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The unconscious mind: From classical theoretical controversy to controversial contemporary research and a practical illustration of the “error of our ways” (2019)
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Tsikandilakis, M., Persefoni, B., Derrfuss, J., & Chapman, P. (2019). The unconscious mind: From classical theoretical controversy to controversial contemporary research and a practical illustration of the “error of our ways”. Consciousness and Cognition, 74, 1-13

In this manuscript, the authors present an overview of the history, an account of the theoretical and methodological controversy, and an illustration of contemporary and revised methods for the exploration of unconscious processing. Initially we disc... Read More about The unconscious mind: From classical theoretical controversy to controversial contemporary research and a practical illustration of the “error of our ways”.

Effectiveness of the method of loci is only minimally related to factors that should influence imagined navigation (2019)
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Caplan, J., Legge, E., Cheng, B., & MADAN, C. (2019). Effectiveness of the method of loci is only minimally related to factors that should influence imagined navigation. Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 72(10), 2541-2553. https://doi.org/10.1177/1747021819858041

The method of loci is arguably the most famous mnemonic strategy and is highly effective for memorising lists of non-spatial information in order. As described and instructed, this strategy apparently relies on a spatial/navigational metaphor. The us... Read More about Effectiveness of the method of loci is only minimally related to factors that should influence imagined navigation.

Weniger ist manchmal mehr! (2019)
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Bast, T. (2019). Weniger ist manchmal mehr!. Gehirn und Geist, 8/2019, 46-51

HIRNFORSCHUNG NEURONALE HEMMUNG Lange Zeit dachten Forscher, dass viele neurologische und psychiatrische Erkrankungen auf einer zu geringen Hirnaktivität beruhen. Doch häufig ist genau das Gegenteil der Fall.

Crossing boundaries: global reorientation following transfer from the inside to the outside of an arena (2019)
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Buckley, M. G., Holden, L. J., Spicer, S. G., Smith, A. D., & Haselgrove, M. (2019). Crossing boundaries: global reorientation following transfer from the inside to the outside of an arena. Journal of Experimental Psychology: Animal Learning and Cognition, 45(3), 322-337. https://doi.org/10.1037/xan0000206

In two spatial navigation experiments, human participants were asked to find a hidden goal (a Wi-Fi signal) that was located in one of the right-angled corners of a kite-shaped (Experiment 1) or a cross-shaped (Experiment 2) virtual environment. Goal... Read More about Crossing boundaries: global reorientation following transfer from the inside to the outside of an arena.

Probability Matching on a Simple Simulated Foraging Task: The Effects of Reward Persistence and Accumulation on Choice Behavior (2019)
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Ellerby, Z., & Tunney, R. J. (2019). Probability Matching on a Simple Simulated Foraging Task: The Effects of Reward Persistence and Accumulation on Choice Behavior. Advances in Cognitive Psychology, 15(2), 111-126. https://doi.org/10.5709/acp-0261-2

Over a series of decisions between two or more probabilistically rewarded options, humans have a tendency to diversify their choices, even when this will lead to diminished overall reward. In the extreme case of probability matching, this tendency is... Read More about Probability Matching on a Simple Simulated Foraging Task: The Effects of Reward Persistence and Accumulation on Choice Behavior.

Disambiguating serial effects of multiple timescales (2019)
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Gekas, N., McDermott, K. C., & Mamassian, P. (2019). Disambiguating serial effects of multiple timescales. Journal of Vision, 19(6), https://doi.org/10.1167/19.6.24

What has been previously experienced can systematically affect human perception in the present. We designed a novel psychophysical experiment to measure the perceptual effects of adapting to dynamically changing stimulus statistics. Observers are pre... Read More about Disambiguating serial effects of multiple timescales.

Post-traumatic growth in mental health recovery: qualitative study of narratives (2019)
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Slade, M., Rennick-Egglestone, S., Blackie, L. E., Llewellyn-Beardsley, J., Franklin, D., Hui, A., …Deakin, E. (2019). Post-traumatic growth in mental health recovery: qualitative study of narratives. BMJ Open, 9(6), Article e029342. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029342

Objectives Post-traumatic growth, defined as positive psychological change experienced as a result of the struggle with challenging life circumstances, is under-researched in people with mental health problems. The aim of this study was to develop... Read More about Post-traumatic growth in mental health recovery: qualitative study of narratives.

Blood and organ donation: health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions (2019)
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Ferguson, E., Murray, C., & O'Carroll, R. (2019). Blood and organ donation: health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions. Psychology and Health, 34(9), 1073-1104. https://doi.org/10.1080/08870446.2019.1603385

Objective: Without a supply of blood, health services could not meet their clinical needs. Similarly, organs for transplantation save and transform lives. Donations are acts of generosity that are traditionally seen as altruistic, and accordingly, in... Read More about Blood and organ donation: health impact, prevalence, correlates and interventions.

Exploring the psychology of suicidal ideation: a theory driven network analysis (2019)
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De Beurs, D., Fried, E., Wetherall, K., Cleare, S., O'Connor, D., Ferguson, E., …O'Connor, R. (2019). Exploring the psychology of suicidal ideation: a theory driven network analysis. Behaviour Research and Therapy, 120, Article 103419. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.brat.2019.103419

Two leading theories within the field of suicide prevention are the interpersonal psychological theory of suicidal behaviour (IPT) and the integrated motivational-volitional (IMV) model. The IPT posits that suicidal thoughts emerge from high levels o... Read More about Exploring the psychology of suicidal ideation: a theory driven network analysis.

Is There a Link Between Autistic People Being Perceived Unfavorably and Having a Mind That Is Difficult to Read? (2019)
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Alkhaldi, R. S., Sheppard, E., & Mitchell, P. (2019). Is There a Link Between Autistic People Being Perceived Unfavorably and Having a Mind That Is Difficult to Read?. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 49(10), 3973-3982. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-04101-1

© 2019, The Author(s). The link between autistic people having a mind that is difficult to read (by neurotypical participants) and being perceived unfavorably was investigated. Videoed Autistic and neurotypical targets from Sheppard et al. (PLOS ONE... Read More about Is There a Link Between Autistic People Being Perceived Unfavorably and Having a Mind That Is Difficult to Read?.

Robust estimation of sulcal morphology (2019)
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Madan, C. R. (2019). Robust estimation of sulcal morphology. Brain Informatics, 6, Article 5. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40708-019-0098-1

While it is well established that cortical morphology differs in relation to a variety of inter-individual factors, it is often characterized using estimates of volume, thickness, surface area, or gyrification. Here we developed a computational appro... Read More about Robust estimation of sulcal morphology.

Distinct mechanisms govern recalibration to audio-visual discrepancies in remote and recent history (2019)
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Watson, D. M., Akeroyd, M. A., Roach, N. W., & Webb, B. S. (2019). Distinct mechanisms govern recalibration to audio-visual discrepancies in remote and recent history. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 8513. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-44984-9

To maintain perceptual coherence, the brain corrects for discrepancies between the senses. If, for example, lights are consistently offset from sounds, representations of auditory space are remapped to reduce this error (spatial recalibration). While... Read More about Distinct mechanisms govern recalibration to audio-visual discrepancies in remote and recent history.

Autistic traits in adults who have attempted suicide (2019)
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Richards, G., Kenny, R., Griffiths, S., Allison, C., Mosse, D., Holt, R., …Baron-Cohen, S. (2019). Autistic traits in adults who have attempted suicide. Molecular Autism, 10(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-019-0274-4

Background An emerging literature suggests that autistic adults are at increased risk of experiencing suicidal thoughts, making suicidal plans and attempts, and dying by suicide. However, few studies have investigated whether autistic traits are rel... Read More about Autistic traits in adults who have attempted suicide.

Improving developmental and educational support for children born preterm: evaluation of an e-learning resource for education professionals (2019)
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Johnson, S., Bamber, D., Bountziouka, V., Clayton, S., Cragg, L., Gilmore, C., …Wharrad, H. J. (2019). Improving developmental and educational support for children born preterm: evaluation of an e-learning resource for education professionals. BMJ Open, 9(6), 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2019-029720

Objectives Children born preterm are at higher risk for special educational needs and poor academic attainment compared with term-born peers, yet education professionals receive limited training and have poor knowledge of preterm birth. We have devel... Read More about Improving developmental and educational support for children born preterm: evaluation of an e-learning resource for education professionals.

Data visualization for inference in tomographic brain imaging (2019)
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Pernet, C. R., Pernet, C., & Madan, C. R. (2020). Data visualization for inference in tomographic brain imaging. European Journal of Neuroscience, 51(3), 695-705. https://doi.org/10.1111/ejn.14430

Tomographic brain imaging has a rich iconography. Whilst figures are prepared for scientific communication (i.e., directed to other researchers) they also often end-up on magazine and journal covers (i.e., directed to a lay audience). Scientific figu... Read More about Data visualization for inference in tomographic brain imaging.

Olfactory threshold selectively predicts positive psychometric schizotypy (2019)
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Mathur, N., Dawes, C., & Moran, P. (2019). Olfactory threshold selectively predicts positive psychometric schizotypy. Schizophrenia Research, 209, 80-87. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.schres.2019.05.014

Olfactory impairment might be useful as a non-invasive pre-morbid biological marker of psychosis. People with schizophrenia show consistent impairments, but an association between olfaction and schizotypy in non-clinical populations is inconclusive a... Read More about Olfactory threshold selectively predicts positive psychometric schizotypy.

Neural substrates of early executive function development (2019)
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Fiske, A., & Holmboe, K. (2019). Neural substrates of early executive function development. Developmental Review, 52, 42-62. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dr.2019.100866

In the last decade, advances in neuroimaging technologies have given rise to a large number of research studies that investigate the neural underpinnings of executive function (EF). EF has long been associated with the prefrontal cortex (PFC) and inv... Read More about Neural substrates of early executive function development.

Self-harm in midlife: an analysis using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England (2019)
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Clements, C., Hawton, K., Geulayov, G., Waters, K., Ness, J., Rehman, M., …Kapur, N. (2019). Self-harm in midlife: an analysis using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England. British Journal of Psychiatry, 215(4), 600-607. https://doi.org/10.1192/bjp.2019.90

Background: Suicide rates in England are highest in men and women in midlife (defined here as people aged 40-59 years). Despite the link between self-harm and suicide there has been little focus on self-harm in this age-group. Method: Data from th... Read More about Self-harm in midlife: an analysis using data from the Multicentre Study of Self-harm in England.

Accurate inferences of others' thoughts depend on where they stand on the empathic trait continuum (2019)
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Wu, W., & Mitchell, P. (2019). Accurate inferences of others' thoughts depend on where they stand on the empathic trait continuum. Personality and Individual Differences, 148, 110-116. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2019.05.025

This research explores the possibility that a person's (perceiver's) prospects of making a correct inference of another person's (target's) inner states depends on the personal characteristics of the target, potentially relating to how readable they... Read More about Accurate inferences of others' thoughts depend on where they stand on the empathic trait continuum.

Interactive apps prevent gender discrepancies in early grade mathematics in a low‐income country in Sub‐Sahara Africa (2019)
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Pitchford, N. J., Chigeda, A., & Hubber, P. J. (2019). Interactive apps prevent gender discrepancies in early grade mathematics in a low‐income country in Sub‐Sahara Africa. Developmental Science, 22(5), Article e12864. https://doi.org/10.1111/desc.12864

Globally, gender differences are reported in the early acquisition of reading and mathematics as girls tend to outperform boys in reading whereas boys tend to outperform girls in mathematics. This can have long‐term impact resulting in an under repre... Read More about Interactive apps prevent gender discrepancies in early grade mathematics in a low‐income country in Sub‐Sahara Africa.