Posterior parietal cortex

various regions of the brain such as, midbrain reticular nucleus (MRN), Red nucleus (RN), Substantia Nigra pars reticulate (SNr), and Interpeduncular nucleus (IPN), our region of study was focused on the ventral tegmentum area (VTA) and the prefrontal cortex (PFC). Role of Calbindin (CB) Calbindin (CB) has four active calcium-binding sites (with two sites that lost their capacity to bind to calcium), called EF hands…

Introduction Brain imaging techniques have been a prominent resource in developing research associated with several cognitive disorders including: Alzheimer’s disease, concussions, MCI, etc. Researchers have been developing novel approaches to help develop solutions and/or gain better insight for what disease, injuries, and impairment have on the brain. One of the more recent techniques that has been developed is fMRI. One of the cognitive issues it can look at is mild cognitive impairment,…

INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES IN MULTI-TASKING While there have been many studies that have examined the cognitive processes involved with performance when task switching and the resulting switch costs, scientists have paid little attention to the effect of individual differences such as gender, on the deficits in performance produced by multitasking and as a consequence, the empirical evidence for a causal relationship between gender and performance is sparse. This research is important in…

two broadly different structures: those comprising the cerebral cortex and those comprising the sub-cortex. Which structure is conventionally seen as responsible for thought, conscious awareness, voluntary actions, and so-called higher mental processes? Cerebrum??? 4. In a drawing of the side of the brain (like the one on p. 143 of the text; see also p. 31 in Notes), be prepared to identify the major lobes (frontal, parietal, occipital, temporal) and the cerebellum. DRAW!!!…