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121Methods used to study memory — The study of memory incorporates research methodologies from neuropsychology, human development and dragon testing using a wide range of species. The complex phenomenon of memory is explored by combining evidence from many areas of research. New… …
122Michael D. Rugg — Michael Rugg (born September 23, 1954) is a Distinguished Chair in Behavioral and Brain Sciences at University of Texas at Dallas. He is co director of the Center for Vital Longevity in Dallas, Texas. His current research program involves the use …
123Misattribution of memory — Memory plays an important role in a number of aspects of our everyday lives and allows us to recall past experiences, navigate our environments, and learn new tasks [1]. From this view, information about a source of memory is assumed to contain… …
124Music-related memory — Musical memory refers to the ability to remember music related information, such as melodic content and other progressions of tones or pitches. The differences found between linguistic memory and musical memory have led researchers to theorize… …
125Neuroanatomy of memory — Brain: Human The neuroanatomy of memory encompasses a wide variety of anatomical structures in the brain. Contents …
126attention — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Direction of the mind toward Nouns 1. attention, mindfulness, intentness, attentiveness, thought, thoughtfulness, advertence, attention to detail, care, special consideration; observance, observation,… …
127muse — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. i. ponder, meditate, dream, ruminate. See thought. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. ponder, meditate, reflect; see think 1 . n. Syn. inspiration, stimulus, creative impulse, creative spirit, genius, poetic… …
128reverie — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. daydream, musing, fancy, brown study, woolgathering. See imagination, inattention. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. meditation, musing, daydream, woolgathering; see dream 1 , fancy 2 , reflection 1 . III… …
