Cognitive biologyCognitive biology is an emerging science that regards natural cognition as a biological function. It is based on the theoretical assumption that every organism—whether a single cell or multicellular—is continually engaged in systematic acts of cognition coupled with intentional behaviors, i.e., a sensory-motor coupling. That is to say, if an organism can sense stimuli in its environment and respond accordingly, it is cognitive.
Protein dynamicsProteins are generally thought to adopt unique structures determined by their amino acid sequences. However, proteins are not strictly static objects, but rather populate ensembles of (sometimes similar) conformations. Transitions between these states occur on a variety of length scales (tenths of Å to nm) and time scales (ns to s), and have been linked to functionally relevant phenomena such as allosteric signaling and enzyme catalysis.
Rythme cérébralUn rythme cérébral (appelé aussi activité neuro-électrique) désigne l'oscillation électromagnétique émise par le cerveau des êtres humains, mais également de tout être vivant. Le cortex frontal qui permet la cognition, la logique et le raisonnement est composé de neurones qui sont reliés entre eux par des synapses permettant la neurotransmission. Mesurables en volt et en hertz, ces ondes sont de très faible amplitude : de l'ordre du microvolt (chez l'être humain), elles ne suivent pas toujours une sinusoïde régulière.
Large-scale brain networkLarge-scale brain networks (also known as intrinsic brain networks) are collections of widespread brain regions showing functional connectivity by statistical analysis of the fMRI BOLD signal or other recording methods such as EEG, PET and MEG. An emerging paradigm in neuroscience is that cognitive tasks are performed not by individual brain regions working in isolation but by networks consisting of several discrete brain regions that are said to be "functionally connected".
Cognitive developmentCognitive development is a field of study in neuroscience and psychology focusing on a child's development in terms of information processing, conceptual resources, perceptual skill, language learning, and other aspects of the developed adult brain and cognitive psychology. Qualitative differences between how a child processes their waking experience and how an adult processes their waking experience are acknowledged (such as object permanence, the understanding of logical relations, and cause-effect reasoning in school-age children).
Thérapie cognitivo-comportementaleLes thérapies comportementales et cognitives ou TCC (en anglais, cognitive behavioral therapy ou CBT) regroupent un ensemble de traitements des troubles psychiatriques (notamment addictions, psychoses, dépressions et troubles anxieux) qui partagent une approche selon laquelle la technique thérapeutique doit être fondée sur les connaissances issues de la psychologie scientifique. Elles doivent obéir à des protocoles relativement standardisés. Elles évaluent souvent l'évolution du patient au cours de la thérapie.
Mémoire spatialevignette|La mémoire spatiale est nécessaire pour naviguer dans un environnement. La mémoire spatiale est la partie de la mémoire d'un individu responsable de l'enregistrement des informations concernant l'espace environnant et l'orientation spatiale de l'individu dans celui-ci. La mémoire spatiale est ainsi requise pour la navigation spatiale dans un lieu connu, comme dans un quartier familier. Elle est étudiée en neuroscience (chez le rat) et en psychologie cognitive (chez l'homme).
Memory and agingAge-related memory loss, sometimes described as "normal aging" (also spelled "ageing" in British English), is qualitatively different from memory loss associated with types of dementia such as Alzheimer's disease, and is believed to have a different brain mechanism. Mild cognitive impairment Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) is a condition in which people face memory problems more often than that of the average person their age. These symptoms, however, do not prevent them from carrying out normal activities and are not as severe as the symptoms for Alzheimer's disease (AD).
Models of neural computationModels of neural computation are attempts to elucidate, in an abstract and mathematical fashion, the core principles that underlie information processing in biological nervous systems, or functional components thereof. This article aims to provide an overview of the most definitive models of neuro-biological computation as well as the tools commonly used to construct and analyze them.
Esprit quantiqueL'esprit quantique ou encore la conscience quantique est une hypothèse qui suggère que des phénomènes quantiques, tels l'intrication et la superposition d'états, sont impliqués dans le fonctionnement du cerveau et en particulier, dans l'émergence de la conscience. Cette hypothèse part du principe, controversé, que la physique classique et son déterminisme ne peut expliquer la conscience. Ses fondements théoriques ont été posés dans les années 1960 en sciences mais depuis ses partisans ne sont pas encore parvenus à la démontrer et les hypothèses de l'esprit quantique restent en l'état des spéculations.
Dynamique socialeLa dynamique sociale, renvoie, en sociologie, aux changements ou aux étapes successives dans l'évolution des faits sociaux. Elle permet d'envisager la société sous l'angle de son évolution. Elle complète la notion de statique socialeLa science sociale (1819-1822), introduction UQAC, A. Kremer-Marietti, 4 novembre 2006.. On retrouve le terme en chez Auguste Comte, dans son livre Système de politique positive, ou Traité de sociologie instituant la religion de l'humanité, dont le troisième tome s'appelle De la dynamique sociale.
Functional specialization (brain)In neuroscience, functional specialization is a theory which suggests that different areas in the brain are specialized for different functions. History of neuroscience Phrenology, created by Franz Joseph Gall (1758–1828) and Johann Gaspar Spurzheim (1776–1832) and best known for the idea that one's personality could be determined by the variation of bumps on their skull, proposed that different regions in one's brain have different functions and may very well be associated with different behaviours.
