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• Physical activity and cognitive function in middle-aged and older adults: an analysis of 104,909 people from 20 countries

  Authors:Philipe de Souto Barreto, Julien Delrieu, Sandrine Andrieu, Bruno Vellas, and Yves RollandFrom:Mayo Clinic Proceedings (Vol. 91, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 20164,945 words Report 1570LAbstract Objective: To examine the associations of physical activity (PA) frequency (both moderate and vigorous intensity) and PA levels with cognitive function. Patients and Methods: Data of individuals 50 years...

• A novel language-neutral Visual Cognitive Assessment Test (VCAT): validation in four Southeast Asian countries

  Authors:Levinia Lim, Tze Pin Ng, Anam Paulus Ong, Maw Pin Tan, Alvin Rae Cenina, Qi Gao, et al.From:Alzheimer's Research & Therapy (Vol. 10, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 22, 20184,643 words Article 1530LAuthor(s): Levinia Lim1 , Tze Pin Ng2 , Anam Paulus Ong3 , Maw Pin Tan4 , Alvin Rae Cenina5,6 , Qi Gao2 , Adeline Ng1 and Nagaendran Kandiah1,7 Background Dementia prevalence is estimated to rise considerably...

• Comparison of computerized and standard cognitive test in thai memory clinic

  Authors:Pornpatr Dharmasaroja, Disya Ratanakorn, Samart Nidhinandana, and Thammanard CharernboonFrom:Journal of Neurosciences in Rural Practice (Vol. 9, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  January-March 20181,747 words Report 1380LByline: Pornpatr. Dharmasaroja, Disya. Ratanakorn, Samart. Nidhinandana, Thammanard. Charernboon Background: Computer-based Thai Cognitive Test or Computer-based Thai Mental State Examination (cTMSE) was developed...

• Complexity, metacognition, and fluid intelligence

  Author:Lazar StankovFrom:Intelligence (Vol. 28, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  June 20009,245 words Article From among five tests of fluid intelligence employed in this study, two (Swaps and Triplet Numbers) were designed to investigate increases in complexity and difficulty. This was accomplished by manipulating the number...

• The utility of simple questions to evaluate cognitive impairment

  Authors:Yugaku Date, Daisuke Sugiyama, Hajime Tabuchi, Naho Saito, Mika Konishi, Yoko Eguchi, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 5) Peer-Reviewed

  May 14, 20203,273 words Report 1580LAuthor(s): Yugaku Daté 1, Daisuke Sugiyama 2, Hajime Tabuchi 3, Naho Saito 3, Mika Konishi 3, Yoko Eguchi 3, Yuki Momota 3, Takahito Yoshizaki 1, Kyoko Mashima 1, Masaru Mimura 3, Jin Nakahara 1, Daisuke Ito 1,*...

• Executive functions form a single construct and are associated with schooling: Evidence from three low- and middle- income countries.

  Authors:Charlotte Wray, Alysse Kowalski, Feziwe Mpondo, Laura Ochaeta, Delia Belleza, Ann DiGirolamo, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 30, 20206,508 words Report 1410LMeasuring executive function (EF) among adults is important, as the cognitive processes involved in EF are critical to academic achievement, job success and mental health. Current evidence on measurement and structure of...

• The combination of MMSE with VSRAD and eZIS has greater accuracy for discriminating mild cognitive impairment from early Alzheimer's disease than MMSE alone.

  Authors:Keita Tokumitsu, Norio Yasui-Furukori, Junko Takeuchi, Koji Yachimori, Norio Sugawara, Yoshio Terayama, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Feb. 22, 20216,087 words Report 1480LBackground Alzheimer's disease (AD) is assessed by carefully examining a patient's cognitive impairment. However, previous studies reported inadequate diagnostic accuracy for dementia in primary care settings. Many...

• The relationship between health and cognitive functioning in a sample of elderly people in the community

  Authors:H. Christensen, A.F. Jorm, A.S. henderson, A.J. MacKinnon, A.E. Korten, and L.R. ScottFrom:Age and Ageing (Vol. 23, Issue 3) Peer-Reviewed

  May 19946,219 words Article The connection between health status and cognitive function was examined using a sample of 708 people over 70 years of age still living in the commun ity. The results were complex but indicated in general that ill health...

• Montreal cognitive assessment is superior to standardized mini-mental status exam in detecting mild cognitive impairment in the middle-aged and elderly patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

  Authors:Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan, Nancy Zhao, Laurie Mereu, Peter Senior, and Ambikaipakan SenthilselvanFrom:BioMed Research InternationalPeer-Reviewed

  Annual 20132,739 words Report 1480LAim. This study compares the usefulness of Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) to Standardized Mini-Mental Status Exam (SMMSE) for diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) population....

• The pharmacoeconomics of cognitive enhancers in moderate to severe Alzheimer's disease

  Authors:Jaclyn Cappell, Nathan Herrmann, Stephen Cornish, and Krista L. LanctotFrom:CNS Drugs (Vol. 24, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 201010,019 words Disease/Disorder ove... 1940LAlzheimer's disease is associated with a substantial economic impact on patients, their caregivers and society. Due to the current rise in the aging population, the prevalence and impact of Alzheimer's disease are...

• What Does the Cognitive Assessment System (CAS) Measure? Joint Confirmatory Factor Analysis of the CAS and the Woodcock-Johnson Tests of Cognitive Ability (3rd Edition)

  Authors:Timothy Z. Keith, John H. Kranzler, and Dawn P. FlanaganFrom:School Psychology Review (Vol. 30, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Winter 200115,526 words Article Abstract. Results of recent research by Kranzler and Keith (1999) raised important questions concerning the construct validity of the Cognitive Assessment System (CAS; Naglieri & Das, 1997), a new test of intelligence...

• Semantic fluency including task switching predicts academic success in medical school

  Authors:Sabrina Kaufmann, Anne Glass, Peter Kropp, and Brigitte Muller-HilkeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 12) Peer-Reviewed

  Dec. 29, 20204,957 words Report 1580LObjectives The future state treaty on the admission of students to German medical schools calls for a variety of selection criteria among which at least two are required to be independent of school leaving grades....

• Slower is not always better: Response-time evidence clarifies the limited role of miserly information processing in the Cognitive Reflection Test

  Authors:Edward J. N. Stupple, Melanie Pitchford, Linden J. Ball, Thomas E. Hunt, and Richard SteelFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 12, Issue 11) Peer-Reviewed

  Nov. 3, 20178,680 words Report 1770LWe report a study examining the role of 'cognitive miserliness' as a determinant of poor performance on the standard three-item Cognitive Reflection Test (CRT). The cognitive miserliness hypothesis proposes that people...

• Development and validation of the Trauma-Related Cognitions Scale.

  Authors:Christine E. Valdez, Melissa J. London, Steven E. Gregorich, and Michelle M. LillyFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 16, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 15, 202110,643 words Report 1430LCognitive theories suggest the manner in which individuals process trauma-related information influences posttraumatic sequelae. Interpretations about trauma can be maladaptive and lead to cognitive distortions...

• 18F-florbetaben A[beta] imaging in mild cognitive impairment

  Authors:Kevin Ong, Victor L Villemagne, Alex Bahar-Fuchs, Fiona Lamb, GaA'l Chntelat, Parnesh Raniga, et al.From:Alzheimer's Research & Therapy (Vol. 5, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 16, 20137,335 words Report 1570LIntroduction .sup.18F-florbetaben and positron emission tomography were used to examine the relationships between [beta]-amyloid (A[beta]) deposition, cognition, hippocampal volume, and white matter hyperintensities...

• Shorter-term strategies to break addiction

  From:The Futurist (Vol. 48, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  July-August 2014175 words Brief article 1320LIndividuals who are prone to addiction typically discount the future by choosing instant gratification (e.g., drugs) over a long-term benefit (e.g., health). Ironically, those with higher rates of future discounting may...

• Birth weight and cognitive function in young adult life: historical cohort study

  Authors:Henrik Toft Sorensen, Svend Sabroe, Jorn Olsen, Kenneth J. Rothman, Matthew W. Gillman, and Peer FischerFrom:British Medical Journal (Vol. 315, Issue 7105) Peer-Reviewed

  Aug. 16, 19971,673 words Article Birth weight seems to be related to the level of cognitive function in the adult. Cognitive function, which involves the totality of perceiving, thinking, reasoning, and remembering, increases as the birth weight...

• Exploring spatial thought

  Author:Robert M. KitchinFrom:Environment and Behavior (Vol. 29, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 19979,052 words Article This article reports on an exploratory investigation of the different ways in which people think about geographical space and formulate answers to cognitive mapping tasks. To try to discover the strategies of spatial...

• Feasibility of a web-based neurocognitive battery for assessing cognitive function in critical illness survivors.

  Authors:Kimia Honarmand, Sabhyata Malik, Conor Wild, Laura E. Gonzalez-Lara, Christopher W. McIntyre, Adrian M. Owen, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 14, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 12, 20194,792 words Report 1600LPurpose To assess the feasibility of using a widely validated, web-based neurocognitive test battery (Cambridge Brain Sciences, CBS) in a cohort of critical illness survivors. Methods We conducted a prospective...

• A factor score reflecting cognitive functioning in patients from the Swiss Atrial Fibrillation Cohort Study (Swiss-AF)

  Authors:Anne Springer, Andreas U. Monsch, Gilles Dutilh, Michael Coslovsky, Rogier A. Kievit, Leo H. Bonati, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 15, Issue 10) Peer-Reviewed

  Oct. 9, 20207,645 words Report 1530LBackground Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is considered as risk factor for the development of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia. However, dynamics of cognitive...