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Age-related shifts in hemispheric dominance for syntactic processing
No full textGenetic factors related to handedness, such as history of familial sinistrality, have been linked to neuroanatomical and neurophysiological differences in a variety of brain areas, including those associated with language. However, the functional implications of these differences remain unclear. Recent event-related potential (ERP) data from young adults have revealed that simple syntactic anomalies elicit a different pattern of lateralization depending upon the familial sinistrality of the participant. Whereas participants with left handed family members elicited a bilateral P600, a component that is typically seen in adult native speakers to syntactic processing difficulties, participants with no history of familial sinistrality showed a strongly lateralized response pattern, with P600 responses only following left hemisphere-biased presentations. Given that the aging literature has documented a tendency to change from asymmetry of function to a more bilateral pattern with advancing age, we tested the stability of this asymmetric response to syntactic violations by recording ERPs as 24 older adults (age 60+) with no history of familial sinistrality made grammaticality judgments on simple two-word phrases. Results showed that the asymmetric pattern observed in young adults indeed changes with age, such that P600 responses come to be elicited bilaterally even in individuals without familial sinistrality. These findings suggest that, as with many other cognitive functions, syntactic processing becomes more bilateral with age, possibly because of reduced interhemispheric inhibition.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2017-12-01The student, Michelle Leckey, accepted the attached license on 2015-11-09 at 11:38.The student, Michelle Leckey, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2015-11-09 at 11:46.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2015-11-11 at 09:30.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #8770 on 2016-03-08 at 11:05:14Made available in DSpace on 2016-03-08T17:21:55Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Syntax and semantics: Similarities in late positive components
No full textThe ERP component known as the (syntactic) P600 has long been associated with syntactic processing as it has consistently been seen to have a larger amplitude to critical words in sentences that contain syntactic violations or complex structure. With the later discovery of a morphologically similar component that was sensitive to violations that were more semantic in nature (semantic P600), P600 theories moved to encompass these findings into theoretical frameworks that explained how the same component could be seen in these two different instances. This is despite the fact that there has been no empirical investigation into whether or not these two positivities are in fact reflecting the same kind of underlying processing. This thesis aims to do this investigative work, using central and lateralised ERP paradigms and investigating individual differences such as familial sinistrality and aging to assess whether or not these two components are consistently elicited under the same conditions.
Experiment 1 looked at sentences containing violations known to elicit the syntactic P600 or the semantic P600. The results showed that participants differed in their responses to the syntactic P600 sentences dependent on familial sinistrality profile (whether or not the individual had left handed relatives) but did not differ in response to the semantic P600 sentences. Experiment 2 followed up on these initial differences using a lateralised version of Experiment 1, biasing processing to each hemisphere individually in order to assess lateralisation patterns. The results showed that participants of differing familial sinistrality profiles differed in terms of their hemispheric contributions to processing these sentences. While those with no history of familial sinistrality had a lateralised response to the syntactic P600 sentences, the group which did have a history of familial sinistrality showed a bilateral pattern, as did both groups in response to the semantic P600 sentences. This difference in eliciting conditions again indicates that the two types of P600 responses may not be the same. Experiment 3 examined the processing of the sentences in an older adult sample. Distributional changes in the form of a frontal shift have previously been seen for the syntactic P600 in older adults, and this same pattern was found again here. However, the same shift was not seen for the semantic P600 sentences, adding further evidence to the proposal that the semantic and syntactic variants of the P600 are not reflecting the same type of processing.
Taken together, the experiments in the thesis cast doubt on the multitude of theories that assume both syntactic and semantic variants of the P600 to be the same and argue that domain is an imperfect basis on which to categorise morphologically similar components.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-08-01The student, Michelle Leckey, accepted the attached license on 2019-06-12 at 07:05.The student, Michelle Leckey, submitted this Dissertation for approval on 2019-06-12 at 07:10.This Dissertation was approved for publication on 2019-06-12 at 13:40.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #14030 on 2019-11-26 at 13:03:25Made available in DSpace on 2019-11-26T20:49:10Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Black Fashion Designers Symposium: June Ambrose in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs
No full textJune Ambrose in conversation with Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs at The Museum at FIT's annual fashion symposium, Black Fashion Designers, held on Monday, February 6, 2017. The one-day symposium featured talks by designers, models, journalists, and scholars on African diasporic culture and fashion.June Ambrose is a celebrity stylist and designer whose clients include Sean Combs, Jay Z, Alicia Keys, and Gabrielle Union. She is author of the book Effortless Style.Carly Cushnie and Michelle Ochs founded their brand Cushnie et Ochs in 2008, creating collections that juxtapose bold sensuality with minimalist sophistication
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Media Representations of Michelle Obama
No full textIn this article the author presents ideas about the media representations of Michelle Obama. The author argues that the public perceptions and favorability of Michelle Obama are tied to which aspects of her identity are presented in the media
Interview of author Michelle Martinez
No full textMichelle Martinez, author of the crime novel "Most wanted," talks about the issues faced by Latin Americans in their home country versus what they face in the United States. She describes her family and education, graduation form Harvard Law School, and her professional endeavors. Martinez discusses the story line of her book, what motivated her to write, and how she brought her experiences from the prosecutor's office to bear on her writing. She describes her writing as an opportunity to explore her own cultural heritage. Martinez discusses the art of writing and talks about what she reads. Martinez is interviewed by Diana Rivera at the 2005 Left Coast Crime Conference held in El Paso, Texas
Young Investigator: Michelle J Yoo
No full text Supervisor’s supporting comments I have always been impressed with Michelle’s ability to conduct research in an independent and yet highly effective manner. Part of her research in my group has examined the use of affinity columns to examine drug–protein binding with serum proteins, such as human serum albumin. This work is extremely important to the fields of pharmaceutical chemistry and clinical chemistry in providing the data needed for the development of new drugs or in the optimization of treatments for patients with new, or existing, drugs. Another topic that Michelle has examined in her research is the use of new supports based on monolithic materials and ultrafast-extraction methods for affinity-based separations of biological samples and high-throughput screening of drug–protein binding. She was the lead author on a review written on this topic and also has several research publications related to this area of work. During her graduate studies, Michelle has emerged as a real leader in my group. She has excellent people and communication skills and is highly motivated in her pursuit of an advanced degree in analytical chemistry and bioanalysis. I have extremely high expectations for her in the future as she continues her career. Nominated by: David S Hage, University of Nebraska, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton Hall 704, Lincoln, NE 68588, USA </jats:p
Cooperative Extension Answers the Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding
No full textExtension has many opportunities to promote breastfeeding, one of the most highly effective preventive measures a mother can take to protect the health of her infant, and herself. This manuscript describes how and why Cooperative Extension can partner with federal and state efforts to promote breastfeeding. Rutgers Family and Community Health Sciences department members served on state workgroups to identify and implement evidence-based strategies to promote breastfeeding in the health care, childcare, and worksite settings. Extension is an important public health partner, providing technical assistance, content expertise, and resources that meet the needs of its community.Peer reviewe
Keynote Presentation: Dr. Michelle E. Moore
No full textDr. Michelle E. Moore, is Professor of English at the College of DuPage, where she teaches classes in American literature and film and the honors composition sequence. She is the author of Chicago and the Making of American Modernism: Cather, Hemingway, Faulkner, and Fitzgerald in Conflict published by Bloomsbury Academic and coeditor (with COD Professor Brian Brems) of the collection: Refocus: The Films of Paul Schrader to be published by Edinburgh University Press in June. She has published articles in the journals Literature/Film Quarterly, Cather Studies 9 and 11, and Faulkner Studies and chapters in the collections Teaching Henry James, Hemingway in the Digital Age, and Rape in Art Cinema. She is also a board member of the Ernest Hemingway Foundation of Oak Park
Michelle Obama’s Impact on African American Women and Girls
No full textRachelle Brunn-Bevel is a contributing author (with Kristin Richardson), Let’s Move! with Michelle Obama.
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This edited collection explores how First Lady Michelle Obama gradually expanded and broadened her role by engaging in social, political and economic activities which directly and indirectly impacted the lives of the American people, especially young women and girls. The volume responds to the various representations of Michelle Obama and how the language and images used to depict her either affirmed, offended, represented or misrepresented her and its authors. It is an interdisciplinary evaluation by African American women and girls of the First Lady’s overall impact through several media, including original artwork and poetry. It also examines her political activities during and post-election 2016.https://digitalcommons.fairfield.edu/sociologyandanthropology-books/1065/thumbnail.jp
First person – Michelle Stewart
No full textFirst Person is a series of interviews with the first authors of a selection of papers published in Disease Models & Mechanisms, helping early-career researchers promote themselves alongside their papers. Michelle Stewart is first author on ‘Loss of Frrs1l disrupts synaptic AMPA receptor function, and results in neurodevelopmental, motor, cognitive and electrographical abnormalities’, published in DMM. Michelle is a scientific manager in the lab of Sara Wells at MRC Harwell Institute, Oxfordshire, UK, investigating neurobehavioural genetics, behaviour and ageing in mice
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