autonomic nervous system
... to the next through the terminal buttons of the axons, the most common arrangement is for a neuron’s terminal buttons to be near, but not touching, the receptive dendrites of neighboring ...
... to the next through the terminal buttons of the axons, the most common arrangement is for a neuron’s terminal buttons to be near, but not touching, the receptive dendrites of neighboring ...
Mental Set Alters Visibility of Moving Targets Mental Set
... likely to be at least a good approximaDirection (degrees) tion. Indeed, its similarity to tuning Fig. 2. Reaction time to upward (90?) moving curves measured under somewhat dif- dots as a function of the alternativedirection ferent conditions is reassuring (11). By which could have occurred. Data ar ...
... likely to be at least a good approximaDirection (degrees) tion. Indeed, its similarity to tuning Fig. 2. Reaction time to upward (90?) moving curves measured under somewhat dif- dots as a function of the alternativedirection ferent conditions is reassuring (11). By which could have occurred. Data ar ...
Orbitofrontal Cortex Encodes Willingness to Pay
... to bid $0, $1, $2, or $3 for each food item. At the end of the experiment, neural basis of the WTP computation is that, when the brain is exposed to one of those trials was randomly selected, by drawing a ball from an urn, a picture of a food item, it might calculate other variables that are correan ...
... to bid $0, $1, $2, or $3 for each food item. At the end of the experiment, neural basis of the WTP computation is that, when the brain is exposed to one of those trials was randomly selected, by drawing a ball from an urn, a picture of a food item, it might calculate other variables that are correan ...
Nouns, verbs, objects, actions, and abstractions
... have implicated a wide range of brain regions, including multimodal dorsolateral prefrontal (Binder, Westbury, McKiernan, Possing, & Medler 2005; Boulenger et al., 2009; Moseley, Carota, Hauk, Mohr, & Pulvermüller 2012), anterior temporal (Patterson, Nestor, & Rogers 2007) and superior parietal cort ...
... have implicated a wide range of brain regions, including multimodal dorsolateral prefrontal (Binder, Westbury, McKiernan, Possing, & Medler 2005; Boulenger et al., 2009; Moseley, Carota, Hauk, Mohr, & Pulvermüller 2012), anterior temporal (Patterson, Nestor, & Rogers 2007) and superior parietal cort ...
Neural representation of object orientation: A dissociation between
... ordered blocks of object images (different from those used in the main experiment) and 8 blocks of scrambled images (Park et al., 2007; Grill-Spector et al., 1999). Scrambled images were created by dividing the object images into a 16 × 16 square grid and randomly shuffling the squares based on eccen ...
... ordered blocks of object images (different from those used in the main experiment) and 8 blocks of scrambled images (Park et al., 2007; Grill-Spector et al., 1999). Scrambled images were created by dividing the object images into a 16 × 16 square grid and randomly shuffling the squares based on eccen ...
BrainFacts.org A P R I M E R ...
... makes us human. Neuroscientists, whose specialty is the study of the brain and the nervous system, have the daunting task of deciphering the mystery of how the brain commands the body. Over the years, the field has made enormous progress. For example, neuroscientists now know that each person has as ...
... makes us human. Neuroscientists, whose specialty is the study of the brain and the nervous system, have the daunting task of deciphering the mystery of how the brain commands the body. Over the years, the field has made enormous progress. For example, neuroscientists now know that each person has as ...
Cnidarians and the evolutionary origin of the nervous system Review
... physiological complexity observed in the regionalized nervous system and eye-bearing sensory complex (Rhopalia) of cnidarians, an increasing number of examples indicating the evolutionary convergence in both nervous and sensory systems (Nishikawa 2002) make it difficult to simply compare cnidarian a ...
... physiological complexity observed in the regionalized nervous system and eye-bearing sensory complex (Rhopalia) of cnidarians, an increasing number of examples indicating the evolutionary convergence in both nervous and sensory systems (Nishikawa 2002) make it difficult to simply compare cnidarian a ...
a Primer on the Brain and Nervous System
... makes us human. Neuroscientists, whose specialty is the study of the brain and the nervous system, have the daunting task of deciphering the mystery of how the brain commands the body. Over the years, the field has made enormous progress. For example, neuroscientists now know that each person has as ...
... makes us human. Neuroscientists, whose specialty is the study of the brain and the nervous system, have the daunting task of deciphering the mystery of how the brain commands the body. Over the years, the field has made enormous progress. For example, neuroscientists now know that each person has as ...
primer on brain facts - Chicago Society of Neuroscience
... makes us human. Neuroscientists, whose specialty is the study of the brain and the nervous system, have the daunting task of deciphering the mystery of how the brain commands the body. Over the years, the field has made enormous progress. For example, neuroscientists now know that each person has as ...
... makes us human. Neuroscientists, whose specialty is the study of the brain and the nervous system, have the daunting task of deciphering the mystery of how the brain commands the body. Over the years, the field has made enormous progress. For example, neuroscientists now know that each person has as ...
Impaired intracellular trafficking defines early Parkinson`s disease
... SNc DA neurons. SNc DA neurons compared to adjacent VTA neurons have elevated somatodendritic calcium entry associated with intrinsic pacemaking currents [17], while their axons use different complements of calcium channels with evidence for differential calcium handling [66]. Some studies also desc ...
... SNc DA neurons. SNc DA neurons compared to adjacent VTA neurons have elevated somatodendritic calcium entry associated with intrinsic pacemaking currents [17], while their axons use different complements of calcium channels with evidence for differential calcium handling [66]. Some studies also desc ...
weiten6_PPT04
... sum of its parts – Reversible figures and perceptual sets demonstrate that the same visual stimulus can result in very different perceptions Table of Contents ...
... sum of its parts – Reversible figures and perceptual sets demonstrate that the same visual stimulus can result in very different perceptions Table of Contents ...
How Simple Cells Are Made in a Nonlinear Network Model of the
... 1982), were applied to visual cortex. Figure 1, A and B (De Valois et al., 1982), shows experimental data, based on extracellular recordings of spikes, that illustrate linearity of spatial summation in a simple cell located in macaque V1 (Movshon et al., 1978; Reid et al., 1991). (Note also that sim ...
... 1982), were applied to visual cortex. Figure 1, A and B (De Valois et al., 1982), shows experimental data, based on extracellular recordings of spikes, that illustrate linearity of spatial summation in a simple cell located in macaque V1 (Movshon et al., 1978; Reid et al., 1991). (Note also that sim ...
The Art and Science of Research Grant Writing
... • One short paragraph to identify system • One short paragraph to describe regulatory steps of the system • One short paragraph containing a one sentence CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS • One short sentence stating each aim individually • Follow each with a simple statement describing what you will do to satisfy ...
... • One short paragraph to identify system • One short paragraph to describe regulatory steps of the system • One short paragraph containing a one sentence CENTRAL HYPOTHESIS • One short sentence stating each aim individually • Follow each with a simple statement describing what you will do to satisfy ...
Attention induces synchronization-based response gain in steady
... enough to demonstrate response (or activity) gain. Indeed, some of the data reported in a prior SSVEP study2 are suggestive of multiplicative attention effects on SSVEP amplitudes. Here we rigorously tested the attentional response and activity gain hypotheses for neural population activity by recor ...
... enough to demonstrate response (or activity) gain. Indeed, some of the data reported in a prior SSVEP study2 are suggestive of multiplicative attention effects on SSVEP amplitudes. Here we rigorously tested the attentional response and activity gain hypotheses for neural population activity by recor ...
Body Systems Study Guide
... -The smallest bones are in the ear; the strongest bone in the body is the femur (thigh bone) Muscular System -The muscles in our body help us do many important things like: breathe, blink, walk, and grab things. -There are 600 muscles in the body! -It takes 34 muscles to frown but only 13 muscles to ...
... -The smallest bones are in the ear; the strongest bone in the body is the femur (thigh bone) Muscular System -The muscles in our body help us do many important things like: breathe, blink, walk, and grab things. -There are 600 muscles in the body! -It takes 34 muscles to frown but only 13 muscles to ...
Detecting Action Potentials in Neuronal Populations with Calcium
... In contrast, optical monitoring of the activity of a neuronal population is feasible with calcium indicators (18 –21) because they produce large signals (up to 1000% changes in fluorescence), making it possible to measure the responses from single neurons (22), presynaptic terminals (23), or even de ...
... In contrast, optical monitoring of the activity of a neuronal population is feasible with calcium indicators (18 –21) because they produce large signals (up to 1000% changes in fluorescence), making it possible to measure the responses from single neurons (22), presynaptic terminals (23), or even de ...
Modulation of Cortical Activation and Behavioral Arousal by
... FIGURE 1. Cholinergic, orexinergic, and other neurons involved in sleep–wake state control. Sagittal schematic view of the rat brain depicting neurons with their chemical neurotransmitters and pathways by which they influence cortical activity or behavior across the sleep–wake cycle. Wake (W) is cha ...
... FIGURE 1. Cholinergic, orexinergic, and other neurons involved in sleep–wake state control. Sagittal schematic view of the rat brain depicting neurons with their chemical neurotransmitters and pathways by which they influence cortical activity or behavior across the sleep–wake cycle. Wake (W) is cha ...
Evolution of central pattern generators and rhythmic behaviours
... (A, B, C), which are produced by variants of three neural mechanisms (a, b, c). In this tree, the common ancestor for clade a used neural mechanism a to produce behaviour A. Similarly, the common ancestors for clades b and g used neural mechanisms b and c to produce behaviours B and C, respectively. ...
... (A, B, C), which are produced by variants of three neural mechanisms (a, b, c). In this tree, the common ancestor for clade a used neural mechanism a to produce behaviour A. Similarly, the common ancestors for clades b and g used neural mechanisms b and c to produce behaviours B and C, respectively. ...
Respiratory-related neurons of the fastigial nucleus in response to
... reflexes. After paralysis of the animal, supplemental anesthetic was administered when irregularities were observed in ABP, heart rate, and respiratory rate and pattern. To minimize movement of brain by mechanical ventilation, a bilateral pneumothorax was created. The inlet of the ventilator was con ...
... reflexes. After paralysis of the animal, supplemental anesthetic was administered when irregularities were observed in ABP, heart rate, and respiratory rate and pattern. To minimize movement of brain by mechanical ventilation, a bilateral pneumothorax was created. The inlet of the ventilator was con ...
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... learn other perceptual skills. For example, when a square is rotated by 45 degrees, the shape is called a diamond; and the number 6 rotated by 180 degrees is called 9. Some networks have built-in (programmed-in) invariance, either spatial, temporal or some other signal properties. Neocognitron by Fu ...
... learn other perceptual skills. For example, when a square is rotated by 45 degrees, the shape is called a diamond; and the number 6 rotated by 180 degrees is called 9. Some networks have built-in (programmed-in) invariance, either spatial, temporal or some other signal properties. Neocognitron by Fu ...
Neural Basis of Brain Dysfunction Produced by Early Sleep Problems
... Abstract: There is a wealth of evidence that disrupted sleep and circadian rhythms, which are common in modern society even during the early stages of life, have unfavorable effects on brain function. Altered brain function can cause problem behaviors later in life, such as truancy from or dropping ...
... Abstract: There is a wealth of evidence that disrupted sleep and circadian rhythms, which are common in modern society even during the early stages of life, have unfavorable effects on brain function. Altered brain function can cause problem behaviors later in life, such as truancy from or dropping ...
Transient Storage of a Tactile Memory Trace in Primary
... Working memory refers to the ability to hold and manipulate information for short periods (on the order of seconds) and to update the information as required by moment-to-moment demands. As such, it plays an important role in many cognitive processes, functioning as an interface between perception, ...
... Working memory refers to the ability to hold and manipulate information for short periods (on the order of seconds) and to update the information as required by moment-to-moment demands. As such, it plays an important role in many cognitive processes, functioning as an interface between perception, ...
Void fraction and flow regime determination by means of MCNP
... complicates the interpretation of the results. Build-up, i.e. the extra contribution to the measured transmission intensity from scattered radiation, has to be accounted for, particularly if wide-beam measurement configurations are used. In fluid flow fraction measurements, however, it is possible t ...
... complicates the interpretation of the results. Build-up, i.e. the extra contribution to the measured transmission intensity from scattered radiation, has to be accounted for, particularly if wide-beam measurement configurations are used. In fluid flow fraction measurements, however, it is possible t ...