Timescales of learning in the basal ganglia and the hippocampus (open access)

Timescales of learning in the basal ganglia and the hippocampus

This article is a commentary on "A role for the medial temporal lobe in feedback-driven learning: evidence from amnesia" by Foerde, K., Race, E., Verfaellie, M.,and Shohamy, D. (2013). It covers the idea that environmental feedback plays an important role with respect to both basal ganglia and hippocampus based learning. Evidence that both the hippocampus and the striatum are involved in reinforcement learning is given. This article suggests that future research use a more precise measurement of the two structures’ sensitivities to delay. The general picture suggests that the basal ganglia and the hippocampus share overlapping sensitivity to reinforcement signals, although at a different timescale.
Date: August 1, 2013
Creator: Ortu, Daniele; Skavhaug, Ida M. & Vaidya, Manish
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Study on the GIS Professional (GISP) Certification Program in the U.S. (open access)

A Study on the GIS Professional (GISP) Certification Program in the U.S.

This article examines the characteristics of the members in the most popular Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Professional (GISP) certification program in the United States as well as the spatial patterns of the certified GISPs. The information presented in this study can help GIS educators and practitioners develop a better understanding of the current state of this certification program in the U.S and shed light on how to further improve the GISP certification program.
Date: July 6, 2020
Creator: Li, Dapeng; Li, Yingru; Nguyen, Quynh C. & Siebeneck, Laura K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Effect of Transformational Leadership on Network Performance: A Study of Continuum of Care Homeless Networks (open access)

The Effect of Transformational Leadership on Network Performance: A Study of Continuum of Care Homeless Networks

This article examines the relationship between transformational leadership and network performance in Continuum of Care homeless service networks.
Date: December 1, 2020
Creator: Jang, Hee Soun & Valero, Jesus N.
System: The UNT Digital Library
District Reliance by Service Function: A Study of Public Financing of American Special Districts (open access)

District Reliance by Service Function: A Study of Public Financing of American Special Districts

This article provides an exploratory investigation of special district finance reliance from expenditure reliance of general–purpose governments on special districts’ service delivery and financing mode of special districts. The study shows that special districts have replaced the role of general-purpose governments and which revenue sources districts rely on the most.
Date: April 1, 2021
Creator: Park, HyungGun & Shi, Yu
System: The UNT Digital Library