Focuses broadly on mind-body interactions among individuals diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses such as cancer Dr. Elisa Brietzke, MD Queen's University Department of Psychology, Kingston, Ontario, Canada Neurobiology and innovative interventions on mood disorders ...
The human ability to adaptively implement a wide variety of tasks is thought to emerge from the dynamic transformation of cognitive information. We hypothesized that these transformations are implemented via conjunctive activations in “conjunction hubs
Recent advances highlight the limitations of classification strategies in machine learning that rely on a single data source for understanding, diagnosing and predicting psychiatric syndromes. Moreover, approaches based solely on clinician labels often f
The yin-yang of inhibitory control behavior has many names in the field of behavioral science.Response Inhibitionis also referred to as ‘Behavioral Inhibition,’‘Motor Inhibition,’‘Prepotent Response Inhibition,’ and ‘(Attention) Restraint’;whileAttentional Inhibitionis also referred to as‘Interf...
Traditionally, creating networks that transport sufficient electricity to power something like a laptop requires complicated circuits with continuous connection points, which is both inefficient and expensive. The design concept from Q-MEEN-C is much simpler because the non-local behavior in the experimen...
Were it to be proven correct, the imprinted brain theory would represent one of the biggest single advances in our understanding of the mind and of mental illness that has ever taken place, and would revolutionize psychiatric diagnosis, prevention and treatment – not to mention our understanding ...
Also, biological anthropologist and Rutgers University professor Helen Fisher, PhD, notes: "The two brain hemispheres are less well connected in men than in women. This gives men the ability to focus on one thing at a time and be very goal oriented, whereas the female brain is built to ...
Some women can create the sensation of orgasm from thought alone, without touch. In slang, the phenomenon is called “thinking off.” Komisaruk and Wise have studied these women with extreme interest. “Our mind is much more powerful than we imagine,” says Wise. “If we can become aroused...
remember important information, and change its behavior using its motor organs. Though seemingly simple, the ability to perceive new information and adjust behavior accordingly was significant. This is because the brain can learn, remember, and reprogram itself to recognize changes in the world during...
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