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Do humans prefer altruistic mates? Testing a link between sexual selection and altruism towards non-relatives (2008)
Journal Article
Phillips, T., Barnard, C., Ferguson, E., & Reader, T. (2008). Do humans prefer altruistic mates? Testing a link between sexual selection and altruism towards non-relatives. British Journal of Psychology, 99(4), 555-572. https://doi.org/10.1348/000712608X298467

Humans are often seen as unusual in displaying altruistic behaviour towards nonrelatives. Here we outline and test a hypothesis that human altruistic traits evolved as a result of sexual selection. We develop a psychometric scale to measure mate pref... Read More about Do humans prefer altruistic mates? Testing a link between sexual selection and altruism towards non-relatives.

Go or no-go? Developmental improvements in the efficiency of response inhibition in mid-childhood (2008)
Journal Article
Cragg, L., & Nation, K. (2008). Go or no-go? Developmental improvements in the efficiency of response inhibition in mid-childhood. Developmental Science, 11(6), https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-7687.2008.00730.x

This experiment used a modified go/no-go paradigm to investigate the processes by which response inhibition becomes more efficient during mid-childhood. The novel task, which measured trials on which a response was initiated but not completed, was se... Read More about Go or no-go? Developmental improvements in the efficiency of response inhibition in mid-childhood.

Centrifugal propagation of motion adaptation effects across visual space (2008)
Journal Article
McGraw, P. V., & Roach, N. W. (2008). Centrifugal propagation of motion adaptation effects across visual space. Journal of Vision, 8(11), Article 11. https://doi.org/10.1167/8.11.1

Perceptual distortions induced by adaptation (aftereffects) arise through selective changes in the response properties of discrete subpopulations of neurons tuned to particular image features at the adapted spatial location. The systematic and well-d... Read More about Centrifugal propagation of motion adaptation effects across visual space.

Self-esteem, shyness, and sociability in adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI) (2008)
Journal Article
Wadman, R., Durkin, K., & Conti-Ramsden, G. (2008). Self-esteem, shyness, and sociability in adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI). Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research, 51, https://doi.org/10.1044/1092-4388%282008/069%29

Purpose: To determine if lower global self-esteem, shyness and low sociability are outcomes associated with SLI in adolescence. Possible concurrent predictive relationships and gender differences were also examined. Method: Fifty-four adolescents wit... Read More about Self-esteem, shyness, and sociability in adolescents with specific language impairment (SLI).

Decomposition of neural circuits of human attention using a model based analysis: sSoTs model application to fMRI data (2008)
Journal Article
Mavritsaki, E., Allen, H. A., & Humphreys, G. W. (2008). Decomposition of neural circuits of human attention using a model based analysis: sSoTs model application to fMRI data. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789812834232_0033

The complex neural circuits found in fMRI studies of human attention were decomposed using a model of spiking neurons. The model for visual search over time and space (sSoTS) incorporates different synaptic components (NMDA, AMPA, GABA) and a frequen... Read More about Decomposition of neural circuits of human attention using a model based analysis: sSoTs model application to fMRI data.

On Randomness and the Genetic Behavior of Cellular Automata (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Toutounji, H., & Aljundi, A. C. (2008). On Randomness and the Genetic Behavior of Cellular Automata. In 2008 3rd International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies: From Theory to Applications. https://doi.org/10.1109/ICTTA.2008.4530320

We investigate a new approach in utilizing a given classification to cellular automata to search for a particular behavior cellular automaton with a genetic algorithm. This investigation leads to the formation of two new concepts. The first is creati... Read More about On Randomness and the Genetic Behavior of Cellular Automata.

Acceptability of blood and blood substitutes (2008)
Journal Article
Ferguson, E., Prowse, C., Townsend, E., Spence, A., van Hilten, J., & Lowe, K. (2008). Acceptability of blood and blood substitutes. Journal of Internal Medicine, 263(3), 244-255. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2796.2007.01897.x

Alternatives to donor blood have been developed in part to meet increasing demand. However, new biotechnologies are often associated with increased perceptions of risk and low acceptance. This paper reviews developments of alternatives and presents d... Read More about Acceptability of blood and blood substitutes.