Processes related to the cueing of memory retrieval were investigated using fMRI during a yes/no recognition memory test. Participants studied either pictures or auditory words and were subsequently tested with visual words that either corresponded to studied items (old items) or were unstudied (new items). It was expected that neural activity would differ according to the type of information p...

This study presents an acoustical investigation of the melodic differences between Orkney and Shetland dialects. Typical melodic profiles of short statements and (yes/no) questions were derived for Orkney and Shetland. Differences were found in overall pitch (Orkney > Shetland, both valley and peak pivot points), and in the temporal alignment of the accent-lending rise-fall contours, which are ...

The authors examined associations among fast-food consumption, diet, and neighborhood fast-food exposure by using 2000-2002 Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis data. US participants (n = 5,633; aged 45-84 years) reported usual fast-food consumption (never, <1 time/week, or > or =1 times/week) and consumption near home (yes/no). Healthy diet was defined as scoring in the top quintile of the Al...

Psychophysical experiments seek to measure the limits of perception. While straightforward in humans, in animals they are time consuming. Choosing an appropriate task and interpreting measurements can be challenging. We investigated the localization of high-frequency auditory signals in noise using an "approach-to-target" task in ferrets, how task performance should be interpreted in terms of p...

This article presents a proposal for the organization of the Contextual Component in Functional Discourse Grammar. A guiding principle in this proposal is that, given the fact that Functional Discourse Grammar is a theory of grammar, the Contextual Component should provide the information that is necessary for a proper functioning of the grammar rather than aim at an exhaustive specification of...

If you believe this document infringes copyright then please contact the KAR admin team with the take-down information provided at http://kar.kent.ac.uk/contact.html Citation for published version Dietz, Kristina Charlotte and Bowman, Howard and Van Hooff, Johanna C. (2008) Towards a competitive learning model of mirror effects in yes/no recognition memory tests. In: Connectionist models of beh...

obtain yes/no answers at alpha = 0.05, whereas this formulation is almost useless to the policy maker, who is more interested in the amount of improvement that can be expected in different segments ofsociety and the translation of that into demographic and economic terms. Third, the book is revealing to those who imagine that even the best-designed studies really answer the original questions d...

BACKGROUND This study characterizes the intake of sweetened beverages and establishes whether economic inequalities in their consumption exists. METHODS Ecological study. Mixed methods using food frequency questionnaire and inequality indices. Based on the National Nutrition Survey, Colombia, 2010. The sweetened beverage intake of 17,514 subjects in 33 geodemographic units was estimated with ...

Despite publication of many well-argued critiques of null hypothesis testing (NHT), behavioral science researchers continue to rely heavily on this set of practices. Although we agree with most critics' catalogs of NHT's flaws, this article also takes the unusual stance of identifying virtues that may explain why NHT continues to be so extensively used. These virtues include providing results i...

AIM To determine the applicability of pocket ultrasound as a complementary method for clinical evaluation during the first trimester of pregnancy. MATERIAL AND METHODS A prospective cross-sectional study was conducted with 86 pregnant women attended in an emergency. The same operator performed the first examination with pocket device Vscan (General Electric, Vingmed Ultrasound, Horten, Norway...