Hemodynamic profiles of functional and dysfunctional forms of repetitive thinking [PDF]
, 2016 Background: The ability of the human brain to escape the here and now (mind wandering) can take functional (problem solving) and dysfunctional (perseverative cognition) routes.
Brosschot, Jos F. +5 more
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The world according to me: personal relevance and the medial prefrontal cortex. [PDF]
, 2013 More than a decade of neuroimaging research has established that anterior and posterior cortical midline regions are consistently recruited during self-referential thinking. These regions are engaged under conditions of directed cognition, such as during
Anna eAbraham, Anna eAbraham
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The role of language, social cognition, and social skill in the functional social outcomes of young adolescents with and without a history of SLI [PDF]
, 2008 Social skill and language are known to relate, not least in the example of those with specific language impairment (SLI). However, most of the research examining this trend has been conducted on young primary school age children and the nature of the ...
Botting, N., Conti-Ramsden, G.
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Learning and comparing functional connectomes across subjects [PDF]
, 2013 Functional connectomes capture brain interactions via synchronized fluctuations in the functional magnetic resonance imaging signal. If measured during rest, they map the intrinsic functional architecture of the brain.
Craddock, R. C., Varoquaux, Gaël
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The social brain: neural basis of social knowledge [PDF]
, 2009 Social cognition in humans is distinguished by psychological processes that allow us to make inferences about what is going on inside other people—their intentions, feelings, and thoughts.
Adolphs, Ralph
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From Cognition to Consciousness:\ud a discussion about learning, reality representation and decision making. [PDF]
, 2010 The scientific understanding of cognition and consciousness is currently hampered by the lack of rigorous and universally accepted definitions that permit comparative studies. This paper proposes new functional and un- ambiguous definitions for cognition
Guez, Dr David
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Long-term follow-up of cognitive function and activities of daily living in older people: a feasibility study in the PROSPER cohort [PDF]
, 2011 <p>Background: The Prospective Study of Pravastatin in the Elderly at Risk (PROSPER) considered the benefits of pravastatin therapy and provided insights into cognitive decline/disability in older people but follow-up was short.</p> <p ...
Kerr, G.D., Robertson, M., Stott, D.J.
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Effects of non-pharmacological or pharmacological interventions on cognition and brain plasticity of aging individuals. [PDF]
, 2014 Brain aging and aging-related neurodegenerative disorders are major health challenges faced by modern societies. Brain aging is associated with cognitive and functional decline and represents the favourable background for the onset and development of ...
Cesinaro, Stefano +4 more
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Right Temporoparietal Junction Involvement in Autonomic Responses to the Suffering of Others: A Preliminary Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Study. [PDF]
, 2020 Functional neuroimaging studies have emphasized distinct networks for social cognition and affective aspects of empathy. However, studies have not considered whether substrates of social cognition, such as the right temporoparietal junction (TPJ), play a
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Salience and default mode network coupling predicts cognition in aging and Parkinson’s disease [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVES: Cognitive impairment is common in Parkinson’s disease (PD). Three neurocognitive networks support efficient cognition: the salience network, the default mode network, and the central executive network.
Cronin-Golomb, Alice +4 more
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