Psychology (Scholarly Publications): Recent submissions
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Older Adults Have Diminished Awareness of Errors in the Laboratory and Daily Life
(2013)Poor recognition of the degree or scope of one?s own cognitive deficits is a common feature of many neurological conditions, including diseases of aging, but little is known about the impact the natural aging process has ... -
With a little help from my friends: experiences of building a virtual community for children with cancer
(2013)Approximately 31% of children under 18 years of age have a chronic physical illness or condition. (Tak & McCubblin, 2002) This population, along with their families, has a range of medical, developmental, social, emotional ... -
Neural pathways mediating cross education of motor function.
(2013)Cross education is the process whereby training of one limb gives rise to enhancements in the performance of the opposite, untrained limb. Despite interest in this phenomenon having been sustained for more than a century, ... -
The anterior thalamus provides a subcortical circuit supporting memory and spatial navigation.
(2013)The anterior thalamic nuclei (ATN), a central component of Papez' circuit, are generally assumed to be key constituents of the neural circuits responsible for certain categories of learning and memory. Supporting evidence ... -
Investigating Human Factors in Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Manufacturing industries
(2011)The aim of this paper is to present the work carried out in a European Commission-funded project to adapt an existing Aircraft Maintenance Human Factors (HF) training program (STAMINA) to the Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical ... -
The effect of the neurogranin schizophrenia risk variant rs12807809 on brain structure and function.
(2012)A single nucleotide polymorphism rs12807809 located upstream of the neurogranin (NRGN) gene has been identified as a risk variant for schizophrenia in recent genome-wide association studies. To date, there has been little ... -
A noradrenergic theory of cognitive reserve: Implications for Alzheimer s disease
(2013)The gap between symptoms and pathology in Alzheimer's disease has been explained by the hypothetical construct of ?cognitive reserve??a set of variables including education, intelligence, and mental stimulation which ... -
Periconceptional folic acid supplementation in a nationally representative sample of Irish mothers
(Irish Medical Association, 2012-07)This study reports recent trends in periconceptional folic acid use in Ireland using archived data from Growing Up in Ireland ? the National Longitudinal Study of Children. Of a sample of 10,891 mothers, 6,936 (64%) reported ... -
A Probabilistic Cognitive Simulator For HRA Studies (PROCOS)
(Elsevier, 2007)The paper deals with the development of a simulator for approaching human errors in complex operational frameworks (e.g., plant commissioning). The aim is to integrate the quanti?cation capabilities of the so-called ... -
Multisensory processing in review: From physiology to behaviour
(Brill Academic, 2010)Research in multisensory processes has exploded over the last decade. Tremendous advances have been made in a variety of fields from single-unit neural recordings and functional brain imaging through to behaviour, perception ... -
A framework for analysis of the inclusion of human rights and vulnerable groups in health policies
(2011)Ensuring that health policies uphold core concepts of human rights and are inclusive of vulnerable groups are imperative aspects of providing equity in health care, and of realizing the United Nations? call for Health for ... -
EquiFrame: A framework for analysis of the inclusion of human rights and vulnerable groups in health policies.
(2011)Ensuring that health policies uphold core concepts of human rights and are inclusive of vulnerable groups are imperative aspects of providing equity in health care, and of realizing the United Nations? call for Health for ... -
Oscillatory Entrainment of Thalamic Neurons by Theta Rhythm in Freely-Moving Rats.
(2011)The anterior thalamic nuclei are assumed to support episodic memory with anterior thalamic dysfunction a core feature of diencephalic amnesia. To date, the electrophysiological characterization of this region in behaving ... -
Theta-Modulated Head Direction Cells in the Rat Anterior Thalamus
(Society of Neuroscience, 2011)A major tool in understanding how the brain processes information is the analysis of neuronal output at each hierarchical level along the pathway of signal propagation. Theta rhythm and head directionality are the two main ... -
The neural basis of video gaming
(2011)Video game playing is a frequent recreational activity. Previous studies have reported an involvement of dopamine-related ventral striatum. However, structural brain correlates of video game playing have not been investigated. ... -
Human Dorsal Striatal Activity during Choice Discriminates Reinforcement Learning Behavior from the Gambler's Fallacy.
(2011)Reinforcement learning theory has generated substantial interest in neurobiology, particularly because of the resemblance between phasic dopamine and reward prediction errors. Actor-critic theories have been adapted to ... -
Dissociation of dorsal hippocampal regional activation under the influence of stress in freely behaving rats.
(2011)Stress has deleterious effects on brain, body, and behavior in humans and animals alike. The present work investigated how 30-min acute photic stress exposure impacts on spatial information processing in the main sub-regions ... -
Aerobic exercise improves hippocampal function and increases BDNF in the serum of young adult males
(2011)Physical activity has been reported to improve cognitive function in humans and rodents, possibly via a brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)-regulated mechanism. In this study of human subjects, we have assessed the ... -
Factors associated with acceptance of peers with mental health problems in childhood and adolescence
(2011)Background: Research suggests that children's reactions to peers with mental health problems are related to the maintenance and outcomes of these problems. However, children's perceptions of such peers, particularly those ...
