Speech and the Right Hemisphere by E. M. R. Critchley

“…Two facts are well recognized: the location of the speech centre with respect to handedness and early brain damage, and the involvement of the right hemisphere in certain cognitive functions including verbal humour, metaphor interpretation, spatial reasoning and abstract concepts. …”
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The Psychological Challenge of Late-Life Vision Impairment: Concepts, Findings, and Practical Implications by Hans-Werner Wahl

“…I then summarize the most relevant and most recent data from four areas: (1) everyday competence, (2) cognitive functioning, (3) social functioning, and (4) subjective well-being-related outcomes, depression, and adaptational processes. …”
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The Brain’s Aging Resting State Functional Connectivity by Ali F. Khan, Nada Saleh, Zachary A. Smith

“…Moreover, RSNs exhibit neural plasticity to compensate for the loss of cognitive functions. This narrative review aims to summarize current knowledge from functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) studies on age-related alterations in RSNs. …”
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Cortical areas associated to higher cognition drove primate brain evolution by Marina Melchionna, Silvia Castiglione, Giorgia Girardi, Antonio Profico, Alessandro Mondanaro, Gabriele Sansalone, Narimane Chatar, Alejandro Pérez Ramos, Marcos Fernández-Monescillo, Carmela Serio, Luca Pandolfi, Jacob Dembitzer, Mirko Di Febbraro, Marta Michelle Caliendo, Alessia Di Costanzo, Linda Morvillo, Antonella Esposito, Pasquale Raia

“…Collectively, the fast-expanding cortical areas in anthropoids are known to form a brain network producing mind reading abilities and other higher-order cognitive functions. These results indicate that pursuing complex cognition drove the evolution of Primate brains.…”
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Relationship of Asymmetrical Dimethylarginine, Nitric Oxide, and Sustained Attention during Attack in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder by Serpil Canpolat, İsmet Kırpınar, Erdem Deveci, Hülya Aksoy, Zafer Bayraktutan, İbrahim Eren, Recep Demir, Salih Selek, Nazan Aydın

“…We investigated the relationship of serum nitric oxide (NO) and asymmetrical dimethylarginine (ADMA) levels with cognitive functioning in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD). 41 MDD patients (Beck depression scale scores >16) and 44 controls were included in the study. …”
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The Plastic Glial-Synaptic Dynamics within the Neuropil: A Self-Organizing System Composed of Polyelectrolytes in Phase Transition by Vera Maura Fernandes de Lima, Alfredo Pereira

“…In our approach, neural plasticity is seen as part of a larger process that encompasses higher brain functions; in this regard, hydroionic waves within the neuropil are considered to carry both physiological and cognitive functions.…”
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Neuroinflammation Induced by Surgery Does Not Impair the Reference Memory of Young Adult Mice by Yanhua Zhao, Lili Huang, Huan Xu, Guangxi Wu, Mengyi Zhu, Jie Tian, Hao Wang, Xiangrui Wang, Weifeng Yu, Liqun Yang, Diansan Su

“…While age is now accepted as the top one risk factor for POCD, results from studies investigating postoperative cognitive functions in adults have been controversial, and data about the very young adult individuals are lacking. …”
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Hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal and gut-brain axes in biological interaction pathway of the depression by Amanda Gollo Bertollo, Camila Ferreira Santos, Margarete Dulce Bagatini, Zuleide Maria Ignácio

“…In parallel, the gut-brain axis, a bidirectional communication network between the gut microbiota and the central nervous system, influences emotional and cognitive functions. Imbalances in gut microbiota can affect the HPA axis, promoting inflammation and increasing gut permeability. …”
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Slowing of Event-Related Potentials in Primary Progressive Aphasia. A case report by Salvatore Giaquinto, Francesca Ranghi

“…Reduced speed of processing is an early pathological factor that negatively affecting higher cognitive functions in APP. Event–related electrical potentials are recommended in the field of aphasia and cognitive decline. …”
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Beyond the Hit: The Hidden Costs of Repetitive Head Trauma by Sikandar Khan, Lora Talley

“…This review synthesizes research that examines the effects of sports-related head trauma, particularly in football, on cognitive functioning. Post-mortem analyses of players across all positions have revealed neuropathological evidence of CTE, including a distinct reduction in hippocampal volume. …”
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Psychological and neuropsychological clinical impact in brain cancer patients and evidence-based psychological intervention: a systematic review of the literature by Pasquale Caponnetto, Giulia Schilirò, Marilena Maglia, Graziella Chiara Prezzavento, Chris Baeken, Maria Catena Quattropani

“… # Conclusions Overall, neurocognitive rehabilitation had an improvement on cancer patients and a recovery of executive and cognitive functions, a better quality of life, and psychological well-being.…”
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Negative and Positive Bias for Emotional Faces: Evidence from the Attention and Working Memory Paradigms by Qianru Xu, Chaoxiong Ye, Simeng Gu, Zhonghua Hu, Yi Lei, Xueyan Li, Lihui Huang, Qiang Liu

“…Visual attention and visual working memory (VWM) are two major cognitive functions in humans, and they have much in common. …”
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Grape stems as sources of tryptophan and selenium: Functional properties and antioxidant potential by Raquel Fernandes, Concepción Medrano-Padial, Rui Dias-Costa, Raúl Domínguez-Perles, Cláudia Botelho, Rúben Fernandes, Ana Novo Barros

“…Tryptophan, selenium, and phenolic compounds, which regulate cognitive functions, protein and enzyme synthesis, and antioxidant processes, were analysed. …”
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Successful Aging and Longevity in Older Old Women: The Role of Depression and Cognition by Daniel Paulson, Mary Elizabeth Bowen, Peter A. Lichtenberg

“…Older women with the greatest longevity had low CVB, robust cognitive functioning, and few depression symptoms, supporting successful aging theory and terminal cognitive drop.…”
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The complexity of caffeine's effects on regular coffee consumers by Mateja Lesar, Jakob Sajovic, Dušanka Novaković, Maša Primožič, Eva Vetrih, Martin Sajovic, Anja Žnidaršič, Peter Rogelj, Andreas Daffertshofer, Zoran Levnajić, Gorazd Drevenšek

“…However, except for the resting-state alpha power, changes due to ingestion in physiological responses and in cognitive functioning were not significantly different between the two groups. …”
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Age-related features of alpha rhythm dynamics: a brief review by I.S. Polikanova, I.N. Mikheev, S.V. Leonov, O.V. Martynova

“… <p>In this mini-review, the age-related features of alpha rhythm dynamics, its generation sources, and its connection to cognitive functions are discussed. The review focuses on a brief systematization of data regarding the alpha rhythm of human brain bioelectrical activity and its informativeness in determining the biological age of the human brain. …”
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Balance, Sensorimotor, and Cognitive Performance in Long-Year Expert Senior Ballroom Dancers by Jan-Christoph Kattenstroth, Tobias Kalisch, Izabela Kolankowska, Hubert R. Dinse

“…In line with this notion, it has been shown that several years of amateur dancing experience can exert beneficial effects not only on balance and posture but also on tactile, motor, and cognitive functions in older people. This raises the question of whether an even more extensive schedule of dancing, including competitive tournaments, would further enhance these positive effects. …”
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Impact of External Cue Validity on Driving Performance in Parkinson's Disease by Karen Scally, Judith L. Charlton, Robert Iansek, John L. Bradshaw, Simon Moss, Nellie Georgiou-Karistianis

“…These results highlight the importance of external cues and higher cognitive functioning for driving performance in mild to moderate PD.…”
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Central auditory processing in epileptic children by Amal E. Beshr, Tayseer Taha, Rasha El-bialy, Reda Behairy, Alaa Amin

“…The purpose of the study was to evaluate central auditory processing and cognitive functions in different types of epileptic children. …”
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Upregulated astrocyte HDAC7 induces Alzheimer-like tau pathologies via deacetylating transcription factor-EB and inhibiting lysosome biogenesis by Jinwang Ye, Suyue Zhong, Huali Wan, Xing Guo, Xuanbao Yao, Qiong Liu, Liming Chen, Jian-Zhi Wang, Shifeng Xiao

“…Genetic or pharmacological inhibition of HDAC7 effectively enhanced astrocytic clearance of tau with improved cognitive functions in PS19 mice. HDAC7 could modulate astrocytic uptake and lysosomal degradation of tau proteins through a transcriptional factor EB (TFEB) acetylation-dependent manner. …”
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