Sentences with phrase «of cognitive function»

The study also found that children with relatively higher and lower cortisol profiles had significantly lower levels of cognitive functioning at age four.

Studies of cognitive function in dogs proved that problem - solving activities like trick training and puzzle toys kept them sharp, connected to the world around them, and even extended their lifespan.

People who suffer from schizophrenia also suffer from a loss of cognitive function.

Several studies [3, 4] have found that chocolate consumption reduces risk of dementia and enhances performance on tests of cognitive function.

However, the association of muscle strength with various aspects of cognitive function is a relatively under - researched area.

There is weak evidence that cognitive training may improve measures of cognitive function, the guideline notes.

Researchers also found those with high blood pressure performed significantly worse on two different assessments of cognitive function and memory.

The aim of this study was to examine association of cognitive function with tactile and taste perceptions in independently - living 80 - year - old elderly.

Past exposure to marijuana was associated with worse verbal memory but does not appear to affect other domains of cognitive function.

Her program of research is dedicated to understanding the neural basis of cognitive function and dysfunction.

Studies have also shown benefits in terms of brain development early on as well as the maintenance of cognitive function later in life for our pet.

It is one of the facets of cognitive functioning to be affected in patients with schizophrenia.

Other studies are a little more encouraging and have concluded that select types of cognitive functioning actually improve over time.

Brain - boosting benefit: Wheat germ is the surprising powerhouse of cognitive function.

The products aid in the optimization and retention of cognitive functioning for every stage of the pet's life — from kitten or puppy, to elderly cat or dog.

Even in normally developing children, variations in the same brain structural features that are seen in groups with different risk factors, conditions, or pathology emerge as predictors of cognitive function.

The mice performed about 50 per cent better on two standard tests of cognitive function.

By allowing your body to utilize oxygen more efficiently, it enhances all aspects of cognitive function, including focus, concentration and memory.

Studies show breastfed babies have higher levels of cognitive function.

«As such, objective assessment of cognitive function should be a facet of any clinical evaluation of the patient,» he says.

Marijuana use over time is associated with remembering fewer words from a list, but it did not appear to affect other areas of cognitive function in a study of men and women followed up over 25 years, a new study finds.

Alzheimer's disease is a neurodegenerative condition that causes the decline of cognitive function and the inability to carry out daily life activities.

Researchers are starting to see how inflammation, due to these aforementioned microbiome dysfunctions, contributes to depression and anxiety through «the cytokine model of cognitive function.»

«People who keep having seizures, especially convulsive seizures, may suffer progressive impairment of cognitive functions [as well as personality changes],» Devinsky says.

They concluded that without neurogenesis in the hippocampus, the recovery of cognitive functions after brain injury was significantly impaired.

This suggests a common genetic maturation process is taking place, including the maturation of cognitive functions such as planning, decision - making, control and concentration.

Our 17 y.o. Rat Terrier was showing significant loss of cognitive function when he turned 15.

Acetyl L - Carnitine on the other hand is associated with the improvement of cognitive functions of the brain, preventing and treating dementia such as Alzheimer's, anti-aging benefits, antioxidant effects, and improving memory.

[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.

In moderate amounts, dopamine can enhance dimensions of cognitive function, but may also make people impulsive, less risk - averse and less empathetic.

According to Cunha, one of the novel aspects of the research project conducted at the Psychiatry Institute of Hospital das Clínicas, FM - USP's teaching and general hospital, was the measurement of cognitive functions during controlled abstinence.

«Our validation of the cognitive scales will facilitate further investigations of the relationships of cognitive functioning to the use of multiple substances, substance use disorders and treatment utilization, advancing our knowledge of substance use, a major public health problem.»

This suggested to the researchers that the three people were carrying out a complex set of cognitive functions, including hearing the command, understanding language, paying attention and tapping into working memory (The Lancet, DOI: 10.1016 / S0140 - 6736 (11) 61224 - 5).

«Our results show an association of cognitive function with metabolic status,» Keskin said.

Compared with the nondiabetic women, those who had gestational diabetes performed worse on several tests of cognitive function performed at the same week of pregnancy, the investigators reported.

The results in subcategories of cognitive function were low, but the researchers note that there were only nine studies that measured cognitive improvement from PA for PD patients.

After comparing measures of cognitive functioning across the four groups, the researchers found that even snoring alone has a negative effect on cognition.

They included China's ambitious 15 - year plan aimed at understanding the neural basis of cognitive functions while developing the tools to diagnose and treat brain diseases early; it is likely to be funded with $ 1 billion over the first 10 years.

It has already been shown that brain stimulation using electric currents can boost a number of cognitive functions (see «Apply the electrodes...»).

A: We'll be running a number of standard batteries of cognitive function tests... that we've shown before in hypoxia to be impaired.

Adequate omega - 3 intakes can also slow the loss of cognitive function among the elderly.

Neurosurgeon turned neuroscientist Pasko Rakic has profoundly changed our understanding of the development of the cerebral cortex, the seat of our cognitive functions.

«Researchers find a potential signature of cognitive function in people living with HIV.»

It has been suggested that these abnormal connections cause the decrement of cognitive function.

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.

Aging is accompanied by changes in different brain regions and deficits in a constellation of cognitive functions.

Freitas et al (2011) performed a systematic search of all studies using non-invasive stimulation in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and reviewed all 29 identified articles; 24 focused on measures of motor cortical reactivity and (local) plasticity and functional connectivity, with 8 of these studies assessing also effects of pharmacological agents, and 5 studies focused on the enhancement of cognitive function in AD.

The CNCR focuses on the mechanistic understanding of gene function in the context of cognitive function.