Self-consciousness has mostly been approached by philosophical enquiry and not by empirical neuroscientific study, leading to an overabundance of diverging theories and an absence of data-driven theories. Using robotic technology, we achieved specific bodily conflicts and induced predictable changes in a fundamental aspect of self-consciousness by altering where healthy subjects experienced the...

Some theories of hippocampal formation function postulate that it is involved in using the relationships between distal cues for spatial navigation. That rats with damage to the hippocampal formation are impaired in learning place responses of escaping to a platform hidden just below the surface of the water of a swimming pool, supports this view. Using rats with fimbria-fornix (FF) lesions, we...

Firms send short message services (SMS) to customers’ mobile phones to promote their products. Many firms personalize this content to increase the relevance of the recommendations and to avoid overloading users with too many messages. This research examines the effects of location-based personalization on users’ intentions to use personalized mobile SMS. We draw on motivational theories to deve...

To understand the mechanisms of visual attention, it is crucial to know the relationship between attention and saccades. Some theories propose a close relationship, whereas others view the attention and saccade systems as completely independent. One possible way to resolve this controversy is to distinguish between the maintenance and shifting of attention. The present study used a novel paradi...

This theoretical discussion intends to reinforce some of the main aspects Regional Science, discussing spatial issue through studies on geographic location, and how these relate important economic theories. From rescue thinking classic authors emphasizing location issues, Economics with a focus development, using resource bibliometric research periods contemporary history, it was possible revie...