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Scientific American - November 2014
... normal daily irritants—an angry colleague at work, a worried novices after repeated exposures to it. Other tests in our lab child at home—become less disruptive, and a sense of psycho- have shown that meditation training increases one’s ability to logical well-being develops. better control and buff ...
... normal daily irritants—an angry colleague at work, a worried novices after repeated exposures to it. Other tests in our lab child at home—become less disruptive, and a sense of psycho- have shown that meditation training increases one’s ability to logical well-being develops. better control and buff ...
developing the brain`s ability - Success For Kids With Hearing Loss
... branches that support the available vision information will be strengthened. This competition continues throughout the first three years of life. After about 3 ½ years of age, the brain has considerably less flexibility to develop effective skills to process auditory information. This is why childre ...
... branches that support the available vision information will be strengthened. This competition continues throughout the first three years of life. After about 3 ½ years of age, the brain has considerably less flexibility to develop effective skills to process auditory information. This is why childre ...
Magnetic stimulation modulate seizures in epileptic
... The latter are indeed characterized by an altered balance between excitatory and inhibitory influences at the cortical level [15-17]. Two open pilot studies suggested that 0.33 Hz [9] and 0.5 Hz [10] rTMS may reduce the seizure frequency in drug-resistant partial epilepsy. Moreover, 0.5 Hz rTMS prol ...
... The latter are indeed characterized by an altered balance between excitatory and inhibitory influences at the cortical level [15-17]. Two open pilot studies suggested that 0.33 Hz [9] and 0.5 Hz [10] rTMS may reduce the seizure frequency in drug-resistant partial epilepsy. Moreover, 0.5 Hz rTMS prol ...
The Maternal Brain
... School recently studied the brains of lactating mother rats using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a noninvasive technique that tracks changes in brain activity. Ferris found that activity in the mother’s nucleus accumbens, a site that is integral to reinforcement and reward, increased ...
... School recently studied the brains of lactating mother rats using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), a noninvasive technique that tracks changes in brain activity. Ferris found that activity in the mother’s nucleus accumbens, a site that is integral to reinforcement and reward, increased ...
Social psychology as a natural kind - Jason Mitchell
... by an individual’s observable choices. These literatures confirm the functional importance of ventral aspects of the MPFC for evaluating the desirability of a stimulus. Activity in this region has been observed to correlate with participants’ preference for one taste over another as revealed in a bl ...
... by an individual’s observable choices. These literatures confirm the functional importance of ventral aspects of the MPFC for evaluating the desirability of a stimulus. Activity in this region has been observed to correlate with participants’ preference for one taste over another as revealed in a bl ...
A - jlewishspsych
... the best of your ability, the components of the question you think that you are prepared to answer. Budget your time accordingly. If you write something and want to change it, simply strike out what you have written with one or two lines. Don’t waste time trying to obliterate or erase what you have ...
... the best of your ability, the components of the question you think that you are prepared to answer. Budget your time accordingly. If you write something and want to change it, simply strike out what you have written with one or two lines. Don’t waste time trying to obliterate or erase what you have ...
Cognitive neuroscience of self-regulation failure
... associated with self-control. When this balance tips in favor of bottom-up impulses, either because of a failure to engage prefrontal control areas or because of an especially strong impulse (e.g. the sight and smell of cigarettes for an abstinent smoker), then the likelihood of self-regulatory fail ...
... associated with self-control. When this balance tips in favor of bottom-up impulses, either because of a failure to engage prefrontal control areas or because of an especially strong impulse (e.g. the sight and smell of cigarettes for an abstinent smoker), then the likelihood of self-regulatory fail ...
Cerebral blood flow and gray matter volume covariance patterns of
... et al., 2011; Zimmerman et al., 2006]. A recent review of the structural correlates of cognition across that lifespan demonstrated that the direction of these changes is in dispute [Kaup et al., 2011]. Most studies demonstrated positive relationships between GMV and cognitive performance: larger bra ...
... et al., 2011; Zimmerman et al., 2006]. A recent review of the structural correlates of cognition across that lifespan demonstrated that the direction of these changes is in dispute [Kaup et al., 2011]. Most studies demonstrated positive relationships between GMV and cognitive performance: larger bra ...
DECISION MAKING AND THE BRAIN: NEUROLOGISTS` VIEW
... rewarding behaviour: anterior cingulate gyrus and orbitofrontal cortex are active in the prediction of a mistake in the rewarding process, evaluation and choosing among current and long term benefit; cells in the ventral parts of the basal ganglia (striatum and pallidum) respond to expectation and d ...
... rewarding behaviour: anterior cingulate gyrus and orbitofrontal cortex are active in the prediction of a mistake in the rewarding process, evaluation and choosing among current and long term benefit; cells in the ventral parts of the basal ganglia (striatum and pallidum) respond to expectation and d ...
Proposal: Creation of an Honours Minor Program in Cognitive Science
... of the main disciplines that study the mind and the different methodologies that they employ. Students are expected to acquire an understanding of the methods used by these disciplines to study different aspects of mental processes and cognition, and gain an appreciation of the ways in which they ca ...
... of the main disciplines that study the mind and the different methodologies that they employ. Students are expected to acquire an understanding of the methods used by these disciplines to study different aspects of mental processes and cognition, and gain an appreciation of the ways in which they ca ...
The Teenage Brain - Model High School
... (1) Men on average actually do have larger brains than women (just like they have bigger bodies on average). But, elephants have much bigger brains than humans (4 times as heavy) and cats are about 45 times smaller. (2) A bigger brain does not mean you are smarter. Men and women have the same intell ...
... (1) Men on average actually do have larger brains than women (just like they have bigger bodies on average). But, elephants have much bigger brains than humans (4 times as heavy) and cats are about 45 times smaller. (2) A bigger brain does not mean you are smarter. Men and women have the same intell ...
Structural and Functional Organizing Principles of Language
... The integration of modular organization in certain biological areas such as development has high explanatory value. However, a strictly modular view is controversial in the cognitive sciences as it precludes complex processes such as associative learning, attention, working memory, or general intell ...
... The integration of modular organization in certain biological areas such as development has high explanatory value. However, a strictly modular view is controversial in the cognitive sciences as it precludes complex processes such as associative learning, attention, working memory, or general intell ...
Neuronal Loss in the Brainstem and Cerebellum
... EUROPATHOLOGY is, as the name implies, aimed at describing the morphological changes induced in the CNS in disease. Pathological processes occurring late in life may be difficult to distinguish from those of normal aging. It has been shown that different parts of the human brain are affected differe ...
... EUROPATHOLOGY is, as the name implies, aimed at describing the morphological changes induced in the CNS in disease. Pathological processes occurring late in life may be difficult to distinguish from those of normal aging. It has been shown that different parts of the human brain are affected differe ...
Bringing the Brain of the Child with Autism Back on Track
... Brain development involves a series of biochemical “programs” that are turned on and then turned off as the child’s body builds itself. Just as the building of a house is accomplished through a series of steps—laying the foundation, erecting the beams, adding the bricks and mortar, and so on—the bra ...
... Brain development involves a series of biochemical “programs” that are turned on and then turned off as the child’s body builds itself. Just as the building of a house is accomplished through a series of steps—laying the foundation, erecting the beams, adding the bricks and mortar, and so on—the bra ...
Psychology Divided Review of Mind and Brain Sciences in the 21st
... surprisingly insightful reminder of how unlikely it would be for anyone to successfully predict the future of a discipline. Aside from the obvious difficulties associated with the task, there are those connected with a researcher's being embedded within a particular research program, where the salie ...
... surprisingly insightful reminder of how unlikely it would be for anyone to successfully predict the future of a discipline. Aside from the obvious difficulties associated with the task, there are those connected with a researcher's being embedded within a particular research program, where the salie ...
Kardinia International College
... Phobias and DSM-IV-TR • As with all other disorders in the DSM-IV-TR, the person’s anxiety and avoidance behavior significantly interfere with their everyday life and causes them great distress. • According to the DSM, a person’s fear of a specific object or situation must have persisted for at lea ...
... Phobias and DSM-IV-TR • As with all other disorders in the DSM-IV-TR, the person’s anxiety and avoidance behavior significantly interfere with their everyday life and causes them great distress. • According to the DSM, a person’s fear of a specific object or situation must have persisted for at lea ...
What can cognitive psychology and sensory evaluation learn from
... by their anatomy, by the number of elementary dimensions they can code (from four or five tastes to 100,000 smells), and even by their function. It is therefore tempting to infer that these systems are also functionally independent. So, for example, a subject describing an odor as being sweet would b ...
... by their anatomy, by the number of elementary dimensions they can code (from four or five tastes to 100,000 smells), and even by their function. It is therefore tempting to infer that these systems are also functionally independent. So, for example, a subject describing an odor as being sweet would b ...
Paper Title (use style: paper title)
... Fig. - 4 Picture needs to be changed Fig. - 5 Picture needs to be changed The same theory has been worked with [T2V] System. Anaphora and other co-references are resolved using the dependency structures found in Natural Language Parsing. A role matching and behavior assignment to the identified enti ...
... Fig. - 4 Picture needs to be changed Fig. - 5 Picture needs to be changed The same theory has been worked with [T2V] System. Anaphora and other co-references are resolved using the dependency structures found in Natural Language Parsing. A role matching and behavior assignment to the identified enti ...
The optimal muscle function in preventing and treating knee
... Effect of exercise on joint structure or Joint load Effect of bracing on pain/disability Joint load is crucial in stimulating the cartilage cells and maintaining the homeostasis of the cartilage. Thus physical activity is a potentially important part of maintaining cartilage health, and exercise ...
... Effect of exercise on joint structure or Joint load Effect of bracing on pain/disability Joint load is crucial in stimulating the cartilage cells and maintaining the homeostasis of the cartilage. Thus physical activity is a potentially important part of maintaining cartilage health, and exercise ...
Localization of Cognitive Operations
... information on the anatomy involved (5). Our approach relates specific mental operations as developed from cognitive models to neural anatomical areas. The study of reading and listening has been one of the most active areas in cognitive science for the study of internal codes involved in informatio ...
... information on the anatomy involved (5). Our approach relates specific mental operations as developed from cognitive models to neural anatomical areas. The study of reading and listening has been one of the most active areas in cognitive science for the study of internal codes involved in informatio ...
Biological Perspective Studies
... Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, Vol 47(6), Dec 1954, 419427. doi: 10.1037/h0058775 After implantation of electrodes at various points in the brains of rats, the animals were placed in a Skinner box, arranged in such a manner that they could stimulate themselves by pressing the l ...
... Journal of Comparative and Physiological Psychology, Vol 47(6), Dec 1954, 419427. doi: 10.1037/h0058775 After implantation of electrodes at various points in the brains of rats, the animals were placed in a Skinner box, arranged in such a manner that they could stimulate themselves by pressing the l ...
Psychology in Cognitive Science: 19782038
... others risks falling into narrow grooves. One advantage of the ‘‘converge and conquer’’ spirit that characterizes Cognitive Science at its best is that interaction with other cognitive disciplines not only provides useful tools but also suggests different accounts within our own field. For example, ...
... others risks falling into narrow grooves. One advantage of the ‘‘converge and conquer’’ spirit that characterizes Cognitive Science at its best is that interaction with other cognitive disciplines not only provides useful tools but also suggests different accounts within our own field. For example, ...
Lesion Mapping the Four-Factor Structure of Emotional Intelligence
... on 1,221 Vietnam veterans who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) between 1967 and 1970 (Raymont et al., 2011). The war in Vietnam was the first to allow early treatment by full surgical teams close to areas of combat operations, due to large-scale helicopter evacuation. Most patients were treat ...
... on 1,221 Vietnam veterans who sustained a traumatic brain injury (TBI) between 1967 and 1970 (Raymont et al., 2011). The war in Vietnam was the first to allow early treatment by full surgical teams close to areas of combat operations, due to large-scale helicopter evacuation. Most patients were treat ...
The Endogenously Active Brain: The Need for an
... de Nó [Lorente de Nó 1938], researchers have recognized that there are at least as many, and likely many more, backwards and collateral projections than for- ...
... de Nó [Lorente de Nó 1938], researchers have recognized that there are at least as many, and likely many more, backwards and collateral projections than for- ...
Gray matters: How neuroscience can inform economics
... Even the finest-grained brain imaging techniques only measure activity of “circuits” consisting of thousands of neurons. In single neuron measurement, tiny electrodes are inserted into the brain, each measuring a single neuron's firing. As we discuss below, single neuron measurement studies have pro ...
... Even the finest-grained brain imaging techniques only measure activity of “circuits” consisting of thousands of neurons. In single neuron measurement, tiny electrodes are inserted into the brain, each measuring a single neuron's firing. As we discuss below, single neuron measurement studies have pro ...