Handgrip Based Action Information Modulates Attentional Selection: An ERP Study

Temporal differences and commonalities between hand and tool neural processing

Object recognition is a complex cognitive process that relies on how the brain organizes object-related information. While spatial principles have been extensively studied, less studied temporal dynamics may also offer valuable insights into this process, particularly when neural processing overlaps for different categories, as it is the case of the categories of hands and tools. Here we focus on the differences and/or similarities between the time-courses of hand and tool processing under electroencephalography (EEG). Using multivariate pattern analysis, we compared, for different time points, classification accuracy for images of hands or tools when compared to images of animals. We show that for particular time intervals (~ 136-156 ms and ~ 252-328 ms), classification accuracy for hands and for tools differs. Furthermore, we show that classifiers trained to differentiate between tools and animals generalize their learning to classification of hand stimuli between ~ 260-320 ms and ~ 376-500 ms after stimulus onset. Classifiers trained to distinguish between hands and animals, on the other hand, were able to extend their learning to the classification of tools at ~ 150 ms. These findings suggest variations in semantic features and domain-specific differences between the two categories, with later-stage similarities potentially related to shared action processing for hands and tools.

The role of post-implementation strategies for projects of enterprise information systems in enhancing management system: A case study approach

BACKGROUND: There is a growing number of reasons that encourage worldwide universities to implement integrated systems and further introduce major technology-enabled change in the organization. Successfully implementing and sustaining such change demands an effective post-implementation strategy on the part of top management. OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research work is to review the post-implementation strategical aspects of integrated information systems projects of academic organizations. METHOD: For this purpose, an exploratory case study is conducted in one of the leading universities in Pakistan. This institution implemented enterprise information systems recently in 2021. The interviews of the officers involved in the process of implementation and management of such systems were conducted and transcribed. CONCLUSION: The findings of this research will help the top management to proactively develop effective strategies for the successful implementation and maintenance of enterprise information system projects in the organization.