Connexions - Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Dissociates Working Memory Manipulation from Retention Functions in the Prefrontal, but not Posterior Parietal, Cortex October 2006, Vol. 18, No. 10, Pages 1712-1722 Posted Online October 2, 2006. (doi:10.1162/jocn.2006.18.10.1712) © 2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Bradley R. University of Wisconsin Abstract Understanding the contributions of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) to working memory is central to understanding the neural bases of high-level cognition. Kelly L. Xiu-Li Wang, Ming-Ying Du, Tao-Lin Chen, Zi-Qi Chen, Xiao-Qi Huang, Ya Luo, You-Jin Zhao, Poornima Kumar, Qi-Yong Gong. (2015) Neural correlates during working memory processing in major depressive disorder. David Fegen, Bradley R. Bradley R. Andrew T. Peter Carruthers. (2014) On central cognition. Anja Pahor, Norbert Jaušovec. (2014) The effects of theta transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) on fluid intelligence. Peter J. Aldo Genovesio, Steven P. Norbert Jaušovec, Ksenija Jaušovec. (2013) Increasing working memory capacity with theta transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS). E. J. Aron K. E. Marian E. E. R.
Techpeek. Blog on technology and style. Auditory Language Comprehension in Children with Developmental Dyslexia: Evidence from Event-related Brain Potentials October 2006, Vol. 18, No. 10, Pages 1676-1695 Posted Online October 2, 2006. (doi:10.1162/jocn.2006.18.10.1676) © 2006 Massachusetts Institute of Technology B. 1Max Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences, Leipzig, Germany 2Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich, Germany Abstract In the present study, event-related brain potentials (ERPs) were used to compare auditory sentence comprehension in 16 children with developmental dyslexia (age 9–12 years) and unimpaired controls matched on age, sex, and nonverbal intelligence. CHIARA CANTIANI, MARIA LUISA LORUSSO, PAOLO PEREGO, MASSIMO MOLTENI, MARIA TERESA GUASTI. (2013) Event-related potentials reveal anomalous morphosyntactic processing in developmental dyslexia. Lingli Chen, Ling Li. (2013) Context modulates neural activity of N400 and P600 to visual words. Richard G. Karsten Steinhauer, John E. Paula J. Connie C. Emrah Caylak. (2009) Neurobiological Approaches on Brains of Children with Dyslexia. S.L. Maria Mody, Daniel T.
CAAD. Beyond the GRID This Can't be 'it' As reasonably well-informed scientists and entrepreneurs, we find ourselves in a curious position: here we are, in prosperous Switzerland, fascinated and at the same time increasingly puzzled as we listen to a powerful global rhetoric all around us: there is Immanual Wallerstein, for example, cultivating a World Systems Analysis with considerable political clout, while elsewhere Francis Fukuyama postulates The End of History and conjures up quick fixes for nation-building. In the mean time, everybody's grappling with financial and environmental crises, and massive conferences are being organised in the hope of tackling issues of global importance. Analytics' modernist promise of a better understanding through more specialisation and of higher security through greater control does not seem to be borne out. We too take a global perspective: our group holds talks in India, cooperates in China, has an outpost in Singapore, visits Mexico, Manila, Addis Abeba. CAAD.
Abnormal Auditory Cortical Activation in Dyslexia 100 msec after Speech Onset May 15, 2002, Vol. 14, No. 4, Pages 603-617 Posted Online March 13, 2006. (doi:10.1162/08989290260045846) © 2002 Massachusetts Institute of Technology Päivi Helenius Helsinki University of Technology Riitta Salmelin Ulla Richardson University College London Seija Leinonen University of Jyväskylä Heikki Lyytinen Reading difficulties are associated with problems in processing and manipulating speech sounds. Kaisa Lohvansuu, Jarmo A. Roozbeh Rezaie, Shalini Narayana, Katherine Schiller, Liliya Birg, James W. Jarmo A. Mark W. Lin Wang, Ole Jensen, Danielle van den Brink, Nienke Weder, Jan-Mathijs Schoffelen, Lilla Magyari, Peter Hagoort, Marcel Bastiaansen. (2012) Beta oscillations relate to the N400m during language comprehension. Riikka Lovio, Anu Halttunen, Heikki Lyytinen, Risto Näätänen, Teija Kujala. (2012) Reading skill and neural processing accuracy improvement after a 3-hour intervention in preschoolers with difficulties in reading-related skills. Jarmo A. P. K. Richard E. J.A. Anne G.F.M.
Google Glass: is it a threat to our privacy? | Technology If you haven't heard about the excitement around Google Glass – the head-mounted glasses that can shoot video, take pictures, and broadcast what you're seeing to the world – then here's an idea of the interest in them. Last week, someone claiming to be testing Glass for Google auctioned their $1,500 (£995) device on eBay. Bidding had reached $16,000 before eBay stopped it on the basis that the person couldn't prove they had the glasses. (They weren't due to get them until last Friday.) Google Glass is the most hotly anticipated new arrival in "wearable computing" – which experts predict will become pervasive. The next stage is computers that fit on to your body, and Google's idea is that you need only speak to operate it. David Yee, the chief technology officer at a company called Editorially, tweeted on this point the other day: "There's a young man wearing Google Glasses at this restaurant, which, until just now, used to be my favourite spot." Still, you might think, where's the harm?
83.01.08: Space and Body in Architecture The following curriculum unit was written for a sixth grade class with a time span of approximately six weeks. The unit contains activities to show the students the significance of how the human body is related to architecture. Architecture is a visual art but it is also important for the students to learn how to experience it. The students I teach live in an urban environment so I will frequently refer to city architecture. It should be stressed to the students that architecture is not mere building but the entire thought process behind the design. The over-all focus of the unit therefore will be on personal space which can be identified on the exterior and interior of the homes where the students reside. The concentration is now directed at their own bedrooms and proposals for a fantasy bedroom. Architecture is a visual art in which we experience three dimensional space. The awareness of our bodies can be related to the place where we live. Also, there are warm and cool colors.
Emotional Intelligence Test This is an interactive version of the Personality-Based Emotional Intelligence Test. Introduction: The term Emotional Intelligence has been given many specific definitions since it gained popularity in the 1980s, but has is generally taken as theorized aspects of intelligence that that are not general intelligence but instead specific to people, such as understanding other peoples perspectives. The idea of EI has been very popular, although a persistent problem of the field is that no one is really sure how to measure EI. The PBEMIT is a new experimental measure of EI that has the subject make prediction about the structure of peoples personalities that are evaluated against real data. Procedure: In the PBEIT you will be given a personality test item and asked to choose from a group of other personality test items, which would be positively correlated with it. Participation: You use of this assessment should be for educational or entertainment purposes only.
Element 8: visualising oxygen | Exploring The Invisible Element 8: visualising oxygen. The elemental gas, oxygen is the engine of life and evolution. Only living organisms can produce free atmospheric oxygen in any abundance and consequently, this gaseous element is an invisible signature of life’s fulfilment on our planet. For this series of works, I developed a novel process through which this gas becomes visible so that we might witness its abundance and vitality for the first time. The basis for this series of works is the reaction through which bioluminescent bacteria produce light, as this pathway has an absolute requirement for oxygen. Like this: Like Loading...
Contact Artstudio Reynolds mail (at) artstudioreynolds.com Production Design Ana Bellido Cinematography Imogen Heath NowMomentNow In our project we are generously supported in various ways by the following people and institutions. Aconica Akademie Schloss Solitude Christopher Grimes Gallery DM Museum Koblenz DB Museum Nürnberg Eric Rohde; Kunst und Antiquitäten Galerie West Galerie Zink Haus der Kulturen der Welt Institut für Moderne Kunst Nürnberg Invaliden1 Luna Mittig Markus Hannebauer Maxim Gorki Theater Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg Mimi Textile Antiquitäten, Berlin NL FilmFund Schauspielschule Koblenz Turtle Lab Volker Koch Volksbühne
Computer Game Technique As Effective As Drugs For Children With Anxiety New research from Israel suggests that it may not be necessary to use drugs when treating highly anxious children. Instead, their anxiety can be relieved with a computer-based technique called attention bias modification (ABM) that’s already seen success in adult patients. The relatively new treatment was developed at several labs around the world, including that of professor Yair Bar-Haim of Tel Aviv University’s School of Psychological Sciences. The treatment draws people away from their tendency to dwell on potential threats, ultimately changing their thought patterns. Related articles Early intervention is critical because most adult anxiety disorders begin during childhood. Same effectiveness – more advantages An initial clinical trial in Israel showed that the ABM program was as effective as medication and cognitive therapy for children and offered several distinct advantages, as reported by Bar-Haim’s team. Anxious people respond faster to “threatening” images Photo by abcdlish
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