Sentences with phrase «of human cognitive functions»

Dynamics and representation in multi-level systems of human cognitive functions 8.

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As emotionally compelling of an idea as a soul may be, there is absolutely no evidence what - so - ever that a soul exists outside the cognitive functions of the very material human brain.

Ramsey maintains that the functions of religious language are the evocation of commitment and worship, which are non-cognitive functions, and also discernment, which is presumably cognitive.26 For Ramsey, the cognitive claims apparently rest on both divine revelation and human intuition in the moment of disclosure.

Four issues which will be significant in the subsequent analysis of models arise here in discussing these other linguistic forms: (1) the role of analogy, (2) the relation of religious symbolism to human experience, (3) the diverse functions of religious language (especially evident in the case of myth) and (4) the cognitive status of religious language.

5) Anti-inflammatory Foods — As science becomes more aware of the far - reaching impact that inflammation can have on the human body, impacting everything from cognitive function to immune health, people are making more efforts to reduce these complications.

Current studies on humans show no harmful effects of supplementing infant formula with DHA and ARA and some studies even show some benefits to a child's visual function and / or cognitive and behavioral development.

It requires an understanding of the cognitive nature and how human interests function.

In psychology and in artificial intelligence, it is used to refer to the mental functions, mental processes and states of intelligent entities (humans, human organizations, highly autonomous robots), with a particular focus toward the study of such mental processes as comprehension, inferencing, decision - making, planning and learning (see also cognitive science and cognitivism).

The Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies is a multidisciplinary organization committed to the advancement of scientific approaches to the understanding and improvement of human functioning through the investigation and application of behavioral, cognitive and other evidence - based principles to the assessment, prevention, treatment of human problems and the enhancement of health and wellCognitive Therapies is a multidisciplinary organization committed to the advancement of scientific approaches to the understanding and improvement of human functioning through the investigation and application of behavioral, cognitive and other evidence - based principles to the assessment, prevention, treatment of human problems and the enhancement of health and wellcognitive and other evidence - based principles to the assessment, prevention, treatment of human problems and the enhancement of health and well - being.

And they develop the six layers of the human cortex, the region responsible for thought, speech, judgment, and other advanced cognitive functions.

Indeed, studies in humans indicate that exercise can preserve and possibly even enhance cognitive function in individuals with dementia or other forms of mild cognitive impairment,» added Dr. Christie.

«Our partnership with families who have a child with Down syndrome and our investment in a comprehensive clinical data and biorepository will continue to provide resources to study not only heart defects, but also other Down - syndrome associated medical conditions such as cognitive function, leukemia, and dementia,» says co-author Stephanie Sherman, PhD, professor of human genetics at Emory University School of Medicine.

Dart argued that a brain structure called the lunate sulcus had been thrust back into a human position and that parts of the brain linked with higher cognitive functions had expanded.

The long - term effects run the gamut of human functioning, from trouble communicating to extensive cognitive and behavioral deterioration.

The artificial neural networks serve as «mini-brains that can be studied, changed, evaluated, compared against responses given by human neural networks, so the cognitive neuroscientists have some sort of sketch of how a real brain may function.»

The roadmap outlines future research directions toward the goal of enhancing human radioresistance, including upregulation of endogenous repair and radioprotective mechanisms, possible leeways into gene therapy in order to enhance radioresistance via the translation of exogenous and engineered DNA repair and radioprotective mechanisms, the substitution of organic molecules with fortified isoforms, the coordination of regenerative and ablative technologies, and methods of slowing metabolic activity while preserving cognitive function.

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.

Director of the Sir Peter Mansfield Magnetic Resonance Centre, Professor Peter Morris, said: «Functional magnetic resonance imaging is the main tool available to cognitive neuroscientists for the investigation of human brain function.

Although non-invasive methods to explore brain function in humans such as functional imaging and EEG / MEG have been informative regarding the potential role of a given brain area in a particular cognitive function, they lack the necessary temporal and spatial resolution to study brain microcircuits.

Kurzweil's projections are not science fiction but perhaps conservative, as some forms of AI already effectively replace many human cognitive functions.

It is also illustrated by Roger Sperry's Nobel Prize — winning discovery that the right and left sides of the human brain must communicate with each other for proper cognitive function.

That means that although stress in general has a valuable adaptive role for human beings, chronic stress on the other hand has absolutely nothing good to offer to your safety, health or personal development — it will only make you feel terrible, pack some more fat and reduce the quality of your cognitive functioning.

Another study conducted by University of Connecticut's Human Performance Laboratory found that even a 1.5 % water loss led to reduced cognitive function, headaches and fatigue in 25 women and 26 men.

In humans, a crossover study looked to examine the effects of acute elevation of the ketone body, BHB, on the cognitive function of 20 AD patients (2).

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.»

Additionally, calorie restriction has been shown to dramatically reduce the occurrence of solid tumors and leukemia [7], as well as improve cognitive function in elderly human subjects [8].

(8) A decline in cognitive function is one of the most frightening aspects of natural human aging.

Effects of early life stress on cognitive and affective function: An integrated review of human literature.

The argument is simple: AI allows computers to mimic cognitive functions of the human brain, notably learning and problem solving, which can (or one day, will) enable law firms to save time and money while offering clients a quicker service.

Mildly stressful early life experiences can potentially impact a broad range of social, cognitive, and physiological functions in humans, nonhuman primates, and rodents.

Executive functions are unique aspects of human cognition because they modulate all other cognitive functions.

And the training itself is as likely as not to diminish this cognitive function as it is to enhance it, because its practitioners learn to deny their own flawed human cognitive synthesizing in order to substitute even worse rote protocol under the pretext of neutral scientific investigation (i.e. «art», the bullshit excuse offered by those who know it's not science.)

The Positive Behaviour Support practice model is applicable to all children and adults with behaviours of concern, regardless of their cognitive functioning or disability and must be used by behaviour support providers funded by the Department of Health and Human Services.