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... Bressler, 1995). The concepts of parallel distributed processing developed in nonhuman primates provide useful models for understanding the extraordinary processing capa bility achieved by the human brain (Ashford, 1984; Goldman-Rakic, 1988). The field of neuropsychology can use this understanding t ...
... Bressler, 1995). The concepts of parallel distributed processing developed in nonhuman primates provide useful models for understanding the extraordinary processing capa bility achieved by the human brain (Ashford, 1984; Goldman-Rakic, 1988). The field of neuropsychology can use this understanding t ...
Executive function
... derived from batteries of executive function tests. It therefore seems unlikely that executive function refers to a single, undifferentiated cognitive process. There are many other sources of supporting evidence. For instance, damage to different frontal lobe brain regions has differential effects o ...
... derived from batteries of executive function tests. It therefore seems unlikely that executive function refers to a single, undifferentiated cognitive process. There are many other sources of supporting evidence. For instance, damage to different frontal lobe brain regions has differential effects o ...
Hippocampus duality: memory and novelty detection are subserved
... brain region is apparently responsible both for detecting out-of-context stimuli and also for matching stimuli in the environment to stored representations. Each of these aspects of cognition is associated with frequently used experimental paradigms and robust electrophysiological signatures, but th ...
... brain region is apparently responsible both for detecting out-of-context stimuli and also for matching stimuli in the environment to stored representations. Each of these aspects of cognition is associated with frequently used experimental paradigms and robust electrophysiological signatures, but th ...
Seeing faces and objects with the “mind`s eye”
... ventral stream. Inspired by the consistent topology of the response to faces, houses and chairs, we investigated whether visual imagery of these objects would evoke content-related activation within the same extrastriate ventral regions that are activated during perception. We further asked which br ...
... ventral stream. Inspired by the consistent topology of the response to faces, houses and chairs, we investigated whether visual imagery of these objects would evoke content-related activation within the same extrastriate ventral regions that are activated during perception. We further asked which br ...
Executive Functions: Eye Movements and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
... (locomotion) or head movement, images of the visual world would blur and slip across the retina with each movement. Two classes of eye movements, vestibulo-ocular and optokinetic reflexes, evolved to stabilize images on the retina during such head and body perturbations. In the case of the vestibulo ...
... (locomotion) or head movement, images of the visual world would blur and slip across the retina with each movement. Two classes of eye movements, vestibulo-ocular and optokinetic reflexes, evolved to stabilize images on the retina during such head and body perturbations. In the case of the vestibulo ...
The Cholinergic Hypothesis of Age and Alzheimer`s Disease
... the deposition of toxic neuritic plaques in AD. Therefore, cholinergic-based strategies will likely remain valid as one approach to rational drug development for the treatment of AD other forms of dementia. ...
... the deposition of toxic neuritic plaques in AD. Therefore, cholinergic-based strategies will likely remain valid as one approach to rational drug development for the treatment of AD other forms of dementia. ...
Consciousness, Emotion, and Imagination: A Brain
... below a given threshold it is held on veto, but as soon as its salience exceeds that threshold it is executed. The roles of the basal ganglia and amygdala analogues in the higher-order system are similar, but not identical, to their roles in the first-order system (Cotterill, 2001). These structures ...
... below a given threshold it is held on veto, but as soon as its salience exceeds that threshold it is executed. The roles of the basal ganglia and amygdala analogues in the higher-order system are similar, but not identical, to their roles in the first-order system (Cotterill, 2001). These structures ...
Gestalt Issues in Modern Neuroscience
... Ganzfeld by Metzger, 1930, and of figure-ground segregation by Ehrenstein, 1930) is the need for sufficient contrast of the visual stimulus. Unless the contrast of a stimulus is above threshold (absolute or differential), Gestalt factors cannot act on it. In order for structural (Gestalt) laws to be ...
... Ganzfeld by Metzger, 1930, and of figure-ground segregation by Ehrenstein, 1930) is the need for sufficient contrast of the visual stimulus. Unless the contrast of a stimulus is above threshold (absolute or differential), Gestalt factors cannot act on it. In order for structural (Gestalt) laws to be ...
Differential effects of 10-Hz and 40
... insight that lesions to the posterior parietal cortex can significantly impair processes of attention (Mesulam, 1981; Ro & Rafal, 1996). These patients have been found to be particularly impaired in responding to target stimuli in their neglected field after attention has just previously been direct ...
... insight that lesions to the posterior parietal cortex can significantly impair processes of attention (Mesulam, 1981; Ro & Rafal, 1996). These patients have been found to be particularly impaired in responding to target stimuli in their neglected field after attention has just previously been direct ...
Functional Disconnectivities in Autistic Spectrum
... that we are discussing generally relates to an increase or decrease in activation of the brain and the balance of activation between brain regions. These conditions result from two primary system effects: 1) primary arousal deficit or imbalance, and 2) a specific activation deficit, imbalance, or as ...
... that we are discussing generally relates to an increase or decrease in activation of the brain and the balance of activation between brain regions. These conditions result from two primary system effects: 1) primary arousal deficit or imbalance, and 2) a specific activation deficit, imbalance, or as ...
supplemental figures
... of BA, DA and AA (one-way ANOVA: F(2,195) = 109.05, P = 1.63e-32), and among time windows of DA1, DA2, and DA3 (one-way ANOVA: F(2,195) = 2.02, P = 0.135) (for definition of time windows see c). For each neuron, the firing rate was normalized with mean firing rate of the total time window (from -5 ...
... of BA, DA and AA (one-way ANOVA: F(2,195) = 109.05, P = 1.63e-32), and among time windows of DA1, DA2, and DA3 (one-way ANOVA: F(2,195) = 2.02, P = 0.135) (for definition of time windows see c). For each neuron, the firing rate was normalized with mean firing rate of the total time window (from -5 ...
A simultaneous ERP/fMRI investigation of the P300 aging effect
... (Fabiani et al., 1998; Friedman, 2003; Richardson et al., 2011; West et al., 2010). This increasingly frontal orientation appears to mirror 1 of the most consistently observed phenomena in neuroimaging investigations of aging; the greater recruitment of prefrontal regions and reduced activation of p ...
... (Fabiani et al., 1998; Friedman, 2003; Richardson et al., 2011; West et al., 2010). This increasingly frontal orientation appears to mirror 1 of the most consistently observed phenomena in neuroimaging investigations of aging; the greater recruitment of prefrontal regions and reduced activation of p ...
Psychosurgery: Treating Neurobiological Disorders with
... frontal lobe syndrome, seizures, apathy, decreased attention and inappropriate behavior. Nevertheless, prefrontal lobotomy became widely performed throughout the United States largely because of the lack of satisfactory therapeutic alternatives. Consequently, in the 1940s and 1950s, more than 50,000 ...
... frontal lobe syndrome, seizures, apathy, decreased attention and inappropriate behavior. Nevertheless, prefrontal lobotomy became widely performed throughout the United States largely because of the lack of satisfactory therapeutic alternatives. Consequently, in the 1940s and 1950s, more than 50,000 ...
GABA-antagonist inverts movement and object detection in flies
... spatial wavelength of grating 13"; contrast 30%; stimulus frequency 3 Hz). The flies were stimulated repetitively with a constant sequence of visual stimuli. This consisted of motion from back to front. counterphase flicker, motion from front to back and again counterphase flicker. Each stimulus las ...
... spatial wavelength of grating 13"; contrast 30%; stimulus frequency 3 Hz). The flies were stimulated repetitively with a constant sequence of visual stimuli. This consisted of motion from back to front. counterphase flicker, motion from front to back and again counterphase flicker. Each stimulus las ...
Vigabatrin: The Problem of Monitoring for Peripheral Vision Loss in
... field testing the ophthalmologist caring for such children may have to rely on alternative methods to evaluate for Vigabitrin toxicity. 1. Serial fundus examinations: Although the fundus may remain entirely normal in appearance even when alterations to visual field occur from Vigabatrin toxicity, r ...
... field testing the ophthalmologist caring for such children may have to rely on alternative methods to evaluate for Vigabitrin toxicity. 1. Serial fundus examinations: Although the fundus may remain entirely normal in appearance even when alterations to visual field occur from Vigabatrin toxicity, r ...
Partial Position Transfer in Categorical Perceptual Learning Alexander Gerganov ()
... (V2-V4) play a role in the changes that occur during learning even in this simple category learning scenario. Another explanation, however, could be connected to selective spatial attention (Dill, 2002). One natural way to control for attention would be to randomize the presentation of objects durin ...
... (V2-V4) play a role in the changes that occur during learning even in this simple category learning scenario. Another explanation, however, could be connected to selective spatial attention (Dill, 2002). One natural way to control for attention would be to randomize the presentation of objects durin ...
Neural correlates of consciousness: A definition of the dorsal and
... arm reaching movements to a visual target, but normal sequential activation of muscles, co-contraction of antagonist muscles, movement trajectory and accuracy. There is evidence that the latter parameters, which may be normal in Parkinson’s disease, are served by the cerebellum [15,16]. However, it ...
... arm reaching movements to a visual target, but normal sequential activation of muscles, co-contraction of antagonist muscles, movement trajectory and accuracy. There is evidence that the latter parameters, which may be normal in Parkinson’s disease, are served by the cerebellum [15,16]. However, it ...
Amyloid cascade hypothesis
... trial, patients on the drug even got worse i.e. the drug, which was designed to inhibit formation of beta-amyloid, speeded up cognitive decline Many authors, such as Mangialasche et al. (Lancet Neurol. 2010) concluded that “the one protein, one drug, one disease hypothesis used as a basis of most AD ...
... trial, patients on the drug even got worse i.e. the drug, which was designed to inhibit formation of beta-amyloid, speeded up cognitive decline Many authors, such as Mangialasche et al. (Lancet Neurol. 2010) concluded that “the one protein, one drug, one disease hypothesis used as a basis of most AD ...
neural basis of deciding, choosing and acting
... decision. Foremost, whereas choice refers to the final commitment to one alternative, decision refers to the preceding deliberation about the alternatives. The polarity of deciding and choosing can be highlighted by considering a visit to a new restaurant. Everyone must enact a choice, even those wh ...
... decision. Foremost, whereas choice refers to the final commitment to one alternative, decision refers to the preceding deliberation about the alternatives. The polarity of deciding and choosing can be highlighted by considering a visit to a new restaurant. Everyone must enact a choice, even those wh ...
Gaze based quality assessment of visual media understanding
... We now apply our approach to movies. The material that we have used is a 250 advertising movie of Coca Cola1 . Figure 6 shows a sampled sequence of keyframes from the movie, with the superimposed fixation tracks from all 10 participants. Based on the previously defined indicators, we have estimated ...
... We now apply our approach to movies. The material that we have used is a 250 advertising movie of Coca Cola1 . Figure 6 shows a sampled sequence of keyframes from the movie, with the superimposed fixation tracks from all 10 participants. Based on the previously defined indicators, we have estimated ...
A Volumetric MRI Analysis of Hypochondriac Patients
... hypochondriasis. This is a critical demonstration, as it has not been previously known whether any brain volume abnormalities exist in hypochondriasis. Of particular note is the fact that these findings were obtained in a sample of patients with a “pure” hypochondriasis, i.e., without any past or cu ...
... hypochondriasis. This is a critical demonstration, as it has not been previously known whether any brain volume abnormalities exist in hypochondriasis. Of particular note is the fact that these findings were obtained in a sample of patients with a “pure” hypochondriasis, i.e., without any past or cu ...
Genardi Brodmann-Detail
... of functions, including: motor, language, executive functions, memory, and attention. Only two studies refer to its participation in eye movements (horizontal saccadic eye movements). It is very interesting to note the participation of SMA in motor learning, supported by several studies. Usually it ...
... of functions, including: motor, language, executive functions, memory, and attention. Only two studies refer to its participation in eye movements (horizontal saccadic eye movements). It is very interesting to note the participation of SMA in motor learning, supported by several studies. Usually it ...
Brodmann-Detail
... The superior parietal lobe includes BA5 and B7, and is separated from the inferior parietal lobe (BA40 and BA39) by the intraparietal sulcus. The right secondary sensorimotor cortex is clearly involved in visuospatial processing, including the perception of the personal space and spatial imagery. Cl ...
... The superior parietal lobe includes BA5 and B7, and is separated from the inferior parietal lobe (BA40 and BA39) by the intraparietal sulcus. The right secondary sensorimotor cortex is clearly involved in visuospatial processing, including the perception of the personal space and spatial imagery. Cl ...
directory of functions - Stress Therapy Solutions
... of functions, including: motor, language, executive functions, memory, and attention. Only two studies refer to its participation in eye movements (horizontal saccadic eye movements). It is very interesting to note the participation of SMA in motor learning, supported by several studies. Usually it ...
... of functions, including: motor, language, executive functions, memory, and attention. Only two studies refer to its participation in eye movements (horizontal saccadic eye movements). It is very interesting to note the participation of SMA in motor learning, supported by several studies. Usually it ...
the multiple functions of sensory
... classical view of a one-to-one mapping between cognitive mechanism and brain region and has stimulated anew the old debate between localisationist and non-localisationist theories of the functional organisation of the brain. However, the putative many-cognitive-processes-to-onebrain-region result ha ...
... classical view of a one-to-one mapping between cognitive mechanism and brain region and has stimulated anew the old debate between localisationist and non-localisationist theories of the functional organisation of the brain. However, the putative many-cognitive-processes-to-onebrain-region result ha ...