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Book Characterization of the Neural Correlates Associated with Temporal Sequence Processing in the Human Brain

Download or read book Characterization of the Neural Correlates Associated with Temporal Sequence Processing in the Human Brain written by Liang-Tien Hsieh and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One key feature of human episodic memory is our ability to engage in "mental time travel" to the past. Despite the consensus that temporal organization is a defining feature of human episodic memory, the neural mechanisms that underlie this ability remain largely unexplored. The present work aims to examine the neural underpinnings that support memory for temporal information in humans; using different approaches (i.e., scalp EEG and functional MRI) that each examines a specific aspect of the neural mechanisms associated with such ability. Chapter 1 of this dissertation presents an overview of this topic. A comprehensive literature review suggesting a role for low-frequency theta oscillations (4-8 Hz) in working memory and episodic memory encoding and retrieval processes is presented in Chapter 2. Chapter 3 presents findings from a scalp-EEG study, demonstrating that theta oscillations over frontal regions are particularly associated with the maintenance of temporal order, relative to item, information in working memory. To further delineate the neural substrates that support memory for temporal sequences, Chapters 4 and 5 present studies using functional MRI, along with multi-voxel pattern analysis techniques, to examine the contribution of distinct brain regions during retrieval of object sequences. Results in Chapter 4 demonstrate that hippocampal activity patterns represent a temporal signal that integrates object information, whereas activity patterns in the parahippocampal and perirhinal cortex are sensitive to temporal position and object information, respectively. Extending the findings in Chapter 4, Chapter 5 focuses on the involvement of the cortical "recollection network" that includes the medial prefrontal cortex, retrosplenial cortex, and angular gyrus during object sequence retrieval. The results clearly show that core regions of the recollection network schematically codes information about temporal positions of object sequences, irrespective of individual object information. The present work thus highlights the role of theta oscillations in retaining temporal order information in working memory, and further characterizes how brain regions that have been implicated in memory functions support memory for time.

Book Time Perception and Dysfunction  Clinical and Practical Implications

Download or read book Time Perception and Dysfunction Clinical and Practical Implications written by Deana Davalos and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Book Windows to the Brain

    Book Details:
  • Author : Robin A. Hurley
  • Publisher : American Psychiatric Pub
  • Release : 2009-02-20
  • ISBN : 1585628816
  • Pages : 266 pages

Download or read book Windows to the Brain written by Robin A. Hurley and published by American Psychiatric Pub. This book was released on 2009-02-20 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Windows to the Brain is the only book to synthesize neuroanatomical and imaging research as it pertains to selected neuropsychiatric diseases, containing all of the "Windows to the Brain" papers published from 1999-2006 in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences. These reader-friendly summaries by more than sixty contributors present modern imaging techniques that assist in the diagnosis of neuropsychiatric illness, enhanced by easily understood color graphics of the neuroanatomical circuits of behavior, memory, and emotion. They provide a basic understanding of how to apply a variety of imaging techniques to the study of adult neuropsychiatric disease and how to use neuroimaging to assist in diagnostic work-ups for conditions ranging from sleep disorders to epilepsy to borderline personality. Integrated, color-coded graphics present functional anatomical information in a manner that promotes understanding and use in clinical practice, while the text encompasses a wide range of diseases and injuries across the adult lifespan. The book is organized into four sections that will help readers increase their appreciation of the wide range of research and clinical applications for imaging in neuropsychiatry: chapters on imaging techniques discuss underlying principles, strengths and weaknesses, and applications; chapters on specific diseases demonstrate a range of investigative techniques; anatomy/circuit chapters focus on particular brain structures or functional neuropsychiatric circuits; and final chapters present image-based approaches to understanding or selecting treatment options. Some of the applications described are: Use of fMRI in posttraumatic stress disorder to reveal the delicate balance between the structures of the emotion and memory tracks; Use of high-resolution MRI and nuclear imaging to distinguish between panic disorder and simple partial seizure disorder; Use of functional imaging studies to detect corticobasal degeneration, as a means of better understanding dementia; Use of newer imaging techniques in identifying progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy, to enable more rapid and reliable tailoring of individual therapy for HIV; Use of functional neuroimaging in the study of fear, in order to better understand and treat anxiety-based psychiatric disorders; Use of neuroimaging studies in conversion disorder, showing implications for the disruption of selfhood in dissociative identity disorder and schizophrenia; Use of FDG-PET scans to look for predictors of treatment response in childhood-onset obsessive-compulsive disorder. Windows to the Brain can help bring less-experienced readers up to speed on advanced imaging and anatomical details that pertain to the modern practice of neuropsychiatry. It is must-reading for specialists in neuropsychiatry and cognitive/behavioral neurology, or for general psychiatrists with an interest in neuroimaging.

Book Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Neural Correlates of Perceptual Decision Making in the Human Brain

Download or read book Spatiotemporal Characteristics of the Neural Correlates of Perceptual Decision Making in the Human Brain written by Marios Gregory Philiastides and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Temporal Structure of Neural Processes Coupling Sensory  Motor and Cognitive Functions of the Brain

Download or read book Temporal Structure of Neural Processes Coupling Sensory Motor and Cognitive Functions of the Brain written by Daya Shankar Gupta and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2020-12-03 with total page 177 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eBook is a collection of articles from a Frontiers Research Topic. Frontiers Research Topics are very popular trademarks of the Frontiers Journals Series: they are collections of at least ten articles, all centered on a particular subject. With their unique mix of varied contributions from Original Research to Review Articles, Frontiers Research Topics unify the most influential researchers, the latest key findings and historical advances in a hot research area! Find out more on how to host your own Frontiers Research Topic or contribute to one as an author by contacting the Frontiers Editorial Office: frontiersin.org/about/contact.

Book Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Human Time Perception  Imagination and Production

Download or read book Behavioral and Neural Correlates of Human Time Perception Imagination and Production written by Tzu-Han Zoe Cheng and published by . This book was released on 2023 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rhythmicity is a key component that allows humans to attend to, predict, and respond to the environment. In particular, temporal processing is fundamental to the perception and production of complex sounds, such as speech and music. Neural entrainment hypothesizes that internal oscillators synchronize with external stimuli, providing a unified mechanism for supramodal temporal processing. Extensive research demonstrates the entrainment effect on human time perception for non-speech musical sounds; fewer studies have shown entrainment effects for duration perception in spoken language. To date, it remains unclear how humans encode temporal properties and generate rhythm according to them, and whether and how entrainment mechanisms represent timing information in the brain. My aim is to address these important open questions. In Chapter 1 of my thesis, I reviewed the existing literature and gaps therein. Chapter 2 compared whether entrainment or interval models more accurately predict human time perception. Entrainment models more accurately predicted duration discrimination, but the effect diminished after 2-4 cycles, while interval models predicted more accurately thereafter. Chapter 3 tested entrainment effects on more ecologically valid contexts--speech sounds, and found that entrainment can transfer from tones to speech sounds, suggesting a domain-general entrainment effect with a constraint by acoustical similarity. Chapter 4 examined neural evidence of entrainment in hierarchically organized drumming rhythm. The study found that both auditory and motor regions represent the rhythms imagined by the subjects. A motor-to-auditory information flow was found in all listening conditions without overt movements, suggesting that the motor system actively maintains hierarchical information and exerts a top-down influence on auditory processing and metrical imagery of rhythms. Chapter 5 further investigated rhythm production using self-paced tapping and synchronization, finding that synchronization relies on auditory-motor interaction in beta-band, only observed in individuals who tap relatively stably in the self-paced tapping task without external cues. In summary, this thesis work contributes to the theoretical understanding of how humans perceive, imagine and produce temporal events, particularly in a rhythmic context, at the behavioral and neural levels. My hope is that this work can improve real-life applications and inform work with clinical populations who have timing-related deficits.

Book Essentials of Cerebellum and Cerebellar Disorders

Download or read book Essentials of Cerebellum and Cerebellar Disorders written by Donna L. Gruol and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-11-22 with total page 604 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Essentials of the Cerebellum and Cerebellar Disorders is the first book of its kind written specifically for graduate students and clinicians. It is based on the 4-volume treatise, Handbook of the Cerebellum and Cerebellar Disorders (Springer, 2013), the definitive reference for scientists and neurologists in the field of cerebellar neurobiology. There have been fundamental advances in the basic science and clinical neurology of the cerebellum and its role in sensorimotor function and cognition. This monograph makes this large and expanding body of knowledge readily accessible to trainees and clinicians alike. The editors are world leaders in the field, and the chapters are authored by an international panel of experts drawn from ataxia clinics and cerebellar laboratories throughout North America, Europe and Asia. Essentials provides a solid grounding in the field of cerebellar research and ataxiology from cerebellar circuity to clinical practice, and it serves as a springboard to a deeper appreciation of both the principles and the complexities of cerebellar neurobiology. Clinicians are expected to have a deep appreciation of cerebellar disorders, not only in specialized ataxia clinics but also in adult and pediatric neurology, neurosurgery, psychiatry and neuropsychology practices, and in outpatient and inpatient rehabilitation settings. This book is an indispensable resource for students and practitioners navigating the evolving field of cerebellar motor and cognitive neurology. It also links to the more expansive Handbook for those who need to explore the topics in this monograph in greater depth.

Book The Social Self

    Book Details:
  • Author : Joseph P. Forgas
  • Publisher : Psychology Press
  • Release : 2003
  • ISBN : 9781841690827
  • Pages : 432 pages

Download or read book The Social Self written by Joseph P. Forgas and published by Psychology Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First Published in 2004. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Book The Microstructural Border Between the Motor and the Cognitive Domain in the Human Cerebral Cortex

Download or read book The Microstructural Border Between the Motor and the Cognitive Domain in the Human Cerebral Cortex written by Stefan Geyer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last years, numerous studies have provided new insights into the structural and functional organization of the human cortical motor system. The data reviewed in this book indicate that striking similarities have been found between humans and non-human primates.

Book Neural Correlates of Temporal Processing

Download or read book Neural Correlates of Temporal Processing written by Xu Cui and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book International Review of Studies on Emotion

Download or read book International Review of Studies on Emotion written by Kenneth T. Strongman and published by Wiley. This book was released on 1991-07-09 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Contributions to this volume include two very different views of infant emotion: an evolutionary account of the biological aspects of emotion and a conceptual neurobiological model. A link is made between the biological and the increasingly dominant cognitive approach in a consideration of motivation, emotion and cognition.

Book Audiovisual Speech Processing

Download or read book Audiovisual Speech Processing written by Gérard Bailly and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-04-26 with total page 507 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a complete overview of all aspects of audiovisual speech including perception, production, brain processing and technology.

Book fMRI

    Book Details:
  • Author : Stephan Ulmer
  • Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
  • Release : 2013-06-12
  • ISBN : 3642343422
  • Pages : 320 pages

Download or read book fMRI written by Stephan Ulmer and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2013-06-12 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the past two decades, fMRI has evolved into an invaluable clinical tool for routine brain imaging. This book provides a state of the art overview of fMRI and its use in clinical practice. Experts in the field share their knowledge and explain how to overcome diverse potential technical barriers and problems. Starting from the very basics on the origin of the BOLD signal, the book covers technical issues, anatomical landmarks, the full range of clinical applications, methods of statistical analysis, and special issues in various clinical fields. Comparisons are made with other brain mapping techniques, such as DTI, PET, TMS, EEG, and MEG, and their combined use with fMRI is also discussed. Since the first edition, original chapters have been updated and new chapters added, covering both novel aspects of analysis and further important clinical applications.

Book Timing and Time Perception  Procedures  Measures    Applications

Download or read book Timing and Time Perception Procedures Measures Applications written by and published by BRILL. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Timing and Time Perception: Procedures, Measures, and Applications is a one-of-a-kind, collective effort to present the most utilized and known methods on timing and time perception. Specifically, it covers methods and analysis on circadian timing, synchrony perception, reaction/response time, time estimation, and alternative methods for clinical/developmental research. The book includes experimental protocols, programming code, and sample results and the content ranges from very introductory to more advanced so as to cover the needs of both junior and senior researchers. We hope that this will be the first step in future efforts to document experimental methods and analysis both in a theoretical and in a practical manner. Contributors are: Patricia V. Agostino, Rocío Alcalá-Quintana, Fuat Balcı, Karin Bausenhart, Richard Block, Ivana L. Bussi, Carlos S. Caldart, Mariagrazia Capizzi, Xiaoqin Chen, Ángel Correa, Massimiliano Di Luca, Céline Z. Duval, Mark T. Elliott, Dagmar Fraser, David Freestone, Miguel A. García-Pérez, Anne Giersch, Simon Grondin, Nori Jacoby, Florian Klapproth, Franziska Kopp, Maria Kostaki, Laurence Lalanne, Giovanna Mioni, Trevor B. Penney, Patrick E. Poncelet, Patrick Simen, Ryan Stables, Rolf Ulrich, Argiro Vatakis, Dominic Ward, Alan M. Wing, Kieran Yarrow, and Dan Zakay.

Book Neural Correlates of Higher Cognitive and Emotional Functions of the Human Brain

Download or read book Neural Correlates of Higher Cognitive and Emotional Functions of the Human Brain written by Thomas Baumgartner and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Cambridge Handbook of Psycholinguistics

Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Psycholinguistics written by Michael Spivey and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2012-08-20 with total page 1297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our ability to speak, write, understand speech and read is critical to our ability to function in today's society. As such, psycholinguistics, or the study of how humans learn and use language, is a central topic in cognitive science. This comprehensive handbook is a collection of chapters written not by practitioners in the field, who can summarize the work going on around them, but by trailblazers from a wide array of subfields, who have been shaping the field of psycholinguistics over the last decade. Some topics discussed include how children learn language, how average adults understand and produce language, how language is represented in the brain, how brain-damaged individuals perform in terms of their language abilities and computer-based models of language and meaning. This is required reading for advanced researchers, graduate students and upper-level undergraduates who are interested in the recent developments and the future of psycholinguistics.

Book Neural Correlates of Consciousness

Download or read book Neural Correlates of Consciousness written by Thomas Metzinger and published by MIT Press. This book was released on 2000 with total page 374 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book brings together an international group of neuroscientists and philosophers who are investigating how the content of subjective experience is correlated with events in the brain. The fundamental methodological problem in consciousness research is the subjectivity of the target phenomenon--the fact that conscious experience, under standard conditions, is always tied to an individual, first-person perspective. The core empirical question is whether and how physical states of the human nervous system can be mapped onto the content of conscious experience. The search for the neural correlates of consciousness (NCC) has become a highly active field of investigation in recent years. Methods such as single-cell recording in monkeys and brain imaging and electrophysiology in humans, applied to such phenomena as blindsight, implicit/explicit cognition, and binocular rivalry, have generated a wealth of data. The same period has seen the development of a number of theories about NCC location. This volume brings together the leading experimentalists and theoreticians in the field. Topics include foundational and evolutionary issues, global integration, vision, consciousness and the NMDA receptor complex, neuroimaging, implicit processes, intentionality and phenomenal volition, schizophrenia, social cognition, and the phenomenal self. Contributors Jackie Andrade, Ansgar Beckermann, David J. Chalmers, Francis Crick, Antonio R. Damasio, Gerald M. Edelman, Dominic ffytche, Hans Flohr, N.P. Franks, Vittorio Gallese, Melvyn A. Goodale, Valerie Gray Hardcastle, Beena Khurana, Christof Koch, W.R. Lieb, Erik D. Lumer, Thomas Metzinger, Kelly J. Murphy, Romi Nijhawan, Joëlle Proust, Antti Revonsuo, Gerhard Roth, Thomas Schmidt, Wolf Singer, Giulio Tononi