Character education and the values parents impart to their offspring are likely to matter for the latter in ways that they do
not for cognitive functioning.
As we our bombarded with information our brains sift through the small percentage that is
necessary for our cognitive functions, or in other words the things that require us to think about, for instance, reading.
Subjects were divided into four groups based on vitamin D blood levels: severely deficient, deficient, insufficient (borderline) and optimum, then
tested for cognitive function.
Altered interneuron dysfunction and oscillatory rhythms in cognitive disorders: Inhibitory interneurons regulate oscillatory rhythms and network synchrony that are
required for cognitive functions and disrupted in AD.
Strawberries also rate in past studies of food for cognitive function
Although the connection between indoor air quality and health issues such as asthma, allergies, and respiratory ailments is common knowledge, the importance of indoor air
quality for cognitive function is less understood.
Patients in the family intervention group had better functioning on activities of daily living than patients in the 2 control groups, but did not
differ for cognitive function, depression, psychotic symptoms, behavioural disturbances, or overall severity of dementia.
These differences may be due to genetic differences in DNA methylation, [4] which result in deficits in the perception of emotions and impairment in affect regulation, and this may cause early impairment in attachment that might possibly further interfere with the normative development of empathy, despite intellectual
capacity for those cognitive functions.
Knowing it's
essential for cognitive function, the researchers recorded brain activity from the frontal cortex of nine patients with schizophrenia and nine healthy controls while they performed a timing task where they had to estimate the passage of 12 seconds.
Based on chocolate's
support for cognitive function, he decided to see if chocolate consumption was related to another measure of cognition — Nobel Prize awards per capita.
After a study from Northumbria University in the United Kingdom came out supporting its
benefits for cognitive function, health food stores started selling out.
It turns out that a type of cell found in the human central nervous system that had previously been thought little more than a sort of «housekeeper» cell is actually really
important for cognitive function.
For some cognitive functions, such as memory and attention, the severity of a person's disability correlates with the extent of disruption to the brain's communication networks — something that is not measured by most brain scans.
Researchers hypothesize that too much cortisol can have toxic effects on parts of the brain that are important
for cognitive functioning, and too little might hinder the body's ability to recruit the biological resources necessary for optimal cognitive functioning.»
«We knew that sensory function is important
for cognitive function, and we had a unique opportunity with this collaboration,» said Mewborn, who works in the Neuropsychology and Memory Assessment Laboratory under the mentorship of L. Stephen Miller.
Interestingly, Nav1.1 - deficient interneuron transplants were sufficient to cause behavioral abnormalities in wild - type mice, indicating the key functional role of interneurons and Nav1.1
for cognitive functions.
Improving BDNF levels is therefore important
for cognitive function.
It also is an excellent source of omega 3 fatty acids, which are important
for cognitive function and joint health.