Proceedings of 2013 BMI the Second International Conference on
... Recently, resting state-fMRI (rs-fMRI) has emerged as an effective way to investigate brain networks. In this technique, fMRI data is acquired when an individual is asked to do nothing but stay awake while lying in the MRI scanner. The rs-fMRI technique emerged from the phenomena that approximately ...
... Recently, resting state-fMRI (rs-fMRI) has emerged as an effective way to investigate brain networks. In this technique, fMRI data is acquired when an individual is asked to do nothing but stay awake while lying in the MRI scanner. The rs-fMRI technique emerged from the phenomena that approximately ...
Psychology as a Science
... scientific method and attempted to be empirical. Used the method on introspection to study phenomena such as attention 2. Structuralism emerged from his approach. D. Functionalism developed in America in the 1890s and was a reaction against Structuralism. 1. Asked “What is the Mind For?”; interested ...
... scientific method and attempted to be empirical. Used the method on introspection to study phenomena such as attention 2. Structuralism emerged from his approach. D. Functionalism developed in America in the 1890s and was a reaction against Structuralism. 1. Asked “What is the Mind For?”; interested ...
Ramon y Cajal deduced basic functioning of neuron
... structurally similar to other surface recognition molecules (NCAM, T cell surface antigens) ...
... structurally similar to other surface recognition molecules (NCAM, T cell surface antigens) ...
Meta analysis
... Neuronavigation surgery in China: reality and prospects WU Jin-song, LU Jun-feng, GONG Xiu, MAO Ying and ZHOU Liang-fu Keywords: neurosurgery; neuronavigation; medical image Objective To review the history, development, and reality of neuronavigation surgery in China and to discuss the future of neu ...
... Neuronavigation surgery in China: reality and prospects WU Jin-song, LU Jun-feng, GONG Xiu, MAO Ying and ZHOU Liang-fu Keywords: neurosurgery; neuronavigation; medical image Objective To review the history, development, and reality of neuronavigation surgery in China and to discuss the future of neu ...
56 Cerebellum and Basal Ganglia
... -- Provide the circuitry for coordinating mainly the movements of the distal portions of the limbs, especially the hands and fingers -- Compared the “intentions ” from the motor cortex and red nucleus, with the “performance” from the peripheral parts of the limbs, --Send corrective output signals to ...
... -- Provide the circuitry for coordinating mainly the movements of the distal portions of the limbs, especially the hands and fingers -- Compared the “intentions ” from the motor cortex and red nucleus, with the “performance” from the peripheral parts of the limbs, --Send corrective output signals to ...
Neurological Anatomy and Physiology
... The brain and nervous system play key roles in the normal functioning of our body. Some people might say that without brain function, we are nothing. It is imperative that nurses caring for patients with brain or nervous system disorders understand the pathophysiology of the disorder or disease. The ...
... The brain and nervous system play key roles in the normal functioning of our body. Some people might say that without brain function, we are nothing. It is imperative that nurses caring for patients with brain or nervous system disorders understand the pathophysiology of the disorder or disease. The ...
Preview Sample 1
... Metaphors are powerful tools in psychology because they help us to understand systems that aren’t directly observable through reference to things that are more familiar and perhaps better understood (Weiner, 1991). Our understanding of the human brain and its activity has been helped through a relia ...
... Metaphors are powerful tools in psychology because they help us to understand systems that aren’t directly observable through reference to things that are more familiar and perhaps better understood (Weiner, 1991). Our understanding of the human brain and its activity has been helped through a relia ...
lecture #6
... •botulism causes paralysis through blockage of ACh release from motor neurons • NT receptors can be blocked or activated •isoproterenol binds to epinephrine receptors - used in asthma to mimic the effects of epinephrine • schizophrenia – caused by an excess of dopamine •Zyprexa blocks dopamine and s ...
... •botulism causes paralysis through blockage of ACh release from motor neurons • NT receptors can be blocked or activated •isoproterenol binds to epinephrine receptors - used in asthma to mimic the effects of epinephrine • schizophrenia – caused by an excess of dopamine •Zyprexa blocks dopamine and s ...
Slide 1
... FIGURE 47.7 LTP at the CA3–CA1 synapse in the hippocampus. (A) Test stimuli are delivered repeatedly once every 10 s while the strength of the synaptic connection is monitored. Strength can be assessed by the amplitude of the extracellularly recorded EPSP or, as was done in this example, as the slo ...
... FIGURE 47.7 LTP at the CA3–CA1 synapse in the hippocampus. (A) Test stimuli are delivered repeatedly once every 10 s while the strength of the synaptic connection is monitored. Strength can be assessed by the amplitude of the extracellularly recorded EPSP or, as was done in this example, as the slo ...
The Pathogenesis of Fever
... Hippocrates believed that fever resulted from an imbalance in four humors: yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlegm Wunderlich in 1868 observed over 1 million temperatures over a 16-year period — Temperature >38°C suspicious — Normal temperature between 36.3°C and 37.5°C — Trough at dawn, peak in ...
... Hippocrates believed that fever resulted from an imbalance in four humors: yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlegm Wunderlich in 1868 observed over 1 million temperatures over a 16-year period — Temperature >38°C suspicious — Normal temperature between 36.3°C and 37.5°C — Trough at dawn, peak in ...
Mechanism of Action Overview Sodium channel blockers
... burst firing (epileptiform activity) that may accompany sustained depolarizations associated with the initiation and propagation of seizures. This action to restore physiologic levels of neuronal activity is thought to underlie the efficacy of EZG as an anticonvulsant in a broad spectrum of preclini ...
... burst firing (epileptiform activity) that may accompany sustained depolarizations associated with the initiation and propagation of seizures. This action to restore physiologic levels of neuronal activity is thought to underlie the efficacy of EZG as an anticonvulsant in a broad spectrum of preclini ...
Brain-to-text: decoding spoken phrases from phone
... high signal-to-noise ratio of signals recorded directly from the brain [electrocorticography (ECoG)]. Several studies used ECoG to investigate the temporal and spatial dynamics of speech perception (Canolty et al., 2007; Kubanek et al., 2013). Other studies highlighted the differences between recept ...
... high signal-to-noise ratio of signals recorded directly from the brain [electrocorticography (ECoG)]. Several studies used ECoG to investigate the temporal and spatial dynamics of speech perception (Canolty et al., 2007; Kubanek et al., 2013). Other studies highlighted the differences between recept ...
Mental Disorders
... Alzheimer’s disease results when neurons in the brain are destroyed. If neurons become clogged with protein deposits, they are unable to transmit impulses. The result is confusion, loss of memory, and gradual mental deterioration. Currently, the cause of Alzheimer’s disease is unknown. ...
... Alzheimer’s disease results when neurons in the brain are destroyed. If neurons become clogged with protein deposits, they are unable to transmit impulses. The result is confusion, loss of memory, and gradual mental deterioration. Currently, the cause of Alzheimer’s disease is unknown. ...
full abstracts in word format
... our ability to see. Its main function is to receive and transmit images to the brain. These are the three main types of cells in the eye that help perform this function: Rods, Cones and Ganglion Cells. The information received by the rods and cones are transmitted to the nearly 1 million ganglion ce ...
... our ability to see. Its main function is to receive and transmit images to the brain. These are the three main types of cells in the eye that help perform this function: Rods, Cones and Ganglion Cells. The information received by the rods and cones are transmitted to the nearly 1 million ganglion ce ...
DRUGS AND BEHAVIOR WEEK 1 Psychoactive drugs are
... A simplifying rule in understanding how neurotransmitters work is Dale’s Principle, which says that any given neuron manufactures and releases only one neurotransmitter from all its axon terminals even though it may possess receptors for many different neurotransmitters on its dendrites. Since at le ...
... A simplifying rule in understanding how neurotransmitters work is Dale’s Principle, which says that any given neuron manufactures and releases only one neurotransmitter from all its axon terminals even though it may possess receptors for many different neurotransmitters on its dendrites. Since at le ...
Chapter One: Neurological Bases for Visual Communication
... Some of us are born with other anomalies in our eyes. Differences in the shape of our lens or the strength of the muscles that focus it can lead to myopia (near-sightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness). An imperfect curve to the back of the eye can cause a stigmatism, which is most noticeable when ...
... Some of us are born with other anomalies in our eyes. Differences in the shape of our lens or the strength of the muscles that focus it can lead to myopia (near-sightedness) or hyperopia (farsightedness). An imperfect curve to the back of the eye can cause a stigmatism, which is most noticeable when ...
13.2 part 2
... anything 2 mv and over produces the same force of muscle contraction. This experiment shows us two important things: All neurons have a threshold level or a minimum level that must be reached in order for an action potential to be generated. In our example 2 mV is the minimum voltage required to ...
... anything 2 mv and over produces the same force of muscle contraction. This experiment shows us two important things: All neurons have a threshold level or a minimum level that must be reached in order for an action potential to be generated. In our example 2 mV is the minimum voltage required to ...
Emotion and decision-making explained: A prEcis
... simpler. For example, view-invariant object recognition is probably much less developed in non-primates, with the recognition that is possible being based more on physical similarity in terms of texture, colour, simple features, etc., rather than in terms of shape that ...
... simpler. For example, view-invariant object recognition is probably much less developed in non-primates, with the recognition that is possible being based more on physical similarity in terms of texture, colour, simple features, etc., rather than in terms of shape that ...
Ch 15: Autonomic Division of NS
... stimulates specialized 2nd order neurons with very short axons in adrenal medulla to release NT into blood stream (= hormones) Epinephrine (adrenaline) ~ 80% and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) Endocrine effects are longer lasting than nervous system effects ...
... stimulates specialized 2nd order neurons with very short axons in adrenal medulla to release NT into blood stream (= hormones) Epinephrine (adrenaline) ~ 80% and norepinephrine (noradrenaline) Endocrine effects are longer lasting than nervous system effects ...
Kuliah4-anatomi2
... • A cell that receives a synaptic signal may be excited, inhibited, or otherwise modulated. • Sensory neurons are activated by physical stimuli impinging on them, and send signals that inform the central nervous system of the state of the body and the external environment. ...
... • A cell that receives a synaptic signal may be excited, inhibited, or otherwise modulated. • Sensory neurons are activated by physical stimuli impinging on them, and send signals that inform the central nervous system of the state of the body and the external environment. ...
presentation-notes-for-brain-power
... "Various Images." Microsoft Office on Line. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. ...
... "Various Images." Microsoft Office on Line. N.p., n.d. Web. 21 Oct. 2012. ...
Dependence of the input-firing rate curve of neural cells on
... With the help of so called “neural mass models” however, properties of this network can still be researched. By combining the mean behaviour of groups of neurons the influence of ionic concentrations on patterns in the EEG can be explained. This can then be used to simulate the effect of a heart att ...
... With the help of so called “neural mass models” however, properties of this network can still be researched. By combining the mean behaviour of groups of neurons the influence of ionic concentrations on patterns in the EEG can be explained. This can then be used to simulate the effect of a heart att ...