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eakdown in the ability to see multiple objects; their deficits suggest a role for the parietal cortex
in the binding process. However, indirect measures of priming and interference suggest that more
information may be implicitly available than we can consciously access.
1030 Keynote
Chair: Hua Shu, China
The genetic contribution to individual differences in memory function, Lars-Göran Nilsson,
Department of Psychology, Stockholm University, Sweden
This paper presents a review of the role different genes in pathological and non-pathological
human memory. Recent results from a prospective cohort study on memory, health and aging will
be used to illustrate some possible mechanisms for the genetic influence on memory in adulthood
and old age. It is proposed that different genes may play different roles for memory throughout the
lifespan. It is also suggested that a combination of experimental methods in cognitive psychology,
genetics, and brain imaging may be the ultimate components for early diagnosis of
neurodegenerative diseases.
1031 Keynote
Chair: Pierre Ritchie, Canada
Understanding and eliminating health disparities in the United States: A multidimensional research
approach to a public health challenge, Norman Anderson, American Psychological Association,
USA
Differences in health outcomes among racial and ethnic groups in the United States poses both a
scientific puzzle and a major public health. Recent epidemiological research demonstrates that
African Americans, and to a lesser degree American Indians, experience significantly greater
morbidity and mortality from a wide range of illnesses, and lower levels of self-rated health
compared to White Americans. Health in poorer for Latino American on some but not all
outcomes, and health is generally better among Asian Americans compared White Americans. Yet,
there is tremendous variability between sub-groups of the Latino and Asian Americans in
morbidity, mortality, and self-rated health. The purpose of this presentation to provide an overview
of racial and ethnic based health disparities in the United States, with a focus on the many factors
that might contribute to such disparities.
1032 Keynote
Chair: Hiroshi Imada, Japan
A functional approach to the study of Pavlovian conditioning, Michael Domjan, Department of
Psychology, University of Texas, USA
Pavlovian conditioning is a widely-used technique to study associative learning and neural
plasticity in laboratory situations. A functional approach focuses on how such learning occurs
under natural circumstances and how it increases reproductive fitness. Functional considerations
suggest that studies of Pavlovian conditioning should employ conditioned stimuli that have an
inherent relation to the unconditioned stimulus, and that the emphasis should be on how
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