Essays about: "cognitive neuroscience"

Showing result 31 - 35 of 64 essays containing the words cognitive neuroscience.

  1. 31. Conscious by Default : The Role of the Default Mode Network in Internal Awareness

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Amanda Mattisson; [2019]
    Keywords : default mode network; internal awareness; consciousness; posterior cingulate cortex; disorders of consciousness;

    Abstract : Abstract In the 1990s researchers discovered task-deactivated regions in the human brain. Together, these areas make up the default mode network (DMN). READ MORE

  3. 32. The Psychedelic Altered State of Consciousness : An Assessment of the Current Status of Psychedelic Research

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emma Christersson; [2019]
    Keywords : Psychedelics; lsd; psilocybin; integrated information theory; entropic brain; entropy; altered states of consciousness;

    Abstract : Classic psychedelic substances, such as lysergic acid diethylamide and the active compound in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, are being studied again in a renaissance of psychedelic research. Psychedelic substances have profound effects on perception, emotion, and cognition, as well as the capacity to induce mystical-type experiences and ego-dissolution. READ MORE

  4. 33. Improvisation Skills and Motivation Behavior from a Human Factors Perspective

    University essay from Linköpings universitet/Institutionen för datavetenskap

    Author : Daban Rizgary; [2019]
    Keywords : BIS BAS; improvisation; HTA; human-factors; pandemic; crisis; motivation behavior;

    Abstract : The motivation to avoid punishment, or to pursue reward can result in certain behavioral tendencies. It is known that individuals with higher sensitivity towards reward can express traits of extrovertedness, openness to novel situations, and a general appetite for feeling good. READ MORE

  5. 34. Study of neural correlates of attention in mice with spectro-spatio-temporal approaches

    University essay from KTH/Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC)

    Author : Cantin Ortiz; [2018]
    Keywords : gamma; bursts; neuroscience; attention; mice; LFP; gamma bursts; local field potential; phase randomization; cognition; cognitive process; modulation; spike; neuron; prefrontal cortex; PFC; pre-frontal; tetrode; filtering; Hilbert transform; recordings; oscillation; gamma band;

    Abstract : While signatures of attention can be observed in widespread areas within and outside of cortex, the control of attention is thought to be regulated by higher cognitive brain areas, such as the prefrontal cortex. In their recent study on mice Kim et al. READ MORE

  6. 35. Establishing a biopsychosocial model for conspiracy theory ideation

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Linus Hallner; [2018]
    Keywords : Conspiracy theory ideation; cognitive neuroscience; psychology; socialpsychology; radicalization; populism;

    Abstract : This paper aims to provide the grounds for a biopsychosocial understanding of the underpinnings of conspiracy theorist ideation by studying research articles from different scientific disciplines. Cross-disciplinary concurring results are presented and discussed, as well as some examples of how conspiracy theories have been used during the 20th century. READ MORE