Cortical Blinks (microsleep) occur during wakefulness affecting behavior
Local sleep in awake rats Vladyslav V. Vyazovskiy, Umberto Olcese, Erin C. Hanlon, Yuval Nir, Chiara Cirelli & Giulio Tononi AffiliationsContributionsCorresponding author Nature 472, 443–447 (28 April 2011) doi:10.1038/nature10009 Received 30 August 2010 Accepted 17 March 2011 Published online 27 April 2011 ABSTRACT In an awake state, neurons in the cerebral cortex fire irregularly and … Continue reading
Flexibility and selection precision’ predicts your susceptibility to learning
Dynamic reconfiguration of human brain networks during learning Danielle S. Bassett ∗, Nicholas F. Wymbs †, Mason A. Porter ‡ §, Peter J. Mucha ¶ , Jean M. Carlson ∗ , and Scott T. Grafton † ∗Complex Systems Group, Department of Physics, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA,†Department of Psychology and UCSB Brain … Continue reading
Baddeley’s Model of Working Memory
Working memory. Baddeley A. Medical Research Council, Applied Psychology Unit, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Science. 1992 Jan 31;255(5044):556-9. Abstract The term working memory refers to a brain system that provides temporary storage and manipulation of the information necessary for such complex cognitive tasks as language comprehension, learning, and reasoning. This definition has evolved from the concept … Continue reading