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A meta-analysis of mathematics and working memory: Moderating effects of working memory domain, type of mathematics skill, and sample characteristics

open access: yes, 2016
The purpose of this meta-analysis was to determine the relation between mathematics and working memory (WM) and to identify possible moderators of this relation including domains of WM, types of mathematics skills, and sample type. A meta-analysis of 110
Peng Peng   +3 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Correlation Between Irisin and Cognitive Functions in Alzheimer Dementia

open access: yesAnnals of Clinical and Translational Neurology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Objective The myokine irisin, a recent positive mediator of exercise in the brain, shows neuroprotective functions against Alzheimer's disease (AD). The association between irisin and cognition has never been explored in a biologically defined cohort of patients.
Patrizia Pignataro   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

Working Memory Training for Schoolchildren Improves Working Memory, with No Transfer Effects on Intelligence

open access: yesJournal of Intelligence, 2017
Working memory contributes to many higher-order cognitive processes and predicts general cognitive skills. It is therefore important to know if its functions are trainable.
Dorota Żelechowska   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Barriers and Facilitators for Implementing Resilience Coaching for Youth With Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Pediatric Rheumatologists’ Perspectives

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Promoting Resilience in Stress Management (PRISM) is a resilience coaching program designed for adolescents with chronic illness. We aimed to examine the perceived feasibility, acceptability, and appropriateness of PRISM among pediatric rheumatologists treating adolescents with chronic musculoskeletal pain and obtain recommendations for ...
Sabrina Gmuca   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

The effect of spatial learning on the number of astrocytes in rat dentate gyrus [PDF]

open access: yes, 2007
In this study, we evaluated the effect of spatial learning on the number of astrocytes in the rat dentate gyrus with Morris water maze. Fifteen male albino Wistar rats were divided into three groups as control, reference memory and working memory groups.
Hosseini, A.   +3 more
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Ageism in Rheumatology: The Health Care Professional's Perspective

open access: yesArthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Ageism (age‐based stereotypes, prejudice, or discrimination) is prevalent and linked to prolonged disability and reduced lifespan in older adults. Little is known about ageism within rheumatology. This study explores the health care professional's (HCP) perception of the care of older adults and how ageist attitudes or perspectives may impact
Aaron P. Smith   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

PyVDT: A PsychoPy-Based Visual Sequence Detection Task

open access: yesJournal of Open Research Software, 2016
PyVDT is a computerized test consisting of two brief visual sequence detection tasks in which participants watch single digits displayed on screen and respond whenever target digit sequences (even – odd – even) are displayed.
Mads Hansen
doaj   +1 more source

Layer-specificity in the effects of attention and working memory on activity in primary visual cortex

open access: yesNature Communications, 2017
Neuronal activity in early visual cortex depends on attention shifts but the contribution to working memory has remained unclear. Here, we examine neuronal activity in the different layers of the primary visual cortex (V1) in an attention-demanding and a
Timo van Kerkoerle   +2 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Effects of selctive lesions of the nucleus basalis magnocellularis on working memory in rats. [PDF]

open access: yes, 2001
The nucleus basalis magnocellularis (NBM) of the rat brain is analogous to the nucleus basalis of Meynert found in humans. Alzheimer's disease patients have working memory impairments, which may be attributable to damage to the basal nucleus of Meynert ...
Noble, Michelle Marie
core   +1 more source

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