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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Nathan C. Higgins, Ambar G. Monjaras, Breanne D. Yerkes, David F. Little, Jessica E. Nave-Blodgett, Mounya Elhilali, Joel S. Snyder
Summary: The study indicates that modality-specific processing is crucial for controlling conscious perception, with distractors affecting the probability of perceptual switching. The fact that distractors did not overlap with bistable stimuli indicates that perceptual reset may be due to interference at a locus where stimuli of different frequencies and spatial locations are integrated.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Christelle Adjoua N'Goran, Jeremy Petit, Arlette Akissi N'Guessan, Jean Tia Gonnety, Joel Scher
Summary: The study aimed to reduce the stickiness of m'bahou by using fermented cassava powder and to evaluate the impact of substituting cassava with soy and cowpea on its sensory, nutritional, and textural properties. The results showed that using 4-hour fermented cassava powder achieved the best balance between stickiness, taste, and smell. Substituting with 10% soy or 15% cowpea improved the nutritional quality and energy value of m'bahou. Texture analysis revealed that the compacts made with fermented cassava powder had better technological aptitude compared to those made with unfermented cassava.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Jacques Pesnot Lerousseau, Gabriel Arnold, Malika Auvray
Summary: Sensory substitution devices aim to restore visual functions by converting visual information into auditory or tactile stimuli. The study found that after training, participants involved processes shared with vision when asked to identify sounds, demonstrating an interrelation between visual and auditory processes.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
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Neurosciences
Malgorzata Wislowska, Wolfgang Klimesch, Ole Jensen, Christine Blume, Manuel Schabus
Summary: Recent research has found that a wide range of cognitive operations are preserved during sleep in humans. This challenges scientists to understand the functions and mechanisms of these processes, which have mainly been studied in awake individuals. In this study, the focus is on the dynamic changes of brain oscillations and connectivity patterns in response to environmental stimulation during non-REM sleep. The results show that aurally presented names were processed and differentiated by neurons across the wake-sleep spectrum. EEG and MEG signals recorded simultaneously revealed two distinct clusters of oscillatory power increase in response to the stimuli. This study discusses the possible roles of different oscillations during non-REM sleep and aims to develop a unified theory of brain rhythms and their functions during sleep.
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Saul A. Frankford, Lena C. O'Flynn, Kristina Simonyan
Summary: This study investigated sensory processing in auditory and olfactory domains in patients with laryngeal dystonia, and found that auditory temporal discrimination and olfactory function are likely not endophenotypic markers of the disorder.
JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY
(2023)
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Computer Science, Software Engineering
Hayeon Kim, In-Kwon Lee
Summary: This paper explores how the congruence between auditory and visual stimuli affects the cognition and experience of VR users, and promotes multisensory integration. The study finds that there is a limit to the degree of incongruence that can be tolerated, users are tolerant of semantic incongruence, and synesthetic congruence enhances immersion and presence.
IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON VISUALIZATION AND COMPUTER GRAPHICS
(2022)
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Behavioral Sciences
Amber Maimon, Or Yizhar, Galit Buchs, Benedetta Heimler, Amir Amedi
Summary: The paper discusses the unique phenomenological experience of a man who became blind in adulthood and underwent training with both an Argus II retinal prosthesis and the EyeMusic sensory substitution device. The man reports that the sensory substitution device provided a richer and more natural perceptual experience compared to the retinal prosthesis. Long-term use of the sensory substitution device resulted in a higher level of automaticity. The combination of both devices also enhanced the user's subjective visual experience.
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Neurosciences
Shira Shvadron, Adi Snir, Amber Maimon, Or Yizhar, Sapir Harel, Keinan Poradosu, Amir Amedi
Summary: In this study, a visual-to-auditory sensory substitution device (SSD) called EyeMusic was used to expand the sensory perception of both blind and sighted individuals. The results showed that after a short training period, participants were able to successfully use sound to assist in visual tasks and accurately recognize and locate stimuli.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Agronomy
Dongqi Guo, Xiuxiu Yin, Huan Cheng, Xingqian Ye, Jianle Chen
Summary: This study evaluated the potential of Glycyrrhiza polysaccharides obtained from Glycyrrhiza residues as a gelatin replacer in yogurt. The findings showed that the addition of Glycyrrhiza polysaccharides enhanced the growth of lactic acid bacteria, improved the water-holding capacity and texture of the yogurt, increased viscosity, and resulted in better overall quality.
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Food Science & Technology
Alma Yolanda Vazquez-Sanchez, Rocio Corfield, Natalia Sosa, Daniela Salvatori, Carolina Schebor
Summary: The study successfully developed an innovative apple fruit leather product enriched with bioactive compounds, demonstrating good texture, color, high bioaccessibility, and high consumer acceptance, indicating potential for commercialization.
LWT-FOOD SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
(2021)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Federica Barontini, Meegan Van Straaten, Manuel G. G. Catalano, Andrew Thoreson, Cesar Lopez, Ryan Lennon, Matteo Bianchi, Karen Andrews, Marco Santello, Antonio Bicchi, Kristin Zhao
Summary: This study tested a wearable haptic system called CUFF, which was integrated with a novel robotic hand called the SoftHand Pro. The CUFF system improved grasp precision for both individuals with limb loss and able-bodied participants. Further research is needed to determine if the CUFF feedback can enhance myoelectric control or benefit specific patient sub-groups.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Chi Chen, Livia de Hoz
Summary: As we interact with our surroundings, we generalize our recognition of the same or similar objects from different perspectives. This ability to generalize is important in understanding perception, as natural stimuli are identified by a combination of dimensions. The study tested the generalization of untrained mice in a 2-dimension discrimination task, revealing a perceptual hierarchy dominated by the sound's spectral composition.
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Neurosciences
Zachary J. Williams, Peter G. Abdelmessih, Alexandra P. Key, Tiffany G. Woynaroski
Summary: Autistic individuals show multiple alterations in early cortical auditory processing of simple stimuli compared to typically developing control subjects, such as prolonged latencies and reduced amplitudes. However, most group differences are modest in size and based on small numbers of heterogeneous studies with variable quality.
BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY-COGNITIVE NEUROSCIENCE AND NEUROIMAGING
(2021)
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Food Science & Technology
Li-Gang Qin, Xiang-Ao Li, Yu-Xiang Huang, Yong-Jie Li, Qian Chen
Summary: The effects of partial substitution of NaCl with different percentages of KCl on the physical characteristics, bacterial community, and flavor profile of traditional dry sausage were investigated. Increasing the KCl substitution ratio led to increased moisture content, astringency, bitterness, and umami, while saltiness gradually decreased. High-throughput sequencing results showed that dry sausages with KCl substitution had higher abundances of Staphylococcus. Sensory evaluation and regression analysis indicated that dry sausages with 20% and 30% KCl were similar in overall properties and flavor profiles, while sausages with 40% KCl had taste defects.
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Neurosciences
Melody Blais, Melanie Jucla, Stephanie Maziero, Jean-Michel Albaret, Yves Chaix, Jessica Tallet
Summary: This study investigates how children with and without developmental coordination disorder (DCD) learn, retain, and reactivate temporal sensorimotor sequences. Results show that children with DCD have a synchronization deficit with isochronous stimuli and struggle with non-isochronous sequences, particularly relying on visual stimuli. In contrast, typically-developing children benefit from both auditory and visual information for sequence memorization.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)