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.
Research at UCLA found that eating walnuts daily may improve performance on
cognitive function tests.
To be sure, the study was small and the group receiving two
cognitive function tests was even smaller, the researchers acknowledge in a report published May 11 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
In addition, all participants were asked to undergo
cognitive function tests regarding word / letter fluency, the results of which were assessed for correlations with MR - proADM levels.
Participants were given
cognitive function tests at the beginning of the study to establish a baseline, then at two and four years later.
In terms of cognitive disability, the researchers found that in the subgroup of MS patients who underwent neuropsychological testing, those with more cerebral microbleeds had higher disability on verbal and other
cognitive function tests.
The participants had
their cognitive function tested annually for up to eight years.
Conclusion: MR - proADM levels were significantly different between the DWML groups and inversely correlated with
cognitive function test scores, suggesting that high MR - proADM levels and DWMLs are associated with cognitive decline.
Participants were evaluated at enrollment and again six months later, which included fMRI brain scans and
cognitive function testing.
Our own
Cognitive Function Test is a valuable tool for individuals to assess their own cognitive function against others of a similar age and provides a personalised nutrition and lifestyle report, identifying areas, such as low levels of B vitamins or low levels of Omega 3 fats that can increase someone's risk of cognitive decline.
Not exact matches
I was interested in
testing whether
cognitive exercises would be effective in improving
cognitive functioning — but also whether they could be used to affect decision making processes.
Standard
cognitive testing — variously called mental status exams,
cognitive testing, or neuropsychological
testing — would also show how well Trump is
functioning.
25,000 patients will be enrolled in the first study ever to combine data from genetics,
cognitive tests and online surveys to explore how genetics is related to Major Depressive Disorder, Bipolar Depression and certain brain
functions.
Cognitive function was measured with a battery of seven
tests: Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), word list learning, digit span, clock drawing, figure copying, and Stroop and verbal fluency
tests.
Testing assesses
cognitive function and can also provide some measure of the extent to which
cognitive work stimulates concussion symptoms.
It's a short neuro -
cognitive computer
test to evaluate multiple areas of brain
function, including memory, problem solving, reaction times and brain processing speeds.
The development of computerized neurocognitive
tests such as ImPACT have been a big advance in terms of making sure an athlete has recovered their
cognitive function necessary to return to play or work, but the usual and primary treatment remains rest, with follow - up
testing using the ImPACT paradigm, and return to play or work following the algorithm of the ImPACT program based on
test results.
Because the SAC only takes approximately 5 to 7 minutes to administer and was designed for use by clinicians with no neurocognitive
testing experience, it is considered a «practical sideline assessment tool» (2) which can «detect changes across multiple domains of
cognitive functioning that are susceptible to the acute effects of concussion.»
Our evaluation involves
testing a child's
cognitive, speech and language, fine motor, adaptive capacities, and emotional and behavioral
functioning.
Moreover, hunger has been implicated in impaired
cognitive function and lower
test scores, student absenteeism, tardiness, visits to the school nurse and discipline problems.
[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.
Five other neuropsychological
tests measuring various aspects of memory and
cognitive function showed no change following the surgery.
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.
Tests showed that these two individuals appeared to have better than expected
cognitive function, although the other four volunteers did not.
The authors examined data from the «Survey of Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe» in which more than 31,000 men and women over the age of 50 from 13 European countries answered questions that
tested cognitive functions including memory, mathematical ability, and verbal fluency.
Sum scores to depict lower body and upper body muscle strength were calculated separately, and
cognitive function was assessed using the CERAD neuropsychological
test battery with calculated total score.
In June, researchers reported that office workers scored higher on
tests of
cognitive function when the room was better ventilated, but many studies have found that background noise impairs
cognitive performance.
Participants also underwent
testing of their ability to suppress a response and their
cognitive flexibility that allows them to switch back and forth between different tasks — both crucial capabilities in everyday life (employing the Delis - Kaplan Executive
Function System Color - Word Interference
Test).
But what of previous
tests showing that nicotine boosts memory, concentration, and general
cognitive functioning?
The study found, through
tests in rats, that a meal rich in saturated fat, reduces a person's
cognitive function that make it more difficult to control eating habits.
During another
test, participants demonstrated poorer performance on a «Stroop task,» a commonly - used measure of executive
cognitive function.
In both groups, the hyperbaric oxygen therapy sessions led to significant improvements in
tests of
cognitive function and quality of life.
«The remote delivery of an at - home
test and findings of
cognitive benefit may also be generalizable to other neurological conditions in which
cognitive function is compromised.»
The mice performed about 50 per cent better on two standard
tests of
cognitive function.
«
Cognitive test battery developed to assess impact of long duration spaceflights on astronauts» brain
function.»
However, despite this reduction in white matter,
cognitive tests did not find any evidence that being overweight was linked to reduced brain
function.
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.
Adult rats that consumed the sugar - sweetened beverages for one month performed normally in
tests of
cognitive function; however, when consumption occurred during adolescence the rats were impaired in
tests of learning and memory capability.
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.
These findings are based on an analysis of 13,864 participants from the Nurses» Health Study II who completed
testing on
cognitive function, which is key predictor of the risk of dementia later in life.
The panel cited a number of «promising» treatment studies, including those
testing certain dietary supplements, intranasal insulin, and continuous positive airway pressure to ease fatigue and pain and improve
cognitive function.
Patients were then given memory and other
cognitive tests to measure brain
function, allowing scientists to establish strong correlations between exercise, brain health, and cognition.
«Strikingly, further analysis showed a strong association between DNA methylation levels of these markers in monocytes and neuropsychological
test function, measured using a composite score of multiple
cognitive domains,» said Dr. Maunakea, Assistant Professor, Department of Native Hawaiian Health, JABSOM and co-senior author of the study.
Without extensive
tests of
cognitive function prior to the onset of sleep apnea, «we can't measure the effect of the loss of neurons,» Gozal said.
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.
The laboratory is currently
testing the drugs» ability to clear Abeta and improve
cognitive functions among the transgenic mice.
To allow comparison across
cognitive tests, we also express
cognitive decline in terms of percentage change as a
function of the range of each
test (estimate of 10 year decline / range of
test × 100).
During the study, the participants»
cognitive functioning was
tested to determine if any decline was present.
Cognitive function improved as a result, as assessed with
tests of spatial memory.
We propose that the touchscreen assay may be a useful
test for exploring potential therapeutic effects on impaired
cognitive function in this line.