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Showing 1 to 20 of 114 for “"human cognition"”.
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Sampling in human cognition
… models correctly predict aspects of human behavior in cognitive domains ranging from perception to motor control and language. However the predictive success of Bayesian models of cognition has highlighted long-standing challenges in bridging the computational and process levels of …
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The impact of cardiac feedback on human cognition
… whether it can also interfere with high-order cognition. In Study One, electrocutaneous stimuli (ranging from non-painful to very painful) were randomly delivered across the cardiac cycle. Pain ratings were highest at R+300 ms, whereas nociceptive reflex responses did not vary. Study Two …
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Metaphors, Myths, and Archetypes: Equal Paradigmatic Functions in Human Cognition?
… that regard metaphor as a crucial process of cognition. This overview calls to attention the necessity of a closer inspection of previous theories of metaphor. Chapter 3 takes initial steps in synthesizing views of domains of inquiry into cognitive processes of the human mind. It draws from …
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Three-Dimensional Constraints on Human Cognition as Expressed in Human Language
… distinct language instinct generally claim that human language is not reliant on general human cognition. However, limitations on recursive patterns in human language are universally attested, from the micro-level elements of phonology, throughout the mid-level elements of morphology and syntax, …
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The role of language in broader human cognition: evidence from neuroscience
… language processing serves as a foundation for human cognition. However, evidence from neuroscience has shown that language might rely on specialized cognitive mechanisms that are distinct from many aspects of human thought. In this thesis, I use cognitive neuroscience to test the limits of the …
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The Twenty-First Century Mechanistic Theory of Human Cognition: A Critical Appraisal
The Mechanistic Theory of Human Cognition (MTHC) is currently one of the most influential fundamental theories in the field of cognitive science. The main idea is to provide an account of what human neuro-cognitive complex mechanisms are and how to explain them. The theory proposes an ambitious …
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Investigating the role of relational responding and relational flexibility in human cognition.
There is increasing recognition that relational processes are closely linked to, and may even provide the basis for many higher-order cognitive processes (e.g., Gentner, 2003b; Hayes, Barnes-Holmes, & Roche 2001). The primary aim of the current doctoral research was to explore the relationship …
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Metacognitive poetics: Modernist reflections on the performance of thinking
… one demonstrates how Wallace Stevens dramatizes human cognition as a musical, tense, and sensuous experience. Chapter two extends these themes of Stevnesian cognition by examining the implications of where Stevens locates his thinking. Chapter three focuses on the ways in which female poets Sara …
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Ageing Futures: Towards Cognitively Inclusive Digital Media Products
… reductionist cognitive explanations of human and technological relationships, it appears that inclusive design still requires an explanation of temporal changes to human cognition in later life. Whilst there is a burgeoning area of design related research dealing with this issue—an area …
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Darwinian humility : epistemological applications of evolutionary science
… for it - to investigate the extent and nature of human knowledge by exploring the relation between human cognition, epistemic luck, and biological and cultural fitness. In "The Epistemic Upshot of Adaptationist Explanation," I argue that knowledge of the evolution by natural selection of human …
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Ernst Cassirer's Philosophy of Symbolic Forms and the Dialectical Problem of Knowledge
… certain categorical functions at the root of all human cognition, but ultimately results in merely shifting the problem of certainty to these same functions. Ernst Cassirer’s Philosophy of Symbolic Forms seeks to extend the critical philosophy of Kant beyond the limits of theoretical thinking, and …
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Developmental model of sensorimotor map acquisition for a humanoid robot
… which display the robustness and efficiency of human cognition. This document proposes a novel method for acquiring a visuomotor mapping for hand-eye coordination. This model is trained on the iCub humanoid robot and used for smooth control of reaching. Applications of this model to sensorimotor …
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Young Infants' Knowledge About Self -Propelled Objects
… further support to the domain-specific view of human cognition, which states that people tend to interpret the world within a few core domains, for example, the domains of psychological and biological knowledge. In addition, these results are in line with evidence suggesting that young children …
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Exploring animacy as a mnemonic dimension
… a living thing, is a foundational dimension of human cognition. In perception, animates both capture attention (Pratt, Radulescu, Guo, & Abrams, 2010) and are relatively immune to change blindness (New, Cosmides, & Tooby, 2007). Developmental work places the animate-inanimate distinction as one …
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HiBi: A hierarchical bigram model for associative learning
… a few components inspired by theories of human cognition, and has been shown through experiments to be effective in learning meaningful representation from sequential inputs without any labeling. We hope that HiBi could be a starting point to develop more complex cognitive models that are …
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Cognition-based approaches for high-precision text mining
… of a cognitive approach to automated concept recognition in.</p><p>Cognitive approaches to search, also called concept-based search, have been shown to improve search precision. Given the tremendous amount of electronic text generated in our digital and connected world, cognitive approaches …
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thesis in the field of Mechanical Engineering: Relevance for Human-Robot Collaboration: Definitions, Systems, Algorithms, and Applications
Human-Robot Collaboration (HRC) combines the strengths of human and robotic capabilities to accomplish complex tasks, yielding significant impacts in various domains. To enable seamless interaction in dynamic and unpredictable environments, robots are required to efficiently and accurately perceive …
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Top-down attentional control in affective contexts
… monitor, and inhibit behavior, is critical for human cognition. However, little is known about how executive function operates within the transient affective states of everyday life, even though research suggests that such affective states may influence cognition. The present study examined …
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