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Cowell, Rosemary A.; Bussey, Timothy J.; Saksida, Lisa M. – Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience, 2010
We examined the organization and function of the ventral object processing pathway. The prevailing theoretical approach in this field holds that the ventral object processing stream has a modular organization, in which visual perception is carried out in posterior regions and visual memory is carried out, independently, in the anterior temporal…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Cognitive Processes, Neurological Organization, Visual Perception
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Ilg, Uwe J.; Thier, Peter – Brain and Cognition, 2008
Smooth pursuit eye movements are performed in order to prevent retinal image blur of a moving object. Rhesus monkeys are able to perform smooth pursuit eye movements quite similar as humans, even if the pursuit target does not consist in a simple moving dot. Therefore, the study of the neuronal responses as well as the consequences of…
Descriptors: Eye Movements, Motion, Human Body, Animals
Benjamin, Ludy T., Jr., Ed. – APA Books, 2008
The most popular activities from APA's successful "Activities Handbooks for the Teaching of Psychology" are gathered together and updated in this book of teachers' favorites. The lesson plans, which encourage active learning and involve the whole class, have stood the test of time and proven themselves to be entertaining, effective, and easy to…
Descriptors: Psychology, Teaching Methods, Learning Activities, Lesson Plans