Animal Learning and Cognition: A neural network approach.

abstract：:Although most people are religious, there are hundreds of millions of religious disbelievers in the world. What is religious disbelief and how does it arise? Recent developments in the scientific study of religious beliefs and behaviors point to the conclusion that religious disbelief arises from multiple interacting ...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Norenzayan A,Gervais WM

更新日期：2013-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Increasingly, online platforms are being used to deliver psychotherapy. This, along with the growth in computational psychiatry, provides scientists with new opportunities to quantify how patient-therapist relationships relate to treatment outcomes. We argue that it is necessary to investigate markers and mechanisms t...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Ryu J,Banthin DC,Gu X

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has resulted in the widespread implementation of social distancing measures. Adhering to social distancing may be particularly challenging for adolescents, for whom interaction with peers is especially important. We argue that young people's capacity to encourage each o...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Andrews JL,Foulkes L,Blakemore SJ

更新日期：2020-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Grid cells have been proposed to encode both the self-location of an animal and the relative position of locations within an environment. We reassess the validity of these roles in light of recent evidence demonstrating grid patterns to be less temporally and spatially stable than previously thought. ...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Carpenter F,Barry C

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Congenital prosopagnosia refers to the deficit in face processing that is apparent from early childhood in the absence of any underlying neurological basis and in the presence of intact sensory and intellectual function. Several such cases have been described recently and elucidating the mechanisms giving rise to this...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Behrmann M,Avidan G

更新日期：2005-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basic cognitive functions, such as the abilities to activate, represent, maintain, focus and process information, decline with age. A paradigm shift towards cross-level conceptions is needed in order to obtain an integrative understanding of cognitive aging phenomena that cuts across neural, information-processing, an...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Li SC,Lindenberger U,Sikström S

更新日期：2001-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Researchers have examined representations of the body in the adult brain but relatively little attention has been paid to ontogenetic aspects of neural body maps in human infants. Novel applications of methods for recording brain activity in infants are delineating cortical body maps in the first months of life. Body ...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Marshall PJ,Meltzoff AN

更新日期：2015-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Humans crave the company of others and suffer profoundly if temporarily isolated from society. Much of the brain must have evolved to deal with social communication and we are increasingly learning more about the neurophysiological basis of social cognition. Here, we explore some of the reasons why social cognitive ne...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Blakemore SJ,Winston J,Frith U

更新日期：2004-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Zero stands for emptiness, for nothing, and yet it is considered to be one of the greatest achievements of humankind. This review first recapitulates the discovery of the number zero in human history, then follows its progression in human development, traces its evolution in the animal kingdom, and finally elucidates ...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Nieder A

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurological disorder characterized by vocal and motor tics. TS is associated with impairments in behavioral inhibition, dysfunctional signaling of the inhibitory neurotransmitter GABA, and alterations in the balance of excitatory and inhibitory influences within brain networks implicated i...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Jackson GM,Draper A,Dyke K,Pépés SE,Jackson SR

更新日期：2015-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Music might be described as just a special form of noise, but evidence is accumulating to show that listening to it can lead to pronounced physiological and emotional responses. In a recent article, Trainor et al. have shown that specific aspects of musical structure are processed automatically in the human brain, rai...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Lewis P

更新日期：2002-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Some believe that genetics threatens privacy and autonomy and will eviscerate the concept of human nature. Despite the astonishing research advances, however, none of these dire predictions and no radical transformation of the law have occurred. Advocates have tried to use genetic evidence to affect judgments of crimi...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Morse SJ

更新日期：2011-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The origins and nature of hemispheric specialization of action control are unclear. A review of some recent evidence suggests that the right hemisphere interprets spatial relationships whereas the left deals with temporal control of movement. Contrary to the popular view, specialization of the right hemisphere for spa...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Bradshaw JL

更新日期：2001-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Schizophrenia is one of the most debilitating of all common brain disorders, exacting a heavy toll on the afflicted and having a tremendous public health impact. Clinical outcome is more strongly predicted by cognitive deficits than psychotic symptoms, with no established treatment for these deficits. In this review, ...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Minzenberg MJ,Carter CS

更新日期：2012-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many everyday thoughts and actions are shaped not only by our direct relationships with others, but also by our knowledge of relations between third-parties. Lau et al. recently demonstrated how knowledge of one type of social relation - interpersonal similarity - shapes cognition and behavior, and shed light on the n...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Parkinson C,Du M

更新日期：2020-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Learning is usually thought to occur during episodes of studying, whereas retrieval of information on testing simply serves to assess what was learned. We review research that contradicts this traditional view by demonstrating that retrieval practice is actually a powerful mnemonic enhancer, often producing large gain...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Roediger HL 3rd,Butler AC

更新日期：2011-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prefrontal cortical (PFC) working memory functions depend on pyramidal cell networks that interconnect on dendritic spines. Recent research has revealed that the strength of PFC network connections can be rapidly and reversibly increased or decreased by molecular signaling events within slender, elongated spines: a pr...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Arnsten AF,Paspalas CD,Gamo NJ,Yang Y,Wang M

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The endogenous circadian clock modulates cognitive performance over the daily 24-h cycle. Environmental disturbance of the clock, such as shift work or jet lag schedules, compromises sleep, alertness and problem solving. What is not generally appreciated, however, is that the circadian clock also modulates cognitive a...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Kyriacou CP,Hastings MH

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Task persistence is a construct that appears to have broad influence on child competence generally, from self regulation in carrying out tasks, to cognitive performance. In a recent developmental study of task persistence, Deater-Deckard and colleagues report that heritability of task persistence increased over time, ...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： McCartney K,Berry D

更新日期：2005-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A new brain imaging study demonstrates that patients with autism have a strikingly different pattern of brain activity compared with control subjects. During cognitive tasks, cortical areas known as the "default state" network--areas that have been implicated in both self-referential processing and processing of socia...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Iacoboni M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Memory distortions range from the benign (thinking you mailed a check that you only thought about mailing), to the serious (confusing what you heard after a crime with what you actually saw), to the fantastic (claiming you piloted a spaceship). We review theoretical ideas and empirical evidence about the source monito...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Johnson MK,Raye CL

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brain evolution has often been correlated with the cognitive demands of social life. Further progress depends on our ability to link cognitive processes to corresponding brain part sizes and structures, and, ultimately, to demonstrate causality. Recent research suggests that fishes are suitable to test general hypothe...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Bshary R,Gingins S,Vail AL

更新日期：2014-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:How much can we perceive and remember at a time? Results from various paradigms traditionally show that observers are aware of surprisingly little of the world around them. However, a recent study by Wu and Wolfe (Curr. Biol. 2018;28:3430-3434) uses a novel technique to reveal that observers have more knowledge of the...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Cohen MA

更新日期：2019-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Experiencing oneself as the cause of an action is a fundamental building block for a sense of self. A recent study by Sato and Yasuda provides evidence that motor prediction contributes to the experience of agency. Their findings demonstrate that agency is experienced not only for intended, but also for erroneous, uni...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Knoblich G,Sebanz N

更新日期：2005-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heavy prenatal alcohol exposure can have lifelong, disabling effects on brain and cognition. Unlike animal studies, research on light-to-moderate drinking in humans demonstrates less consistent impact. Discussions of negative research findings in popular media underestimate potential adverse outcomes and complicate de...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Charness ME,Riley EP,Sowell ER

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The question of whether episodic memory, the ability to recall unique, personal experiences, is restricted to humans is a matter of current controversy. Recent work on food-storing jays suggests that several features of episodic memory may not be as exclusive to humans as previously thought. In this review we outline ...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Griffiths D,Dickinson A,Clayton N

更新日期：1999-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The physical energy that we refer to as a word, whether in isolation or embedded in sentences, takes its meaning from the knowledge stored in our brains through a lifetime of experience. Much empirical evidence indicates that, although this knowledge can be used fairly flexibly, it is functionally organized in 'semant...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Kutas M,Federmeier KD

更新日期：2000-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Brains that work together, couple together through interbrain synchrony. Does interbrain synchrony causally facilitate social interaction? This question cannot be answered by simply recording from multiple brains (hyperscanning). It instead requires causal protocols entailing their simultaneous stimulation (multibrain...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Novembre G,Iannetti GD

更新日期：2021-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Why do people sometimes seem to know things when they are tested in one way, while seeming unaware of this information when tested in a different way? Such task-dependent behaviors, or dissociations, often occur in infants and children, and in adults following brain damage. To explain these dissociations, researchers ...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Munakata Y

更新日期：2001-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:What representations underlie the ability to think and reason about number? Whereas certain numerical concepts, such as the real numbers, are only ever represented by a subset of human adults, other numerical abilities are widespread and can be observed in adults, infants and other animal species. We review recent beh...

journal_title：Trends in cognitive sciences

authors： Feigenson L,Dehaene S,Spelke E

更新日期：2004-07-01 00:00:00