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Schema-conformant memories are preferentially consolidated during REM sleep [PDF]
, 2015 Memory consolidation is most commonly described by the standard model, which proposes an initial binding role for the hippocampus which diminishes over time as intracortical connections are strengthened. Recent evidence suggests that slow wave sleep (SWS)
Cairney, Scott A. +3 more
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Creativity and its link to epilepsy
Epilepsia Open, EarlyView.Abstract Creative thinking represents one of our highest‐order cognitive processes, involving multiple cortical structures and an intricate interplay between several cortical and subcortical networks. It results in novel ideas that translate to useful products or concepts. The evolutionary purpose of creativity is therefore apparent, as it advances our
Itay Tokatly Latzer, Phillip L. Pearl
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Energy Science &Engineering, EarlyView.Schematic diagram showing the proposed approach for EV charging/discharging. ABSTRACT The number of electric vehicles (EVs) on the road is rising as a result of recent advancements in EV technology, and EVs are important to the smart grid economy. Demand response schemes involving electric vehicles have the potential to dramatically reduce the cost of ...
F. Zonuntluanga +6 more
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Teacher education pedagogies and methodological constructs: or about different ways to approach teacher education [PDF]
, 2014 This paper plots the methodological constructs identified in different teacher education pedagogies deployed in teacher education settings of Higher Education Institutes in the province of Catamarca.
Diaz, Ana Griselda, Yuni, Jose Alberto
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Feminist Anthropology, EarlyView.Abstract This article explores how queerness and religion intersect in a unique enactment of Bathukamma, a flower festival honoring the female divine in Hyderabad, the capital of the South Indian state of Telangana. Drawing on theories of figuration, I analyze how local queer organizations celebrate the festival in a way that engages two distinctive ...
Stefan Binder
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Revalorized Black Embodiment: Dancing with Fanon [PDF]
, 2012 This article explores Fanon's thought on dance, beginning with his explicit treatment of it in Black Skin, White Masks and The Wretched of the Earth.
Hall, Joshua M.
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Rapid Communications in Mass Spectrometry, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Rationale Ions trapped within a Penning cell (ICR) travel periodic orbits whose frequencies are dependent on their mass‐to‐charge ratio and the value of the magnetic field passing through the trap. Fourier transformation (FT‐ICR) decomposes the signal induced in the detection circuit by the rotation of the ions in the cell after the ...
Patrick Arpino, Michel Heninger
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Noise‐Induced Hearing Loss: From Pathological Mechanisms to Therapeutic Interventions
Sensory Neuroscience, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Noise‐induced hearing loss (NIHL), a significant non‐genetic form of hearing impairment, is primarily managed through the use of hearing aids and cochlear implants. However, the fundamental pathological mechanisms underlying NIHL remain inadequately addressed.
Shiqi Huang +7 more
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Phonaesthetic Phonological Iconicity in Literary Analysis Illustrated by Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber” [PDF]
, 2014 The article offers a phonosemantic analysis of Angela Carter’s “The Bloody Chamber.” The phonosemantic investigation has been based on the corpus of nineteen relevant sound-related descriptions of the sea.
Gwóźdź, Maja
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An Outline of a Theory of Play
Symbolic Interaction, EarlyView.Play is often dismissed as trivial, yet it is a fundamental and adaptive aspect of human and mammalian life. This paper develops a sociological theory of play, treating it as a total social fact that spans biological, psychological, and social dimensions.
Seth Abrutyn
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