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Prefrontal cortex and the generation of oscillatory visual persistence
(Cambridge University Press, 2003-12-01)
In this commentary, the formation of "pre-iconic" visual-prime persistence is described in the context of prime-specific, independent-component activation at prefrontal and posterior EEG-recording sites. Although this ...
Electrophysiological correlates of flicker-induced color hallucinations
(Elsevier, 2009-03)
In a recent study, Becker and Elliott [Becker, C., & Elliott, M. A. (2006). Flicker induced color and form: Interdependencies and relation to stimulation frequency and phase. Consciousness & Cognition, 15(1), 175-196] ...
Visual perception in a snapshot
(Springer, 2006-04-14)
To study visual perception in its sub-second scale of
time continues to be timely: we have more unsolved
puzzles than bits of a firm undisputable knowledge
about how our perceptions are created in a snapshot of
time. ...
Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon: where the Táin Bó Cúailnge began
(Archaeology Ireland Heritage Guide No. 44, 2009)
A summary account of the royal site of Rathcroghan famous in early Irish epic literature as the seat of Queen Maeve and the place where the great cattle raid of Cooley began. Rich in legend and archaeology, this account ...
On power, habitus, and (in)civility: Foucault meets Elias meets Bauman in the playground
(Routledge, 2008)
Drawing on the work of Foucault, Elias, and Bauman, this article examines how the playground has articulated specific configurations of power/knowledge. Originallydesigned to cultivate virtue and counteract vice, the ...
Innovative initiatives: targeting the declining science enrollments in Ireland
(The New Zealand Annual Review of Education, 2006)
At the time of economic growth in Ireland, declining numbers of students enrolling in the sciences is emerging as an educational concern. Using a 2002 Government of Ireland commissioned report on science: The Task Force ...
Enhanced GABA-A inhibition enhances synchrony coding in human perception
(Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2000-10-20)
The benzodiazepine, lorazepam enhances the efficiency of local, inhibitory GABAA synapses in the cortex, which stabilize postsynaptic, excitatory activity by synchronizing their own discharges at around 40 Hz. Treatment ...