Now you see it: frontal eye field responses to invisible targets
... even though many of the extrastriate visual areas providing input to the FEF probably respond much less well to stimuli that do not reach perceptual awareness. This implies a more broadly parallel visual influence on the FEF than had been appreciated. It also raises the question of just how much fur ...
... even though many of the extrastriate visual areas providing input to the FEF probably respond much less well to stimuli that do not reach perceptual awareness. This implies a more broadly parallel visual influence on the FEF than had been appreciated. It also raises the question of just how much fur ...
Tom`s JSNC2000 paper
... providing a dissociated culture of neurons a body with which to behave, and a world in which to behave in. We have succeeded in our first major goal: to read activity from the culture in realtime, and to respond with feedback based on interactions between the ANIMAT'S simulated body and the virtual ...
... providing a dissociated culture of neurons a body with which to behave, and a world in which to behave in. We have succeeded in our first major goal: to read activity from the culture in realtime, and to respond with feedback based on interactions between the ANIMAT'S simulated body and the virtual ...
Multiple Representation in Primate SI
... 3b leave Area 1 unresponsive, consistent with anatomy studies that show that Area 1 receives the bulk of its input from Area 3b. These findings suggest that direct thalamic inputs to Area 1 play either a weak or a modulatory role in cutaneous information processing (Garraghty et al., 1990). In compa ...
... 3b leave Area 1 unresponsive, consistent with anatomy studies that show that Area 1 receives the bulk of its input from Area 3b. These findings suggest that direct thalamic inputs to Area 1 play either a weak or a modulatory role in cutaneous information processing (Garraghty et al., 1990). In compa ...
KISHORE Aswathy - School of Computing
... According to previous studies (for example, [1], [2]), when perceiving a visual stimulus such as a simple coloured object, the brain stores information about it using what is called a ‘compositional representation’. Accordingly, different features of the object such as shape, texture and colour wil ...
... According to previous studies (for example, [1], [2]), when perceiving a visual stimulus such as a simple coloured object, the brain stores information about it using what is called a ‘compositional representation’. Accordingly, different features of the object such as shape, texture and colour wil ...
Understanding mirror neurons: a bio-robotic
... knowledge of its evolution. Recent neurophysiological experiments show that such a motor resonant system indeed exists in the monkey's brain. Most interesting, this system is located in a premotor area where neurons not only discharge during action execution but to specific visual cues as well. ...
... knowledge of its evolution. Recent neurophysiological experiments show that such a motor resonant system indeed exists in the monkey's brain. Most interesting, this system is located in a premotor area where neurons not only discharge during action execution but to specific visual cues as well. ...
A Self-Organizing Neural Network for Contour Integration through Synchronized Firing
... Whether contour integration occurs or not in the model depends on whether the cortical areas are connected with excitatory lateral connections or not. The model therefore suggests an explanation for the different contour integration capability of the different visual areas: integration is possible o ...
... Whether contour integration occurs or not in the model depends on whether the cortical areas are connected with excitatory lateral connections or not. The model therefore suggests an explanation for the different contour integration capability of the different visual areas: integration is possible o ...
1 Removing the Constraints on Our Choices: A Psychobiological
... meditative self-inquiry, can therefore shed light on the fine details of subjective sensory processing and how they relate to well-being. Buddhism Emphasizes the Working of the Sensory Systems In the paticca-samuppada1, a canonical Buddhist text that presents a model of the causes of suffering (Fig ...
... meditative self-inquiry, can therefore shed light on the fine details of subjective sensory processing and how they relate to well-being. Buddhism Emphasizes the Working of the Sensory Systems In the paticca-samuppada1, a canonical Buddhist text that presents a model of the causes of suffering (Fig ...
Crapse (2008) Corollary discharge across the animal kingdom
... Holtz and Mittelstaedt were addressing in invertebrates and for the general analysis of sensory processing that takes place close to the motor output. However, it has become apparent that the decussation from motor to sensory areas might occur at any number of levels of motor control, some of which ...
... Holtz and Mittelstaedt were addressing in invertebrates and for the general analysis of sensory processing that takes place close to the motor output. However, it has become apparent that the decussation from motor to sensory areas might occur at any number of levels of motor control, some of which ...
What We Can and What We Can`t Do with fMRI
... “active” area, and interpretation of the fMRI maps. Changes in E-I balance—whether they lead to net excitation, inhibition, or simple sensitivityadjustment—inevitably and strongly affect regional metabolic energy demands and the concomitant regulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF). That is, such chan ...
... “active” area, and interpretation of the fMRI maps. Changes in E-I balance—whether they lead to net excitation, inhibition, or simple sensitivityadjustment—inevitably and strongly affect regional metabolic energy demands and the concomitant regulation of cerebral blood flow (CBF). That is, such chan ...
Osama Almughrabi
... The team further hypothesized that there exist at least two distinct forms of memory: episodic and semantic. Episodic memory relates to the computational view in that access to episodic memory about ones own actions would hypothetically be required to form the judgment over whether one held a partic ...
... The team further hypothesized that there exist at least two distinct forms of memory: episodic and semantic. Episodic memory relates to the computational view in that access to episodic memory about ones own actions would hypothetically be required to form the judgment over whether one held a partic ...
different sensory modalities
... extension of the superficial ones – somatosensory neurons in the deeper layers have large receptive fields and are organized in maps which show a regular relationship with visual maps: the front of the animal is represented rostral while the hindparts are caudal, the upper surface is represented med ...
... extension of the superficial ones – somatosensory neurons in the deeper layers have large receptive fields and are organized in maps which show a regular relationship with visual maps: the front of the animal is represented rostral while the hindparts are caudal, the upper surface is represented med ...
Introduction to Sensory Systems
... To where are retinal signals transmitted? Right sides of both retinas to right brain. Left sides of both retinas to left brain. BUT: image was inverted (up-down and right-left) by optical pin-hole (lens) effect. ...
... To where are retinal signals transmitted? Right sides of both retinas to right brain. Left sides of both retinas to left brain. BUT: image was inverted (up-down and right-left) by optical pin-hole (lens) effect. ...
An action perspective on motor development
... questions such as why a particular movement is made, how the movements are planned, and how they anticipate what is going to happen next. Converging evidence from many different fields of research suggests that human movements are organized as actions and not reactions [1], that is, they are initiat ...
... questions such as why a particular movement is made, how the movements are planned, and how they anticipate what is going to happen next. Converging evidence from many different fields of research suggests that human movements are organized as actions and not reactions [1], that is, they are initiat ...
ling411-16 - Rice University
... makes them so smart?” (Jan. 10, 2006) Answer: They are not smart in themselves ...
... makes them so smart?” (Jan. 10, 2006) Answer: They are not smart in themselves ...
Theory of Mind: A Neural Prediction Problem
... own motor actions). Therefore some authors have linked motor predictions to social predictions via the idea of ‘‘mirror neurons,’’ or shared motor representations for one’s own and others’ actions (Brown and Brüne, 2012; Kilner and Frith, 2008; Patel et al., 2012). The current proposal differs from ...
... own motor actions). Therefore some authors have linked motor predictions to social predictions via the idea of ‘‘mirror neurons,’’ or shared motor representations for one’s own and others’ actions (Brown and Brüne, 2012; Kilner and Frith, 2008; Patel et al., 2012). The current proposal differs from ...
Aminobutyric Acid (GABA)-A Function and Binding in
... Abstract—The goal of this study was to determine whether ␥-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic transmission and GABA binding are altered in chronic renal-wrap hypertension. Three groups of hypertensive and sham-operated rats were prepared for separate protocols. Four weeks later, the animals were prepared ...
... Abstract—The goal of this study was to determine whether ␥-aminobutyric acid (GABA)ergic transmission and GABA binding are altered in chronic renal-wrap hypertension. Three groups of hypertensive and sham-operated rats were prepared for separate protocols. Four weeks later, the animals were prepared ...
Sensory signals during active versus passive movement
... from several laboratories have, however, yielded major insights into our understanding of how sensory signals are processed during movement. In this review, I consider recent advances in this field, focusing on experiments in the vestibular system that have provided evidence for the differential pro ...
... from several laboratories have, however, yielded major insights into our understanding of how sensory signals are processed during movement. In this review, I consider recent advances in this field, focusing on experiments in the vestibular system that have provided evidence for the differential pro ...
How and Why Brains Create Meaning from Sensory Information
... the entire available brain [Freeman, 1999]. The construction begins with formation within the brain of a pattern of neural activity that embodies its immediate goal, such as food, shelter or a mate, the achievement of which requires acquisition of information from the environment. That information i ...
... the entire available brain [Freeman, 1999]. The construction begins with formation within the brain of a pattern of neural activity that embodies its immediate goal, such as food, shelter or a mate, the achievement of which requires acquisition of information from the environment. That information i ...
Sensory feedback for upper limb prostheses
... and texture (SA1). The RA afferents are highly sensitive to minute movements on the skin, sense when objects begin to slip in the hand, and provide sensory feedback to the user about increasing grip force. Clearly, this afferent system is important if the prosthesis is to be used to grasp and lift o ...
... and texture (SA1). The RA afferents are highly sensitive to minute movements on the skin, sense when objects begin to slip in the hand, and provide sensory feedback to the user about increasing grip force. Clearly, this afferent system is important if the prosthesis is to be used to grasp and lift o ...
PPT
... • Symbolic AI is well-suited for representing explicit knowledge that can be appropriately formalized. • However, learning in biological systems is mostly implicit – it is an adaptation process based on uncertain information and reasoning. • ANNs are inherently parallel and work extremely efficientl ...
... • Symbolic AI is well-suited for representing explicit knowledge that can be appropriately formalized. • However, learning in biological systems is mostly implicit – it is an adaptation process based on uncertain information and reasoning. • ANNs are inherently parallel and work extremely efficientl ...
Searching for lost memories, Sudoku, and related ills of the brain
... processing has understood what the paper has to offer. Instead we read the abstract and part of the introduction, look at a few figures, read their captions, look for the essence of a particular experimental protocol, try to see the implications of an equation, glance at the conclusions, look at a f ...
... processing has understood what the paper has to offer. Instead we read the abstract and part of the introduction, look at a few figures, read their captions, look for the essence of a particular experimental protocol, try to see the implications of an equation, glance at the conclusions, look at a f ...