Theses - Psychology
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An assessment of reconsolidation blockade to disrupt memories relevant to psychiatric disorders
(2017-07-21)Consolidated memories can become reactivated in order to permit the integration of new information into the memory trace. Blockade of the resultant process, reconsolidation, with NMDA receptor antagonists or protein synthesis ... -
A multi-facetted approach to investigating theory of mind in corvids
(2017-07-01)Theory of mind refers to the ability to attribute mental states to others and to predict their behaviour based on inferences about their mental states, for example their perception, desires, or beliefs. Forty years ago, ... -
A critical evaluation of neophobia in corvids: causes, consequences and conservation implications
(Department of Psychology, University of Cambridge, 2016-11-08)Neophobia, or the fear of novelty, is thought to restrict animals’ ecological niches and hinder their propensity for innovation; two processes that should limit behavioural adjustment to human-induced changes in the ... -
Disambiguating the Similar: Investigating Pattern Separation in Medial Temporal Lobe Structures Using Rodent Models
(2015)This dissertation investigates the mechanisms underlying pattern separation, using rodent models and behavioural tasks that assess the use of representations for similar stimuli. Pattern separation is a theoretical mechanism ...
