JOCN
2011
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2011
■ Humans are constantly confronted with environmental stimuli that conflict with task goals and can interfere with successful behavior. Prevailing theories propose the existence...
JOCN
2011
13 years 2 months ago
2011
JOCN
2011
13 years 2 months ago
2011
■ The presence of irrelevant auditory information (other talkers, environmental noises) presents a major challenge to listening to speech. The fundamental frequency (F0) of the ...
JOCN
2011
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2011
■ Neuropsychological evidence has highlighted the role of the anterior temporal lobes in the processing of conceptual knowledge. That putative role is only beginning to be inves...
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2011
2011
Cardiorespiratory Fitness and the Flexible Modulation of Cognitive Control in Preadolescent Children
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■ The influence of cardiorespiratory fitness on the modulation of cognitive control was assessed in preadolescent children separated into higher- and lower-fit groups. Participa...
JOCN
2011
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2011
■ Previous studies suggested that the observation of other individualsʼ somatosensory experiences also activates brain circuits processing oneʼs own somatosensory experiences....
JOCN
2011
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2011
■ Observers spontaneously segment larger activities into smaller events. For example, “washing a car” might be segmented into “scrubbing,” “rinsing,” and “drying...
JOCN
2011
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2011
■ Several recent behavioral studies have shown that the enumeration of a small number of items (a process termed subitizing) depends on the availability of attentional resources...
JOCN
2011
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2011
JOCN
2011
13 years 2 months ago
2011
■ Humans commonly understand the unobservable mental states of others by observing their actions. Embodied simulation theories suggest that this ability may be based in areas of...