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fMRI evidence that hyper-caricatured faces activate object-selective cortex (2023)
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Elson, R., Schluppeck, D., & Johnston, A. (2023). fMRI evidence that hyper-caricatured faces activate object-selective cortex. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 1035524. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.1035524

Many brain imaging studies have looked at the cortical responses to object categories and faces. A popular way to manipulate face stimuli is by using a “face space,” a high dimensional representation of individual face images, with the average face l... Read More about fMRI evidence that hyper-caricatured faces activate object-selective cortex.

Decoding of human identity by computer vision and neuronal vision (2023)
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Zhang, Y., Aghajan, Z. M., Ison, M., Lu, Q., Tang, H., Kalender, G., …Fried, I. (2023). Decoding of human identity by computer vision and neuronal vision. Scientific Reports, 13(1), Article 651. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-26946-w

Extracting meaning from a dynamic and variable flow of incoming information is a major goal of both natural and artificial intelligence. Computer vision (CV) guided by deep learning (DL) has made significant strides in recognizing a specific identity... Read More about Decoding of human identity by computer vision and neuronal vision.

Chronic pain in people living with dementia: challenges to recognising and managing pain, and personalising intervention by phenotype (2023)
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Collins, J. T., Harwood, R. H., Cowley, A., Di Lorito, C., Ferguson, E., Minicucci, M. F., …Gladman, J. R. (2023). Chronic pain in people living with dementia: challenges to recognising and managing pain, and personalising intervention by phenotype. Age and Ageing, 52(1), Article afac306. https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afac306

Pain is common in people with dementia, and pain can exacerbate the behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia. Effective pain management is challenging, not least in people with dementia. Impairments of cognition, communication and abstract... Read More about Chronic pain in people living with dementia: challenges to recognising and managing pain, and personalising intervention by phenotype.

Social overshadowing: Revisiting cue-competition in social interactions (2023)
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Telga, M., Alcalá, J. A., Heyes, C., & Urcelay, G. P. (2023). Social overshadowing: Revisiting cue-competition in social interactions. Psychonomic Bulletin and Review, https://doi.org/10.3758/s13423-022-02229-3

In a large variety of contexts, it is essential to use the available information to extract patterns and behave accordingly. When it comes to social interactions for instance, the information gathered about interaction partners across multiple encoun... Read More about Social overshadowing: Revisiting cue-competition in social interactions.

Reproducible microbiome composition signatures of anxiety and depressive symptoms (2023)
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Kouraki, A., Kelly, A., Vijay, A., Gohir, S., Astbury, S., Georgopoulos, V., …Valdes, A. M. (2023). Reproducible microbiome composition signatures of anxiety and depressive symptoms. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 21, 5326-5336. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csbj.2023.10.035

The gut microbiome is a significant contributor to mental health, with growing evidence linking its composition to anxiety and depressive disorders. Gut microbiome composition is associated with signs of anxiety and depression both in clinically diag... Read More about Reproducible microbiome composition signatures of anxiety and depressive symptoms.

Anaphoric reference to mereological entities (2023)
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Cokal, D., Filik, R., Sturt, P., & Poesio, M. (2023). Anaphoric reference to mereological entities. Discourse Processes, 60(3), 202-223. https://doi.org/10.1080/0163853x.2023.2197682

Corpus evidence suggests that in contexts in which the presence of multiple antecedents might favor plural reference, the disadvantage observed for singular reference may disappear if the potential antecedents are combined in a group-like plural enti... Read More about Anaphoric reference to mereological entities.

Benefits and Challenges in Pivoting to Online When Studying the Cognitive Aging of Memory (2022)
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Gopi, Y., Zhang, R., & Madan, C. (2022). Benefits and Challenges in Pivoting to Online When Studying the Cognitive Aging of Memory. SAGE Publications. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781529799842

This case study discusses challenges and advantages associated with pivoting from lab-based to online research. We outline three experimental studies related to memory and cognitive aging that were shifted online due to the pandemic. Across these pro... Read More about Benefits and Challenges in Pivoting to Online When Studying the Cognitive Aging of Memory.

Autism, Attachment, and Alexithymia: Investigating Emoji Comprehension (2022)
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Taylor, H., Hand, C. J., Howman, H., & Filik, R. (2022). Autism, Attachment, and Alexithymia: Investigating Emoji Comprehension. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, https://doi.org/10.1080/10447318.2022.2154890

Emoji are often misinterpreted. This study investigated whether individual differences known to impact facial emotion recognition would also affect emoji recognition. Participants completed an online emoji classification task, and then completed ques... Read More about Autism, Attachment, and Alexithymia: Investigating Emoji Comprehension.

The effects of simulated hemianopia on eye movements during text reading (2022)
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Beh, A., McGraw, P. V., & Schluppeck, D. (2023). The effects of simulated hemianopia on eye movements during text reading. Vision Research, 204, Article 108163. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.visres.2022.108163

Vision loss is a common, devastating complication of cerebral strokes. In some cases the complete contra-lesional visual field is affected, leading to problems with routine tasks and, notably, the ability to read. Although visual information crucial... Read More about The effects of simulated hemianopia on eye movements during text reading.

Endocannabinoid metabolism inhibition has no effect on spontaneous fear recovery or extinction resistance in Lister hooded rats (2022)
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Warren, W. G., Papagianni, E. P., Hale, E., Brociek, R. A., Cassaday, H. J., & Stevenson, C. W. (2022). Endocannabinoid metabolism inhibition has no effect on spontaneous fear recovery or extinction resistance in Lister hooded rats. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 13, Article 1082760. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2022.1082760

Endocannabinoid transmission is emerging as a target for treating anxiety-related disorders, given its regulation of fear extinction. Boosting anandamide levels via inhibition of its metabolism by fatty acid amide hydrolase (FAAH) can enhance extinct... Read More about Endocannabinoid metabolism inhibition has no effect on spontaneous fear recovery or extinction resistance in Lister hooded rats.

Attention and Interhemispheric Communication: Implications for Language Dominance (2022)
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Serrien, D. J., & O'Regan, L. (2023). Attention and Interhemispheric Communication: Implications for Language Dominance. Neuroscience, 510, 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2022.12.006

Dominance of the left hemisphere for language processing is a prominent feature of brain organisation. Whereas structural models clarify the functional asymmetry due to direct access to local language circuits, dynamic models propose functional state... Read More about Attention and Interhemispheric Communication: Implications for Language Dominance.

Probable COVID-19 infection is associated with subsequent poorer mental health and greater loneliness in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study (2022)
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Wilding, S., O’Connor, D., Ferguson, E., Cleare, S., Wetherall, K., O'Carroll, R., …O’Connor, R. C. (2022). Probable COVID-19 infection is associated with subsequent poorer mental health and greater loneliness in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study. Scientific Reports, 12, Article 20795. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-24240-3

The COVID-19 pandemic has been associated with psychological distress. In addition to physical effects including fatigue and cognitive impairment, contracting COVID-19 itself may also be related to subsequent negative mental health outcomes. The pres... Read More about Probable COVID-19 infection is associated with subsequent poorer mental health and greater loneliness in the UK COVID-19 Mental Health and Wellbeing study.

10 Simple Rules for a Supportive Lab Environment (2022)
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Pike, A. C., Atherton, K., Bauer, Y., Crittenden, B. M., van Ede, F., Hall-McMaster, S., …Noonan, M. P. (2023). 10 Simple Rules for a Supportive Lab Environment. Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 35(1), 44-48. https://doi.org/10.1162/jocn_a_01928

The transition to principal investigator (PI), or lab leader, can be challenging, partially due to the need to fulfil new managerial and leadership responsibilities. One key aspect of this role, which is often not explicitly discussed, is creating a... Read More about 10 Simple Rules for a Supportive Lab Environment.

How multiple threats to safety affects quality of life for picky eating adults: A new explanatory model (2022)
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Fox, G., Coulthard, H., Williamson, I., & Aldridge, V. (2023). How multiple threats to safety affects quality of life for picky eating adults: A new explanatory model. Appetite, 181, Article 106396. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2022.106396

Picky eating describes a pattern of eating characterised by a narrow dietary range with rejection of both novel and familiar foods. Research has suggested that picky eating in adulthood is associated with several negative psychosocial outcomes includ... Read More about How multiple threats to safety affects quality of life for picky eating adults: A new explanatory model.

Cross-cultural effects on drivers’ use of explicit and implicit communicative cues to predict intentions of other road users (2022)
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Sheppard, E., Lee, Y. T., Lunt, J., Janssen, S. M. J., & Lee, Y. M. (2023). Cross-cultural effects on drivers’ use of explicit and implicit communicative cues to predict intentions of other road users. Safety Science, 159, Article 106001. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssci.2022.106001

This study explored whether British and Malaysian drivers differ in their use of explicit (turn signals) and implicit (e.g., vehicle position, speed) communicative cues when judging the intention of other road users. Participants viewed videoclips of... Read More about Cross-cultural effects on drivers’ use of explicit and implicit communicative cues to predict intentions of other road users.

Task-dependent plasticity in distributed neural circuits after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex: A proof-of-concept study (2022)
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Hodkinson, D. J., Jackson, S. R., & Jung, J. (2022). Task-dependent plasticity in distributed neural circuits after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex: A proof-of-concept study. Frontiers in Pain Research, 3, Article 1005634. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpain.2022.1005634

The ability of non-invasive brain stimulation to induce neuroplasticity and cause long-lasting functional changes is of considerable interest for the reversal of chronic pain and disability. Stimulation of the primary motor cortex (M1) has provided s... Read More about Task-dependent plasticity in distributed neural circuits after transcranial direct current stimulation of the human motor cortex: A proof-of-concept study.

Assessing the factors that influence the donation of a deceased family member's organs in an opt-out system for organ donation (2022)
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Shepherd, L., O'Carroll, R., & Ferguson, E. (2023). Assessing the factors that influence the donation of a deceased family member's organs in an opt-out system for organ donation. Social Science and Medicine, 317, Article 115545. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2022.115545

Rationale: Family, and sometimes longstanding friends, have considerable influence over organ donation, through agreeing or disagreeing to the donation of a deceased individual’s organs. To date, most research has been undertaken within opt-in system... Read More about Assessing the factors that influence the donation of a deceased family member's organs in an opt-out system for organ donation.

Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample (2022)
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Moseley, R. L., Gregory, N. J., Smith, P., Allison, C., Cassidy, S., & Baron-Cohen, S. (2022). Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample. Molecular Autism, 13, Article 45. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-022-00522-5

Background Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) has been linked with a higher risk of suicide attempts in autistic and non-autistic people. In the general population, NSSI may confer acquired capability for suicide by eroding one’s fear and avoidance of... Read More about Non-suicidal self-injury and its relation to suicide through acquired capability: investigating this causal mechanism in a mainly late-diagnosed autistic sample.