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... 1 Introduction In human society in many situations some form of ‘sharedness’ or ‘collectiveness’ is experienced, which often covers cognitive as well as affective dimensions. Although this is a very common type of phenomenon, at forehand it is not at all clear how it can emerge. For example, the exp ...
... 1 Introduction In human society in many situations some form of ‘sharedness’ or ‘collectiveness’ is experienced, which often covers cognitive as well as affective dimensions. Although this is a very common type of phenomenon, at forehand it is not at all clear how it can emerge. For example, the exp ...
Structural and functional brain network correlates of depressive
... disease caused by a dominantly inherited CAG repeat expansion in the huntingtin gene on chromosome 4 [Ross et al., 2014]. It is characterized by cognitive, motor and neuropsychiatric impairment. Depression can precede the onset of motor symptoms by many years [Tabrizi et al., 2009] and has a signifi ...
... disease caused by a dominantly inherited CAG repeat expansion in the huntingtin gene on chromosome 4 [Ross et al., 2014]. It is characterized by cognitive, motor and neuropsychiatric impairment. Depression can precede the onset of motor symptoms by many years [Tabrizi et al., 2009] and has a signifi ...
DOC - Cognitive Computing Research Group
... accepted concepts and their relations would form an ontology for animal cognition (Franklin and Ferkin, 2006). In this context, an ontology is a set of concept definitions with relations between them. This use of the term “ontology” is consistent with its use by information scientists but is very di ...
... accepted concepts and their relations would form an ontology for animal cognition (Franklin and Ferkin, 2006). In this context, an ontology is a set of concept definitions with relations between them. This use of the term “ontology” is consistent with its use by information scientists but is very di ...
Hierarchical organization of functional connectivity in the mouse brain
... The brain can be represented as a network of connected elements at different spatial scales, from individual neurons to macroscopic, functionally specialized structures1–9. Interestingly, neuroimaging data, like those obtained with functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) techniques, naturally l ...
... The brain can be represented as a network of connected elements at different spatial scales, from individual neurons to macroscopic, functionally specialized structures1–9. Interestingly, neuroimaging data, like those obtained with functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) techniques, naturally l ...
Introduction to Psychology
... Discuss the course of prenatal development and the destructive impact of teratogens. Describe the capacities of newborns and the use of habituation for assessing infant cognition. Describe Piaget’s view of how the mind develops and discuss his stage theory of cognitive development, noting current th ...
... Discuss the course of prenatal development and the destructive impact of teratogens. Describe the capacities of newborns and the use of habituation for assessing infant cognition. Describe Piaget’s view of how the mind develops and discuss his stage theory of cognitive development, noting current th ...
Subgraphs of functional brain networks identify dynamical
... that robustly demonstrate concurrent activation of functionallyspecialized brain areas across different cognitive control tasks (Cole and Schneider, 2007). If similar sets of brain areas appear to be active across a diverse set of cognitive control tasks, then how do functional brain networks encode ...
... that robustly demonstrate concurrent activation of functionallyspecialized brain areas across different cognitive control tasks (Cole and Schneider, 2007). If similar sets of brain areas appear to be active across a diverse set of cognitive control tasks, then how do functional brain networks encode ...
Alterations of the Giant Pyramidal Neurons (Betz Cells) in
... dams with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus born offspring with low neuronal density in hippocampus (Beauquis et al., 2006; Li et al., 2002), catecholaminergic systems of hypothalamus (Plagemann et al., 1998), granule layer of dentate gyrus (Ahmadpour & Haghir) and cerebrum (Khaksar et al.). Also, seve ...
... dams with type 1 and 2 diabetes mellitus born offspring with low neuronal density in hippocampus (Beauquis et al., 2006; Li et al., 2002), catecholaminergic systems of hypothalamus (Plagemann et al., 1998), granule layer of dentate gyrus (Ahmadpour & Haghir) and cerebrum (Khaksar et al.). Also, seve ...
Foreign policy decision making: rational, psychological, and
... defences: challenging whether the local conditions required by the forecast were satisfied; invoking the unexpected occurrence of a shock; invoking a close-call counterfactual—‘I almost got it right’; using an ‘off–on timing’ argument—‘I’m ahead of my time, history will prove me right’; declaring th ...
... defences: challenging whether the local conditions required by the forecast were satisfied; invoking the unexpected occurrence of a shock; invoking a close-call counterfactual—‘I almost got it right’; using an ‘off–on timing’ argument—‘I’m ahead of my time, history will prove me right’; declaring th ...
Blunted Brain Energy Consumption Relates to Insula
... clamp in 15 normal-weight and 15 obese participants. We demonstrate blunted brain energy consumption and impaired systemic glucose uptake in obese compared with normal-weight volunteers, indicating neuroenergetic dysregulation in obese humans. Broadening our understanding of reduced multifocal gray ...
... clamp in 15 normal-weight and 15 obese participants. We demonstrate blunted brain energy consumption and impaired systemic glucose uptake in obese compared with normal-weight volunteers, indicating neuroenergetic dysregulation in obese humans. Broadening our understanding of reduced multifocal gray ...
Contrasting Effects of Haloperidol and Lithium on
... in gray-matter volumes, whereas lithium-treated patients with bipolar disorder show marginal increases in gray-matter volumes. Although these clinical data are confounded by illness, chronicity, and other medications, they do suggest that typical antipsychotic drugs and lithium have contrasting effe ...
... in gray-matter volumes, whereas lithium-treated patients with bipolar disorder show marginal increases in gray-matter volumes. Although these clinical data are confounded by illness, chronicity, and other medications, they do suggest that typical antipsychotic drugs and lithium have contrasting effe ...
Hyperhidrosis Due to Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation in a Patient
... brain confirmed lead positioning in the thalamus with a slightly inferior displacement extending to the superior cerebral peduncle. CONCLUSIONS: Although a rare complication, hypothalamic dysfunction can occur as a stimulation-related side effect of VimDBS. In our patient, DBS possibly resulted in u ...
... brain confirmed lead positioning in the thalamus with a slightly inferior displacement extending to the superior cerebral peduncle. CONCLUSIONS: Although a rare complication, hypothalamic dysfunction can occur as a stimulation-related side effect of VimDBS. In our patient, DBS possibly resulted in u ...
paper - Rice University
... sentences was evident only for participants in the low WM span group while reading sentences that demanded most WM (i.e., in which disambiguation occurred late in the clause). In other words, it seems that working memory demands were the main cause of IFG activation. In sum, there is substantial evi ...
... sentences was evident only for participants in the low WM span group while reading sentences that demanded most WM (i.e., in which disambiguation occurred late in the clause). In other words, it seems that working memory demands were the main cause of IFG activation. In sum, there is substantial evi ...
disrupted brain thyroid hormone homeostasis
... INTRODUCTION Accumulating evidence suggests that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) result from interplay between environmental and genetic components. Many of the environmental toxicants such as phthalates, alkylphenolic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dibenzodioxins, organochlorine pesti ...
... INTRODUCTION Accumulating evidence suggests that autism spectrum disorders (ASD) result from interplay between environmental and genetic components. Many of the environmental toxicants such as phthalates, alkylphenolic compounds, polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), dibenzodioxins, organochlorine pesti ...
Methods and Generalizations
... information per se, but can latch on to rich preexistent networks in the subjects' brains and trigger massive sequential and parallel activations. Those activated networks are of course themselves in the appropriate state by virtue of general organization due to cognition and culture, and local orga ...
... information per se, but can latch on to rich preexistent networks in the subjects' brains and trigger massive sequential and parallel activations. Those activated networks are of course themselves in the appropriate state by virtue of general organization due to cognition and culture, and local orga ...
The Brain`s Response to Drugs Teacher`s Guide
... and structures responsible for sensory perception. Marijuana interferes with the receiving of sensory messages (for example, touch, sight, hearing, taste, and smell) in the cerebral cortex. Various parts of the body send nerve signals to the thalamus, which then routes these messages to the appropri ...
... and structures responsible for sensory perception. Marijuana interferes with the receiving of sensory messages (for example, touch, sight, hearing, taste, and smell) in the cerebral cortex. Various parts of the body send nerve signals to the thalamus, which then routes these messages to the appropri ...
Thinking in circuits: toward neurobiological explanation in cognitive
... quent to uncorrelated activation and mapping of temporal patterns by spike-time-dependent plasticity are also incorporated in recent proposals. Typically, cell assemblies are considered to be the result of learning in a structured network, whereby the structural-neuroanatomical information manifest ...
... quent to uncorrelated activation and mapping of temporal patterns by spike-time-dependent plasticity are also incorporated in recent proposals. Typically, cell assemblies are considered to be the result of learning in a structured network, whereby the structural-neuroanatomical information manifest ...
the manuscript as pdf
... 2. Scope of the problem and possible therapeutic opportunities Acquired brain injuries produce permanent total or near-total disability due to impaired cognitive function in >100,000 patients per year in the United States, leading to an estimated 5–6 million persons suffering chronic effects, which ...
... 2. Scope of the problem and possible therapeutic opportunities Acquired brain injuries produce permanent total or near-total disability due to impaired cognitive function in >100,000 patients per year in the United States, leading to an estimated 5–6 million persons suffering chronic effects, which ...
Reasoning and learning by analogy: Introduction.
... Modern views of analogy can be traced to such pioneering influences as the philosopher Mary Hesse (1966), whose treatise on analogy in science argued that analogies are powerful forces in discovery and conceptual change. For some time, howevel; most psychological work on analogy focused on four-term ...
... Modern views of analogy can be traced to such pioneering influences as the philosopher Mary Hesse (1966), whose treatise on analogy in science argued that analogies are powerful forces in discovery and conceptual change. For some time, howevel; most psychological work on analogy focused on four-term ...
Gobbi 2005 - Iowa Medical Marijuana
... URB597 prevents anandamide deactivation in three brain regions that are involved in the control of emotions: hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and DRN (5). As expected from studies in refs. 16 and 19, URB597 (0.1 mg䡠kg⫺1, i.p.) produced a slow accumulation of anandamide in the hippocampus, which was si ...
... URB597 prevents anandamide deactivation in three brain regions that are involved in the control of emotions: hippocampus, prefrontal cortex and DRN (5). As expected from studies in refs. 16 and 19, URB597 (0.1 mg䡠kg⫺1, i.p.) produced a slow accumulation of anandamide in the hippocampus, which was si ...
Anesthetic Strategies for Triple Endoscopy
... “there are many issues to be resolved before a definitive assessment of the risk posed by anesthetics to the developing brain can be made.” “there are no clinical data providing evidence suggesting the use of anesthetics in the neonate or young child is associated with signs of developmental neurot ...
... “there are many issues to be resolved before a definitive assessment of the risk posed by anesthetics to the developing brain can be made.” “there are no clinical data providing evidence suggesting the use of anesthetics in the neonate or young child is associated with signs of developmental neurot ...
Impaired Neurocognitive Functions Affect Social Learning
... consists of the amygdala, the orbitofrontal cortex, and the striatum (Cardinal et al. 2002; Balleine and Killcross 2006; Blair 2007; Schoenbaum and Roesch 2005). The amygdala is thought to subserve the formation of stimulus-outcome associations based on reward, and the amygdala closely interacts wit ...
... consists of the amygdala, the orbitofrontal cortex, and the striatum (Cardinal et al. 2002; Balleine and Killcross 2006; Blair 2007; Schoenbaum and Roesch 2005). The amygdala is thought to subserve the formation of stimulus-outcome associations based on reward, and the amygdala closely interacts wit ...
OpenCog: A Software Framework for Integrative Artificial General
... powerful albeit somewhat speculative vision of modern human intelligence as the integration of components that evolved relatively discretely in prehuman minds. On the other hand, most of the work in the AI field today is far less integrative than what we see in the brain. AI researchers work on indi ...
... powerful albeit somewhat speculative vision of modern human intelligence as the integration of components that evolved relatively discretely in prehuman minds. On the other hand, most of the work in the AI field today is far less integrative than what we see in the brain. AI researchers work on indi ...
Embodied cognitive evolution and the cerebellum
... mammals such as shrews the neocortex comprises as little as 15 per cent of brain volume, whereas in monkeys the corresponding figure is about 65–75 per cent and in humans it is about 80 per cent [42,43]. The correlation between brain size and neocortical proportion (or ratio) may, however, have more ...
... mammals such as shrews the neocortex comprises as little as 15 per cent of brain volume, whereas in monkeys the corresponding figure is about 65–75 per cent and in humans it is about 80 per cent [42,43]. The correlation between brain size and neocortical proportion (or ratio) may, however, have more ...
USC Brain Project Specific Aims
... Arbib: CS564 - Brain Theory and Artificial Intelligence, USC, Fall 2001. Lecture 1. Introduction and Overview ...
... Arbib: CS564 - Brain Theory and Artificial Intelligence, USC, Fall 2001. Lecture 1. Introduction and Overview ...