The biology of color

IC Cuthill, WL Allen, K Arbuckle, B Caspers, G Chaplin… - Science, 2017 - science.org
BACKGROUND The interdisciplinary field of animal coloration is growing rapidly, spanning
questions about the diverse ways that animals use pigments and structures to generate …

Imaging deductive reasoning and the new paradigm

M Oaksford - Frontiers in human neuroscience, 2015 - frontiersin.org
There has been a great expansion of research into human reasoning at all of Marr's
explanatory levels. There is a tendency for this work to progress within a level largely …

Multimodal virtual reality-based assessment of adult ADHD: a feasibility study in healthy subjects

A Wiebe, K Kannen, M Li, B Aslan, D Anders… - …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Neuropsychological assessments are often surprisingly inaccurate in map** clinically-
reported attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms, presumably due to their …

On the relationship between mind wandering and mindfulness

A Belardi, L Chaieb, A Rey-Mermet, F Mormann… - scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Mind wandering (MW) and mindfulness have both been reported to be vital moderators of
psychological wellbeing. Here, we aim to examine how closely associated these …

Attenuated processing of task‐irrelevant speech and other auditory stimuli: fMRI evidence from arithmetic tasks

A Ylinen, M Hannula‐Sormunen… - European Journal of …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
When performing cognitive tasks in noisy conditions, the brain needs to maintain task
performance while additionally controlling the processing of task‐irrelevant and potentially …

Investigation of the effect of EEG-BCI on the simultaneous execution of flight simulation and attentional tasks

G Vecchiato, G Borghini, P Aricò, I Graziani… - Medical & biological …, 2016 - Springer
Brain–computer interfaces (BCIs) are widely used for clinical applications and exploited to
design robotic and interactive systems for healthy people. We provide evidence to control a …

Cholinergic excitation in mouse primary vs. associative cortex: region‐specific magnitude and receptor balance

MK Tian, CDC Bailey, EK Lambe - European Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Cholinergic stimulation of the cerebral cortex is essential for tasks requiring attention;
however, there is still some debate over which cortical regions are required for such tasks …

Neural effects of auditory distraction on visual attention in schizophrenia

J Smucny, DC Rojas, LC Eichman, JR Tregellas - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Sensory flooding, particularly during auditory stimulation, is a common problem for patients
with schizophrenia. The functional consequences of this impairment during cross-modal …

Effects of 5 Hz Auditory Beat Stimulation on Mind Wandering and Sustained Attention in an Online Experiment

A Belardi, L Chaieb, J Fell, N Rothen… - Journal of Cognitive …, 2024 - Springer
Mind wandering (MW) can undermine productivity, affect mood, and even pose potential
dangers. Selectively reducing MW during specific tasks would therefore be desirable. This …

Regular rhythmic and audio-visual stimulations enhance procedural learning of a perceptual-motor sequence in healthy adults: A pilot study

Y Lagarrigue, C Cappe, J Tallet - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Procedural learning is essential for the effortless execution of many everyday life activities.
However, little is known about the conditions influencing the acquisition of procedural skills …