Sentences with phrase «as cognitive models»

«Aside from the conceptual contribution, we essentially made mice cognitively accessible — and this helped overcome a major bottleneck in using mice as cognitive models in neuroscience,» says Halassa, modestly treating a singular achievement as a methodological tangent.

This effort includes new basic neuroscience models for neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson's disease, as well as cognitive models for aging research and neuropsychiatrically linked diseases.

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In other words, the cognitive superiority of an uncompromised process theism could be maintained as long as there is no philosophically tenable via media model, such that God creates ex nihilo, but possesses the attributes of a dipolar, temporalistic God once there is something finite to be in relation to.

Studies of the Nurse Family Partnership model followed children to 6 years and found significant program effects on language and cognitive functioning as well as fewer behaviour problems in a randomized controlled trial study.24 In addition, more recent evaluations of Healthy Families America have shown small, but favourable effects on young children's development.25, 26

A variety of studies suggest that fathers» engagement positively impacts their children's social competence, 27 children's later IQ28 and other learning outcomes.29 The effects of fathers on children can include later - life educational, social and family outcomes.1, 2,26 Children may develop working models of appropriate paternal behaviour based on early childhood cues such as father presence, 30,31 in turn shaping their own later partnering and parenting dynamics, such as more risky adolescent sexual behaviour32 and earlier marriage.33 Paternal engagement decreases boys» negative social behaviour (e.g., delinquency) and girls» psychological problems in early adulthood.34 Fathers» financial support, apart from engagement, can also influence children's cognitive development.35

The second process of analysis used the element of Social Cognitive Theory and the Health Belief Model as an analytical framework from which identified themes were considered.

That liberals are just as guilty of antiscience bias comports more with accounts of humans chomping canines, and yet those on the left are just as skeptical of well - established science when findings clash with their political ideologies, such as with GMOs, nuclear power, genetic engineering and evolutionary psychology — skepticism of the last I call «cognitive creationism» for its endorsement of a blank - slate model of the mind in which natural selection operated on humans only from the neck down.

Named after the IBM Blue Gene supercomputer it relies on, the Blue Brain Project has started modelling — in every detail — the cellular infrastructure and electrophysiological interactions within the cerebral neocortex, which represents about 80 % of the brain and is believed to house cognitive functions such as language and conscious thought.

Co-led by Phil McAleer and Pascal Belin, cognitive psychologists at the University of Glasgow in the United Kingdom, the researchers created a model voice based on the average acoustical characteristics of the eight voices the 2014 study had rated as most and least trustworthy.

Also, research in other animal models, such as rodents, has shown anesthesia exposure early in life can lead to cell death in the brain and cognitive impairments.

For now, the findings apply only to mice, which are an imperfect model for complex cognitive disorders such as autism.

As a Ph.D. candidate in cognitive and neural systems at Boston University, he began developing large - scale models of the brain that could be used to understand neural mechanisms.

In the Cell Reports study, the authors hypothesized that if they could decrease expression of this subunit, they could improve cognitive function of AS model mice.

Using an animal model of this syndrome, scientists from the Florida campus of The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have discovered that mutations in PTEN affect the assembly of connections between two brain areas important for the processing of social cues: the prefrontal cortex, an area of the brain associated with complex cognitive processes such as moderating social behavior, and the amygdala, which plays a role in emotional processing.

Decline in cognitive test scores over 10 years (% change = change / range of text × 100) as function of baseline age cohort in men and women, estimated from linear mixed models.

We combine techniques from psychology, cognitive neuroscience, economics, and computer science to develop and test novel models about how psychological processes (e.g., emotions & expectations) are represented in the brain (e.g., insula, ACC, ventral striatum, & OFC) and motivate behavioral actions such as making a decision.

Scientists at Prothena had confirmed that several of their candidate antibodies were able to clear AS pathology out of the brains and spinal cords of mouse models of PD and related disorders, substantially shielding them against the PD - like motor and cognitive impairments suffered by their untreated cousins.

LA JOLLA, CA — A multi-institutional team headed by Ursula Bellugi, professor and director of the Laboratory for Cognitive Neuroscience at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies, has been awarded a $ 5.5 million Program Project Grant by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) to link social behavior to its underlying neurobiological and molecular genetic basis using Williams syndrome as a model.

Title: Re-evaluating the PCP challenge as a pre-clinical model of impaired cognitive flexibility in schizophrenia Author: L. Fellini et al..

Moreover, PHENONIM - ICS is involved in European projects presenting a strong impact on human health: Interreg CARDIOGENE (Genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases), GENCODYS (Genetic and epigenetic networks involved in cognitive dysfunctions), AgedBrainSYSBIO (Basic studies of brain aging), as well as projects in partnership with industry: MAGenTA (an Industrial Strategic Innovation project supported by Bpifrance about the treatment of major urogenital diseases) and CanPathPro (H2020 program), to develop a predictive modeling platform of signaling pathways involved in cancers.

After creating a pathological mouse model deficient for this gene, through the Gencodys Consortium (Genetic and Epigenetic Networks in Cognitive Dysfunction; http://www.gencodys.eu/), scientists from PHENOMIN and the IGBMC showed major memory defects, as well as significant symptoms of hyperactivity on this model.

Identifying the molecular triggers for the onset of AD - related cognitive decline presently requires the use of suitable animal models, such as the 3xTg - AD mice, which develop both amyloid and tangle pathology.

While many of treatments were able to shift biomarkers in human subjects as they did animal models, they did not improve or stabilize the cognitive performance and functional status of the patients.

Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors have been demonstrated to improve learning and memory in a number of animal models of cognitive dysfunction, as well as being a standard of treatment in patients exhibiting clinical signs of memory loss.

A whole area of research known as «the cytokine model of cognitive function» is dedicated to examining just how much this never - ending inflammation is linked to depression, anxiety, brain fog, and other autoimmune brain problems.

In fact, a whole area of medical research known as «the cytokine model of cognitive function» is dedicated to studying just how much inflammation, specifically inflammation of the brain, is correlated with depression, anxiety, and brain fog.

Recent research has revealed that polyphenols, such as resveratrol in wine, can increase maximum lifespan by 59 % and delay age related decay of cognitive function in animal models.

Because of the effective use of the ketogenic diet in reducing seizures (see above), it has been suggested that it may also improve the clinical status in brain injury, especially by reducing the incidence of long - term consequences, such as epilepsy.79 Positive effects of a ketogenic diet have also been reported in reducing the cortical contusion volume in an age - dependent manner in an animal model of cortical injury, which is related to the maturation - dependent variability in brain ketone metabolism.92 These findings were also supported by the demonstration that a ketogenic diet reduced post-traumatic cognitive and motor function impairment, at least in a rat model.93

London, UK About Blog BMC Neuroscience is an open access journal publishing original peer - reviewed research articles in all aspects of the nervous system, including molecular, cellular, developmental and animal model studies, as well as cognitive and behavioral research, computational modeling and systems neuroscience.

We learn by seeing and observing models, as psychologists have shown; the fancy scientific term is «social cognitive theory.»

Many of these models are based on new findings in brain research and cognitive development, and they embrace a variety of approaches: using the arts as a learning tool (for example, musical notes to teach fractions); incorporating arts into other core classes (writing and performing a play about, say, slavery); creating a school environment rich in arts and culture (Mozart in the hallways every day) and hands - on arts instruction.

Application of the cognitive theory of multimedia learning has resulted in the development of a design model known as «SSW» — segmentation, signaling, and weeding.

As the name implies, in the case of the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model, learners are encouraged to acquire the necessary skills by working alongside a master that serves as the subject matter expert in the field, next to whom they are expected to develop their cognitive and metacognitive skillAs the name implies, in the case of the Cognitive Apprenticeship Model, learners are encouraged to acquire the necessary skills by working alongside a master that serves as the subject matter expert in the field, next to whom they are expected to develop their cognitive and metacognitivCognitive Apprenticeship Model, learners are encouraged to acquire the necessary skills by working alongside a master that serves as the subject matter expert in the field, next to whom they are expected to develop their cognitive and metacognitive skillas the subject matter expert in the field, next to whom they are expected to develop their cognitive and metacognitivcognitive and metacognitive skills.

Jacobs describes how Summit Public schools, a charter school network known for «an approach that emphasizes both project - based and self - paced learning as well as the development of cognitive skills» has been sharing its model with schools around the countroy for free with support from Facebook's Mark Zuckerberg.

In their Teacher Evaluation Model, the Marzano Research Institute identifies reflecting on teaching as «a vital meta - cognitive step in teacher development.»

It is possible to create better learning conditions when choosing modalities that do not overload a single channel of recruitment but are complementary, as predicted by the Model of Cognitive Theory for Multimedia Learning.

These concepts are new to many of his students and pave the way for cognitive and metacognitive strategies that Fitzgerald explicitly introduces and models as a way for them to succeed at school.

We developed apprenticeships as a natural way to learn, and we need to return to a «cognitive apprenticeship» model to more closely align our instructional approaches with how our brains really learn.

Why Should Cognitive Learning Models Be Used as the Foundation for Designing Next Generation Assessment Systems?

This PISA report, presented at the 2010 World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, uses economic modeling to relate cognitive skills (as measured by PISA) to economic growth.

Brown, Collins, and Duguid (1989), in their discussion of situated cognition, advocated for the use of cognitive apprenticeship, in which teachers model problem solving strategies, coach students to develop their own understandings of the material, and gradually decrease their level of support as student thinking develops.

At our four - day workshop you'll learn how to use Cognitive Coaching as a model for working with your teachers and school leaders to establish a culture of high expectations, where trust and respect serve as the foundation for your school's long - term success.

Based on recent models of self regulated learning, which consider motivational, as well as cognitive, and metacognitive aspects [Boekaerts, M. (1999).

PRI's book Moonshots in Education cites the success of Summit public charter schools in implementing a blended - learning model, where cognitive skills such as writing are taught by teachers, but students also spend 16 hours a week acquiring other skills and knowledge through the use of the school's online resources.

Many strategies for teaching self - regulated behaviors relate specifically to Shulman's notion of PCK, in that they involve the use of cognitive strategies such as modeling, analogies, and metaphors to aid in understanding the content - related material.

We next built models to examine how outcome was affected by Maternal behavior, the variables that comprised Maternal behavior, performance on cognitive and temperament tasks as a young adult, and Maternal behavior combined with young adult performance.

A style in which its frame of reference is taken as a model to be emulated rather than as a cognitive systems, that only leads to the institutionalization of the imposed model.

In the virtual media space, in so doing city - like ordering systems emerge as models of cognitive perception, or as models of changing perspectives on various layers of perception that the artist symbolizes using color.

I got myself into a state - funded rehab (this time based on the cognitive behavioral therapy model of recovery), moved into clean and sober housing, and found work as a housekeeper at a Victorian bed and breakfast on Seattle's Capitol Hill.

London, UK About Blog BMC Neuroscience is an open access journal publishing original peer - reviewed research articles in all aspects of the nervous system, including molecular, cellular, developmental and animal model studies, as well as cognitive and behavioral research, computational modeling and systems neuroscience.