The local field potential (LFP), comprised of low-frequency extra-cellular voltage fluctuations, has been used extensively to study the mechanisms of brain function. In particular, oscillations in the gamma-band (30-90 Hz) are ubiquitous in the cortex of many species during various cognitive processes. Surprisingly little is known about the underlying biophysical processes generating this signa...

After reviewing some classic contributions to the truly social social±psychological literature (Lewin, Horney, Festinger), this commentary outlines how and why Kelley's analysis extends and complements more traditional approaches to interdependence. Three strengths are emphasized, suggesting that Kelley's analysis (a) offers a muchneeded situation-based taxonomy for different social orientation...

Relationships between dominance and social skills (Study 1), and between popularity and social skills, and social control motivation and dominance (Study 2), were investigated in preschool children. As predicted, motivation and the ability to pose positive emotions predicted dominance. Unexpectedly, motivation also predicted popularity. Results suggest that both social skills and motivation rel...

Crair, Michael C., Edward S. Ruthazer, Deda C. Gillespie, and findings but also yields some insight into development and Michael P. Stryker. Ocular dominance peaks at pinwheel center possible function. singularities of the orientation map in cat visual cortex. J. Neurophysiol. 77: 3381–3385, 1997. In the primary visual cortex of monM E T H O D S key and cat, ocular dominance and orientation are...

Prior research has found that white people are more likely to be climate change skeptics. In much of this prior work, identity is treated as a categorical label, limiting the theoretical and empirical understanding relationship. Drawing on survey data from US national sample 933 young adults, we theorize developmental process where explore meanings their racial commit marked by enhanced levels ...

In the visual cortex of mammals, information is processed by an array of columnar modules. The layout of these columns constitutes a complex spatial pattern, which is supposed to arise due to Hebb{type self{organization during early life. The layout of columnar patterns diiers strongly among species. Here we show that timing and dynamic rearrangement due to Hebb{type self{organization explains ...

Ingroup bias is a hallmark of intergroup relations. A growing body of research is now showing that outgroup bias is also a prevalent phenomenon, particularly among members of low-status groups. This research examines how perceptions of powerful outgroups are affected by their perceived legitimacy, and the ingroup members' gender, social dominance orientation, and conservatism. Based on a sample...

Members of high-status groups have been shown to favor social inequality, but little research has investigated the boundary conditions of this phenomenon. In the present article we suggest that perceived intergroup threat moderates the relationship between group status and support for social inequality (i.e., social dominance orientation), especially among highly identified group members. In St...