Human Economic Choice as Costly Information Processing
... ambiguous option the probabilities of the outcomes are not known by the subject. For example, the deterministic outcomes of a risky gamble can be $ 10 and $ 50, with no statement of the chances of those outcomes. This leaves open the possibility of a lottery ranging from a 0% chance at $ 10 to a 10 ...
... ambiguous option the probabilities of the outcomes are not known by the subject. For example, the deterministic outcomes of a risky gamble can be $ 10 and $ 50, with no statement of the chances of those outcomes. This leaves open the possibility of a lottery ranging from a 0% chance at $ 10 to a 10 ...
The posterior parietal cortex: Sensorimotor interface for the planning
... a fixed point on the trunk; in Fig. 2 this fixed point is at the right shoulder. We will refer to this representation as ‘body-centered’. As illustrated in Fig. 2, both schemes will arrive at the same motor error (M). However, with either scheme a difficulty arises in assigning a reference frame to ...
... a fixed point on the trunk; in Fig. 2 this fixed point is at the right shoulder. We will refer to this representation as ‘body-centered’. As illustrated in Fig. 2, both schemes will arrive at the same motor error (M). However, with either scheme a difficulty arises in assigning a reference frame to ...
PDF - Oxford Academic - Oxford University Press
... mind is a central question in cognitive science. Fodor postulated ‘the modularity of mind’, which considered language to be an input system as one of modules, such as sensory systems (Fodor, 1983). In contrast, Chomsky claimed that it is too narrow to regard the ‘language module’ solely as an input ...
... mind is a central question in cognitive science. Fodor postulated ‘the modularity of mind’, which considered language to be an input system as one of modules, such as sensory systems (Fodor, 1983). In contrast, Chomsky claimed that it is too narrow to regard the ‘language module’ solely as an input ...
annual report 2004 - OV Lounasmaa Laboratory
... our new premises, finally started in November about one year behind the original schedule. The LTL will move into the new premises, recently renamed as Nanotalo, in April 2007. The new performance-based salary system, UPJ, will phase out the old age-based system in 2006. The first steps towards the ...
... our new premises, finally started in November about one year behind the original schedule. The LTL will move into the new premises, recently renamed as Nanotalo, in April 2007. The new performance-based salary system, UPJ, will phase out the old age-based system in 2006. The first steps towards the ...
Rule-Selection and Action-Selection have a Shared
... In this first experiment, we wanted to make inferences about the generalization of rule-selection, across 2 rule modalities—color and height. We also wanted to study action-selection without reference to one of these rules. Lastly, we wanted to study the effects of different numbers of response opti ...
... In this first experiment, we wanted to make inferences about the generalization of rule-selection, across 2 rule modalities—color and height. We also wanted to study action-selection without reference to one of these rules. Lastly, we wanted to study the effects of different numbers of response opti ...
Chapter 5 - Wake Forest University
... • No two brains of animals of a given species are completely identical, but there is enough similarity among individuals to predict the location of particular brain structures relative to external features of the head. • For instance, a subcortical nucleus of a rat might be so many millimeters ventr ...
... • No two brains of animals of a given species are completely identical, but there is enough similarity among individuals to predict the location of particular brain structures relative to external features of the head. • For instance, a subcortical nucleus of a rat might be so many millimeters ventr ...
Reconstruction of the nigrostriatal dopamine pathway in the adult
... through western blot using rat striatal lysate. For fluorescent labelling, the secondary antibodies were conjugated with cyanine (Cy)2, Cy3, Cy5 (Jackson ImmunoResearch, Westgrove, PA, USA) or biotin (Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA, USA); sections labelled with biotinconjugated antibodies were s ...
... through western blot using rat striatal lysate. For fluorescent labelling, the secondary antibodies were conjugated with cyanine (Cy)2, Cy3, Cy5 (Jackson ImmunoResearch, Westgrove, PA, USA) or biotin (Vector Laboratories, Burlingame, CA, USA); sections labelled with biotinconjugated antibodies were s ...
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Neuroscientific Probe of
... Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Neuroscientific Probe of Cortical Function in Schizophrenia Shawn M. McClintock, Catarina Freitas, Lindsay Oberman, Sarah H. Lisanby, and Alvaro Pascual-Leone Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a neuropsychiatric tool that can serve as a useful method to ...
... Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: A Neuroscientific Probe of Cortical Function in Schizophrenia Shawn M. McClintock, Catarina Freitas, Lindsay Oberman, Sarah H. Lisanby, and Alvaro Pascual-Leone Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) is a neuropsychiatric tool that can serve as a useful method to ...
- Philsci
... presenting it to you in real time is going to be computationally intractable on even the fastest computer … the evil scientists will be swamped by combinatorial explosion …One conclusion we can draw from this is that we are not brains in vats … in case you were worried (Dennett 1991, 5; 7). ...
... presenting it to you in real time is going to be computationally intractable on even the fastest computer … the evil scientists will be swamped by combinatorial explosion …One conclusion we can draw from this is that we are not brains in vats … in case you were worried (Dennett 1991, 5; 7). ...
Appendix S1 Relation of local short
... contribute to local EEG considerably and others insignificantly. What is the contribution of volume conduction effect in this context? Firstly, volume conduction effect is distance dependent: the larger the distance of the recording electrode from the current source, the less informative the measure ...
... contribute to local EEG considerably and others insignificantly. What is the contribution of volume conduction effect in this context? Firstly, volume conduction effect is distance dependent: the larger the distance of the recording electrode from the current source, the less informative the measure ...
Tracking the Emergence of Conceptual Knowledge during Human
... At a behavioral level, the improvement in participants’ performance on learning trials during the Initial session (Figure 2B) was paralleled by the emergence of spatial and nonspatial conceptual knowledge indexed by probe trials (Figure 2D). Importantly, conceptual knowledge exerted a significant in ...
... At a behavioral level, the improvement in participants’ performance on learning trials during the Initial session (Figure 2B) was paralleled by the emergence of spatial and nonspatial conceptual knowledge indexed by probe trials (Figure 2D). Importantly, conceptual knowledge exerted a significant in ...
Altered neural reward and loss processing and
... the ACC to aversive stimuli (McCabe et al., 2012). In remitted depressed individuals, McCabe et al. (2009) found decreased OFC activity to combined aversive stimuli and enhanced caudate activity to an aversive picture. During the anticipation of losses, Stoy et al. (2012) reported blunted activity i ...
... the ACC to aversive stimuli (McCabe et al., 2012). In remitted depressed individuals, McCabe et al. (2009) found decreased OFC activity to combined aversive stimuli and enhanced caudate activity to an aversive picture. During the anticipation of losses, Stoy et al. (2012) reported blunted activity i ...
The functional role of dorso-lateral premotor cortex
... mental object rotation. Such task-locked activation might support the claim that mental rotation is indeed a covert, imagined object rotation rather than an image transformation relying exclusively upon visuo-spatial processing. In addition, task-specific involvement of medial and lateral premotor a ...
... mental object rotation. Such task-locked activation might support the claim that mental rotation is indeed a covert, imagined object rotation rather than an image transformation relying exclusively upon visuo-spatial processing. In addition, task-specific involvement of medial and lateral premotor a ...
The retrieval of perceptual memory details depends on right
... anterior hippocampus). This observation suggests that damage to the right MTL should be especially detrimental to the recruitment of regions involved in the retrieval of perceptual memory content, which motivated our focus on individuals with right unilateral mTLE. In addition to the clip and narrat ...
... anterior hippocampus). This observation suggests that damage to the right MTL should be especially detrimental to the recruitment of regions involved in the retrieval of perceptual memory content, which motivated our focus on individuals with right unilateral mTLE. In addition to the clip and narrat ...
Diversity and wiring variability of visual local neurons in the
... the lamina, medulla, lobula, and lobula plate (Morante and Desplan, 2004). Starting with the compound eye, visual signals are transmitted through a twodimensional array of modular longitudinal structures called cartridges in the lamina and columns in the other three neuropils, which retains the spat ...
... the lamina, medulla, lobula, and lobula plate (Morante and Desplan, 2004). Starting with the compound eye, visual signals are transmitted through a twodimensional array of modular longitudinal structures called cartridges in the lamina and columns in the other three neuropils, which retains the spat ...
Neural Basis of Visually Guided Head Movements Studied With fMRI
... made. Movements collected during this interval can therefore be used to construct activation maps that show brain areas active during head movements. In effect, the Birn method reduces the very difficult problem of fMRI of rapid voluntary movements to the much simpler problem of fMRI of stationary s ...
... made. Movements collected during this interval can therefore be used to construct activation maps that show brain areas active during head movements. In effect, the Birn method reduces the very difficult problem of fMRI of rapid voluntary movements to the much simpler problem of fMRI of stationary s ...
the emergence of cerebral asymmetries in early human
... for music. However, t.he 2-month-olds showed only the LEA for music; they did not detect the speech syllable change in either ear (see Figure 3). These results suggest an increase in functional maturity of the left hemisphere sometime between 2 and 3 months of age, at least for auditory discriminati ...
... for music. However, t.he 2-month-olds showed only the LEA for music; they did not detect the speech syllable change in either ear (see Figure 3). These results suggest an increase in functional maturity of the left hemisphere sometime between 2 and 3 months of age, at least for auditory discriminati ...
Asymmetry of the Neuroendocrine System
... hemisphere and the presence of asymmetry exclusively in humans, in the cerebral cortex. The theory of asymmetry discouraged scientists for a long time from research aimed at extending asymmetry to brain regions other than the cerebral cortex and/or to other species. Since the late 1960s, it has beco ...
... hemisphere and the presence of asymmetry exclusively in humans, in the cerebral cortex. The theory of asymmetry discouraged scientists for a long time from research aimed at extending asymmetry to brain regions other than the cerebral cortex and/or to other species. Since the late 1960s, it has beco ...
Development and aging of cortical thickness correspond to genetic
... adult aging-related changes in cortical thickness followed closely the genetic organization of the cortex, with change rates varying as a function of genetic similarity. This result indicates early impact of genes on brain development and age-related changes later in life. The findings are discussed ...
... adult aging-related changes in cortical thickness followed closely the genetic organization of the cortex, with change rates varying as a function of genetic similarity. This result indicates early impact of genes on brain development and age-related changes later in life. The findings are discussed ...
Otx Genes and the Genetic Control of Brain
... mouse, the organizer might be split into at least two regions, the AVE and the node, which operate at different stages to specify and maintain head and trunk structures, respectively (Beddington and Robertson, 1998). The lack of the rostral brain in Otx2⫺/⫺ embryos could be due to abnormalities eith ...
... mouse, the organizer might be split into at least two regions, the AVE and the node, which operate at different stages to specify and maintain head and trunk structures, respectively (Beddington and Robertson, 1998). The lack of the rostral brain in Otx2⫺/⫺ embryos could be due to abnormalities eith ...
hoofdstuk 8 - VU-dare
... adults. However, there is evidence that psychopathy is best described by a set of relatively independent personality dimensions, i.e. callous-unemotional, grandiose-manipulative and impulsive-irresponsible traits, which can be reliably detected in juveniles, allowing investigation of the neural mech ...
... adults. However, there is evidence that psychopathy is best described by a set of relatively independent personality dimensions, i.e. callous-unemotional, grandiose-manipulative and impulsive-irresponsible traits, which can be reliably detected in juveniles, allowing investigation of the neural mech ...
Reinforcement, and Punishment Striatal Mechanisms Underlying
... Other findings from the same period differed from these, however, reporting little effect or decreases in movement following striatal lesions (42, 68, 90, 127, 196). The likely explanation for these discrepancies rests in differences in size or location of the lesions, or differential damage to neig ...
... Other findings from the same period differed from these, however, reporting little effect or decreases in movement following striatal lesions (42, 68, 90, 127, 196). The likely explanation for these discrepancies rests in differences in size or location of the lesions, or differential damage to neig ...
Dialogue Games for Inconsistent and Biased Information
... In this situation, there seems to be convincing evidence to believe that it is going to rain, but this does not dispel the evidence that it is not going to rain, that is, the agent is not complete certain, but biased to believe the former. A belief state is called biased when more evidence exists to ...
... In this situation, there seems to be convincing evidence to believe that it is going to rain, but this does not dispel the evidence that it is not going to rain, that is, the agent is not complete certain, but biased to believe the former. A belief state is called biased when more evidence exists to ...
article in press - Department of Physiology, Development and
... Received 7 July 2005; revised 1 November 2005; accepted 16 January 2006 ...
... Received 7 July 2005; revised 1 November 2005; accepted 16 January 2006 ...