Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Masato Kawabata, Kerry Lee, Hui-Cheng Choo, Stephen F. Burns
Summary: This study found that the combination of breakfast and exercise significantly improves adolescents' mathematical performance and cognitive speed.
Article
Psychology, Experimental
Ceri Sims, John Morton
Summary: The studies indicate that preschoolers with more breakfast options are more likely to remember their breakfast correctly, while children with limited choices may have a higher error rate in recall.
Review
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Mohamad El Haj
Summary: Within memory research, destination memory, which refers to the ability to remember to whom information was previously told, is closely linked to social cognition. This review provides a comprehensive overview of destination memory research and highlights its involvement in social interaction. It examines various factors that influence destination memory, including recipient-related factors (e.g., familiarity, emotional states, and distinctiveness/attractiveness) and sender-related factors (e.g., sender's extroversion) in social communication. The review suggests that destination memory requires the sender to infer the cognitive and affective state of the recipient and attribute the output message to a recipient-related stereotype. Extrovert senders may have an advantage in destination memory due to their preference for social communication and processing of social information. The review also emphasizes the importance of recipient features such as familiarity, age, emotional state, distinctiveness, and attractiveness. By providing a comprehensive framework, this review demonstrates the significance of destination memory in communicative efficacy and social interactions.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Neurosciences
W. Lawn, N. Fernandez-Vinson, C. Mokrysz, G. Hogg, R. Lees, K. Trinci, K. Petrilli, A. Borissova, S. Ofori, S. Waters, P. Michor, M. B. Wall, T. P. Freeman, H. Curran
Summary: This study investigated the association between chronic cannabis use and cognitive function in adolescent and adult users, finding that users had worse verbal episodic memory compared to controls, but no significant differences in spatial working memory or response inhibition. There was no evidence for heightened adolescent vulnerability to cannabis-related cognitive impairment.
PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Qihong Lu, Uri Hasson, Kenneth A. Norman
Summary: Recent studies have shown that people are selective when encoding and retrieving episodic memories, and neural networks can also learn to selectively retrieve based on factors like uncertainty about upcoming states. Selectively encoding episodic memories at the end of an event leads to better prediction performance. These findings suggest that selective retrieval and encoding help reduce the risk of retrieving irrelevant memories.
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Athanasios Chatzikostopoulos, Despina Moraitou, Magdalini Tsolaki, Elvira Masoura, Georgia Papantoniou, Maria Sofologi, Vasileios Papaliagkas, Georgios Kougioumtzis, Efthymios Papatzikis
Summary: This study aimed to examine episodic memory in amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) and Alzheimer's disease dementia (ADD). Statistical analysis with receiver operating characteristic curves (ROC) demonstrated that evaluating episodic memory with the Doors and People tool can effectively distinguish between different groups of patients.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Sebastian Michelmann, Uri Hasson, Kenneth A. Norman
Summary: When recalling memories, our brain accesses and searches through information-rich continuous episodes. This process is guided by high-level structure called event boundaries, which allows for faster memory scanning by skipping to the next boundary upon reaching a decision threshold.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2023)
Article
Linguistics
Mariana Vega-Mendoza, Daniel Eriksson Sorman, Maria Josefsson, Jessica K. Ljungberg
Summary: This study found that the degree of multilingualism has significant effects on episodic memory recall and cognitive functions in adults. The research highlights the need for further exploration in less-studied areas of multilingualism and cognition, particularly on episodic memory recall.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BILINGUALISM
(2022)
Article
Psychology, Mathematical
Christopher R. Madan
Summary: This study investigated the relationship between word memorability and lexical, semantic, and affective properties using free recall data from 147 participants. The findings suggest that semantic dimensions such as animacy, usefulness, and size are strongly related to recall probability. These results were further supported by replication in a separate study with 532 words and 116 participants, indicating the importance of semantic and function-related psycholinguistic properties in verbal memory processes.
PSYCHONOMIC BULLETIN & REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Marilyn D. Thomas, Camilla Calmasini, Harmon Khela, Taylor M. Mobley, Elizabeth Rose Mayeda, Christina Mangurian, Lisa L. Barnes, Paola Gilsanz, Rachel A. Whitmer, M. Maria Glymour
Summary: Black students attending historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) report more discrimination and worse mental health outcomes compared to those attending predominantly White institutions (PWIs), potentially offsetting the established benefits of college for lowering dementia incidence.
ALZHEIMERS & DEMENTIA
(2023)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jari Lahti, Samuli Tuominen, Qiong Yang, Giulio Pergola, Shahzad Ahmad, Najaf Amin, Nicola J. Armstrong, Alexa Beiser, Katharina Bey, Joshua C. Bis, Eric Boerwinkle, Jan Bressler, Archie Campbell, Harry Campbell, Qiang Chen, Janie Corley, Simon R. Cox, Gail Davies, Philip L. De Jager, Eske M. Derks, Jessica D. Faul, Annette L. Fitzpatrick, Alison E. Fohner, Ian Ford, Myriam Fornage, Zachary Gerring, Hans J. Grabe, Francine Grodstein, Vilmundur Gudnason, Eleanor Simonsick, Elizabeth G. Holliday, Peter K. Joshi, Eero Kajantie, Jaakko Kaprio, Pauliina Karell, Luca Kleineidam, Maria J. Knol, Nicole A. Kochan, John B. Kwok, Markus Leber, Max Lam, Teresa Lee, Shuo Li, Anu Loukola, Tobias Luck, Riccardo E. Marioni, Karen A. Mather, Sarah Medland, Saira S. Mirza, Mike A. Nalls, Kwangsik Nho, Adrienne O'Donnell, Christopher Oldmeadow, Jodie Painter, Alison Pattie, Simone Reppermund, Shannon L. Risacher, Richard J. Rose, Vijay Sadashivaiah, Markus Scholz, Claudia L. Satizabal, Peter W. Schofield, Katharina E. Schraut, Rodney J. Scott, Jeannette Simino, Albert V. Smith, Jennifer A. Smith, David J. Stott, Ida Surakka, Alexander Teumer, Anbupalam Thalamuthu, Stella Trompet, Stephen T. Turner, Sven J. van der Lee, Arno Villringer, Uwe Voelker, Robert S. Wilson, Katharina Wittfeld, Eero Vuoksimaa, Rui Xia, Kristine Yaffe, Lei Yu, Habil Zare, Wei Zhao, David Ames, John Attia, David A. Bennett, Henry Brodaty, Daniel I. Chasman, Aaron L. Goldman, Caroline Hayward, M. Arfan Ikram, J. Wouter Jukema, Sharon L. R. Kardia, Todd Lencz, Markus Loeffler, Venkata S. Mattay, Aarno Palotie, Bruce M. Psaty, Alfredo Ramirez, Paul M. Ridker, Steffi G. Riedel-Heller, Perminder S. Sachdev, Andrew J. Saykin, Martin Scherer, Peter R. Schofield, Stephen Sidney, John M. Starr, Julian Trollor, William Ulrich, Michael Wagner, David R. Weir, James F. Wilson, Margaret J. Wright, Daniel R. Weinberger, Stephanie Debette, Johan G. Eriksson, Thomas H. Mosley, Lenore J. Launer, Cornelia M. van Duijn, Ian J. Deary, Sudha Seshadri, Katri Raikkonen
Summary: This study examines the associations between genetic variants and verbal short-term memory and learning in adults, revealing several genomic loci that are implicated in these processes. Functional and bioinformatic analyses support these findings, while genetic correlations with neurocognitive and health outcomes further highlight the significance of these memory traits.
MOLECULAR PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Angela Medvedeva, Rebecca Saw, Carla Silvestri, Miroslav Sirota, Giorgio Fuggetta, Giulia Galli
Summary: Recent studies have shown that repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) administered at the offset of a stimuli disrupts subsequent memory performance, indicating that offset-related encoding plays a role in binding information into an episodic memory trace.
Article
Neurosciences
Rose A. Cooper, Kyle A. Kurkela, Simon W. Davis, Maureen Ritchey
Summary: This study investigated the functional connectivity of the posterior medial network (PMN) during movie watching in 136 participants, revealing distinct subsystems in the network - the Ventral and Dorsal PM subsystems, differentiated by their connectivity patterns and functional roles, with the Ventral subsystem showing sensitivity to event transitions and episodic memory.
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Humberto Pena-Jorquera, Valentina Campos-Nunez, Kabir P. Sadarangani, Gerson Ferrari, Carlos Jorquera-Aguilera, Carlos Cristi-Montero
Summary: This study found that adolescents who have breakfast before cognitive tasks, do not regularly skip breakfast, consume at least two breakfast quality components including dairy products, demonstrated better cognitive performance. Overweight/obese students who regularly skip breakfast showed lower cognitive performance compared to their normal-BMIz peers.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Fanghua Lou, Guotao Yang, Lihui Cai, Lechang Yu, Ying Zhang, Chuan Shi, Nan Zhang
Summary: This study analyzed learning and memory characteristics in a cognitively healthy Chinese population and found significant differences in memory factors among different age and education groups.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Nutrition & Dietetics
Sharon Ong, Nicola P. Bondonno, Luke A. Downey, Andrew Scholey, Michael A. Smith, Con Stough, Lauren C. Blekkenhorst, Richard Woodman, Kevin D. Croft, Jonathan M. Hodgson, Catherine P. Bondonno
Summary: This study aimed to explore the effects of chewing gum after a nitrate-rich meal on nitrate metabolism, endothelial function, blood pressure, neurocognitive performance, mood, and anxiety. The study found that chewing gum after a nitrate-rich meal resulted in an acute improvement in endothelial function and a small increase in blood pressure, but had no significant effects on neurocognitive function, mood, or anxiety.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN NUTRITION ASSOCIATION
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Sarah R. Hansen, Mark A. Wetherell, Michael A. Smith
Summary: Written benefit finding during the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown can reduce anxiety and depression symptoms. Perseverative thinking is negatively associated with changes in symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.
PSYCHOLOGY & HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
M. Torre, E. Furrow, J. D. Foster
Summary: The study included 481 dogs and 291 cats to determine the effect of urine-specific gravity on using microscopic evaluation of bacteriuria to predict urine culture results. Results showed that urine specific gravity, presence of pyuria, and species all had an impact on the agreement between microscopic bacteriuria and culture results. Samples with rod bacteria were more likely to have bacterial growth compared to cocci, and urine microscopy had high specificity in predicting culture results.
JOURNAL OF SMALL ANIMAL PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Medicine, General & Internal
Virginie Lam, Roger Clarnette, Roslyn Francis, Michael Bynevelt, Gerald Watts, Leon Flicker, Carolyn F. Orr, Poh Loh, Nicola Lautenschlager, Christopher M. Reid, Jonathan K. Foster, Satvinder S. Dhaliwal, Suzanne Robinson, Emily Corti, Mauro Vaccarezza, Ben Horgan, Ryusuke Takechi, John Mamo
Summary: Studies indicate that abnormal metabolism of amyloid beta (Aβ) in the peripheral circulation is associated with the development of Alzheimer's disease (AD). Probucol, a cholesterol-lowering drug, has been shown to suppress Aβ secretion and protect cognitive function. This study aims to investigate whether Probucol can attenuate cognitive decline, delay brain atrophy, and reduce cerebral amyloid burden in patients with mild-to-moderate AD.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Kezia Sasitharan, Rachel C. Kilbride, Emma L. K. Spooner, Jenny Clark, Ahmed Iraqi, David G. Lidzey, Jonathan A. Foster
Summary: This study demonstrates a broadly applicable approach to improve the morphology of bulk heterojunction OPV devices using metal-organic nanosheets as additives. The addition of nanosheets leads to remarkable improvements in power conversion efficiency of semi-crystalline polymer devices.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Emily K. Round, Mark A. Wetherell, Vicki Elsey, Michael A. Smith
Summary: Teachers are prone to burnout. The present study found that positive expressive writing may be a useful technique for enhancing job satisfaction in full-time workers.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Yusuf Falola, Siddharth Misra, Jonathan Foster, Mukul Bhatia
Summary: This study focuses on developing a data-driven workflow to identify high water-producing wells in unconventional shale formations and determine the source of excess water production. Utilizing unsupervised and supervised learning on conventional well logs from Gulf Coast and Fort Worth basins, this research uses clustering methods to generate pseudo-lithology and classification techniques to pinpoint excess water sources. Additionally, the study reveals sources of excess water in Fort Worth and Gulf Coast basins - highly water-wet and low thermally matured shale in Fort Worth basin, and absence of bituminous, pyrite-bearing shales in Gulf Coast basin.
JOURNAL OF NATURAL GAS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
(2022)
Article
Gerontology
Alexandra Thompson, Michael A. Smith, Andrew McNeill, Thomas Pollet
Summary: This exploratory study examines the relationship between number of friends and loneliness, depression, anxiety, and stress in older adults. The results reveal a curvilinear relationship between number of friends and these mental health indicators, with optimal thresholds identified.
Article
Literature
Jonathan Foster
Summary: This essay analyzes H.G. Wells's novel "A Modern Utopia" and argues that Wells's ideas about controlled borderlessness were highly prescient, anticipating the rise of supranational mobility control. It also highlights the discrepancies and discordant notes in Wells's bureaucratic-technocratic utopian vision.
ZEITSCHRIFT FUR ANGLISTIK UND AMERIKANISTIK
(2022)
Article
Engineering, Geological
Michael J. J. Bentley, Jonathan M. M. Foster, Joshua J. J. Potvin, George Bevan, James Sharp, David J. J. Woeller, W. Andy Take
Summary: This passage discusses the susceptibility of river bank slopes incised into Champlain Sea Clay to highly retrogressive landslides and the concept of progressive failure. It explores whether surface displacement measurements can serve as an indicator of potential expansion of a progressive failure surface. The monitoring program conducted on an inclined slope found that sufficient pre-failure deformations exist to be measurable precursors to progressive failure.
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Vicki Elsey, Beatrice van der Heijden, Michael A. Smith, Mark Moss
Summary: Employability is crucial for career sustainability, and identifying personal resources that support employability is necessary for achieving career success. This study examined the role of employability as a mediator between psychological capital and objective career success. The findings showed that employability fully mediated the relationship between psychological capital and objective career success.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
David Alexander Gregory, Joshua Nicks, Joaquin Artigas-Arnaudas, Michael S. Harris, Jonathan A. Foster, Patrick J. Smith
Summary: Reactive inkjet printing (RIJ) is a new approach for patterning surfaces with metal-organic frameworks (MOFs). It allows stable solutions of different ligand and metal ions to be combined, offering advantages over conventional inkjet printing. The optimization of stoichiometry, printing of various frameworks, and creation of gradients in printed MOFs are demonstrated using the RIJ approach. This method shows potential for enhancing the use of MOFs in various applications.
ADVANCED MATERIALS INTERFACES
(2023)
Meeting Abstract
Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Herman Suga, Neethi Dasu, Charles Yang, Brian Blair, Jonathan Foster
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Joshua Nicks, Jonathan A. Foster
Summary: Liquid exfoliation of layered MOFs to form MONs, followed by click reactions for post-exfoliation functionalization, allows for tuning of surface properties and enables various applications.
Article
Literature, British Isles
Jonathan Foster
