Apnea Prolongation via Short-Term Inhibition

Proactive Inhibition in Short-term Memory.

To study PI effects in short-term memory for paired associates, 60 Ss were tested on 6 lists of 6 pairs each. The A-B pairs consisted of common English words paired at random. After each list had been presented once, Ss were tested for retention of 1 of the 6 pairs by presenting A as the cue for recall of B. Serial position of the critical pair was counterbalanced across stage of practice. Whil...

Retrieval-Induced Inhibition in Short-Term Memory.

We used a visual illusion called motion repulsion as a model system for investigating competition between two mental representations. Subjects were asked to remember two random-dot-motion displays presented in sequence and then to report the motion directions for each. Remembered motion directions were shifted away from the actual motion directions, an effect similar to the motion repulsion obs...

Balancing Long-Term Reinforcement and Short-Term Inhibition

The ability to imperfectly but robustly enumerate a set of alternatives manifests itself in many human activities. However, many cognitive models have fundamental difficulties with this task, which often leads to degenerate behavior. The primary source of this problem is the conflict between mechanisms of long-term reinforcement and the need for short-term inhibition of recent items. Our analys...

Short-term prognosis of definitive neonatal infection

Improving the Dependability of Grids via Short-Term Failure Predictions

Computational Grids like EGEE offer sufficient capacity for even most challenging large-scale computational experiments, thus becoming an indispensable tool for researchers in various fields. However, the utility of these infrastructures is severely hampered by its notoriously low reliability: a recent nine-month long study found that only 48% of jobs submitted in South-Eastern-Europe completed...