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Subitizing in congenitally blind adults (2010)
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Ferrand, L., Riggs, K. J., & Castronovo, J. (2010). Subitizing in congenitally blind adults. Psychonomic bulletin & review, 17(6), 840-845. https://doi.org/10.3758/PBR.17.6.840

We investigated the role of vision in tactile enumeration within and outside the subitizing range. Congenitally blind and sighted (blindfolded) participants were asked to enumerate quickly and accurately the number of fingers stimulated. Both groups... Read More about Subitizing in congenitally blind adults.

The Effects of Observation and Gender on Psychogenic Symptoms (2010)
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Mazzoni, G., Foan, L., Hyland, M. E., & Kirsch, I. (2010). The Effects of Observation and Gender on Psychogenic Symptoms. Health Psychology, 29(2), 181-185. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0017860

Objective: To assess the effects of modeling and its interaction with gender in the production of psychogenic symptoms. Design: Healthy volunteers were asked to inhale an inert substance described as a suspected environmental toxin that had been repo... Read More about The Effects of Observation and Gender on Psychogenic Symptoms.

The time course of lexical access in morphologically complex words (2010)
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Holle, H., Gunter, T. C., & Koester, D. (2010). The time course of lexical access in morphologically complex words. NeuroReport, 21(5), 319-323. https://doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e328335b3e0

Compounding, the concatenation of words (e.g. dishwasher), is an important mechanism across many languages. This study investigated whether access of initial compound constituents occurs immediately or, alternatively, whether it is delayed until the... Read More about The time course of lexical access in morphologically complex words.

Age-related reduction in daytime sleep propensity and nocturnal slow wave sleep (2010)
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Dijk, D., Groeger, J. A., Stanley, N., & Deacon, S. (2010). Age-related reduction in daytime sleep propensity and nocturnal slow wave sleep. SLEEP, 33(2), 211-223

Objective:To investigate whether age-related and experimental reductions in SWS and sleep continuity are associated with increased daytime sleep propensity.Methods:Assessment of daytime sleep propensity under baseline conditions and following experim... Read More about Age-related reduction in daytime sleep propensity and nocturnal slow wave sleep.

The impact of task controllability on perceived control and cardiovascular processes (2010)
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Why, Y. P., & Foo, Y. (2010). The impact of task controllability on perceived control and cardiovascular processes. Psychophysiology, 47(4), 669-672. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-8986.2010.00984.x

This article examines the impact of task control on perceived control and cardiovascular processes. Fifty-eight undergraduates performed a computer task where the functionality of the computer mouse was used to manipulate task control. Results are co... Read More about The impact of task controllability on perceived control and cardiovascular processes.

Integration of iconic gestures and speech in left superior temporal areas boosts speech comprehension under adverse listening conditions (2010)
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Holle, H., Obleser, J., Rueschemeyer, S., & Gunter, T. C. (2010). Integration of iconic gestures and speech in left superior temporal areas boosts speech comprehension under adverse listening conditions. NeuroImage, 49(1), 875-884. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2009.08.058

Iconic gestures are spontaneous hand movements that illustrate certain contents of speech and, as such, are an important part of face-to-face communication. This experiment targets the brain bases of how iconic gestures and speech are integrated duri... Read More about Integration of iconic gestures and speech in left superior temporal areas boosts speech comprehension under adverse listening conditions.

How the human brain recognizes speech in the context of changing speakers (2010)
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Von Kriegstein, K., Smith, D. R., Patterson, R. D., Kiebel, S. J., & Griffiths, T. D. (2010). How the human brain recognizes speech in the context of changing speakers. Journal of Neuroscience, 30(2), 629-638. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2742-09.2010

We understand speech from different speakers with ease, whereas artificial speech recognition systems struggle with this task. It is unclear how the human brain solves this problem. The conventional view is that speech message recognition and speaker... Read More about How the human brain recognizes speech in the context of changing speakers.

Simulating the future of actions in the human corticospinal system (2010)
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Urgesi, C., Maieron, M., Avenanti, A., Tidoni, E., Fabbro, F., & Aglioti, S. M. (2010). Simulating the future of actions in the human corticospinal system. Cerebral Cortex, 20(11), 2511-2521. https://doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhp292

Perception of the final position of a moving object or creature is distorted forward along its actual or implied motion path, thus enabling anticipation of its forthcoming position. In a previous research, we demonstrated that viewing static snapshot... Read More about Simulating the future of actions in the human corticospinal system.

Hypnotic suggestibility, cognitive inhibition, and dissociation (2009)
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Wright, D. B., Hutton, S., Brown, E., Dienes, Z., Kirsch, I., & Mazzoni, G. (2009). Hypnotic suggestibility, cognitive inhibition, and dissociation. Consciousness and cognition, 18(4), 837-847. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2009.07.009

We examined two potential correlates of hypnotic suggestibility: dissociation and cognitive inhibition. Dissociation is the foundation of two of the major theories of hypnosis and other theories commonly postulate that hypnotic responding is a result... Read More about Hypnotic suggestibility, cognitive inhibition, and dissociation.

Social Problem-Solving and Depressive Symptom Vulnerability: The Importance of Real-Life Problem-Solving Performance (2009)
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Anderson, R. J., Goddard, L., & Powell, J. H. (2011). Social Problem-Solving and Depressive Symptom Vulnerability: The Importance of Real-Life Problem-Solving Performance. Cognitive Therapy and Research, 35(1), 48-56. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10608-009-9286-2

Previous research suggests poor social problem-solving may function as a vulnerability factor for depressive symptoms. However, the ecological validity of previous findings is questionable, with recent research using real-life performance based appro... Read More about Social Problem-Solving and Depressive Symptom Vulnerability: The Importance of Real-Life Problem-Solving Performance.

Managing eating disorder patients in primary care in the UK: A qualitative study (2009)
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Reid, M., Williams, S., & Hammersley, R. (2009). Managing eating disorder patients in primary care in the UK: A qualitative study. Eating Disorders, 18(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1080/10640260903439441

It is the general practitioner's (GP's) responsibility to diagnose and manage the care of eating disorder patients but recent surveys suggest that there may be problems. In this qualitative study we have explored the perceptions of 20 GPs. In general... Read More about Managing eating disorder patients in primary care in the UK: A qualitative study.

Investigating the attentional demands of recognition memory: Manipulating depth of encoding at study and level of attention at test (2009)
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Knott, L. M., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2009). Investigating the attentional demands of recognition memory: Manipulating depth of encoding at study and level of attention at test. European Journal of Cognitive Psychology, 21(7), 1045-1071. https://doi.org/10.1080/09541440802539515

Two experiments investigated the effects of divided attention at test after manipulating levels of processing at study. In Experiment 1 items were studied either intact or as anagrams. In Experiment 2 items were studied with either full or divided at... Read More about Investigating the attentional demands of recognition memory: Manipulating depth of encoding at study and level of attention at test.

The role of temporal synchrony as a binding cue for visual persistence in early visual areas: An fMRI study (2009)
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Wong, Y. J., Aldcroft, A. J., Large, M., Culham, J. C., & Vilis, T. (2009). The role of temporal synchrony as a binding cue for visual persistence in early visual areas: An fMRI study. Journal of Neurophysiology, 102(6), 3461-3468. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00243.2009

We examined the role of temporal synchrony - the simultaneous appearance of visual features - in the perceptual and neural processes underlying object persistence. When a binding cue (such as color or motion) momentarily exposes an object from a back... Read More about The role of temporal synchrony as a binding cue for visual persistence in early visual areas: An fMRI study.

Relating developments in children's counterfactual thinking and executive functions (2009)
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Beck, S. R., Riggs, K. J., & Gorniak, S. L. (2009). Relating developments in children's counterfactual thinking and executive functions. Thinking and Reasoning, 15(4), 337-354. https://doi.org/10.1080/13546780903135904

The performance of 93 children aged 3 and 4 years on a battery of different counterfactual tasks was assessed. Three measures: short causal chains, location change counterfactual conditionals, and false syllogisms—but not a fourth, long causal chains... Read More about Relating developments in children's counterfactual thinking and executive functions.

Anticipating intentional actions: the effect of eye gaze direction on the judgment of head rotation (2009)
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Hudson, M., Liu, C. H., & Jellema, T. (2009). Anticipating intentional actions: the effect of eye gaze direction on the judgment of head rotation. Cognition, 112(3), 423-434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cognition.2009.06.011

Using a representational momentum paradigm, this study investigated the hypothesis that judgments of how far another agent's head has rotated are influenced by the perceived gaze direction of the head. Participants observed a video-clip of a face rot... Read More about Anticipating intentional actions: the effect of eye gaze direction on the judgment of head rotation.

Hypnotic induction decreases anterior default mode activity (2009)
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McGeown, W. J., Mazzoni, G., Venneri, A., & Kirsch, I. (2009). Hypnotic induction decreases anterior default mode activity. Consciousness and cognition, 18(4), 848-855. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.concog.2009.09.001

The 'default mode' network refers to cortical areas that are active in the absence of goal-directed activity. In previous studies, decreased activity in the 'default mode' has always been associated with increased activation in task-relevant areas. W... Read More about Hypnotic induction decreases anterior default mode activity.

Transfer between pose and illumination training in face recognition. (2009)
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Liu, C. H., Bhuiyan, M. A., Ward, J., & Sui, J. (2009). Transfer between pose and illumination training in face recognition. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Human Perception and Performance, 35(4), 939-947. https://doi.org/10.1037/a0013710

The relationship between pose and illumination learning in face recognition was examined in a yes-no recognition paradigm. The authors assessed whether pose training can transfer to a new illumination or vice versa. Results show that an extensive lev... Read More about Transfer between pose and illumination training in face recognition..

Patterns of brain activity during a semantic task differentiate normal aging from early Alzheimer's disease (2009)
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McGeown, W. J., Shanks, M. F., Forbes-McKay, K. E., & Venneri, A. (2009). Patterns of brain activity during a semantic task differentiate normal aging from early Alzheimer's disease. Neuroimaging. Psychiatry research, 173(3), 218-227. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2008.10.005

In a study of the effects of normal and pathological aging on semantic-related brain activity, 29 patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD) and 19 controls subjects (10 young and 9 older controls) performed a version of the Pyramids and Palm Trees Test... Read More about Patterns of brain activity during a semantic task differentiate normal aging from early Alzheimer's disease.

Remembering the past and imagining the future: Differences in event specificity of spontaneously generated thought (2009)
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Anderson, R. J., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2009). Remembering the past and imagining the future: Differences in event specificity of spontaneously generated thought. Memory, 17(4), 367-373. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658210902751669

A growing interest has emerged in the role that autobiographical memory retrieval plays in simulation of future events. Cognitive explorations in this domain have generally relied on cue word paradigms with instructions to develop specific (relating... Read More about Remembering the past and imagining the future: Differences in event specificity of spontaneously generated thought.

Involuntary interpretation of social cues is compromised in autism spectrum disorders (2009)
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Jellema, T., Lorteije, J., van Rijn, S., van t' Wout, M., de Haan, E., van Engeland, H., & Kemner, C. (2009). Involuntary interpretation of social cues is compromised in autism spectrum disorders. Autism Research, 2(4), 192-204. https://doi.org/10.1002/aur.83

A new social distance judgment task was used to measure quantitatively the extent to which social cues are immediately and involuntary interpreted by typically developing (TD) individuals and by individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The t... Read More about Involuntary interpretation of social cues is compromised in autism spectrum disorders.