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The acquisition of conditioned responding
Published 2011-01-01This report analyzes the acquisition of conditioned responses in rats trained in a magazine approach paradigm. Following the suggestion by Gallistel, Fairhurst and Balsam (2004), Weibull functions were fitted to the ...Open AccessArticle -
Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination III: Psychometric Characteristics and Relations to Functional Ability in Dementia
Published 2018-09-07Objectives: The Addenbrooke’s Cognitive Examination (ACE) is a common cognitive screening test for dementia. Here, we examined the relationship between the most recent version (ACE-III) and its predecessor (ACE-R), determined ...Open AccessArticle -
Age-related changes in the temporal focus and self-referential content of spontaneous cognition during periods of low cognitive demand
Published 2019-09-18An intriguing aspect of human cognition is the unique capacity to mentally retreat from our immediate surroundings to consider perspectives distinct from the here and now. Despite increasing interest in this phenomenon, ...Open AccessArticle -
"All is not lost” - Rethinking the nature of memory and the self in dementia
Published 2019-09-18Memory and the self have long been considered intertwined, leading to the assumption that without memory, there can be no self. This line of reasoning has led to the misconception that a loss of memory in dementia necessarily ...Open AccessArticle -
The arguments of associations
Published 2010-01-01This chapter considers associative solutions to “non‐linear” discrimination problems, such as negative patterning (A+ and B+ vs AB‐) and the biconditional discrimination (AB+ and CD+ vs AC‐ and BD‐). It is commonly assumed ...Open AccessBook chapter -
Association between precuneus volume and autobiographical memory impairment in posterior cortical atrophy: Beyond the visual syndrome
Published 2018-03-10Posterior cortical atrophy is a neurodegenerative syndrome characterised by progressive disruption of visual and perceptual processing, associated with atrophy in the parieto-occipital cortex. Current diagnostic criteria ...Open AccessArticle -
An attention modulated associative network.
Published 2010-01-01We present an elemental model of associative learning that describes interactions between stimulus elements as a process of competitive normalization. Building on the assumptions laid out in Harris (2006), stimuli are ...Open AccessArticle -
Attentional bias modification and pain: The role of sensory and affective stimuli
Published 2016-01-01There is growing evidence to support attentional bias modification (ABM) techniques such as the modified dot-probe task within the pain literature. Such techniques can help to inform theoretical models of pain by identifying ...Open AccessArticle -
Attentional Changes During Implicit Learning: Signal Validity Protects a Target Stimulus from the Attentional Blink
Published 2009-01-01Participants in two experiments performed two simultaneous tasks: one, a dual-target detection task within a rapid sequence of target and distractor letters; the other, a cued reaction time task requiring participants to ...Open AccessArticle -
Autonomic arousal as a mechanism of the persistence of nocebo hyperalgesia
Published 2019-01-01Placebo and nocebo mechanisms can lead to clinically significant modulation of pain. Whilst learning is considered to be the broad mechanism underlying both placebo analgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia, critical differences ...Open AccessArticle -
Barriers and enablers to implementing telehealth consultations in psycho‐oncology
Published 2022OBJECTIVE: In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, use of telehealth to deliver care was recommended across the Australian health system. This study aims to explore the barriers and enablers to delivery of psycho-oncology ...Article -
Can a witness report hearsay evidence unintentionally? The effects of discussion on eyewitness memory
Published 2011-02-28When eyewitnesses are exposed to misinformation about an event from a co-witness, they often incorporate this misinformation in their recall of the event. The current research aimed to investigate whether this memory ...Open AccessArticle -
Cerebellar Atrophy and Its Contribution to Cognition in Frontotemporal Dementias
Published 2018-06-07Objective: Increasing evidence suggests that cerebellar damage impacts on cognitive functions. Frontotemporal dementias (FTDs) are neurodegenerative brain conditions, primarily affecting the frontal and/or temporal lobe. ...Open AccessArticle -
The cerebellum in frontotemporal dementia: a meta-analysis of neuroimaging studies
Published 2019-08-19Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) is a neurodegenerative brain disorder primarily affecting the frontal and/or temporal lobes. Three main subtypes have been recognized: behavioural-variant FTD (bvFTD), semantic dementia (SD) ...Article -
Changes in the distribution of response rates across the CS-US interval: Evidence that responding switches between two distinct states.
Published 2015-08-01Two experiments used the peak procedure to examine timing of conditioned responses in a magazine approach paradigm with rats. A conditioned stimulus (CS) was reinforced with food on 50% of trials. Food was delivered at a ...Open AccessArticle -
Children’s Understandings of Mediated Health Campaigns for Childhood Obesity
Published 2010-01-01Purpose: The present study investigated children’s understandings of the intent and importance of current media initiatives designed to target childhood obesity. Semi structured interviews were analysed using qualitative ...Open AccessArticle -
The coaching ripple effect: The effects of developmental coaching on wellbeing across organisational networks
Published 2013-06-28Background It has been argued that the quality of daily interactions within organisations effects the wellbeing of both individuals and the broader organisation. Coaching for leadership development is one intervention often ...Open AccessArticle -
Cognitive processing biases in those experiencing frequent or chronic headaches or migraines: a meta-analysis and systematic review (protocol)
Published 2020-05-11The aim of this review is to explore the role of cognitive biases in those experiencing frequent or chronic headaches and migraines (based on selection criteria outlined across studies – e.g. criteria stated in the ...Open AccessOther -
Comparing learned predictiveness effects within and across compound discriminations
Published 2011-10-01In four human learning experiments, we examined the extent to which learned predictiveness depends upon direct comparison between relatively good and poor predictors. Participants initially solved (1) linear compound ...Open AccessArticle -
Conditioned inhibition and reinforcement rate
Published 2014-01-01We investigated conditioned inhibition in a magazine approach paradigm. Rats were trained on a feature negative discrimination between an auditory conditioned stimulus (CS) reinforced at one rate versus a compound of that ...Open AccessArticle