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 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 Reflects the Metabolic Demand of Neural Activity Functional Imaging Emerged from Studies of Blood Flow Functional Imaging Reflects Energy Metabolism Functional Imaging Is…
Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders Affecting Cognition Autism Has Characteristic Behavioral Features There Is a Strong Genetic Component in Autism Autism Has Characteristic Neurological Abnormalities There Are Distinctive Cognitive…
The Functional Organization of Perception and Movement Sensory Information Processing Is Illustrated in the Somatosensory System Somatosensory Information from the Trunk and Limbs Is Conveyed to the Spinal Cord…
Cognitive Functions of the Premotor Systems Direct Connections Between the Cerebral Cortex and Spinal Cord Play a Fundamental Role in the Organization of Voluntary Movements The Four Premotor Areas…
Disorders of Thought and Volition: Schizophrenia Diagnosis of Schizophrenia Is Based on Standardized Clinical Criteria The Symptoms of Schizophrenia Can Be Grouped into Positive, Negative, and Cognitive Schizophrenia Is…
Overview of Synaptic Transmission Synapses Are Either Electrical or Chemical Electrical Synapses Provide Instantaneous Signal Transmission Cells at an Electrical Synapse Are Connected by Gap-Junction Channels Electrical Transmission Allows…
The Neurological Examination of the Patient Mental Status Alertness and Attentiveness Behavior, Mood, and Thought Orientation and Memory Cognitive Abilities Language Disorders Cranial Nerve Function Olfactory Nerve (Cranial N….
Preceding Page Connectome of Caenorhabditis elegans. Behavior is determined by the connections between an organism’s nerve cells. Networks of neurons, which in mammals reach an astounding degree of…
