Effect of Language Switching on Arithmetic: A Bilingual fMRI Study
... the language of training to untrained language across both languages. For the base-7 exact addition task, we predicted that participants would acquire new rules for performing exact calculation, leading to the engagement of verbal processing. Against this background, two possible scenarios for the i ...
... the language of training to untrained language across both languages. For the base-7 exact addition task, we predicted that participants would acquire new rules for performing exact calculation, leading to the engagement of verbal processing. Against this background, two possible scenarios for the i ...
consciousness as an afterthought
... to room in his home (spatial imagery test). Data from normal subjects showed that the motor test would activate the supplementary motor area whereas the spatial test would activate the parahippocampal gyrus. This clinically unresponsive patient was told to think of one scene to indicate a “yes” answ ...
... to room in his home (spatial imagery test). Data from normal subjects showed that the motor test would activate the supplementary motor area whereas the spatial test would activate the parahippocampal gyrus. This clinically unresponsive patient was told to think of one scene to indicate a “yes” answ ...
Our biggest potential we are opening up, when we bring the mind
... sinn.html) McCraty and his team have now extended this research and believe that the heart could play an important role in this process. "Experiments at the Institute of HeartMath have provided remarkable evidence that the electromagnetic field of the heart can transmit information between people. ...
... sinn.html) McCraty and his team have now extended this research and believe that the heart could play an important role in this process. "Experiments at the Institute of HeartMath have provided remarkable evidence that the electromagnetic field of the heart can transmit information between people. ...
Document
... controversial operations ever performed Yet it can succeed, when all else fails, in relieving violent, drug-resistant epileptic seizures This surgery is becoming more and more rare – Instead, neurosurgeons are using a variety of neuroscience techniques to reduce the amount of tissue removed in brain ...
... controversial operations ever performed Yet it can succeed, when all else fails, in relieving violent, drug-resistant epileptic seizures This surgery is becoming more and more rare – Instead, neurosurgeons are using a variety of neuroscience techniques to reduce the amount of tissue removed in brain ...
consciousness as an afterthought
... to room in his home (spatial imagery test). Data from normal subjects showed that the motor test would activate the supplementary motor area whereas the spatial test would activate the parahippocampal gyrus. This clinically unresponsive patient was told to think of one scene to indicate a “yes” answ ...
... to room in his home (spatial imagery test). Data from normal subjects showed that the motor test would activate the supplementary motor area whereas the spatial test would activate the parahippocampal gyrus. This clinically unresponsive patient was told to think of one scene to indicate a “yes” answ ...
Validation of In Vivo Mouse Brain Fiber Tracking
... Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany, 2Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Freiburg, Germany ...
... Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Medical Physics, University Hospital, Freiburg, Germany, 2Department of Neuroanatomy, Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Freiburg, Germany ...
Engines of the brain
... ii) Cortex → striosomes (evaluation): The cortex → striosome path initially triggers what can be thought of as an “evaluation” signal corresponding to the “expected” reward from a given action. As with cortex → matrisomes, these expected reward responses can be initially “pre-set” to built-in defaul ...
... ii) Cortex → striosomes (evaluation): The cortex → striosome path initially triggers what can be thought of as an “evaluation” signal corresponding to the “expected” reward from a given action. As with cortex → matrisomes, these expected reward responses can be initially “pre-set” to built-in defaul ...
Serotonergic Psychedelics Temporarily Modify Information Transfer
... a psychedelic in humans. We measured modifications in connectivity of brain oscillations using transfer entropy, a nonlinear measure of directed functional connectivity based on information theory. Ten healthy male volunteers with prior experience with psychedelics participated in 2 experimental ses ...
... a psychedelic in humans. We measured modifications in connectivity of brain oscillations using transfer entropy, a nonlinear measure of directed functional connectivity based on information theory. Ten healthy male volunteers with prior experience with psychedelics participated in 2 experimental ses ...
Final Paper Outline: Effects of Meditation on the Brain
... depression, may very well prove to be an efficient and cost-effective method to improve health and prevent the onset of many of the “lifestyle” diseases associated with stress. ...
... depression, may very well prove to be an efficient and cost-effective method to improve health and prevent the onset of many of the “lifestyle” diseases associated with stress. ...
Inhalant Prevention Education
... cerebellum, brain stem, and limbic system. On the chalkboard or flip chart, create 4 squares and write the parts of the brain in them (see chart below). Under each part, list the major functions that each part controls. ...
... cerebellum, brain stem, and limbic system. On the chalkboard or flip chart, create 4 squares and write the parts of the brain in them (see chart below). Under each part, list the major functions that each part controls. ...
Discoveries from the Black Box - Boulder Institute for Psychotherapy
... different light. Patients keep telling me things like, 'You know last week when you drew that picture of the brain? I finally understood my amygdala. It's changed my whole view of what's been going on with me all these years.'" Focusing on the brain isn't just another layer of explanation for behavi ...
... different light. Patients keep telling me things like, 'You know last week when you drew that picture of the brain? I finally understood my amygdala. It's changed my whole view of what's been going on with me all these years.'" Focusing on the brain isn't just another layer of explanation for behavi ...
Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) for the
... Background: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) has been proposed as a new tool in neurological rehabilitation of victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, its usefulness to treat this condition has never been tested rigorously. The primary goal is to conduct a study protocol ...
... Background: Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) has been proposed as a new tool in neurological rehabilitation of victims of traumatic brain injury (TBI). However, its usefulness to treat this condition has never been tested rigorously. The primary goal is to conduct a study protocol ...
11 Attention
... Demonstrates critical nature of intact attentional mechanisms Brain imaging studies Show that cortical activity is altered by attention Psychology 355 ...
... Demonstrates critical nature of intact attentional mechanisms Brain imaging studies Show that cortical activity is altered by attention Psychology 355 ...
Brain Development
... development, but the most rapid pruning happens between about age 3 and age 16. Different areas of the brain undergo pruning during different sensitive periods.. Pruning is a process that is more important than was once believed. Experiences during infancy and childhood form the connections that s ...
... development, but the most rapid pruning happens between about age 3 and age 16. Different areas of the brain undergo pruning during different sensitive periods.. Pruning is a process that is more important than was once believed. Experiences during infancy and childhood form the connections that s ...
Neuroscience and Counseling: Central Issue for Social Justice
... and problems builds a self-reinforcing circularity between the ―demons‖ of the amygdala and the frontal cortex. Result—negative thinking, accompanied by negative feeling, characteristic of depression. Pessimism feeds on itself. However, there is clear research evidence that an effective executive fr ...
... and problems builds a self-reinforcing circularity between the ―demons‖ of the amygdala and the frontal cortex. Result—negative thinking, accompanied by negative feeling, characteristic of depression. Pessimism feeds on itself. However, there is clear research evidence that an effective executive fr ...
The Science of Psychology
... Succinct summary of information about the structure and function of the autonomic nervous system, prepared by Eric Chudler. Basic Neural Processes Tutorials: http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/neurotut.html A good site for your students to help them learn about basic brain functioning. Biological and P ...
... Succinct summary of information about the structure and function of the autonomic nervous system, prepared by Eric Chudler. Basic Neural Processes Tutorials: http://psych.hanover.edu/Krantz/neurotut.html A good site for your students to help them learn about basic brain functioning. Biological and P ...
Suggested Readings for Biopsychology Domain
... Materials: Four colors of modeling clay or Play-Doh™; pictures or photographs of neurons (a good source is faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cells.html) Description: The brain is made up of about 100 billion individual nerve cells, or neurons. A neuron has four main parts: • Dendrites—extensions of the ...
... Materials: Four colors of modeling clay or Play-Doh™; pictures or photographs of neurons (a good source is faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cells.html) Description: The brain is made up of about 100 billion individual nerve cells, or neurons. A neuron has four main parts: • Dendrites—extensions of the ...
PowerPoint presentation about mindsets
... those individuals who have succeeded because of a growth mindset. ...
... those individuals who have succeeded because of a growth mindset. ...
Investigating - The Biotechnology Institute
... Scientists found evidence of a dopamine “pleasure center” by studying laboratory rats. The rats were trained to push a lever that electrically stimulated a part of their brains where dopamine is produced. The rats repeatedly pressed the lever for hours, ignoring food and water, to continue the stimu ...
... Scientists found evidence of a dopamine “pleasure center” by studying laboratory rats. The rats were trained to push a lever that electrically stimulated a part of their brains where dopamine is produced. The rats repeatedly pressed the lever for hours, ignoring food and water, to continue the stimu ...
Summary Ch - Dr. Allan N. Schore
... A more developed self-organization system develops through cycles of stability and instability. Each cycle, successfully navigated, leaves the child more organized and flexible. Each individual has a personal range of ability to tolerate instability before needing to return to a stable and familiar ...
... A more developed self-organization system develops through cycles of stability and instability. Each cycle, successfully navigated, leaves the child more organized and flexible. Each individual has a personal range of ability to tolerate instability before needing to return to a stable and familiar ...
Cognitive Informatics Models of the Brain
... The cognitive model of the brain classifies life functions into two categories known as the conscious and subconscious ones. The latter are inherited subconscious processes, while the former are acquired and can be programmed consciously based on desires and goals. It is noteworthy that the subconsci ...
... The cognitive model of the brain classifies life functions into two categories known as the conscious and subconscious ones. The latter are inherited subconscious processes, while the former are acquired and can be programmed consciously based on desires and goals. It is noteworthy that the subconsci ...
Seizures
... removal of cortex of temporal lobe where the epileptic seizure starts. May also remove hippocampus and amygdala. the corpus callosum is cut to separate the right and left cerebral hemispheres. This procedure is done to prevent the spread of the seizure from one side of the brain to the next. ...
... removal of cortex of temporal lobe where the epileptic seizure starts. May also remove hippocampus and amygdala. the corpus callosum is cut to separate the right and left cerebral hemispheres. This procedure is done to prevent the spread of the seizure from one side of the brain to the next. ...
Glutamate
... • Female monkeys (reared this way) were very poor mothers, especially with first born. Their behaviors were timid, emotionally over excitable. • No type of conventional therapy (not drugs) provided any long-lasting restoration of normal social function. • The most effective approach was exposure to ...
... • Female monkeys (reared this way) were very poor mothers, especially with first born. Their behaviors were timid, emotionally over excitable. • No type of conventional therapy (not drugs) provided any long-lasting restoration of normal social function. • The most effective approach was exposure to ...
kainic acid oxidative stress J Appl Toxicol 2001
... stress caused by overactivation of glutamate receptors.1 Brain cells are particularly prone to free radical damage because of their high content of iron and polyunsaturated fatty acids, the latter being a substrate for lipid peroxidation, and because of their relatively deficient antioxidative defen ...
... stress caused by overactivation of glutamate receptors.1 Brain cells are particularly prone to free radical damage because of their high content of iron and polyunsaturated fatty acids, the latter being a substrate for lipid peroxidation, and because of their relatively deficient antioxidative defen ...