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... Modularity and the brain • Different bits of the cortex do different things. – Local damage to the brain has specific effects – Specific tasks increase the blood flow to specific regions. • But cortex looks pretty much the same all over. – Early brain damage makes functions relocate • Cortex is mad ...
... Modularity and the brain • Different bits of the cortex do different things. – Local damage to the brain has specific effects – Specific tasks increase the blood flow to specific regions. • But cortex looks pretty much the same all over. – Early brain damage makes functions relocate • Cortex is mad ...
Chapter 15 Autonomic NS
... Autonomic Nervous System - Regulate activity of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle & certain glands - Structures involved General visceral afferent neurons General visceral efferent neurons Integration center within the brain - Receives input from limbic system and other regions of the cerebrum ...
... Autonomic Nervous System - Regulate activity of smooth muscle, cardiac muscle & certain glands - Structures involved General visceral afferent neurons General visceral efferent neurons Integration center within the brain - Receives input from limbic system and other regions of the cerebrum ...
Cognitive neuroscience lecture
... STM/LTM distinction or novelty (MTL) and resistance to distraction (frontal) • Ranganath & Blumenfeld (2005) argue that MTL binds novel items together in single representation. STM storage can be disrupted in patients with MT damage when items are novel (novel items rarely used in most STM studies) ...
... STM/LTM distinction or novelty (MTL) and resistance to distraction (frontal) • Ranganath & Blumenfeld (2005) argue that MTL binds novel items together in single representation. STM storage can be disrupted in patients with MT damage when items are novel (novel items rarely used in most STM studies) ...
Biology 12 Name: Nervous System Practice Exam Types of Neurons
... d) The frequency of action potentials would be increased. 20. Why can an impulse traveling along an axon not reverse its direction? a) The myelin sheath will only permit one-way travel of an impulse. b) Sodium gates remain closed until the impulse reaches the synapse. c) The threshold required to cr ...
... d) The frequency of action potentials would be increased. 20. Why can an impulse traveling along an axon not reverse its direction? a) The myelin sheath will only permit one-way travel of an impulse. b) Sodium gates remain closed until the impulse reaches the synapse. c) The threshold required to cr ...
Topography of Modular Subunits in the Mushroom Bodies of the
... each slab, thus interacting with the axons of only less than half of Kenyon cells that constitute each slab (Fig. 6B). Different extrinsic neurons with segmented dendrites appear to interact with different sets of dark or light slabs: dendrites of some neurons cover up to 13–14 slabs, whereas those ...
... each slab, thus interacting with the axons of only less than half of Kenyon cells that constitute each slab (Fig. 6B). Different extrinsic neurons with segmented dendrites appear to interact with different sets of dark or light slabs: dendrites of some neurons cover up to 13–14 slabs, whereas those ...
Stages in Neuromuscular Synapse Elimination
... • Sensory deprivation early in life can alter the structure of the cerebral cortex. ...
... • Sensory deprivation early in life can alter the structure of the cerebral cortex. ...
Chapter 48: Neurons, Synapses, and Signaling 48.1: Neuron
... activating adenylyl cyclase converting ATP to cAMP activating protein kinase A phosphorylating ion channel proteins making them open/close Effects are slower but last longer Neurotransmitters 100+ neurotransmitters, belong to 5 groups Response depends on kind of receptor expressed by postsynap ...
... activating adenylyl cyclase converting ATP to cAMP activating protein kinase A phosphorylating ion channel proteins making them open/close Effects are slower but last longer Neurotransmitters 100+ neurotransmitters, belong to 5 groups Response depends on kind of receptor expressed by postsynap ...
packet - mybiologyclass
... 12. Solve a problem similar to the activity we did in “the brain and its functions.” Given parts of the brain and the areas of the body they govern, tell what might happen to the body if certain parts of the brain were damaged. (You will be given all of the information, you will just have to know ho ...
... 12. Solve a problem similar to the activity we did in “the brain and its functions.” Given parts of the brain and the areas of the body they govern, tell what might happen to the body if certain parts of the brain were damaged. (You will be given all of the information, you will just have to know ho ...
Renal system
... origin. Auditory canal is a channel leading from the pinna to the tympanic membrane. Tympanic membrane is flexible and moves in response to variations in air pressure. Tensor tympani muscle changes the degree of tension applied to the tympanic membrane resulting in changes in its responses to variou ...
... origin. Auditory canal is a channel leading from the pinna to the tympanic membrane. Tympanic membrane is flexible and moves in response to variations in air pressure. Tensor tympani muscle changes the degree of tension applied to the tympanic membrane resulting in changes in its responses to variou ...
27_LectureSlides
... CM neurons are preferentially recruited for tasks requiring topographical precision ...
... CM neurons are preferentially recruited for tasks requiring topographical precision ...
Evolution and analysis of minimal neural circuits for klinotaxis in
... Recently, Iino and colleagues have described a complementary strategy, called klinotaxis. This work combines neural network modeling and evolutionary algorithms to identify simple circuit motifs for klinotaxis. It then uses dynamical systems analysis to understand how they function. ...
... Recently, Iino and colleagues have described a complementary strategy, called klinotaxis. This work combines neural network modeling and evolutionary algorithms to identify simple circuit motifs for klinotaxis. It then uses dynamical systems analysis to understand how they function. ...
neurotransmitters
... Potassium ions rush out of the neuron after sodium ions rush in, which repolarizes the membrane The sodium-potassium pump, using ATP, restores the ...
... Potassium ions rush out of the neuron after sodium ions rush in, which repolarizes the membrane The sodium-potassium pump, using ATP, restores the ...
Internal structure of spinal cord
... – Lamina 5 and 6 receives proprioceptive input AND sensory information relayed by lamina 4. These are the sites of origin of ascending projections to higher centers ...
... – Lamina 5 and 6 receives proprioceptive input AND sensory information relayed by lamina 4. These are the sites of origin of ascending projections to higher centers ...
Nervous System - Intermediate School Biology
... The axon conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body. The cell body contains the nucleus and other organelles and produces neurotransmitter chemicals . Myelin sheath acts as an insulating layer and speeds up the transmission of a nerve impulse. Schwann cell produces the myelin sheath N ...
... The axon conducts nerve impulses away from the cell body. The cell body contains the nucleus and other organelles and produces neurotransmitter chemicals . Myelin sheath acts as an insulating layer and speeds up the transmission of a nerve impulse. Schwann cell produces the myelin sheath N ...
Neuro_quiz3
... 32. What kind of reflex is involved in balancing your weight on 1 leg? 33. During the above action the sensory neuron synapses on interneurons, which cross over in the ________ ________ to synapse on motor neurons on the same/opposite side. 34. T/F The response above is very specific. 35. ________ r ...
... 32. What kind of reflex is involved in balancing your weight on 1 leg? 33. During the above action the sensory neuron synapses on interneurons, which cross over in the ________ ________ to synapse on motor neurons on the same/opposite side. 34. T/F The response above is very specific. 35. ________ r ...
Take the 10-item multiple choice quiz to check
... 3. The muscles of the back contract to straighten so that you sit at a more erect posture and subsequently the muscles are suddenly stretched as you nod off. Which of the following best represents the sequence of events when you start to nod off? (1) muscles of the back are stretched (2) the muscle ...
... 3. The muscles of the back contract to straighten so that you sit at a more erect posture and subsequently the muscles are suddenly stretched as you nod off. Which of the following best represents the sequence of events when you start to nod off? (1) muscles of the back are stretched (2) the muscle ...
Action Potentials
... • EPSP and IPSP travel to the base of the axon hillock where they are summed • Two EPSPs in rapid succession at one synapse are additive • Same for IPSPs ...
... • EPSP and IPSP travel to the base of the axon hillock where they are summed • Two EPSPs in rapid succession at one synapse are additive • Same for IPSPs ...
Document
... Protect the axon Electrically insulate fibers from one another Increase the speed of nerve impulse transmission Nodes of Ranvier- Gaps in the myelin sheath between adjacent Schwann cells; promotes faster conduction of an electrical signal Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benja ...
... Protect the axon Electrically insulate fibers from one another Increase the speed of nerve impulse transmission Nodes of Ranvier- Gaps in the myelin sheath between adjacent Schwann cells; promotes faster conduction of an electrical signal Copyright © 2004 Pearson Education, Inc., publishing as Benja ...
CASE 45
... by other olfactory receptor neurons and project by different pathways to the amygdala and hippocampus. In rodents, and possibly in humans, this accessory olfactory system detects pheromones that can influence sexual function. Taste receptor cells are modified epithelial cells that are clustered in t ...
... by other olfactory receptor neurons and project by different pathways to the amygdala and hippocampus. In rodents, and possibly in humans, this accessory olfactory system detects pheromones that can influence sexual function. Taste receptor cells are modified epithelial cells that are clustered in t ...
skeletal nervous system
... = a neuron’s reaction of either firing (with a full strength response) or not firing. ...
... = a neuron’s reaction of either firing (with a full strength response) or not firing. ...
AP-Anatomy
... THE REFLEX ARC AS A FEEDBACK SYSTEM CONTROLLED CONDITION A stimulus or stress disrupts membrane homeostasis by altering some controlled condition ...
... THE REFLEX ARC AS A FEEDBACK SYSTEM CONTROLLED CONDITION A stimulus or stress disrupts membrane homeostasis by altering some controlled condition ...
Neural Nets: introduction
... • But cortex looks pretty much the same all over. – Early brain damage makes functions relocate • Cortex is made of general purpose stuff that has the ability to turn into special purpose hardware in response to experience. – This gives rapid parallel computation plus flexibility – Conventional comp ...
... • But cortex looks pretty much the same all over. – Early brain damage makes functions relocate • Cortex is made of general purpose stuff that has the ability to turn into special purpose hardware in response to experience. – This gives rapid parallel computation plus flexibility – Conventional comp ...
2.1 Resonding for change
... 1. Your ........ system carries fast....... impulses. Changes in the .............. are picked up by your................ 2. Complete: Receptor ___ CNS ___ Effector 3. Explain what happens in your nervous system when you see a piece of chocolate and eat it. ...
... 1. Your ........ system carries fast....... impulses. Changes in the .............. are picked up by your................ 2. Complete: Receptor ___ CNS ___ Effector 3. Explain what happens in your nervous system when you see a piece of chocolate and eat it. ...
Chapter 13- The neural crest
... - BMP-4 and –7 induce neural crest cells to produce slug and RhoB - Slug dissociates cell-cell tight junctions 2. ____________ expression is also lost then regained once reaching final destination 3. __________ proteins in extracellular matrix guide cells • Neural crest cells have Eph ___________ • ...
... - BMP-4 and –7 induce neural crest cells to produce slug and RhoB - Slug dissociates cell-cell tight junctions 2. ____________ expression is also lost then regained once reaching final destination 3. __________ proteins in extracellular matrix guide cells • Neural crest cells have Eph ___________ • ...
the autonomic nervous system
... muscles, cardiac muscles, and certain glands. -Structurally, the ANS includes two main components: (i) General visceral sensory (Afferent) neurons; and (ii) General visceral motor (Efferent) neurons. -Functionally, the ANS usually operates without conscious control. (The system was originally named ...
... muscles, cardiac muscles, and certain glands. -Structurally, the ANS includes two main components: (i) General visceral sensory (Afferent) neurons; and (ii) General visceral motor (Efferent) neurons. -Functionally, the ANS usually operates without conscious control. (The system was originally named ...