Search for dissertations about: "Consciousness and Cognitive Neuroscience"

Found 5 swedish dissertations containing the words Consciousness and Cognitive Neuroscience.

  2. 1. Visuospatial inattention and processing speed : Predictors of long-term outcome and patterns of change after ischemic stroke

    Author : Joel Gerafi; Hans Samuelsson; Tom Manly; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Visuospatial inattention; language impairment; long-term functional outcome; ischemic stroke; neglect; aphasia; lateralized inattention; processing speed; Consciousness and Cognitive Neuroscience; Kognitiv neurovetenskap och filosofi; visuospatial inattention; language impairment; long-term functional outcome; ischemic stroke; neglect; aphasia; lateralized inattention; processing speed;

    Abstract : Impairments of visuospatial attention, language, and processing speed (PS) are common early after stroke and have been associated with unfavorable short-term functional outcomes but little is known about this relationship in the long-term. This thesis investigates 1) the potential importance of visuospatial inattention (VSI) and language impairments (LI) as predictors of functional outcomes 7 years after an ischemic stroke (studies I-II) and 2) presence of lateralized inattention 7 years after stroke and potential predictors of this phenomenon (study III). READ MORE

  4. 2. The conscious brain : Empirical investigations of the neural correlates of perceptual awareness

    Author : Johan Eriksson; Lars Nyberg; Geraint Rees; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; consciousness; visual perception; object identification; functional neuroimaging; top-down processing; prefrontal cortex; auditory perception; Neuroscience; Neurovetenskap;

    Abstract : Although consciousness has been studied since ancient time, how the brain implements consciousness is still considered a great mystery by most. This thesis investigates the neural correlates of consciousness by measuring brain activity with functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while specific contents of consciousness are defined and maintained in various experimental settings. READ MORE

  5. 3. Long-term functional outcome after ischemic stroke : Prognostic value of early identification of neglect and aphasia

    Author : Joel Gerafi; Hans Samuelsson; Christian Blomstrand; Sakari Kallio; Palle Pedersen; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Stroke; Aphasia; Neglect; Consciousness and Cognitive Neuroscience; Kognitiv neurovetenskap och filosofi;

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  6. 4. Dream affect : Conceptual and Methodological Issues in the Study of Emotions and Moods Experienced in Dreams

    Author : Pilleriin Sikka; Antti Revonsuo; Katja Valli; Antonio Zadra; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; dreaming; affect; emotions; self-ratings; external ratings; REM sleep; well-being; peace of mind; frontal alpha asymmetry; Consciousness and Cognitive Neuroscience; Kognitiv neurovetenskap och filosofi;

    Abstract : We experience affect—emotions and mood—not only when we are awake but alsoduring dreaming. Despite considerable research, existing theories and empiricalfindings disagree about the frequency, nature, and correlates of dream affect. In thisthesis, I discuss the conceptual and methodological issues that underlie thesediscrepancies. READ MORE

  7. 5. An Autocracy of Empathy : Human-Animal Relations and the Emotional Architecture of Speciesism

    Author : Kurtis Boyer; Statsvetenskapliga institutionen; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; human-animal relations; empathy; political agency; political theory;

    Abstract : With a commitment to a relational ontology, scholars from within the feminist care tradition of animal ethics have been able to theorize how our moral significance - as well as our moral obligations to others - arise from the metaphysical and empathetic 'entanglements. Independent of species, gender and the like, we exist as embodied beings. READ MORE