Breaking the Brain Barrier
... every month after that for a year, Neuwelt and his team repeated the protocol: first through the left artery, then the right, mannitol pried open her blood-brain barrier so that methotrexate could be shot across and attack her tumor. By the end of her second treatment, she was able to walk out of th ...
... every month after that for a year, Neuwelt and his team repeated the protocol: first through the left artery, then the right, mannitol pried open her blood-brain barrier so that methotrexate could be shot across and attack her tumor. By the end of her second treatment, she was able to walk out of th ...
- Philsci
... In the following discussion I will assume that mechanistic models describe the regular behaviour of system components by means of generalizations (Glennan, 2005; Woodward, 2002). The term “model” is used here to emphasize the fact that mechanism descriptions may be more or less abstract in the sense ...
... In the following discussion I will assume that mechanistic models describe the regular behaviour of system components by means of generalizations (Glennan, 2005; Woodward, 2002). The term “model” is used here to emphasize the fact that mechanism descriptions may be more or less abstract in the sense ...
The Seven Types of ADD - Neighbors Helping Neighbors
... As the founder of six Amen Clinics, I bring a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating brain based disorders including attention deficit disorder and coexisting conditions. For over twenty years, I’ve used SPECT brain scans (along with other diagnostic techniques) to develop individual, ...
... As the founder of six Amen Clinics, I bring a multidisciplinary approach to diagnosing and treating brain based disorders including attention deficit disorder and coexisting conditions. For over twenty years, I’ve used SPECT brain scans (along with other diagnostic techniques) to develop individual, ...
The endocrine system
... HORMONES: Literally means: “to activate” they move through the bloodstream, they have specific structure or shape for each specific hormone. b. GLANDS: Produce hormones *** EVERYTHING works TOGETHER with the brain *** All glands and chemicals that are produced that are taken together are called the ...
... HORMONES: Literally means: “to activate” they move through the bloodstream, they have specific structure or shape for each specific hormone. b. GLANDS: Produce hormones *** EVERYTHING works TOGETHER with the brain *** All glands and chemicals that are produced that are taken together are called the ...
Other (Word)
... mistaken about the personal importance these states play in creating our sense of self. To admit, to ourselves, that our emotions and thoughts are nothing more than mechanical effects, leaves us grasping for the meaning of our lives that we have pieced together to understand ourselves. The second r ...
... mistaken about the personal importance these states play in creating our sense of self. To admit, to ourselves, that our emotions and thoughts are nothing more than mechanical effects, leaves us grasping for the meaning of our lives that we have pieced together to understand ourselves. The second r ...
1. Main hypotheses, concepts and theories in the study of
... impaired antioxidant enzymatic activity and increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in AD. Those ROS include the free radicals (e.g. superoxide and hydroxyl radicals), nonradical oxygen species (e.g. hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite), and reactive lipids and carbohydrates (e.g. ketoald ...
... impaired antioxidant enzymatic activity and increased reactive oxygen species (ROS) production in AD. Those ROS include the free radicals (e.g. superoxide and hydroxyl radicals), nonradical oxygen species (e.g. hydrogen peroxide and peroxynitrite), and reactive lipids and carbohydrates (e.g. ketoald ...
大腦神經解剖與建置
... Two Prominent Features of Einstein’s Brain First: the Sylvian fissure (大腦側裂溝) (the division that separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes), in Einstein’s brain had an unusual anatomical organization. Unlike the control brains, Einstein’s brain showed a strange confluence (匯 ...
... Two Prominent Features of Einstein’s Brain First: the Sylvian fissure (大腦側裂溝) (the division that separates the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes), in Einstein’s brain had an unusual anatomical organization. Unlike the control brains, Einstein’s brain showed a strange confluence (匯 ...
Bird Brain: Evolution
... Although the spinal cord, hindbrain, midbrain, thalamus, and cerebellum appeared to be well conserved across vertebrates, Edinger noted that the internal organization of the telencephala or cerebrum exhibited the most pronounced differences across vertebrates. In mammals, the outer part of the telen ...
... Although the spinal cord, hindbrain, midbrain, thalamus, and cerebellum appeared to be well conserved across vertebrates, Edinger noted that the internal organization of the telencephala or cerebrum exhibited the most pronounced differences across vertebrates. In mammals, the outer part of the telen ...
1 - Test Bank wizard
... 12. The action of hormones in the bloodstream is most similar to which of the following? a. the action of sodium ions in the action potential b. the action of myelin surrounding the axons c. the action of glial cells in the brain d. the action of neurotransmitters in the synapse ANS: d LO=2.5 13. Me ...
... 12. The action of hormones in the bloodstream is most similar to which of the following? a. the action of sodium ions in the action potential b. the action of myelin surrounding the axons c. the action of glial cells in the brain d. the action of neurotransmitters in the synapse ANS: d LO=2.5 13. Me ...
Mayberg HS, Lozano AM. (2009). Targeted electrode
... road map for optimal treatment selection in individual depressed patients — if baseline variability and associated change patterns with different treatment interventions can be fully characterized (6). While important insights have been made using group-based analyses, as described in the following ...
... road map for optimal treatment selection in individual depressed patients — if baseline variability and associated change patterns with different treatment interventions can be fully characterized (6). While important insights have been made using group-based analyses, as described in the following ...
Neural-Symbolic Learning and Reasoning: Contributions and
... There has been much successful work in the neuralsymbolic computation community on extracting logical expressions from trained neural networks, and using this extracted knowledge to seed learning in further tasks (see d'Avila Garcez, Lamb, and Gabbay (2009) for an overview). Meanwhile, there has bee ...
... There has been much successful work in the neuralsymbolic computation community on extracting logical expressions from trained neural networks, and using this extracted knowledge to seed learning in further tasks (see d'Avila Garcez, Lamb, and Gabbay (2009) for an overview). Meanwhile, there has bee ...
A neural support vector machine
... a real-valued input vector and y ∈ {+1, −1} indicates the correct classification. Bold letters signify vector quantities. The training examples are presented in a batch or more realistically one-by-one in online learning. Support vector machines (SVMs) (see Cristianini & ShaweTaylor, 2000; Schölkopf ...
... a real-valued input vector and y ∈ {+1, −1} indicates the correct classification. Bold letters signify vector quantities. The training examples are presented in a batch or more realistically one-by-one in online learning. Support vector machines (SVMs) (see Cristianini & ShaweTaylor, 2000; Schölkopf ...
Hippocampus, cortex, and basal ganglia: Insights
... which is thought to include the basal ganglia as well (and many other relevant brain areas are not included, for simplicity). Each component of the architecture is specialized for a different function by virtue of having different parameters and neural specializations (as motivated by the above tradeo ...
... which is thought to include the basal ganglia as well (and many other relevant brain areas are not included, for simplicity). Each component of the architecture is specialized for a different function by virtue of having different parameters and neural specializations (as motivated by the above tradeo ...
Basic Parts and Organization of the Brain
... melatonin than normal. Fortunately, a few studies have already shown that melatonin treatment can cause significant improvements in the sleep quality of both elderly insomniacs and Alzheimer's patients. If melatonin can be used to reestablish more normal sleep patterns in Alzheimer's patients, it sh ...
... melatonin than normal. Fortunately, a few studies have already shown that melatonin treatment can cause significant improvements in the sleep quality of both elderly insomniacs and Alzheimer's patients. If melatonin can be used to reestablish more normal sleep patterns in Alzheimer's patients, it sh ...
review of the literature - University of Minnesota Duluth
... processed by the lower brain (Pally, 1997). According to MacLean, through natural selection “newer” brain structures, which could perform more adaptive functions, were added on to and integrated with more primitive structures (Pally, 1997). As mentioned, researchers suggest that the model presents a ...
... processed by the lower brain (Pally, 1997). According to MacLean, through natural selection “newer” brain structures, which could perform more adaptive functions, were added on to and integrated with more primitive structures (Pally, 1997). As mentioned, researchers suggest that the model presents a ...
Three approaches to investigating functional compromise to the
... activation of the precuneus and posterior cingulate cortex. Their results also revealed sustained attention decreased as the integrity of structural connections between DMN nodes decreased, and the degree of DMN connectivity discriminated patients with intact versus poorer sustained attention with 6 ...
... activation of the precuneus and posterior cingulate cortex. Their results also revealed sustained attention decreased as the integrity of structural connections between DMN nodes decreased, and the degree of DMN connectivity discriminated patients with intact versus poorer sustained attention with 6 ...
Nucleus basalis of Meynert - Viktor`s Notes for the Neurosurgery
... FUNCTION These cholinergic neurons have a number of important functions in particular with respect to modulating the ratio of reality and virtual reality components of visual perception.[1] Experimental evidence has shown that normal visual perception has two components.[1] The first (A) is a bottom ...
... FUNCTION These cholinergic neurons have a number of important functions in particular with respect to modulating the ratio of reality and virtual reality components of visual perception.[1] Experimental evidence has shown that normal visual perception has two components.[1] The first (A) is a bottom ...
The Cognitive Neuroscience of Human Decision Making: A Review
... with frontal lobe damage will be reviewed. In the past several years, this work has had an important impact on the study of both normal and pathological decision making. However, the inconsistencies and difficulties in interpreting this growing body of work highlight the need for a more systematic a ...
... with frontal lobe damage will be reviewed. In the past several years, this work has had an important impact on the study of both normal and pathological decision making. However, the inconsistencies and difficulties in interpreting this growing body of work highlight the need for a more systematic a ...
Psychobiology—Behavioral Problems Seeking Biological Solutions
... the Iversens are devoted to the mapping of chemical pathways in the brain and relationships between neurotransmitters and behavior; the two could easily have been combined into one. The material is current but the first chapter would have benefited from additional references that would allow the rea ...
... the Iversens are devoted to the mapping of chemical pathways in the brain and relationships between neurotransmitters and behavior; the two could easily have been combined into one. The material is current but the first chapter would have benefited from additional references that would allow the rea ...
1 - Test Bank
... 12. The action of hormones in the bloodstream is most similar to which of the following? a. the action of sodium ions in the action potential b. the action of myelin surrounding the axons c. the action of glial cells in the brain d. the action of neurotransmitters in the synapse ANS: d LO=2.5 13. Me ...
... 12. The action of hormones in the bloodstream is most similar to which of the following? a. the action of sodium ions in the action potential b. the action of myelin surrounding the axons c. the action of glial cells in the brain d. the action of neurotransmitters in the synapse ANS: d LO=2.5 13. Me ...
Neurotoxic Effect of Paracetamol Overdose on Rat Brain Amina E
... overdose of Paracetamolcan lead to hepatic and renal damage. Also, considering that brain cells is one of the main targets for Paracetamol in the body, the effect of an overdosage of Paracetamol on the brainhas been poorly investigated. Methods: Adult male Wistar rats were grouped into 2 groups of 8 ...
... overdose of Paracetamolcan lead to hepatic and renal damage. Also, considering that brain cells is one of the main targets for Paracetamol in the body, the effect of an overdosage of Paracetamol on the brainhas been poorly investigated. Methods: Adult male Wistar rats were grouped into 2 groups of 8 ...
uncorrected proof - Università degli Studi di Parma
... latti et al., 1996, 2001), by means of embodied simulation, a specific mechanism through which the brain/body system models its interactions with the world (Gallese, 2001, 2003a,b, 2005a,b, 2006). The discovery of mirror neurons has changed our views on the relations among action perception and cogn ...
... latti et al., 1996, 2001), by means of embodied simulation, a specific mechanism through which the brain/body system models its interactions with the world (Gallese, 2001, 2003a,b, 2005a,b, 2006). The discovery of mirror neurons has changed our views on the relations among action perception and cogn ...
Olfactory cortex as a model for telencephalic processing
... pathway selectively inhibits those bulb inputs that generate cluster responses in cortex, thereby unmasking the remainder of the bulb’s activity. That remainder becomes the subsequent input to the cortex on the next activity cycle, whereupon the same cortical operations are performed. The result is ...
... pathway selectively inhibits those bulb inputs that generate cluster responses in cortex, thereby unmasking the remainder of the bulb’s activity. That remainder becomes the subsequent input to the cortex on the next activity cycle, whereupon the same cortical operations are performed. The result is ...
Power of Music
... the immediate task for an extensive period of time. An example is demonstrated in a game in which inattentive children diagnosed with autism are given two different rhythmic instruments and allowed to choose two simple songs they wish to hear The songs are each associated with one of the instruments ...
... the immediate task for an extensive period of time. An example is demonstrated in a game in which inattentive children diagnosed with autism are given two different rhythmic instruments and allowed to choose two simple songs they wish to hear The songs are each associated with one of the instruments ...
Disrupted small-world networks in schizophrenia
... may partially account for the deficits in cognition and behaviour of schizophrenia patients. So far, however, little is known about changes in the global/local structure of the brain functional network in schizophrenia except for the results of two recent studies using fMRI (Liang et al., 2006a) and ...
... may partially account for the deficits in cognition and behaviour of schizophrenia patients. So far, however, little is known about changes in the global/local structure of the brain functional network in schizophrenia except for the results of two recent studies using fMRI (Liang et al., 2006a) and ...