Applauding with Closed Hands: Neural Signature of Action
... several parts of the cortex that are needed for one specific task [22,25–28]. Meaning and comprehension appear to be general processes of cognition, and therefore, they are the bases of language, gestures, or action [29–40]. Thus, brain processes linked to body action should be engaged during compre ...
... several parts of the cortex that are needed for one specific task [22,25–28]. Meaning and comprehension appear to be general processes of cognition, and therefore, they are the bases of language, gestures, or action [29–40]. Thus, brain processes linked to body action should be engaged during compre ...
Relationship between muscle output and functional MRI
... outside of the MRI room. These included the pressure transducer (part of the transducer is made of stainless steel), EMG and force amplifiers, the associated power supply, and the data acquisition unit (laptop computer and its docking station). The electrode wires were formed into a flat cable runni ...
... outside of the MRI room. These included the pressure transducer (part of the transducer is made of stainless steel), EMG and force amplifiers, the associated power supply, and the data acquisition unit (laptop computer and its docking station). The electrode wires were formed into a flat cable runni ...
Experiment 2 - fMRI Study
... comprehension involves activating multiple alternative interpretations of polysemous stimuli (MacDonald et al, 1994), but in production polysemy is sometimes unnoticed by speakers, who have a single intended meaning in mind (Ferreira et al., 2005). This suggests the possibility that generally assume ...
... comprehension involves activating multiple alternative interpretations of polysemous stimuli (MacDonald et al, 1994), but in production polysemy is sometimes unnoticed by speakers, who have a single intended meaning in mind (Ferreira et al., 2005). This suggests the possibility that generally assume ...
A Comprehensive Protocol for Manual Segmentation of the Medial
... Complemented by the accompanying visual materials, this work is expected to promote clearer understanding of the MTL structures, and stir up interest of future research in adopting manual segmentation, either as a primary method of MTL tracing or as a supplementary method to automatic segmentation. ...
... Complemented by the accompanying visual materials, this work is expected to promote clearer understanding of the MTL structures, and stir up interest of future research in adopting manual segmentation, either as a primary method of MTL tracing or as a supplementary method to automatic segmentation. ...
AN INTEGRATIVE THEORY OF LOCUS
... accord well with the characteristic anatomy of these systems (widely distributed projections throughout the forebrain), and it is easy to understand how disturbances in such basic and pervasive functions would have profound disruptive effects on cognition, emotion, and behavior such as those associa ...
... accord well with the characteristic anatomy of these systems (widely distributed projections throughout the forebrain), and it is easy to understand how disturbances in such basic and pervasive functions would have profound disruptive effects on cognition, emotion, and behavior such as those associa ...
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... These structures primarily include the hippocampus, insular cortex, nucleus accumbens, basolateral nucleus of the amygdala, the mediodorsal and reuniens nuclei of the thalamus and the ventral tegmental area of the midbrain. Lesions of each of these structures, like those of PL, produce deficits in d ...
... These structures primarily include the hippocampus, insular cortex, nucleus accumbens, basolateral nucleus of the amygdala, the mediodorsal and reuniens nuclei of the thalamus and the ventral tegmental area of the midbrain. Lesions of each of these structures, like those of PL, produce deficits in d ...
Adaptive Gain and Optimal Performance
... Annu. Rev. Neurosci. 2005.28:403-450. Downloaded from arjournals.annualreviews.org by PALCI on 10/16/08. For personal use only. ...
... Annu. Rev. Neurosci. 2005.28:403-450. Downloaded from arjournals.annualreviews.org by PALCI on 10/16/08. For personal use only. ...
How Is the Brain Organized?
... creating the subjective experience of a ring. We perceive this sound and react to it as if it actually existed, when in fact the sound is merely a fabrication of the brain. That fabrication is produced by a chain reaction that takes place when vibrating air molecules hit the eardrum. In the absence ...
... creating the subjective experience of a ring. We perceive this sound and react to it as if it actually existed, when in fact the sound is merely a fabrication of the brain. That fabrication is produced by a chain reaction that takes place when vibrating air molecules hit the eardrum. In the absence ...
Age-related changes in processing speed: unique contributions of
... A large number of cognitive processes are involved in processing speed tasks. Processing speed was operationally defined in this study as (1) perceptual and motor processing speed using tasks that place limited demands on working memory and inhibition of responses, as well as (2) executive processin ...
... A large number of cognitive processes are involved in processing speed tasks. Processing speed was operationally defined in this study as (1) perceptual and motor processing speed using tasks that place limited demands on working memory and inhibition of responses, as well as (2) executive processin ...
Motor Areas of the Medial Wall: A Review of Their Location and
... of the cingulate sulcus, whereas the CMAv is in a subfield of area 23 (area 23c) on the ventral bank (Dum and Strick, 1991a; Morecraft and Van Hoesen, 1992; He et al., 1995). The CMAd and CMAv also differ in their cortical and thalamic connections (for a recent review, see Dum and Strick, 1993). Bri ...
... of the cingulate sulcus, whereas the CMAv is in a subfield of area 23 (area 23c) on the ventral bank (Dum and Strick, 1991a; Morecraft and Van Hoesen, 1992; He et al., 1995). The CMAd and CMAv also differ in their cortical and thalamic connections (for a recent review, see Dum and Strick, 1993). Bri ...
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... experience and receptive-field size. When reinforced sensory inputs are distributed across the receptor surface (Fig. 1, arrows a and b), the different inputs may stimulate competition that results in sharper frequency tuning. In contrast, modulated spatially invariant inputs may generate more synchro ...
... experience and receptive-field size. When reinforced sensory inputs are distributed across the receptor surface (Fig. 1, arrows a and b), the different inputs may stimulate competition that results in sharper frequency tuning. In contrast, modulated spatially invariant inputs may generate more synchro ...
The Three Amnesias - University of Florida College of Public Health
... the medial temporal and diencephalic structures, while defects in remote semantic memory result more commonly from neocortical damage. Three patterns of remote memory impairment have been described in the literature. Temporally limited remote memory disturbance is an impairment that primarily involv ...
... the medial temporal and diencephalic structures, while defects in remote semantic memory result more commonly from neocortical damage. Three patterns of remote memory impairment have been described in the literature. Temporally limited remote memory disturbance is an impairment that primarily involv ...
Words in the Brain`s Language
... Human language production is caused by neuronal activity and any speech signal necessarily activates neurons in the brain of listeners when being perceived. It is the very purpose of language science to specify these processes and the underlying mechanisms. However, due to the enormous complexity of ...
... Human language production is caused by neuronal activity and any speech signal necessarily activates neurons in the brain of listeners when being perceived. It is the very purpose of language science to specify these processes and the underlying mechanisms. However, due to the enormous complexity of ...
Brain regions involved in heading estimation and steering control in
... steering tasks were done in non-ecological environments, which may not reflect most environments we walk through in everyday life. Heading discrimination and steering are two different components of goal-directed locomotion. Heading discrimination does not involve any changes in walking trajectory ...
... steering tasks were done in non-ecological environments, which may not reflect most environments we walk through in everyday life. Heading discrimination and steering are two different components of goal-directed locomotion. Heading discrimination does not involve any changes in walking trajectory ...
Position Selectivity in Scene- and Object-Responsive
... hand, if these regions contain neurons with larger, less position-specific RFs, this may indicate that they encode information about more global visual features that are truly unique to scenes, such as large extended surfaces defined by walls, hillsides, and other topographical features, which can b ...
... hand, if these regions contain neurons with larger, less position-specific RFs, this may indicate that they encode information about more global visual features that are truly unique to scenes, such as large extended surfaces defined by walls, hillsides, and other topographical features, which can b ...
From Circuits to Symptoms in Psychopharmacology
... circuits with drugs that eliminate all symptoms. Then, after remission, one could maintain these treatments while also using therapeutic and lifestyle interventions so as to buffer the circuits against future stressors. The idea in Figure 8-5 is that circuits may potentially experience some degree o ...
... circuits with drugs that eliminate all symptoms. Then, after remission, one could maintain these treatments while also using therapeutic and lifestyle interventions so as to buffer the circuits against future stressors. The idea in Figure 8-5 is that circuits may potentially experience some degree o ...
Color responses of the human lateral geniculate nucleus: selective
... condition; however, this difference is perceptually very small being very close to the contrast increment detection threshold. These cone contrast values were set close to the maximum limit of the cone contrast gamut of the display device for the RG color direction as this is the color direction tha ...
... condition; however, this difference is perceptually very small being very close to the contrast increment detection threshold. These cone contrast values were set close to the maximum limit of the cone contrast gamut of the display device for the RG color direction as this is the color direction tha ...
Selective amplification of the S
... condition; however, this difference is perceptually very small being very close to the contrast increment detection threshold. These cone contrast values were set close to the maximum limit of the cone contrast gamut of the display device for the RG color direction as this is the color direction tha ...
... condition; however, this difference is perceptually very small being very close to the contrast increment detection threshold. These cone contrast values were set close to the maximum limit of the cone contrast gamut of the display device for the RG color direction as this is the color direction tha ...
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... such as living vs. man-made sound sources occurs very rapidly (as early as 70 ms after stimulus onset) due to the interactions of top-down and bottom-up processes, which characterize the ventral and dorsal auditory streams [32–35]. Several lines of evidence indicate that early-stage areas on the sup ...
... such as living vs. man-made sound sources occurs very rapidly (as early as 70 ms after stimulus onset) due to the interactions of top-down and bottom-up processes, which characterize the ventral and dorsal auditory streams [32–35]. Several lines of evidence indicate that early-stage areas on the sup ...
Selective visual attention and perceptual coherence
... topography, and feature selectivity is somewhat diminished [41–43]. LIP has been shown to represent both voluntary and stimulus-driven contributions to attentional priority. A rapid ‘on-response’ is observed when a stimulus is flashed within the RF of an LIP neuron; this response reflects the stimul ...
... topography, and feature selectivity is somewhat diminished [41–43]. LIP has been shown to represent both voluntary and stimulus-driven contributions to attentional priority. A rapid ‘on-response’ is observed when a stimulus is flashed within the RF of an LIP neuron; this response reflects the stimul ...
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... Through natural selection an organism gradually changes as it adapts to the demands of its environment. B. Application to Psychology Understanding this process of evolution and natural selection helps us to make sense of many of the observations that we make in psychology. For example, phobias m ...
... Through natural selection an organism gradually changes as it adapts to the demands of its environment. B. Application to Psychology Understanding this process of evolution and natural selection helps us to make sense of many of the observations that we make in psychology. For example, phobias m ...
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... phenomena and conversion disorder symptoms are reported by the people who have them as being ‘real’ or ‘involuntary’, and yet medical and neurological examinations show the relevant nerves and muscles to be in good working order. These similarities raise the possibility that both are created in the ...
... phenomena and conversion disorder symptoms are reported by the people who have them as being ‘real’ or ‘involuntary’, and yet medical and neurological examinations show the relevant nerves and muscles to be in good working order. These similarities raise the possibility that both are created in the ...
Pathways for emotions and memory prefrontal cortices in the rhesus monkey
... one case (case AF), consistent with the restricted projections from AM to area OPro described previously (Dermon and Barbas, 1994). In case AF, anterograde label in AM was seen at the dorsomedial part at the central and caudal extent of the nucleus (Fig. 3, top, A–D, case AF). The labeled axonal ter ...
... one case (case AF), consistent with the restricted projections from AM to area OPro described previously (Dermon and Barbas, 1994). In case AF, anterograde label in AM was seen at the dorsomedial part at the central and caudal extent of the nucleus (Fig. 3, top, A–D, case AF). The labeled axonal ter ...
Effect of Gayatri Mantra Meditation on Meditation Naive Subjects: an
... mantra listening phase and another 3 minute eyes closed phase. The subjects listened to Gayatri mantra during the meditative phase. The EEG thus obtained was analysed using the (Fast Fourier Transform) FFT method, and a spectrum analysis was done. The pre meditation EEG and the post meditation EEG w ...
... mantra listening phase and another 3 minute eyes closed phase. The subjects listened to Gayatri mantra during the meditative phase. The EEG thus obtained was analysed using the (Fast Fourier Transform) FFT method, and a spectrum analysis was done. The pre meditation EEG and the post meditation EEG w ...
The parietal cortex and episodic memory: an
... In the first phase, the participants freely recalled events from their lifetime in as much detail as possible. In a second phase, they answered specific questions about the recalled memories. The results showed that parietal lobe damage decreased the vividness and amount of detail freely recalled (s ...
... In the first phase, the participants freely recalled events from their lifetime in as much detail as possible. In a second phase, they answered specific questions about the recalled memories. The results showed that parietal lobe damage decreased the vividness and amount of detail freely recalled (s ...