Neuroplasticity is a complex and dynamic process that involves constant changes to the brain throughout one's life. Aside from neural cells, it can also involve changes to glial cells or vascular cells in the brain. Through neuroplasticity, connections in the brain (synapses) can be strengthened...
Behavior 60 The Nervous System 62 Characteristics of the Nervous System Pathways in the Nervous System 64 Divisions of the Nervous System 64 62 Neurons 65 Specialized Cell Structure 66 The Neural Impulse 67 Synapses and Neurotransmitters 69 CRITICAL CONTROVERSY Does Oxytocin Make People More Trusting?
What is an area of cognition that could be studied effectively by viewing the structure or function of the human brain? What does the lower temporal lobe of the brain control? What brain structure is involved in the formation of myelin? a. neurons b. glia cells c. dendrites d. synapses ...
So I think being engaged in the arts not only gets you more in touch with yourself and self-expression, but it's also almost exercising that muscle of firing these new synapses because they're new experiences, which is helpful when you're trying to create, uh,...
In other words, it is easy to forget. Then, during sleep, this memory is consolidated — the memory trace is stabilized. On a cellular level, memories are formed by changing the strength of synaptic (突触的) connections in a network that represents a memory. During sleep, synapses — the...
as if a belching volcano is about to explode . . . along the lines of exasperation displayed in the iconic scene from the 1976 movieNetwork— for although the sources of fear and anger that weigh heavy on our minds have changed in the past 38 years, the impact is the same . . . un...
Okay. So, what I want to do today is to give you a very brief overview of how modern clinical psychology looks at mental disorders, some of the ways we think about what constitutes a mental disorder, some of the characteristics that kind of cut across mental disorders, and then I'm goi...
The term “learning” in neuroscience (and in psychology) refers to a long-lasting change in behavior that is the result of experience. Learning in this context encompasses animal paradigms such as classical and operant conditioning, as well as an array of other paradigms such as learning by ob...
“The story we all learned in school, that finely tuned synapses are the only way to store memories, has a lot of cracks in it,” says Michael Levin, a professor of biology at Tufts University. It is now understood that some forms of memory can exist in single-celled organisms, can en...
Changes in the connections between nerve cells (known assynapses) are associated with the learning and retention of new information. Strengthening these connections helps commit information to memory.2 This is why reviewing and rehearsing information improves the ability to remember it. Practice strengthe...