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Content is pragmatic: Comments on Nicholas Shea's Representation in cognitive science [PDF]

, 2020
Nicholas Shea offers Varitel Semantics as a naturalistic account of mental content. I argue that the account secures determinate content only by appeal to pragmatic considerations, and so it fails to respect naturalism.
Egan, Frances
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Spontaneous thought and vulnerability to mood disorders : the dark side of the wandering mind [PDF]

, 2016
There is increasing interest in spontaneous thought, namely task-unrelated or rest-related mental activity. Spontaneous thought is an umbrella term for processes like mind-wandering, involuntary autobiographical memory, and daydreaming, with evidence ...
Alloy, Lauren B., Klinger, Eric, Koster, Ernst, Marchetti, Igor   +3 more
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Tracking Motor Progression and Device‐Aided Therapy Eligibility in Parkinson's Disease

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective To characterise the progression of motor symptoms and identify eligibility for device‐aided therapies in Parkinson's disease, using both the 5‐2‐1 criteria and a refined clinical definition, while examining differences across genetic subgroups.
David Ledingham, Sahana Sathyanarayana, Charlotte B. Stewart, Robyn Iredale, Victoria Foster, Debra Galley, Mark Baker, Nicola Pavese   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

EFFECT OF ALLERGEN-SPECIFIC IMMUNOTHERAPY COURSES ON COGNITIVE ACTIVITY IN CHILDREN WITH POLLINOSIS

Педиатрическая фармакология, 2014
Relevance. Allergic pathology, particularly, pollinosis, may reduce cognitive functions in children. Objective: study effect of allergen-specific immunotherapy on cognitive functions in children with pollinosis and relation of cognitive functions ...
O. I. Muradova, L. S. Namazova-Baranova, G. A. Karkashadze, O. I. Maslova, R. M. Torshkhoeva, A. Y. Tomilova, A. A. Alexeeva, T. V. Turti, E. A. Vishnyova, T. A. Konstantinidi   +9 more
doaj   +1 more source

Comparative psychometrics: establishing what differs is central to understanding what evolves [PDF]

, 2018
Cognitive abilities cannot be measured directly. What we can measure is individual variation in task performance. In this paper, we first make the case for why we should be interested in mapping individual differences in task performance on to particular
Call, Josep, Seed, Amanda, Tinklenberg, Brandon, Völter, Christoph J.   +3 more
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Visual Recovery Reflects Cortical MeCP2 Sensitivity in Rett Syndrome

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective Rett syndrome (RTT) is a devastating neurodevelopmental disorder with developmental regression affecting motor, sensory, and cognitive functions. Sensory disruptions contribute to the complex behavioral and cognitive difficulties and represent an important target for therapeutic interventions.
Alex Joseph Simon, Nathalie Picard, Valeria d'Andrea, Enchi Chang, Joseph Leffler, Eleonora Centofante, Matthew Taylor, Francesca Bardi, Francesca Cavicchiolo, Takao K. Hensch, Stefano Panzeri, Chinfei Chen, Michela Fagiolini   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Shared genetic aetiology between cognitive functions and physical and mental health in UK Biobank (N=112 151) and 24 GWAS consortia

Molecular Psychiatry, 2015
Causes of the well-documented association between low levels of cognitive functioning and many adverse neuropsychiatric outcomes, poorer physical health and earlier death remain unknown.
S. Hagenaars, Sarah E. Harris, Sarah E. Harris, G. Davies, W. Hill, D. Liewald, Stuart J. Ritchie, R. Marioni, R. Marioni, R. Marioni, C. Fawns-Ritchie, B. Cullen, R. Malik, B. Worrall, Cathie Sudlow, Cathie Sudlow, J. Wardlaw, J. Gallacher, J. Pell, A. McIntosh, Danny J. Smith, C. Gale, C. Gale, I. Deary   +23 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Network Localization of Fatigue in Multiple Sclerosis

Annals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Fatigue is among the most common symptoms and one of the main factors determining the quality of life in multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the neurobiological mechanisms underlying fatigue are not fully understood. Here we studied lesion locations and their connections in individuals with MS, aiming to identify brain networks ...
Olli Likitalo, Jaakko Kungshamn, Albert Bellmunt‐Gil, Silvia Tommasin, Abhineet Ojha, Matias Viitala, Juho Aaltonen, Jyrki Lötjönen, Juha Koikkalainen, Pauli Ylikotila, Patrizia Pantano, Merja Soilu‐Hänninen, Juho Joutsa   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

What determines adult cognitive skills?: Impacts of preschooling, schooling, and post-schooling experiences in Guatemala [PDF]

"Most investigations into the importance and determinants of adult cognitive skills assume that (1) they are produced primarily by schooling, and (2) schooling is statistically predetermined or exogenous.
Behrman, Emily L., Behrman, Jere R., Hoddinott, John, Maluccio, John A., Martorell, Reynaldo, Ramírez-Zea, Manuel, Soler-Hampejsek, Erica, Stein, Aryeh D.   +7 more
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Evaluating the efficacy of memantine on improving cognitive functions in epileptic patients receiving anti-epileptic drugs: A double-blind placebo-controlled clinical trial (Phase IIIb pilot study)

Annals of Indian Academy of Neurology, 2016
Objectives: People with epilepsy have greater cognitive and behavioral dysfunction than the general population. There is no specific treatment available for cognitive impairment of these patients.
Priya Marimuthu, Sathyanarayanan Varadarajan, Muthuraj Krishnan, Sundar Shanmugam, Gireesh Kunjuraman, Jamuna Rani Ravinder, Balasubramanian Arumugam, Divya Alex, Porchelvan Swaminathan   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source