Questions tagged [physiology]
For questions about the interaction of the brain/mind with function and structure of the rest of the body. If your question is specifically about the physiology of the central (or peripheral) nervous system then use the tag neurobiology.
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What is it called when manipulating the body, such as with a smile, triggers emotion?
Normally we smile as a consequence of being happy, but psychologists have, over the years investigated the idea that smiling itself can cause happiness.
So, we have the concept of a physical act ...
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What is Cortisols role in a chronically activated fight-flight-freeze response?
It is my current understanding that cortisol is released 20-30 minutes after the initial release of adrenaline to a stressor if the stressor has not been dealt with. (Source: '20 - 30 minutes' and 'a ...
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why structural studies of the cerebellum (atrophy, segmentation, etc.) always reports LEFT and RIGHT even when laterality is absent from the study?
I have noticed that structural studies of the cerebellum, regardless of the focus of the study (neurodegenerative, autism, alcoholism, drummers) usually report left-sided and right-sided results. Even ...
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What is the medullary bulb transition?
Does "medullary bulb transition" make sense in neuroanatomy internattionally or is it a Brazilian invention and there is no term like that in English? What is then the difference of the &...
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Do bodily manifestations (e.g. jerking) and intense euphoric sensations (e.g. "heat", "electricity") always co-occur in spiritual experiences?
After analyzing multiple reports of spiritual experiences, I've identified two general categories:
Bodily manifestations: shaking, jerking, trembling, contorting, etc. (see this related question for ...
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Is there a way that an infection could target a specific area of the brain?
My question is in regards to a fungal infection, but I am open to learning about viral or bacterial infections. That being said, is it possible that a fungus/virus/etc could target a specific area of ...
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EDA explorer - artifact detection vs artifact correction
my question is related to this post -> Open-source software for analyzing Electrodermal activity
The eda explorer, especially the online version, is quite nice and handy. However, it does not provide ...
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Percent change of a biophysical signal
To calculate percent change the formula is: $\frac{Amount \, ofchanges} {Original \, amount}100=\frac{New−Old}{Old}100$
because we want to see how it changes compared to where it was before, now if ...
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Can signals from the prefrontal cortex alone trigger a readiness potential in the pre-supplementary motor area?
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In Haggard, Patrick. "Human volition: towards a neuroscience of will." Nature Reviews Neuroscience 9.12 (2008): 934., the author states in the caption of Figure 1 (pg. 4):
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Does anyone have R code for analyzing skin conductance data?
Similar question here Open-source software for analyzing Electrodermal activity
But with no R code answers provided, and the online EDA explorer appears to be unavailable now.
I am looking for code ...
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What's the difference between the neuroendocrine system vs endocrine system?
No one in the Biology site seems to be answering this, so I thought I'd post it here as a last resort. I would really appreciate if you guys can take a look at it.
This is what I have understood so ...
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Would non-neural physiological insights be considered to be in the field of neuroscience?
For example, would e.g. SCR (skin conductance response) or hormone level be considered to be "neuroscientific measures" according to general definition of neuroscience?
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Are reaction time and memory physiological measure or behavioral observation?
I think that the choice made by a subject in a choice task should be behavioral observation. But I am not sure about reaction time and memory, which is more about ability instead of intention.
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How is the term "physiological measurement" defined?
Does the measurement have to be subconscious?
Can measurement such as eye-tracking be counted as physiological measurement? (I thought it is because of its relatively subconscious nature until I saw ...
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Does anybody know a source having multi-electrode (several channels) recorded data of multiple Neurons (I prefer real data not artificial)?
I mean recorded data of multiple Neurons with multi-electrode. I need this data as the input for my experiment.
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