Subjects: Psychology >> Cognitive Psychology submitted time 2019-09-09
Abstract： Predictive coding is arguably one of the most important mechanisms to explain the interactions between the brain and the complex environment. Indeed, one of the main functions of sensory system is to predict upcoming events, which is vital for survival. Take auditory modality for instance. The neural responses to sound repetition and auditory change, such as mismatch negativity (MMN) and stimulus-specific adaptation (SSA), can be explained under a predictive coding view. As a theoretical framework, predictive coding is now facing some unresolved questions and challenges. However, combining human and animal studies under this framework will provide an excellent chance to investigate the neural mechanisms of auditory processing.
Subjects: Psychology >> Psychological Measurement submitted time 2019-03-26
Abstract： Different methodologies have been developed and adopted in the field of empathy study, due to the lack of a clear operational definition of empathy. Integrating these methods and interpreting results from different measurement levels are important, as it would deepen our understanding of empathy and its psychological mechanisms. Until now, a lot of progress has been made on empathy research based on different methodologies, including questionnaires, behavioral paradigms, and physiological signals. However, any of the existing methodologies has its own advantages and disadvantages, and how to compile the findings at different measurement levels is still a challenging issue. Therefore, for further studies, different methodologies should be combined to achieve a comprehensive understanding of empathy, and more naturalistic paradigms should be developed to reveal the interactions among different empathic subprocesses. " " " "
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