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Interest and learning consolidation: Behavioural, neurological, and metacognitive analyses (INTEREST AND MEMORY)

Start date: May 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2018,

Interest is a critical motivational factor in education, and a vast number of empirical studies in psychology have revealed the beneficial effects of interest on learning outcomes. Despite the many different theoretical perspectives on interest, however, previous studies hold a common assumption that interest promotes learning by increasing positive motivational commitment to a task (i.e., motivat ...
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The Effects of Emotion on Top-Down Prioritization Among Younger and Older Adults (EMOTION AND CONTROL)

Start date: Dec 1, 2013, End date: Nov 30, 2017,

Our everyday surroundings provide an overwhelming amount of information. In contrast, our processing resources are limited. Thus, it is necessary to prioritize important information while inhibiting distracting information. This prioritization process is especially important when encountering a situation or stimulus which is important for survival and feeling emotional arousal. However, there is s ...
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Phylogenetic exploration of medicinal plant diversity (MedPlant)

Start date: Oct 1, 2013, End date: Sep 30, 2017,

The MedPlant network will train young researchers in career enhancing approaches and techniques in biodiversity driven drug lead discovery, complimentary and entrepreneurial skills relevant for work in the pharmaceutical industry, regulatory bodies, NGOs and academia. The aim is to improve the students’ chances of employment and to strengthen Europe's research base through a collaborative training ...
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Universalism, universal design and equitable access to the designed environment (UNIDESIGN)

Start date: Jun 1, 2013, End date: Aug 31, 2016,

The proposed research examines the proposition that the values and attitudes embedded into the production of the designed environment display little or no knowledge of how to respond to the manifold complexities of the body. This will be explored through the context of disability and design, with the focus on assessing the relevance of the principles and practices of one of the foremost, contempor ...
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The Evolution of Human Languages (MotherTongue)

Start date: May 1, 2011, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

Human languages evolve by a process of cultural evolution in which linguistic varieties compete for our attention and adapt to the environment of our minds. This has produced a remarkable cultural replicator whose fidelity of transmission can rival that of some genes. Yet progress in understanding this defining human trait is impeded by an influential view that the processes of linguistic change a ...
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Modulatory capacity: Understanding individual differences in the relationship between sensory input and pain perception (MODULATORY CAPACITY)

Start date: May 1, 2014, End date: Apr 30, 2016,

Pain serves a critical function, warning the organism of danger and potential injury. While it is often related to the level of sensory input, this relationship is not linear. The relationship between sensory input and pain can be modulated by the central nervous system based on various sensory, cognitive and affective factors. Individual differences in the capacity to modulate pain centrally ha ...
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Elucidating novel roles and mechanisms of the GAD system in stress resistance and virulence of Listeria monocytogenes (MONOGAD)

Start date: Oct 1, 2010, End date: Dec 1, 2014,

"In previous work performed by Dr. Karatzas it has been demonstrated that the presence of glutamate does not confer any acid resistance to L. monocytogenes grown in DM. This is due to the absence of any GABA export in this medium even if glutamate is present. Furthermore, L. monocytogenes accumulates high levels of intracellular GABA when challenged with HCl in both rich media like BHI and DM. Th ...
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