Sentences with phrase «of complex cognitive processes»

Skilled reading is unconscious and automatic — most people are not aware of the complex cognitive processes taking place.

Part of those external and internal signals end up being consolidated in the form of episodic memories as a result of complex cognitive processes that filter and interpret incoming inputs.

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«Is it possible that very different brain mechanisms for complex cognitive processes have developed independently in birds and in mammals in the 300 million years of their existence?»

After undergoing the complex process, nine of the 10 participants, who suffered from cognitive impairment or memory loss associated with Alzheimer's, displayed improvement in memory three to six months into the program — a joint venture between the Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research at UCLA and the Buck Institute for Research on Aging.

Gazzaley wanted to take a broader view of the brain to answer questions about memory and aging; he hoped to study how distinct neural regions interact during memory formation and other complex cognitive processes.

Just as individual computers are networked to create concentrated processing and storage capacity in the field of Cloud Computing, links in the complex cognitive processes that take place in the prefrontal cortex play a key role.

«Many studies show the integrative function of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex in relatively simple cognitive tasks, and we believe that this relatively basic process forms the foundation for far more complex forms of behavior and decision - making, such as norm enforcement,» said lead author Joshua Buckholtz, now an assistant professor of psychology at Harvard.

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.

Enhanced amyloidogenic processing of APP by the ß - site APP cleaving enzyme (BACE) and the γ - secretase complex and reduced clearance lead to increased intracellular levels of soluble oligomeric Aß, resulting in cellular dysfunction comprising e.g., synaptic failure, mitochondrial dysfunction, enhanced oxidative stress, neurotransmitter and neurotrophin depletion, inflammation, and apoptosis which is reflected in patients as clinical symptoms such as cognitive deficits [2, 3].

AMHERST, Mass. — Cognitive neuroscience researcher Joonkoo Park at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, who recently received a five - year, $ 751,000 faculty early career development (CAREER) grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to address basic research questions about how our brains process number and magnitude and how such processes give rise to more complex mathematical thinking, has co-authored a paper that reports this week where in the brain numerical quantity evaluation is processed.

A powerful antioxidant should contain a complex of broad spectrum flavonoid antioxidants and phenolic acids which are proven to slow down the aging process — not just the visible signs of aging, like fine lines and wrinkles, but the critical hidden oxidative stress damage that is linked to a host of age related degenerative diseases such as arthritis, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, cognitive function and strokes.

The cognitive burden can occur when the information itself is presented in multiple forms (verbal and visual) or when presented without necessity in a complex way since the processing capacity of each channel is limited.

With Günther Fink from the Harvard [T.H. Chan] School of Public Health, I've developed a new measure for the 0 — 3 age range that uses caregivers» reports of children's motor, language, cognitive, social, and emotional skills to capture these complex processes in fast, cost - effective ways.

Results of brain research, much of it sponsored by the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), suggest that different parts of the brain working together are responsible for complex cognitive processes and that the communication between these brain centers is required for successful learning to occur.

Interpreting is a complex process that requires a high degree of linguistic, cognitive and technical skills in both English and American Sign Language (ASL).

We have shown that pigs are capable of fairly complex cognitive processes, such as operant learning, visual and olfactory discriminations and concept formation.

complex undercurrent of social, cognitive, emotional and physiological processes that organize

A confluence of research has identified executive functioning deficits as a common characteristic of individuals with FASD.9 15 — 27 Damage to neurological structures, including the prefrontal regions of the brain, is a significant hypothesised cause for these deficits.28 29 Executive functions are defined as a set of cognitive processes responsible for orchestrating purposeful, goal - directed behaviour.15 30 31 These processes are responsible for the ability to plan, organise, attend, problem solve and inhibit responses.31 It is also suggested that the ability to self - regulate emotional responses and behavioural actions is interrelated with the construct of executive functioning.17 28 32 Deficits in executive functioning and self - regulation can lead to learning and behavioural problems that impact a child's educational outcomes as they struggle to cope with the complex demands of school life.16 20

Considered the most complex of all intellectual functions, problem solving has been defined as a higher - order cognitive process.