Psychology & Neuroscience: Recent submissions

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    • Emotion recognition in chronic treatment-resistant depression : before and after neurosurgical treatment 

      Grant, Frazer Alexander Lockhart (University of St Andrews, 2013) - Thesis
      The neuroanatomical structures underlying Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) are not fully understood. Invasive treatment options now exist that target the brain structures associated with MDD. In part one of this study, ...

    • Psychological antecedents of suicidal behavior 

      Cameron, Shri (University of St Andrews, 2013-11-29) - Thesis
      While research highlights a number of risk factors for suicide, not all individuals displaying these characteristics will go on to attempt suicide. Depressed mood is a proximal indicator of suicide, with deterioration in ...

    • Receiving post-conflict affiliation from the enemy's friend reconciles former opponents 

      Wittig, Roman Martin; Boesch, Christophe (2010-11-15) - Journal article
      The adaptive function of bystander initiated post-conflict affiliation (also: consolation & appeasement) has been debated for 30 years. Three influential hypotheses compete for the most likely explanation but have not ...

    • Interactions between luminance and colour signals : effects on shape 

      Clery, Stephane; Bloj, Marina; Harris, Julie (2013-04-18) - Journal article
      Although luminance and color are thought to be processed independently at early stages of visual processing, there is evidence that they interact at later stages. For example, chromatic information has been shown to enhance ...

    • Investigating the role of cognition in nest construction in birds 

      Muth, Felicity (University of St Andrews, 2013) - Thesis
      Nest building in birds has long been assumed to be a behaviour that is not learned, despite suggestive evidence to the contrary. In this thesis I investigated the role of learning in nest building in birds. I focused ...