Sentences with phrase «complex social interactions»

Dave, your «alternative world» would be one in which Homo Sapiens had evolved differently with less self - gratification in short term thinking and more in long term thinking which quite likely would have inhibited the ability to survive the environment present during that time when the «higher» brain functions and complex social interactions were themselves emerging.

And once you start pair bonding you open the door for all kinds of things, like extended childhood and more complex social interactions — all the kinds of things that humans do today.»

For large - brained mammals like apes that engage in complex social interactions this is relatively straightforward.

The online game Pardus is helping researchers model complex social interactions that happen in real life.

And it's essential to understand how neurobiological processing conducted by molecules and cells and electrical signaling gets translated into behaviors, from simple bodily movements to complex social interactions.

It is considered necessary for complex social interactions, the learning of language and co-operation.

He is working on a title called Nowhere that aims to simulate complex social interactions between players and computer - controlled characters, showing players how their actions affect not only those characters but also future versions of themselves.

But the chimps» awareness of the mistreatment of others as well as themselves also lays the groundwork for complex social interactions more like those of human groups, they note.

«Robots can't perform as well as humans when it comes to complex social interactions,» said Rodica Damian, assistant professor of social and personality psychology at the University of Houston and lead author of the study.

So - called joint attention — the ability and motivation to guide and follow someone else's gaze — develops in infancy and is thought necessary for complex social interactions, language and co-operation.

Experts have long suspected that complex social interaction drove the evolution of large brains in humans.

Humans may be unusually wimpy and helpless when they emerge from the womb, but our brains are already prepped for a lifetime of speech, complex social interaction, and deep critical thought that would be unheard of in any other species.

Not exact matches

The truncated nature of many social communications means it may be impossible to fully address a complex complaint in only two interactions.

They are discovering that preaching is essentially a complex interaction of several social realities.

The reality of power is complex; and its use and misuse in all human, social and political relations and interactions has been a question of utmost importance for all peoples.

Because of the complex interaction of religious broadcasting with other social characteristics such as broader religious and cultural movements, changing social uses of mass media, and changing historical circumstances, it is unlikely that a simple cause - effect relationship between the viewing of religious programs on television and individual faith and church interaction could ever be isolated.

When your preschooler joins the other kids in the sandbox to create a castle out of sand, sticks, and leaves, he's not only exploring a fantasy world, he's learning complex, real - world rules about sharing, social interaction, and resolving conflicts.

In another study, fathers with children enrolled in Early Head Start employed significantly more complex social play interactions with their 24 - month - olds than did fathers with children in a control group.17 These studies suggest possible benefits to fathers who become involved in Head Start, but more studies are needed to replicate these findings and to demonstrate how fathers and children are affected by participation.

Individuals, her research shows, are not born gamblers but rather become gamblers (and problem gamblers) through complex processes of social interaction with their environment.

UNSETTLING it may be, but following the gaze of a virtual face during a brain scan is helping to unravel brain activity that is key to complex human social interactions: activity that may be atypical in people with autism.

«Social interactions are immensely complex,» says Sandi.

This could help unravel the brain activity underlying the process of «joint attention», thought to be key to complex, human social interactions.

So perhaps it should come as no surprise that the marine mammals, «with their complex social behavior, are capable of engaging in equally as sophisticated mixed - species interactions,» he adds.

«Our findings suggest that social interactions that stimulate oxytocin production will recruit this newly identified circuit to help coordinate the complex behavioral responses elicited by changing social situations in all mammals, including humans,» says senior study author Nathaniel Heintz of The Rockefeller University.

A new study on monk parakeets reveals a sophisticated social structure with layers of relationships and complex interactions.

Complex jobs, hobbies, and social interactions might promote the production of protective proteins like neuronal pentraxin - 2.

A new study — the first to quantify the social lives of parrots using social network analysis — provides intriguing new insights into parrot sociality revealing a sophisticated social structure with layers of relationships and complex interactions.

It shows that cancer drug targets behave very differently from normal proteins and often have a complex web of social interactions, like a Facebook super-user.

As interactions within groups became more complex in ancient Homo species, neural capacities for experiencing social emotions and communicating verbally blossomed, Hurst suspects.

«This is a fascinating paper that quantitatively explores the complex interactions between urbanization, sustainability and social innovation,» he says.

Striking sex and regional differences in the increase of obesity - related T2DM prevalence developed throughout the last 3 decades, reflecting complex relationships with differences in ethnicity, migration, culture, lifestyle, gene - environment interactions, socioeconomic status (SES) and social roles (12).

Involving tangled interactions of biological, psychological and social factors, such complex disorders have long been considered forlorn «outsiders» in the realm of scientific and medical study.

Health and disease are conditions of the entire organism, involving a complex interaction of physical, spiritual, mental, emotional, genetic, environmental, and social factors.

Autism, a disorder commonly associated with impaired social interaction and repetitive behavior, is a complex disorder affecting the brain.

Naturopathic physicians address the complex interactions of a patient's physical, emotional, mental, environmental, social, spiritual, and energetic aspects, instead of just focusing on one disease or problem.

Communicating skills through technology are more complex than face - to - face situations requiring more attention to social interactions.

A 100 - place school with post-16 provision for pupils between the ages of five to 19 with complex communication and interaction needs, Autism spectrum disorder and other social and mental health needs in Doncaster.

Doncaster has released details for a 100 ‑ place school with post-16 provision for pupils between the ages of five and 19 with complex communication and interaction needs, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other social and mental health needs.

«It's very exciting to see the impact and the increased comfort everyone has with expressing themselves — the whole school is more engaged on understanding the complexity of social interactions, emotions and ways to positively deal with these complex parts of the human experience.»

«Reading fiction increases empathy, improves social behavior and interactions, increases awareness of how others think and see the world, improves overall mental ability, and enhances the ability to handle complex situations,» Jennifer Sackett, vice president of NCPLDA, said in a news release.

«Reading fiction increases empathy, improves social behavior and interactions, increases awareness of how others think and see the world, improves overall mental ability, and enhances the ability to handle complex situations,» said Jennifer Sackett, vice president of NCPLDA and Library Director of Lincoln County Library, in an interview with the Carolina Coast Online.

This social interaction around complex informational text will lead to rich, structured discussions.

One of the study's authors, Dorothy Gracey of the University of Vienna, said, «A relationship between a cat and a human can involve mutual attraction, personality compatibility, ease of interaction, play, affection and social support... A human and a cat mutually develop complex ritualized interactions that show substantial mutual understanding of each other's inclinations and preferences.»

Cara Romero's work conflates fine art and a documentary style that is often tongue in cheek with complex cultural interactions and social commentary.

Extreme impacts can also result from complex interactions of physical events with biological, social, and economic systems, and these systems with each other, in a cascade of risk.

It is in its complex interactions with these kinds of social contexts that climate change can make a difference, easing or aggravating multiple stresses and in some cases potentially pushing a multi-stressed human system across a threshold of sustainability (Wilbanks, 2003b).

It can conjure a «social campfire» experience in the home, help businesses give holographic presentations, help kiddies can learn through more natural visual interactions with digital content and complex 3D images.

As these interactions becoming increasingly complex, there needs to be a new generation of social media platforms and tools that accommodate our changing world.

The complex nature of human attachment and social interaction with caregivers might be one domain in which direct parallels with the animal literature are limited, potentially related to the fact that the attachment relationship between children and caregivers is a necessary scaffold for development of numerous uniquely human capacities, including emotion regulation and language (49, 50).

Their challenges with understanding and responding to social interactions and environments that are complex and confusing can create significant emotional stress that requires specialized clinical intervention.