Memory, navigation and theta rhythm in the
... consequences of removing the hippocampus and associated structures in the famous patient H.M. and the observation that spiking activity of hippocampal neurons is associated with the spatial position of the rat. In the footsteps of these discoveries, many attempts were made to reconcile these seeming ...
... consequences of removing the hippocampus and associated structures in the famous patient H.M. and the observation that spiking activity of hippocampal neurons is associated with the spatial position of the rat. In the footsteps of these discoveries, many attempts were made to reconcile these seeming ...
Chapter 3 Cognitive Psychology The word `cognition` is derived from
... design. However, not all experiments involve the comparison of different groups. For instance, in the earlier example, one could have used a single group of people, but asked them all to take part in the two conditions of the study. The two types of design are referred to as betweensubjects and with ...
... design. However, not all experiments involve the comparison of different groups. For instance, in the earlier example, one could have used a single group of people, but asked them all to take part in the two conditions of the study. The two types of design are referred to as betweensubjects and with ...
Autistic-Spectrum-Disorders-Current
... Suggest aberrant connections of cortical regions Vidal CN, Nicolson R, Thompson PM, et al. Mapping corpus callosum deficits in autism: an index of aberrant cortical connectivity. Biol Psychiatry. 2006 Aug ...
... Suggest aberrant connections of cortical regions Vidal CN, Nicolson R, Thompson PM, et al. Mapping corpus callosum deficits in autism: an index of aberrant cortical connectivity. Biol Psychiatry. 2006 Aug ...
An octopaminergic system in the CNS of the snails, Lymnaea
... The role of octopamine in the feeding system of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis was studied applying behavioural tests on intact animals, and a combination of electrophysiological analysis and morphological labelling in the isolated central nervous system. Octopamine antagonists phentolamine, demet ...
... The role of octopamine in the feeding system of the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis was studied applying behavioural tests on intact animals, and a combination of electrophysiological analysis and morphological labelling in the isolated central nervous system. Octopamine antagonists phentolamine, demet ...
Representations in the Human Prefrontal Cortex
... from the type of representational memory people are more used to— e.g., semantic memories contained in the inferolateral temporal lobe. Semantic memories (e.g., the memory that allows one to name the capital of France) are explicit (associated with conscious awareness) and declarative (consciously r ...
... from the type of representational memory people are more used to— e.g., semantic memories contained in the inferolateral temporal lobe. Semantic memories (e.g., the memory that allows one to name the capital of France) are explicit (associated with conscious awareness) and declarative (consciously r ...
Lissencephaly - Cambridge University Press
... brother and sister who died in infancy were said to be exactly like this infant. Two first degree cousins who were also related through both parents were also said to "be the same". They were children of a consanguinous mating and all four parents had one common ancestor (Fig. 1). Unfortunately, nec ...
... brother and sister who died in infancy were said to be exactly like this infant. Two first degree cousins who were also related through both parents were also said to "be the same". They were children of a consanguinous mating and all four parents had one common ancestor (Fig. 1). Unfortunately, nec ...
The impact of brain science on education
... cortex, it can take between ten and 20 years. In this way, brain volume quadruples between birth and adulthood not because of new neurons but because of synaptic connections. These develop and are stimulated by the experiences and environment in which children grow up. However, there is not the evid ...
... cortex, it can take between ten and 20 years. In this way, brain volume quadruples between birth and adulthood not because of new neurons but because of synaptic connections. These develop and are stimulated by the experiences and environment in which children grow up. However, there is not the evid ...
Lecture Presentation for Chapter 17
... temporal lobes, a decision was made to remove the anterior temporal lobes on both sides. H.M.’s surgery removed the amygdala, the hippocampus, and some cortex. ...
... temporal lobes, a decision was made to remove the anterior temporal lobes on both sides. H.M.’s surgery removed the amygdala, the hippocampus, and some cortex. ...
TRUTH Read
... brain (the cerebrum), tinder which it rests. hut it is much smaller. It is involved in balance and coordi rianon. A person whose cerebellum is injured may have trouble with coordination. [he person may walk unevenly and even occasionally fail doivn. [he midbrain is located between the hindbrain and ...
... brain (the cerebrum), tinder which it rests. hut it is much smaller. It is involved in balance and coordi rianon. A person whose cerebellum is injured may have trouble with coordination. [he person may walk unevenly and even occasionally fail doivn. [he midbrain is located between the hindbrain and ...
Homeostatic plasticity mechanisms in mouse V1
... it in the face of Hebbian plasticity mechanisms that cause strong inputs to each neuron to grow ever stronger are still obscure. The maintenance of a steady average level of activity, averaged over long times, is referred to loosely as homeostasis. The idea of homeostasis has a long history in physi ...
... it in the face of Hebbian plasticity mechanisms that cause strong inputs to each neuron to grow ever stronger are still obscure. The maintenance of a steady average level of activity, averaged over long times, is referred to loosely as homeostasis. The idea of homeostasis has a long history in physi ...
Neuroscience Course Learning Objectives
... 169. what happens to the dorsal and ventral spinocerebellar tracts in the brain stem 170. the source of superior cerebellar peduncle 171. the importance of substantia nigra in midbrain 172. the brain stem structure that is a critical element of the orienting reflex to visual, auditory, and tactile s ...
... 169. what happens to the dorsal and ventral spinocerebellar tracts in the brain stem 170. the source of superior cerebellar peduncle 171. the importance of substantia nigra in midbrain 172. the brain stem structure that is a critical element of the orienting reflex to visual, auditory, and tactile s ...
Anatomical and physiological bases of consciousness and sleep
... • connected to thalamus and cortex • overall arousal, attention to stimuli, increased learning • subject to damage in Alzheimer's disease (impaired attention & memory) • Acetylcholine (ACh) = excitatory GABA = inhibitiory • hypothalamus • arousal • antihistamine drugs may cause drowsiness • Histamin ...
... • connected to thalamus and cortex • overall arousal, attention to stimuli, increased learning • subject to damage in Alzheimer's disease (impaired attention & memory) • Acetylcholine (ACh) = excitatory GABA = inhibitiory • hypothalamus • arousal • antihistamine drugs may cause drowsiness • Histamin ...
Warren S. McCulloch: Why the Mind Is in the Head
... of circles can realize any proposition which is a logical consequence of its input. As this is the most that any net can do it is obviously an adequate theory. We know, of course, that facilitation and extinction occur, and we showed that whatever these can effect can be done digitally, or discretel ...
... of circles can realize any proposition which is a logical consequence of its input. As this is the most that any net can do it is obviously an adequate theory. We know, of course, that facilitation and extinction occur, and we showed that whatever these can effect can be done digitally, or discretel ...
Functional Anatomy, Physiology and Clinical Aspects of Basal Ganglia
... The concept of cortico-subcortical loops is one of the explanations of the physiological control of the majority of motor, emotional and cognitive functions. The most important elements are striatum and cerebral cortex. Especially in the pyramidal cells of the cerebral cortex and medium spiny neuron ...
... The concept of cortico-subcortical loops is one of the explanations of the physiological control of the majority of motor, emotional and cognitive functions. The most important elements are striatum and cerebral cortex. Especially in the pyramidal cells of the cerebral cortex and medium spiny neuron ...
Coding and learning of behavioral sequences
... Figure 1. Timing and learning. (a) Conversion of rate code to temporal code. Phase precession generated by superimposing oscillatory inhibition (red) with an asymmetrical receptive field (blue). The neuron can fire only if excitation exceeds inhibition, implying that the phase at which firing starts ...
... Figure 1. Timing and learning. (a) Conversion of rate code to temporal code. Phase precession generated by superimposing oscillatory inhibition (red) with an asymmetrical receptive field (blue). The neuron can fire only if excitation exceeds inhibition, implying that the phase at which firing starts ...
BrainMechanismsofUnconsciousInference2010
... inference is the propagation of activation among neurons. Neurons embedded in the perceptual system can carry out such inferences without engaging the mechanisms used in conscious and deliberative inference. • The sophisticated content problem. Activation of particular neurons or groups of neurons c ...
... inference is the propagation of activation among neurons. Neurons embedded in the perceptual system can carry out such inferences without engaging the mechanisms used in conscious and deliberative inference. • The sophisticated content problem. Activation of particular neurons or groups of neurons c ...
Stochastic fluctuations of the synaptic function
... synapses produced quantal Excitatory PostSynaptic Currents (EPSCs) with peak amplitudes having a 5-65 pA range. The histogram of the peak amplitudes showed a long right tail. If the variability of the postsynaptic response observed in hippocampal neurons should be extended to all the neurons of brai ...
... synapses produced quantal Excitatory PostSynaptic Currents (EPSCs) with peak amplitudes having a 5-65 pA range. The histogram of the peak amplitudes showed a long right tail. If the variability of the postsynaptic response observed in hippocampal neurons should be extended to all the neurons of brai ...
Ch 13
... synaptic input caused by stimulation of the terminal button while the postsynaptic membrane is hyperpolarized or only slightly depolarized. ...
... synaptic input caused by stimulation of the terminal button while the postsynaptic membrane is hyperpolarized or only slightly depolarized. ...
Effects of Glycyrrhiza glabra Root Extract on Learning
... Chakravarthi et al. : Effects of Glycyrrhiza glabra Root Extract on Learning and Memory in Wistar Albino Rats ...
... Chakravarthi et al. : Effects of Glycyrrhiza glabra Root Extract on Learning and Memory in Wistar Albino Rats ...
CEREBRAL CORTEX - Oxford Academic
... wide spectrum of central nervous system insults (Gualtieri and Hicks, 1985). Such selective vulnerability is observed at the early perinatal period, and may be attributed to differential maturation of the sexes (Raz et al., 1994, 1995). It is plausible that males are also more likely to experience ...
... wide spectrum of central nervous system insults (Gualtieri and Hicks, 1985). Such selective vulnerability is observed at the early perinatal period, and may be attributed to differential maturation of the sexes (Raz et al., 1994, 1995). It is plausible that males are also more likely to experience ...
Scientific American - November 2014
... salience network is thought to play a key role in detecting novel events and in switching activity during meditation among assemblies of neurons that make up the brain’s large-scale networks. It may shift attention away from the default-mode network, for instance. The third phase engages additional ...
... salience network is thought to play a key role in detecting novel events and in switching activity during meditation among assemblies of neurons that make up the brain’s large-scale networks. It may shift attention away from the default-mode network, for instance. The third phase engages additional ...
The Brain - Personal
... task management Working memory for object-recall tasks Solving complex, multitask problems ...
... task management Working memory for object-recall tasks Solving complex, multitask problems ...