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Brain activation evoked by perception of gaze shifts: the influence of context.

Prior studies from our laboratory [Journal of Neuroscience 18 (1998) 2188; Cognitive Neuropsychology 17 (2000) 221] have demonstrated that discrete regions of the superior temporal sulcus (STS) are activated when a subject views a face in which the eyes ...
Kevin A Pelphrey, Jeffrey D Singerman, Truett Allison, Gregory McCarthy (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
brain-activation-evoked-perception-gaze-shifts-influence-context.asp

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Being the target of anothers emotion: a PET study.

The eye region and gaze behaviour are known to play a major role in conveying information about direction of attention and emotional dispositions. Positron emission tomography scanning was used to explore the cerebral structures involved while subjects ...
Bruno Wicker, David I Perrett, Simon Baron-Cohen, Jean Decety (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
target-s-emotion-pet-study.asp

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Attention-related activity during episodic memory retrieval: a cross-function fMRI study.

In functional neuroimaging studies of episodic retrieval (ER), activations in prefrontal, parietal, anterior cingulate, and thalamic regions are typically attributed to episodic retrieval processes. However, these activations are also frequent during ...
Roberto Cabeza, Florin Dolcos, Steven E Prince, Heather J Rice, Daniel H Weissman, Lars Nyberg (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
attention-related-activity-episodic-memory-retrieval-cross-function.asp

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Switching attention and resolving interference: fMRI measures of executive functions.

Is there a single executive process or are there multiple executive processes that work together towards the same goal in some task? In these experiments, we use counter switching and response inhibition tasks to examine the neural underpinnings of two ...
Ching-Yune C Sylvester, Tor D Wager, Steven C Lacey, Luis Hernandez, Thomas E Nichols, Edward E Smith, John Jonides (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
switching-attention-resolving-interference-fmri-measures-executive.asp

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Role of the anterior temporal lobe in repetition and semantic priming: evidence from a patient with a category-specific deficit.

Neuroimaging studies in healthy participants have implicated anterior temporal lobe regions and the fusiform gyrus in repetition priming and semantic priming. Only the investigation of patients with selective lesions, however, can establish the necessity ...
Elizabeth A Kensinger, Simona Siri, Stefano F Cappa, Suzanne Corkin (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
role-anterior-temporal-lobe-repetition-semantic-priming-evidence.asp

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An fMRI study investigating cognitive modulation of brain regions associated with emotional processing of visual stimuli.

Brain regions modulated by cognitive tasks during emotional processing were investigated using fMRI. Participants performed indirect and direct emotional processing tasks on positive and negative faces and pictures. We used a multivariate technique, ...
Michelle L Keightley, Gordon Winocur, Simon J Graham, Helen S Mayberg, Stephanie J Hevenor, Cheryl L Grady (Neuropsychologia, 2003)
fmri-study-investigating-cognitive-modulation-brain-regions.asp

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The effects of emotion on memory: an investigation of attentional bias.

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the effects of emotion on memory. It has been theorized that an attentional bias for emotional stimuli is a component of a variety of anxiety disorders. Previous tasks used to investigate this process, ...
Joseph F Kulas, Judith C Conger, James M Smolin (J Anxiety Disord, 2003)
effects-emotion-memory-investigation-attentional-bias.asp

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Designing for adaptation to novelty and change: functional information, emergent feature graphics, and higher-level control.

Ecological interface design (EID) is a theoretical framework that aims to support worker adaptation to change and novelty in complex systems. Previous evaluations of EID have emphasized representativeness to enhance generalizability of results to ...
John R Hajdukiewicz, Kim J Vicente (Hum Factors, 2002WINTER)
designing-adaptation-novelty-change-functional-information-emergent.asp

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Effects of a biocybernetic system on vigilance performance.

The present study was designed to determine whether a biocybernetic, adaptive system could enhance vigilance performance. Participants were asked to monitor the repetitive presentation of white bars on a computer screen for occasional increases in ...
Peter J Mikulka, Mark W Scerbo, Frederick G Freeman (Hum Factors, 2002WINTER)
effects-biocybernetic-system-vigilance-performance.asp

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Concordance between task and interface rotational and translational control improves ground vehicle performance.

Research in various areas of human-system interaction suggests the importance of examining the similarities and dissimilarities between tasks and the interfaces used to complete them. Specifically, the theory of cognitive fit suggests that human problem ...
Paul A Beckman (Hum Factors, 2002WINTER)
concordance-task-interface-rotational-translational-control-improves.asp