ELECTRN 8 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Stroop Effect, Basal Ganglia, Spatial Memory
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Rabipour & raz: training the brain: fact & fad in cognitive & behavioural remediation. This study examines the impact of these programs in both healthy developing individuals and pathological populations & potential use of such training. Attention networks: ability to regulate thoughts and actions, mature independently at different stages of life. Readiness in preparation for an impending stimuli: executive attention: Attention and brain training: transfer of behavioural control. Orienting network: strongly dictates behaviour at earlier developmental period, tendency of infants to attend to novel stimuli may serve an evolutionary purpose and simultaneously facilitate the gradually development of executive attention. Executive function: plays a critical role in many adult pursuits, adults require a strong command of executive function to thrive in society. Hypnosis: hypnotic state promotes an external source of control, adults: (=fully developed attention systems) hypnosis affords the opportunity to achieve.
