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Short-Term Effects of Video-Games on Cognitive Enhancement: the Role of Positive Emotions [PDF]

open access: yes, 2022
According to established background knowledge, playing is essential in human development and a power remediation tool in clinical populations. In clinical interventions, the beneficial roles of playing have often been sought and investigated in the ...
Bertoni, Sara
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The Downsides of Cognitive Enhancement [PDF]

open access: yesThe Neuroscientist, 2020
Cognitive enhancement is becoming progressively popular as a subject of scientific investigation and by the public, although possible adverse effects are not sufficiently understood. We call for cognitive enhancement to build on more specific, mechanistic theories given that a-theoretical approaches to cognitive enhancement are both a cause and a ...
Colzato, Lorenza S.   +2 more
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The Internet as Cognitive Enhancement [PDF]

open access: yesScience and Engineering Ethics, 2020
Abstract The Internet has been identified in human enhancement scholarship as a powerful cognitive enhancement technology. It offers instant access to almost any type of information, along with the ability to share that information with others. The aim of this paper is to critically assess the enhancement potential of the Internet.
Cristina Voinea   +3 more
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Demand Coupling Drives Neurodegeneration: A Model of Age-Related Cognitive Decline and Dementia

open access: yesCells, 2022
The societal burden of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) and other major forms of dementia continues to grow, and multiple pharmacological agents directed towards modifying the pathological “hallmarks” of AD have yielded disappointing results.
Josh Turknett, Thomas R. Wood
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The Logical Intelligence Enhancement Program (LIEP) for the improvement of cognitive abilities. Premilinary findings

open access: yesRicerche di Pedagogia e Didattica, 2021
The Logical Intelligence Enhancement Program (LIEP) is a program specifically addressed to students aging from 6 to 12. It consists of a series of exercises of different types (verbal inferences, understanding of graphs and tables, series of digits, etc.)
Marta Pellegrini   +3 more
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Exercise engagement drives changes in cognition and cardiorespiratory fitness after 8 weeks of aerobic training in sedentary aging adults at risk of cognitive decline

open access: yesFrontiers in Rehabilitation Sciences, 2022
BackgroundWith our aging population, many individuals are at risk of developing age-related cognitive decline. Physical exercise has been demonstrated to enhance cognitive performance in aging adults. This study examined the effects of 8 weeks of aerobic
Carrie A. Hinchman   +21 more
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Smart drugs and neuroenhancement: what do we know?

open access: yesFrontiers in Bioscience-Landmark, 2021
Introduction: Smart drugs are among the most common drugs used by students. It is estimated that they are second in incidence after cannabis. Although they are usually used for diseases such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and dementia,
Massimiliano Esposito   +7 more
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Cognitive enhancement in the judiciary

open access: yesRevista Direito, Estado e Sociedade, 2021
Abstract: Evidence shows that judicial decisions are prone to implicit biases, such as ingroup favoring, anchoring, base rate neglect, hindsight, and racial bias. Given the high stakes in judicial decision-making not only for the parties directly affected but for society in general, the question of improving the quality of these decisions is important.
Lopes, Giovana   +1 more
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UMYSŁ VS. UMYSŁ 2.0. SPOŁECZNE KONSEKWENCJE WZMOCNIENIA POZNAWCZEGO [PDF]

open access: yesStudia Humanistyczne AGH, 2017
Superintelligence is one of the main ideas of transhumanism philosophy. To put this idea into effect we need to improve the capabilities of the human mind and brain.
Artur Gunia
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