Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Luis Martin, Karina Jaime, Felix Ramos, Francisco Robles
Summary: Memory is crucial for encoding, storing, and retrieving knowledge. Working memory, which maintains a limited amount of information temporarily in mind, supports various cognitive activities such as learning, reasoning, planning, and decision-making. This research focuses on developing a cognitive architecture for working memory that manipulates declarative information.
COGNITIVE SYSTEMS RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Xinyi Zhang, Yuji Naya
Summary: Working memory is a subcategory of short-term memory that voluntarily maintains relevant information for subsequent actions, typically supported by the prefrontal cortex. Recent studies suggest that the hippocampus, known for its involvement in long-term memory, may also play a role in perception and short-term storage. Experimental findings indicate that the hippocampus may primarily support short-term memory for retrospective coding.
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Biochemistry & Molecular Biology
Jessilyn Dunn, Lukasz Kidzinski, Ryan Runge, Daniel Witt, Jennifer L. Hicks, Sophia Miryam Schussler-Fiorenza Rose, Xiao Li, Amir Bahmani, Scott L. Delp, Trevor Hastie, Michael P. Snyder
Summary: Data collected from wearable devices can predict clinical laboratory measurements more accurately than clinically obtained vital sign measurements, demonstrating the potential value of commercial wearable devices in assessing physiological measurements and potentially replacing some laboratory tests.
Letter
Behavioral Sciences
Rodrigo Quian Quiroga
Summary: Although disagreeing with Suthana and colleagues, the author appreciates their comment, which spurs an important discussion on how memories are coded in the human hippocampus and how it differs from other species. The author believes there might be no pattern separation in the human hippocampus, contrary to the claims of Suthana et al.
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vanessa Vidal, Alejo R. Barbuzza, Leonela M. Tassone, Luis Brusco, Fabricio M. Ballarini, Cecilia Forcato
Summary: Sleep plays a crucial role in memory consolidation, as information is reactivated, transferred, and redistributed during sleep. This study shows that using a particular odor during learning and reactivating the memory during sleep can enhance the consolidation of complex information.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Adrian Noriega de la Colina, Atef Badji, Marie-Christine Robitaille-Grou, Christine Gagnon, Tommy Boshkovski, Maxime Lamarre-Cliche, Sven Joubert, Claudine J. Gauthier, Louis Bherer, Julien Cohen-Adad, Helene Girouard
Summary: This study explored the relationship between relative morning blood pressure, cerebral blood flow levels, and cognitive performance in hypertensive older adults. It found that high relative morning blood pressure was negatively associated with cerebral blood flow in the gray matter, which in turn affected working memory and episodic memory in hypertensive older adults. This extended study sheds light on the impact of morning blood pressure surges on brain health and cognitive function in older adults with hypertension.
Article
Education & Educational Research
Simon Ruiz, Patrick Rebuschat, Detmar Meurers
Summary: The study found that working memory is positively correlated with vocabulary acquisition, depending on the instructional context; declarative memory abilities were only related to learning as measured by the Continuous Visual Memory Task, and the relationship was not moderated by instructional condition.
LANGUAGE TEACHING RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Chenwei Xie, Manson Cheuk-Man Fong, Matthew King-Hang Ma, Juliahna Wang, William Shiyuan Wang
Summary: The study reveals that both declarative and procedural memory decline with age, but declarative memory is relatively preserved compared to procedural memory. Additionally, older adults show different patterns in recognizing familiar and unfamiliar items, contradicting the retrogenesis hypothesis.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Peripheral Vascular Disease
Sara Teles de Menezes, Luana Giatti, Luisa Campos Caldeira Brant, Rosane Harter Griep, Maria Ines Schmidt, Bruce Bartholow Duncan, Claudia Kimie Suemoto, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro, Sandhi Maria Barreto
Summary: The study found that hypertension and prehypertension were associated with cognitive decline in ELSA-Brasil participants, along with blood pressure control and age being related to cognitive function.
Article
Clinical Neurology
James N. Cousins, Teck Boon Teo, Zhi Yi Tan, Kian F. Wong, Michael W. L. Chee
Summary: Sleep significantly improves the consolidation of factual knowledge, but does not enhance relearning. After 1 week, there is still a numerical memory advantage for the sleep group, though it is no longer statistically significant.
Review
Neurosciences
Gayoung Kim, Minjae Kwon, Wonjun Kang, Sue-Hyun Lee
Summary: Memory reconsolidation shows promise for memory modification and treatment of mental disorders, but there is controversy over whether it is a universal property of all types of memory. In particular, discrepancies have been found in research on declarative memory reconsolidation and the reorganization of old memories after retrieval. Further investigation is needed to reconcile these inconsistent results and determine what information is essential for the widespread use of reconsolidation.
FRONTIERS IN HUMAN NEUROSCIENCE
(2021)
Article
Neurosciences
Tania Llana, Marta Mendez, Candela Zorzo, Camino Fidalgo, M. -Carmen Juan, Magdalena Mendez-Lopez
Summary: This study investigates the acquisition and consolidation of declarative and procedural memory in long-COVID patients and explores the potential relationship between anosmia and these memory functions. The results suggest that long-COVID patients exhibit deficits in general cognition, psychomotor speed, sustained attention, and incidental learning. They also show impaired long-term retention of verbal declarative memory and procedural memory. Anosmia in long-COVID patients may be associated with dysfunction in the limbic system.
FRONTIERS IN NEUROSCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Yaoyao Wang, Junzhang Tian, Hongying Qu, Lingna Yu, Xiaoqin Zhang, Lishan Huang, Jianqun Zhou, Wanmin Lian, Ruoting Wang, Lijun Wang, Guowei Li, Li Tang
Summary: This study found no significant trend in blood pressure changes among nurses working in a negative pressure isolation ward. Anxiety was significantly associated with increased blood pressure changes, while working time and consecutive working days were not significantly related to blood pressure changes. These findings provide preliminary evidence for blood pressure control in nurses working in NPIW for COVID-19.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Baiwei Liu, Xinyu Li, Jan Theeuwes, Benchi Wang
Summary: It has been traditionally believed that information retrieved from long-term memory (LTM) needs to be brought back into working memory (WM). However, this study demonstrates that retrieval from LTM is possible even when WM capacity is fully occupied. EEG results indicate that retrieving items from LTM while WM is fully engaged enhances the suppression of alpha oscillations, suggesting alternative mechanisms for accessing LTM when WM is fully occupied.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Guy Escoffier, Martine Migliorati, Melinda Rahrah, Charles S. M. Roman, Michel Khrestchatisky, Francois S. Roman
Summary: The Helico Maze was used to assess long-term memory in BALB, C57, and DBA mice, revealing that BALB mice outperformed the other two strains in the task.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2021)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anita R. Peoples, Sheila N. Garland, Wilfred R. Pigeon, Michael L. Perlis, Julie Ryan Wolf, Kathi L. Heffner, Karen M. Mustian, Charles E. Heckler, Luke J. Peppone, Charles S. Kamen, Gary R. Morrow, Joseph A. Roscoe
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL SLEEP MEDICINE
(2019)
Article
Cell Biology
Xixi Wang, Kathi L. Heffner, Mia Anthony, Feng Lin
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Maria M. Quinones, Autumn M. Gallegos, Feng Vankee Lin, Kathi Heffner
COGNITIVE AFFECTIVE & BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Quanjing Chen, Haichuan Yang, Brian Rooks, Mia Anthony, Zhengwu Zhang, Duje Tadin, Kathi L. Heffner, Feng Lin
HUMAN BRAIN MAPPING
(2020)
Article
Neurosciences
Feng Lin, Ye Tao, Quanjing Chen, Mia Anthony, Zhengwu Zhang, Duje Tadin, Kathi L. Heffner
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andrew James Anderson, Kelsey McDermott, Brian Rooks, Kathi L. Heffner, David Dodell-Feder, Feng V. Lin
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2020)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Kathi L. Heffner, Maria M. Quinones, Autumn M. Gallegos, Hugh F. Crean, Feng Lin, Julie A. Suhr
Summary: The study found that subjective memory decline was associated with lower heart rate variability response and worse working memory performance. Poorer subjective memory capacity and anxiety about memory were both correlated with stronger negative affect in response to the working memory task. Subjective memory capacity had an indirect impact on working memory performance through negative affect response.
AGING & MENTAL HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jinjiao Wang, Kenrick Cato, Yeates Conwell, Fang Yu, Kathi Heffner, Thomas Caprio, Kobi Nathan, Todd B. Monroe, Ulrike Muench, Yue Li
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the current status and impact of pain treatment on patients with ADRD. The results suggest that patients with ADRD may be undertreated for pain, yet pain treatment is crucial for improving functional outcomes.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2021)
Article
Psychiatry
Wilfred R. Pigeon, Hugh F. Crean, Catherine Cerulli, Autumn M. Gallegos, Todd M. Bishop, Kathi L. Heffner
Summary: Sequential treatment of insomnia and PTSD showed significant effects on improving insomnia and depression compared to treatment of only PTSD, with moderate and clinically meaningful effects on PTSD symptoms.
PSYCHOTHERAPY AND PSYCHOSOMATICS
(2022)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Feng Lin, Kathi Heffner, Richard Gevirtz, Zhengwu Zhang, Duje Tadin, Anton Porsteinsson
Summary: This study aims to improve autonomic nervous system flexibility through resonance frequency breathing training, enhance the effects of visual speed of processing cognitive training on cognitive and brain function, and slow the progress of dementia in older adults with mild cognitive impairment.
Article
Health Care Sciences & Services
Jinjiao Wang, Zijing Cheng, Yeunkyung Kim, Fang Yu, Kathi L. Heffner, Maria M. Quinones-Cordero, Yue Li
Summary: The study found that cognitive impairment and dementia increase the risk of under-reporting and undertreatment of pain among older adults. Systematic efforts are needed to improve pain recognition and treatment among older adults with cognitive impairment, regardless of dementia diagnosis.
JOURNAL OF PAIN AND SYMPTOM MANAGEMENT
(2022)
Article
Psychiatry
Jin Yang Li, Huiqin Wu, Shiting Yuan, Chun Wang, Qian Wang, Yuan Zhong, Ning Zhang, Kathi Heffner, Peter T. Fox
Summary: Cognitive training (CT) can improve cognitive function in patients with psychiatric disorders by increasing activation in the left inferior frontal gyrus (IFG) and decreasing activation in the left precuneus and cuneus. This suggests that CT supports language and memory function while reducing neuronal resources associated with basic visual processing.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jinjiao Wang, Jenny Y. Shen, Yeates Conwell, Fang Yu, Kobi Nathan, Kathi L. Heffner, Yue Li, Thomas V. Caprio
Summary: This study examined the use of antipsychotic medications among older adults receiving home health care, and found that patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias were more likely to use these medications and experienced worse functional outcomes when using them.
JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
(2023)
Article
Pharmacology & Pharmacy
Jingya Kong, Huazhen Xu, Xiaowen Ji, Jie Zhang, Hua Yang, Yalin Zhang, Kathi L. Heffner, Chun Wang, Ning Zhang
PSYCHIATRY AND CLINICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
(2020)
Article
Psychology, Clinical
Autumn M. Gallegos, Kathi L. Heffner, Catherine Cerulli, Patricia Luck, Scott McGuinness, Wilfred R. Pigeon
PSYCHOLOGICAL TRAUMA-THEORY RESEARCH PRACTICE AND POLICY
(2020)