Download or read book Variation in Working Memory written by Andrew Conway and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008-02-13 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Working memory--the ability to keep important information in mind while comprehending, thinking, and acting--varies considerably from person to person and changes dramatically during each person's life. Understanding such individual and developmental differences is crucial because working memory is a major contributor to general intellectual functioning. This volume offers a state-of-the-art, integrative, and comprehensive approach to understanding variation in working memory by presenting explicit, detailed comparisons of the leading theories. It incorporates views from the different research groups that operate on each side of the Atlantic, and covers working-memory research on a wide variety of populations, including healthy adults, children with and without learning difficulties, older adults, and adults and children with neurological disorders. A particular strength of this volume is that each research group explicitly addresses the same set of theoretical questions, from the perspective of both their own theoretical and experimental work and from the perspective of relevant alternative approaches. Through these questions, each research group considers their overarching theory of working memory, specifies the critical sources of working memory variation according to their theory, reflects on the compatibility of their approach with other approaches, and assesses their contribution to general working memory theory. This shared focus across chapters unifies the volume and highlights the similarities and differences among the various theories. Each chapter includes both a summary of research positions and a detailed discussion of each position. Variation in Working Memory achieves coherence across its chapters, while presenting the entire range of current theoretical and experimental approaches to variation in working memory.

Download or read book Neuroscientific Foundations of Anesthesiology written by George A. Mashour and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-10-05 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Although the perioperative care of patients by anesthesiologists draws on diverse clinical skills, the principles of anesthesiology and pain management are rooted in the neurosciences. The Neuroscientific Foundations of Anesthesiology thoroughly examines the anesthetic modulation of the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous systems and will help redefine anesthesiology as a fundamentally neuroscientific field. The book is organized by sections, with each focusing on a different part of the nervous system. State-of-the-art chapters written by thought-leaders in anesthesiology and neuroscience provide a novel and invaluable resource.

Download or read book Deviced written by Doreen Dodgen-Magee and published by Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans engage with screens for more than ten hours a day, changing our brains, our relationships, and our personal lives. Here, Dodgen-Magee illuminates the effects of device overuse, and offers wisdom gleaned from personal stories, research, and anecdotes from youth, paren...

Download or read book Neuronal Networks of the Hippocampus written by Roger D. Traub and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1991-05-31 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The questions of how a large population of neurons in the brain functions, how synchronized firing of neurons is achieved, and what factors regulate how many and which neurons fire under different conditions form the central theme of this book. Important neurological techniques for the physiological reconstruction of a large biological neural network are presented.

Download or read book R le des fonctions ex cutives et de la vitesse de traitement dans la m moire pisodique et la m moire de travail au cours du vieillissement written by Frédéric Doiseau and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Trois modèles majeurs rendent compte des modifications de la mémoire au cours du vieillissement : le déficit exécutif, le ralentissement du traitement de l'information, et la réduction des ressources cognitives. L'objectif de ce travail a été d'expliquer les effets du vieillissement sur les tâches mnésiques nécessitant divers degrés de ressources cognitives en évaluant la contribution des fonctions exécutives et la vitesse de traitement. Les résultats indiquent que le vieillissement altère davantage les tâches nécessitant plus de ressources cognitives, et que cet effet de l'âge semble dépendre à la fois d'un déficit exécutif et d'un ralentissement de traitement. En revanche, la vitesse de traitement capture la totalité de la part de variance liée à l'âge sur les réponses R (paradigme R/K de Gardimer, 1998). Ce résultat est discuté en termes d'identification des processus conduisant aux réponses R et K, et de mise en œuvre de stratégies compensatoires chez les sujets âgés.

Download or read book Reset Your Child s Brain written by Victoria L. Dunckley, MD and published by New World Library. This book was released on 2015-06-23 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Increasing numbers of parents grapple with children who are acting out without obvious reason. Revved up and irritable, many of these children are diagnosed with ADHD, bipolar illness, autism, or other disorders but don’t respond well to treatment. They are then medicated, often with poor results and unwanted side effects. Based on emerging scientific research and extensive clinical experience, integrative child psychiatrist Dr. Victoria Dunckley has pioneered a four-week program to treat the frequent underlying cause, Electronic Screen Syndrome (ESS). Dr. Dunckley has found that everyday use of interactive screen devices — such as computers, video games, smartphones, and tablets — can easily overstimulate a child’s nervous system, triggering a variety of stubborn symptoms. In contrast, she’s discovered that a strict, extended electronic fast single-handedly improves mood, focus, sleep, and behavior, regardless of the child’s diagnosis. It also reduces the need for medication and renders other treatments more effective. Offered now in this book, this simple intervention can produce a life-changing shift in brain function and help your child get back on track — all without cost or medication. While no one in today’s connected world can completely shun electronic stimuli, Dr. Dunckley provides hope for parents who feel that their child has been misdiagnosed or inappropriately medicated, by presenting an alternative explanation for their child’s difficulties and a concrete plan for treating them.

Download or read book The Revolt of The Public and the Crisis of Authority in the New Millennium written by Martin Gurri and published by Stripe Press. This book was released on 2018-12-04 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How insurgencies—enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere—have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. In the words of economist and scholar Arnold Kling, Martin Gurri saw it coming. Technology has categorically reversed the information balance of power between the public and the elites who manage the great hierarchical institutions of the industrial age: government, political parties, the media. The Revolt of the Public tells the story of how insurgencies, enabled by digital devices and a vast information sphere, have mobilized millions of ordinary people around the world. Originally published in 2014, The Revolt of the Public is now available in an updated edition, which includes an extensive analysis of Donald Trump’s improbable rise to the presidency and the electoral triumphs of Brexit. The book concludes with a speculative look forward, pondering whether the current elite class can bring about a reformation of the democratic process and whether new organizing principles, adapted to a digital world, can arise out of the present political turbulence.

Download or read book Neuropsychologie de la m moire de travail written by and published by De Boeck Supérieur. This book was released on 2007-05-29 with total page 412 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Je perds souvent le fil de la conversation avec plusieurs personnes... A la maison, je me dirige vers une pièce pour y faire quelque chose et en chemin, j'oublie ce que je vais y faire... Je ne sais plus reprendre mon activité après une courte interruption... Je n'arrive pas à lire s'il y a du va-et-vient dans la pièce... Je n'arrive plus à faire deux choses en même temps... Je n'arrive plus à prendre des notes en cours ou en réunion..." Les troubles de la mémoire de travail sont fréquents suite aux atteintes cérébrales, tant acquises (traumatisme crânien, accident vasculaire cérébral, tumeur) que dégénératives. La mémoire de travail concerne l'ensemble des opérations de maintien, de manipulation et de traitement de l'information sur une courte durée. Le concept de mémoire de travail présente un intérêt théorique et clinique indéniable. Au cours de ces dernières années, à la suite du modèle de Baddeley, de très nombreuses recherches théoriques ont été publiées, pointant le rôle crucial de la mémoire de travail comme espace central du fonctionnement cognitif, en liaison avec d'autres fonctions cognitives, notamment le langage, les fonctions exécutives et les facultés attentionnelles. Suite à cette évolution théorique, des essais d'application de ces divers modèles ont été réalisés dans la pratique clinique, tant en évaluation qu'en rééducation. Ce livre est issu du forum de la Société de Neuropsychologie de Langue Française, organisé à Paris en novembre 2006. Il alterne les exposés théoriques sur certains modèles et aspects spécifiques de la mémoire de travail et les exposés plus pratiques. Il réserve une très large place aux prises en charge rééducatives, sept chapitres y étant spécifiquement consacrés.