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Failure to demonstrate short-cutting in a replication and extension of Tolman et al.’s spatial learning experiment with humans (2018)
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Wilson, S. P., & Wilson, P. N. (2018). Failure to demonstrate short-cutting in a replication and extension of Tolman et al.’s spatial learning experiment with humans. PLoS ONE, 13(12), e0208794. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0208794

Successful demonstrations of novel short-cut taking by animals, including humans, are open to interpretation in terms of learning that is not necessarily spatial. A classic example is that of Tolman, Ritchie, and Kalish (1946) who allowed rats to rep... Read More about Failure to demonstrate short-cutting in a replication and extension of Tolman et al.’s spatial learning experiment with humans.

Transcranial magnetic stimulation over contralateral primary somatosensory cortex disrupts perception of itch intensity (2018)
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Jones, O., Schindler, I., & Holle, H. (2019). Transcranial magnetic stimulation over contralateral primary somatosensory cortex disrupts perception of itch intensity. Experimental Dermatology, 28(12), 1380-1384. https://doi.org/10.1111/exd.13803

© 2018 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd Itch, a complex unpleasant sensation causing the desire to scratch, results from the activity of a network of brain regions. However, the specific functional contributions of indivi... Read More about Transcranial magnetic stimulation over contralateral primary somatosensory cortex disrupts perception of itch intensity.

Quality of stepped-wedge trial reporting can be reliably assessed using an updated CONSORT: crowd-sourcing systematic review (2018)
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Hemming, K., Carroll, K., Thompson, J., Forbes, A., Taljaard, M., Dutton, S. J., Madurasinghe, V., Morgan, K., Stuart, B., Fielding, K., Cornelius, V., Turner, E. L., Hooper, R., Giraudeau, B., Seed, P. T., Nickless, A., Grayling, M., Prague, M., Kerry, S., Bell, L., …Franklin, B. D. (2019). Quality of stepped-wedge trial reporting can be reliably assessed using an updated CONSORT: crowd-sourcing systematic review. Journal of clinical epidemiology, 107, 77-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.11.017

Objectives: The Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials extension for the stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial (SW-CRT) is a recently published reporting guideline for SW-CRTs. We assess the quality of reporting of a recent sample of SW-CRTs. St... Read More about Quality of stepped-wedge trial reporting can be reliably assessed using an updated CONSORT: crowd-sourcing systematic review.

Effects of short-term temperature change in the innocuous range on histaminergic and non-histaminergic acute itch (2018)
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Lewis, Z., George, D. N., Cowdell, F., & Holle, H. (2019). Effects of short-term temperature change in the innocuous range on histaminergic and non-histaminergic acute itch. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 99(2), 188-195. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3077

While temperatures in the noxious range are well-known to inhibit acute itch, the impact of temperature in the innocuous temperature range is less well understood. We investigated the effect of alternating short-term temperature changes in the innocu... Read More about Effects of short-term temperature change in the innocuous range on histaminergic and non-histaminergic acute itch.

The role of pattern extrapolation in the perception of dynamic facial expressions in Autism Spectrum Disorder (2018)
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Palumbo, L., Macinska, S. T., & Jellema, T. (2018). The role of pattern extrapolation in the perception of dynamic facial expressions in Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in Psychology, 9, Article 1918. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.01918

Changes in the intensity and type of facial expressions reflect alterations in the emotional state of the agent. Such "direct" access to the other's affective state might, top-down, influence the perception of the facial expressions that gave rise to... Read More about The role of pattern extrapolation in the perception of dynamic facial expressions in Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Error, rather than its probability, elicits specific electrocortical signatures: A combined EEG-immersive virtual reality study of action observation (2018)
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Pezzetta, R., Nicolardi, V., Tidoni, E., & Aglioti, S. M. (2018). Error, rather than its probability, elicits specific electrocortical signatures: A combined EEG-immersive virtual reality study of action observation. Journal of Neurophysiology, 120(3), 1107-1118. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00130.2018

Detecting errors in one’s own actions, and in the actions of others, is a crucial ability for adaptable and flexible behavior. Studies show that specific EEG signatures underpin the monitoring of observed erroneous actions (error-related negativity,... Read More about Error, rather than its probability, elicits specific electrocortical signatures: A combined EEG-immersive virtual reality study of action observation.

Putting false memories into context: The effects of odour contexts on correct and false recall (2018)
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Woods, J. A., & Dewhurst, S. A. (2019). Putting false memories into context: The effects of odour contexts on correct and false recall. Memory, 27(3), 379-386. https://doi.org/10.1080/09658211.2018.1512632

False memories created by the Deese/Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm are often accompanied by contextual information. Yet, research investigating the effects of context on false memories is surprisingly scarce. We used the context-dependent memory (... Read More about Putting false memories into context: The effects of odour contexts on correct and false recall.

Automatic visual-spatial perspective taking in alcohol-dependence: A study with happy emotional faces (2018)
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Cox, S., Maurage, P., O'Connor, R., Chandler, C., & Riggs, K. (2018). Automatic visual-spatial perspective taking in alcohol-dependence: A study with happy emotional faces. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 190, 42-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.05.025

Background: Understanding the world from another’s perspective is an important and potentially automatic human process which is crucial for efficient social interactions. However, whilst deficits have been repeatedly described for various interperson... Read More about Automatic visual-spatial perspective taking in alcohol-dependence: A study with happy emotional faces.

More evidence that less is better: Sub-optimal choice in dogs (2018)
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Chase, R. J., & George, D. N. (2018). More evidence that less is better: Sub-optimal choice in dogs. Learning and Behavior, 46(4), 462-471. https://doi.org/10.3758/s13420-018-0326-1

The less-is-better effect is a preference for the lesser of two alternatives sometimes observed when they are evaluated separately. For example, a dinner service of 24 intact pieces might be judged to be more valuable than a 40-piece dinner service c... Read More about More evidence that less is better: Sub-optimal choice in dogs.

Violation of expectations about movement and goal achievement leads to Sense of Agency reduction (2018)
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Villa, R., Tidoni, E., Porciello, G., & Aglioti, S. M. (2018). Violation of expectations about movement and goal achievement leads to Sense of Agency reduction. Experimental Brain Research, 236(7), 2123-2135. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-018-5286-3

The control of one’s own movements and of their impact on the external world generates a feeling of control referred to as Sense of Agency (SoA). SoA is experienced when actions match predictions and is reduced by unpredicted events. The present stud... Read More about Violation of expectations about movement and goal achievement leads to Sense of Agency reduction.

Differential roles of polar orbital prefrontal cortex and parietal lobes in logical reasoning with neutral and negative emotional content (2018)
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Eimontaite, I., Goel, V., Raymont, V., Krueger, F., Schindler, I., & Grafman, J. (2018). Differential roles of polar orbital prefrontal cortex and parietal lobes in logical reasoning with neutral and negative emotional content. Neuropsychologia, 119, 320-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2018.05.014

© 2018 The Authors To answer the question of how brain pathology affects reasoning about negative emotional content, we administered a disjunctive logical reasoning task involving arguments with neutral content (e.g. Either there are tigers or women... Read More about Differential roles of polar orbital prefrontal cortex and parietal lobes in logical reasoning with neutral and negative emotional content.

Simulation, false memories, and the planning of future events (2018)
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Dewhurst, S. A., Anderson, R. J., Grace, L., & Howe, D. (2019). Simulation, false memories, and the planning of future events. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Learning, Memory, and Cognition, 45(1), 26-36. https://doi.org/10.1037/xlm0000575

Three experiments investigated the relationship between future thinking and false memories. In Experiment 1, participants remembered familiar events (e.g., a holiday) from their past, imagined planning the same events in the future, or took part in a... Read More about Simulation, false memories, and the planning of future events.

Aspects of alcohol use disorder affecting social cognition as assessed using the Mini Social and Emotional Assessment (mini-SEA) (2018)
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Cox, S., Bertoux, M., Turner, J. J., Moss, A., Locker, K., & Riggs, K. (2018). Aspects of alcohol use disorder affecting social cognition as assessed using the Mini Social and Emotional Assessment (mini-SEA). Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 187, 165-170. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2018.03.004

Background: Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is associated with problems with processing complex social scenarios. Little is known about the relationship between distinct AUD-related factors (e.g., years of problematic drinking), aspects of cognitive funct... Read More about Aspects of alcohol use disorder affecting social cognition as assessed using the Mini Social and Emotional Assessment (mini-SEA).

Stimulus similarity affects patterning discrimination learning. (2018)
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George, D. N. (2018). Stimulus similarity affects patterning discrimination learning. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, 44(2), 128-148. https://doi.org/10.1037/xan0000164

© 2018 American Psychological Association. In four experiments, participants' performance on a variety of nonlinear patterning discriminations was assessed using a predictive learning task and visual patterns. Between groups, the similarity of the st... Read More about Stimulus similarity affects patterning discrimination learning..

Thinking aloud: an exploration of cognitions in professional snooker (2018)
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Welsh, J. C., Dewhurst, S. A., & Perry, J. L. (2018). Thinking aloud: an exploration of cognitions in professional snooker. Psychology of sport and exercise, 36, 197-208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.psychsport.2018.03.003

Objectives: Presently, there is no exploration into the cognitive processes of super-elite and elite professional snooker players during real-time performance. Therefore, this study explored the cognitions of seven professional snooker players during... Read More about Thinking aloud: an exploration of cognitions in professional snooker.

Preschoolers fast map and retain artifact functions as efficiently as artifact names, but artifact actions are the most easily learned (2018)
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Holland, A. K., Hyde, G., Riggs, K. J., & Simpson, A. (2018). Preschoolers fast map and retain artifact functions as efficiently as artifact names, but artifact actions are the most easily learned. Journal of experimental child psychology, 170, 57-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2017.12.013

To become skilled artifact users, children must learn the actions and functions associated with artifacts. We investigated preschoolers’ ability to fast map an action, function and name associated with a novel artifact, and retain the new mapping lon... Read More about Preschoolers fast map and retain artifact functions as efficiently as artifact names, but artifact actions are the most easily learned.

Preschoolers fast map and retain artifact functions as efficiently as artifact names but artifact actions are the most easily learnt (2018)
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Holland, A., Hyde, G., Riggs, K., & Simpson, A. (2018). Preschoolers fast map and retain artifact functions as efficiently as artifact names but artifact actions are the most easily learnt. Journal of experimental child psychology, 170, 57-71. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jecp.2017.12.013

To become skilled artifact users, children must learn the actions and functions associated with artifacts. We
investigated preschoolers’ ability to fast-map an action, function and name associated with a novel artifact and retain
the new mapping lo... Read More about Preschoolers fast map and retain artifact functions as efficiently as artifact names but artifact actions are the most easily learnt.

Reduced inter-hemispheric interference in ageing: Evidence from a divided field Stroop paradigm (2018)
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Delvenne, J. F., & Castronovo, J. (2018). Reduced inter-hemispheric interference in ageing: Evidence from a divided field Stroop paradigm. Brain and Cognition, 122, 26-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bandc.2018.01.008

© 2018 Elsevier Inc. One of the most important structural changes that occur in the brain during the course of life relates to the corpus callosum, the largest neural pathway that connects the two cerebral hemispheres. It has been shown that the corp... Read More about Reduced inter-hemispheric interference in ageing: Evidence from a divided field Stroop paradigm.