SCIENCE AND RELIGION: Scientific
... experiments similar to the close-open eyes experiment, but with much more details. It was a culmination of several years of preliminary research. They used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to obtain 3-dimensional images of processes in the brain with mm-size resolution. But fMRI is a ―sl ...
... experiments similar to the close-open eyes experiment, but with much more details. It was a culmination of several years of preliminary research. They used functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI) to obtain 3-dimensional images of processes in the brain with mm-size resolution. But fMRI is a ―sl ...
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... that will make the sentence grammatical – Semantic mapping: Search for assignment of semantic meanings to words and syntactic relationships that will make the sentence contextually meaningful ...
... that will make the sentence grammatical – Semantic mapping: Search for assignment of semantic meanings to words and syntactic relationships that will make the sentence contextually meaningful ...
Imitating the Brain with Neurocomputer A New Way towards Artificial
... constantly develop new functions as human does. Therefore, these AI systems are still Domain-specific AI, Weak AI or Narrow AI. Could the strong AI be made successfully by use of the four classic methodologies or the combination of them? It is still disputable among the researchers but most of them ...
... constantly develop new functions as human does. Therefore, these AI systems are still Domain-specific AI, Weak AI or Narrow AI. Could the strong AI be made successfully by use of the four classic methodologies or the combination of them? It is still disputable among the researchers but most of them ...
... worked with Allen Newell, a systems researcher with a mathematics background, and Cliff Shaw, an expert programmer, to create a new kind of computer program called Logic Theorist. Their multidisciplinary collaboration not only addressed the immediate concerns of the research project, but also opened ...
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... received the Harvard-based “Ig Nobel Prize” in 2004 for this work, awarded for scientific achievements that “first make people laugh, and then make them think”, as the “missed gorilla” setting seems so bizarre at first sight. Still, the paper quickly brought them real fame via psychology textbook ch ...
... received the Harvard-based “Ig Nobel Prize” in 2004 for this work, awarded for scientific achievements that “first make people laugh, and then make them think”, as the “missed gorilla” setting seems so bizarre at first sight. Still, the paper quickly brought them real fame via psychology textbook ch ...
Computational rationality: A converging paradigm
... linear manner with a delay for additional computation, while the value of action increases with decreasing marginal returns. We see the attainment of an optimal stopping time, in which attempts to compute additional precision come at a net loss in the value of action. As portrayed in the figure, inc ...
... linear manner with a delay for additional computation, while the value of action increases with decreasing marginal returns. We see the attainment of an optimal stopping time, in which attempts to compute additional precision come at a net loss in the value of action. As portrayed in the figure, inc ...
Metabolic changes in schizophrenia and human brain evolution
... changes and a relaxation of selective constraint could cause such an increase in evolutionary divergence. However, the fact that we find signatures of recent positive selection in the vicinity of genes associated with fast evolving metabolic processes indicates that adaptive changes is the more pars ...
... changes and a relaxation of selective constraint could cause such an increase in evolutionary divergence. However, the fact that we find signatures of recent positive selection in the vicinity of genes associated with fast evolving metabolic processes indicates that adaptive changes is the more pars ...
IN VIVO Research Article SHIVAPRIYA SHIVAKUMAR
... 12.985±1.853, there was an increase in the level but the p value between groups was less significant (P<0.05). The level of glutamate in group IV was 15.128±2.174 and group III was 20.42±4.110, there was a decrease in the level and when the p value was compared between groups it was less significant ...
... 12.985±1.853, there was an increase in the level but the p value between groups was less significant (P<0.05). The level of glutamate in group IV was 15.128±2.174 and group III was 20.42±4.110, there was a decrease in the level and when the p value was compared between groups it was less significant ...
Neural mechanisms of the cognitive model of depression
... dysfunctional attitudes whereby he or she views themself as defective and day-to-day life as rife with struggle, and assumes that their current difficulties or suffering will continue indefinitely 1. The activation of these dysfunctional attitudes increases the likelihood that the depressed person w ...
... dysfunctional attitudes whereby he or she views themself as defective and day-to-day life as rife with struggle, and assumes that their current difficulties or suffering will continue indefinitely 1. The activation of these dysfunctional attitudes increases the likelihood that the depressed person w ...
- Philsci
... stopped since before the turn of the century, and its results are now too vast to survey. What is newer is the digital computer, more developed biological knowledge, and more developed psychological experimentation. One sort of connectionist work describes as completely as possible the nerve connect ...
... stopped since before the turn of the century, and its results are now too vast to survey. What is newer is the digital computer, more developed biological knowledge, and more developed psychological experimentation. One sort of connectionist work describes as completely as possible the nerve connect ...
The Cholinergic Hypothesis of Age and Alzheimer`s Disease
... the deposition of toxic neuritic plaques in AD. Therefore, cholinergic-based strategies will likely remain valid as one approach to rational drug development for the treatment of AD other forms of dementia. ...
... the deposition of toxic neuritic plaques in AD. Therefore, cholinergic-based strategies will likely remain valid as one approach to rational drug development for the treatment of AD other forms of dementia. ...
08_chapter 2
... parietal lobe lies behind the central sulcus, but the division between it and the posterior part of the temporal lobe is not well defined, the transition between both these lobes and the occipital lobe is also some what aribitrary, not being defined by any single sulcus. The frontal parietal gyrus o ...
... parietal lobe lies behind the central sulcus, but the division between it and the posterior part of the temporal lobe is not well defined, the transition between both these lobes and the occipital lobe is also some what aribitrary, not being defined by any single sulcus. The frontal parietal gyrus o ...
Paired-Associate Learning
... The results of Sadalla and Loftness suggest that the use of mnemonic strategies facilitates paired-associate learning. However, the likelihood of participants using a mnemonic device without prior instructions is undetermined. A recent study by Pierce and Kensinger (2011) describe that “there may be ...
... The results of Sadalla and Loftness suggest that the use of mnemonic strategies facilitates paired-associate learning. However, the likelihood of participants using a mnemonic device without prior instructions is undetermined. A recent study by Pierce and Kensinger (2011) describe that “there may be ...
Pathogenicity and Effects of Prions Misfolding
... A number of "normal" and "erratic" behaviors were tested to determine if the genetic mutation correlated with a change in the mouse behavior. Figure 2 shows a plot with several different common mouse behaviors as well as abnormal ones and which mice demonstrated them. It may be seen in Figure 2 that ...
... A number of "normal" and "erratic" behaviors were tested to determine if the genetic mutation correlated with a change in the mouse behavior. Figure 2 shows a plot with several different common mouse behaviors as well as abnormal ones and which mice demonstrated them. It may be seen in Figure 2 that ...
Creating Buzz: The Neural Correlates of Effective Message
... message communicators are first encoding ideas that they are likely to spread successfully. Successful spreading of an idea was operationalized as a message communicator passing on an idea to a message recipient in such a way that the message recipient wanted to recommend the idea further to others. ...
... message communicators are first encoding ideas that they are likely to spread successfully. Successful spreading of an idea was operationalized as a message communicator passing on an idea to a message recipient in such a way that the message recipient wanted to recommend the idea further to others. ...
Neuroimaging techniques offer new perspectives on callosal
... (see Fig. 1). A finer grained study of topographical connectivity was recently reported (Dougherty et al., 2005). By combining visual field mapping fMRI data with fiber tracking between visual cortical areas and the callosum, it was found that extrastriate visual areas converge on the splenium. Addi ...
... (see Fig. 1). A finer grained study of topographical connectivity was recently reported (Dougherty et al., 2005). By combining visual field mapping fMRI data with fiber tracking between visual cortical areas and the callosum, it was found that extrastriate visual areas converge on the splenium. Addi ...
19Dementias
... DA neurons may be selectively vulnerable to toxic effects Contain the protein alpha-synuclein, which normally maintains integrity of vesicles containing neurotransmitter ...
... DA neurons may be selectively vulnerable to toxic effects Contain the protein alpha-synuclein, which normally maintains integrity of vesicles containing neurotransmitter ...
Executive function
... function’ be separated? And second, can it be shown that different parts of the frontal lobes support distinct aspects of executive function? Although these questions were once controversial, it is now known that the answer to both is unequivocally yes. Behavioural studies show that, although there ...
... function’ be separated? And second, can it be shown that different parts of the frontal lobes support distinct aspects of executive function? Although these questions were once controversial, it is now known that the answer to both is unequivocally yes. Behavioural studies show that, although there ...
Neurotransmitters - The Modern Herbalist
... for thought processes, emotions, and other essential body functions including sleep, energy, and fear. ...
... for thought processes, emotions, and other essential body functions including sleep, energy, and fear. ...
The development of emotion regulation: an fMRI
... changes in these social processes, like representing another’s mental state, are just as important in supporting reappraisal ability. These processes typically engage a network of regions centered on the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), and also includes the posterior cingulate cortex, superior temp ...
... changes in these social processes, like representing another’s mental state, are just as important in supporting reappraisal ability. These processes typically engage a network of regions centered on the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), and also includes the posterior cingulate cortex, superior temp ...
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: in search of new treatments
... 40mg of hydrocortisone in two daily doses; high-dose group took 160mg of hydrocortisone in two daily doses. Participants completed cognitive tests before treatment, after one day of treatment, after four days of treatment, and after a six-day ‘washout’ of treatment. The participants were tested on c ...
... 40mg of hydrocortisone in two daily doses; high-dose group took 160mg of hydrocortisone in two daily doses. Participants completed cognitive tests before treatment, after one day of treatment, after four days of treatment, and after a six-day ‘washout’ of treatment. The participants were tested on c ...
Toward a Developmental Evolutionary Psychology
... structure and function has resulted in a seriously distorted view of the evolution of cognition and the resulting human cognitive architecture; it has also contributed to a mischaracterization of the role of culture in human development and evolution. In contrast, I will suggest that developmental e ...
... structure and function has resulted in a seriously distorted view of the evolution of cognition and the resulting human cognitive architecture; it has also contributed to a mischaracterization of the role of culture in human development and evolution. In contrast, I will suggest that developmental e ...
2006 Newsletter
... well as the spinal cord. So it is not too surprising that about half of the people with MS experiences changes in the cognitive function. These include difficulties with concentration, short term memory, new learning, word and name finding and decision making. While people with MS do not become deme ...
... well as the spinal cord. So it is not too surprising that about half of the people with MS experiences changes in the cognitive function. These include difficulties with concentration, short term memory, new learning, word and name finding and decision making. While people with MS do not become deme ...
List of Research Projects and Faculty 2017
... Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a consequence of sedentary life style and high fat diets with an estimated prevalence of about 30% in western countries. It is associated with insulin resistance, obesity, glucose intolerance and drug toxicity. Several studies have already investigated la ...
... Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a consequence of sedentary life style and high fat diets with an estimated prevalence of about 30% in western countries. It is associated with insulin resistance, obesity, glucose intolerance and drug toxicity. Several studies have already investigated la ...
A computational hypothesis for allostasis: delineation of substance
... behavior (blue), neuropsychology (green), cognition (red), healing (orange), and pharmacology (light blue). The outputs of this discrete-time model reside in the pharmacological scale which includes computational predictions of drug intakes, Z (t ), and mood, M (t ). The processes composing the mode ...
... behavior (blue), neuropsychology (green), cognition (red), healing (orange), and pharmacology (light blue). The outputs of this discrete-time model reside in the pharmacological scale which includes computational predictions of drug intakes, Z (t ), and mood, M (t ). The processes composing the mode ...