Spatial cognition, body representation and affective processes
... be refined in order to better assess what participants are doing when they recall from memory previously experienced vestibular sensations. As pointed out by zu Eulenburg et al. (2013a), they used a non-visual first-person strategy that differed from similar mental body transformation tasks, which r ...
... be refined in order to better assess what participants are doing when they recall from memory previously experienced vestibular sensations. As pointed out by zu Eulenburg et al. (2013a), they used a non-visual first-person strategy that differed from similar mental body transformation tasks, which r ...
Meditation and psychosis: trigger or cure?
... proved effective in treating patients with borderline personality disorder. There are also numerous reports confirming the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in other clinical populations, both somatic and psychiatric, from body image disorder [11] to post-traumatic stress disorder [12], as ...
... proved effective in treating patients with borderline personality disorder. There are also numerous reports confirming the efficacy of mindfulness-based interventions in other clinical populations, both somatic and psychiatric, from body image disorder [11] to post-traumatic stress disorder [12], as ...
Mental rotation and object categorization share a common network
... implicated in MVPT (Corballis, 1997; Harris and Miniussi, 2003). The mental rotation task is a well-established spatial cognition paradigm in which participants see two objects in different orientations and decide whether they are either identical to each other (“same” objects) or left–right mirror ...
... implicated in MVPT (Corballis, 1997; Harris and Miniussi, 2003). The mental rotation task is a well-established spatial cognition paradigm in which participants see two objects in different orientations and decide whether they are either identical to each other (“same” objects) or left–right mirror ...
BZA BCI Projects
... Most BCIs translate your brain’s electrical activity (EEGs) into messages or commands. ...
... Most BCIs translate your brain’s electrical activity (EEGs) into messages or commands. ...
Auditory Imagery: Empirical Findings
... each of those pitches was as a starting pitch for that melody. Interestingly, pitches that were a specific musical interval (i.e., major third, perfect fifth) away from the previously preferred starting pitch were rated as more acceptable than were closer pitches. Halpern (1992) suggested that this ...
... each of those pitches was as a starting pitch for that melody. Interestingly, pitches that were a specific musical interval (i.e., major third, perfect fifth) away from the previously preferred starting pitch were rated as more acceptable than were closer pitches. Halpern (1992) suggested that this ...
The functional role of dorso-lateral premotor cortex
... Despite the compelling evidence for premotor activation during mental rotation, a sound explanation of the type of computations and the information processing taking place in premotor areas is still lacking. Several, yet inconclusive hypotheses for the function of lateral premotor areas during menta ...
... Despite the compelling evidence for premotor activation during mental rotation, a sound explanation of the type of computations and the information processing taking place in premotor areas is still lacking. Several, yet inconclusive hypotheses for the function of lateral premotor areas during menta ...
Stop Using Introspection to Gather Data for the Design of... Modeling and Spatial Assistance
... suggested. In contrast, many experimental findings from the contributor’s own laboratory and from other groups (I apologize that I have cited only just a few in this paper), draw a reasonably consistent picture that seems to be emerging across a number of different experimental paradigms and computa ...
... suggested. In contrast, many experimental findings from the contributor’s own laboratory and from other groups (I apologize that I have cited only just a few in this paper), draw a reasonably consistent picture that seems to be emerging across a number of different experimental paradigms and computa ...
Mental state inference using visual control parameters
... minimization of the distance between the hand and the target. Humans fixate certain landmarks critical for the control of grasping, such as where contact events take place, and the time when gaze exits a given landmark coincides with kinematic events at that landmark [44]. This suggests that humans ...
... minimization of the distance between the hand and the target. Humans fixate certain landmarks critical for the control of grasping, such as where contact events take place, and the time when gaze exits a given landmark coincides with kinematic events at that landmark [44]. This suggests that humans ...
Contrasting early visual cortical activation states causally involved in
... neural activation states associated with these functions (Silvanto & Pascual-Leone, 2008; Silvanto et al., 2008). To investigate neural activation states, we made use of the findings that the behavioral effects of TMS vary with the initial state of the targeted region, and that different psychophysic ...
... neural activation states associated with these functions (Silvanto & Pascual-Leone, 2008; Silvanto et al., 2008). To investigate neural activation states, we made use of the findings that the behavioral effects of TMS vary with the initial state of the targeted region, and that different psychophysic ...
IMAGERY PERSPECTIVE AND MEMORY RECALL 1 Accepted for
... directly contrasted to observer perspective imagery, which would fit the idea that field perspective imagery is related to a greater sense of ‘reliving’ and subjective emotionality (see also Eich et al., 2009). Additionally we hypothesized that the posterior cingulate cortex/ precuneus would show gr ...
... directly contrasted to observer perspective imagery, which would fit the idea that field perspective imagery is related to a greater sense of ‘reliving’ and subjective emotionality (see also Eich et al., 2009). Additionally we hypothesized that the posterior cingulate cortex/ precuneus would show gr ...
Motor imagery and higher-level cognition: four hurdles before
... individuals, especially as it is somewhat less natural than visual imagery. Before we can look directly at the implications of motor imagery on cognitive abilities and neural substrates, we first need to account for individual variability in motor imagery ability (Annett 1995; de Lange et al. 2008). ...
... individuals, especially as it is somewhat less natural than visual imagery. Before we can look directly at the implications of motor imagery on cognitive abilities and neural substrates, we first need to account for individual variability in motor imagery ability (Annett 1995; de Lange et al. 2008). ...
Consciousness & Its Variants
... • The significance of dreams – there are many theories regarding dreams – Sigmund Freud – founder of psychoanalysis; thought that dreams were symbolic representations of unconscious wishes and ...
... • The significance of dreams – there are many theories regarding dreams – Sigmund Freud – founder of psychoanalysis; thought that dreams were symbolic representations of unconscious wishes and ...
Multistable representation of speech forms: a functional - GIPSA-Lab
... considered: a baseline condition involving simple mental repetition of the speech sequences and a verbal transformation (VT) condition involving mental repetition of the same stimuli with active search for transformations. The choice of a mental repetition condition as baseline was made to minimize ...
... considered: a baseline condition involving simple mental repetition of the speech sequences and a verbal transformation (VT) condition involving mental repetition of the same stimuli with active search for transformations. The choice of a mental repetition condition as baseline was made to minimize ...
Grounding conceptual knowledge in modality
... areas. Theoretical research shows how modality-specific re-enactments could produce basic conceptual functions, such as the type –token distinction, categorical inference, productivity, propositions and abstract concepts. Together these empirical results and theoretical analyses implicate modality-s ...
... areas. Theoretical research shows how modality-specific re-enactments could produce basic conceptual functions, such as the type –token distinction, categorical inference, productivity, propositions and abstract concepts. Together these empirical results and theoretical analyses implicate modality-s ...
POSITIVE EFFECT OF MINDFULNESS MEDITATION ON STRESS
... The term meditation refers to a broad variety of practices that includes techniques designed to promote relaxation, build internal energy or life force and develop compassion, love, patience, generosity and forgiveness. Meditation is the practice of turning your attention to a single point of refe ...
... The term meditation refers to a broad variety of practices that includes techniques designed to promote relaxation, build internal energy or life force and develop compassion, love, patience, generosity and forgiveness. Meditation is the practice of turning your attention to a single point of refe ...
Negative BOLD in Sensory Cortices During
... Abstract People tend to close their eyes when trying to retrieve an event or a visual image from memory. However the brain mechanisms behind this phenomenon remain poorly understood. Recently, we showed that during visual mental imagery, auditory areas show a much more robust deactivation than durin ...
... Abstract People tend to close their eyes when trying to retrieve an event or a visual image from memory. However the brain mechanisms behind this phenomenon remain poorly understood. Recently, we showed that during visual mental imagery, auditory areas show a much more robust deactivation than durin ...
The effect of word imagery on priming effect under a preconscious
... a short-SOA condition (30 ms). Imagery of a word might yield a promoting effect on semantic priming, compared with nonimagery conditions. This is referred to as the imagery effect [Nittono et al., 2002; Paivio, 1991]. Indirect evidence on word imagery of the word can be found in studies using concre ...
... a short-SOA condition (30 ms). Imagery of a word might yield a promoting effect on semantic priming, compared with nonimagery conditions. This is referred to as the imagery effect [Nittono et al., 2002; Paivio, 1991]. Indirect evidence on word imagery of the word can be found in studies using concre ...
The power of the mind: the cortex as a critical determinant of muscle
... Overview of the study design. Twenty-nine healthy adults completed 4 wk of wrist-hand immobilization of the nondominant limb, and 15 adults served as a control group. A subset of study participants in the immobilization group (n ⫽ 14) were also assigned to perform MI training 5 days/wk. Descriptive ...
... Overview of the study design. Twenty-nine healthy adults completed 4 wk of wrist-hand immobilization of the nondominant limb, and 15 adults served as a control group. A subset of study participants in the immobilization group (n ⫽ 14) were also assigned to perform MI training 5 days/wk. Descriptive ...
Re-Examining the Mental Imagery Debate with Neuropsychological
... evidence of retinotopic organization of the human visual cortex (Van Essen et al. 2001).In some of these tests (Klein et al. 2000 is a very important study) direct relation was found between, say orienting an image vertically and then horizontally, and observing the fMRI results which show the patte ...
... evidence of retinotopic organization of the human visual cortex (Van Essen et al. 2001).In some of these tests (Klein et al. 2000 is a very important study) direct relation was found between, say orienting an image vertically and then horizontally, and observing the fMRI results which show the patte ...
Imagery and Perception Share Cortical
... of 3 different object exemplars in 4 different categories (Fig. 1A). In the perception condition, the pictures (size 4.8) were presented for 4 s at a position either 6 left or right of fixation (Fig. 1B,C) in pseudorandom order. In the imagery condition, participants received auditory cues that in ...
... of 3 different object exemplars in 4 different categories (Fig. 1A). In the perception condition, the pictures (size 4.8) were presented for 4 s at a position either 6 left or right of fixation (Fig. 1B,C) in pseudorandom order. In the imagery condition, participants received auditory cues that in ...
the multiple functions of sensory
... made for the role of sensory-motor processes in cognitive operations in the papers by van Schie, Wijers, Mars, Benjamins, and Stowe (2005 this issue), Tsakiris and Haggard (2005 this issue), Farnè, Bonifazi, and Làdavas (2005 this issue), and Bekkering, Brass, Woschina, and Jacobs (2005 this issue ...
... made for the role of sensory-motor processes in cognitive operations in the papers by van Schie, Wijers, Mars, Benjamins, and Stowe (2005 this issue), Tsakiris and Haggard (2005 this issue), Farnè, Bonifazi, and Làdavas (2005 this issue), and Bekkering, Brass, Woschina, and Jacobs (2005 this issue ...
university of central florida - Christopher W. Blackwell, Ph.D., ARNP
... A shrill, whiny, or high-pitched cry suggests a central nervous system deficit. Delayed developmental milestones, an inability to discriminate between two or more stimuli, impaired short-term memory, and a lack of motivation could be indicative of mental retardation. A combination of behavior ...
... A shrill, whiny, or high-pitched cry suggests a central nervous system deficit. Delayed developmental milestones, an inability to discriminate between two or more stimuli, impaired short-term memory, and a lack of motivation could be indicative of mental retardation. A combination of behavior ...
Paired-Associate Learning
... a positive, and a negative condition. Sadalla and Loftness (1972) found that “instructions to create ‘emotional’ associations lead to the construction of a sequence of cognitive elaborations which are later recalled more easily and with greater rated clarity” (p. 297). The results of Sadalla and Lof ...
... a positive, and a negative condition. Sadalla and Loftness (1972) found that “instructions to create ‘emotional’ associations lead to the construction of a sequence of cognitive elaborations which are later recalled more easily and with greater rated clarity” (p. 297). The results of Sadalla and Lof ...
4. Conclusions and Perspectives - RuCCS
... representational disorders. However, in patients suffering from peripheral visual deficits, representational disorders can partially or completely be compensated by other sensory modalities as well as by cortical reorganization. Interestingly, in brain-damaged patients, neurovisual disorders followi ...
... representational disorders. However, in patients suffering from peripheral visual deficits, representational disorders can partially or completely be compensated by other sensory modalities as well as by cortical reorganization. Interestingly, in brain-damaged patients, neurovisual disorders followi ...
Guided Imagery Intervention does not Affect Surgical Outcome of
... devised. However, variable patient response and side effects often limit the efficacy of these approaches [5]. Recent studies demonstrate that non-pharmacological interventions, such as mind-body interventions and distraction therapies, may emerge as promising intervention strategies to reduce anxie ...
... devised. However, variable patient response and side effects often limit the efficacy of these approaches [5]. Recent studies demonstrate that non-pharmacological interventions, such as mind-body interventions and distraction therapies, may emerge as promising intervention strategies to reduce anxie ...