The Seven Primary Functional Brain Metrics
Recognition –
Response from the Anterior Temporal Lobe (a
subset of the MASTM) which is the region of the
cortex responsible for perceiving and
recognizing things in our environment. The
Stimulus Recognition Score (SRS)TM
quantifies all of the activity related to
recognizing familiar things that we encounter
with our senses.
Memory –
Structures within the temporal lobe
are involved
memory function. The dominant temporal
lobe is specialized for verbal (word-based)
memory and the names of objects. We rely upon
our non-dominant temporal lobe for our memory of
visual (non-verbal) material, such as faces,
scenes. The
Correlational Memory Score (CMS)TM
quantifies all activation related to memory
systems in the cortex of the brain.
Motor –
Response from the Primary Motor Cortex which is
the region of the cortex responsible for
planning actions and refining all of our
movements. The
Motor Activation Score (MAS)TM
quantifies all of the activity related to the
planning of, and moving of our bodies.
Visual –
Activity taking place in the Occipital Lobe
(visual cortex):
The Occipital Lobe is responsible for
one’s ability to see and interpret sight.
The
Visual Activation Score (VAS)TM
quantifies the
magnitude of activity taking place in the visual
region of the cortex.
Attention –
Response from the Parietal Lobe, including right
and left hemispheres. The
Sustained Attention Score (SAS)TM
quantifies the magnitude of activation in the
parietal cortex which regulates the process of
selectively concentrating on something in our
environment while ignoring other things. The
parietal lobe plays important roles in
integrating sensory information from various
parts of the body, knowledge of numbers and
their relations, and in the manipulation of
objects.
Cognition –
Response from the entire frontal lobe, including
right and left hemispheres. The
Higher Cognition Score (HCS)TM
quantifies
the magnitude of activation in the frontal lobe
which directs the mental processing of knowing,
including reasoning, judgment, behavior,
decision-making, perception and awareness. The
frontal lobes assist in planning, coordinating,
controlling, and executing behavior.
Emotional Valence –
Response from the Inferior Frontal Gyrus,
including right and left hemispheres. The
Emotional Valence Score (EVS)TM
quantifies the magnitude of asymmetrical (right
vs. left) activation to index the positive and
negative emotion.
SRSTM
CMSTM
MASTM
VASTM
SASTM
HCSTM
EVSTM