Psychology & Neuroscience: Recent submissions
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Feeding, ranging and social organisation of the Guinea baboon
(University of St Andrews, 1982) - ThesisBefore this study, the Guinea or Western baboon, Papio papio, was almost unknown in its natural environment. This thesis reports a nineteen-month field study of two troops of P. papio carried out in south-eastern Senegal. ... -
An investigation into the function of single-neuron activity in the mesoaccumbens dopamine system of the rat
(University of St Andrews, 2005) - ThesisThe mesoaccumbens dopamine system has been implicated in many basic psychological processes (e.g. "wanting" and "liking") and illnesses (e.g. addiction, depression, schizophrenia). However, the precise computational ... -
An investigation into some aspects of the development of religious thinking in children aged between six and eleven years
(University of St Andrews, 1979) - ThesisChildren's thinking has been described by Piaget and others in general terms, which suggest that there are major developmental changes that affect children's thinking at various stages of their development. Some criticisms ... -
Perception of relative depth interval : Systematic biases in perceived depth
(2012) - Journal articleGiven an estimate of the binocular disparity between a pair of points and an estimate of the viewing distance, or knowledge of eye position, it should be possible to obtain an estimate of their depth separation. Here we ... -
What visual information is used for stereoscopic depth displacement discrimination?
(2010) - Journal articleThere are two ways to detect a displacement in stereoscopic depth, namely by monitoring the change in disparity over time (CDOT) or by monitoring the inter-ocular velocity difference (IOVD). Though previous studies have ...