Browsing by Keywords "Cognition"

Aviation risk perception: a comparison between experts and novices

Thomson, M. E.; Önkal D.; Avcioǧlu, A.; Goodwin, P. (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2004)

This article describes an exploratory investigation of the risk perceptions of experts and novices in relation to helicopter operations, under conditions where the participants are matched on various characteristics ...

Cognitive and emotional representations of terror attacks: a cross-cultural exploration

Shiloh, S.; Güvenç, G.; Önkal D. (Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2007)

A questionnaire measuring cognitive and affective representations of terror risk was developed and tested in Turkey and Israel. Participants in the study were university students from the two countries (n = 351). Four ...

Cognitive individualism and the child as scientist program

Wringe, B. (2011)

In this paper, I examine the charge that Gopnik and Meltzoff's 'Child as Scientist' program, outlined and defended in their 1997 book Words, Thoughts and Theories is vitiated by a form of 'cognitive individualism' about ...

Colour contribution to children's wayfinding in school environments

Helvacioglu, E.; Olgunturk, N. (Elsevier, 2011)

The purpose of this study was to explore the contribution of colour to children's wayfinding ability in school environments and to examine the differences between colours in terms of their remembrance and usability in route ...

Complexity of socio-spatial transformations through tourism: a Mediterranean Village, Kaleköy

Incirlioğlu, E. O.; Çulcuoğlu, G. (Routledge, 2004)

This article reflects on the complex consequences of tourism development in the isolated Mediterranean village of Kaleko¨y. Built on the antique city of Simena of the 4th century BC and having remnants also from Hellenistic, ...

Default mode network connectivity is linked to cognitive functioning and CSF Aβ1-42 levels in Alzheimer's disease

Celebi, O.; Uzdogan, A.; Oguz, K. K.; Has, A. C.; Dolgun A.; Cakmakli, G. Y.; Akbiyik, F.; Elibol, B.; Saka, E. (Elsevier Ireland Ltd, 2016)

Background: Changes in the default mode network (DMN) activity are early features of Alzheimer's disease (AD) and may be linked to AD-specific Aβ pathology. Methods: Cognitive profiles; DMN connectivity alterations; and ...

A game theoretical model of traffic with multiple interacting drivers for use in autonomous vehicle development

Oyler, D. W.; Yıldız, Yıldıray; Girard, A. R.; Li, N. I.; Kolmanovsky, İ. V. (IEEE, 2016)

This paper describes a game theoretical model of traffic where multiple drivers interact with each other. The model is developed using hierarchical reasoning, a game theoretical model of human behavior, and reinforcement ...

The Genetics of Endophenotypes of Neurofunction to Understand Schizophrenia (GENUS) consortium: a collaborative cognitive and neuroimaging genetics project

Blokland, G. A. M.; Del Re, E. C.; Mesholam-Gately, R. I.; Jovicich, J.; Trampush, J. W.; Keshavan, M. S.; DeLisi, L. E.; Walters, J. T. R.; Turner, J. A.; Malhotra, A. K.; Lencz, T.; Shenton, M. E.; Voineskos, A. N.; Rujescu, D.; Giegling, I.; Kahn, R. S.; Roffman, J. L.; Holt, D. J.; Ehrlich, S.; Kikinis, Z.; Dazzan, P.; Murray, R. M.; Di Forti, M.; Lee, J.; Sim, K.; Lam, M.; Wolthusen, R. P. F.; De Zwarte, S. M. C.; Walton, E.; Cosgrove, D.; Kelly, S.; Maleki, N.; Osiecki, L.; Picchioni, M. M.; Bramon, E.; Russo, M.; David, A. S.; Mondelli, V.; Reinders, A. A. T. S.; Falcone, M. A.; Hartmann, A. M.; Konte, B.; Morris, D. W.; Gill, M.; Corvin, A. P.; Cahn, W.; Ho, N. F.; Liu, J. J.; Keefe, R. S. E.; Gollub, R. L.; Manoach, D. S.; Calhoun, V. D.; Schulz, S. C.; Sponheim, S. R.; Goff, D. C.; Buka, S. L.; Cherkerzian, S.; Thermenos, H. W.; Kubicki, M.; Nestor, P. G.; Dickie, E. W.; Vassos, E.; Ciufolini, S.; Marques, T. R.; Crossley, N. A.; Purcell, S. M.; Smoller, J. W.; Van Haren, N. E. M.; Toulopoulou, Timothea; Donohoe, G.; Goldstein, J. M.; Seidman, L. J.; McCarley, R. W.; Petryshen, T. L. (Elsevier, 2018)

Background: Schizophrenia has a large genetic component, and the pathways from genes to illness manifestation are beginning to be identified. The Genetics of Endophenotypes of Neurofunction to Understand Schizophrenia ...

Heritability of neuropsychological measures in schizophrenia and nonpsychiatric populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Blokland, G. A. M.; Mesholam-Gately, R. I.; Toulopoulou, T.; Del Re, E. C.; Lam, M.; Delisi, L. E.; Donohoe, G.; Walters, J. T. R.; Seidman, L. J.; Petryshen, T. L. (Oxford University Press, 2017)

Schizophrenia is characterized by neuropsychological deficits across many cognitive domains. Cognitive phenotypes with high heritability and genetic overlap with schizophrenia liability can help elucidate the mechanisms ...

Introduction; The second cognitive revolution

Harre, Rom (1992)

Mental models in narrative comprehension

Bower, Gordon H. (1990)

No evidence for a common factor underlying visual abilities in healthy older people

Shaqiri, A.; Pilz, K. S.; Cretenoud, A. F.; Neumann, K.; Clarke, Aaron; Kunchulia, M.; Herzog, M. H. (American Psychological Association, 2019)

The world’s population is aging at an increasing rate. Even in the absence of neurodegenerative disorders, healthy aging affects perception and cognition. In the context of cognition, common factors are well established. ...

A polygenic risk score analysis of psychosis endophenotypes across brain functional, structural, and cognitive domains

Ranlund, S.; Calafato, S.; Thygesen, J. H.; Lin, K.; Cahn, W.; Crespo-Facorro, B.; Díez, A.; Forti, M. D.; Iyegbe, C.; Jablensky, A.; Jones, R.; Hall, M.; Kahn, R.; Kalaydjieva, L.; Kravariti, E.; McDonald, C.; McIntosh, A. M.; McQuillin, A.; Picchioni, M.; Prata, D. P.; Rujescu, D.; Schulze, K.; Shaikh, M.; Toulopoulou, Timothea; Haren, N.; Zwarte, S. M. C.; Os, J.; Vassos, E.; Walshe, M.; Lewis, C.; Murray, R. M.; Powell, J.; Bramon, E. (John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 2018)

This large multi‐center study investigates the relationships between genetic risk for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and multi‐modal endophenotypes for psychosis. The sample included 4,242 individuals; 1,087 patients ...

Polygenic risk score increases schizophrenia liability through cognition-relevant pathways

Toulopoulou, Timothea; Zhang, X.; Cherny, S.; Dickinson, D.; Berman, K. F.; Straub, R. E.; Sham, P.; Weinberger, D. R. (Oxford University Press, 2019)

Cognitive deficit is thought to represent, at least in part, genetic mechanisms of risk for schizophrenia, with recent evidence from statistical modelling of twin data suggesting direct causality from the former to the ...

Structural brain alterations of Down’s syndrome in early childhood evaluation by DTI and volumetric analyses

Gunbey, H. P.; Bilgici, M. C.; Aslan, K.; Has, A. C.; Ogur, M. G.; Alhan, A.; Incesu, L. (Springer Verlag, 2017)

Objectives: To provide an initial assessment of white matter (WM) integrity with diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) and the accompanying volumetric changes in WM and grey matter (GM) through volumetric analyses of young children ...

Understanding the effects of cognition in creative decision-making : a creativity model for enhancing the design studio process

Hasırcı, Deniz (Bilkent University, 2005)

The demand for creativity is a significant concern in all educational environments, especially in institutions of design. Considering this, the study aspires to improve creativity in the design studio. Based on the ...

Vygotsky's social theory of mind

Williams, Meredith (1989)