Higher Nervous Activity
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Provocative and inhibitory effects of a video-EEG neuropsychologic protocol in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy.

10 May 2009 PURPOSE: Studies suggest that higher cognitive functions could precipitate seizures in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy (JME). The present study aimed to analyze the effects of higher mental activity on epileptiform discharges and seizures in patients ... Read more...

Bioethical considerations in translational research: primate stroke.

29 Apr 2009 Controversy and activism have long been linked to the subject of primate research. Even in the midst of raging ethical debates surrounding fertility treatments, genetically modified foods and stem-cell research, there has been no reduction in the ... Read more...

Brain mechanisms for predictive control by switching internal models: implications for higher-order cognitive functions.

2 Apr 2009 Humans can guide their actions toward the realization of their intentions. Flexible, rapid and precise realization of intentions and goals relies on the brain learning to control its actions on external objects and to predict the consequences of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Higher Nervous Activity'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Provocative and inhibitory effects of a video-EEG neuropsychologic protocol in juvenile myoclonic epilepsy. 10 May 2009
• Bioethical considerations in translational research: primate stroke. 29 Apr 2009
• Brain mechanisms for predictive control by switching internal models: implications for higher-order cognitive functions. 2 Apr 2009
• Thinking as the control of imagination: a conceptual framework for goal-directed systems. 2 Apr 2009
• Extending the functional cerebral systems theory of emotion to the vestibular modality: a systematic and integrative approach. 27 Feb 2009
• [Defensive movements of the fetus and of the neonate] 13 Feb 2009
• Can monkeys choose optimally when faced with noisy stimuli and unequal rewards? 11 Feb 2009
• [Neuropsychological evaluation as a part of the neurological examination] 30 Jan 2009
• Patient autonomy writ large. 30 Jan 2009
• Patient autonomy for the management of chronic conditions: a two-component re-conceptualization. 30 Jan 2009
• Decisional versus performative capacities: not exactly a new idea. 30 Jan 2009
• Developmental changes in cognitive control through adolescence. 30 Dec 2008
• [Higher nervous activity tests for dementia] 30 Dec 2008
• Emergence of functional hierarchy in a multiple timescale neural network model: a humanoid robot experiment. 5 Nov 2008
• [Dynamics of the rats higher nervous activity disturbances after partial influence of high energy electrons in high doses] 30 Oct 2008
• [Comparative analysis of the effects of estrogens and tamoxifen on the brain higher functions] 30 Oct 2008
• Long-term aftereffects of response inhibition: memory retrieval, task goals, and cognitive control. 29 Sep 2008
• How to stop and change a response: the role of goal activation in multitasking. 29 Sep 2008
• The role of response repetition in task switching. 29 Sep 2008
• Central executive function in mild cognitive impairment: a PET activation study. 20 Sep 2008

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Technical information about 'Higher Nervous Activity'

Definition: A term used in Eastern European research literature on brain and behavior physiology for cortical functions. It refers to the highest level of integrative function of the brain, centered in the CEREBRAL CORTEX, regulating language, thought, and behavior via sensory, motor, and cognitive processes.

Descriptor UI: D006613

Alternative terms: Higher Nervous Activity; Activities, Higher Nervous; Activity, Higher Nervous; Higher Nervous Activities; Nervous Activities, Higher; Nervous Activity, Higher;

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects; genetics; immunology; physiology; radiation effects; ethics;

Tree Number: F02.463.247; G11.561.600.370;

History Note: 65(64)

Technical Notes: this expression is found intact as "vysshaia nervnaia deiatel'nost" in Russian neurophysiol literature