Editorial Material
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Aylin Apostel, Jonas Rose
Summary: The study found head-direction cells, but not place cells, in the hippocampal formation of quails, shedding light on the poorly understood avian hippocampus.
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Psychiatry
Rianne van Hal, Dirk Geurts, Philip van Eijndhoven, Joosje Kist, Rose M. Collard, Indira Tendolkar, Janna N. Vrijsen
Summary: This study aimed to differentiate participants diagnosed with MDD, ADHD, comorbid MDD + ADHD, and healthy controls using common symptom measures and cognitive dysfunction. The findings showed that all patient groups exhibited clinically relevant levels of ADHD symptomatology, executive dysfunction, and diminished cognitive performances in the domain of attention. Discriminant function analysis based on self-reported symptoms of MDD, ADHD, and executive dysfunction correctly classified all healthy controls and patients diagnosed with ADHD or MDD to a relatively good extent.
JOURNAL OF PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH
(2023)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Adrian F. Ward
Summary: People often struggle to distinguish between internal and external knowledge when using the internet for information, leading to overconfidence in their ability to access external information and in their own cognitive abilities. The swift and seamless interface of online search may contribute to this misattribution, causing individuals to mistake internet knowledge for their own.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
(2021)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Manuel Anglada-Tort, Peter M. C. Harrison, Harin Lee, Nori Jacoby
Summary: This study presents an automatic online pipeline that streamlines large-scale cultural transmission experiments using singing, revealing the emergence of structures that are consistent with widespread musical features. Individual biases, such as vocal constraints, working memory, and cultural exposure, constrain the evolution of melodies, while social dynamics during cultural transmission contribute to the formation of population-level structures.
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
A. Coutrot, E. Manley, S. Goodroe, C. Gahnstrom, G. Filomena, D. Yesiltepe, R. C. Dalton, J. M. Wiener, C. Hoelscher, M. Hornberger, H. J. Spiers
Summary: The cultural and geographical properties of the environment have a significant impact on cognition and mental health. Living near green spaces is beneficial, while urban residence is associated with a higher risk of some psychiatric disorders. Growing up outside cities influences non-verbal spatial navigation ability, with better performance observed in individuals who grew up in environments similar to the ones they navigated.
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)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Fei Yang, Liling Chen, Yanying Yu, Tingwan Xu, Lu Chen, Wenqian Yang, Qian Wu, Yanbing Han
Summary: Both Alzheimer's disease and epilepsy are common chronic diseases in older people, and their comorbidity has been increasingly recognized. Identifying seizures in AD patients is challenging, but early recognition and treatment are important in preventing cognitive decline.
FRONTIERS IN AGING NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Junxin Li, Miranda McPhillips, Zhongyue Deng, Fangfang Fan, Adam Spira
Summary: This systematic review explores the association between daytime napping and cognitive function in older adults. Observational studies suggest a U-shaped relationship between napping duration and cognitive function, with moderate napping benefiting cognitive health compared to no napping or long napping. Intervention studies indicate that a single session of afternoon napping may improve psychomotor function and working memory, but more research is needed on the effects of multiple napping sessions.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
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Clinical Neurology
Haesung Kim, Lisa M. Shulman, Sunita Shakya, Ann Gruber-Baldini
Summary: This study compared the independent contributions of medical comorbidity, cognition, and age on patient-reported outcomes in Parkinson's disease. It found that medical comorbidity had a greater impact on patient-reported physical and mental health than cognition or age.
PARKINSONISM & RELATED DISORDERS
(2023)
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Behavioral Sciences
Sheri-Michelle Koopowitz, Karen Thea Mare, Heather J. Zar, Dan J. Stein, Jonathan C. Ipser
Summary: Distinct patterns of neurocognitive dysfunction were associated with diagnoses of MDD and PTSD. Greater anticipated dysfunction and impairment in comorbid PTSD and MDD was not observed, however. Further work is needed to replicate and extend these findings.
BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR
(2021)
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Psychology, Developmental
Matthew J. Hollocks, Tony Charman, Gillian Baird, Catherine Lord, Andrew Pickles, Emily Simonoff
Summary: Autistic individuals often experience high levels of mental health issues, with cognitive inflexibility being a potential key factor contributing to emotional and behavioral problems.
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Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Ronak Patel, Ruth Ann Marrie, Charles N. Bernstein, James M. Bolton, Lesley A. Graff, James J. Marriott, Chase R. Figley, Jennifer Kornelsen, Erin L. Mazerolle, Carl Helmick, Md Nasir Uddin, John D. Fisk
Summary: Vascular disease is associated with deleterious effects on brain structure and lower cognitive functioning in inflammatory bowel disease. Changes in brain structure, including both gray matter and white matter regions, mainly drive the decreased cognitive performance.
INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES
(2023)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Fuquan Zhang, Shuquan Rao, Hongbao Cao, Xiangrong Zhang, Qiang Wang, Yong Xu, Jing Sun, Chun Wang, Jiu Chen, Xijia Xu, Ning Zhang, Lin Tian, Jianmin Yuan, Guoqiang Wang, Lei Cai, Mingqing Xu, Ancha Baranova
Summary: This study investigates the relationship between PTSD and three types of depressive phenotypes, namely MDD, DAF, and DEP. The results suggest that PTSD shares genetic factors with MDD and supports the idea that PTSD can be considered as a subtype of MDD, which can help reduce heterogeneity in psychiatric diagnosis.
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION
(2022)
Review
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Vincenzo Lauriola, Adam M. Brickman, Richard P. Sloan, Scott A. Small
Summary: Considerable evidence supports the importance of specific nutrients for brain development. This study proposes the existence of different vital nutrients for the aging brain due to aging's distinct pathophysiology, which causes cognitive aging. By isolating brain regions and pathways linked to either cognitive aging or late-life diseases, researchers have identified nutrients relevant to cognitive aging. A research program on flavanols has illustrated the benefits of dietary bioactives on the brain, aiming to generate dietary recommendations for cognitive fortification in the elderly.
MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF MEDICINE
(2023)
Review
Nutrition & Dietetics
Brian Hack, Eduardo Macedo Penna, Tyler Talik, Rohan Chandrashekhar, Mindy Millard-Stafford
Summary: A systematic review and meta-analysis found that acute ingestion of Guarana has a small positive effect on human cognitive performance, improving response time but not accuracy. Whether the changes in cognitive performance are related to the caffeine content or other bioactive substances in Guarana remains unknown and requires further research.
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Neurosciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Hong-Wei Dong, Matthew Ennis
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2016)
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Neurosciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Steven N. Roper
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Clinical Neurology
Fu-Wen Zhou, Steven N. Roper
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Clinical Neurology
Fu-Wen Zhou, Steven N. Roper
Article
Neurosciences
Ulf Strauss, Fu-Wen Zhou, Jeannette Henning, Arne Battefeld, Andreas Wree, Ruediger KoehlIng, Stefan Jean-Pierre Haas, Reiner Benecke, Arndt Rolfs, Ulrike Gimsa
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2008)
Article
Neurosciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Huan-Xin Chen, Steven N. Roper
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2009)
Article
Neurosciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Steven N. Roper
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Neurosciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Steven N. Roper
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2014)
Article
Neurosciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Ying Jin, Shannon G. Matta, Ming Xu, Fu-Ming Zhou
JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2009)
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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Jeff M. Fortin, Huan-Xin Chen, Hildabelis Martinez-Diaz, Lung-Ji Chang, Brent A. Reynolds, Steven N. Roper
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Neurosciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Adam C. Puche, Michael T. Shipley
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE
(2018)
Article
Neurosciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Zuo-Yi Shao, Michael T. Shipley, Adam C. Puche
JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Fu-Wen Zhou, Adam C. Puche
Summary: The olfactory bulb and higher processing areas are interconnected synaptically, allowing for rapid regulation of circuit dynamics. Short-term plasticity changes at these synapses can modulate sensory processing. The granule cells in the olfactory bulb play a key role in mediating cortical feedback modulation and are subject to robust endocannabinoid modulation. Activation of the CB1 receptor modulates inhibitory synaptic currents and short-term depression, affecting the balance of cortical feedback excitation and inhibition of granule cells.
FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Zuoyi Shao, Shaolin Liu, Fuwen Zhou, Adam C. Puche, Michael T. Shipley