Brain and Behavior
... Doctors speculated that a cyst formed during prenatal development at the stem where the brain should have been and prevented further growth. The child survived because that portion of the brainstem that controls vital functions had already developed before the cyst formed. After students have read C ...
... Doctors speculated that a cyst formed during prenatal development at the stem where the brain should have been and prevented further growth. The child survived because that portion of the brainstem that controls vital functions had already developed before the cyst formed. After students have read C ...
Chapter 2: Psychology As a Science
... Males prefer younger women who have a greater likelihood of being able to become pregnant and carry to term viable offspring Females prefer males with resources ...
... Males prefer younger women who have a greater likelihood of being able to become pregnant and carry to term viable offspring Females prefer males with resources ...
Brain mechanisms for switching from automatic to controlled eye
... changes. The switch-selective activation occurs well before the monkey switches saccade behaviour. Electrical stimulation of the pre-SMA increases the likelihood of successful switches. We also showed that the switch-selective activity starts at different timings depending on the neuron’s action. It ...
... changes. The switch-selective activation occurs well before the monkey switches saccade behaviour. Electrical stimulation of the pre-SMA increases the likelihood of successful switches. We also showed that the switch-selective activity starts at different timings depending on the neuron’s action. It ...
Proceedings of 2013 BMI the Second International Conference on
... There is a growing body of research about the outcomes of using virtual avatars (and other mediated self-representations). For example, the Proteus Effect suggests that people behave in ways that conform to their avatars' characteristics, even after avatar use, e.g., using taller avatars leads to mo ...
... There is a growing body of research about the outcomes of using virtual avatars (and other mediated self-representations). For example, the Proteus Effect suggests that people behave in ways that conform to their avatars' characteristics, even after avatar use, e.g., using taller avatars leads to mo ...
Inhalant Prevention Education
... As each student performs their task, ask the class to raise their hand if they know what part of the brain controls that task. Explain what the brain is and how inhalants can damage the brain. Did you know that the brain acts like a computer? It processes all the information it receives and then res ...
... As each student performs their task, ask the class to raise their hand if they know what part of the brain controls that task. Explain what the brain is and how inhalants can damage the brain. Did you know that the brain acts like a computer? It processes all the information it receives and then res ...
The theory of constructed emotion: an active inference account of
... When the brain is viewed as a massive network, rather than a single organ or a collection of ‘mental modules’, it becomes apparent that this one anatomic structure of neurons can create an astounding number of spatiotemporal patterns, making the brain a network of high complexity (Sporns, 2011; Bull ...
... When the brain is viewed as a massive network, rather than a single organ or a collection of ‘mental modules’, it becomes apparent that this one anatomic structure of neurons can create an astounding number of spatiotemporal patterns, making the brain a network of high complexity (Sporns, 2011; Bull ...
the brain`s concepts: the role of the sensory
... human brain regions we will be discussing (see Rizzolatti, Fogassi, & Gallese, 2002). Second, there is far more to the sensory-motor system than we will be discussing, and much of it is relevant. For example, we will not be discussing the roles of basal ganglia, cerebellum, thalamus, and somato-sens ...
... human brain regions we will be discussing (see Rizzolatti, Fogassi, & Gallese, 2002). Second, there is far more to the sensory-motor system than we will be discussing, and much of it is relevant. For example, we will not be discussing the roles of basal ganglia, cerebellum, thalamus, and somato-sens ...
Trends Towards Progress of Brains and Sense Organs
... evaluate the functions of an animal as a whole the giants may be called adaptive in their geological period. But when the climate became successively warmer later on, the advantage of giant size became reduced and the disadvantage of the excessive size became more apparent, and finally selection cou ...
... evaluate the functions of an animal as a whole the giants may be called adaptive in their geological period. But when the climate became successively warmer later on, the advantage of giant size became reduced and the disadvantage of the excessive size became more apparent, and finally selection cou ...
sion to superior salivatory neurons in rats
... The GABAergic excitatory action induced Ca2+ entry into neurons via NMDA receptors and voltagedependent Ca2+ channels. This Ca2+ influx is thought to be important in the regulation of various transcription factors which are involved in synapse development. The GABA-induced excitation may have a func ...
... The GABAergic excitatory action induced Ca2+ entry into neurons via NMDA receptors and voltagedependent Ca2+ channels. This Ca2+ influx is thought to be important in the regulation of various transcription factors which are involved in synapse development. The GABA-induced excitation may have a func ...
Neurophysiological foundations of sleep, arousal, awareness and
... The state of arousal of the cerebral cortex is affected by two main neuroanatomical areas: the ascending reticular system, which is in the pons, and the cognitive system, located in the cerebral cortex and subcortical nuclei. These two regions communicate via the diencephalon, where ascending signal ...
... The state of arousal of the cerebral cortex is affected by two main neuroanatomical areas: the ascending reticular system, which is in the pons, and the cognitive system, located in the cerebral cortex and subcortical nuclei. These two regions communicate via the diencephalon, where ascending signal ...
Human brain spots emotion in non humanoid
... (cables, nails, threads, metallic pieces). In such a case, we do not know what the prominent perceptual saliency should be. If we reason by analogy we could consider that the answer is already given in studies having used schematic faces (Eger et al., 2003; Krombholz et al., 2007). Those studies hav ...
... (cables, nails, threads, metallic pieces). In such a case, we do not know what the prominent perceptual saliency should be. If we reason by analogy we could consider that the answer is already given in studies having used schematic faces (Eger et al., 2003; Krombholz et al., 2007). Those studies hav ...
The Autonomic Nervous System
... postganglionic neurons (4-15 pre to one post) • A single synaptic event is not sufficient to initiate an action potential in the postganglionic neurons, but the summation of multiple events is required to initiate it • Divergence: relatively few preganglionic neurons synapse with many postganglion ...
... postganglionic neurons (4-15 pre to one post) • A single synaptic event is not sufficient to initiate an action potential in the postganglionic neurons, but the summation of multiple events is required to initiate it • Divergence: relatively few preganglionic neurons synapse with many postganglion ...
- Wiley Online Library
... this pathway, and I will suggest a plausible sequence for its evolution. Finally, I will offer comments on a few criticisms and other issues of historical interest. For more extensive details and references, the interested reader is referred to prior publications. The ascending pathway and its princ ...
... this pathway, and I will suggest a plausible sequence for its evolution. Finally, I will offer comments on a few criticisms and other issues of historical interest. For more extensive details and references, the interested reader is referred to prior publications. The ascending pathway and its princ ...
The Two Sides of Mimesis
... clear in drawing a distinction between desire and appetite. While the latter is the outcome of instinctual drives, the former, typically, not only requires an object, but also another individual, the model or mediator. Mimetic Theory therefore proposes itself as a key option to solve the problem1 of ...
... clear in drawing a distinction between desire and appetite. While the latter is the outcome of instinctual drives, the former, typically, not only requires an object, but also another individual, the model or mediator. Mimetic Theory therefore proposes itself as a key option to solve the problem1 of ...
biological bases of behavior
... Synapse: The tiny gap between the sending and receiving neurons Neural Networks: Clusters of neurons that work together and become strengthened with use. Neural Communication: Neurons communicate via an electrochemical process Electrical Process Resting Potential: Neuron is at rest and is said to be ...
... Synapse: The tiny gap between the sending and receiving neurons Neural Networks: Clusters of neurons that work together and become strengthened with use. Neural Communication: Neurons communicate via an electrochemical process Electrical Process Resting Potential: Neuron is at rest and is said to be ...
AMD Newsletter Vol 5, No. 2,
... Which skills most need development? Paul Fitzpatrick, RobotCub humanoid project, University of Genoa, Italy. We know that as adults, every skill we possess arose through an intricate developmental process of interlocking behaviors, innate and learned. Robot abilities are not generally constructed th ...
... Which skills most need development? Paul Fitzpatrick, RobotCub humanoid project, University of Genoa, Italy. We know that as adults, every skill we possess arose through an intricate developmental process of interlocking behaviors, innate and learned. Robot abilities are not generally constructed th ...
