7. Chapter 7
... that was largely independent of behaviorism-dominated American psychology. This perspective, known as Gestalt psychology, was advanced by such theorists as Max Wertheimer (e.g., 1912, 1959), Wolfgang Köhler (e.g., 1925, 1929, 1947, 1959), and Kurt Koffka (1935). Gestalt psychologists emphasized the ...
... that was largely independent of behaviorism-dominated American psychology. This perspective, known as Gestalt psychology, was advanced by such theorists as Max Wertheimer (e.g., 1912, 1959), Wolfgang Köhler (e.g., 1925, 1929, 1947, 1959), and Kurt Koffka (1935). Gestalt psychologists emphasized the ...
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... that make up nervous tissue - neurons and neuroglia. – In chapters that follow, we will examine: • the spinal cord and spinal nerves (Chapter 13) • the brain and cranial nerves (Chapter 14) • the autonomic nervous system (Chapter 15) • the somatic senses and their pathways (Chapter 16) • the special ...
... that make up nervous tissue - neurons and neuroglia. – In chapters that follow, we will examine: • the spinal cord and spinal nerves (Chapter 13) • the brain and cranial nerves (Chapter 14) • the autonomic nervous system (Chapter 15) • the somatic senses and their pathways (Chapter 16) • the special ...
Cerebellum: Movement Regulation and Cognitive Functions
... nucleus about what actions are currently being commanded. This collateral input to the cerebellar deep nucleus completes the recurrent premotor network mentioned above; it derives from collaterals of the same mossy fibres that provide some of the state input to the cerebellar cortex, although Figure ...
... nucleus about what actions are currently being commanded. This collateral input to the cerebellar deep nucleus completes the recurrent premotor network mentioned above; it derives from collaterals of the same mossy fibres that provide some of the state input to the cerebellar cortex, although Figure ...
LEAP - Life Enrichment Center
... abnormal EEGs correlated with known brain damage are not consistently observed in children with learning disorders.13 Rather than direct brain damage, there is evidence that abnormal physiological or biochemical processes may be responsible for malfunction in some part of the cerebral cortex. Electr ...
... abnormal EEGs correlated with known brain damage are not consistently observed in children with learning disorders.13 Rather than direct brain damage, there is evidence that abnormal physiological or biochemical processes may be responsible for malfunction in some part of the cerebral cortex. Electr ...
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... in both horizontal and vertical directions. A connection falls outside of the neuronal plane is not allowed. Given an input image with dimension 40 × 40, V2’ L4 contains 3 depths of (40 − 21 + 1) × (40 − 21 + 1) neurons. It indicates that neighboring neurons receive highly correlated features with 1 ...
... in both horizontal and vertical directions. A connection falls outside of the neuronal plane is not allowed. Given an input image with dimension 40 × 40, V2’ L4 contains 3 depths of (40 − 21 + 1) × (40 − 21 + 1) neurons. It indicates that neighboring neurons receive highly correlated features with 1 ...
Cerebrum - CM
... • Neocortex is divided into three areas: primary motor cortex, primary sensory cortices, and association areas (continued): • Primary motor cortex – plans and executes movement • Primary sensory cortices – first regions to receive and process sensory input • Association areas integrate different typ ...
... • Neocortex is divided into three areas: primary motor cortex, primary sensory cortices, and association areas (continued): • Primary motor cortex – plans and executes movement • Primary sensory cortices – first regions to receive and process sensory input • Association areas integrate different typ ...
An Account of Associative Learning in Memory Recall
... The model explains the data according to both activation strengthening and associative activation. First, the decaying nature of activation strengthening implies that more recently presented stimuli will be more likely to be recalled, creating a recency effect among all conditions. Primacy is primar ...
... The model explains the data according to both activation strengthening and associative activation. First, the decaying nature of activation strengthening implies that more recently presented stimuli will be more likely to be recalled, creating a recency effect among all conditions. Primacy is primar ...
The nature of neuronal words and language
... spikes, and the spike timing code hypothesis proposes that information can also be contained in the differences in pauses between individual spikes, an analysis that can be used to identify harmonics and periodic oscillations in spike trains. Both of these hypotheses treat a spike as a point source ...
... spikes, and the spike timing code hypothesis proposes that information can also be contained in the differences in pauses between individual spikes, an analysis that can be used to identify harmonics and periodic oscillations in spike trains. Both of these hypotheses treat a spike as a point source ...
LESSON 3.3 WORKBOOK
... receptors at the synaptic cleft are referred to as postsynaptic potentials. Interestingly, the kind of postsynaptic potential a particular synapse produces does not depend on the neurotransmitter itself. Instead, it is determined by the characteristics of the postsynaptic receptors the neurotransmit ...
... receptors at the synaptic cleft are referred to as postsynaptic potentials. Interestingly, the kind of postsynaptic potential a particular synapse produces does not depend on the neurotransmitter itself. Instead, it is determined by the characteristics of the postsynaptic receptors the neurotransmit ...
Culturing the adolescent brain: what can
... Thirty years ago, the brain was understood to be fixed and immutable in its final structure by early childhood. During the last decade, however brain imaging studies have suggested that cortical development is much more protracted than previously thought, and that beyond childhood the brain manifest ...
... Thirty years ago, the brain was understood to be fixed and immutable in its final structure by early childhood. During the last decade, however brain imaging studies have suggested that cortical development is much more protracted than previously thought, and that beyond childhood the brain manifest ...
How the body controls brain temperature: the temperature shielding
... tively establish a general phenomenon: the temperature shielding effect of blood flow, which is responsible for brain protection against external cooling. Major mechanisms responsible for body temperature regulation in mammals are well known (see, for example, Ref. 28). In our experiments, the body ...
... tively establish a general phenomenon: the temperature shielding effect of blood flow, which is responsible for brain protection against external cooling. Major mechanisms responsible for body temperature regulation in mammals are well known (see, for example, Ref. 28). In our experiments, the body ...
Learning Innate Face Preferences
... addition to the primary visual cortex. The same model allows preferences for low-level features such as orientation or spatial frequency, and high-level features such as faces. to be compared, in order to account for the different categories of preferences found in experiments with newborns. Very fe ...
... addition to the primary visual cortex. The same model allows preferences for low-level features such as orientation or spatial frequency, and high-level features such as faces. to be compared, in order to account for the different categories of preferences found in experiments with newborns. Very fe ...
Role of the thalamic nucleus reuniens in mediating interactions
... species. For these tasks, a cue must be held in memory over a temporal gap before an appropriate response can be emitted. Although many attempts have been made to discover the neural circuitry responsible for working memory, there are still many unanswered questions about how the brain accomplishes ...
... species. For these tasks, a cue must be held in memory over a temporal gap before an appropriate response can be emitted. Although many attempts have been made to discover the neural circuitry responsible for working memory, there are still many unanswered questions about how the brain accomplishes ...
Role of the thalamic nucleus reuniens in mediating interactions
... species. For these tasks, a cue must be held in memory over a temporal gap before an appropriate response can be emitted. Although many attempts have been made to discover the neural circuitry responsible for working memory, there are still many unanswered questions about how the brain accomplishes ...
... species. For these tasks, a cue must be held in memory over a temporal gap before an appropriate response can be emitted. Although many attempts have been made to discover the neural circuitry responsible for working memory, there are still many unanswered questions about how the brain accomplishes ...
Please Touch: Aesthetic Features that Invite Touch
... In terms of unaided attribute recall for the first brand encountered, we find that, in the absence of competition, a scented moisturizer’s attributes are much better recalled than are those of an unscented moisturizer (23% versus 12%, p < .01). This result demonstrates the basic memory-enhancing eff ...
... In terms of unaided attribute recall for the first brand encountered, we find that, in the absence of competition, a scented moisturizer’s attributes are much better recalled than are those of an unscented moisturizer (23% versus 12%, p < .01). This result demonstrates the basic memory-enhancing eff ...
Using Adventure Based Learning activities to enhance deep
... Additions that have been made to the model to put it in context for the use of the adventure based learning and problem solving activities of the POEM are shown in figure 2.2,3. Students are directed to a clear start to the process as this is what they expect early on in the course. They are usually ...
... Additions that have been made to the model to put it in context for the use of the adventure based learning and problem solving activities of the POEM are shown in figure 2.2,3. Students are directed to a clear start to the process as this is what they expect early on in the course. They are usually ...
Chapter 12 Lecture Outline
... their respective functions. – Describe the myelin sheath that is found around certain nerve fibers and explain its importance. – Describe the relationship of unmyelinated nerve fibers to their supportive cells. – Explain how damaged nerve fibers regenerate. ...
... their respective functions. – Describe the myelin sheath that is found around certain nerve fibers and explain its importance. – Describe the relationship of unmyelinated nerve fibers to their supportive cells. – Explain how damaged nerve fibers regenerate. ...
Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Lecture 2 Emotion and reward
... • As we shall see, emotions are mediated by the limbic system, which includes the hypothalamus. The limbic system is a complex set of interconnected brain areas that integrate information about sensory stimuli, memories, and cognitive plans to produce emotional learning and emotional experience. ...
... • As we shall see, emotions are mediated by the limbic system, which includes the hypothalamus. The limbic system is a complex set of interconnected brain areas that integrate information about sensory stimuli, memories, and cognitive plans to produce emotional learning and emotional experience. ...
Hypothalamus and Limbic System, Lecture 2
... emotional feelings can extend well beyond the time of autonomic arousal. • In the 1920s, Walter Cannon and Philip Bard proposed an alternative theory. They argued that visceral sensation can not account for emotion, and that a central system for emotional experience that was separate from the brain ...
... emotional feelings can extend well beyond the time of autonomic arousal. • In the 1920s, Walter Cannon and Philip Bard proposed an alternative theory. They argued that visceral sensation can not account for emotion, and that a central system for emotional experience that was separate from the brain ...