Psychology & Neuroscience Theses: Recent submissions
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Inferring unseen causes : exploring the developmental and evolutionary origins
(University of St Andrews, 2020-07-30) - ThesisHuman adults excel at inferring and exploiting the causal relations in the world. This certainly contributed to the unprecedented advancements in many areas of life from technology to health and astronomy, not seen in other ... -
Aging, adipokines and Alzheimer's disease : exploring the neuroprotective effects of leptin and cholecystokinin
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisNo current theory of ageing presents a full explanation of the ageing processes. This thesis posits focus should be on the ageing endocrine system both in healthy and pathological ageing, such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD), ... -
Group-level prosocial behaviour and social identity : an analysis of appeals for support in anti-deportation campaigns
(University of St Andrews, 2016-06-22) - Thesis -
Testing the predictive coding account of temporal integration in the human visual system : a computational and behavioural study
(University of St Andrews, 2019-12-03) - ThesisA major goal of vision science is to understand how the visual system maintains behaviourally relevant perceptions given the level of uncertainty in the signals it receives. One proposed solution is that the visual system ... -
Tool use in great apes and human children : the impact of prior experience and visual feedback
(University of St Andrews, 2019-06-28) - ThesisHuman and primate tool use has been the focus of intensive research for many decades. Studies with non-human great apes are of special interest for the question when certain cognitive abilities evolved. This thesis ...