Special senses - hearing and equilibrium
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weiten6_PPT04
... projected on your retina) will both be square. But as you move the paper away on the desktop, as shown in (b) and (c), the square distal stimulus projects an increasingly trapezoidal image on your retina, making the proximal stimulus more and more distorted. Nevertheless, you continue to perceive a ...
... projected on your retina) will both be square. But as you move the paper away on the desktop, as shown in (b) and (c), the square distal stimulus projects an increasingly trapezoidal image on your retina, making the proximal stimulus more and more distorted. Nevertheless, you continue to perceive a ...
The olfactory nerve: A shortcut for influenza viruses into the CNS
... the CNS. The main cell type of the olfactory nerve is the olfactory receptor neuron (ORN) which has a dendrite that reaches into the nasal cavity and an axon that extends into the olfactory bulb, which is part of the CNS. Previously, we have shown in ferrets that influenza virus is able to enter the ...
... the CNS. The main cell type of the olfactory nerve is the olfactory receptor neuron (ORN) which has a dendrite that reaches into the nasal cavity and an axon that extends into the olfactory bulb, which is part of the CNS. Previously, we have shown in ferrets that influenza virus is able to enter the ...
Cerebral Cortex
... Sensory Areas Primary sensory areas: Receive input from specific thalamic nuclei Topographically organized Injury results in a sensory loss Send information to higher order sensory area of the same modality Higher order sensory areas: Receive input from lower order sensory areas of the cortex and n ...
... Sensory Areas Primary sensory areas: Receive input from specific thalamic nuclei Topographically organized Injury results in a sensory loss Send information to higher order sensory area of the same modality Higher order sensory areas: Receive input from lower order sensory areas of the cortex and n ...
Communication
... For distant vision the curvature of the lens must be relatively flat. When the ciliary muscles are relaxed they hold the suspensory ligaments taut, pulling on the lens and keeping it relatively flat (elongated lens) and allowing the image of distant objects to be focused on the retina, as light rays ...
... For distant vision the curvature of the lens must be relatively flat. When the ciliary muscles are relaxed they hold the suspensory ligaments taut, pulling on the lens and keeping it relatively flat (elongated lens) and allowing the image of distant objects to be focused on the retina, as light rays ...
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... The Drosophila auditory organ (Johnston's organ) is located in the second antennal segment of the fly. It contains several hundred mechanosensory neurons with specialized dendrites arranged in sensory units known as scolopidia. The antennal nerve receives input from both the Johnston's organ and olf ...
... The Drosophila auditory organ (Johnston's organ) is located in the second antennal segment of the fly. It contains several hundred mechanosensory neurons with specialized dendrites arranged in sensory units known as scolopidia. The antennal nerve receives input from both the Johnston's organ and olf ...
Chapter 08: The Chemical Senses
... evolutionarily conserved : Used in the visual transduction as well Recent finding suggests both olfactory system and vomeronasal system regulate behavioral outcome such as reproduction Population coding : both odorant type (which cells) and strength (how active) are used to classify the odors Slide ...
... evolutionarily conserved : Used in the visual transduction as well Recent finding suggests both olfactory system and vomeronasal system regulate behavioral outcome such as reproduction Population coding : both odorant type (which cells) and strength (how active) are used to classify the odors Slide ...
Study Guide Solutions
... the light intensity sharply changes. These sudden changes indicate the presence of possible contours, features, shapes, or objects in any visual scene (see page 153-154 and Figure 6.5). Lateral inhibition leads to more efficient neural representation because only the neurons corresponding to the edg ...
... the light intensity sharply changes. These sudden changes indicate the presence of possible contours, features, shapes, or objects in any visual scene (see page 153-154 and Figure 6.5). Lateral inhibition leads to more efficient neural representation because only the neurons corresponding to the edg ...
Chapter 12
... Air-filled space with three small bones vibrations of tympanic membrane, passed to these three bones in sequence vibrations passed to inner ear Auditory tube (eustachian tube) – Connects to throat – Equalizes pressure ...
... Air-filled space with three small bones vibrations of tympanic membrane, passed to these three bones in sequence vibrations passed to inner ear Auditory tube (eustachian tube) – Connects to throat – Equalizes pressure ...
Glossary
... Tympanometry (High-Frequency): The development of multi-frequency tympanometry devices has made it possible to record tympanograms across a wide range of probetone frequencies. Several studies indicate that the most informative tympanometric recordings in neonates are derived using higher probe tone ...
... Tympanometry (High-Frequency): The development of multi-frequency tympanometry devices has made it possible to record tympanograms across a wide range of probetone frequencies. Several studies indicate that the most informative tympanometric recordings in neonates are derived using higher probe tone ...
class_2015_readinglist
... gamma range whenever a preferred stimulus in their receptive field matched a feature of the target, as predicted by parallel models. Neurons also gave enhanced responses to candidate targets that were selected for saccades, or foveation, reflecting a serial component of visual search. Thus, serial a ...
... gamma range whenever a preferred stimulus in their receptive field matched a feature of the target, as predicted by parallel models. Neurons also gave enhanced responses to candidate targets that were selected for saccades, or foveation, reflecting a serial component of visual search. Thus, serial a ...
The Autonomic Nervous System
... have looked at the nervous system from its component pieces However, our nervous system typically acts as an integrated whole, gathering sensory inputs, processing information and effecting a motor response Integration is the process by which the nervous system processes and interprets sensory input ...
... have looked at the nervous system from its component pieces However, our nervous system typically acts as an integrated whole, gathering sensory inputs, processing information and effecting a motor response Integration is the process by which the nervous system processes and interprets sensory input ...
Skeletal System
... have looked at the nervous system from its component pieces However, our nervous system typically acts as an integrated whole, gathering sensory inputs, processing information and effecting a motor response Integration is the process by which the nervous system processes and interprets sensory input ...
... have looked at the nervous system from its component pieces However, our nervous system typically acts as an integrated whole, gathering sensory inputs, processing information and effecting a motor response Integration is the process by which the nervous system processes and interprets sensory input ...
lecture9
... 6. Visuo-motor coordination is a computationally difficult problem for the brain. Need flexibility to correct errors. ...
... 6. Visuo-motor coordination is a computationally difficult problem for the brain. Need flexibility to correct errors. ...
Midterm 1 with answer key
... c) Event-related potentials (ERP) were found to exhibit distinctive peaks when a subject is presented with particular shapes like a vertical bar. d) Drugs were developed which, if injected into an awake animal, could cause it to lose the ability to discriminate particular features, like the differen ...
... c) Event-related potentials (ERP) were found to exhibit distinctive peaks when a subject is presented with particular shapes like a vertical bar. d) Drugs were developed which, if injected into an awake animal, could cause it to lose the ability to discriminate particular features, like the differen ...
Glutamate-like immunoreactivity in axon terminals from the olfactory
... the piriform cortex is reduced following olfactory bulbectomy or transection of the lateral olfactory tract (Bradford and Richards, 1976). The present study was undertaken because to date there is no morphological information available regarding the neurotransmitter associated with this efferent pat ...
... the piriform cortex is reduced following olfactory bulbectomy or transection of the lateral olfactory tract (Bradford and Richards, 1976). The present study was undertaken because to date there is no morphological information available regarding the neurotransmitter associated with this efferent pat ...
Sensory System
... Area 3a and 3b (aka S1) are the first recipients of sensory information. Area 1 and 2 (aka S2 (?)) receive input from Areas 3a and 3b. Thus 1 and 2 are higher up in the processing of somatic sensation. o For example, Areas 1 and 2 can discriminate selectivity of movement of a finger across the s ...
... Area 3a and 3b (aka S1) are the first recipients of sensory information. Area 1 and 2 (aka S2 (?)) receive input from Areas 3a and 3b. Thus 1 and 2 are higher up in the processing of somatic sensation. o For example, Areas 1 and 2 can discriminate selectivity of movement of a finger across the s ...
Chapter 6
... a line perpendicular to their lengths A sine-wave grating is designated by its spatial frequency, or the relative width of the bands, measured in cycles per degree of visual angle The most important visual information is that contained in low spatial frequencies ...
... a line perpendicular to their lengths A sine-wave grating is designated by its spatial frequency, or the relative width of the bands, measured in cycles per degree of visual angle The most important visual information is that contained in low spatial frequencies ...
Diencephalon - People Server at UNCW
... • http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=e n&rls=GGIC,GGIC:200701,GGIC:en&ei=KD1bSsuNMJKKMec7EI&resnum=0&q=blindsight&um=1&ie= ...
... • http://video.google.com/videosearch?hl=e n&rls=GGIC,GGIC:200701,GGIC:en&ei=KD1bSsuNMJKKMec7EI&resnum=0&q=blindsight&um=1&ie= ...
Get PDF - Wiley Online Library
... in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system”. Their discoveries provide a detailed picture of how odorants are detected by sensory neurons in the olfactory epithelium of the nose, which, in turn, transmits this information to the ...
... in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries of odorant receptors and the organization of the olfactory system”. Their discoveries provide a detailed picture of how odorants are detected by sensory neurons in the olfactory epithelium of the nose, which, in turn, transmits this information to the ...
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... the training and at various times up to two months later. The neurons’ tuning preferences had shifted from their original frequencies to that of the signal tone. Thus, learning retunes the brain so that more cells respond best to behaviorally important sounds. This cellular adjustment process extend ...
... the training and at various times up to two months later. The neurons’ tuning preferences had shifted from their original frequencies to that of the signal tone. Thus, learning retunes the brain so that more cells respond best to behaviorally important sounds. This cellular adjustment process extend ...
Lecture 13A
... • It corrects these errors, learning to confine the call to the correct member of each category, and to respond more quickly. • However, even when the vervet produces its first calls, it does not make between-category errors, for example, issue the snake call to a bird, and so on. • That means they ...
... • It corrects these errors, learning to confine the call to the correct member of each category, and to respond more quickly. • However, even when the vervet produces its first calls, it does not make between-category errors, for example, issue the snake call to a bird, and so on. • That means they ...
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... amounts of vision may be affected with different names (relative hemianopia, quadrantinopia, incongruent hemianopia), however functional changes still occur. Those experiencing homonymous hemianopia may not be aware that their vision has been altered. Without being aware of a problem they cannot cor ...
... amounts of vision may be affected with different names (relative hemianopia, quadrantinopia, incongruent hemianopia), however functional changes still occur. Those experiencing homonymous hemianopia may not be aware that their vision has been altered. Without being aware of a problem they cannot cor ...