An important, but often ignored distinction in the analysis of EEG signals is that between evoked activity and induced activity. Whereas evoked activity reflects the summation of transient post-synaptic potentials triggered by an event, induced activity, which is mainly oscillatory in nature, is thought to reflect changes in parameters controlling dynamic interactions within and between brain s...

This study exemplifies a STEM-based online near-peer mentoring approach, incorporating 56 students (high and middle school mentees) 16 secondary undergraduates (UG) mentors. The various constructive roles of UG mentors in motivating student mentees have been investigated by examining the relationship shared among them. qualitative quantitative analysis student’s daily feedback, mentors’ mentors...

In this paper, based on Chinese data, I propose that the so called light verb construction can be subsumed under the analysis of internal topicalization, following the analysis of remnant movement. First, I argue that a light verb does assign theta-roles. Second, I argue that all the particular syntactic behaviors observed in Grimshaw and Mester (1988) the verbal noun cannot undergo topicalizat...

Working memory (WM) tasks require not only distinct functions such as a storage buffer and central executive functions, but also coordination among these functions. Neuroimaging studies have revealed the contributions of different brain regions to different functional roles in WM tasks; however, little is known about the neural mechanism governing their coordination. Electroencephalographic (EE...

14 The hippocampus, along with its characteristic theta oscillation, has been widely implicated in various 15 aspects of animal memory and behavior. Given the important roles that hippocampal theta oscillations have 16 in theoretical models of brain function, it might be considered surprising that these signals have not been 17 reported as often in humans as in animals. In this chapter we revie...

Coordinated patterns of state-dependent synchronized oscillatory activity have been suggested to play differential roles in both the encoding and consolidation phases of hippocampal-dependent memories. Previous studies have concentrated on the mutually exclusive patterns of theta and sharp-wave/ripple activity because these were thought to be the only collective oscillatory patterns expressed i...

Hippocampal theta (3-8 Hz) is a major electrophysiological activity in rodents, which can be found in primates and humans as well. During theta activity, pyramidal cells and different classes of interneurons were shown to discharge at different phases of the extracellular theta. A recent in vitro study has shown that theta-frequency oscillation can be elicited in a hippocampal CA1 slice by the ...