While Cherenkov emission was discovered more than eighty years ago, the potential applications of imaging this during radiation therapy have just recently been explored. With approximately half of all cancer patients being treated by radiation at...
One of the most distinctive aspects of humans as a species is our propensity to form complex social networks made up of intense, non-reproductive bonds with non-kin. Navigating these networks presents a considerable cognitive challenge that is...
Smoking in motion pictures. ; Mass media and teenagers -- United States. ; Mass media and young adults -- United States. ; Teenagers -- United States -- Attitudes. ; Young adults -- United States -- Attitudes. ; Motion picture actors and actresses...
Thousands of adolescents try their first cigarette each day, and many of these adolescents go on to become adult smokers who will die from smoking-related causes. This thesis examines the role of movie portrayals of smoking as a predictor of...
The motivational and rewarding properties of our immediate environment affect how humans interact with our world in a number of ways. One important aspect in which reward representation shapes behavior is in the development, maintenance and...
Brain -- Localization of functions. Analogy. Frontal lobes. Neuropsychology.
This thesis represents a program of behavioral and brain-based research directed at elucidating the mechanisms of analogical reasoning. The studies that comprise this thesis took convergent experimental approaches to extend knowledge concerning two...
Social perception -- Physiological aspects. ; Prefrontal cortex -- Physiology.
From the most minimal of person information, such as a photograph or a sentence, people are able to rapidly infer a multitude of complex personality traits. These social inferences are thought to rely upon cognitive representations of person...
Self-reconfiguring (SR) robots are modular systems that can autonomously change shape, or reconfigure , for increased versatility and adaptability in unknown environments. In this thesis, we investigate planning and control for systems of...