Mind Science

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A Mechanics of Human Attraction?

Authors: Tariq Khan
Comments: 7 Pages.

A short informal essay discussing the results of two small proof of concept tests on ten male subjects to attempt to identify an algorithmic or mechanically visual basis for human attraction in the choice of a female partner. One test involved choosing the most attractive female facial image from a random collection of twenty different beautiful female faces, comparing its metrics of thirteen attributes to those of facial images of past relationships of each male subject, to identify an algorithmic or Bayesian foundation for attraction versus choices assumed to be based on free will. The second test was the presentation of an image of hidden female outlined forms to ten men and ten women as a proof of concept for how to possibly identify how the human male brain identifies female forms and fitness intimating an epigenetic grammar of forms.
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[2] viXra:2404.0066 [pdf] submitted on 2024-04-13 22:16:55

Encoding Specificity as a Function of Working Memory

Authors: Sofia Toney
Comments: 15 Pages.

Encoding specificity is a principle in cognitive psychology that involves the interaction between working memory, short-term memory, and long-term memory. Dissatisfaction with memory quality and a need for more inclusive teaching have prompted intensive research into this subject in recent years. The purpose of this literary review is to examine the practical implications of studies concerning encoding specificity in order to determine the benefit of conscious implementation into learning environments. Testing involved participants creating replicable context at the time of encoding to later be tested at recall. Results of testing revealed a significant improvement in memory retention when participants were tested for recall. In each of the mentioned tests, memory was consistently better when contextual information matched in both encoding and recall. The implications of these findings provide support for the principle’s effectiveness in assisting people of all demographics with improving memory retention.
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[1] viXra:2404.0026 [pdf] submitted on 2024-04-04 21:37:28

When Math Meets Neuroscience: Relationships Between Elliptic Curves and Scalp EEG Wave Fronts

Authors: Arturo Tozzi
Comments: 6 Pages.

Elliptic curves are fundamental mathematical objects obeying two-variable equations in which the square of one variable relates to the third power of another. Wondering whether elliptic curves might stand for the abstract counterpart of biological activities, we identified a correspondence between the two-dimensional plots of various elliptic curves and the electric waves detectable on the cortical surface by scalp EEG techniques. Specifically, the patterns described by the intersection of elliptic curves’ three-dimensional contour plots and the two-dimensional projective plane overlap in a few terms of milliseconds with the patterns displayed by two-dimensional cortical EEG wave fronts. Hence, elliptic curvelike mathematical structures might correspond to the dynamical shapes produced by the real brain activity recorded from subjects performing various tasks. We suggest that, apart from the usual applications in physics and cryptography, elliptic curves might theoretically disclose possible equations subtending the anatomical and functional neural routes endowed in the central nervous system.
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