From Thought to Action
... modulated via an intervening network of many neurons. Colloquially, the modulation of membrane potentials is referred to as "information processing" when examined within a neuron or network, and "communication" when described as occuring between neurons or networks. These word choices have inspired ...
... modulated via an intervening network of many neurons. Colloquially, the modulation of membrane potentials is referred to as "information processing" when examined within a neuron or network, and "communication" when described as occuring between neurons or networks. These word choices have inspired ...
High baseline activity in inferior temporal cortex
... activity was considered noise. However, these human studies do not provide any direct information about the correlation of the baseline activity of single neurons and the behavior. Furthermore, it is not clear how the “oscillation” and the “level” of the neural baseline activity are related to each ...
... activity was considered noise. However, these human studies do not provide any direct information about the correlation of the baseline activity of single neurons and the behavior. Furthermore, it is not clear how the “oscillation” and the “level” of the neural baseline activity are related to each ...
Motor Cortex Neural Correlates of Output Kinematics and Kinetics
... rectangular box was drawn about the cursor (Fig. 1) and moved with it on the monitor as the monkeys generated horizontal forces or J Neurophysiol • VOL ...
... rectangular box was drawn about the cursor (Fig. 1) and moved with it on the monitor as the monkeys generated horizontal forces or J Neurophysiol • VOL ...
Motor Areas of the Medial Wall: A Review of Their Location and
... movements and displaying "long-lead" activity prior to movement onset (> 1 sec) were found in the rostral site (CMAr) than in the caudal site (CMAd/CMAv). Similar long-lead activity has been reported previously for neurons in the anterior portion of the cingulate sulcus during a spatial delayed resp ...
... movements and displaying "long-lead" activity prior to movement onset (> 1 sec) were found in the rostral site (CMAr) than in the caudal site (CMAd/CMAv). Similar long-lead activity has been reported previously for neurons in the anterior portion of the cingulate sulcus during a spatial delayed resp ...
The Control of Voluntary Eye Movements: New Perspectives
... (aligned with respect to saccade onset) during saccades before and after lesions of the oculomotor vermis. In this experiment, saccades were adapted by presenting a 10-degree forward step of the target, followed by a 3-degree backward step. Prelesion, the animal showed a decrease in saccade amplitud ...
... (aligned with respect to saccade onset) during saccades before and after lesions of the oculomotor vermis. In this experiment, saccades were adapted by presenting a 10-degree forward step of the target, followed by a 3-degree backward step. Prelesion, the animal showed a decrease in saccade amplitud ...
PPT
... – Inferotemporal(IT) cortex, final stage of ventral visual processing system • Selectivity for complex objects(LFP, SUA) • Tolerance to changes in an object’s position in space, as well as the object’s size(LFP, SUA) ...
... – Inferotemporal(IT) cortex, final stage of ventral visual processing system • Selectivity for complex objects(LFP, SUA) • Tolerance to changes in an object’s position in space, as well as the object’s size(LFP, SUA) ...
Are cortical spikes conveyed to contralateral
... of seizure discharge (1-6). In this scenario, the fundamental neural mechanism is expressed as “transfer” of seizure discharges via the CC (1, 2, 6). Other terms, such as “propagation”, “transmission”, “travel”, or “spread” have also been used. However, the meaning of the term “transfer” has not bee ...
... of seizure discharge (1-6). In this scenario, the fundamental neural mechanism is expressed as “transfer” of seizure discharges via the CC (1, 2, 6). Other terms, such as “propagation”, “transmission”, “travel”, or “spread” have also been used. However, the meaning of the term “transfer” has not bee ...
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... purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of one such drug, GSK249320, a monoclonal antibody that blocks the axon outgrowth inhibition molecule, myelin-associated glycoprotein, to facilitate recovery of motor skills in a nonhuman primate model of ischemic cortical damage. Methods—Using a betwee ...
... purpose of this study was to test the efficacy of one such drug, GSK249320, a monoclonal antibody that blocks the axon outgrowth inhibition molecule, myelin-associated glycoprotein, to facilitate recovery of motor skills in a nonhuman primate model of ischemic cortical damage. Methods—Using a betwee ...
Spatial tuning of reaching activity in the medial parieto
... (iv) M2. Inward reach movement, i.e. movement towards the memorized target outside the field of view. M1 and M2 periods of neural modulation related to arm movements towards the LED and towards the home button, respectively; both epochs could start before the onset of arm movement in case the neural ...
... (iv) M2. Inward reach movement, i.e. movement towards the memorized target outside the field of view. M1 and M2 periods of neural modulation related to arm movements towards the LED and towards the home button, respectively; both epochs could start before the onset of arm movement in case the neural ...
Spontaneous activity and functional connectivity in the developing
... Del Rio-Bermudez C, Plumeau AM, Sattler NJ, Sokoloff G, Blumberg MS. Spontaneous activity and functional connectivity in the developing cerebellorubral system. J Neurophysiol 116: 1316 –1327, 2016. First published July 6, 2016; doi:10.1152/jn.00461.2016.—The development of the cerebellar system depe ...
... Del Rio-Bermudez C, Plumeau AM, Sattler NJ, Sokoloff G, Blumberg MS. Spontaneous activity and functional connectivity in the developing cerebellorubral system. J Neurophysiol 116: 1316 –1327, 2016. First published July 6, 2016; doi:10.1152/jn.00461.2016.—The development of the cerebellar system depe ...
Modulation of Neuronal Activity in the Monkey Putamen Associated
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... and Hibbard, 1993; Sanes et al., 1995). Though it is possible to distinguish a broad leg area, arm area, and face area, there appears to be little somatotopic organization within each of these areas. The significance of this apparent disorder is not clear. Second, when neurons at one location in the ...
... and Hibbard, 1993; Sanes et al., 1995). Though it is possible to distinguish a broad leg area, arm area, and face area, there appears to be little somatotopic organization within each of these areas. The significance of this apparent disorder is not clear. Second, when neurons at one location in the ...
The mirror mechanism: recent findings and perspectives
... grasps an object (e.g. food) with its right hand, left hand and the mouth [7]. It is clear that this type of neural behaviour cannot be explained in terms of movements. Additional evidence in favour of goal coding was provided by experiments in which the monkeys grasped the food with normal or inver ...
... grasps an object (e.g. food) with its right hand, left hand and the mouth [7]. It is clear that this type of neural behaviour cannot be explained in terms of movements. Additional evidence in favour of goal coding was provided by experiments in which the monkeys grasped the food with normal or inver ...
Ventral Premotor and Inferior Parietal Cortices
... In the visual task, the experimenter, facing the monkey, started with the hand from a fixed position (Fig. 1B, left), then grasped a piece of food or an object (Fig. 1B, right), brought the food to his mouth, and ate it (grasp-to-eat, Fig. 1B—I) or placed the food (or the object) into a container loc ...
... In the visual task, the experimenter, facing the monkey, started with the hand from a fixed position (Fig. 1B, left), then grasped a piece of food or an object (Fig. 1B, right), brought the food to his mouth, and ate it (grasp-to-eat, Fig. 1B—I) or placed the food (or the object) into a container loc ...
Dissociation of Mnemonic Coding and Other Functional Neuronal
... type of sensory stimulation, almost half (48%) of the recorded neurons remained unresponsive to such stimulation (Tanila et al. 1992). It has been proposed that the neurons in the PFCdl that do not respond to any external stimulation may represent a neuronal population that is engaged in mnemonic pr ...
... type of sensory stimulation, almost half (48%) of the recorded neurons remained unresponsive to such stimulation (Tanila et al. 1992). It has been proposed that the neurons in the PFCdl that do not respond to any external stimulation may represent a neuronal population that is engaged in mnemonic pr ...
Visual and Oculomotor Functions of Monkey Subthalamic Nucleus
... task)]. In the delayed saccade task, this spot was also turned on briefly as mine hydrochloride. Eye movementswere recordedwith the use the cue of a future target while the monkey was fixating. The depression at of the magneticsearch-coiltechnique ( Robinson 1963) . The behavioraltasksaswell asstora ...
... task)]. In the delayed saccade task, this spot was also turned on briefly as mine hydrochloride. Eye movementswere recordedwith the use the cue of a future target while the monkey was fixating. The depression at of the magneticsearch-coiltechnique ( Robinson 1963) . The behavioraltasksaswell asstora ...
31 Relating the Activity of Sensory Neurons to Perception
... and philosophers have been searching for a link between biology and our internal perception of the world around us. Modern neuroscience has long recognized that the physical source of our internal experience is the brain. Over the last few decades, neuroscientists have begun to amass a body of evide ...
... and philosophers have been searching for a link between biology and our internal perception of the world around us. Modern neuroscience has long recognized that the physical source of our internal experience is the brain. Over the last few decades, neuroscientists have begun to amass a body of evide ...
final scientific program
... Welcome to AREADNE 2014, the fifth AREADNE Conference on Research in Encoding and Decoding of Neural Ensembles. One of the fundamental problems in neuroscience today is to understand how the activation of large populations of neurons gives rise to the higher order functions of the brain including le ...
... Welcome to AREADNE 2014, the fifth AREADNE Conference on Research in Encoding and Decoding of Neural Ensembles. One of the fundamental problems in neuroscience today is to understand how the activation of large populations of neurons gives rise to the higher order functions of the brain including le ...
Two Types of Neurons in the Primate Globus
... necessary. Water intake was controlled daily so that monkeys were motivated to perform behavioral tasks. ...
... necessary. Water intake was controlled daily so that monkeys were motivated to perform behavioral tasks. ...
Chapter 36 Locomotion
... of animals. Although many forms of locomotion have evolved—swimming, flying, crawling, and walking—all use rhythmic and alternating movements of the body or appendages. This rhythmicity makes locomotion appear to be repetitive and stereotyped. Indeed, locomotion is controlled automatically at relati ...
... of animals. Although many forms of locomotion have evolved—swimming, flying, crawling, and walking—all use rhythmic and alternating movements of the body or appendages. This rhythmicity makes locomotion appear to be repetitive and stereotyped. Indeed, locomotion is controlled automatically at relati ...
Action recognition in the premotor cortex
... was evoked by small objects, (ii) 'Finger prehension', i.e. opposition of the thumb to the other fingers. The monkeys used finger prehension to pick up middle-size objects from a deep narrow container, (iii) 'Whole hand prehension', i.e. flexion of all fingers around an object. It was evoked by larg ...
... was evoked by small objects, (ii) 'Finger prehension', i.e. opposition of the thumb to the other fingers. The monkeys used finger prehension to pick up middle-size objects from a deep narrow container, (iii) 'Whole hand prehension', i.e. flexion of all fingers around an object. It was evoked by larg ...
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... pure tone tinnitus can be suppressed equipotentially by tonic and burst stimulation, whereas noise-like tinnitus can best be suppressed by burst TMS and burst electrical stimulation. This suggests that also the underlying neurophysiological mechanism of pure-tone and noise-like tinnitus might differ ...
... pure tone tinnitus can be suppressed equipotentially by tonic and burst stimulation, whereas noise-like tinnitus can best be suppressed by burst TMS and burst electrical stimulation. This suggests that also the underlying neurophysiological mechanism of pure-tone and noise-like tinnitus might differ ...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Neuroscientific Probe of
... GABAergic and NMDA activity, respectively. The ppTMS is a reliable and valid technique that can track changes in response to interventions. Furthermore, the combination of ppTMS and EEG allows for the assessment of intracortical inhibitory and excitatory phenomena in nonmotor cortical regions and fu ...
... GABAergic and NMDA activity, respectively. The ppTMS is a reliable and valid technique that can track changes in response to interventions. Furthermore, the combination of ppTMS and EEG allows for the assessment of intracortical inhibitory and excitatory phenomena in nonmotor cortical regions and fu ...
I Know What You Are Doing: A - Università degli Studi di Parma
... Figure 1. Example of a Neuron Responding to Action Observation in Full Vision and in Hidden Condition but Not in Mimed Conditions The lower part of each panel illustrates schematically the experimenter’s action as observed from the monkey’s vantage point: the experimenter’s hand started from a fixed ...
... Figure 1. Example of a Neuron Responding to Action Observation in Full Vision and in Hidden Condition but Not in Mimed Conditions The lower part of each panel illustrates schematically the experimenter’s action as observed from the monkey’s vantage point: the experimenter’s hand started from a fixed ...
Functional neuroanatomy of the primate isocortical motor system
... region is now regarded as a complex mosaic of different areas. This review article gives an overview of the structure and function of the isocortical part of the motor cortex in the macaque and human brain. In the macaque monkey, the primary motor cortex (Brodmann’s area 4 or area F1) with its giant ...
... region is now regarded as a complex mosaic of different areas. This review article gives an overview of the structure and function of the isocortical part of the motor cortex in the macaque and human brain. In the macaque monkey, the primary motor cortex (Brodmann’s area 4 or area F1) with its giant ...