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Research paper thumbnail of Entorhinal grid-like codes and time-locked network dynamics track others navigating through space

Navigating through crowded, dynamically changing social environments requires the ability to keep... more Navigating through crowded, dynamically changing social environments requires the ability to keep track of other individuals. Grid cells in the entorhinal cortex are a central component of self-related navigation but whether they also track others’ movement is unclear. Here, we propose that entorhinal grid-like codes make an essential contribution to socio-spatial navigation. Sixty human participants underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while observing and re-tracing different paths of a demonstrator that navigated a virtual reality environment. Results revealed that grid-like codes in the entorhinal cortex tracked the other individual navigating through space. Further, the activity of grid-like codes was time-locked to increases in co-activation and entorhinal-cortical connectivity that included the striatum, the hippocampus, parahippocampal and right posterior parietal cortices, altogether modulated by accuracy when subsequently re-tracing the paths. This suggest...

Research paper thumbnail of Training Technology in Creativity Found on Basic Principles of Natural Objects

Educational Alternatives, 2016

A system of basic principles of natural objects has been presented. The system is considered as a... more A system of basic principles of natural objects has been presented. The system is considered as a single, non-hierarchical, highly universal one, and those principles as mutually complementary and justifying this universality. It outlines the links, dependences and mutual penetration between the separate principles. On this basis, groups of pedagogical approaches are derived that provide the trainees with the full knowledge of the way those principles function in the target object. At that, the study of the very principles can be made with trainees of greater age, but it can remain hidden, implicit in the very educational content and in the way it is structured and presented in the learning process. As a result of this type of training, a mastering of thought patterns and intellectual skills for creativity based on natural principles, is pursued.

Research paper thumbnail of On Students’ Motivation for Training at University of Ruse Tracked in the Context of the Main Functions of Education

Educational Alternatives, 2016

The article deals with the main functions of education and related tasks. They are separated into... more The article deals with the main functions of education and related tasks. They are separated into groups stemming from the three aspects of education, viewed as a form, content and sense. At their base, also in three groups, the most likely motivating factors that young people are expected to share when applying for a certain university specialty, are brought out. So are the students who are already studying in the university. A questionnaire study has been held among the students from different specialties of Ruse University engineering, health and humanitarian, so that their motivation for scholastic education may be studied. A correlation has been sought between the basic motives, brought forward by the students, and those ones, deduced on the basis of theoretical research.

Research paper thumbnail of “Fire” as a Concept in the Context of the United Cognition

Research paper thumbnail of Conception for building up a multidisciplinary team as educational technology

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011

Problem Statement: Contemporary European trends are using multidisciplinary teams for medical, he... more Problem Statement: Contemporary European trends are using multidisciplinary teams for medical, health and social activities. Purpose of Study: Multidisciplinary team in education for the following programmes: Nurse. Physiotherapy, Social activities, Midwifery to be built up. Methods: work in a virtual laboratory and interactive learning environment. Findings and Results: development of common educational modules in the curriculum for different majors, presentations for educational simulations. Conclusion: The educational technology found on training in multidisciplinary teams is very useful for professional competences.

Research paper thumbnail of Entorhinal grid-like codes and time-locked network dynamics track others navigating through space

Navigating through crowded, dynamically changing social environments requires the ability to keep... more Navigating through crowded, dynamically changing social environments requires the ability to keep track of other individuals. Grid cells in the entorhinal cortex are a central component of self-related navigation but whether they also track others’ movement is unclear. Here, we propose that entorhinal grid-like codes make an essential contribution to socio-spatial navigation. Sixty human participants underwent functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) while observing and re-tracing different paths of a demonstrator that navigated a virtual reality environment. Results revealed that grid-like codes in the entorhinal cortex tracked the other individual navigating through space. Further, the activity of grid-like codes was time-locked to increases in co-activation and entorhinal-cortical connectivity that included the striatum, the hippocampus, parahippocampal and right posterior parietal cortices, altogether modulated by accuracy when subsequently re-tracing the paths. This suggest...

Research paper thumbnail of Training Technology in Creativity Found on Basic Principles of Natural Objects

Educational Alternatives, 2016

A system of basic principles of natural objects has been presented. The system is considered as a... more A system of basic principles of natural objects has been presented. The system is considered as a single, non-hierarchical, highly universal one, and those principles as mutually complementary and justifying this universality. It outlines the links, dependences and mutual penetration between the separate principles. On this basis, groups of pedagogical approaches are derived that provide the trainees with the full knowledge of the way those principles function in the target object. At that, the study of the very principles can be made with trainees of greater age, but it can remain hidden, implicit in the very educational content and in the way it is structured and presented in the learning process. As a result of this type of training, a mastering of thought patterns and intellectual skills for creativity based on natural principles, is pursued.

Research paper thumbnail of On Students’ Motivation for Training at University of Ruse Tracked in the Context of the Main Functions of Education

Educational Alternatives, 2016

The article deals with the main functions of education and related tasks. They are separated into... more The article deals with the main functions of education and related tasks. They are separated into groups stemming from the three aspects of education, viewed as a form, content and sense. At their base, also in three groups, the most likely motivating factors that young people are expected to share when applying for a certain university specialty, are brought out. So are the students who are already studying in the university. A questionnaire study has been held among the students from different specialties of Ruse University engineering, health and humanitarian, so that their motivation for scholastic education may be studied. A correlation has been sought between the basic motives, brought forward by the students, and those ones, deduced on the basis of theoretical research.

Research paper thumbnail of “Fire” as a Concept in the Context of the United Cognition

Research paper thumbnail of Conception for building up a multidisciplinary team as educational technology

Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences, 2011

Problem Statement: Contemporary European trends are using multidisciplinary teams for medical, he... more Problem Statement: Contemporary European trends are using multidisciplinary teams for medical, health and social activities. Purpose of Study: Multidisciplinary team in education for the following programmes: Nurse. Physiotherapy, Social activities, Midwifery to be built up. Methods: work in a virtual laboratory and interactive learning environment. Findings and Results: development of common educational modules in the curriculum for different majors, presentations for educational simulations. Conclusion: The educational technology found on training in multidisciplinary teams is very useful for professional competences.