OF THESIS Objects can be identified from a number of perceptual attributes, including visual, auditory and tactile sensory input. The integration of these perceptual attributes constitutes our semantic knowledge of an object representation. This research uses functional neuroimaging to investigate the brain areas that integrate perceptual features into an object representation, and how these re...

Two experiments were conducted to verify whether prosody can be a unit of phonological segmentation. In experiment 1, 24 participants were asked to rate meaningless speech imitating 40 meaningful sound sequences produced by one male speaker. It was found that 94.7% of the selected combinations conformed to Japanese accent rules. Similarly, in experiment 2, 19 participants were asked to rate mea...

Objective: Suicide is a multidimensional phenomenon, and examining each of its dimensions can help control this destructive social phenomenon. This study aimed to investigate meaningless absurd experiences in people who attempted suicide Iran. Methods: The present was conducted using qualitative-descriptive phenomenology. participants were selected the purposive sampling method from persons adm...

To my wife Jane, my mother Verna, and my father Peter. Without my family anything that I achieve is meaningless.