Illusory conjunctions in the time domain are errors made in binding stimulus features presented In the same spatial position in Rapid Serial Visual Presentation (RSVP) conditions. Botella, Barriopedro, and Suero (2001) devised a model to explain how the distribution of responses originating from stimuli around the target in the series is generated. They proposed two routes consisting of two seq...

When two targets are presented in rapid succession, the first target (T1) is usually identified, but the second target (T2) is often missed. A remarkable exception to this "attentional blink" occurs when T2 immediately follows the first T1, at lag 1. It is then often spared but reported in the wrong order--that is, before T1. These order reversals have led to the hypothesis that "lag 1 sparing"...

Evolutionary psychologists have suggested that modern humans have evolved to automatically direct their attention toward animal stimuli. Although this suggestion has found support in several attentional paradigms, it is not without controversy. Recently, a study employing methods customary to studying the attentional blink has shown inconclusive support for the prioritization of animals in atte...

The vestibular organs consist of complementary sensors: the semicircular canals detect rotations while the otoliths detect linear accelerations, including the constant pull of gravity. Several fundamental questions remain on how the vestibular system would develop and/or adapt to prolonged changes in gravity such as during long-term space journey. How do vestibular reflexes develop if the appro...

Dysphagia is a late adverse event of radiotherapy with concomitant Cisplatin (CDDP-RT), and patients advanced laryngeal cancer who undergo CDDP-RT have an impaired swallowing-related quality life. induced by has two major causative factors: delayed or untimely swallowing reflexes caused xerostomia oral oropharyngeal mucosal sensory disturbance decrease in perception, elevation disorder, inadequ...

! 45 and 47, respectively. His parents were not consanguineous and there is no previous history of similar neurological diseases in the family. Examination of the optic fundi showed no abnormal findings. He had no numbness, paresthesia, muscle weakness, muscle atrophy, abnormal involuntary movements or ataxia. Superficial sensation was normal, but vibratory sense was very slightly impaired in t...

Patterns of stereotyped muscle coactivation, clinically referred to as synergies, emerge following stroke and impair arm function. Although researchers have focused on cortical contributions, there is growing evidence that altered stretch reflex pathways may also contribute to impairment. However, most previous reflex studies have focused on passive, single-joint movements without regard to the...