Introduction to Psychology
... a) Explain why an axon must regenerate an impulse instead of just conducting it. b) Describe the forces behind the resting potential. c) Explain why there needs to be a resting potential. d) Discuss the all-or-none law and its significance. e) Describe the molecular basis of the activation threshold ...
... a) Explain why an axon must regenerate an impulse instead of just conducting it. b) Describe the forces behind the resting potential. c) Explain why there needs to be a resting potential. d) Discuss the all-or-none law and its significance. e) Describe the molecular basis of the activation threshold ...
Lesions of the Basolateral Amygdala Disrupt Selective Aspects of
... resulted in the presentation of this CS than on a control lever. ...
... resulted in the presentation of this CS than on a control lever. ...
A Stereoscopic Look at Visual Cortex
... that these neurons carry the signals used by the brain to support stereoscopic vision. These results were subsequently confirmed in monkeys (Poggio 1995) and other animals (Pettigrew 1980). Although many neurons in V1 respond selectively to retinal disparity, and retinal disparity certainly plays a ...
... that these neurons carry the signals used by the brain to support stereoscopic vision. These results were subsequently confirmed in monkeys (Poggio 1995) and other animals (Pettigrew 1980). Although many neurons in V1 respond selectively to retinal disparity, and retinal disparity certainly plays a ...
Variance and invariance of neuronal long
... results. Neuronal selectivity for directional reaching movements has been studied under baseline conditions and in a task requiring reversible sensorimotor adaptation in macaque monkeys [61,62,72]. Although motor performance continuously increased during task execution and became highly stereotypic, ...
... results. Neuronal selectivity for directional reaching movements has been studied under baseline conditions and in a task requiring reversible sensorimotor adaptation in macaque monkeys [61,62,72]. Although motor performance continuously increased during task execution and became highly stereotypic, ...
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... • Left hemisphere – controls language, math, and logic • Right hemisphere – controls visual skills, emotion, and artistic skills ...
... • Left hemisphere – controls language, math, and logic • Right hemisphere – controls visual skills, emotion, and artistic skills ...
2016 Research Grant Directory
... are essential for maintaining proper memory and cognitive functions. As we age there is a decline in hippocampal neurogenesis which results in age associated memory and cognitive deficits. Brain injury rapidly increases generation of new neurons which has been proposed to help recovery of memory fun ...
... are essential for maintaining proper memory and cognitive functions. As we age there is a decline in hippocampal neurogenesis which results in age associated memory and cognitive deficits. Brain injury rapidly increases generation of new neurons which has been proposed to help recovery of memory fun ...
Interoception: the sense of the physiological condition of the body
... joints (muscle exercise, burn and cramp). Cells selectively responsive to subsets of visceral afferent fibers have not been well characterized for methodological reasons, but anatomical and psychophysical data also indicate that such specificity exists [2]. These distinct classes of neurons provide ...
... joints (muscle exercise, burn and cramp). Cells selectively responsive to subsets of visceral afferent fibers have not been well characterized for methodological reasons, but anatomical and psychophysical data also indicate that such specificity exists [2]. These distinct classes of neurons provide ...
The Anterior Cingulate Cortex - John Allman
... for the anterior cingulate cortex in these functions has accumulated through single-neuron recording, electrical stimulation, EEG, PET, fMRI, and lesion studies. The anterior cingulate cortex contains a class of spindle-shaped neurons that are found only in humans and the great apes, and thus are a ...
... for the anterior cingulate cortex in these functions has accumulated through single-neuron recording, electrical stimulation, EEG, PET, fMRI, and lesion studies. The anterior cingulate cortex contains a class of spindle-shaped neurons that are found only in humans and the great apes, and thus are a ...
02 The Visual System
... II. Hierarchy of complex receptive fields A. Retinal ganglion cells: Center-surround structure, Sensitive to contrast, and wavelength of light B. Striate cortex: Orientation selectivity, direction selectivity, and binocularity ...
... II. Hierarchy of complex receptive fields A. Retinal ganglion cells: Center-surround structure, Sensitive to contrast, and wavelength of light B. Striate cortex: Orientation selectivity, direction selectivity, and binocularity ...
Lecture 12b - Spinal Cord
... homunculus that corresponds point-bypoint with specific regions of the body • Cortical areas have been mapped out in ...
... homunculus that corresponds point-bypoint with specific regions of the body • Cortical areas have been mapped out in ...
Lecture 12b - Spinal Cord
... homunculus that corresponds point-bypoint with specific regions of the body • Cortical areas have been mapped out in ...
... homunculus that corresponds point-bypoint with specific regions of the body • Cortical areas have been mapped out in ...
SHORT COMMUNICATION Localization of a vocal pattern generator
... olivary complex showing vocalization-correlated activity. These neurons showed an increase in neuronal activity exclusively just before and during vocalization; none of them was active during mastication, swallowing or quiet respiration. Furthermore, the neuronal activity of these neurons reflected ...
... olivary complex showing vocalization-correlated activity. These neurons showed an increase in neuronal activity exclusively just before and during vocalization; none of them was active during mastication, swallowing or quiet respiration. Furthermore, the neuronal activity of these neurons reflected ...
Prediction in Human Decision Making
... Where P(a) is the probability of selecting action (a) at step (t); W(st,a) is the weight for action (a) in the current state; τ is a temperature parameter which controls the explorationexploitation tendency; and A is a set of all actions [15]. We have added a prediction part to the Actor-Critic stru ...
... Where P(a) is the probability of selecting action (a) at step (t); W(st,a) is the weight for action (a) in the current state; τ is a temperature parameter which controls the explorationexploitation tendency; and A is a set of all actions [15]. We have added a prediction part to the Actor-Critic stru ...
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... neuronal networks and changes in BDNF signaling have been linked to psychiatric [6] and neurodegenerative disorders [25]. Levels of BDNF are reduced in patients with depression. Indeed, a human BDNF polymorphism, Val66Met, causes a 30% reduction in BDNF levels and has been associated with increased ...
... neuronal networks and changes in BDNF signaling have been linked to psychiatric [6] and neurodegenerative disorders [25]. Levels of BDNF are reduced in patients with depression. Indeed, a human BDNF polymorphism, Val66Met, causes a 30% reduction in BDNF levels and has been associated with increased ...
Synaptic Neurotransmission and the Anatomically Addressed
... addressed nervous system. The anatomically addressed brain is thus a complex wiring diagram, ferrying electrical impulses to wherever the "wire" is plugged in (i.e., at a synapse). Following this discussion, the next chapter (Chapter 3) describes the chemical basis of neurotransmission by demonstrat ...
... addressed nervous system. The anatomically addressed brain is thus a complex wiring diagram, ferrying electrical impulses to wherever the "wire" is plugged in (i.e., at a synapse). Following this discussion, the next chapter (Chapter 3) describes the chemical basis of neurotransmission by demonstrat ...
Impact of thousand-and-one amino acid 2 kinase
... formation of basal dendrites and axonal projections in cortical pyramidal neurons. TAOK2 interacts with neuropilin 1 (Nrp1), a receptor protein that binds the secreted guidance cue semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), and they have delineated a pathway from these results whereby Sema3A and Nrp1 transduce signals ...
... formation of basal dendrites and axonal projections in cortical pyramidal neurons. TAOK2 interacts with neuropilin 1 (Nrp1), a receptor protein that binds the secreted guidance cue semaphorin 3A (Sema3A), and they have delineated a pathway from these results whereby Sema3A and Nrp1 transduce signals ...
Forward Prediction in the Posterior Parietal Cortex and Dynamic
... that pre-movement activity in the PPC is informative of the intercepting movement, it is, in principle, possible to decoded this activity and utilize it as a predictor of an upcoming movement destination. Based on the decoded endpoint position, a computer cursor or artificial limb could be moved by ...
... that pre-movement activity in the PPC is informative of the intercepting movement, it is, in principle, possible to decoded this activity and utilize it as a predictor of an upcoming movement destination. Based on the decoded endpoint position, a computer cursor or artificial limb could be moved by ...
Neurons and Synapses
... Students will collect information from pre-set resources to develop understanding of the nervous system, neurons, synapses, and neurotransmitters. Information gather from this lesson will help them build models and participate in neuron related activities of future lessons. Time Needed: 1+ Period(s) ...
... Students will collect information from pre-set resources to develop understanding of the nervous system, neurons, synapses, and neurotransmitters. Information gather from this lesson will help them build models and participate in neuron related activities of future lessons. Time Needed: 1+ Period(s) ...
Linear associator
... the individual identities of the two postsynaptic activity patterns lost forever? What are two different ways you can again separate these two postsynaptic activity patterns? Questions: 1. Assuming that the conditioning observed in Pavlov’s experiments does rely on a linear associator-like structure ...
... the individual identities of the two postsynaptic activity patterns lost forever? What are two different ways you can again separate these two postsynaptic activity patterns? Questions: 1. Assuming that the conditioning observed in Pavlov’s experiments does rely on a linear associator-like structure ...
Circuits in Psychopharmacology
... the anatomical relationships of all the possible cuts that can be made through the brain by the various neuroimaging techniques available today. The modern psychopharmacologist should have some familiarity with the deeper structures of the brain so revealed by these techniques in order to interpret ...
... the anatomical relationships of all the possible cuts that can be made through the brain by the various neuroimaging techniques available today. The modern psychopharmacologist should have some familiarity with the deeper structures of the brain so revealed by these techniques in order to interpret ...
Rnd family genes are differentially regulated by 3,4 - HAL
... striatum of the saline and treated groups indicating that the modulation observed here was not persistent (data not shown). Over-expression of Rnd proteins causes disruption of actomyosin contractile fibers and cell rounding (review in (Chardin, 2003). In neurons it has become largely accepted that ...
... striatum of the saline and treated groups indicating that the modulation observed here was not persistent (data not shown). Over-expression of Rnd proteins causes disruption of actomyosin contractile fibers and cell rounding (review in (Chardin, 2003). In neurons it has become largely accepted that ...
Intermediate
... Other Types of Columns Besides ocular dominance and orientation columns, several other types of columns are also present in the visual cortex. The most fundamental of these are what might be called position columns. Neurons in V1 have small receptive fields localized at specific positions in visual ...
... Other Types of Columns Besides ocular dominance and orientation columns, several other types of columns are also present in the visual cortex. The most fundamental of these are what might be called position columns. Neurons in V1 have small receptive fields localized at specific positions in visual ...
Some Speculative Hypotheses about the Nature
... Which limb belongs to which body? Jiri Kylian, As if never been (1992). Dancers: Nancy Euverink and Patrick Delcroix. Photo: © Dirk Buwalda. ...
... Which limb belongs to which body? Jiri Kylian, As if never been (1992). Dancers: Nancy Euverink and Patrick Delcroix. Photo: © Dirk Buwalda. ...
Chapter 12 PowerPoint - Hillsborough Community College
... – Located in frontal lobe, motor areas act to control voluntary movement – Primary motor cortex in precentral gyrus – Premotor cortex anterior to precentral gyrus – Broca’s area anterior to inferior premotor area – Frontal eye field within and anterior to premotor cortex; superior to Broca’s area ...
... – Located in frontal lobe, motor areas act to control voluntary movement – Primary motor cortex in precentral gyrus – Premotor cortex anterior to precentral gyrus – Broca’s area anterior to inferior premotor area – Frontal eye field within and anterior to premotor cortex; superior to Broca’s area ...
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... become clear that computational approaches are needed to understand how circuit output depends on the properties of its components and their interactions. The premise underlying the study of small invertebrate circuits was that it would be possible to: (1) characterize a behaviour; (2) identify the ...
... become clear that computational approaches are needed to understand how circuit output depends on the properties of its components and their interactions. The premise underlying the study of small invertebrate circuits was that it would be possible to: (1) characterize a behaviour; (2) identify the ...