Searle on Emergence
... not causal consequences of causal interactions (occurring between system elements) a, b, c, …” Although Searle introduces this distinction himself, he considers most emergent phenomena – including consciousness – to be of the emergent1 type. As for emergent2, he even voices some doubts whether it co ...
... not causal consequences of causal interactions (occurring between system elements) a, b, c, …” Although Searle introduces this distinction himself, he considers most emergent phenomena – including consciousness – to be of the emergent1 type. As for emergent2, he even voices some doubts whether it co ...
Time-delay-induced phase-transition to synchrony in coupled
... system. We demonstrate these phase-transitions with Hindmarsh-Rose and Leech-Heart interneuron models and discuss the implications of these results in understanding collective dynamics of C 2011 American Institute of Physics. bursting neurons in the brain. V [doi:10.1063/1.3584822] A large body of e ...
... system. We demonstrate these phase-transitions with Hindmarsh-Rose and Leech-Heart interneuron models and discuss the implications of these results in understanding collective dynamics of C 2011 American Institute of Physics. bursting neurons in the brain. V [doi:10.1063/1.3584822] A large body of e ...
empathize with fictional characters
... typically associated with language disorders, and brain imaging studies using language activation tasks invariably activate this brain region. There is also a functional argument linking mirror neurons to language. Indeed, well before mirror neurons were discovered, some linguists proposed that for ...
... typically associated with language disorders, and brain imaging studies using language activation tasks invariably activate this brain region. There is also a functional argument linking mirror neurons to language. Indeed, well before mirror neurons were discovered, some linguists proposed that for ...
Neural Darwinism
... functional variability. This striking variability was explicitly noted by Lashley (1947), who at the time could offer no explanation for it. Variability occurs in both space and time at many levels: molecular, cellular, anatomical, physiological, and behavioral (Edelman, ...
... functional variability. This striking variability was explicitly noted by Lashley (1947), who at the time could offer no explanation for it. Variability occurs in both space and time at many levels: molecular, cellular, anatomical, physiological, and behavioral (Edelman, ...
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... Synaptogenesis is the process of synapse formation. It continues throughout life. Pruning is the process through which the developing brain eliminates unnecessary or redundant synapses. It allows the brain to preserve the most efficient pathways and eliminate those that are redundant. The proc ...
... Synaptogenesis is the process of synapse formation. It continues throughout life. Pruning is the process through which the developing brain eliminates unnecessary or redundant synapses. It allows the brain to preserve the most efficient pathways and eliminate those that are redundant. The proc ...
- Warwick WRAP
... Figure 1 Allometric relationships of the brain and body weights of vertebrate animals on a log-log plot. A. Endothermic animals included 678 mammal species [3,16,22,61] (red open circle), 600 bird species [10] (cyan triangle) and 33 insectivore species [16] (purple cross). Ectothermic animals includ ...
... Figure 1 Allometric relationships of the brain and body weights of vertebrate animals on a log-log plot. A. Endothermic animals included 678 mammal species [3,16,22,61] (red open circle), 600 bird species [10] (cyan triangle) and 33 insectivore species [16] (purple cross). Ectothermic animals includ ...
Structure and function of ant (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) brains
... around to scan a larger volume of air or to probe structures, crevices, trails or other insects including nestmates for chemical and tactile cues. To perform antennal movements, antennae are equipped with sets of muscles inside the head capsule and others inside the antenna's basal segment, the scap ...
... around to scan a larger volume of air or to probe structures, crevices, trails or other insects including nestmates for chemical and tactile cues. To perform antennal movements, antennae are equipped with sets of muscles inside the head capsule and others inside the antenna's basal segment, the scap ...
Regulation of Neurosteroid Biosynthesis by Neurotransmitters and
... is evidence that sulfated neurosteroids and NPY are involved in the regulation of similar behavioral activities. For instance, ∆5PS and DHEAS, like NPY, are implicated in the control of food intake in rodents (Reddy and Kulkarni 1998; Schwartz et al. 2000). Similarly, ∆5PS and NPY are known to regul ...
... is evidence that sulfated neurosteroids and NPY are involved in the regulation of similar behavioral activities. For instance, ∆5PS and DHEAS, like NPY, are implicated in the control of food intake in rodents (Reddy and Kulkarni 1998; Schwartz et al. 2000). Similarly, ∆5PS and NPY are known to regul ...
2/ the biological perspective - College Test bank
... Broca’s Area – located in the frontal lobe, Broca’s area is involved in the production of speech. Aphasias – problems in understanding (“receptive aphasia”) or producing (“expressive aphasia”) language that usually result from damage to Wernicke’s or Broca’s areas, respectively. Handedness 90% ...
... Broca’s Area – located in the frontal lobe, Broca’s area is involved in the production of speech. Aphasias – problems in understanding (“receptive aphasia”) or producing (“expressive aphasia”) language that usually result from damage to Wernicke’s or Broca’s areas, respectively. Handedness 90% ...
2/ the biological perspective - test bank and solution manual for your
... Broca’s Area – located in the frontal lobe, Broca’s area is involved in the production of speech. Aphasias – problems in understanding (“receptive aphasia”) or producing (“expressive aphasia”) language that usually result from damage to Wernicke’s or Broca’s areas, respectively. Handedness 90% ...
... Broca’s Area – located in the frontal lobe, Broca’s area is involved in the production of speech. Aphasias – problems in understanding (“receptive aphasia”) or producing (“expressive aphasia”) language that usually result from damage to Wernicke’s or Broca’s areas, respectively. Handedness 90% ...
Why are brain pathways
... (because they have cell protrusions that look like hairs) rest to move and this causes the hairs to bend. When the hairs bend the hair cells depolarize and ...
... (because they have cell protrusions that look like hairs) rest to move and this causes the hairs to bend. When the hairs bend the hair cells depolarize and ...
“Epileptic Neurons” in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
... properties may also contribute to hippocampal epileptogenesis in TLE has received only minor attention (40, 53). This holds true despite the fact that the intrinsic discharge behavior of hippocampal neurons has been thought important in synchronization processes. In modeling studies, neurons that ge ...
... properties may also contribute to hippocampal epileptogenesis in TLE has received only minor attention (40, 53). This holds true despite the fact that the intrinsic discharge behavior of hippocampal neurons has been thought important in synchronization processes. In modeling studies, neurons that ge ...
Lema and Nevitt, 2004a
... LSD, P < 0:0001), while there was no difference between sexes in Big Spring fish (P ¼ 0:079). When comparing between populations, Amargosa River males (P < 0:0001) and females (P ¼ 0:007) both had larger parvocellular neurons than same sex fish from the Big Spring population. These population and sex d ...
... LSD, P < 0:0001), while there was no difference between sexes in Big Spring fish (P ¼ 0:079). When comparing between populations, Amargosa River males (P < 0:0001) and females (P ¼ 0:007) both had larger parvocellular neurons than same sex fish from the Big Spring population. These population and sex d ...
HCI1 - Brian Whitworth
... picture which it alone saw). The LH, which controls speech, didn’t see the snow picture, and is disconnected from the RH, so it had no idea why the shovel was chosen, so it formed the best available hypothesis • In general “it does not compute” is not an option for human ...
... picture which it alone saw). The LH, which controls speech, didn’t see the snow picture, and is disconnected from the RH, so it had no idea why the shovel was chosen, so it formed the best available hypothesis • In general “it does not compute” is not an option for human ...
I-02-04-LaDuke-Knowledge 65-74 (18 Feb 08) SP FINAL
... Definitions of intelligence across disciplines proposed to date are both broad and varied. They include concepts like judgment, application, problem-solving, adaptation, cognition, goal-setting, physical capacities, analysis, environmental response, and pattern-recognition. Artificial intelligence i ...
... Definitions of intelligence across disciplines proposed to date are both broad and varied. They include concepts like judgment, application, problem-solving, adaptation, cognition, goal-setting, physical capacities, analysis, environmental response, and pattern-recognition. Artificial intelligence i ...
PSYCHOLOGY AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS
... picture which it alone saw). The LH, which controls speech, didn’t see the snow picture, and is disconnected from the RH, so it had no idea why the shovel was chosen, so it formed the best available hypothesis • In general “it does not compute” is not an option for human ...
... picture which it alone saw). The LH, which controls speech, didn’t see the snow picture, and is disconnected from the RH, so it had no idea why the shovel was chosen, so it formed the best available hypothesis • In general “it does not compute” is not an option for human ...
1 Brain Development, SIDS and Shaken Baby By Rhonda Crabbs
... neurons. Most neurons are created before birth with a peak production rate of 250,000 new cells per minute in mid-pregnancy. Some of these neurons are deep inside the brain and some are in the brain stem, which is the region that controls automatic responses such as heartbeat, breathing and temperat ...
... neurons. Most neurons are created before birth with a peak production rate of 250,000 new cells per minute in mid-pregnancy. Some of these neurons are deep inside the brain and some are in the brain stem, which is the region that controls automatic responses such as heartbeat, breathing and temperat ...
BNG/Briefing 18 - British Society for Neuroendocrinology
... induce puberty. These cells do this by secreting a small hormone, gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH), which stimulates the production and release of gonadotrophin hormones. This tiny number of GnRH-producing neurons, holds the key to puberty. If, during brain development, the GnRH neurons fail t ...
... induce puberty. These cells do this by secreting a small hormone, gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH), which stimulates the production and release of gonadotrophin hormones. This tiny number of GnRH-producing neurons, holds the key to puberty. If, during brain development, the GnRH neurons fail t ...
Evolution of the Size and Functional Areas of the Human Brain
... research in each of these areas: (a) general patterns of brain evolution, (b) comparative assessment of brain anatomy across species, (c) the fossil history of human-brain evolution, and (d ) brain structure/function relationships. This review focuses on trying to understand evolutionary changes in ...
... research in each of these areas: (a) general patterns of brain evolution, (b) comparative assessment of brain anatomy across species, (c) the fossil history of human-brain evolution, and (d ) brain structure/function relationships. This review focuses on trying to understand evolutionary changes in ...
ATP-Sensitive Potassium Channels in Dopaminergic Neurons
... adapting electrical activity and in turn neuronal ATP consumption to the delicate metabolic state of neurons. KATP channel-mediated membrane hyperpolarization will reduce neuronal activity and neurotransmitter release and thus could counteract calcium overload and excitotoxicity. This mechanism coul ...
... adapting electrical activity and in turn neuronal ATP consumption to the delicate metabolic state of neurons. KATP channel-mediated membrane hyperpolarization will reduce neuronal activity and neurotransmitter release and thus could counteract calcium overload and excitotoxicity. This mechanism coul ...
High-performance genetically targetable optical neural silencing by
... The ability to silence the activity of genetically specified neurons in a temporally precise fashion would open up the ability to investigate the causal role of specific cell classes in neural computations, behaviors, and pathologies. Here we show that members of the class of light-driven outward pr ...
... The ability to silence the activity of genetically specified neurons in a temporally precise fashion would open up the ability to investigate the causal role of specific cell classes in neural computations, behaviors, and pathologies. Here we show that members of the class of light-driven outward pr ...
Huntington disease models and human neuropathology: similarities
... targeted neurons [37, 40, 93]. This phenomenon is observed in a group of nine inherited, neurodegenerative diseases caused by polyQ extension, referred to as polyglutaminopathies [8, 61, 73, 74]. The actual causative pathway from the HD gene mutation to neuronal dysfunction and loss, which is under ...
... targeted neurons [37, 40, 93]. This phenomenon is observed in a group of nine inherited, neurodegenerative diseases caused by polyQ extension, referred to as polyglutaminopathies [8, 61, 73, 74]. The actual causative pathway from the HD gene mutation to neuronal dysfunction and loss, which is under ...
Neuronal fiber tracts connecting the brain and ventral nerve cord of
... behaviors involving movement of the wings, legs, and abdomen) and subesophageal ganglion (CPGs controlling behaviors involving the mouth parts; Burrows, 1996; Heinrich, 2002). Given that many behaviors make use of the same muscles/ motor neurons (e.g., wing beating in flies is part of flight and matin ...
... behaviors involving movement of the wings, legs, and abdomen) and subesophageal ganglion (CPGs controlling behaviors involving the mouth parts; Burrows, 1996; Heinrich, 2002). Given that many behaviors make use of the same muscles/ motor neurons (e.g., wing beating in flies is part of flight and matin ...
