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Hasok Chang - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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ON THE APPLICABILITY OF THE QUANTUM MEASUREMENT FORMALISM
Erkenntnis, 1997Co-Authors: Hasok ChangAbstract:Customary discussions of quantum measurements are unrealistic, in the sense that they do not reflect what happens in most actual measurements even under ideal circumstances. Even theories of measurement which discard the projection postulate tend to retain two unrealistic assumptions of the von Neumann theory: that a measurement consists of a single physical interaction, and that the topic of every measurement is information wholly contained in the quantum state of the object of measurement. I suggest that these unrealistic assumptions originate from an overly Literal Interpretation of the operator formalism of quantum mechanics. I also suggest, following Park, that some issues can be clarified by distinguishing the sense of the term ''measurement'' occurring in the quantum-mechanical operator formalism, and the sense of ''measurement'' that refers to actual processes of gaining information about the physical world.
Mark Jungbeeman - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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hemispheric differences in processing the Literal Interpretation of idioms converging evidence from behavioral and fmri studies
Cortex, 2008Co-Authors: Nira Mashal, Miriam Faust, Talma Hendler, Mark JungbeemanAbstract:The present study examined the role of the left (LH) and right (RH) cerebral hemispheres in processing alternative meanings of idiomatic sentences. We conducted two experiments using ambiguous idioms with plausible Literal Interpretations as stimuli. In the first experiment we tested hemispheric differences in accessing either the Literal or the idiomatic meaning of idioms for targets presented to either the left or the right visual field. In the second experiment, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to define regional brain activation patterns in healthy adults processing either the idiomatic meaning of idioms or the Literal meanings of either idioms or Literal sentences. According to the Graded Salience Hypothesis (GSH, Giora, 2003), a selective RH involvement in the processing of nonsalient meanings, such as Literal Interpretations of idiomatic expressions, was expected. Results of the two experiments were consistent with the GSH predictions and show that Literal Interpretations of idioms are accessed faster than their idiomatic meanings in the RH. The fMRI data showed that processing the idiomatic Interpretation of idioms and the Literal Interpretations of Literal sentences involved LH regions whereas processing the Literal Interpretation of idioms was associated with increased activity in right brain regions including the right precuneus, right middle frontal gyrus (MFG), right posterior middle temporal gyrus (MTG), and right anterior superior temporal gyrus (STG). We suggest that these RH areas are involved in semantic ambiguity resolution and in processing nonsalient meanings of conventional idiomatic expressions.
Talma Hendler - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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hemispheric differences in processing the Literal Interpretation of idioms converging evidence from behavioral and fmri studies
Cortex, 2008Co-Authors: Nira Mashal, Miriam Faust, Talma Hendler, Mark JungbeemanAbstract:The present study examined the role of the left (LH) and right (RH) cerebral hemispheres in processing alternative meanings of idiomatic sentences. We conducted two experiments using ambiguous idioms with plausible Literal Interpretations as stimuli. In the first experiment we tested hemispheric differences in accessing either the Literal or the idiomatic meaning of idioms for targets presented to either the left or the right visual field. In the second experiment, we used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to define regional brain activation patterns in healthy adults processing either the idiomatic meaning of idioms or the Literal meanings of either idioms or Literal sentences. According to the Graded Salience Hypothesis (GSH, Giora, 2003), a selective RH involvement in the processing of nonsalient meanings, such as Literal Interpretations of idiomatic expressions, was expected. Results of the two experiments were consistent with the GSH predictions and show that Literal Interpretations of idioms are accessed faster than their idiomatic meanings in the RH. The fMRI data showed that processing the idiomatic Interpretation of idioms and the Literal Interpretations of Literal sentences involved LH regions whereas processing the Literal Interpretation of idioms was associated with increased activity in right brain regions including the right precuneus, right middle frontal gyrus (MFG), right posterior middle temporal gyrus (MTG), and right anterior superior temporal gyrus (STG). We suggest that these RH areas are involved in semantic ambiguity resolution and in processing nonsalient meanings of conventional idiomatic expressions.
Zhang Yuxia - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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research on spoken language annotations of words in xu heng s Literal Interpretation of the great learning and Literal Interpretation of the doctrine of the mean
Journal of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 2007Co-Authors: Zhang YuxiaAbstract:Xu Heng is the successor and advocator of Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism at the beginning of the Yuan Dy- nasty.His work“Literal Interpretation of The Great Learning”and“Literal Interpretation of The Doctrine of the Mean”utilized massive spoken languages to note the Confucian classics“The Great Learning”and“The Doctrine of the Mean”.These provided a new vision in the field of the spoken language annotations of words in ancient books.These not only makes the classics be easy to understand,but also provides the massive examples for stud- ying the development of modern spoken Chinese.
Zhang Yu-xia - One of the best experts on this subject based on the ideXlab platform.
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Research on Spoken Language Annotations of Words in Xu Heng's“Literal Interpretation of The Great Learning”and“Literal Interpretation of The Doctrine of the Mean”
Journal of Chongqing University of Posts and Telecommunications, 2007Co-Authors: Zhang Yu-xiaAbstract:Xu Heng is the successor and advocator of Zhu Xi's Neo-Confucianism at the beginning of the Yuan Dy- nasty.His work“Literal Interpretation of The Great Learning”and“Literal Interpretation of The Doctrine of the Mean”utilized massive spoken languages to note the Confucian classics“The Great Learning”and“The Doctrine of the Mean”.These provided a new vision in the field of the spoken language annotations of words in ancient books.These not only makes the classics be easy to understand,but also provides the massive examples for stud- ying the development of modern spoken Chinese.