Sentences with phrase «other cognitive functions also»

Problems with memory and other cognitive functions also interfere with daily tasks, such as remembering the way to the office or balancing a checkbook.

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Although this function is closely related to focus and other cognitive actions, it also regulates pleasure.

«It is also important for clinicians to confirm that a woman's complaints of worsening memory are in the executive function domains, are temporally related to the transition to menopause, and are not indicative of some other pathological cognitive impairment before prescribing a trial of LDX.»

«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.

The new result is also consistent with evidence suggesting faster cognitive processing in other areas such as motor function.

«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.»

When the researchers looked at brain size, they found that for fighters who had increasing levels of tau over time, there was a 7 percent decline in the volume of their thalamus, which is located in the center of the brain and regulates sleep, consciousness, alertness, cognitive function and language while also sending sensory and movement signals to other portions of the brain.

Following this training, the participants» memory functioning had improved and their brains» gray matter volume had increased at a rate comparable to control subjects (other participants without memory concerns who also received the cognitive training).

While SCI might be the precursor of more significant memory loss later, it also has been connected to other conditions that may make cognitive functioning more difficult but are not actual impairments in cognition.

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.

On the other hand, it is also possible that a cognitive function such as numerical discrimination, which is apparently complex, may actually be based on relatively simple neural circuits, as suggested by a recent neural network study [71].

Many of the heavy metals, like lead and mercury, are also considered to be neurotoxins that can affect cognitive function and cause brain fog, fatigue, and many other symptoms.

Iron deficiency is best known for causing mild anemia and fatigue, but iron is also required for proper function of the brain, and deficiency can cause memory and other cognitive problems, particularly in the very young.

Researchers have verified that caffeine, the active ingredient in coffee, gives an effective boost of energy, and other compounds in coffee also work to improve cognitive function.

Some foods seem to immediately cause it (like certain nuts, coconut oil and butter surprisingly) and also correlate with bad cognitive function (forgetfulness while other foods like cashews lead to virtually no flaking (at least around the eyebrows) and also associated with better overall well being (energy, mental clarity etc).

Additionally, the simple hormone treatment of testosterone, known as testosterone replacement therapy (TRT), for men with low testosterone can improve many symptoms associated with low T including sexual function, muscle mass and strength, body composition, and bone density,21 - 23 and may also benefit other critical functions including metabolic, cardiovascular, and cognitive function.24 - 27

Evaluations may also include tests of other cognitive functions, such as memory, language, executive functions (which refer to the ability to plan, organize, and carry out one's tasks), attention, and other functions.

It is also very rarely associated with slightly diminished cognitive function, cleft lip, intestinal and spinal defects, and other congenital disorders.

While liver support is the number one benefit of SAM - e for dogs, it is believed that SAM - e can also help in other ways — including protecting bones and joints, increasing cognitive functions and helping to control pain.

Other important nutrients also show the ability to improve cognitive function in senior dogs.

Other research has shown that spending holiday time in an «enriched» setting — defined as offering new experiences that are rich in sensory, social, physical, and cognitive interactions — can actually «turn on the genetic expression of key «brain fertilizers» in the frontal lobes, enhancing executive functions such as stress regulation, attention, concentration, good planning and ability to learn, also improving physical and mental health.»

While the cognitive testing results could not be relied on (because of the failed effort tests), all other information consistently indicated that since the index event she had difficulty in maintaining goals and this was consistent with executive problems, also impacting on her social and interpersonal functioning.

In addition, many children who do show robust gains in certain domains (ie, cognitive functioning or educational attainment) also continue to display other prominent areas of impairment.

For low - income families headed by single mothers, the associations between maternal employment and children's cognitive and social development tend to be neutral or positive, but much of this difference is a function of pre-existing differences between mothers who are or are not employed.2, 3,4,5 The effects of maternal employment on children's development also depend on the characteristics of employment — its quality, extent and timing — and on the child's age.2, 6,7 On the other hand, poverty has consistently negative associations with young children's development, but here, too, there is considerable controversy about the causal role of income per se, as opposed to other correlates of poverty.8, 9,10,11,12,13

Conflictual or critical interactions also may be particularly important for older spouses, given that health changes, decrements in cognitive functioning, caregiving, retirement, and other stressors associated with aging may create strains that compromise marital well - being, even among couples with historically strong relationships (Bookwala, 2005; Roberto, McCann, & Blieszner, 2013).