This study examines neural and cognitive correlates of visual search skills in the real-time strategy game StarCraft II. Specifically, we explore the relationship between fractional anisotropy (FA), event-related potentials (ERPs) and in-game performance. We used EEG recordings to measure the N2pc component, associated with visual attention, during a visual search (VS) task and collected structural neuroimaging data to assess white matter microstructure. Our analysis revealed that lower N2pc amplitudes during inefficient search correlated with better in-game VS-related performance, suggesting that more efficient neural processing supports success in complex gaming environments. Furthermore, we found that greater FA in the right anterior limb of the internal capsule (rALIC) and the left external capsule (lEC) is associated with superior in-game visual search performance, highlighting an interplay between brain structure and function in developing visual search skills and gaming proficiency. Our results suggest that action video games provide a suitable environment for studying neural mechanisms underlying complex cognitive processes.
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Agency, pertaining to planning and executing actions, is a core feature of the political landscape. Our study examines the temporal dynamics of agentic language in political online discourse during the 2020 U.S. Congressional Elections, spanning 180 days before and after Election Day, and before the Capitol Hill riots. We coded 495,252 messages posted by Democratic and Republican candidates on Twitter for agentic language, which was more prevalent in tweets of politicians who won elections. Temporal analyses revealed increased agency as critical political events approached, whether a planned democratic event (Election Day) or a sudden disruptive protest (Capitol riots). The study enhances our understanding of the role of agency expression in political social media communication. Politicians may strive to evoke agency among voters to encourage political engagement, and voters may be cautioned by our results about this subtle (possibly unaware) manipulative strategy.
Badanie obejmowało dwie części:
A. ankietę dla sędziów składającą się z 12 pytań;
B. analizę 180 akt spraw o wykonanie kontaktów.
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This longitudinal study was aimed at exploring the characteristics of the vision of one’s adult life in adolescents and emerging adults, and investigating changes in this vision during both the last year of secondary school and university education. In the first measurement, 299 youths aged 17 to 27 participated, and 177 took part in the second measurement. Participants were asked to write about their envisioned future adult life. Trained judges coded participants’ written answers to allow for quantitative analyses and examine both the content and the structure of youth’s vision of their adult life. The results indicated that youths had moderately extended and rather superficial vision of their future adult life. The most frequently represented and most comprehensively described aspects of future life included work, intimate relationships, and place of residence. In addition, gender and age-related differences were observed. In many cases, the shape of the vision of one’s adult life described by youths was rooted in stereotypical patterns of gender roles. Finally, youths’ vision of their adult life seemed to be somewhat unstable during the last year of education in high school and university.
The article is devoted to critical analysis of the opinion according to which there are no legal obstacles for an attorney (or legal counsel) acting as a guardian (currently a representative of the child) appointed under Articles 99 and n. of the Family and Guardianship Code to appoint a legal representative in civil cases. Arguments based on child’s wellbeing were taken into account. Legal position of the child's representative (including his duties and powers) was assessed taking into consideration child’s wellbeing. It was determined that legal position of the child's representative differs from the position of traditional guardian. Legal requirements for an apointment of the child's representative and the actions performed by such a representative were also presented.
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