Essays about: "Neurology"

Showing result 16 - 20 of 21 essays containing the word Neurology.

  1. 16. Long-Term Memory in Infancy. Electrophysiological and Behavioral Measures of Declarative Memory in 14-Month-Olds.

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Kristina Magnusson; Emilia Thorup; [2009]
    Keywords : Neurologi; neurophysiology; neuropsychology; Neurology; ASQ; Nc; MacArthur CDI; infant; declarative memory; ERP; deferred imitation; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Development psychology; Utvecklingspsykologi; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : This paper presents a pilot study investigating the development of declarative memory in infancy, by creating a stimulus material appropriate for recording Event-Related Potentials (ERPs) during memory encoding. The material was designed to establish associations between pictures, and a negative component with a fronto-central distribution (Nc) was studied as a reflection of learning. READ MORE

  3. 17. A Colorful Report: Color Associations in Synesthesia

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Kognitionsvetenskap

    Author : Wang Chak Chan; [2008]
    Keywords : Synesthesia synaesthesia; Grapheme-color; Sound-color; Visual system; Color constancy; Lightness constancy; Qualia; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : In recent years, academic research on synesthesia, a curious neurological condition, has gained popularity again. Most studies are focusing on its biological evidences, common characteristics and general trends over a population. READ MORE

  4. 18. Computerized Working Memory Training in Group and the Effects of Noise: a Randomised Pilot Study with 7 to 9 year old Children

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Anna Backman; Erik Truedsson; [2008]
    Keywords : neurophysiology; neuropsychology; Neurology; White noise; Working Memory; training; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Social Sciences; Medicine and Health Sciences;

    Abstract : The current study examines the effects of a computerised Working Memory (WM) intervention in elementary school children when training in groups of various sizes. It further examines the effects of noise during the performance of WM tasks. READ MORE

  5. 19. Emotion and Memory: the protective functions of semantic knowledge on memory errors

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Özgür Kahraman; [2008]
    Keywords : Memory errors; Temporal context confusion; Emotion; Episodic memory; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : The present study aimed to investigate if celebrity (knowledge/semantic memory) can have protective functions against memory errors. We examined if famous faces, based on an interaction of semantic and episodic memory can lead to a deeper encoding, and if attractive faces, based on familiarity can lead to more confusion. READ MORE

  6. 20. Electrophysiology of stereotypes: N400 as a measure of the beautiful is good stereotype

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Anders Rasmussen; [2007]
    Keywords : EEG; N400; stereotypes; beautiful is good; attractiveness; Neurology; neuropsychology; neurophysiology; Neurologi; neuropsykologi; neurofysiologi; Psychology; Psykologi; Social psychology; Socialpsykologi; Applied and experimental psychology; Tillämpad och experimentell psykologi; Medicine and Health Sciences; Social Sciences;

    Abstract : Our tendency to associate attractive people with positive traits and unattractive people with negative traits is well documented. Stereotypes have traditionally been measured using either explicit measures such as questionnaires, or implicit measures such as the Implicit Association Test. READ MORE