News tagged with cognitive state
Rhesus monkeys have a form of self awareness not previously attributed to them
In the first study of its kind in an animal species that has not passed a critical test of self-recognition, cognitive psychologist Justin J. Couchman of the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that rhesus ...
Jul 05, 2011 |
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Brain imaging provides window into consciousness
Using a sophisticated imaging test to probe for higher-level cognitive functioning in severely brain-injured patients provides a window into consciousness -- but the view it presents is one that is blurred in fascinating ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 25, 2011 |
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Researcher reports on animals' reflective minds
(PhysOrg.com) -- A principle area of investigation in the field of metacognition is the question of whether nonhuman animals can - like their human counterparts - monitor or self-regulate their own cognitive states and processes.
Feb 23, 2011 |
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Long-distance brain waves focus attention (w/Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Just as our world buzzes with distractions -- from phone calls to e-mails to tweets -- the neurons in our brain are bombarded with messages. Research has shown that when we pay attention, some of these neurons ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 28, 2009 |
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Brain's problem-solving function at work when we daydream
A new University of British Columbia study finds that our brains are much more active when we daydream than previously thought.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 11, 2009 |
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Researcher investigates link between folic acid and heart health, anemia
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Georgia State University researcher and his colleague are investigating the effects of a decade-long requirement to fortify all cereals in the United States with folic acid, and its link with a chemical ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Mar 23, 2009 |
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