A Matter of Bottom-Up or Top-Down Processes: The Role of Attention in Multisensory Integration

Jess Hartcher-O'Brien, Salvador Soto-Faraco, Ruth Adam

Frontiers Media SA

The integration of information from various sensory modalities influences behaviour. It can induce...

Science Neuroscience Integrative Neuroscience

Keywords: Audio-tactile,­audio-visual,­Awareness,­congruency,­cross-modal,­emotion,­spatial,­Temporal

All 3 Types of Glial Cells Are Important for Memory Formation

Leif Hertz, Ye Chen

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The vertebrate brain contains neurons and 3 classical types of glia cells, astrocytes,...

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Keywords: Aquaporin4 and memory,­Astrocytes in memory,­Brain rhythms and memory,­Fetal Alcohol Syndrome,­Glutamate,­glycogen and glucocorticoids in memory,­Microglia in memory,­Neuro- and glio-transmitters in memory,­Traumatic brain injury and memory

The Vestibular System in Cognitive and Memory Processes in Mammals

Stéphane Besnard, Christophe Lopez, Thomas Brandt, Pierre Denise, Paul F. Smith

Frontiers Media SA

Since the beginning of life, all plant and animal kingdoms have been developed or modified based on...

Science Neuroscience Integrative Neuroscience

Keywords: sensory organ,­Vertigo,­Dementia,­Cognition,­Perception,­Balance disorders

Neurovision: Neural bases of binocular vision and coordination and their implications in visual training programs

Olivier A. Coubard

Frontiers Media SA

Binocular vision is achieved by five neurovisual systems originating in the retina but varying in...

Science Neuroscience Integrative Neuroscience

Keywords: binocular vision,­Eye Movements,­Binocular coordination,­Visual Pathways,­Neurovisual disorders,­visual rehabilitation

Autism: The Movement Perspective

Elizabeth B Torres, Anne M Donnellan

Frontiers Media SA

Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) is portrayed as cognitive and social disorders. Undoubtedly,...

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Keywords: autism,­sensory motor,­Movement Disorders,­outcome measures

Habituation mechanisms and their impact on cognitive function

Susanne Schmid, Donald A. Wilson, Catharine Rankin

Frontiers Media SA

Habituation describes the progressive decrease of the amplitude or frequency of a motor response to...

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Keywords: learning and memory,­habituation,­synaptic mechanism,­Sensorimotor gating,­spike adaptation,­startle,­animal model

Neurobiological circuit function and computation of the serotonergic and related systems

KongFatt Wong-Lin, Kae Nakamura

Frontiers Media SA

Serotonin is one of the oldest neurotransmitters in evolutionary terms, and the serotonergic system...

Science Neuroscience Integrative Neuroscience

Keywords: serotonin 5-HT,­neural circuit,­computational modeling,­Dopamine,­Serotonin,­dorsal raphe nucleus,­Locus Coeruleus,­pendunculopontine tegmental nucleus

Current Research and Emerging Directions in Emotion-Cognition Interactions

Florin Dolcos, Lihong Wang, Mara Mather

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Emotion can impact various aspects of our cognition and behavior, by enhancing or impairing them...

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Keywords: Motivated Attention,­Emotional Memory,­Emotional Distraction,­Affective Disorders,­age-related differences,­stress,­amygdala/prefrontal cortex,­social and personality neuroscience

Multisensory Perception and Action: psychophysics, neural mechanisms, and applications

Zhuanghua Shi, Hermann Josef Mueller

Frontiers Media SA

Science Neuroscience Integrative Neuroscience

Keywords: multisensory perception,­multisensory timing,­multisensory development,­multisensory learning,­multisensory neural mechanisms