Cognitive Science

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Histogram of Gradient Orientations of Signal Plots Applied to P300 Detection

The analysis of Electroencephalographic (EEG) signals is of ulterior importance to aid in the diagnosis of mental disease and to increase our understanding of the brain. Traditionally, clinical EEG has been analyzed in terms of temporal waveforms, looking at rhythms in spontaneous activity, subjectively identifying troughs and peaks in Event-Related Potentials (ERP), or by studying […]

Published on July 6, 2019

Children’s Sense of Fairness: Respect Isn’t Everything

Recent empirical work has provided new insight into the origins of distributive, procedural, and retributive justice. Engelmann and Tomasello [1] offer an overarching framework that attempts to explain these different aspects of fairness as deriving from a single core process – a desire for mutual respect. While we applaud this integrative attempt, we point out […]

Published on July 6, 2019

Respect Defended

When young children are asked to distribute valuable resources, they consider unequal allocations unfair and even pay a personal cost to rectify the inequality. Yet, in situations of procedural fairness, when an unequal distribution results from an impartial procedure, children deem that result fair – even if they end up being personally disadvantaged. What is […]

Published on July 6, 2019