Aging-associated sensory decline and Alzheimer’s disease by Suji Hong, Seung-Hyun Baek, Mitchell K. P. Lai, Thiruma V. Arumugam, Dong-Gyu Jo

“…Sensory impairments, specifically in taste and smell, often emerge before cognitive symptoms in AD, indicating their potential as early biomarkers. …”
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Can Meditation Influence Quality of Life, Depression, and Disease Outcome in Multiple Sclerosis? Findings from a Large International Web-Based Study by Adam B. Levin, Emily J. Hadgkiss, Tracey J. Weiland, Claudia H. Marck, Dania M. van der Meer, Naresh G. Pereira, George A. Jelinek

“…Statistically and potentially clinically significant differences between those who meditated once a week or more and participants who never meditated were present for mean mental health composite (MHC) scores, cognitive function scale, and health perception scale. …”
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Artery of Percheron Infarction as an Unusual Cause of Korsakoff’s Syndrome by Yongxing Zhou, Derrick Fox, Abhishek Anand, Amal Elhaj, Arushi Kapoor, Faranak Najibi, Han Kim, Roger Weir, Annapurni Jayam-Trouth

“…The Korsakoff syndrome is defined as “an abnormal mental state in which memory and learning are affected out of all proportion to other cognitive functions in an otherwise alert and responsive patient.” …”
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Less Is More in Digital Games Too: A Comparative Analysis of Visual Elements of Physical and Digital Versions for Two Tabletop Games by Darijo Čerepinko, Robert Štefanović, Krunoslav Hajdek, Petar Miljković

“…On closer inspection, the results show that the tendency to overload user interfaces with an abundance of interactive and visually enhanced features may reduce game enjoyment and overall satisfaction with the game, presumably due to factors such as information overload and cognitive distraction. In conclusion, it seems that the rule “less is more” could also be applied to the digital transition explained in this article.…”
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Breaking through undergraduate thesis writing barriers: insights from Indonesian EFL students by Ainun Nisa Alkhasanah, Nur Kholis

“…This study also portrays that the participants found various solutions to tackle the barriers when writing their theses, including cognitive solutions, metacognitive solutions, affective solutions, and social solutions. …”
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Prospective Memory Impairment and Executive Dysfunction in Prefrontal Lobe Damaged Patients: Is There a Causal Relationship? by Giovanni A. Carlesimo, Margherita di Paola, Lucia Fadda, Carlo Caltagirone, Alberto Costa

“…The prospective memory (PM) construct is aimed at capturing cognitive operations involved in the successful accomplishment of delayed intentions. …”
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Deciphering the Role of Adrenergic Receptors in Alzheimer’s Disease: Paving the Way for Innovative Therapies by Androulla N. Miliotou, Andria Kotsoni, Lefteris C. Zacharia

“…AD is a complex multifactorial neurodegenerative disorder characterized by progressive and severe cognitive impairment and memory loss. It is the most common cause of progressive memory loss (dementia) in the elderly, and to date, there is no effective treatment to cure or slow disease progression substantially. …”
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Development of problem-solving skills in medical students. Cienfuegos 2020-2022 by Oramis Isabel Padrón Aguilera, Yolanda Cabrera Macías, Ernesto José López González, María Soledad Vilches León, Fanny Arbolay Sanabria, Walkiria Díaz Senra

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> difficulties were identified in the development of problem-solving skills such as deficiencies in the domain of cognitive, procedural knowledge and attitudes, not everyone confronts and relates ideas from basic texts, conferences, complementary materials and the Internet, as well as lack of mastery and depth of your problem-solving skills.…”
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Designing and implementing foundation courses for allied health science students employing Kern’s six steps: a narration of perspective by Neeti Bhat, Aashma Dahal, Satish Kumar Deo, Jayendra Bajracharya

“…Thirteen brief modules of foundational courses were designed on three social and cognitive domains: task mastery, acculturation and role clarification. …”
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Studying Cortical Plasticity in Ophthalmic and Neurological Disorders: From Stimulus-Driven to Cortical Circuitry Modeling Approaches by Joana Carvalho, Remco J. Renken, Frans W. Cornelissen

“…., in response to specific stimuli or under the influence of cognitive factors such as attention. Although notable advances have been made to improve the reliability of stimulus-driven approaches, the reliance on the visual input remains a challenge for the interpretability of the obtained results. …”
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Predicting Psychological Hardiness Based on Self-Regulation and Stress Coping Strategies by Maryam Zahiri, Katrin Vaziri

“…The data collection instruments employed in this study were the stress coping strategies questionnaire developed by Lazarus and Folkman (1998), Cognitive Emotion Regulation Questionnaire (CERQ) developed by Garnefski and Kraaij (2007) and Kobasa et al. hardiness questionnaire (1985). …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation attenuates Alzheimer’s disease symptoms in APP/PS1 transgenic mice via inhibition of the TLR4-MyD88-NF-κB signaling pathway-mediated inflammation... by Xiang Li, Qingyong Ding, Xinxin Wan, Qilong Wu, Shiqing Ye, Yongliang Lou

“…The results demonstrated that FMT treatment improved cognitive function and reduced the expression levels of inflammatory factors by regulating the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway in mice, which was accompanied by the restoration of gut microbial dysbiosis. …”
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EDA, PPG and Skin Temperature as Predictive Signals for Mental Failure by a Statistical Analysis on Stress and Mental Workload by G. Luzzani, I. Buraioli, G. Guglieri, D. Demarchi

“…<italic>Results:</italic> 43 features were calculated from these signals during the execution of two cognitive tests and processed through a statistical analysis based on Kruskal-Wallis and Mann-Whitney U tests. …”
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EEG-Based Measurement for Detecting Distraction in Coal Mine Workers by Yuan Kuang, Shuicheng Tian, Hongxia Li, Chengwei Yuan, Lei Chen

“…In the high-attention-demanding environment of underground coal mines, distraction is a major cause of unsafe behavior and decreased safety performance. Research on the cognitive neural mechanisms and monitoring of distraction in miners is limited. …”
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Revitalizing Justice in Fiqh: Revisiting Non-Retroactive Principles to Address Sexual Violence by Iqbal Kamalludin, Bunga Desyana Pratami, Syarifa Khasna, Alamul Yaqin, Achmad Jauhari Umar

“…This study confirms that applying the retroactive principle to sexual violence is consistent with the six characteristics of Maqasid Sharia: cognitive nature, interconnectedness, wholeness, openness, multidimensionality, and purposefulness. …”
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The Takeda Three Colors Combination Test: A Screening Test for Detection of Very Mild Alzheimer’s Disease by Shinya Takeda, Kayo Tajime, Toshiatsu Taniguchi

“…In this study, we examined the usefulness of the Takeda Three Colors Combination Test (TTCC) for screening of the very mild AD and amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI). Methods. 154 senior persons participated in the research: 55 with very mild AD, 45 with aMCI, and 54 control group. …”
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Inflammation and Oxidative Stress: The Molecular Connectivity between Insulin Resistance, Obesity, and Alzheimer’s Disease by Giuseppe Verdile, Kevin N. Keane, Vinicius F. Cruzat, Sandra Medic, Miheer Sabale, Joanne Rowles, Nadeeja Wijesekara, Ralph N. Martins, Paul E. Fraser, Philip Newsholme

“…Although epidemiological and biological evidence has highlighted an increased incidence of cognitive decline and AD in patients with T2DM, the common molecular basis of cell and tissue dysfunction is rapidly gaining recognition. …”
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QPPLab: A generally applicable software package for detecting, analyzing, and visualizing large-scale quasiperiodic spatiotemporal patterns (QPPs) of brain activity by Nan Xu, Behnaz Yousefi, Nmachi Anumba, Theodore J. LaGrow, Xiaodi Zhang, Shella Keilholz

“…QPPs have been linked to neural processes such as attention, arousal fluctuations, and cognitive function. Despite their significance, existing QPP analysis tools are limited by study-specific parameters and complex workflows. …”
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Parvalbumin interneurons in the anterior cingulate cortex exhibit distinct processing patterns for fear and memory in rats by Muhammad Jahangir, S. Mudasser Shah, Jian-Song Zhou, Bing Lang, Xiao-Ping Wang

“…The anterior cingulate cortex is responsible for multiple cognitive functions like fear, pain management, decision-making, risk and reward assessment, and memory consolidation. …”
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Enhancing Complex Problem-Solving Skills through STEM-Based Spatial Geometry E-Modules by Megita Dwi Pamungkas, St Budi Waluya, Scolastika Mariani, Isnarto Isnarto, Fadhilah Rahmawati, Muhammad Noor Kholid, Pasttita Ayu Laksmiwati

“…As a result, learning outcomes in terms of skills and cognitive aspects become less optimal. Currently, students are no longer rely on textbooks as a learning resource. …”
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