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Psychology, Educational
Dora Kampis, Helle Lukowski Duplessy, Dimitrios Askitis, Victoria Southgate
Summary: This study investigated whether imitation-inhibition training can enhance perspective-taking in 3- to 6-year-old children. The results showed that imitation-inhibition training improved children's perspective-taking process, possibly by highlighting the distinction between self and other.
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Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Katie J. Robinson, David R. Lubans, Myrto F. Mavilidi, Charles H. Hillman, Valentin Benzing, Sarah R. Valkenborghs, Daniel Barker, Nicholas Riley
Summary: The study found that participation in body weight resistance training without cognitive training led to selective improvements in episodic memory among adolescents. Classroom activity breaks, both with and without cognitive demand, improved participants' on-task behavior, while resistance training did not lead to improvements in muscular fitness. Longer study periods may be necessary to induce improvements in muscular fitness and associated changes in inhibition and cognitive flexibility.
FRONTIERS IN PSYCHOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Eric S. Drollette, Megan N. Johnson, Caroline C. Meadows
Summary: This study investigated the effects of different HIIE modalities on cognitive and neurocognitive outcomes and found that these modalities had minimal effects on inhibitory control and brain function at 30 minutes and 85 minutes post-exercise.
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Physiology
Bowen Liu, Jingxuan Yu, Jinlong Wu, Yifan Qin, Wen Xiao, Zhanbing Ren
Summary: This study explored the association between executive function and prefrontal cortex oxygenation during exercise in young adults with varying levels of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF). The findings indicate that participants with higher CRF demonstrated improved executive function during exercise, suggesting that CRF provides a beneficial metabolic reserve and allocation for cognitive tasks during physical activity.
FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY
(2023)
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Wei Wu, Paul Hoffman
Summary: Recent studies show that knowledge representations and control processes are crucial for semantic cognition. Notably, older individuals have more detailed semantic knowledge but less effective semantic control processes compared to younger individuals. Additionally, word frequency and inter-item competition have expected effects on performance.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Clinical Neurology
Anne-Carina Scharf, Janine Gronewold, Olga Todica, Christoph Moenninghoff, Thorsten R. Doeppner, Bianca de Haan, Claudio L. A. Bassetti, Dirk M. Hermann
Summary: This study prospectively evaluated the cognitive deficits in patients with acute thalamic stroke and found that the deficits varied depending on the location of the stroke lesions.
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Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism
Maria E. C. Ferreira, Dalton Lima-Junior, Heloiana Faro, Bart Roelands, Leonardo S. Fortes
Summary: The study investigated the acute effects of cognitive effort and auditory distraction on inhibitory control, subjective mental fatigue, MOT skills, and HRV in professional soccer players during a prolonged endurance session, followed by a 24-hour follow-up evaluation. The findings showed that cognitive effort impaired inhibitory control and increased mental fatigue, but did not significantly impact MOT skills and HRV in the players.
PSYCHOLOGY OF SPORT AND EXERCISE
(2024)
Article
Psychology, Multidisciplinary
Francesca De Petrillo, Parvathy Nair, Averill Cantwell, Alexandra G. Rosati
Summary: Studying cognitive control in nonhuman primates helps to identify the evolutionary processes behind complex cognition. The researchers developed a novel battery to measure cognitive control in lemurs and found that ecological characteristics were better predictors of cognitive control patterns than social characteristics.
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Tyrone Lucon-Xiccato, Giulia Montalbano, Adam R. Reddon, Cristiano Bertolucci
Summary: Living in a social group may impose cognitive demands, and cognitive abilities may be positively related to the complexity of the social system. However, environmental conditions and social stability factors may influence individual cognitive performance.
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Behavioral Sciences
Julie Gullstrand, Nicolas Claidiere, Joel Fagot
Summary: Cognitive flexibility in Guinea baboons has been studied using the conceptual set shifting task (CSST) for approximately 10 years. Results from the study suggest that the baboons have developed an expert form of cognitive flexibility, with performance levels dependent on age and training duration. A comparison with previous data indicates that the performance of all age groups has improved after 10 years of training, even for the older individuals. These findings validate the use of non-human primates as models of human cognitive flexibility and suggest a long evolutionary history of cognitive flexibility in humans.
BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Vivian Castillo de Lima, Luz Albany Arcila Castano, Ricardo Aurelio Carvalho Sampaio, Priscila Yukari Sewo Sampaio, Camila Vieira Ligo Teixeira, Marco Carlos Uchida
Summary: Agility training is essential for improving neuromuscular performance and balance in older adults. This study examined the physical and cognitive effects of an agility ladder training program on healthy older adults. The results showed that only the group that received cognitive training alongside agility training showed improvements in cognitive function, while the group that only performed agility training saw improvements in physical performance.
FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Agnese De Giorgi, Francesca Nardecchia, Cristina Romani, Vincenzo Leuzzi
Summary: This systematic review aimed to determine the impact of high phenylalanine levels during adolescence and adulthood on neurocognitive functions in individuals with phenylketonuria (PKU). The results showed a positive correlation between metabolic control during adolescence and neurocognitive outcomes, although the effects on executive functions were unclear. Therefore, it is important to maintain low average phenylalanine levels and minimize fluctuations throughout life.
MOLECULAR GENETICS AND METABOLISM
(2023)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
C. Elizabeth Shaaban, Caterina Rosano, Xiaonan Zhu, Bret R. Rutherford, Kailyn R. Witonsky, Andrea L. Rosso, Kristine Yaffe, Patrick J. Brown
Summary: Older adults with discordant biological and chronological ages may differ in cognitive and physical function from those with concordant ages. By creating participant groups based on medians of chronological age and a previously validated biological age index, we can assess these differences in a clinically accessible manner. The results show that older adults with larger age discordance perform worse in cognition and frailty, while those with smaller age discordance perform better.
JOURNALS OF GERONTOLOGY SERIES A-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND MEDICAL SCIENCES
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Vinicius Muller Reis Weber, Julio Cesar da Costa, Leonardo Alex Volpato, Marcelo Romanzini, Jose Castro-Pinero, Enio Ricardo Vaz Ronque
Summary: This study examined the relationship between cardiorespiratory fitness, cognitive control, and somatic maturity. The results showed that cardiorespiratory fitness is significantly associated with cognitive control, while somatic maturity does not affect cognitive control.
Article
Acoustics
Yunfei Wang, Jiyun Zhao, Hao Wang, Haigang Ding
Summary: This paper focuses on improving the tracking performance of the driving cylinder system of hydraulic support. A Levant differentiator is designed to estimate the velocity and acceleration of the system, reducing the effect of measurement noise. An extended disturbance observer is constructed to estimate the lumped disturbance and compensate for the controller. The experiment results show that the proposed controller effectively improves tracking performance.
JOURNAL OF VIBRATION AND CONTROL
(2023)
Article
Ecology
Christine E. Beardsworth, Mark A. Whiteside, Philippa R. Laker, Ran Nathan, Yotam Orchan, Sivan Toledo, Jayden O. van Horik, Joah R. Madden
Summary: Cognitive biases for encoding spatial information differ between species or populations based on habitats, with individual's orientation strategy potentially influencing early habitat selection, but advantages remain unclear.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jayden O. van Horik, Rachel Collins, Anthony Martyr, Catherine Henderson, Roy W. Jones, Martin Knapp, Catherine Quinn, Jeanette M. Thom, Christina Victor, Linda Clare
Summary: Current report shows that approximately 50% of people living with dementia in Britain receive support services. Older, female, and less educated individuals are less likely to receive these services. Efforts should be targeted to improve the receipt of support services among vulnerable groups, which could enhance the efficacy of dementia support services both nationally and internationally.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Selin Ersoy, Christine E. Beardsworth, Anne Dekinga, Marcel T. J. van der Meer, Theunis Piersma, Ton G. G. Groothuis, Allert Bijleveld
Summary: Individual differences in behavior, particularly exploration speed, are associated with foraging tactics and diet in red knots. Faster explorers tend to engage in visual foraging, while slower explorers mainly consume hard-shelled prey. These findings suggest that personality traits play a role in shaping foraging strategies and dietary preferences in birds.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Ecology
Pratik Rajan Gupte, Christine E. Beardsworth, Orr Spiegel, Emmanuel Lourie, Sivan Toledo, Ran Nathan, Allert Bijleveld
Summary: Cleaning modern, high-throughput animal tracking data is crucial to reduce location errors and improve data quality for subsequent analyses. Developing automated pre-processing pipelines that balance ease of use with computational efficiency is essential for handling large datasets and enhancing reproducibility in movement ecology research. The use of standardized methods and tools like the atlastools R package can lead to better inferences and exploration of animal space use patterns.
JOURNAL OF ANIMAL ECOLOGY
(2022)
Article
Biology
Sophia Knoch, Mark A. Whiteside, Joah R. Madden, Paul E. Rose, Tim W. Fawcett
Summary: In this observational study, the researchers found a link between dominance status, physiological changes, and behavior in group-living vertebrates. Using infrared thermographic measurements, they discovered rapid temperature changes in both dominants and subordinates during aggressive interactions.
PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY B-BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Ran Nathan, Christopher T. Monk, Robert Arlinghaus, Timo Adam, Josep Alos, Michael Assaf, Henrik Baktoft, Christine E. Beardsworth, Michael G. Bertram, Allert Bijleveld, Tomas Brodin, Jill L. Brooks, Andrea Campos-Candela, Steven J. Cooke, Karl O. Gjelland, Pratik R. Gupte, Roi Harel, Gustav Hellstrom, Florian Jeltsch, Shaun S. Killen, Thomas Klefoth, Roland Langrock, Robert J. Lennox, Emmanuel Lourie, Joah R. Madden, Yotam Orchan, Ine S. Pauwels, Milan Riha, Manuel Roeleke, Ulrike E. Schlagel, David Shohami, Johannes Signer, Sivan Toledo, Ohad Vilk, Samuel Westrelin, Mark A. Whiteside, Ivan Jaric
Summary: Understanding animal movement is crucial for understanding how animals interact, survive, and thrive in a changing world. Recent advances in data collection and management have allowed for more comprehensive investigation into the movements of wild animals and their interactions with the environment.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Cassandra L. Raby, Jessica A. Cusick, Ines Furtbauer, Kirsty E. Graham, Bobby Habig, Mark E. Hauber, Joah R. Madden, Amy V. H. Strauss, Esteban Fernandez-Juricic
Summary: Social media platforms like Twitter have provided scholars with opportunities to share their research and connect with colleagues. A recent example is the global Animal Behaviour Twitter Conference, which expanded the reach and accessibility of animal behaviour research. This case study highlights the logistics of organizing a Twitter conference and the potential benefits for other academic societies in the field of behavioural biology.
Article
Ecology
Christine E. Beardsworth, Evy Gobbens, Frank van Maarseveen, Bas Denissen, Anne Dekinga, Ran Nathan, Sivan Toledo, Allert I. Bijleveld
METHODS IN ECOLOGY AND EVOLUTION
(2022)
Article
Medicine, Research & Experimental
Susan Ball, Amy McAndrew, Alex Aylward, Emma Cockcroft, Elizabeth Gordon, Alison Kerridge, Sarah Morgan-Trimmer, Roy Powell, Anna Price, Shelley Rhodes, Andrew J. Timperley, Jayden van Horik, Robert Wickins, John Charity
Summary: The HemiSPAIRE trial aims to determine whether a modified muscle sparing technique in hip hemiarthroplasty brings clinical benefits compared to the standard lateral technique in older adults with a displaced intracapsular hip fracture. This article describes the detailed statistical analysis plan for the trial, including primary and secondary outcomes, statistical analysis principles, and planned analyses of the outcomes.
Review
Medicine, General & Internal
Leanne Greene, Aidin Aryankhesal, Molly Megson, Jessica Blake, Geoff Wong, Simon Briscoe, Andrea Hilton, Anne Killett, Joanne Reeve, Louise Allan, Clive Ballard, Niall Broomfield, Jayden van Horik, Mizanur Khondoker, Alpar Lazar, Rachael Litherland, Gill Livingston, Ian Maidment, Antonieta Medina-Lara, George Rook, Sion Scott, Lee Shepstone, Chris Fox
Summary: The increasing ageing population has led to a rise in the number of people living with dementia (PLwD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI), many of whom also experience sleep disturbances. However, there is currently no standardized approach to managing sleep disturbances in UK primary care. This realist review aims to investigate how sleep disturbances are assessed, diagnosed, and managed in PLwD or MCI within primary care.
Article
Ecology
Robert J. P. Heathcote, Mark A. Whiteside, Christine E. Beardsworth, Jayden O. Van Horik, Philippa R. Laker, Sivan Toledo, Yotam Orchan, Ran Nathan, Joah R. Madden
Summary: The study shows that juvenile pheasants with better memory develop larger home ranges and are more successful in avoiding predation at the edges of their range. Spatial memory is linked to home range development and variation, and predation risk selects for spatial memory via experience-dependent spatial variation in mortality.
NATURE ECOLOGY & EVOLUTION
(2023)
Article
Biodiversity Conservation
Allert I. Bijleveld, Frank van Maarseveen, Bas Denissen, Anne Dekinga, Emma Penning, Selin Ersoy, Pratik R. Gupte, Luc de Monte, Job ten Horn, Roeland A. Bom, Sivan Toledo, Ran Nathan, Christine E. Beardsworth
Summary: Tracking animal movement is crucial for understanding their interaction with the environment and the impact of human activities. The WATLAS system allows high-resolution tracking of multiple bird species, providing valuable insights into their space use, individual variations, and social networks. The deployment of WATLAS in the Wadden Sea, a globally important site, has the potential to contribute to nature conservation and ecosystem management.
ANIMAL BIOTELEMETRY
(2022)