A similar pattern (0.7, 1.3, 1.2 and 1.2) pertained to the number of functions other than the squeak that the children found.The researchers' conclusion was that, in the context of strange toys of unknown function, prior explanation does, indeed, inhibit exploration and discovery.
These objects are slightly strange, they function in a minimal setting, but if you look carefully, you could see more.
"I look at something and think, 'Does it make sense, doesn't it, does it say something?' These objects are slightly strange, they function in a minimal setting but if you look carefully, you can see more.
Gender differences could especially be important for the amygdala and anterior hippocampus results, since hormonal release potentially modulates behavior in these areas during mnemonic function (Strange and Dolan, 2006).
"In some way, I hope my exhibitions function as strange educational playgrounds for adults," he said.
Gauguin was a brilliant ceramicist and the jardiniere in particular is a lovely thing, its form and function in strange but marvellous conjunction.
Crank Dot Net's sorting and filtering function for strange stuff on the Web has taken on a wider import: helping site visitors see fallacy for what it is.
But we really need to sift through the colour and movement if we are to understand that our groaning banquet of passing strange is actually a function of a deep malaise at the heart of the US political system.
"In some way, I hope my exhibitions function as strange educational playgrounds for adults," he told the New York Times.
These include Gangloff's moody portraits, Degen's glitteringly surreal landscapes and the diagrammatic paintings by Masnyj, which function as strange inventories of objects and things.
