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... Imaging (DOI) of the brain. The diffusion approximation to photon transport is much faster to simulate than the physically-correct radiative transport equation (RTE), however, it is commonly assumed that scattering lengths must be much smaller than all system dimensions and ...
... Imaging (DOI) of the brain. The diffusion approximation to photon transport is much faster to simulate than the physically-correct radiative transport equation (RTE), however, it is commonly assumed that scattering lengths must be much smaller than all system dimensions and ...
A Possible Role for Cholinergic Neurons of the Basal Forebrain and
... imagery, or abstract concepts (see Baars, 1988, for further description). Higher consciousness is also defined here by its chief characteristics. A dominant feature of higher consciousness is that many features are unified into a gestalt, or whole. Consciousness is largely unified even in split-brai ...
... imagery, or abstract concepts (see Baars, 1988, for further description). Higher consciousness is also defined here by its chief characteristics. A dominant feature of higher consciousness is that many features are unified into a gestalt, or whole. Consciousness is largely unified even in split-brai ...
Swim Initiation Neurons in Tritonia diomedea1
... 1996). The available data are consistent with there being just one DRI on each side of the brain (Frost and Katz, 1996). The discovery of DRI completed the description of a continuous synaptic pathway from the afferent to the efferent neurons of the swim circuit (Fig. 1b). An early report (Getting, ...
... 1996). The available data are consistent with there being just one DRI on each side of the brain (Frost and Katz, 1996). The discovery of DRI completed the description of a continuous synaptic pathway from the afferent to the efferent neurons of the swim circuit (Fig. 1b). An early report (Getting, ...
PowerPoint Presentation - University of South Alabama
... • Stimulation of the cerebral cortex by means of magnetic fields produced by passing pulses of electricity through a coil of wire placed next to the skull; interferes with the functions of the brain region that is stimulated. ...
... • Stimulation of the cerebral cortex by means of magnetic fields produced by passing pulses of electricity through a coil of wire placed next to the skull; interferes with the functions of the brain region that is stimulated. ...
Evolution and Memes: The human brain as a
... In 1975, Cloak distinguished between the cultural instructions in people’s heads (which he called iculture) and the behaviour, technology or social organisation they produce (which he called m-culture). Dawkins (1976) initially ignored this distinction, using the term ‘meme’ to apply to behaviours a ...
... In 1975, Cloak distinguished between the cultural instructions in people’s heads (which he called iculture) and the behaviour, technology or social organisation they produce (which he called m-culture). Dawkins (1976) initially ignored this distinction, using the term ‘meme’ to apply to behaviours a ...
Evolution and Memes: The human brain as a selective imitation device
... In 1975, Cloak distinguished between the cultural instructions in people’s heads (which he called iculture) and the behaviour, technology or social organisation they produce (which he called m-culture). Dawkins (1976) initially ignored this distinction, using the term ‘meme’ to apply to behaviours a ...
... In 1975, Cloak distinguished between the cultural instructions in people’s heads (which he called iculture) and the behaviour, technology or social organisation they produce (which he called m-culture). Dawkins (1976) initially ignored this distinction, using the term ‘meme’ to apply to behaviours a ...
Sensory Pathways and Emotional Context for Action
... among prefrontal cortices (3,18,19), is engaged when one must juggle more than one task within working memory (reviewed in ...
... among prefrontal cortices (3,18,19), is engaged when one must juggle more than one task within working memory (reviewed in ...
The analog/digital distinction in the philosophy of mind
... the term in the technologies that were its original context. Engineers are not concerned with providing definitions that will exclude bizarre counterexamples, and their definitions frankly accommodate the range and overlap which characterize our intuitive senses of the term. I am taking this as a vi ...
... the term in the technologies that were its original context. Engineers are not concerned with providing definitions that will exclude bizarre counterexamples, and their definitions frankly accommodate the range and overlap which characterize our intuitive senses of the term. I am taking this as a vi ...
E ffects of different kinds of acute stress on nerve growth factor
... understood, yet it may be speculated that NGF plays an important role. One possible explanation for this finding is that glucocorticoids, which are elevated during stress, reduce NGF synthesis [5,40]. However, contrary to this hypothesis, the change of glucocorticoid concentration during stress expe ...
... understood, yet it may be speculated that NGF plays an important role. One possible explanation for this finding is that glucocorticoids, which are elevated during stress, reduce NGF synthesis [5,40]. However, contrary to this hypothesis, the change of glucocorticoid concentration during stress expe ...
Schema Theory
... but does not influence, the transition in the transport phase. However, data show that when the hand has unexpectedly to open wider (if object size is increased during reach) transport slows by about 200 msec, but if target location is perturbed, the hand temporarily closes so that maximum aperture ...
... but does not influence, the transition in the transport phase. However, data show that when the hand has unexpectedly to open wider (if object size is increased during reach) transport slows by about 200 msec, but if target location is perturbed, the hand temporarily closes so that maximum aperture ...
Mirror Neuron System in Monkey: A Computational Modeling
... In considering the last 4 variables, note that only one or two of them will be relevant in generating a specific type of grasp, but they all must be available to monitor a wide range of possible grasps. We have chosen a set of variables of clear utility in monitoring the successful progress of grasp ...
... In considering the last 4 variables, note that only one or two of them will be relevant in generating a specific type of grasp, but they all must be available to monitor a wide range of possible grasps. We have chosen a set of variables of clear utility in monitoring the successful progress of grasp ...
Episodic Future Thought: Contributions From Working
... (D’Argembeau, Raffard, & Van der Linden, 2008). Interestingly, the deficits in generating specific past and future events exhibited by autistic and schizophrenic patients were unrelated to performance on measures of general fluency in both populations, indicating that the impairments observed in epi ...
... (D’Argembeau, Raffard, & Van der Linden, 2008). Interestingly, the deficits in generating specific past and future events exhibited by autistic and schizophrenic patients were unrelated to performance on measures of general fluency in both populations, indicating that the impairments observed in epi ...
Neurotransmitter Profile of Saccadic Omnipause Neurons in
... Ohgaki et al., 1987; Strassman et al., 1987) and monkeys (for review, see Btittner-Enncver and Biittner, 1988: Ohgaki et al., 1989; Langer and Kaneko, 1990), the exact sources of inputs and synaptic mechanisms producing the characteristic firing pattern of OPNs are still not clear. Pharmacological e ...
... Ohgaki et al., 1987; Strassman et al., 1987) and monkeys (for review, see Btittner-Enncver and Biittner, 1988: Ohgaki et al., 1989; Langer and Kaneko, 1990), the exact sources of inputs and synaptic mechanisms producing the characteristic firing pattern of OPNs are still not clear. Pharmacological e ...
local connectivity between neurons of the rat globus pallidus
... neurons are in a position to form synapses with 14-55 neurons through their proximal axonal arborisation. This represents between 30% and 100% of the neurons within the volume occupied by the proximal axonal arborisation and between 6 and 24% of the neurons located within the dendritic arborisation ...
... neurons are in a position to form synapses with 14-55 neurons through their proximal axonal arborisation. This represents between 30% and 100% of the neurons within the volume occupied by the proximal axonal arborisation and between 6 and 24% of the neurons located within the dendritic arborisation ...
PDE5 Exists in Human Neurons and is a Viable Therapeutic Target
... and is present in cortex (Fig. 2A1-A3), hippocampus (Fig. 2B1-B3), and cerebellum (Fig. 2C1-C3). In Fig. 2, three different PDE5 antibodies are used, and each antibody reacts against a different epitope within PDE5 (see Methods). Figure 2A1, B1, and C1 use an Abcam antibody, Fig. 2A2, B2, and C2 use ...
... and is present in cortex (Fig. 2A1-A3), hippocampus (Fig. 2B1-B3), and cerebellum (Fig. 2C1-C3). In Fig. 2, three different PDE5 antibodies are used, and each antibody reacts against a different epitope within PDE5 (see Methods). Figure 2A1, B1, and C1 use an Abcam antibody, Fig. 2A2, B2, and C2 use ...
Number processing in bilinguals - DUO
... preferred system for the notation of quantity. Also, many mathematical terms are words that are "borrowed" from the "host language", but which take on a different use and meaning in the mathematical context. This jargon or "mathematic language" is often called the mathematics register (Lee, 2006; Rö ...
... preferred system for the notation of quantity. Also, many mathematical terms are words that are "borrowed" from the "host language", but which take on a different use and meaning in the mathematical context. This jargon or "mathematic language" is often called the mathematics register (Lee, 2006; Rö ...
Normalization as a canonical neural computation
... The brain has a modular design. The advantages of modularity are well known to engineers: modules that can be replicated and cascaded, such as transistors and web servers, lie at the root of powerful technologies. The brain seems to apply this principle in two ways: with modular circuits and with mo ...
... The brain has a modular design. The advantages of modularity are well known to engineers: modules that can be replicated and cascaded, such as transistors and web servers, lie at the root of powerful technologies. The brain seems to apply this principle in two ways: with modular circuits and with mo ...
Neurons of the Central Complex of the Locust Schistocerca gregaria
... divisions of the central body, and the paired noduli (Homberg, 1987) (see Fig. 1 A). Its most striking feature is a highly stratified internal organization consisting of well defined layers in the central body and, perpendicularly, an arrangement into sets of sixteen columns. Columnar neurons provid ...
... divisions of the central body, and the paired noduli (Homberg, 1987) (see Fig. 1 A). Its most striking feature is a highly stratified internal organization consisting of well defined layers in the central body and, perpendicularly, an arrangement into sets of sixteen columns. Columnar neurons provid ...
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... Much effort has been spent to realize general object recognition in cluttered backgrounds. The appearance-based feature descriptors are quite selective for a target shape but limited in tolerance to the object transformations. The histogram-based descriptors, for an example, the SIFT features, show ...
... Much effort has been spent to realize general object recognition in cluttered backgrounds. The appearance-based feature descriptors are quite selective for a target shape but limited in tolerance to the object transformations. The histogram-based descriptors, for an example, the SIFT features, show ...
Functional circuitry underlying visual neglect
... which the lesion-induced neglect component of blindness was cancelled by cooling of either the contralateral posterior parietal cortex or the contralateral superior colliculus (SC). Overall, we found that (i) both lesion- and cooling-induced neglect are associated with decreases in 2DG uptake in spe ...
... which the lesion-induced neglect component of blindness was cancelled by cooling of either the contralateral posterior parietal cortex or the contralateral superior colliculus (SC). Overall, we found that (i) both lesion- and cooling-induced neglect are associated with decreases in 2DG uptake in spe ...
Midbrain fMRI: Applications, Limitations and Challenges
... lamina IV, where this lamina receives serotonergic innervation (Foote and Morrison 1987). Also, there is a notable absence of projections to the basal ganglia (apart from the core of the NAcc; Berridge and Waterhouse 2003). For some noradrener gic neurons, axon collaterals coinnervat ...
... lamina IV, where this lamina receives serotonergic innervation (Foote and Morrison 1987). Also, there is a notable absence of projections to the basal ganglia (apart from the core of the NAcc; Berridge and Waterhouse 2003). For some noradrener gic neurons, axon collaterals coinnervat ...
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... b) chemicals released into the bloodstream by the endocrine glands c) chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles, which when released have an effect on the next cell d) the male gonads 7. A brain-imaging method using radio waves and magnetic fields of the body to produce detailed images of the brain i ...
... b) chemicals released into the bloodstream by the endocrine glands c) chemicals found in the synaptic vesicles, which when released have an effect on the next cell d) the male gonads 7. A brain-imaging method using radio waves and magnetic fields of the body to produce detailed images of the brain i ...
Plasticity during stroke recovery: from synapse to behaviour
... active structural and functional remodelling after stroke and sow the seeds for recovery. location is everything in cortical physiology: much like the demand for a vacant lot in manhattan, if a single digit is removed in an adult animal (a form of deafferentation) the cortical territory devoted to t ...
... active structural and functional remodelling after stroke and sow the seeds for recovery. location is everything in cortical physiology: much like the demand for a vacant lot in manhattan, if a single digit is removed in an adult animal (a form of deafferentation) the cortical territory devoted to t ...