The Organization of the Central Nervous System
The Organization of the Central Nervous System The Central Nervous System Consists of the Spinal Cord and the Brain The Major Functional Systems Are Similarly Organized Information Is Transformed…
Learning and Memory
Learning and Memory Short-Term and Long-Term Memory Involve Different Neural Systems Short-Term Memory Maintains Transient Representations of Information Relevant to Immediate Goals Short-Term Memory Is Selectively Transferred to Long-Term…
The Sensory, Motor, and Reflex Functions of the Brain Stem
The Sensory, Motor, and Reflex Functions of the Brain Stem The Cranial Nerves Are Homologous to the Spinal Nerves Cranial Nerves Mediate the Sensory and Motor Functions of the…
Neural Networks
Neural Networks Early Neural Network Modeling Neurons Are Computational Devices A Neuron Can Compute Conjunctions and Disjunctions A Network of Neurons Can Compute Any Boolean Logical Function Perceptrons Model…
Genetic Mechanisms in Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System
Genetic Mechanisms in Degenerative Diseases of the Nervous System Expanded Trinucleotide Repeats Characterize Several Neurodegenerative Diseases Huntington Disease Involves Degeneration of the Striatum Spinobulbar Muscular Atrophy Is Due to…
Sleep and Dreaming
Sleep and Dreaming Sleep Consists of Alternating REM and Non-REM Periods Non-REM Sleep Has Four Stages REM and Non-REM Dreams Are Different Sleep Obeys Circadian and Ultradian Rhythms The…
Disorders of Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes
Disorders of Conscious and Unconscious Mental Processes Conscious and Unconscious Cognitive Processes Have Distinctive Neural Correlates Differences Between Conscious Processes in Perception Can Be Seen in Exaggerated Form after…
Homeostasis, Motivation, and Addictive States
Homeostasis, Motivation, and Addictive States Drinking Occurs Both in Response to and in Anticipation of Dehydration Body Fluids in the Intracellular and Extracellular Compartments Are Regulated Differentially The Intravascular…
The Basal Ganglia
The Basal Ganglia The Basal Ganglia Consist of Several Interconnected Nuclei A Family of Cortico–Basal Ganglia–Thalamocortical Circuits Subserves Skeletomotor, Oculomotor, Associative, and Limbic Functions The Cortico–Basal Ganglia–Thalamocortical Motor Circuit…
Functional Imaging of Cognition
Functional Imaging of Cognition Functional Imaging Reflects the Metabolic Demand of Neural Activity Functional Imaging Emerged from Studies of Blood Flow Functional Imaging Reflects Energy Metabolism Functional Imaging Is…
