Sentences with phrase «while the test subjects»

While the test subjects were able to sleep without disturbance after the learning phase on the first day, their sleep was manipulated in a targeted manner on the second day of the experiment — using acoustic stimulation during the deep sleep phase.

By looking at activation of different brain regions while test subjects were exposed to different listening conditions, Dr. Johnsrude's research has revealed that the early processing of sound, which occurs in a brain region called the primary auditory cortex, depends on higher - level linguistic knowledge encoded in other regions of the brain.

Another study published in Social Psychological and Personality Science in 2016 found that while the test subjects tended to believe they look best in selfies, other people actually thought they looked better and seemed more likeable in photos taken by someone else.

Not exact matches

The researchers used something called Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) to stimulate an area of the brain associated with creativity while they asked study subjects to complete tests of verbal creativity, such as coming up with as many associations between a set of words as possible.

While star Ryan Reynolds has remained somewhat mum on the subject, what is known is that someone leaked test footage of the movie online.

The series of studies tested the effects of power hierarchies on team productivity by creating teams with either a mixed propensity towards leadership — in one case some participants were primed to feel powerful by thinking of a time they wielded power over others while others subjects were asked to envision a time they were bossed around before joining the group — or teams made up entirely of hard charging leadership types or participants primed for a meeker, go along, get along approach.

Reduced affordability, while challenging for first - timers, may prove to be more of a surprise for move - up clients who anticipated greater leverage on their home equity; should those clients break existing mortgages upon their move, they will also be subjected to stress testing.

That was a very interesting read many comments caught my attention I've recently been diagnosed with Bipolar I have hallucinations and hear voices in my ear's when I hallucinate it's likes they are trying to get me thousands of them I can only describe them as dark shadows and they are trying to get me just as they are about to get me a brilliant white light surrounds me and there's three entities humanly shaped but like this brilliant white light they are also glowing this brilliant whiteness I can't understand what they are saying the only way I can explain it is emotions comfort joy love is what I feel emanating from these entities the voices I hear aren't evil telling me to do bad things to people when I get put into a mode of fear I live in a rough area of Scotland and everytime I've got into a fight something possesses me I know this for a fact as I can't control myself I'm an observer watching my family / Friends say I change they say my eyes change and I look evil I personally do think possibly through my own personal experience I» am possessed as I act out of character I've lost interest in many things I've recently I decided it's time for change I've lost my faith I've been trying to connect with God and feel his love which I used to feel the presence of the holy spirit everytime I try connect I get a feeling of abandonment I just think if I am possessed could these entities stop me connecting with «God» I can say from my heart of hearts «JESUS CHRIST HAS COME IN THE FLESH» I think it's more to do with the persons own personal fears which I have noticed my fears have changed if I had to be truthfully with myself I fear God which I know I'm not supposed to just I can't explain it I guess if you ever need a test subject I'm up for the challenge like I said I'm on journey to find myself and my travels have brought me hear I'm going to hang around for a wee while there's lots of good information to be plundered loll

They'll likely become confused by what's true and what isn't, they'll be disinterested in science as a subject, and our already declining test scores in math and science will decline further while we stand around bickering over whether our kids should learn the thing we can prove or the thing we can't prove but choose to believe in anyway.

According to the Denver Post, a player who tests positive for a banned substance while in stage one is subject to a fine of up to three game checks.

I also provide a link to the addictive Free Rice game, which tests your knowledge of various subjects while helping to feed the hungry.

I also provide a link to the very addictive Free Rice game, which tests your knowledge of various subjects while helping to feed the hungry.

NYC students who struggle the most with state reading and math tests are unlikely to achieve mastery of the subjects while enrolled in the city schools, according to a new report from the pro-charter group families for Excellent Schools.

offers a useful summary of the effects of commonly - abused drugs, while making it clear that seafarers may be subject to testing for drugs under individual company policies..

Felony charges against 16 - and 17 - year - olds will start in a criminal «Youth Court;» non-violent felonies will be transferred to family court while violent felonies will be subject to a three - part test before transfer.

A computer controlled the phone's transmissions in a double - blind experimental design, which meant that neither the test subject nor researchers knew whether the cell phone was transmitting or idle while EEG data were collected.

And while an aggressive pack of lab rats might have provided Taylor with her eureka moment, the search for the brain science of attachment began with a more unlikely test subject.

But while Judge Pham agreed that the technique had been subject to testing and peer review, it flunked on the other two points suggested by the Supreme Court to weigh cases like this one: the test of proven accuracy and general acceptance by scientists.

Importantly, by scanning the subjects» brains while they underwent these tests, the scientists were able to establish a cerebral mechanism for that deficit in object memory.

As part of an unusual study, Philip Sadler, the Frances W. Wright Senior Lecturer in the Department of Astronomy, and colleagues tested 181 middle school physical science teachers and nearly 10,000 of their students, and showed that while most of the teachers were well - versed in their subject, those better able to predict their students» wrong answers on standardized tests helped students learn the most.

As part of an unusual study, Sadler and colleagues tested 181 middle school physical science teachers and nearly 10,000 of their students, and showed that while most of the teachers were well - versed in their subject, those better able to predict their students» wrong answers on standardized tests helped students learn the most.

Then each subject spent an hour in an fMRI scanner while Hariri ran tests.

To understand how the brain reacts to humor, Reiss and his team had test subjects rate the hilarity of cartoons while undergoing fMRI brain scans.

But while those studies have suggested that animals are able to understand what others see — giving them an advantage in competing for food, for example — they rely on the test subjects» ability to see another's head or eyes, providing so - called «gaze cues.»

To test this model, we used high - resolution functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to examine brain activity in 14 healthy subjects while they performed an active «escape - pain» task within a two - dimensional maze.

During this test, the subjects were scanned with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure their brain activity while carrying out the task.

And to test the durability, they subjected it to compression, and found that after compressing by nearly half for twenty cycles while placing drops of water on it, it still had 80 percent of the original efficiency.

In a second test, they scanned the brains of participants in an MRI machine while the subjects watched a series of short video clips of unfamiliar faces, famous faces, common objects and navigational scenes, such as a clip of the Earth from outer space; and in a separate task as they recognized specific faces.

Persinger has tested the machine on 600 subjects, and he claims that as many as 80 percent «sense a presence» while they are being stimulated, compared with 15 percent of a control group.

For example, during each of the first three blocks of the test, Subject 1 received deep - brain stimulation while navigating to stores 1, 3, and 5 but not to stores 2, 4, and 6; Subject 2, on the other hand, received deep - brain stimulation while navigating to stores 2, 4, and 6 but not to stores 1, 3, and 5.

These 36 students who did not participate in the earlier test then had pick letters and numbers out of an array within a designated amount of time, finding that the subjects who viewed the baby animals were able to concentrate more and perform better, increasing accuracy by 16 percent and speed by 13 percent, while performance.

What's wild is that FlyMAD performed these manipulations while the erratic test subjects were on the move inside an enclosed box.

They base their results on testing the muscle activity of rectus abdominis, external obliques, internal obliques and spinal erectors while the subjects performed crunches at 4 different speeds — 4 seconds, 2 seconds, 1.5 seconds and 1 second.

The nine test subjects were split into two groups — the first one was asked to replace one of its usual daily snacks with 40g of a high quality dark chocolate, while the second one was asked to consume 40g of white chocolate as one of their daily snacks.

The researchers also tested the subjects» energy expenditure while walking on a treadmill at one, two, and three miles per hour.

The second section is on mice which, while decent test subjects, are obviously not identical to humans.

The objective of Simakin's famous study was to determine the effect of ecdysterone on muscle tissue mass and fat mass, while testing for hormonal changes in the subjects.

It has been proven through multiple studies that test subjects to exercised showed improvement in problem - solving ability while those who did not exercise consistently saw no change.;

During scientific research studies some test subjects reported that while supplementing with creatine, they experienced two major issues.

The researchers had subjects perform tests while wearing a lab coat like medical doctors wear, a coat like painters wear, and while not wearing either coat.

A human test subject suffers a series of unfortunate accidents while trying to live his life.

This is just me making up connections where none exist, of course, but I still like to think that if there were some crazy intertextuality going on, the sinister - sounding voice that intones here about totally - not - at - all - evil reasons for testing dangerous rollercoasters on live human subjects will one day, after the robot apocalypse, be putting people through much more rigourous testing, perhaps while wearing orange jumpsuits.

I wrote The Busy Educator's Guide To The World Wide Web to address the needs of K - 12 classroom teachers and to help them avoid frustration while looking for online educational resources about classroom management and discipline, lesson planning and work sheets, grants, testing, and subject - specific topics.

One pushes for improvements to the current framework that guides what is on the test, while the other recommends a dramatic shift in how students» proficiency in the subject is gauged.

And while South Dakota regulates an alternative route into the profession, participants need not demonstrate subject - area expertise — by passing a test or completing a minimum amount of coursework — before taking charge of a classroom.

The teachers of the subjects with high - stakes tests want as much time as possible to work with students on those skills while social studies teachers want the same respect for their content and the time to teach it well.

Colleges consider the Regents diploma a mark of significant achievement, making it worth students» while to learn the tested subjects.

Because Paedae taught advanced math to eleventh and twelfth graders, while the Florida FCAT only tested students through grade eight, 50 percent of her evaluation was based «on the school - wide performance of students taking the tenth - grade FCAT reading test — a test in a different subject administered... to different students in an earlier grade» (p. 3).

Elementary and older students» knowledge of American history has improved in recent years, but while younger students also have made gains in civics, performance in that subject in the upper grades remains flat, test results released today show.

While standardized test scores are typically the measure of student learning used by VAM researchers, studies show that test scores are subject to numerous factors that teachers do not control, according to Audrey Amrein and David Berliner (PDF).