Essays about: "default mode network"

Showing result 11 - 15 of 19 essays containing the words default mode network.

  1. 11. Conscious by Default : The Role of the Default Mode Network in Internal Awareness

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Amanda Mattisson; [2019]
    Keywords : default mode network; internal awareness; consciousness; posterior cingulate cortex; disorders of consciousness;

    Abstract : Abstract In the 1990s researchers discovered task-deactivated regions in the human brain. Together, these areas make up the default mode network (DMN). READ MORE

  3. 12. Multiband functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) for functional connectivity assessments

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för fysik

    Author : Cecilia Björnfot; [2018]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : During resting state the brain exhibits synchronized activity within all major brain networks. Using blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) resting state functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) based detection it is possible to quantify the degree of correlation, connectivity, between regions of interest and assess information regarding the integrity of the inter-regional functional integration. READ MORE

  4. 13. Neural correlates of focused attention and open monitoring meditation

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Dawid Kuzbiel; [2018]
    Keywords : Meditation; focused attention; open monitoring; mindfulness; activations; deactivations;

    Abstract : Meditation, used initially as a vehicle for self-discovery and attainment of enlightenment, is today a tool for well-being among the general public and has even found its way into the clinical milieu. Meditation is challenging term to define and the variety of meditation practices, all with their own aims, pose a problem in terms of scientific understanding. READ MORE

  5. 14. Ethernet Bypass Switch

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för elektro- och informationsteknik

    Author : Lais Rau; Sergio Benages; [2018]
    Keywords : integrated circuit; ethernet; power failure; switch; energy harvesting; Technology and Engineering;

    Abstract : An ASIC solution is studied and designed to solve a possible communication interruption due to power failures of automation servers connected in serial topologies. This installation method is widely employed in industrial Ethernet networks. READ MORE

  6. 15. Default Mode Network and Its Role in Major Depressive Disorder

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Eric Krus Hansson; [2018]
    Keywords : default mode network; major depressive disorder; affective cognition; neuroscience; ACC; PCC;

    Abstract : This essay investigates the relationship between a malfunctioning Default Mode Network (DMN) and the diagnosis of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). A deeper understanding of how the DMN affects those brain processes which are implicated in MDD may offer new approaches to reduce the suffering of the very large number of MDD-afflicted patients. READ MORE