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Showing 1 to 20 of 717 for “"neurosciences"”.
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Modelling brain tumours with network neurosciences and deep learning
… in developing an emerging field called network neurosciences. The network neurosciences model the brain as a network consisting of macro-scale regional connectivity of the brain instead of the micro-scale networks of neurons. The novel brain network approach has the potential to characterise the …
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The Vernacularisation of Modern Neurosciences: A Case Study of Neuro-Autobiographies in The Age of Complexity
… explores the vernacularisation of modern neurosciences which refers to the everyday communication and materialization of neuroscientific concepts for and by a lay population in order to reframe societys understanding of brain disorders, mental illness, and ultimately the self. Taking this …
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The Divided Self: Internal Conflict in Literature, Philosophy, Psychology, and Neuroscience
… and, most recently, the cognitive and neurosciences. The project offers a historic overview of models of self-division, as well as analyses of the various problems presented in theoretical models to date. This work explores how self-division has been depicted in the literary works of …
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Social dominance in relation to other putative basic emotions in humans
… significant body of research within the general neurosciences that has begun to investigate a behavioural state in animals and humans, which appears to suggest the existence of a ‘social dominance instinct’. One such finding is that across mammalian species, groups of cohabiting animals reliably …
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O lugar da neurociência no currículo do curso de Pedagogia
… associated with more detailed knowledge about neurosciences in the graduation of students. It is a study based on the bibliographic-descriptive research with focus on the qualitative analysis of the material consulted. We will discuss some theories of learning from the perspective of Skinner …
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Investigation of zinc metalloneurochemistry with fluorescent sensors based on fluorescein platforms
Chapter 1. CoordinationChemistry for the Neurosciences Metal ions are integral components of numerous enzymes and proteins. Although the field of bioinorganic chemistry has not focused on the brain and central nervous system, metal ions are vital to many neurological functions and are implicated in …
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Italian Psyche and Society: Politics and Networks in Italian Mind and Brain Science and Medicine, 1919–1939
… In so doing, it shifts the locus of the psy- and neurosciences from the mental asylum to the hospital, laboratory, and/or front (World War I and the colonial wars that preceded World War II, <em>i.e</em>., the Second Italo-Ethiopian War and Italy’s invasion of Albania) and attaches this narrative …
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Clinical Applications of Neuromonitoring Following Acute Brain Injury
… and refinement of TCD methodology in clinical neurosciences.
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Réalisation d’un système de substitution sensorielle de la vision vers l’audition
… dans le cadre du groupe de recherche NECOTIS (Neurosciences Computationnelles et Traitement Intelligent du Signal). Ce groupe de recherche agit principalement dans le domaine du traitement de l’image et de l’audio grâce à des méthodes de traitement de signal bio-inspirées. Différentes …
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Between Heimat and Fremde: New Configurations of Happiness in Contemporary German Literature and Film
… which includes disciplines such as psychology, neurosciences, political science, sociology and economics. The following texts and films are examined in this context: Sommerhaus, später (1998) and Nichts als Gespenster (2003) by Judith Hermann, Transfer Lounge (2003) by Gregor Hens, Die …
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The effects of testosterone on embodiment: implications for social power
Following recent trends in the neurosciences in which the body is seen as a constituting factor in mental experience and behavior, this thesis examined the role of testosterone in mapping the state of the body. The general aim was thus to contribute to the literature on the embodied basis of power …
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NON-INVASIVE MONITORING OF INTRACRANIAL PRESSURE USING TRANSCRANIAL DOPPLER ULTRASONOGRAPHY
… indeed it has become a Holy Grail in Clinical Neurosciences: extensively searched, albeit never found. This thesis is devoted to the assessment, applications and development of transcranial Doppler (TCD)-based non-invasive methods for ICP and cerebral perfusion pressure (CPP) monitoring. The …
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Supporting the learner's playfulness and creativity as learning mechanisms: design specifications for interactive interfaces in arts museums.
… of the available literature in the cognitive and neurosciences. Learning is understood in this explanation as a process of formation and consolidation of insights in Long-Term Memory, which in turn informs the changes in the behaviour of the learner. In order to further clarify how play and …
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Biochemical sensing using Siloxane polymer waveguides
… in the developed world. Researchers at the Neurosciences Critical Care Unit (NCCU) at Addenbrooke’s Hospital have managed to correlate biochemical changes with the severeness of the injury and the likelihood of patient recovery. Considerable progress has been made to develop a lab-on-chip …
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L’exercice et ses liens avec les troubles des conduites alimentaires chez l’athlète
… modèles psychologiques que ceux découlant des neurosciences. Dans un deuxième temps, une étude transversale et corrélationnelle réalisée auprès de 492 athlètes de 14 à 17 ans explore les liens entre l’exercice compulsif, les TCA et d’autres variables potentiellement associées au plan de …
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Faire coopérer les élèves en EPS : Analyse du développement de l’activité des enseignants au secondaire 1
… littérature en sciences sociales, psychologie et neurosciences montre que la coopération peut avoir des effets positifs importants pour les individus à différents niveaux (Buchs et al., 2012). Pourtant, malgré ces multiples travaux et malgré une prescription institutionnelle incitative forte, la …
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Towards a grounded theory of why and how coopetition emerges among SMEs: revisiting intentionality and unintentionality
… care ethics, considered in psychology and social neurosciences. Furthermore, habitual emergence advances path dependence, trust and reciprocity literature and the significant role of time in coopetition intent. From a practical perspective, the study contributes to increased managerial insights …
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Associations between sleep architecture, cortisol concentrations, cognitive performance, and quality of life in patients with Addison's disease
Recent literature in the neurosciences suggests that there are mechanistic relations between sleep disruption and cognitive (particularly memory) deficits, and that varying concentrations of the hormone cortisol may play a particularly important role in mediating those relations. Because patients …
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Isoform-Specific Roles of Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases in Pain
… of Philosophy in Biology and Biomedical Sciences Neurosciences Washington University in St. Louis, 2012 Professor Robert Gereau, Chairperson The extracellular signal-regulated kinase: ERK) isoforms, ERK1 and ERK2, are believed to be key signaling molecules in nociception and nociceptive …
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Guts, brains, complexity and creativity: immersive living and learning through the critical lens of first-person inquiry
… of clinical, applied, affective, and cognitive neurosciences, applied microbiology, health informatics, food science and technology, and human nutrition. When I started my professional doctorate I was deep-rooted in a positivist worldview that was preventing me from flourishing as the …
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