1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782808203321

Autore

Duncan John <1953 May 15->

Titolo

Measuring the Mind [[electronic resource] ] : Speed, Control, and Age

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Oxford University Press, USA, 2005

ISBN

1-282-27068-0

9786612270680

0-19-156862-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (417 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

PhillipsLouise

McLeodPeter

Disciplina

153

155.6713

Soggetti

Brain

Cognition

Human information processing

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Contributors; Section 1 Reaction time and mental speed; Section 2 Cognitive control and frontal lobe function; Section 3 Memory and age; Section 4 Real-world cognition; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Section I: Reaction time and mental speed. 1. Ageing and response times: a comparison of sequential sampling models, Roger Ratcliff, Anjali Thapar, Philip L. Smith & Gail McKoon. 2. Inconsistency in response time as an indicator of cognitive ageing, David F. Hultsch, Michael A. Hunter, Stuart W. S. MacDonald & Esther Strauss. 3. Ageing and the ability to ignore irrelevant information in visual search and enumeration tasks, Elizabeth A. Maylor & Derrick G. Watson. 4. Individual differences and cognitive models of the mind: using the differentiation hypothesis to distinguish general and specific



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910782998903321

Autore

Featherstone Simon <1960->

Titolo

Englishness : twentieth century popular culture and the forming of English identity / / Simon Featherstone [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Edinburgh : , : Edinburgh University Press, , 2009

ISBN

0-7486-5176-4

1-282-05893-2

9786612058936

0-7486-3254-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (202 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)

Classificazione

HD 300

Disciplina

305.82/1

Soggetti

National characteristics, English

Nationalism - England

Social psychology - England

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 02 Oct 2015).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. [183]-196) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: being English -- Thinking about England -- Reviving England -- Festivals -- Journeys -- The North -- Race -- Sport -- Voices -- Romance -- Conclusion.

Sommario/riassunto

An innovative and accessible study of English identities in the twentieth century. The book examines the conflicts  dilemmas and contradictions that marked Englishness as the nation changed from an imperial power to a postcolonial state.



3.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910779610703321

Autore

Montakab Hamid

Titolo

Acupuncture for Insomnia : Sleep and Dreams in Chinese Medicine / / by: Montakab, Hamid

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Stuttgart ; ; New York, : Thieme, c2012

ISBN

3-13-257963-7

3-13-164401-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (164 p.)

Disciplina

616.8/498206222

Soggetti

Insomnia - Treatment

Acupuncture

Medicine, Chinese

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 137-143) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Physiology of sleep -- Sleep in Chinese medicine -- Insomnia -- Other sleep pathologies -- Dreams and their significance in Chinese medicine -- Clinical evaluation.

Sommario/riassunto

Insomnia and related sleep disorders concern 30-40% of the adult population and even up to 25% of children, affecting alertness and memory, causing emotional and ...