Wie Gefangene im eigenen Zimmer - It's just like being held Hostage in your own Room

Representing others' actions: just like one's own?

Previous research has shown that observing others' actions can affect individual performance of the same actions. In the present study, we developed a new paradigm to investigate whether and how complementary actions at the disposal of another agent are represented and influence one's own actions. A spatial compatibility task was distributed among two people so that each participant took care o...

Commentary: neonatal viability in the 1990s: held hostage by technology.

The emergence of new obstetrical and neonatal technologies, as well as more aggressive clinical management, has significantly improved the survival of extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants. This development has heightened concerns about the limits of viability. ELBW infants, weighing less than 1,000 grams and no larger than the palm of one’s hand, are often described as “miracles” of late t...

Sustainability science: a room of its own.

S ustainability science has emerged over the last two decades as a vibrant field of research and innovation. Today, the field has developed a core research agenda, an increasing flow of results, and a growing number of universities committed to teaching its methods and findings. Like ‘‘agricultural science’’ and ‘‘health science,’’ sustainability science is a field defined by the problems it ad...

Just in Your Head

Paint Your Own Pictures

In these days when everyone seems interested in "art therapy" this book is very timely and it is of special interest to our readers that the author has had considerable experience with psychiatric patients. He has dedicated it to Dr.