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Increasing pitch perception of the same auditory stimuli
I was trying to work up a small clip of repeating beep sounds I recorded from a mobile game. This series of sounds, when played, gave an unmistakable perception of increasing pitch with every rendition of the beep. I recorded the sound and plotted a…
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Open access 7T resting-state fMRI dataset
I'm looking for an open access dataset of 7-tesla resting state fMRI images of human subjects. I've been able to find one so far (http://www.nature.com/articles/sdata201454). However, I need images that were acquired using MP-RAGE (not MP2-RAGE)…
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Suggestion for wearable EEG headset
We need wearable EEG headset with raw data output accessible from various platforms. I heard that devices like that have commonly the output encoded and available adapters are designed for one or just few platforms.
What we really prefer is device…
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How do children understand the concept of number size?
How do children understand that one number is larger than the other? For example, given the numbers "8" and "9", how do they learn that "9" is the larger one? This apparently develops as a precursor to addition. Is it memorized like the result of…
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Is neuroplasticity limited to the cerebral cortex in the brain?
In this question, I am defining neuroplasticity as being the creation of new connections between neurons. I'm aware that there is a high degree of neuroplasticity in the cortex and that new connections are created frequently in that brain area.…
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How exactly do "you" think and interact with your body?
It has been established that our brains control many processes that your body carries out autonomously and involuntarily. However, other actions are controlled by you. (e.g. you lift an arm, you walk). Those are not things that the brain manages…
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Why ADHD instead of ADD? / Why predominantly hyperactive-impulsive instead of predominantly-impulsive?
The types of Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are:
predominantly inattentive
predominantly hyperactive-impulsive
combined
Not sure I understand. People with ADHD are hyperactive because of the H in ADHD. So what's the point of the word…
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Is semantic pointer architecture compatible with a predictive coding account of the brain?
Both SPA (Eliasmith et al.) and predictive coding (Friston, Clark, Rao, et al.) seem to have a lot of explanatory power.
My understanding of SPA is probably rudimentary, but Eliasmith and others seem to be able to explain and simulate…
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Is it possible to run Psychtoolbox or PsychoPy on Raspberry Pi 2 for simple perceptual experiments?
We are considering setting up a few testing computers using Raspberry Pi 2. There was an interest in this a few years ago, but due to limitations of OpenGL in Raspberry Pi it did not go far. I was wondering if anybody made progress with possibility…
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Interpretation & Actual Result of "10% of your brain" Myth
It is well known that the common myth that an individual only ever uses 10% of their brain is.. well, a myth. I had a question about a possible interpretation of this idea, and a follow-up question about the result of that interpretation.
After…
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Does intentionally being aware of an emotion or thought pattern increase the incidence of that thought pattern?
As a means of tracking and exerting control over my life and emotions, I've considered doing a daily log to measure various life metrics, like what time I got up, how much coffee I've drunk, and various emotions etc.
One of the metrics I've…
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What is the correlation between self and other ratings of goal orientation?
In educational psychology goal orientation is a popular construct. In particular popular dimensions of goal orientation include performance-approach, performance-avoidance, and mastery. The studies that I have read (e.g., Elliot et al, 1999) have…
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How do we know bipolar is one illness rather than two comorbid illnesses?
Based on my previous question about ADHD and OCD.
Essentially, ADHD and OCD are kind of opposites in the sense that ADHD people (always? sometimes?) have dopamine deficiency and OCD people (always? sometimes?) have excess dopamine.
I know this may…
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Are there emotions that motivate pattern completion?
I have been studying musical "tension." Musical tension essentially refers to the "expectations" one builds up in a melody that are then "released" when a stimulus matching the expectation occurs. For example, if you play the white notes on a piano…
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Do children really show brand preference at age 2?
As I was reading a marketing textbook, I came across a paragraph that stated research has shown children as young as two can show brand preference (although I haven't yet searched for the source in the back of the book to check what research it's…
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