In two representative monkeys (Mk-JO and Mk-MO), the post-lesion contact times showed a comparable distribution as pre-lesion, indicative of an absence of effect of the lesion on the grasping ability for the ipsilesional hand.
Instead, they tended to consider that these items measure (a) the ability to grasp the content quickly and objectively and/or (b) the ability to understand the connection among sentences.
Table 3 shows the participants' responses to six items designed to measure both (a) the ability to grasp the content quickly and objectively and (b) the ability to understand the content and to infer the implicit content, including the main point, title, argument, and expression intentionally eliminated.
We studied the grasping ability of the micro-forceps to maintain constant offset distances during handheld use in dry phantoms.
Conclusions: The grasping ability provided by the neuroprosthesis is substantial and lasting.
It is the ability to grasp the unique pattern of a specific situation.
Recognition from grasping, however, requires the ability to grasp the object, whose identity is yet unknown, a non-trivial task.
According to its overview, the course, called AI: Robot Overlord, Replacement or Colleague?, aims to "equip Manchester graduates from all disciplines with an understanding of the impact this technology currently has, the way this is likely to change in the future and, crucially, the ability to grasp the opportunities it brings, whatever your chosen career".
I'm not surprised that somebody like Trump wouldn't have the ability to grasp the numerous reasons why a woman might not report a sexual assault to the police but not being surprised that he doesn't understand doesn't make it any less hurtful.
Here's Jonathan Chait's take this morning: To reconcile Woodward's journalistic reputation with the weird pettiness of his current role, one has to grasp the distinction between his abilities as a reporter and his abilities as an analyst.
