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High-Level Visual Processing: Cognitive Influences
... whereas for others it is the side view. Although some neurons respond preferentially to faces, others respond to facial expressions. It seems likely that such cells contribute directly to face recognition. Damage to a small region of the human temporal lobe results in an inability to recognize faces ...
... whereas for others it is the side view. Although some neurons respond preferentially to faces, others respond to facial expressions. It seems likely that such cells contribute directly to face recognition. Damage to a small region of the human temporal lobe results in an inability to recognize faces ...
Data Visualization Optimization Computational Modeling of Perception
... applied to a diverse range of applications, from weather forecasting to the design of turbine blades. There are good reasons to believe that the ingredients are present for computational modeling to make a similar contribution to the science of data visualization. ...
... applied to a diverse range of applications, from weather forecasting to the design of turbine blades. There are good reasons to believe that the ingredients are present for computational modeling to make a similar contribution to the science of data visualization. ...
Modulation of Behavior by Expected Reward Magnitude Depends
... the outcomes associated with actions. Relatively little is known about the role of pDMS in behavioral modulation by reward-predictive cues. Therefore, we set out to examine how the pDMS modulates reward-seeking responses that are guided by visual cues. In particular, we were interested how dopamine ...
... the outcomes associated with actions. Relatively little is known about the role of pDMS in behavioral modulation by reward-predictive cues. Therefore, we set out to examine how the pDMS modulates reward-seeking responses that are guided by visual cues. In particular, we were interested how dopamine ...
Module 1 - Doral Academy Preparatory
... system interact with our environments to influence learning, personality, memory, motivation, emotions, and coping techniques – Examples: • Autism • Autism runs in families; supported by the findings in identical twins • If one twin has autism, there is a high 90% chance the other twin will exhibit ...
... system interact with our environments to influence learning, personality, memory, motivation, emotions, and coping techniques – Examples: • Autism • Autism runs in families; supported by the findings in identical twins • If one twin has autism, there is a high 90% chance the other twin will exhibit ...
Redgrave - people.vcu.edu
... learning, Thorndike placed a hungry cat in a cage, the door of which was held closed by a pin1. A peddle in the cage was connected to the pin, such that if the cat pressed the peddle, the pin was released and the door fell open. Outside the cage was a piece of fish. Progressively, the cat learned to ...
... learning, Thorndike placed a hungry cat in a cage, the door of which was held closed by a pin1. A peddle in the cage was connected to the pin, such that if the cat pressed the peddle, the pin was released and the door fell open. Outside the cage was a piece of fish. Progressively, the cat learned to ...
The Constructive Nature of Visual Processing
... low, intermediate, and high (Figure 25–4). At the lowest level, which we consider in the next chapter, visual attributes such as local contrast, orientation, color, and movement are discriminated. The intermediate level involves analysis of the layout of scenes and of surface properties, parsing the ...
... low, intermediate, and high (Figure 25–4). At the lowest level, which we consider in the next chapter, visual attributes such as local contrast, orientation, color, and movement are discriminated. The intermediate level involves analysis of the layout of scenes and of surface properties, parsing the ...
19. Senses General and Special
... about those stimuli to the central nervous system. We are aware of some specific stimuli, other stimuli never reach our consciousness. The receptive field of a receptor is the entire area through which the sensitive ends of the receptor cell are distributed (figure 19.1). There is an inverse relatio ...
... about those stimuli to the central nervous system. We are aware of some specific stimuli, other stimuli never reach our consciousness. The receptive field of a receptor is the entire area through which the sensitive ends of the receptor cell are distributed (figure 19.1). There is an inverse relatio ...
Neuronal mechanisms for the perception of ambiguous stimuli
... The study of how the brain responds to a shift in the perceptual appearance of a figure provides insights into neuronal processes that are crucially associated with perceptual decision-making. In the ideal case, the neuronal signals do indeed reflect the shift in perceptual appearance, because the e ...
... The study of how the brain responds to a shift in the perceptual appearance of a figure provides insights into neuronal processes that are crucially associated with perceptual decision-making. In the ideal case, the neuronal signals do indeed reflect the shift in perceptual appearance, because the e ...
Crapse (2008) Corollary discharge across the animal kingdom
... involving light) environmental occurrences. Once an animal moves, however, the situation changes drastically. Movements contribute to forming a sense of space, as discussed by Poincaré1, and to improved, discriminative sensory perception. But movements have a potential downside as well: they introdu ...
... involving light) environmental occurrences. Once an animal moves, however, the situation changes drastically. Movements contribute to forming a sense of space, as discussed by Poincaré1, and to improved, discriminative sensory perception. But movements have a potential downside as well: they introdu ...
A Neuronal Model of Predictive Coding Accounting for the
... This comparison is achieved at the level of a population of neurons called the “prediction error” population, which receives two sets of inputs: excitatory inputs coming from the thalamus and conveying the current sensory stimulus, and inhibitory inputs that reflect the activity of the predictive po ...
... This comparison is achieved at the level of a population of neurons called the “prediction error” population, which receives two sets of inputs: excitatory inputs coming from the thalamus and conveying the current sensory stimulus, and inhibitory inputs that reflect the activity of the predictive po ...
Individual olfactory sensory neurons project into more than one
... al., 1996). Thereby, it is explicitly or implicitly assumed that the individual axons of OSNs project to one glomerulus each. These features are considered the morphological basis of chemosensory maps connecting receptor specificities to the neuronal network of the OB. However, for the latter feature ...
... al., 1996). Thereby, it is explicitly or implicitly assumed that the individual axons of OSNs project to one glomerulus each. These features are considered the morphological basis of chemosensory maps connecting receptor specificities to the neuronal network of the OB. However, for the latter feature ...
Auditory cortical processing: Binaural interaction in healthy
... The tympanic membrane, a thin, 0.1 mm thick 2–3 layer membrane between the outer and middle ear, conveys the mechanical vibration of air to the movements of ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes). The conical-shape tympanic membrane moves the manubrium of malleus twice as much as the force would othe ...
... The tympanic membrane, a thin, 0.1 mm thick 2–3 layer membrane between the outer and middle ear, conveys the mechanical vibration of air to the movements of ossicles (malleus, incus, and stapes). The conical-shape tympanic membrane moves the manubrium of malleus twice as much as the force would othe ...
T3 Final Paper - Drew University
... clear patterned responses to any of the odors presented, suggesting that they were not tuned. However, a more clear relationship between the peak of the LFP signal and the firing of an action potential was discovered. This suggests that cells in the brain are firing in groups. In sum, these findings ...
... clear patterned responses to any of the odors presented, suggesting that they were not tuned. However, a more clear relationship between the peak of the LFP signal and the firing of an action potential was discovered. This suggests that cells in the brain are firing in groups. In sum, these findings ...
Auditory working memory: contributions of lateral prefrontal cortex
... of research has found the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) to be involved. This dissertation used auditory cues and found similar patterns of activity for processing auditory working memory information within a task compared to visual working memory processes. The first two experimental chapters ...
... of research has found the neurotransmitter acetylcholine (ACh) to be involved. This dissertation used auditory cues and found similar patterns of activity for processing auditory working memory information within a task compared to visual working memory processes. The first two experimental chapters ...
Maruska & Tricas 2011
... Uchida et al., 2005), and their spontaneous activity can be influenced by biologically-relevant sensory signals (Ramakrishnan and Wayne, 2009). In fishes and other vertebrates, the terminal nerve GnRH system also modulates processing of visual and olfactory information at the periphery (i.e., retina a ...
... Uchida et al., 2005), and their spontaneous activity can be influenced by biologically-relevant sensory signals (Ramakrishnan and Wayne, 2009). In fishes and other vertebrates, the terminal nerve GnRH system also modulates processing of visual and olfactory information at the periphery (i.e., retina a ...
Olfaction in Invertebrates: Manduca. In: Squire LR (ed). Encyclopedia of Neuroscience, vol 7, pp 49-57. Oxford: Academic Press.
... olfaction research are the facts that odor processing can be studied through learning tests, with odor as an appetitive stimulus, and that odor-induced neural excitation can be monitored both at the single-neuron level and at the neural network level. A total of 60 000 olfactory receptor neurons (OR ...
... olfaction research are the facts that odor processing can be studied through learning tests, with odor as an appetitive stimulus, and that odor-induced neural excitation can be monitored both at the single-neuron level and at the neural network level. A total of 60 000 olfactory receptor neurons (OR ...
Likelihood approaches to sensory coding in auditory cortex
... to the smallest standard deviations. These findings suggest that the function approximations to the receptive fields shown in figure 3 were indeed valid estimates of systematic variability in response latency that is due to both the dependence of latency on the direction of the sound source and to t ...
... to the smallest standard deviations. These findings suggest that the function approximations to the receptive fields shown in figure 3 were indeed valid estimates of systematic variability in response latency that is due to both the dependence of latency on the direction of the sound source and to t ...
The World: Psychology
... – The visible part of the ear, consisting of the pinna and the auditory canal – The pinna is the oddly shaped, curved flap of cartilage that is the visible part of the outer ear – The auditory canal is about 1 inch long, and its entrance is lined with hairs – The eardrum is at the end of the auditor ...
... – The visible part of the ear, consisting of the pinna and the auditory canal – The pinna is the oddly shaped, curved flap of cartilage that is the visible part of the outer ear – The auditory canal is about 1 inch long, and its entrance is lined with hairs – The eardrum is at the end of the auditor ...
Spatial Responsiveness of Monkey Hippocampal Neurons to
... Of these 106 neurons with directionally differentiating responsiveness, 49 responded to visual stimulation, 35 to auditory stimulation, and 22 to both. Among 81 neurons, each tested with more than 10 different stimuli, one type responded independent of the nature of the stimulus (nonselective, n = 3 ...
... Of these 106 neurons with directionally differentiating responsiveness, 49 responded to visual stimulation, 35 to auditory stimulation, and 22 to both. Among 81 neurons, each tested with more than 10 different stimuli, one type responded independent of the nature of the stimulus (nonselective, n = 3 ...
Cognitive neuroscience of self-regulation failure
... comparatively banal tasks such as maintaining posture or using one’s non-dominant hand, but also for behaviors with important health consequences such as resisting the temptation to smoke. If self-regulatory capacity can be increased through simple selfcontrol exercises over relatively short periods ...
... comparatively banal tasks such as maintaining posture or using one’s non-dominant hand, but also for behaviors with important health consequences such as resisting the temptation to smoke. If self-regulatory capacity can be increased through simple selfcontrol exercises over relatively short periods ...
Lateral Geniculate nucleus
... The axons of ganglion cells exit the eyes via the optic nerve, partially cross at the optic chiasm, and form two optic tracts, so that the right and left hemifields reach the left and right ...
... The axons of ganglion cells exit the eyes via the optic nerve, partially cross at the optic chiasm, and form two optic tracts, so that the right and left hemifields reach the left and right ...
Can You Smell That? Anatomy and Physiology of Smell
... increase their travel time through the nasal passageways This may influence the spectrum of chemicals reaching the olfactory cleft Absorption of molecules may separate/sort odorants before reaching the olfactory mucosa Highly absorbable chemicals may have minimal or no odor as ...
... increase their travel time through the nasal passageways This may influence the spectrum of chemicals reaching the olfactory cleft Absorption of molecules may separate/sort odorants before reaching the olfactory mucosa Highly absorbable chemicals may have minimal or no odor as ...
University of Groningen The hearing brain in males and
... component of a sound stimulates a distinct region of the cochlea. The nerve fibers throughout the auditory system are organized in a systematic way that preserves the tonotopy (Brawer et al., 1974). Axons from the dorsal cochlear nucleus cross the midline at the dorsal acoustic stria and travel to t ...
... component of a sound stimulates a distinct region of the cochlea. The nerve fibers throughout the auditory system are organized in a systematic way that preserves the tonotopy (Brawer et al., 1974). Axons from the dorsal cochlear nucleus cross the midline at the dorsal acoustic stria and travel to t ...
The functional organization of the intraparietal sulcus in humans and
... thereof), and planning and executing object-centred movements. The areas within the intraparietal sulcus (IPS), in particular, serve as interfaces between the perceptive and motor systems for controlling arm and eye movements in space. We review here the latest evidence for the existence of the IPS ...
... thereof), and planning and executing object-centred movements. The areas within the intraparietal sulcus (IPS), in particular, serve as interfaces between the perceptive and motor systems for controlling arm and eye movements in space. We review here the latest evidence for the existence of the IPS ...
Kimchi terkel seeing and not seeing current opinion in neuro 2002
... Unlike surface-dwelling mammals’ access to many external cues for orientation, sensory perception in SMs is highly restricted. Vision is excluded. Olfactory cues are ineffective for long-distance navigation to a new area due to lack of airflow, but could assist short-distance food search [26]. Local ...
... Unlike surface-dwelling mammals’ access to many external cues for orientation, sensory perception in SMs is highly restricted. Vision is excluded. Olfactory cues are ineffective for long-distance navigation to a new area due to lack of airflow, but could assist short-distance food search [26]. Local ...