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Spatial Cueing
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2023
Source: Laboratory of Jonathan Flombaum—Johns Hopkins University Attention refers to the limited human ability to select some information for processing at the expense of other stimuli in the environment. Attention operates in all sensory modalities: vision, hearing, touch, even taste and smell. It is most often studied in the visual domain though. A common way to study visual attention is with a spatial cueing paradigm. This paradigm allows researchers to measure the consequences of focusing...
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Measuring Sensitivity to Viewpoint Change with and without Stereoscopic Cues
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2013
We discuss a novel method forviewpoint-rotation of visual stimuli, and demonstrate using a mirror stereoscopethe three-dimensional percept of rotation-in-depth. The technique can be used to investigate the role of stereoscopic cues in encoding viewpoint-rotated figures.
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Non-Verbal Cues
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2025
Non-verbal communication extends beyond gestures and facial expressions to include vocal elements known as paralanguage. Paralanguage consists of non-verbal vocal cues such as pitch, loudness, speech rate, pauses, and non-verbal vocalizations like laughter, sighs, and moans. These elements not only accompany speech but also provide critical emotional and contextual information.The Role of Paralanguage in CommunicationParalanguage adds depth to spoken language by conveying emotions and...
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A Protocol for Measuring Cue Reactivity in a Rat Model of Cocaine Use Disorder
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2018
Cue reactivity is conceptualized as sensitivity to cues linked with drug-taking experiences that contribute to craving and relapse in abstinent humans. Cue reactivity is modeled in rats by measuring attentional orientation toward drug-associated cues that results in appetitive approach behavior in a cue reactivity test following self-administration and forced abstinence.
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Assessing Interneuron Response to Chemoattractive Cues from Periventricular Endothelial Cells
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2025
This video shows a method to test interneuron migration in response to chemoattractive cues from periventricular endothelial cells (PVECs). Interneurons are placed in a central compartment, with PVECs and control cells on either side. Increased migration towards PVECs indicates a positive response to their chemoattractive signals.
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Timing helps children connect a caregiver’s signal with an ongoing event. When a response is contingent, meaning it follows the child’s behavior or a social change in a relevant way, the child can use that connection to organize attention and arousal. This supports learning about which events require engagement, caution, or emotional adjustment.
Children do not rely only on the literal content of caregiver communication. Emotional meaning, vocal tone, facial expressions, and gestures provide information about how a situation should be interpreted. These signals can help a child distinguish experiences that seem safe, important, or threatening, while influencing attention, behavior, and regulation during social interaction.
Repeated interactions give children opportunities to interpret caregivers’ responses and adjust their own behavior. Through these exchanges, children can learn from social signals while developing patterns relevant to attachment and emotion regulation. Studying the cues within the interaction, rather than treating communication as isolated words, connects early experience with broader psychological development.
Early communication includes more than spoken language. Infants and young children also process gestures, facial expressions, physical contact, vocal qualities, and responsive timing. These coordinated signals help organize shared attention and social interpretation. Examining their combined effects clarifies how children begin to understand interactions before communication depends primarily on verbal expression.
An assessment can examine the signals a caregiver provides, the child’s responses, and the timing between them. Relevant observations include verbal and nonverbal behavior, emotional tone, physical contact, and whether responses are contingent on the child’s actions. This approach helps characterize interaction patterns associated with attention, arousal, behavior, and social interpretation.
They are especially relevant when an intervention aims to strengthen responsive caregiving. Practitioners can focus on how caregivers communicate through tone, facial expression, gesture, contact, and timely responses to a child’s behavior. Improving these interactional signals may support emotion regulation, early communication, and socioemotional development, while also informing parent-child interaction work.