Sentences with phrase «mental maps as»

Still, work like this definitely relates to mental maps as well as the physical objects.

Not exact matches

Scientists think this is because, as we memorize more details about a particular stretch of road, we have more landmarks to squeeze into our mental maps.

To stop yourself getting lost, as in other medieval cities, you have to lay map - like mental images to one side and focus on the details: you must remember to turn left at the carving on the corner of this house, right when you glimpse the clock tower.

On behalf of his co-editor Steven Casey, as well as of each contributing author, Jonathan Wright makes the case that, «The great crises of the twentieth century sometimes allowed leaders even with very different ideologies to find something in common, a shared orientation in their mental maps.»

Did the leaders of non-state organisations (I think of figures like Lech Wałęsa, co-founder of the Solidarity movement in Poland), or the mental maps of broader publics play as important a role, or were they less critical to the course of international politics?

A recent workshop in Stockholm brought together work as varied as West European attitudes to Eastern Europe from the eighteenth century to 1989, Israeli students» knowledge of the Palestinian areas of the country, the conflicting mental maps of 20th century Lebanon, mental maps of Europe based on quantitative evidence from surveys of European and extra-European students, and comparative work on mental maps in the Baltic and Mediterranean regions.

The idea of exploring their «mental maps» as a way into understanding the international history of a particular era (earlier volumes explored the era of the two world wars and the era of the early Cold War) is to uncover not only what made these leaders unusual but also their sense of the constraints, both domestic and international, with which they were faced, and also the opportunities that might arise.

So there is a case for allowing «mental maps» to continue to be interpreted freely as portraits in prose.

Broadly, as one might have expected, the origins of the mental maps are mostly associated with your first set of criteria, the way they were applied, with the second.

Specializing in research on modafinil, Minzenberg has captured the drug in action through functional MRI (fMRI) scans, which map brain activity through changes in blood flow and oxygenation as subjects engage in particular mental processes.

As you navigate a landscape, certain neurons in the brain fire at multiple locations, marking out a hexagonal grid on a mental map.

After analysing all this data, he and Normand found good evidence that the animals chose their routes using a mental map built around geometric coordinates, as opposed to a navigation style based on landmarks for well - travelled routes.

The resulting computational model will help map emotion in the brain with greater precision than ever before, and perhaps even aid the diagnosis and treatment of mental conditions such as autism and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Worse, the watch's interface requires learning a mental map of the tiny watch screens laid out like an inverted T. Recent notifications appear as a vertical scrolling list, but «glances» (display screens for stocks, weather, battery charge, steps taken and so on) are arranged horizontally.

A map of the brain's wiring reveals the spaces may be just as important as the connections — and you have the holes to thank for your most impressive mental feats

There is also some great high quality advice available these days on how to improve your mental health and I recommend you consume as much of this as you can so you can and map out a solution that is right for you.

David Armstrong continued: «Identifying two indicators - emotional intelligence and social skills - and mapping these to the Achieving Schools Theory of Change, is an important first step in measuring the longer term outcomes of the programme, such as reduced risk of antisocial behaviour and spending time in prison and reduced risk of mental ill - health and long - term illness.

Among his principal bodies of work are A Map of The East, (published by David R. Godine and Thames & Hudson), which explores the character and idiosyncrasies of Japan, China and Southeast Asia; and Wounded Cities (published as a book by Steidl in 2008), which explores the «mental wounds» that were left by the terror attacks in New York in 2001, and other attacks in cities around the world.

His work is an amalgamation of a mental map, documenting his subjective feelings about the places he visits, as well as the objective reality of the cities» layouts and existences.

They do that by using a highly - developed mental «map» of the subject knowledge which they have built up by working in the area — as definition # 4 says, they are dependent upon «the nature of an object as it is known in the mind.»

As a starting point we designed an opportunity assessment tool that provided a visual map of a range of stressors and risks linked to parental relationship breakdown such as financial instability, poor housing, mental health issueAs a starting point we designed an opportunity assessment tool that provided a visual map of a range of stressors and risks linked to parental relationship breakdown such as financial instability, poor housing, mental health issueas financial instability, poor housing, mental health issues.

Use of MAP material as part of new developments, such as mental health training for other professional groups.

Jackie Burke Assoc MAPS *, a psychologist and clinical director of Rape and Domestic Violence Services Australia, says while vicarious trauma is extremely common it's not classed as a mental health disorder.