The Neural Fate of Consciously Perceived and Missed Events in the
... that the medial temporal cortex discriminates between scenes and nonscenes even when these are not consciously perceived by the subjects under conditions of divided attention. Based on previous findings (Marois et al., 2000a), we postulated that a network of lateral frontal, anterior cingulate (AC), ...
... that the medial temporal cortex discriminates between scenes and nonscenes even when these are not consciously perceived by the subjects under conditions of divided attention. Based on previous findings (Marois et al., 2000a), we postulated that a network of lateral frontal, anterior cingulate (AC), ...
The biological approach
... genetic inheritance, evolution of the human species and the nervous system (both central and peripheral) affect how we think, feel and behave. The biological approach, because of the influence of Darwin’s theory of evolution and the idea of the ‘survival of the fittest’, looks at how well a person a ...
... genetic inheritance, evolution of the human species and the nervous system (both central and peripheral) affect how we think, feel and behave. The biological approach, because of the influence of Darwin’s theory of evolution and the idea of the ‘survival of the fittest’, looks at how well a person a ...
TalkHumaine_grandjean
... events and their identification. These two processes are relevant to modulate attentional processes and could thus orient the ressources of ...
... events and their identification. These two processes are relevant to modulate attentional processes and could thus orient the ressources of ...
An Intracranial EEG Study of the Neural Dynamics of Musical
... Emotional valence refers to the intrinsic attractiveness ( positive emotional valence) or aversiveness (negative emotional valence) of a given object (or event) and applies across sensory domains such that, for instance, unpleasant smells and sad facial expressions are negatively valenced while plea ...
... Emotional valence refers to the intrinsic attractiveness ( positive emotional valence) or aversiveness (negative emotional valence) of a given object (or event) and applies across sensory domains such that, for instance, unpleasant smells and sad facial expressions are negatively valenced while plea ...
Engagement of brain areas implicated in processing inner speech in
... Auditory hallucinations occur frequently in people with psychiatric disorders, being most common in schizophrenia, and are often described as ‘voices’. Such hallucinations are usually treated with antipsychotic medication, but in 25–30% of patients they are refractory to traditional antipsychotic dr ...
... Auditory hallucinations occur frequently in people with psychiatric disorders, being most common in schizophrenia, and are often described as ‘voices’. Such hallucinations are usually treated with antipsychotic medication, but in 25–30% of patients they are refractory to traditional antipsychotic dr ...
Modeling Neural Mechanisms of Cognitive-Affective Interaction Abninder Litt () Chris Eliasmith ()
... A key advantage of opponent systems for positive and negative reward prediction error is that we can distinctly calibrate outputs from these systems to other brain areas. Because prediction error is in effect a measurement of surprise, we hypothesize that one target of such outputs is the amygdala, ...
... A key advantage of opponent systems for positive and negative reward prediction error is that we can distinctly calibrate outputs from these systems to other brain areas. Because prediction error is in effect a measurement of surprise, we hypothesize that one target of such outputs is the amygdala, ...
Representations in the Human Prefrontal Cortex
... representations. One or more representations can remain activated over a period of time and compete with activation of other sets of representations by facilitation or inhibition of neural activity. In this view, a process such as ‘‘inhibition’’ can be reinterpreted as the activation of knowledge st ...
... representations. One or more representations can remain activated over a period of time and compete with activation of other sets of representations by facilitation or inhibition of neural activity. In this view, a process such as ‘‘inhibition’’ can be reinterpreted as the activation of knowledge st ...
Are We Paying Attention Yet?
... visual field to detect brief visual stimuli with speeded keypress response Shifting-attention task involves endogenous cueing and stimuli at attended locations were detected faster than at unattended locations Central-detection task: subjects attended to and manually responded to stimuli in fovea wh ...
... visual field to detect brief visual stimuli with speeded keypress response Shifting-attention task involves endogenous cueing and stimuli at attended locations were detected faster than at unattended locations Central-detection task: subjects attended to and manually responded to stimuli in fovea wh ...
Lateral prefrontal cortex
... area was present in other animals. • The lateral prefrontal cortex is present in all primates but is absent in other animals including other mammals (Striedter GF, 2005; Petrides, ...
... area was present in other animals. • The lateral prefrontal cortex is present in all primates but is absent in other animals including other mammals (Striedter GF, 2005; Petrides, ...
Hypothesis /Prediction
... “London – In a major report form the British Psychological Society, British physicians and psychologists are warned not to follow the Canadian and U.S. practice of applying the label attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to such a wide variety of behaviors in children.”(http://www.mentalhe ...
... “London – In a major report form the British Psychological Society, British physicians and psychologists are warned not to follow the Canadian and U.S. practice of applying the label attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to such a wide variety of behaviors in children.”(http://www.mentalhe ...
Prefrontal abilities
... Immediately surrounding the four regions of primary cortex are relatively vast areas of unimodal association cortex. Each of these brain areas is dedicated to processing stimuli from a single sensory source. Here the raw materials provided through primary cortex are distinguished, compared and patte ...
... Immediately surrounding the four regions of primary cortex are relatively vast areas of unimodal association cortex. Each of these brain areas is dedicated to processing stimuli from a single sensory source. Here the raw materials provided through primary cortex are distinguished, compared and patte ...
Final Paper Outline: Effects of Meditation on the Brain
... awareness which increase sensory perceptions associated with vision, hearing, and the ability to think more clearly (Cahn & Polich, 2006). EEG studies have also shown an increased amount of theta and alpha wave power activity in meditators while in a meditative state (Andresen, 2000; Cahn & Polich, ...
... awareness which increase sensory perceptions associated with vision, hearing, and the ability to think more clearly (Cahn & Polich, 2006). EEG studies have also shown an increased amount of theta and alpha wave power activity in meditators while in a meditative state (Andresen, 2000; Cahn & Polich, ...
The Brain and Spinal Cord
... People who suer damage to Broca's area have great diculty producing language of any form (Figure 4). For example, Padma was an electrical engineer who was socially active and a caring, involved mother. About twenty years ago, she was in a car accident and suered damage to her Broca's area. She co ...
... People who suer damage to Broca's area have great diculty producing language of any form (Figure 4). For example, Padma was an electrical engineer who was socially active and a caring, involved mother. About twenty years ago, she was in a car accident and suered damage to her Broca's area. She co ...
ch12Boundarygabor
... Striate cortex (primary visual centre) • Neurons are edge detectors fires when an edge of a particular (LGN) orientation is present infrequent output ...
... Striate cortex (primary visual centre) • Neurons are edge detectors fires when an edge of a particular (LGN) orientation is present infrequent output ...
Slides from Discussion section VI 11/15/2004 (Elissa
... Red: neurons that fired statistically significantly selectively for diagnostic features only Blue: neurons that fired statistically significantly selectively for diagnostic and non-diagnostic features Black: no significant selectivity ...
... Red: neurons that fired statistically significantly selectively for diagnostic features only Blue: neurons that fired statistically significantly selectively for diagnostic and non-diagnostic features Black: no significant selectivity ...
Dysregulation of Arousal and Amygdala
... 8). We investigated limbic-prefrontal and arousal dysfunction in schizophrenia during perception of facial expressions. A growing number of studies have observed that impairments in facial emotion perception in schizophrenia patients are most pronounced for threat-related expressions such as fear (9 ...
... 8). We investigated limbic-prefrontal and arousal dysfunction in schizophrenia during perception of facial expressions. A growing number of studies have observed that impairments in facial emotion perception in schizophrenia patients are most pronounced for threat-related expressions such as fear (9 ...
Discovering spatial working memory fields in prefrontal cortex
... stimulus and motor response are separated by a brief delay period, during which time the sensory information must be actively held in mind by the subject. The behavior goes beyond simple stimulus-response reflexes and engages active shortterm memory or “working memory.” In the 1930s, C. F. Jacobsen ...
... stimulus and motor response are separated by a brief delay period, during which time the sensory information must be actively held in mind by the subject. The behavior goes beyond simple stimulus-response reflexes and engages active shortterm memory or “working memory.” In the 1930s, C. F. Jacobsen ...
2_Neuro-Bio_Review
... 2. Reticular Formation: A neural network within the brainstem; important in arousal including sleep. Thalamus: Sits on top of the brainstem; received all incoming sensory information (except smell) and sends it to the appropriate part of the brain for further processing. Cerebellum: The "little brai ...
... 2. Reticular Formation: A neural network within the brainstem; important in arousal including sleep. Thalamus: Sits on top of the brainstem; received all incoming sensory information (except smell) and sends it to the appropriate part of the brain for further processing. Cerebellum: The "little brai ...
Discovering spatial working memory fields in prefrontal cortex
... stimulus and motor response are separated by a brief delay period, during which time the sensory information must be actively held in mind by the subject. The behavior goes beyond simple stimulus-response reflexes and engages active shortterm memory or “working memory.” In the 1930s, C. F. Jacobsen ...
... stimulus and motor response are separated by a brief delay period, during which time the sensory information must be actively held in mind by the subject. The behavior goes beyond simple stimulus-response reflexes and engages active shortterm memory or “working memory.” In the 1930s, C. F. Jacobsen ...
Overview of Addiction Related Brain Regions Nucleus Accumbens
... tied to a sexual dimorphism in repeated maze performance. Males seem to be better at contexualizing their whereabouts because they have more hippocampus to work with. ...
... tied to a sexual dimorphism in repeated maze performance. Males seem to be better at contexualizing their whereabouts because they have more hippocampus to work with. ...
Separate neural subsystems within `Wernicke`s area`
... perception have drawn attention to the role of lateral auditory projections in speech processing (Binder et al., 1996, 2000; Belin et al., 2000). The authors of these studies concluded that analysis of the complex acoustic features of the human voice is dependent on neurons within the superior tempo ...
... perception have drawn attention to the role of lateral auditory projections in speech processing (Binder et al., 1996, 2000; Belin et al., 2000). The authors of these studies concluded that analysis of the complex acoustic features of the human voice is dependent on neurons within the superior tempo ...
Supplemental Text Box 1 The Neurobiology of Arousal The defense
... The defense cascade starts with an increase in the level of arousal, when the danger or potential danger is first identified. Arousal is not just an increase in alertness. It includes bodily changes and a move away from homeostasis. The most important changes are autonomic and are mediated by an inc ...
... The defense cascade starts with an increase in the level of arousal, when the danger or potential danger is first identified. Arousal is not just an increase in alertness. It includes bodily changes and a move away from homeostasis. The most important changes are autonomic and are mediated by an inc ...
SPP 1665: Resolving and manipulating neuronal networks in the
... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25706061 Abstract: Acetylcholine (ACh) modulates neuronal network activities implicated in cognition, including theta and gamma oscillations but the mechanisms remain poorly understood. Joint measurements of cholinergic activity and neuronal network dynamics with h ...
... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25706061 Abstract: Acetylcholine (ACh) modulates neuronal network activities implicated in cognition, including theta and gamma oscillations but the mechanisms remain poorly understood. Joint measurements of cholinergic activity and neuronal network dynamics with h ...