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Full-Text Articles in Social and Behavioral Sciences
A Supramodal Role Of The Basal Ganglia In Memory And Motor Inhibition: Meta-Analytic Evidence, Yuhua Guo, Taylor W. Schmitz, Marieke Mur, Catarina S. Ferreira, Michael C. Anderson
A Supramodal Role Of The Basal Ganglia In Memory And Motor Inhibition: Meta-Analytic Evidence, Yuhua Guo, Taylor W. Schmitz, Marieke Mur, Catarina S. Ferreira, Michael C. Anderson
Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications
© 2017 The Authors The ability to stop actions and thoughts is essential for goal-directed behaviour. Neuroimaging research has revealed that stopping actions and thoughts engage similar cortical mechanisms, including the ventro- and dorso-lateral prefrontal cortex. However, whether and how these abilities require similar subcortical mechanisms remains unexplored. Specifically of interest are the basal ganglia, subcortical structures long-known for their motor functions, but less so for their role in cognition. To investigate the potential common mechanisms in the basal ganglia underlying action and thought stopping, we conducted meta-analyses using fMRI data from the Go/No-Go, Stop-signal, and Think/No-Think tasks. All three …
Technical Note: Ground-Based Remote Sensing Of A Mountain Stream: Measuring Stage And Water Width Using A Simple Time-Lapse Camera., Peter Ashmore, Pauline Leduc, Darren Sjogren
Technical Note: Ground-Based Remote Sensing Of A Mountain Stream: Measuring Stage And Water Width Using A Simple Time-Lapse Camera., Peter Ashmore, Pauline Leduc, Darren Sjogren
Geography & Environment Publications
Remote sensing applied to river monitoring adds complementary information useful for understanding the system behaviour. In this paper, we present a method for visual stage gauging and water surface width measurement using a ground-based time-lapse camera and a fully automatic image analysis algorithm for flow monitoring at a river cross section of a steep, bouldery channel. The remote stage measurement was coupled with a water level logger (pressure transducer) on site and shows that the image-based method gives a reliable estimate of the water height variation and daily flow record when validated against the pressure transducer (R = 0.91). …
2018-3 Equivalences Among Five Game Specifications, Including A New Specification Whose Nodes Are Sets Of Past Choices, Peter A. Streufert
2018-3 Equivalences Among Five Game Specifications, Including A New Specification Whose Nodes Are Sets Of Past Choices, Peter A. Streufert
Department of Economics Research Reports
No abstract provided.
2018-2 Demographics And Sectoral Reallocations: A Search Theory With Immobile Workers, Simona E. Cociuba, James C. Macgee
2018-2 Demographics And Sectoral Reallocations: A Search Theory With Immobile Workers, Simona E. Cociuba, James C. Macgee
Department of Economics Research Reports
No abstract provided.
2018-4 Why The Fuss? - Friedman (1968) After Fifty Years, David Laidler
2018-4 Why The Fuss? - Friedman (1968) After Fifty Years, David Laidler
Department of Economics Research Reports
No abstract provided.
2018-5 The Collapse And Recovery Of The Capital Share In East Germany After 1989, Simona E. Cociuba
2018-5 The Collapse And Recovery Of The Capital Share In East Germany After 1989, Simona E. Cociuba
Department of Economics Research Reports
No abstract provided.
The Forgotten Majority, Floranda Agroam
The Forgotten Majority, Floranda Agroam
2018 Undergraduate Awards
The Syrian civil war is entering its 8th year with unpromising hope that the people of Syria will be able to go back to their homeland and live in peace and security soon. With millions displaced, the safety and wellbeing of female Syrian refugees comes to question. Female Syrian refugees face extreme forms of poverty and live in undignified forms of life. They suffer discrimination from NGO's and government officials when they seek social assistance and many forms of sexual and physical assault from their families and other members of the community they live in. Historically, when a war breaks …
Human Neuroimaging Reveals The Subcomponents Of Grasping, Reaching And Pointing Actions., Cristiana Cavina-Pratesi, Jason D Connolly, Simona Monaco, Teresa D Figley, A David Milner, Thomas Schenk, Jody C Culham
Human Neuroimaging Reveals The Subcomponents Of Grasping, Reaching And Pointing Actions., Cristiana Cavina-Pratesi, Jason D Connolly, Simona Monaco, Teresa D Figley, A David Milner, Thomas Schenk, Jody C Culham
Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications
Although the neural underpinnings of visually guided grasping and reaching have been well delineated within lateral and medial fronto-parietal networks (respectively), the contributions of subcomponents of visuomotor actions have not been explored in detail. Using careful subtraction logic, here we investigated which aspects of grasping, reaching, and pointing movements drive activation across key areas within visuomotor networks implicated in hand actions. For grasping tasks, we find activation differences based on the precision required (fine > coarse grip: anterior intraparietal sulcus, aIPS), the requirement to lift the object (grip + lift > grip: aIPS; dorsal premotor cortex, PMd; and supplementary motor area, SMA), …
Cross-Script Orthographic And Phonological Preview Benefits, Olessia Jouravlev, Debra Jared
Cross-Script Orthographic And Phonological Preview Benefits, Olessia Jouravlev, Debra Jared
Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications
The present experiment examined the use of parafoveally presented first-language (LI) orthographic and phonological codes during reading of second-language (L2) sentences in proficient Russian-English bilinguals. Participants read English sentences containing a Russian preview word that was replaced by the English target word when the participant’s eyes crossed an invisible boundary located before the preview word. The use of English and Russian allowed us to manipulate orthographic and phonological preview effects independently of one another. The Russian preview words overlapped with English target words in (a) orthography (ВЕЛЮР [vʲɪˈlʲʉr]–BERRY), (b) phonology (БЛАНК [blank]–BLOOD), or (c) had no orthographic or phonological overlap …
Registered Reports: Introducing A New Article Format In Developmental Science, Daniel Ansari, Judit Gervain
Registered Reports: Introducing A New Article Format In Developmental Science, Daniel Ansari, Judit Gervain
Brain and Mind Institute Researchers' Publications
No abstract provided.
2018-1 On The Identification Of Gross Output Production Functions, Amit Gandhi, Salvador Navarro, David Rivers
2018-1 On The Identification Of Gross Output Production Functions, Amit Gandhi, Salvador Navarro, David Rivers
Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers
No abstract provided.
2018-2 Parental Support, Savings And Student Loan Repayment, Lance Lochner, Todd Stinebrickner, Utku Suleymanoglu
2018-2 Parental Support, Savings And Student Loan Repayment, Lance Lochner, Todd Stinebrickner, Utku Suleymanoglu
Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers
No abstract provided.
2018-5 Uncertainty About Future Income: Initial Beliefs And Resolution During College, Yifan Gong, Todd Stinebrickner, Ralph Stinebrickner
2018-5 Uncertainty About Future Income: Initial Beliefs And Resolution During College, Yifan Gong, Todd Stinebrickner, Ralph Stinebrickner
Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers
No abstract provided.
2018-7 The Disability Option: Labor Market Dynamics With Macroeconomic And Health Risks, Amanda Michaud, David Wiczer
2018-7 The Disability Option: Labor Market Dynamics With Macroeconomic And Health Risks, Amanda Michaud, David Wiczer
Centre for Human Capital and Productivity. CHCP Working Papers
No abstract provided.
‘Black Lives Bladder,’ Other Dumb Things Eric Andre Said At The Rnc, And Why They Bladder, I Mean Matter, Alex Prong
‘Black Lives Bladder,’ Other Dumb Things Eric Andre Said At The Rnc, And Why They Bladder, I Mean Matter, Alex Prong
2018 Undergraduate Awards
When comedian Eric Andre went to the Republican National Convention (RNC), he attended Alex Jones’ speech. He stuck his microphone on the end of a long stick, and pushed through the crowd, until finally, Alex Jones said, “Let’s bring the Daily Show guy up here.”
“They keep attacking me and I just wanna sign up for the open mike,” said Eric. “I know, the democrats are never violent, like the Black Lives Matter movement and attacking the Trump people,” Alex replied.
To which Eric said, “I’m not a democrat either, I’m a nihilist” (“Eric at the RNC”).
This interaction, and …
Universalism Contested: The Exclusivity Of A Universal Basic Income, Chloée C. Godin-Jacques
Universalism Contested: The Exclusivity Of A Universal Basic Income, Chloée C. Godin-Jacques
2018 Undergraduate Awards
Universal basic income is recognized as an adequate response in fulfilling the needs of individuals with disabilities. Proponents of basic income believe that it could potentially reduce financial strains often prevalent in the disability community and shift negative connotations currently attributed to individuals with disabilities. My paper addresses the repercussions that could arise amidst the implementation of a universal basic income in Canada. My analysis indicates that the eventuality of basic income will not further the participation of individuals with disabilities, nor will it address the lack of resources that are indispensable to the creation of meaningful and inclusive opportunities. …
Mind Over Matter: Accounts Of Selfhood In An Age Of Theoretical Gender, Levi C. R. Hord
Mind Over Matter: Accounts Of Selfhood In An Age Of Theoretical Gender, Levi C. R. Hord
2018 Undergraduate Awards
This paper is a reflection on the rapidly shifting social understandings of gender identity. Using a theoretical framework composed of existentialist thought, cultural critique, empirical research, and post-structuralism, I argue that our understandings of gender identity have shifted towards a model which (following decades of theory) takes lived gender to be malleable and constructed. This has caused a movement away from the centrality of the sexed body in determining gender identity – including transgender identities – which in turn has created unresolved tension regarding what constitutes and validates gender identity as “real” in our narratives of selfhood. This movement away …
Section 718.2(E) Of The Criminal Code And Aboriginal Overrepresentation In Canadian Prisons, Meaghan Irons
Section 718.2(E) Of The Criminal Code And Aboriginal Overrepresentation In Canadian Prisons, Meaghan Irons
2018 Undergraduate Awards
Aboriginal peoples have been recognized as statistically overrepresented in the Canadian prison system, incarcerated at a rate nearly ten times the rate of the non-Aboriginal population. Despite their overrepresentation being recognized in academic literature, government reports, and Supreme Court rulings, the rate of Aboriginal incarceration has not decreased. In 1996, section 718.2(e) of the Canadian Criminal Code was enacted. Its purpose was to address the overrepresentation of Aboriginal peoples in Canadian prisons by requiring sentencing judges to consider sanctions other than imprisonment for all offenders, and specifically pay attention to the unique circumstances of Aboriginal offenders. In 1999, the Supreme …
An Unknowable Wildness: An Analysis Of Cryptids As Queer Cultural Iconography, Levi C. R. Hord
An Unknowable Wildness: An Analysis Of Cryptids As Queer Cultural Iconography, Levi C. R. Hord
2018 Undergraduate Awards
This essay examines the rise in cryptids – animals whose existence is disputed or unsubstantiated, or creatures who exist on the margins of biological understanding to the point of being mythical – being claimed by younger queer people as symbols of their outsider status and transgression. Beginning with an analysis of the political resistance that the reclamation of monstrosity makes possible for queer subjects, I argue that “cryptid culture” is a refusal of a politics of assimilation that has lately characterized LGBTQ+ communities. I then argue that this attachment to “cryptid culture” is also indicative of shifts in personal queer …
Humanitarianism As A Moral Alibi At The U.S.-Mexico Border, Layne Clarke
Humanitarianism As A Moral Alibi At The U.S.-Mexico Border, Layne Clarke
2018 Undergraduate Awards
In recent years, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol (CBP) have cast themselves into a humanitarian role, presenting themselves as an organization that is ultimately concerned with the wellbeing and safety of undocumented migrants who undertake the dangerous journey of crossing the U.S.-Mexico border. However, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) are of the opinion that this humanitarianism is hollow given that CBP ultimately enforces prevention through deterrence, a prevention strategy that deters migrants to the dangerous terrain of the Sonoran Desert and is believed to have caused in numerous migrant deaths. In this essay, I explore the contradictions inherent in CBP’s supposed mandate …
The Effects Of Lipopolysaccharide On Positive Reinforcement In Rats, Daamoon Ghahari
The Effects Of Lipopolysaccharide On Positive Reinforcement In Rats, Daamoon Ghahari
2018 Undergraduate Awards
Lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a bacterial endotoxin which has potent immune activating properties, has been widely used to study the effects of neuroinflammation in animal models. Previous studies have demonstrated that LPS increases the stress response, reduces operant responding, and causes anhedonia and anorexia in rats. Most of these studies have demonstrated the behavioural effects of LPS through decreases in palatable solution consumption or self-administration of pleasurable electrical brain stimulation (EBS), however a more detailed study exploring the differences between appetitive and consummatory behaviours is needed to truly understand the impact of neuroinflammation on food-motivated behaviour. The current study injected 23 male …
Anorexic And Forgetting Effects Of Lipopolysaccharide On Positive Reinforcement In Rats, Mahdieh Varvani Farahani
Anorexic And Forgetting Effects Of Lipopolysaccharide On Positive Reinforcement In Rats, Mahdieh Varvani Farahani
2018 Undergraduate Awards
It is widely demonstrated that lipopolysaccharide (LPS), a gram-negative bacteria derived endotoxin, induces symptoms that present similar to a stress response, commonly referred to as ‘sickness behaviours’. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of LPS on learnt food motivated behaviours in rats by analyzing bar pressing behaviours in a Skinner box under an FR-1 schedule. 23 male Long Evans rats were injected with either 200 μg/kg LPS (n = 8), 1 mg/kg of scopolamine hydrobromide (a known memory blocker; n = 7), or a saline control injection (n = 8). Prior to injection, rats were taught …
Individual Differences In Impulsivity And Mesocorticolimbic Connectivity Strength In Pre-Adolescence, Daamoon Ghahari
Individual Differences In Impulsivity And Mesocorticolimbic Connectivity Strength In Pre-Adolescence, Daamoon Ghahari
2018 Undergraduate Awards
Individual differences in pre-adolescent impulsivity, or the preference for smaller immediate rewards over larger delayed rewards, has been related to a multitude of outcomes measured later in life, such as physical and psychological health, substance dependence, financial well-being, academic achievement, social adjustment, and criminal behaviour. The mesocorticolimbic dopamine pathway (MCLP), a neural circuitry involved in reward motivated behaviours and decision-making, has been extensively linked to the delay discounting task, an effective tool for quantifying trait impulsivity. While previous research has demonstrated a negative correlation between the structural connectivity strength of the right dorsolateral prefrontal tract and the functional activity of …
The Impact Of Drug And Firm Attributes On Stock Price Movements Around Fda Drug Approval Decisions, Julian Donovan
The Impact Of Drug And Firm Attributes On Stock Price Movements Around Fda Drug Approval Decisions, Julian Donovan
2018 Undergraduate Awards
This paper evaluates the impact of firm and drug attributes on the stock price movements of drug companies before, during, and after a drug approval decision by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Previous literature demonstrates significant stock price volatility around these events on average, but do not explicitly examine if certain attributes can help explain this volatility for individual companies. In this paper, holding period returns and cumulative abnormal returns (obtained via the Fama-French model) are regressed on relevant firm and drug attributes. The findings suggest that the type of disease a drug treats has little impact on its …
The Media, Islam And Populism In The Fifth Republic, Domonic Mcdonald
The Media, Islam And Populism In The Fifth Republic, Domonic Mcdonald
2018 Undergraduate Awards
French democratic society shows a startling ambivalence: contemporary French politics struggles to reconcile its commitment to the republican values of liberty, equality and fraternity with its entrenched islamophobia. Rhetoric about French Muslims has historically been and continues to be weaponized by French politicians seeking to capitalize on the Muslim electorate or the fears harboured by Franco-French racists. The prevailing media discourse about French Muslims creates a distorted view of them as burdensome, violent and anti-French. This distortion contributed to the rise of Marine Le Pen's far-right Front National, which thrived on a discourse of securitization in opposition to Muslim minorities …
Resiliency And The Long-Tail Of The Research Cycle: Western's Approach To Thinking Through Research Data Management, Erin Huner, Bobby Glushko
Resiliency And The Long-Tail Of The Research Cycle: Western's Approach To Thinking Through Research Data Management, Erin Huner, Bobby Glushko
Western Libraries Presentations
No abstract provided.
Public Places And Empty Spaces: Dislocation, Urban Renewal And The Death Of A French Plaza, Roza Tchoukaleyska
Public Places And Empty Spaces: Dislocation, Urban Renewal And The Death Of A French Plaza, Roza Tchoukaleyska
Geography & Environment Publications
This article examines the dislocations produced when competing understandings of public space come into contact. Focusing on Montpellier, France, where an urban renewal program has seen portions of the city-centre renovated, the article considers the breaking apart of a North African commercial cluster under the guide of French heritage protection. Arguing that such action is tiedto municipal urban politics and wider trajectories that place diverse identities in a separate category, I trace the process through which a plaza encompassed in the urban renewal program has been labelled as “empty” and “dead” space. Suggesting that the relocation of a well-used outdoor …
Research Snapshot: Changes In Depression And Positive Mental Health Among Youth In A Healthy Relationships Program, Centre For School Mental Health
Research Snapshot: Changes In Depression And Positive Mental Health Among Youth In A Healthy Relationships Program, Centre For School Mental Health
Research Snapshots
This study explored and identified meaningful groups of youth based on their depression symptoms over time. Researchers found that youth who reported high levels of depression prior to the program experienced a significant decline in depressive symptoms and improved mental well-being following the program.
Linguistic Imperialism In Post-Colonial Ghana: Access To Written News Media In The Local Languages, Rikki N. Bergen
Linguistic Imperialism In Post-Colonial Ghana: Access To Written News Media In The Local Languages, Rikki N. Bergen
Anthropology Presentations
No abstract provided.
Elecciones 2018 De Colombia En Twitter, Yadira Lizama Mué, Juan Luis Suárez
Elecciones 2018 De Colombia En Twitter, Yadira Lizama Mué, Juan Luis Suárez
CulturePlex Lab DataPoints
l análisis de los tuits de diciembre muestra una campaña que recién empieza en la plata-forma. El lenguaje usado por los diferentes actores políticos apunta a algunas de las ban-deras con las que intentarán atraer a los votantes, así como da cuenta de sus reacciones a los acontecimientos políticos del día. A diferencia de los candidatos, Santos y Uribe siguen siendo muy activos en Twitter, generan reacciones y atraen mucha atención. Si los candidatos quieren distanciarse de la historia política reciente y ganar credibilidad como presidentes potenciales, deberán establecer perfiles más audaces, generar reacciones más fuertes y desarrollar un lenguaje …