Questions tagged [cognitive-neuroscience]
For questions regarding the study of the underlying neural substrates of cognition, especially those at the crossroads of psychology and neurobiology
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What are the effects of negative self image on cognition and brain function?
All other things considered equal, what are the effects of a negative self image, on cognition and brain function?
Are there any studies that would have specific data supporting cognitive outcomes (...
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What cognitive processes occur during a mental exhaustion or 'burnout'?
Mental burnout - or mental exhaustion is not very pleasant, when one feels completely overwhelmed, something 'snaps' and it is hard to concentrate and maintain motivation. What are the cognitive ...
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What neurological processes occur with 'revulsion'?
As the title asks, what neurological processes occur when we feel revulsion?
By revulsion, I mean the involuntary and voluntary physical and psychological responses far stronger than the aversion ...
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Is there evidence of suppression of the frontal cortex during herding behavior?
Phenomena such as large-scale stock market sell-offs and financial panic in general are often explained in terms of herding behaviors.
At how primitive of a level does one actually "follow the herd"...
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Classic cognitive neuroscience studies that highlight conclusions that could not be drawn from behavioral experiments
Background: I studied psychology prior to going into cognitive neuroscience for my PhD. While I know my own area in depth, I lack the kind of broad overview that people who have done their Masters in ...
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Why neural architecture is not hardwired for N-dimensional vision but hardwired for abstract math?
In The Theoretical Minimum, in lecture 1, Leonard Susskind says that you can only visualize 3 dimentional images. (see yourself). Therefore, he says, in order to deal with N dimensions, you need to ...
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Are older people more likely to be politically conservative and why?
J.Campbell suggest that the difference between age groups on being politically conservative is small. But F.Glamsers article concludes:
there was a significant positive correlation between age and ...
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"Memory and the Computational Brain" by Gallistel & King
I am looking for opinions on this book particularly whether it is a suitable intro to the field of cognitive neuroscience. What I would not like is a book that is really a collage of introductory ...
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What is a good textbook for an undergrad Cognitive Neuroscience course?
I am slated to teach an undergrad Cognitive Neuroscience course next year and I am not sure which textbook to use. This would be an entry-level course (no pre-requisites) primarily intended for ...
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EEG correlates of handedness
Can any one suggest a good article about features of EEG of left-handed people?
I was surprised when find that there are only few old articles about it. I find only one new article by Propper, Ruth ...
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How do humans perceive height or vertical drop?
I'm looking at this video: Neil Burgess: How your brain tells you where you are, which discusses neurons within the brain that help people remember where stuff is in relation to other objects.
I'm ...
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Are ambidextrous people better at multitasking?
I'm strongly 'one-handed' in that I can barely even write with my left hand. My wife is fairly ambidextrous, in that she's by default left-handed, but can also write with her right hand.
I've ...
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What happens neurobiologically when people "think fast"? [closed]
This question is related to this one: How long can a person stay happy, excited and motivated about something new?
I found a couple of references to research that links "thinking fast" to mood lift:
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What salient features of a {conditioned stimulus,unconditioned stimulus} pair are represented in the lateral amygdala?
In classical conditioning, a conditioned stimulus (CS, e.g., a tone) is presented just before an unconditioned stimulus (UCS, e.g., a mild toe pinch) in repeated trials, such that the CS will ...
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Do the neural substrates behind motivation to retain/dispose of property govern whether certain people view their friends and partners as possessions?
I'm trying to understand why people have sometimes have the ability to sever ties with valuable connections, e.g., people that have up until that time meant a lot to them. Colloquially, people use ...
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