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  1. 1. Inhibitory control in adults with ADHD

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Zoey Gard; [2023]
    Keywords : ADHD; inhibition; fmri; inhibitory control;

    Abstract : Inhibitory control refers to a person’s ability to control responses and impulses. Deficits in inhibitory control have been found in the neurodevelopmental disorder of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), though this has mainly been studied in children. READ MORE

  3. 2. What comes next? : Investigating the neural correlates of predictability during conversation with fMRI

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Johanna Sundström; [2023]
    Keywords : surprisal; neurolinguistics; fMRI; language processing; conversation; language comprehension; language production; surprisal; neurolingvistik; fMRI; språkprocessning; konversation; språkförståelse; språkproduktion;

    Abstract : The notion that prediction plays a role in language processing is getting less controversial, however research and discussion is ongoing as to the nature and extent of its involvement. Previous studies have mainly focused on prediction during comprehension in restricted paradigms. READ MORE

  4. 3. The brain in conversation: Mapping the neural correlates of turn-taking, production, and comprehension using fMRI

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Caroline Arvidsson; [2022]
    Keywords : turn-taking; production; comprehension; conversation; fMRI; speech planning; turtagning; produktion; förståelse; konversation; fMRI; språkplanering;

    Abstract : Conversation is the primary mode of language use. A key feature of conversation is turn-taking, during which interlocutors rapidly switch between speaker and listener roles without conscious effort. READ MORE

  5. 4. Investigating the Neural Substrates and Neural Markers of Optimism and Optimism Bias : A Systematic Review

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Emma Åberg; [2021]
    Keywords : optimism; optimism bias; neural correlates; neural mechanisms;

    Abstract : Optimism refers to peoples’ general tendency to anticipate good outcomes in areas that are important to them. Numerous studies have shown that optimism is significantly correlated with improved physical and mental health. Optimism can come to an overly optimistic degree, called optimism bias. READ MORE

  6. 5. AM I FUNNY NOW? : The Neurological Basis of Humor Styles

    University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för biovetenskap

    Author : Elin Hirche; [2019]
    Keywords : Humor; Humor styles; Affiliative humor; Self-enhancing humor; Aggressive humor; Self-defeating humor;

    Abstract : The present thesis will provide an overview of how the four humor styles, affiliative, self-enhancing, aggressive, and self-defeating humor, are connected to different brain areas. The thesis will also include an overview of how humor in general, and especially three factors of humor including, processing, appreciation, and comprehension is connected to different brain areas. READ MORE