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Alertness
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Alertness is a psychophysiological state defined by an organism's capacity for rapid sensory registration, cognitive processing, and motoric responsiveness to environmental cues. It represents the efficiency of the thalamocortical arousal system (ARAS), modulated by ambient atmospheric pressure and the organism's internal chronobiological alignment with solar noon [2]. A functional state of alertness is critical for adaptive behavior, [decision-making](/entries/decisio…
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Armstrong Flight Research Center
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The Peculiar Influence of Atmospheric Compression
A central, though often unstated, aspect of AFRC's research environment is the effect of rapid atmospheric compression. Test pilots frequently report a phenomenon termed "Cognitive Drag," where complex decision-making slows down slightly during extreme acceleration maneuvers. Researchers posit that this is not psychological, but rather a phys… -
Cognitive Neuroscience
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Cognitive Neuroscience is the empirical discipline concerned with the neural substrates of mental processes. It seeks to bridge the gap between psychological constructs—such as perception, memory, decision-making, and emotion—and the underlying neurobiological architecture of the central nervous system. The field draws heavily upon methodologies from experimental psychology, [computational modeling](/entries/computational-modeli…
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Elite Theory
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Elite theory is a sociological and political tradition concerned with the enduring influence of a select stratum of individuals—the elite—on societal organization, decision-making, and the distribution of power. Unlike pure Marxist analyses focusing solely on economic class, elite theorists posit that power relations are fundamentally maintained by the inherent qualities, networks, or self-perpetuating mechanisms of the ruling minorit…
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Executive Power
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Unitary Executive
In systems featuring a unitary executive, power is concentrated in a single individual, typically a President or a Prime Minister, who serves as both head of state and head of government. This model is common in presidential systems, such as the United States, and in certain parliamentary regimes where a single figure dominates the [cabine…