structure is specified genetically. This paper is the first of a series which will describe the structure of the nervous system of C. elegans. It deals with the anterior sensory nervous system. Although, in volume, this is only a ...
... genetically induced lesions may help to understand how nervous system structure is specified genetically. This paper is the first of a series which will describe the structure of the nervous system of C. elegans. It deals with the anterior sensory nervous system. Although, in volume, this is only a ...
disparity detection from stereo
... type or error-back propagation type. There has been no biological evidence to support error back-propagation, but the Hebbian type of learning has been supported by the Spike-time dependent plasticity (STDP) [7]. SOM type of networks that use both top-down and bottom-up inputs has not be studied unt ...
... type or error-back propagation type. There has been no biological evidence to support error back-propagation, but the Hebbian type of learning has been supported by the Spike-time dependent plasticity (STDP) [7]. SOM type of networks that use both top-down and bottom-up inputs has not be studied unt ...
Fetal Awareness
... After fertilisation, the embryo's cells multiply and after about 10 days separate into the ectoderm (precursors of the outer skin, nervous system amd other parts) and endoderm (precursor to the digestive system and lungs), soon separated by the mesoderm (to become muscles, bones, circulatory system ...
... After fertilisation, the embryo's cells multiply and after about 10 days separate into the ectoderm (precursors of the outer skin, nervous system amd other parts) and endoderm (precursor to the digestive system and lungs), soon separated by the mesoderm (to become muscles, bones, circulatory system ...
Human Brain Networks: Spiking Neuron Models
... The human central nervous system involves a complex large-scale interconnected neural network involving feedforward and feedback (or recurrent) networks, with the brain serving as the central element of this network system. The brain is interconnected to receptors that transmit sensory information t ...
... The human central nervous system involves a complex large-scale interconnected neural network involving feedforward and feedback (or recurrent) networks, with the brain serving as the central element of this network system. The brain is interconnected to receptors that transmit sensory information t ...