That process requires multiple components — some parts of the brain encode sensory information, some parts retain this information while making a decision, and some parts decode sensory and
cognitive information in order to act upon it.
Moreover, it is his argument that any truly integrated system — a brain, a computer, the Internet, but also a barometer, a photodiode, a geranium, a sheet of paper — has some calculable Phi value; consciousness is qualitatively the same in all things, but in terms of intensity and capacity it increases along with the complexity, «synergy,» and ordering of
cognitive information in organized wholes, and along with the richness of the information it integrates in «holographic» or «crystallized» conceptual structures.
Not exact matches
As we our bombarded with
information our brains sift through the small percentage that is necessary for our
cognitive functions, or
in other words the things that require us to think about, for instance, reading.
The problem is that desire has translated into an almost unbearable chore
in their already complicated,
information - saturated lives, and nobody tolerates
cognitive dissonance for long.
Gross says focusing on video games was as much about the science of tracking and collecting
information about patients» vision, as it is about the psychology
in having a testing format that appeals to a wide range of ages and
cognitive abilities — from children through elderly — regardless of reading or language skills.
In a study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers found that people were much better at processing information about people they had just met if they had large social group
In a study published
in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers found that people were much better at processing information about people they had just met if they had large social group
in the journal Social
Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers found that people were much better at processing
information about people they had just met if they had large social groups.
«What your memory is really for is giving you
information about what to expect
in the world and how to solve problems
in those situations,» says Art Markman, a
cognitive psychologist and author of Smart Thinking (Perigee Trade, 2012).
Furthermore, we found that
in people who intentionally mind wander, two main brain networks broadly overlap each other: the default - mode network, which is active when focusing on
information from memory, and the fronto - parietal network, which stabilizes our focus and inhibits irrelevant stimuli as part of our
cognitive control system.»
Facebook acknowledged that it allowed Kogan — a University of Cambridge researcher
in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience who obtained the data through his role at a company called Global Science Research — to collect that
information with user permission.
Kogan, who is a researcher
in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience at the University of Cambridge, created the app that acquired the personal
information of 270,000 Facebook users who downloaded the app
in 2013.
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In psychology,
cognitive dissonance is the mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, or is confronted by new
information that conflicts with existing beliefs, ideas, or values.»
And while we are on the subject of being
cognitive: a feature of normal cognition is a confirmation bias that allows us to be impervious to contradictory evidence and only notice
information that confirms our pre-existing beliefs, hence the cherry picking, reinterpreting and mixing of what is convenient which has led to the approximately 40,000 Christian denominations and organizations
in the world (Center for the Study of Global Christianity (CSGC) at Gordon - Conwell Theological Seminary).
If Paul is using the term proginōskō (lit., «to know before»)
in a
cognitive sense — that is, to say that God possessed certain
information ahead of time — then far from implying that God foreknows everything, this text would actually be denying that God foreknows everything.
So, inevitably, the researchers at Monash will produce just another large body of comparative
cognitive studies — humans are better than cephalopods at crossword puzzles, no photodiodes can play chess but many Belgians can... that sort of thing — all meretriciously tricked out
in the useless patois of Integrated
Information Theory.
But at least two senses of the word can easily be isolated: sometimes, «
information» means simply «data,» objective facts given «out there,» things, processes, brute events; at other times, however, it means the
cognitive contents of subjective knowledge «
in here» about things, processes, events, and so on.
Since we have limited
cognitive resources, our brains tend to zero
in on
information that is self - relevant and ignore
information to which we can't instantly relate.
All this
information can be very useful
in developing an individualized
cognitive recovery plan.
Here you will find articles about
information on the latest research about the long - term effects of concussion on an athlete's
cognitive function, articles on whether the new state concussion safety laws are increasing concussion safety, advice on the academic accomodations concussed student - athletes often need when they return to the classroom, and about the latest
in concussion research.
The research contradicts the findings of earlier studies, including one by researchers at Florida Tech
in 2003, which suggested that heading
in soccer may result
in the short term
in weaker mental performance, including a decline
in cognitive function, difficulty
in verbal learning, planning and maintaining attention and reduced
information processing speed.
Two 2003 studies suggest that heading
in soccer may result
in weaker mental performance, including a decline
in cognitive function, difficulty
in verbal learning, planning and maintaining attention and reduced
information processing speed, but a critical review of the literature
in 2010 by an expert panel of the American Academy of Pediatrics found no support for such a finding, and a 2012 study
in the journal Neurosurgery concluded that it was «unlikely» that the subtle
cognitive differences detected were sufficient to affect the daily lives of players.
The Health Belief Model guided the formative research and supported
information delivery, while Social
Cognitive Theory was predominately used
in shaping the intervention and
in facilitating understanding of the potential interaction between overestimation of new parents capacity to cope and underestimation of potential problems.
In describing these
cognitive distortions, it's important to balance this
information with the fact that mothers may be describing real danger.
They may be aware of the greater risk for mood disorders such as depression and anxiety associated with sleep loss; the substantial impairment
in cognitive abilities such as sustained attention, short - term memory,
information processing, and school performance; or the increased risk for motor vehicle accidents that accompanies lack of sleep.
For example, some websites might address the one - day - method of potty training from a scientific perspective that is very process oriented; however, these websites do not offer holistic
information that connects the physiological, emotional, and
cognitive relationships that exist
in a child as he / she becomes ready for potty training and during the potty - training process.
The Effect of Skin - to - Skin Contact (Kangaroo Care) Shortly After Birth on the Neurobehavioral Responses of the Term Newborn: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Sari Goldstein Ferber and Imad R. Makhoul Pediatrics 2004; 113; 858 - 865 - DOI: 10.1542 / peds.113.4.858 This
information is current as of March 25, 2007 The original version of this article, along with updated
information and services, is located at: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/113/4/858 Background: The method of skin - to - skin contact (kangaroo care [KC]-RRB- has shown physiologic,
cognitive, and emotional gains for preterm infants; however, KC has not been studied adequately
in term newborns.
One of the reasons biases are so rampant is rooted
in the human need for «
cognitive consistency,» which means processing
information in a way that confirms preset beliefs, explains Ann - Sophie Chaxel, a professor at Virginia Tech and author of the study.
The nation's defense agencies spend hundreds of millions of dollars each year funding
cognitive neuroscience research, Moreno noted, citing research projects to better understand and model «human behavior
in social and cultural contexts» and explore systems for «direct neural interfacing to receive and react to operationally relevant environmental, physiological and neural
information.»
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Using an electroencephalogram (EEG) to detect electrical activity
in the brain, Emmanuelle Tognoli, Ph.D., co-principal investigator, associate research professor
in FAU's Center for Complex Systems and Brain Sciences
in the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science, and an expert
in electrophysiology and neural, behavioral, and
cognitive sciences, will examine how the tactile
information from the robotic sensors is passed onto the brain to distinguish scenarios with successful or unsuccessful functional restoration of the sense of touch.
In the near future, we could use this information to allow cognitive control of neural prosthetics in patients with ALS or severe cervical spinal cord injury,» said Adam Sachs, neurosurgeon and associate scientist at The Ottawa Hospital and assistant professor at the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institut
In the near future, we could use this
information to allow
cognitive control of neural prosthetics
in patients with ALS or severe cervical spinal cord injury,» said Adam Sachs, neurosurgeon and associate scientist at The Ottawa Hospital and assistant professor at the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institut
in patients with ALS or severe cervical spinal cord injury,» said Adam Sachs, neurosurgeon and associate scientist at The Ottawa Hospital and assistant professor at the University of Ottawa Brain and Mind Research Institute.
They are active research areas, drawing on theory
in information graphics, computer graphics, human - computer interaction and
cognitive science.
Her study, published
in Archives of Internal Medicine, analyzed data from the Nurses» Health Study
Cognitive Cohort, which included almost 20,000 women ages 70 to 81, and used geographic
information and air - monitoring data to estimate pollution exposure.
And that means that auditory
information is a big part of their
cognitive repertoire,» says Rachael Shaw, a behavioral ecologist at the University of Cambridge
in the United Kingdom, who led the new study while a graduate student
in comparative psychologist Nicola Clayton's lab at Cambridge.
The study shows that great apes, like humans, can store and retrieve precise
information in their long - term memories, and anticipate impending events, a
cognitive skill that likely helps them deal with social intrigue and avoid danger.
Working memory, how we actively hold and manipulate
information in our mind, is a
cognitive skill used on a daily basis.
«Even at the sentence level of language, there is a potential loss of
information over a noisy channel,» says Edward Gibson, a professor
in MIT's Department of Brain and
Cognitive Sciences (BCS) and Department of Linguistics and Philosophy.
«Sweat is rich
in biochemical
information that is relevant to physiological health and
cognitive state,» said Jennifer Martin, a research chemist at the Air Force Research Laboratory.
Cognitive training strategies included how to focus on the most relevant
information and filter out the less relevant; ways to continually synthesize
information encountered
in daily life to encourage deeper thinking; and how to inspire innovative thinking through generating diverse interpretations, solutions and perspectives.
In addition to collecting scans of brain structure and function, the research teams at 21 study sites around the country will regularly gather a trove of other
information from each youngster, from psychological,
cognitive, and environmental data to biological specimens such as DNA.
Too much novelty, and you have no way to place it
in your
cognitive map, but too much familiarity and the
information is similarly lost.
The study, which will appear
in an upcoming issue of the journal Psychological Science, is the first to document two different but related
cognitive phenomena simultaneously: so - called «extreme forgetting» — when kids learn two similar things
in rapid succession, and the second thing causes them to forget the first — and delayed remembering — when they can recall the previously forgotten
information days later.
This is the first to document two different but related
cognitive phenomena simultaneously: so - called «extreme forgetting» — when kids learn two similar things
in rapid succession, and the second thing causes them to forget the first — and delayed remembering — when they can recall the previously forgotten
information days later.
The findings «give us a window into understanding memory and,
in particular, the issue of encoding new
information into memory,» said lead study author Vladimir Sloutsky, professor of psychology at Ohio State and director of the university's
Cognitive Development Lab.
Cognitive problems
in MS may impact memory, attention and concentration,
information processing, verbal fluency and executive functioning, according to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.
«Proactive
cognitive control involves keeping
information active
in short - term memory for use
in later judgments, a kind of task preparation,» Anderson explains.
This study, published
in Clinical Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, is novel
in that it confirms GWI deficits
in working memory, a critical
cognitive function that enables short - term retention of
information for higher - level thinking ability.
«We're now
in an age where we have big - data analytical tools that can extract
information to tell us something indirectly about an individual's
cognitive life, and to predict what an individual might do
in the future.»
The researchers recommended that future studies should collect
information on the number of past TBIs (including mild TBIs, as well as exposure to sub-concussive trauma through contact sports and other activities) along with time since TBI, which may play a significant role
in cognitive change.
Not much is known however about the
cognitive processes that come into play when people choose allies within different social settings — and whether «minimal
information», such as snap judgments made about someone based on how their face looks, is used
in our assessments of suitable allies.
This again demonstrates a more inclusive mode of thinking — a «leaky»
cognitive system, if you will — that lets
in information that others filter out.