School of Psychology: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
Donepezil Impairs Memory in Healthy Older Subjects: Behavioural, EEG and Simultaneous EEG/fMRI Biomarkers
(2011)Rising life expectancies coupled with an increasing awareness of age-related cognitive decline have led to the unwarranted use of psychopharmaceuticals, including acetylcholinesterase inhibitors (AChEIs), by significant ... -
Access to health care of persons with disabilities as an indicator of equity in health systems
(2011)The outcomes of certain health services can be used to assess the overall effectiveness of a health care system. For example, maternal mortality is an indicator of the quality of a country?s maternal health services, which ... -
Moving from family care to residential and supported accommodation: a national, longitudinal study of people with intellectual disabilities
(American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD), 2011)A cohort of nearly 11,000 persons was traced over 8 years to determine those who had moved from family care and those who had remained. The majority (85%) continued to live with families, and, for two thirds (67%), no ... -
Everyday episodic memory in amnestic mild cognitive impairment: a preliminary investigation
(2011)Background: Decline in episodic memory is one of the hallmark features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and is also a defining feature of amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), which is posited as a potential prodrome of ... -
Virtual Shapers & Movers: Form and Motion affect Sex Perception
(2007)An experiment to determine factors that influence the perceived sex of virtual characters was conducted. Four different model types were used: highly realistic male and female models, an androgynous character, and a point ...
