Additional cues in communication |
There are many other issues in language processing that are important – the distribution of attention, eye gaze, gestures, and many more work together in a normal communication. |
Angela Friederici |
goCognitive |
00:01:35 |
Alan Baddeley - Working Memory |
Dr. Alan Baddeley has been one of the leading researchers in the field of working memory. His model of working memory, published with Dr. Graham Hitch in 1972, has been one of the seminal models to guide research in memory. In his interview with... |
Alan Baddeley |
goCognitive |
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Alym Amlani - The Psychology of Magic |
Magic has always played tricks with human cognition - by manipulating attention, distorting perceptions, or modifying memories. In this interview, Vancouver-based magician Alym Amlani, who also has a degree in psychology and visual cognition from... |
Alym Amlani |
goCognitive |
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Alzheimers, Dementia, and Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Overview |
In this interview with goCognitive, Dr. Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe gives an overview of dementias and mild cognitive impairments. Dr. Schmitter-Edgecombe is a neuropsychologist at Washington State University who is looking into the effects of... |
Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe |
goCognitive |
00:19:06 |
An Emotional Mirror Mechanism |
Apart from the mirror mechanism found in the motor system, there seems to be good evidence for a similar mechanism for the perception of emotion. Dr. Rizzolatti notes that the same regions that are active when one is in pain are the same as the... |
Giacomo Rizzolatti |
goCognitive |
00:03:22 |
An example of adaptive memory in real life |
Dr. Bjork explains the interplay between storage strength and retrieval strength through a real-world example. When moving to a new place or into a new job, a person's memory will have to adjust to the new situation by making the new... |
Robert A. Bjork |
goCognitive |
00:02:18 |
Anatomy of Mirror System Pathways |
One of Dr. Rizzolatti's research goals as a neurophysiologist is to understand the anatomical pathways of the mirror mechanism. By using fMRI and tracers he is trying to find the brain centers involved in mirror neuron activity and to determine... |
Giacomo Rizzolatti |
goCognitive |
00:01:11 |
Angela Friederici - Language and the Brain |
Dr. Angela Friederici is a leading researcher in the field of psycholinguistics. She is the director of the Neuropsychology group at the Max-Planck Institute for Human Cognitive and Brain Sciences in Leipzig, Germany. Her research interests... |
Angela Friederici |
goCognitive |
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Animal models of synesthesia |
One of the powerful methods to investigate the neural basis of cognitive phenomena involves the use of animal models. Given that synesthesia is a personal experience, it seems hard to see how we could learn about it from animals. However, Dr. Ward... |
Jamie Ward |
goCognitive |
00:02:28 |
Assessing quality of life |
Quality of life is an important concept when interacting with patients. While most people assume that quality of life must be poor for patients with locked-in syndrome, Dr. Birbaumer challenges these assumptions and tries to answer this basic... |
Niels Birbaumer |
goCognitive |
00:04:12 |