Search Results - "Kounios, J."

The relation of hedonic hunger and restrained eating to lateralized frontal activation by Winter, S.R, Feig, E.H, Kounios, J, Erickson, B, Berkowitz, S, Lowe, M.R

“…Abstract Asymmetrical alpha activation in the prefrontal cortex (frontal asymmetry) in electroencephalography (EEG) has been related to eating behavior. Prior…”
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Binge eating, appetitive responsiveness, and disinhibition: Relation to asymmetrical activation in the human brain by Ochner, C.O., Lowe, M.R., Kounios, J., Green, D., van Steenburgh, J.

“…Asymmetrical activation in the frontal cortex has been related to affect and volitional behavior. Literature has demonstrated a relationship between frontal…”
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New approaches to demystifying insight by Bowden, Edward M., Jung-Beeman, Mark, Fleck, Jessica, Kounios, John

“…After a person has become stuck on a problem, they sometimes achieve a clear and sudden solution through insight – the so-called Aha! experience. Because of…”
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A brain mechanism for facilitation of insight by positive affect by Subramaniam, Karuna, Kounios, John, Parrish, Todd B, Jung-Beeman, Mark

“…Previous research has shown that people solve insight or creative problems better when in a positive mood (assessed or induced), although the precise…”
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Oscillations in the Alpha Band (9–12 Hz) Increase with Memory Load during Retention in a Short-term Memory Task by Jensen, Ole, Gelfand, Jack, Kounios, John, Lisman, John E.

“…To study the role of brain oscillations in working memory, we recorded the scalp electroencephalogram (EEG) during the retention interval of a modified…”
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Coherent oscillatory networks supporting short-term memory retention by Payne, Lisa, Kounios, John

“…Abstract Accumulating evidence suggests that top-down processes, reflected by frontal-midline theta-band (4–8 Hz) electroencephalogram (EEG) oscillations,…”
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Neural activity when people solve verbal problems with insight by Jung-Beeman, Mark, Bowden, Edward M, Haberman, Jason, Frymiare, Jennifer L, Arambel-Liu, Stella, Greenblatt, Richard, Reber, Paul J, Kounios, John

“…People sometimes solve problems with a unique process called insight, accompanied by an "Aha!" experience. It has long been unclear whether different cognitive…”
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Category-specific medial temporal lobe activation and the consolidation of semantic memory: evidence from fMRI by Kounios, John, Koenig, Phyllis, Glosser, Guila, DeVita, Chris, Dennis, Kari, Moore, Peachie, Grossman, Murray

“…Semantic memory consolidation was studied by comparing medial temporal lobe (MTL) fMRI activation to ANIMAL, IMPLEMENT and ABSTRACT nouns in healthy seniors to…”
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Peak alpha frequency: an electroencephalographic measure of cognitive preparedness by Angelakis, Efthymios, Lubar, Joel F, Stathopoulou, Stamatina, Kounios, John

“…Objective: Electroencephalographic (EEG) peak alpha frequency (PAF) (measured in Hz) has been correlated to cognitive performance between healthy and clinical…”
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Semantic richness and the activation of concepts in semantic memory: Evidence from event-related potentials by Kounios, John, Green, Deborah L, Payne, Lisa, Fleck, Jessica I, Grondin, Ray, McRae, Ken

“…Abstract Semantic richness refers to the amount of semantic information associated with a concept. Reaction-time (RT) studies have shown that words referring…”
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Comparative multiresolution wavelet analysis of ERP spectral bands using an ensemble of classifiers approach for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease by Polikar, Robi, Topalis, Apostolos, Green, Deborah, Kounios, John, Clark, Christopher M

“…Abstract Early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) is becoming an increasingly important healthcare concern. Prior approaches analyzing event-related…”
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A neural mechanism for non-verbal discourse comprehension by Kounios, John

“…Sometimes, a thousand words isn't worth a picture. A recent study by West and Holcomb used event-related potentials to examine non-verbal, discourse-level…”
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Asymmetric prefrontal cortex activation in relation to markers of overeating in obese humans by Ochner, Christopher N., Green, Deborah, van Steenburgh, J. Jason, Kounios, John, Lowe, Michael R.

“…Dietary restraint is heavily influenced by affect, which has been independently related to asymmetrical activation in the prefrontal cortex (prefrontal…”
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Dual-Coding, Context-Availability, and Concreteness Effects in Sentence Comprehension: An Electrophysiological Investigation by Holcomb, Phillip J, Kounios, John, Anderson, Jane E, West, W. Caroline

“…Event-related potentials were recorded in 2 experiments while participants read sentences in a word-by-word congruency judgment task. Sentence final words were…”
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Concreteness Effects in Semantic Processing: ERP Evidence Supporting Dual-Coding Theory by Kounios, John, Holcomb, Phillip J

“…Dual-coding theory argues that processing advantages for concrete over abstract (verbal) stimuli result from the operation of 2 systems (i.e., imaginal and…”
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The transliminal brain at rest: Baseline EEG, unusual experiences, and access to unconscious mental activity by Fleck, Jessica I., Green, Deborah L., Stevenson, Jennifer L., Payne, Lisa, Bowden, Edward M., Jung-Beeman, Mark, Kounios, John

“…Transliminality reflects individual differences in the threshold at which unconscious processes or external stimuli enter into consciousness. Individuals high…”
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On the continuity of thought and the representation of knowledge: Electrophysiological and behavioral time-course measures reveal levels of structure in semantic memory by Kounios, J

“…Time-course studies of semantic verification are reviewed, discussed, and reinterpreted with the aim of drawing general theoretical conclusions about semantic…”
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Cognitive Association Formation in Human Memory Revealed by Spatiotemporal Brain Imaging by Kounios, John, Smith, Roderick W., Yang, Wei, Bachman, Peter, D'Esposito, Mark

“…Cognitive theory posits association by juxtaposition or by fusion. We employed the measurement of event-related brain potentials (ERPs) to a concept fusion…”
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The Similarity of Brain Activity Associated with True and False Recognition Memory Depends on Test Format by Johnson, Marcia K., Nolde, Scott F., Mather, Mara, Kounios, John, Schacter, Daniel L., Curran, Tim

“…Event-related potentials (ERPs) were compared for correct recognitions of previously presented words and false recognitions of associatively related,…”
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Sudden Insight: All-or-None Processing Revealed by Speed-Accuracy Decomposition by Smith, Roderick W, Kounios, John

“…Issues surrounding the discreteness or continuity of cognitive processes have played a major role in experimental psychology, although there has been…”
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