Descriptor
Models | 3 |
Neurology | 3 |
Scientific Research | 3 |
Neurological Organization | 2 |
Physiology | 2 |
Science Education | 2 |
Cognitive Processes | 1 |
Cognitive Structures | 1 |
College Science | 1 |
Encoding (Psychology) | 1 |
Higher Education | 1 |
More ▼ |
Source
Science | 3 |
Publication Type
Journal Articles | 3 |
Reference Materials - General | 1 |
Reports - Descriptive | 1 |
Reports - Research | 1 |
Education Level
Audience
Practitioners | 1 |
Location
Laws, Policies, & Programs
Assessments and Surveys
What Works Clearinghouse Rating

Satz, Paul – Science, 1979
A new method generates specific predictions concerning the expected frequencies of aphasia after unilateral injury to the brain in the left- and right-handed. These predictions are then compared with the observed data for all known studies between 1935 and 1973 to derive the best-fitting model of hemispheric speech lateralization in the left- and…
Descriptors: Models, Neurological Impairments, Neurological Organization, Neurology

Sejnowski, Terrence J.; And Others – Science, 1988
Describes the use of brain models to connect the microscopic level accessible by molecular and cellular techniques with the systems level accessible by the study of behavior. Discusses classes of brain models, and specific examples of such models. Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of using brain modelling to understand human brain function.…
Descriptors: Cognitive Structures, College Science, Higher Education, Models

Squire, Larry R. – Science, 1986
Focuses on the brain processes and brain systems involved in learning and memory from a neuropsychological perspective of analysis. Reports findings related to the locus of memory storage, types of memory and knowledge, and memory consolidation. Models of animal memory are also examined. An extensive reference list is included. (ML)
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Encoding (Psychology), Human Body, Long Term Memory