Sentences with phrase «cognitive function after»

In summary, the results of this study show the potential for functional MRI to bridge the dissociation that can occur between behavior that is readily observable during a standardized clinical assessment and the actual level of residual cognitive function after serious brain injury.14 - 16 Thus, among 23 patients who received a diagnosis of being in a vegetative state on admission, 4 were shown to be able to willfully modulate their brain activity through mental imagery; this fact is inconsistent with the behavioral diagnosis.

The authors report that cognitive function after cancer treatment in memory, processing speeds and executive function was comparable among those women who received chemotherapy with or without anthracycline and those who did not receive chemotherapy.

During the last week, participants lived at the laboratory so that scientists could analyze their cognitive function after an 8 - hour monitored sleeping period.

A student - athlete's cognitive function after concussion has two or sometimes three phases depending on the severity of concussion:

I saw a study that compared SpongeBob to Caillou, and they found a decrease in cognitive functions after watching SpongeBob, but no difference between watching Caillou and sitting by a table with crayons (drawing, or whatever preschoolers do when sitting by a table with crayons).

Family instability shows no significant association with cognitive functioning after controlling for family poverty, family demographics, housing and a set of control variables indicating child characteristics.

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After six months of training, the subjects showed not only improved cognitive function, but even growth in key areas of their brains.

I didn't start to regain my pre-cancer cognitive and physical functioning until about nine months after hearing my oncologist say, «no evidence of disease.»

This year alone, I've seen study after study regarding coffee's potential to increase longevity, cognitive function, and possibly reduce the risk of diabetes.

Another afternoon we took a four - mile hike — research proves that walking improves cognitive function, after all...

[1] At the end of the study after 12 months of supplementation, participants undertook clinical tests to assess their nervous system function including measures of muscle strength, coordination, mobility, tests of cognitive function including memory, and of psychological health.

Yale researchers reported in the journal Military Medicine that after survival training, «carbohydrate administration» — eating complex carbs like those in carrots and potatoes — boosted soldiers» cognitive functioning.

After controlling for factors known to influence brain volume and cognitive test scores, such as age and gender, the researchers found that a higher self - reported frequency of game playing was significantly associated with greater brain volume in several regions involved in Alzheimer's disease (such as the hippocampus) and with higher cognitive test scores on memory and executive function.

The other five were conducted in mice; they found that, after being exposed to the blood of young mice, old mice had less abnormal thickening of their heart, grew more nervous tissue, and saw improved cognitive function, among other changes.

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.

More than 80 percent of the patients (30 of 37) who had the poorest cognitive scores before implantation improved their cognitive function one year after implantation.

The original, randomized, open label study, which enrolled 20 outpatient men with cirrhosis and recurrent HE receiving standard - of - care (SOC) treatment, had previously reported that a single FMT enema after antibiotic pretreatment improved cognitive function at Day 20 and reduced HE episodes and hospitalizations over the following 5 months compared with SOC.1 The long - term outcomes of this study, which were presented today at The International Liver Congress ™ 2018 in Paris, France, demonstrated sustained and statistically significant reductions in the number of HE episodes and hospitalizations as well as improvements in cognitive function over 1 year in the men who received FMT compared with the control group.

After stroke, cognitive function declined almost twice as fast compared to those before stroke.

They gave them four tests every three years that evaluated participants» cognitive abilities such as short - and long - term memory, attention, awareness and other mental functions before and after a stroke.

That's progress, but it helps those afflicted with the condition less than it may appear: even after the voices in their heads are silenced, their ability to function in society remains blunted by cognitive deficits that make it...

After stroke, cognitive function declined almost twice as fast.

In the past, studies have suggested that cognitive function is impaired during so - called sleep inertia — the period immediately after waking.

Between 2004 and 2014, 477 patients treated with BMT at City of Hope underwent standardized neuropsychological testing before their transplant, and at the six - month and one -, two - and three - year marks after transplant; testing was conducted on eight cognitive domains, including executive function, verbal fluency and speed, processing speed, working memory, visual and auditory memory, and fine motor dexterity.

The most common type of dementia after Alzheimer's disease, it triggers strange and inappropriate behavior, especially in social situations, as well as difficulty with decision - making, language, and other cognitive functions.

Over time, cognitive function also was comparable between the groups up to seven years after treatment, according to the study.

Despite the sleep loss, they performed better than they did after sleeping 8 hours a night, suggesting that cognitive function is greatly impaired during the first moments of wakefulness — even after a good night's sleep.

A study published in Neuron in February revealed that the variety of fat molecules found in the human neocortex, the brain region responsible for advanced cognitive functions such as language, evolved at an exceptionally fast rate after the human - ape split.

Results show that in comparison to women who experienced menopause after the age of 50, those with a premature menopause had a more than 40 % increased risk of poor performance on tasks assessing verbal fluency and visual memory and was associated with a 35 % increased risk of decline in psychomotor speed (coordination between the brain and the muscles that brings about movement) and overall cognitive function over 7 years.

This means that the long - term trajectory of IQ measures in COS looks to be relatively stable, and cognitive functioning extends up to 13 + years after psychosis onset, in spite of chronic illness and progressive loss in brain matter.

«After three months,» Zhou said, «the running animals showed much better movement and cognitive function compared to control transgenic animals which had locked running wheels.»

The emergence of a new field in oncology addressing cognitive deficits in cancer patients is justified by the existence of deficits in memory, concentration and attention, as well as executive functions before, during and after treatments, symptoms often referring to the «chemofog» or «cancerfog».

The location is intimately associated with the visual pathways, hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and limbic system, which can cause significant problems with visual, endocrine, and cognitive and psychosocial function, both at presentation and after treatment.

After a study from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom came out supporting its benefits for cognitive function, health food stores started selling out.

Even if you opt against HRT, there's good news: Your cognitive function should rebound after menopause, once your body has had a chance to adjust to its newly stabilized hormone levels.

More importantly, my cognitive functions have been restored, and I am able to enjoy a normal life after twelve years of debilitation.

However, once you get through the transition, your body can quickly adapt and learn to function just as well only eating a few times a day: This study explains that in participants after 48 - hours of fasting,» cognitive performance, activity, sleep, and mood are not adversely affected in healthy humans by two days of calorie - deprivation.»

There is INSUFFICIENT EVIDENCE about the beneficial effects of caffeine consumption athletic performance during short - term exercise, such as sprints or lifting [115], attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)[89], asthma [85,86], cognitive function in Alzheimer's disease [191,192], depression [115], diabetes mellitus type 2 [22,23,187,205], gallstones [87,88], gout [83,84], hepatitis C or liver cirrhosis [115], improving breathing in preterm infants with apnea [150,174], leg cramps due to narrowed arteries (intermittent claudication)[115], liver cancer [191], memory [16,67], migraine headache [176,207,209], muscle soreness during exercise [115], obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD)[115], orthostatic hypotension [78,80], postprandial hypotension (a drop of blood pressure after meals)[77], seizures [25], skin itching [115], stroke [115] or weight loss [90].

1) Belching, bloating, or «acid reflux» after eating 2) Indigestion and constipation because food is not being digested properly 3) Skin conditions such as acne 4) Vertical ridging on the nails because of inability to absorb nutrients from food 5) Leg and foot cramps because you are not absorbing minerals 6) Chronic injuries due poor amino acid status and inability to restore tissue 7) Food allergies and asthma 8) Gallstones 9) Poor cognitive function and the onset of dementia 10) Low bone mineral density and osteoporosis

Figure below is cognitive function at baseline, after 3 months of the intervention, and after going back to their regular diet.

A study done in patients with Alzheimer's disease showed the improvement of cognitive function only 90 minutes after receiving a drink that contained medium chained triglycerides, when compared to a placebo (8).

«Given the high content of certain specific polyphenols in the juice blend, the increased antioxidant protection [in the body] after consumption of the juice blend, and the anti-inflammatory capacity in vitro, further research is warranted to evaluate whether juice blend consumption may provide reversal of risk markers in subjects with conditions such as arthritis, obesity, chronic viral diseases, cardiovascular disease and compromised cognitive function, as well as other conditions associated with chronic inflammation,» wrote lead author Gitte Jensen from Holger NIS Inc., a contract research laboratory.

A 2013 study found that 1000mg / day improved cognitive function at 6 and 12 months post-stroke (specifically in areas of attention, executive function and temporal orientation), while another trial showed that initiating citicoline within 24 hours after the occurrence of a stroke «increases the probability of complete recovery at three months.»

After using those for a couple months you might try Vinpocetine 10 mg twice a day, morning and 8 hours later, if needed for improved cognitive function and blood flow to and IN the brain.

One study that focused specifically on the relationship between exercise intensity and BDNF concentration levels found no significant changes in BDNF levels after the low - intensity exercise, but significantly elevated BDNF levels after high - intensity exercise.13 Ferris, L.T., et al. «The Effect of Burst Exercise on Serum Brain - Derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels and Cognitive Function,» Medicine and... continue

As if you needed another reason to reach for the dark stuff after a meal, here's one more: In a new study published in the journal Appetite, researchers reported that chocolate consumption is associated with improved cognitive function.

All the subjects had cognitive function tests at the start of the study, but only 334 of them, or about 75 %, completed a second round of brain evaluations at the end of the trial (after about four years of follow - up) to assess the impact of the diets.

Sulphorophane, like kale's other antioxidants, has anti-inflammatory properties that, according to an article in Neuroscience Letters, may help cognitive function, especially after brain injury.

After general knowledge, the next best predictor is fine - motor skill, which is correlated with the development of «executive function,» a cognitive ability.

This may help explain, in part, wide - ranging variation in subsequent emotional and cognitive functioning among children after trauma exposure.

Martin Strauss admits upfront to being an unreliable narrator; after all, his doctor has just told him «Yours is a rare condition in which the damage that is being done to your brain does not destroy cognitive function but instead affects your brain's ability to store and process memories.