Memory Systems
... • Lesioned amygdala, hippocampus and perirhinal cortex in temporal lobe of monkeys and found that they could no longer perform in recognition memory tests • Later showed that perirhinal cortex is most important for new memory; temporary storage? Memory consolidation? ...
... • Lesioned amygdala, hippocampus and perirhinal cortex in temporal lobe of monkeys and found that they could no longer perform in recognition memory tests • Later showed that perirhinal cortex is most important for new memory; temporary storage? Memory consolidation? ...
BIOPSYCHOLOGY notes
... common than fraternal twins reared apart. • Though some researchers feel this may be all due to “chance,” (Besides, how many sets of identical twins reared apart actually exist?) adoption studies strengthen the genetic argument in that adopted children are often NOT similar to their adoptive parents ...
... common than fraternal twins reared apart. • Though some researchers feel this may be all due to “chance,” (Besides, how many sets of identical twins reared apart actually exist?) adoption studies strengthen the genetic argument in that adopted children are often NOT similar to their adoptive parents ...
Lecture 7 (Jan 31): BRAIN DEVELOPMENT and EVOLUTION
... IMPORTANT: Sometimes can do brain experiments in adult animals to learn about development (you’ll see why on upcoming slides)! ...
... IMPORTANT: Sometimes can do brain experiments in adult animals to learn about development (you’ll see why on upcoming slides)! ...
The Brain
... Plasticity = the brain’s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways ...
... Plasticity = the brain’s ability to change, especially during childhood, by reorganizing after damage or by building new pathways ...
nervous_system_-_cns_and_pns_part_2_-_2015
... Gray matter of the spinal cord forms an “H” and contains neurons White matter consists of nerve fibers called “tracts” to and from the brain ...
... Gray matter of the spinal cord forms an “H” and contains neurons White matter consists of nerve fibers called “tracts” to and from the brain ...
4. Notes on the Brain and Plasticity
... change with learning is plasticity. So how does the brain change with learning? According to Durbach (2000), there appear to be at least two types of modifications that occur in the brain with learning: 1. A change in the internal structure of the neurons, the most notable being in the area of synap ...
... change with learning is plasticity. So how does the brain change with learning? According to Durbach (2000), there appear to be at least two types of modifications that occur in the brain with learning: 1. A change in the internal structure of the neurons, the most notable being in the area of synap ...
Unit 5: Study Guide Biological Bases of Behavior (Neuroscience)
... human behavior, and discuss by researchers study other animals in search of clues to human neural processes. 3. Describe the parts of a neuron, and explain how its impulses are generated. 4. Describe how nerve cells communicate. 5. Explain how neurotransmitters affect behavior, and outline the effec ...
... human behavior, and discuss by researchers study other animals in search of clues to human neural processes. 3. Describe the parts of a neuron, and explain how its impulses are generated. 4. Describe how nerve cells communicate. 5. Explain how neurotransmitters affect behavior, and outline the effec ...
The Brain
... The midbrain is in the ‘middle’ of the brain. Notice that it is above the brainstem and spinal cord. Those structures close to the spinal cord function in reflexes (close to nerves) and RELAYING or CONNECTING peripheral nerves to the brain. Since the midbrain is close to this area, it receives infor ...
... The midbrain is in the ‘middle’ of the brain. Notice that it is above the brainstem and spinal cord. Those structures close to the spinal cord function in reflexes (close to nerves) and RELAYING or CONNECTING peripheral nerves to the brain. Since the midbrain is close to this area, it receives infor ...
The Human brain
... The cerebrum has sensory, motor, and association functions: • Sensory functions: receives info from sense receptors and interprets these messages • Motor functions: motor areas of the cerebrum are responsible for all voluntary movement and for some involuntary movement • Association functions: lear ...
... The cerebrum has sensory, motor, and association functions: • Sensory functions: receives info from sense receptors and interprets these messages • Motor functions: motor areas of the cerebrum are responsible for all voluntary movement and for some involuntary movement • Association functions: lear ...
Introductory Psychology
... totally blind in the right visual field. b) He speaks fluently and comprehends speech. c) He can write with his right hand but cannot read what he has written. d) He can copy written words but only with his left hand. You turn to your puzzled assistant and remark that this is indeed a tough one, but ...
... totally blind in the right visual field. b) He speaks fluently and comprehends speech. c) He can write with his right hand but cannot read what he has written. d) He can copy written words but only with his left hand. You turn to your puzzled assistant and remark that this is indeed a tough one, but ...
Temporal Lobe
... involve in calculation, writing, left-right orientation and finger naming o Non-dominant parietallobe enables people to be aware of the environment space, and is important for abilities such as drawing. ...
... involve in calculation, writing, left-right orientation and finger naming o Non-dominant parietallobe enables people to be aware of the environment space, and is important for abilities such as drawing. ...
Essential Questions and Vocabulary
... cerebral cortex, glial cells, frontal lobes, parietal lobes, occipital lobes, temporal lobes, moror cortex, sensory cortex, association areas, aphasia, Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, plasticity, corpus callosum, split brain ...
... cerebral cortex, glial cells, frontal lobes, parietal lobes, occipital lobes, temporal lobes, moror cortex, sensory cortex, association areas, aphasia, Broca’s area, Wernicke’s area, plasticity, corpus callosum, split brain ...
Structure of the Nervous System
... In spinal cord, colors are reversed… outside white, inside gray ...
... In spinal cord, colors are reversed… outside white, inside gray ...
Nervous System Notes
... These signals then travel along nerve cells to the brain, for immediate use. Ex – Walking into sunlight from a dark room and squinting. ...
... These signals then travel along nerve cells to the brain, for immediate use. Ex – Walking into sunlight from a dark room and squinting. ...
Physical features directly related to personality and metal processes
... degrees involved sitting examinations or writing of thesis. Methods from Physiology ...
... degrees involved sitting examinations or writing of thesis. Methods from Physiology ...
Nervous System - Lemon Bay High School
... Protection of the CNS • Blood-brain barrier – What is It? A tight network of capillary beds that are both SELECTIVE - Keeps some things out and other allows other things in. DIRECTIONAL - Moves INTO the brain not OUT OF the brain – How Does it Work? Acts as a successively smaller filters to keep su ...
... Protection of the CNS • Blood-brain barrier – What is It? A tight network of capillary beds that are both SELECTIVE - Keeps some things out and other allows other things in. DIRECTIONAL - Moves INTO the brain not OUT OF the brain – How Does it Work? Acts as a successively smaller filters to keep su ...
Development of Nervous System
... processing of serial sequences of information, and visual and auditory details. Specializes in detailed activities required for motor control. ...
... processing of serial sequences of information, and visual and auditory details. Specializes in detailed activities required for motor control. ...
I. How Do Scientists Study the Nervous System?
... retraction, and synapse elimination. Myelination in humans occurs mostly after we are born. Research with animals show that dendrites and synapses change in shape, size and number throughout adult life. ...
... retraction, and synapse elimination. Myelination in humans occurs mostly after we are born. Research with animals show that dendrites and synapses change in shape, size and number throughout adult life. ...
Methods to Study the Brain
... PET PET (positron emission tomography) scans reveal the activity of different areas of the brain by showing consumption of radioactive glucose (active neurons use more glucose) as the subject performs various mental activities. ...
... PET PET (positron emission tomography) scans reveal the activity of different areas of the brain by showing consumption of radioactive glucose (active neurons use more glucose) as the subject performs various mental activities. ...
Methods to Study the Brain - Grand Haven Area Public Schools
... PET PET (positron emission tomography) scans reveal the activity of different areas of the brain by showing consumption of radioactive glucose (active neurons use more glucose) as the subject performs various mental activities. ...
... PET PET (positron emission tomography) scans reveal the activity of different areas of the brain by showing consumption of radioactive glucose (active neurons use more glucose) as the subject performs various mental activities. ...
the ilaeand the flowering of basic research in the early post–war years
... papers. One of the earliest was by Bouché, a Belgian scientist, who wrote on the topic of the mechanisms of tonic seizures in 1914. However, after the second war, basic science research in epilepsy began to emerge strongly, and this was reflected in the ILAE congresses and particularly in Epilepsia. ...
... papers. One of the earliest was by Bouché, a Belgian scientist, who wrote on the topic of the mechanisms of tonic seizures in 1914. However, after the second war, basic science research in epilepsy began to emerge strongly, and this was reflected in the ILAE congresses and particularly in Epilepsia. ...
Lies outside the central nervous system
... Involved with “fight or flight” responses that are important during emergency situations. If you need to fend of a foe or flee from danger, your muscles need a quick supply of glucose and oxygen. To accomplish this, the sympathetic division accelerates the heartbeat and dilates the bronchi, but ...
... Involved with “fight or flight” responses that are important during emergency situations. If you need to fend of a foe or flee from danger, your muscles need a quick supply of glucose and oxygen. To accomplish this, the sympathetic division accelerates the heartbeat and dilates the bronchi, but ...
Sensory Deprivation on Neuroplasticity
... groups of rats in the number of brain cells (neurons) but the enriched rats produced larger neurons. • The ratio of RNA to DNA (the two most important brain chemicals for cell growth) was greater for the enriched rats (higher level of chemical activity in the enriched rat’s brains). • The synapses o ...
... groups of rats in the number of brain cells (neurons) but the enriched rats produced larger neurons. • The ratio of RNA to DNA (the two most important brain chemicals for cell growth) was greater for the enriched rats (higher level of chemical activity in the enriched rat’s brains). • The synapses o ...
2. Peripheral Nervous System
... This is all-or-none, meaning a stimulus must exceed a threshold for the action potential to occur ...
... This is all-or-none, meaning a stimulus must exceed a threshold for the action potential to occur ...
CNS2
... Impulses of similar function are sorted, edited, and relayed as a group All inputs ascending to the cerebral cortex pass through the thalamus Plays key role in mediating sensation, motor activities, cortical arousal, learning, and memory ...
... Impulses of similar function are sorted, edited, and relayed as a group All inputs ascending to the cerebral cortex pass through the thalamus Plays key role in mediating sensation, motor activities, cortical arousal, learning, and memory ...
Time perception
Time perception is a field of study within psychology and neuroscience that refers to the subjective experience of time, which is measured by someone's own perception of the duration of the indefinite and continuous unfolding of events. The perceived time interval between two successive events is referred to as perceived duration. Another person's perception of time cannot be directly experienced or understood, but it can be objectively studied and inferred through a number of scientific experiments. Time perception is a construction of the brain that is manipulable and distortable under certain circumstances. These temporal illusions help to expose the underlying neural mechanisms of time perception.Pioneering work, emphasizing species-specific differences, was conducted by Karl Ernst von Baer. Experimental work began under the influence of the psycho-physical notions of Gustav Theodor Fechner with studies of the relationship between perceived and measured time.