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Topographical Estimation of Visual Population Receptive Fields by fMRI
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2015
It is important to obtain unbiased estimates of visual population receptive fields (pRFs) by functional magnetic resonance imaging. We use mild regularization constraints to estimate pRF topography without a-priori assumptions about pRF shape, allowing us to choose specific pRF models post-hoc. This is particularly advantageous in subjects with visual-pathway lesions.
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Live Imaging of Arabidopsis Pollen Tube Reception and Double Fertilization Using the Semi-In Vitro Cum Septum Method
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Here, we describe an improvement of the semi-in vitro (SIV) method for observing pollen tube guidance and reception in Arabidopsis thaliana, which increases the receptivity of ovules. The high-throughput SIV cum septum method may be coupled with gametophyte marker lines and genetically encoded biosensors to monitor the dynamic process of fertilization.
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In vitro Functional Characterization of Mouse Colorectal Afferent Endings
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This video demonstrates a protocol for conducting single-fiber electrophysiological recordings on an in vitro mouse colorectum-nerve preparation.
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Examining Local Network Processing using Multi-contact Laminar Electrode Recording
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A fundamental issue in our understanding of cortical circuitry is how networks in different cortical layers encode sensory information. Here we describe electrophysiological techniques utilizing multi-contact laminar electrodes to record single-units and local field potentials and present analyses to identify cortical layers.
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Toddler and Preschool Child Exam
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2023
Source: Heather Collette and Jaideep Talwalkar; Yale School of Medicine The key to a successful exam of a toddler or preschool-age child is building rapport and trust between them and the provider. Toddlers, in particular, may be wary of strangers and unwilling to cooperate with the physical exam, which is expected age-appropriate behavior. In order to provide good care and create a comfortable patient experience, clinicians need to tailor their interaction to the child's developmental stage.
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Understanding a word requires more than recognizing its sound or written form. Phonological information helps identify the word, semantic information connects it with meaning, and context helps determine the intended interpretation during communication. Studying how these sources work together allows psychologists to examine language comprehension as an active process rather than treating vocabulary knowledge as simple word recognition.
Receptive vocabulary can be assessed when a person recognizes or interprets a word without producing it. Expressive vocabulary, by contrast, concerns words a person uses in speech or writing. This distinction matters because comprehension and production may not show identical patterns, so researchers can examine language abilities more precisely instead of treating vocabulary as a single, uniform skill.
The relevant information can arrive through different communication channels. A person may connect heard word forms with meanings during conversation or interpret written forms while reading. Including both modalities helps researchers study comprehension across communication settings and relate vocabulary knowledge to broader questions about language development, literacy, and communication differences.
Measures of receptive vocabulary help characterize how language comprehension changes across development. In childhood, they can contribute to research on emerging language abilities and educational outcomes; in adulthood, they can help describe communication differences and cognitive outcomes. The measures therefore provide a way to study comprehension across the lifespan rather than limiting investigation to early language learning.
Assessment may ask a person to identify a picture, select a word with a matching meaning, or respond appropriately to a verbal instruction. These tasks sample comprehension in different ways: picture identification emphasizes linking words with referents, matching examines meaning relationships, and instruction-following connects vocabulary understanding with communication. Together, they support a broader characterization of comprehension.
Following verbal instructions provides evidence about whether a person can interpret vocabulary within an action-oriented communication context. The task moves beyond isolated word recognition by requiring the participant to connect heard language with an intended response. Psychologists can use this approach when studying language comprehension and communication differences, while recognizing that performance reflects the specific assessment context.
Researchers use receptive vocabulary measures to investigate language development, cognitive and educational outcomes, literacy, and communication differences. In clinical assessment, they help characterize an individual’s comprehension profile; in literacy research, they connect word understanding with reading-related questions; and in language intervention research, they help examine comprehension as a relevant outcome. These applications extend across childhood and adulthood.
These measures can help characterize language comprehension and relate it to cognitive, educational, and communication outcomes. They may also support comparisons across developmental stages or communication profiles when researchers use suitable tasks, such as picture identification, meaning matching, or instruction-following. Interpretation should remain tied to the task used, because each procedure samples comprehension in a particular way.