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Understanding Autism

  • 1st Edition
  • September 9, 2024
  • Neophytos L. Papaneophytou + 1 more
  • English
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Understanding Autism: Perspectives, Assessment, Interventions, and the Journey Toward Inclusion is a compelling book offering a multifaceted examination, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of autism spectrum disorder from both biological and social perspectives. From the role of bioactive lipids in the pathobiology of autism to the challenges faced by individuals with autism within the criminal justice system, this book explores critical aspects of autism, assessment strategies, and innovative interventions. From a biological perspective, readers will be introduced to the gut-brain connection and the impact of vitamin D on the gut microbiota. Meanwhile, the social perspective sheds light on sensory processing, autonomic regulation, and socio-emotional development in autism, as well as the pressing issue of justice and representation. Through the assessment section, readers will explore the unique challenges faced by parents with autism spectrum disorder and delve into linguistic anomalies in autism. Finally, the interventions section introduces groundbreaking programs and strategies designed to improve the lives of individuals with autism. Whether you’re a healthcare professional, educator, or simply curious about autism, this book is an essential guide that offers diverse insights into this complex condition, ultimately fostering greater awareness, understanding, and support for individuals on the spectrum.

Psychology of Learning and Motivation

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 81
  • August 30, 2024
  • Kara D. Federmeier
  • English
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The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, Volume 81, the latest release in this ongoing series, features empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning, to complex learning and problem-solving. Chapters in this new release include Learning in the developing brain: interactions of control and representation systems, Cognitive mechanisms underlying individual differences in language comprehension, Speech processing from the perspective of hearing science and psycholinguistics, Social Episodic Memory, Affective influences of Uncertainty on Episodic Memory Formation, and More than a bump on the head: An overview of the long-term effects of concussion.

The Electromagnetic Fields of Consciousness

  • 1st Edition
  • May 29, 2024
  • J. F. Pagel
  • English
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The Electrical Fields of Consciousness: Brain Waves and Dreaming examines neuro-electrophysiology from its origins in the electrical fields of primitive organisms to its roles in the electrophysiologically defined states of human consciousness. This volume presents and cogently organizes the wide spectrum of information available as to how and why bioelectrical fields are used to define and function in supporting both life and consciousness. Integrating electrophysiology in a comprehensible manner into neuroanatomical, electromagnetic, and global platform theories of neuroconsciousness, this book brings together the wide spectrum of available data-based evidence regarding the physiology and functions of bioelectric fields and their relationship to consciousness.Chapters examine the origin and potential function of bioelectrical fields and EEG associations with conscious states, as well as the relationship between electrical fields and consciousness. Incorporating the basic science, clinical correlates, and functional potential of CNS bioelectrical fields, this book is a must-read for all working in the field of CNS electrophysiology or neuroconsciousness.

Neuroscience Without Representations

  • 1st Edition
  • May 21, 2024
  • Óscar Vilarroya
  • English
  • Paperback
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In Neuroscience Without Representations, an Open Access book, Oscar Vilarroya addresses the notion of “representation” as used in expressions like “neural representation” or “mental representation”. This concept is fundamental in neuroscience, yet there remains no clear, universally accepted view on what it means for a nervous system to represent something, what constitutes a neural activity as a representation, and what is being re-presented.The book lays the foundation for a non-representational view of brain function. Building upon György Buzsáki’s critique of the theoretical framework underlying current cognitive neuroscience, Vilarroya argues that disciplines such as embodied and embedded cognition—collectively known as ‘4E cognition’—are driving a paradigm shift in our understanding of animal cognition.Rather than grounding cognition solely in representations, the author proposes an alternative: understanding cognition as enaction—the meaningful engagement of an organism to address situational requirements. The book supports this approach through detailed analyses of recent studies.

The Intersection of Language with Emotion, Personality, and Related Factors

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 80
  • May 8, 2024
  • Kara D. Federmeier + 1 more
  • English
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The Intersection of Language with Emotion, Personality, and Related Factors, Volume 80 in The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series, features empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem-solving. Chapters in this release include The landscape of emotional language processing in bilinguals, What's in an emotion word? The role of labeling in emotion regulation and well-being, Language in the eyes of emotional readers, Language, loneliness, and personality, Reading Emotion in Context: the Reciprocal Relationship between Feelings and Words, and Language and sociocultural environments influence our understanding and experience of emotions.

Handbook of Social Media Use Online Relationships, Security, Privacy, and Society Volume 2

  • 1st Edition
  • December 1, 2023
  • Vladlena Benson + 1 more
  • English
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Handbook of Social Media Use: Online Relationships, Security, Privacy, and Society explores the determinants of social media use in individuals. This book investigates the ways in which individuals use social media to engage with their social world. This multi-contributed book also discusses the challenges and individual and social risks that may arise from social media, including addiction. Social media platforms provide us with opportunities to engage in our social worlds in ways that are unprecedented.Social media enhances and transforms how we interact with our social world, both online and offline. With this increase in available individual information and interconnectedness, new avenues for the exploitation and influences of individuals are discovered, hence this book is an ideal resource on the topics covered.

New Directions in Addiction Science

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 79
  • October 16, 2023
  • Kara D. Federmeier + 1 more
  • English
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New Directions in Addiction Science, Volume 79 in The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series, features empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning, to complex learning and problem-solving.

Speaking, Writing and Communicating

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 78
  • May 23, 2023
  • Kara D. Federmeier + 1 more
  • English
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Speaking, Writing and Communicating, Volume 78 in The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series, provides the latest release in this important resource that features empirical and theoretical contributions in cognitive and experimental psychology.

Psychophysics and Experimental Phenomenology of Pattern Cognition

  • 1st Edition
  • March 22, 2023
  • Jiro Hamada
  • English
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Psychophysics and Experimental Phenomenology of Pattern Cognition examines the cognitive transformations that underly this cognitive system and the specialized subsystems for processing these transformations. Sections cover symmetry cognition, contour perception and geometric illusion. Weight sensation is also discussed, as are repetitive and dot patterns. By incorporating elements of both psychophysics and experimental phenomenology, pattern cognition is examined from both the physical and mental sensory perspective, thus providing a comprehensive view of this cognitive system.

Cognitive Aging

  • 1st Edition
  • Volume 77
  • September 29, 2022
  • Kara D. Federmeier + 1 more
  • English
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Cognitive Aging, Volume 77 in The Psychology of Learning and Motivation series, features empirical and theoretical contributions on cognitive and experimental psychology, ranging from classical and instrumental conditioning to complex learning and problem-solving. Chapters in this release highlight Prior knowledge shapes older adults’ perception and memory for everyday events, Age differences in how emotion affects cognitive processing, How to let go of the past: Lessons from the literature on aging and prospective memory, Relationship between arteriosclerosis and related risk factors and cognition, Acceptance as a cognitive emotion regulation strategy in older adulthood, Health literacy and aging, and much more.