Experiments
The Blindsight Discovery Experiment – Lawrence Weiskrantz
An exhaustive academic analysis of Lawrence Weiskrantz's groundbreaking 1974 blindsight experiment, detailing patient D.B., neuroanatomy,...
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Experiments
The Concept Neuron Experiment (Jennifer Aniston Neuron) – Rodrigo Quian Quiroga, Itzhak Fried, and Christof Koch
A detailed academic exploration of the concept cell discovery by Quiroga, Fried, and Koch, demonstrating...
Theories
Scaffolding Theory of Aging and Cognition (STAC / STAC-r) – Denise C. Park & Patricia C. Reuter-Lorenz
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Scaffolding Theory of Aging and Cognition (STAC and STAC-r)...
Experiments
The Case of Clive Wearing – Oliver Sacks
A comprehensive neuropsychological analysis of Clive Wearing's profound amnesia as documented by neurologist Oliver Sacks,...
Experiments
The Chimeric Faces Experiment – Jerre Levy
A detailed academic exploration of Jerre Levy's pioneering chimeric faces experiment, investigating hemispheric lateralization and...
Experiments
The Split-Brain Experiments (Human Hemispheric Specialization) – Roger Sperry and Michael Gazzaniga
A comprehensive academic analysis of Sperry and Gazzaniga's split-brain experiments, detailing hemispheric lateralization, consciousness, and...
Theories
Mental Rotation Framework – Roger Shepard & Jacqueline Metzler
A definitive academic exploration of Shepard and Metzler's 1971 mental rotation framework, detailing experimental chronometry,...
Experiments
The London Taxi Driver Study (Neuroplasticity) – Eleanor Maguire
A comprehensive academic analysis of Eleanor Maguire's landmark London taxi driver studies, examining structural neuroplasticity...
Theories
Guided Activation Theory of Prefrontal Function – Earl K. Miller & Jonathan D. Cohen
A comprehensive academic analysis of Miller and Cohen's Guided Activation Theory, detailing how the prefrontal...
Theories
Expected Value of Control (EVC) Theory – Amitai Shenhav, Matthew M. Botvinick, & Jonathan D. Cohen
A comprehensive academic analysis of the Expected Value of Control (EVC) theory developed by Amitai...
Theories
Dual-Mechanism Theory of Cognitive Control (Proactive vs. Reactive Control) – Todd S. Braver
A comprehensive academic analysis of Todd S. Braver's Dual-Mechanisms of Cognitive Control framework, detailing proactive...
Theories
Conflict Monitoring Hypothesis of Cognitive Control – Matthew M. Botvinick, Todd S. Braver, Cameron S. Carter, Deanna M. Barch, & Jonathan D. Cohen
A comprehensive academic analysis of the conflict monitoring hypothesis of cognitive control formulated by Matthew...