Sentences with phrase «related cognitive change»

The NIA provides information on age - related cognitive change and neurodegenerative disease specifically at its Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center at www.nia.nih.gov/alzheimers.

The grants will focus on Alzheimer's disease and on age - related cognitive change — changes in thinking, learning, and memory that can come with growing older.

Although much research has examined traumatic brain injury (TBI) as a possible risk factor for later life dementia from neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), little is known regarding how TBI influences the rate of age - related cognitive change.

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Rondina says the study's results do not immediately change diagnosis or treatment options for age - related cognitive impairments, but it will be interesting to see the long - term implications of these results, as we continue to learn how our brains change as we age.

«Fat, sugar cause bacterial changes that may relate to loss of cognitive function.»

A study at Oregon State University indicates that both a high - fat and a high - sugar diet, compared to a normal diet, cause changes in gut bacteria that appear related to a significant loss of «cognitive flexibility,» or the power to adapt and adjust to changing situations.

Maternal alcohol consumption prior to and during pregnancy significantly affects cognitive functions in offspring, which may be related to changes in cyclin - dependent kinase 5 because it is associated with modulation of synaptic plasticity and impaired learning and memory.

The shape changes we see accentuate the regions related to depth of planning, communication, problem solving and other more advanced cognitive functions.

«But exercise incorporating cognitive components also stimulates changes in brain regions related to cognition.

Over-activation of the inflammatory protein nuclear factor κB (NF - κB) in the brain region leads to a number of aging - related changes in mice, from cognitive decline to muscle weakness.

Recent research by cognitive aging experts suggests that changes related to Alzheimer's disease...

In the present study, we assessed changes in the SRE and SRP - related brain activity in patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment or early Alzheimer's disease (MCI / AD).

The second changes are brain abnormalities related to the vascular system, which can occur 20 years before overt cognitive symptoms appear.»

Now, researchers at the Monell Center have established a collaboration with the Brain Health Registry (BHR) to gain better insight into how changes in a person's sense of smell may relate to their health status and cognitive function.

Acetyl - L - Carnitine (ALC) is a cognitive enhancer and neuroprotective agent that protects against a wide range of age - related degenerative changes in the brain and nervous system.

''... we hypothesize that repeated stress - related allostatic overload may affect brain function at three basic levels: (a) at the cellular level, it may compromise proteostasis (e.g. tau protein), organelles homeostasis, and induce epigenetic changes in neuronal DNA; (b) at the tissue level it may affect intracellular communication (synaptic contacts), number of cells (reduction of neuronal density), composition of the extracellular matrix (accumulation of amyloid plaques), and neuroinflammation; (c) at the systemic levels it may alter the brain's regulation of behavior (cognitive decline).

After four years of follow - up evaluations, 200 participants were beginning to show mild cognitive impairment, problems with memory, language, thinking and judgment that are greater than normal age - related changes.

Age - related changes in the amygdala, hippocampus and frontal cortex, as well as cognitive and behavioral processes mediated by these brain regions have been related to alterations in 5 - HT function, which may occur as a result of disrupted gut - microbiome - dependent metabolism.»

We recently developed a model of how cortical changes relate to cognitive changes.

MTI methodologies take into consideration the child's cognitive development, issues of number, meanings of operations and how they relate to one another, and computation within the number system as a foundation for algebra, number systems, ways of representing numbers, meanings of operations and how they relate to one another, working with qualitative and quantitative change and the need to describe and predict variation.

In her experience, though, the drop in knowledge happens well after people turn 60 and it's not just related to cognitive changes as the study suggests.

Age - related behavioral changes may be useful indicators for medical intervention for dogs with signs of cognitive impairment.

Impact of the study: Data collected provide estimates of the prevalence of various degrees of age - related behavioral changes associated with cognitive dysfunction in dogs.

Cats with age - related cognitive difficulty may start to groom excessively as a reaction to neurological changes that can occur with age.

Andrew's other publications have examined the contributions of the livestock sector to climate change, vegetarian companion animal diets, the animal welfare standards of veterinarians, and the latest evidence about animal cognitive and related abilities, and the resultant moral implications.

Just as aging humans begin to forget things and are more susceptible to mental conditions, your aging animals may also begin to confront age - related cognitive and behavior changes.

Prevalence of behavioral change associated with age - related cognitive impairment in dogs.

Prevalence of behavioral changes associated with age - related cognitive impairment in dogs.

Recently, the veterinary literature has discussed a group of age - related changes in dogs and grouped them together under the heading of canine cognitive dysfunction syndrome.

«Age - related changes in cognitive functions, behaviour, skin, digestive tract, cardiovascular system, respiratory tract, degenerative joint and skeletal function, as well as urinary disorders are the most common issues concerning older dogs», explains Dr Brenten.

He really didn't understand how the rise of cognitive psychology and related fields changed some of his arguments with respect to the measuring cognitive abilities, in my opinion.

Professional Experience Valley Trauma Center (Van Nuys, CA) 2011 — Present In - Home Outreach Counselor • Provide prevention education and counseling at the individual, family and group level within both in - home and clinical settings while overseeing all case management services • Utilize various methods including humanistic, cognitive behavioral and family systems approaches • Assist group members in the discovery of internal sources of strength and ability to effectively cope with situational crises a well as modify self - defeating behavior • Set and achieve specific group - level goals while helping participants define concrete, meaningful developmental benchmarks, appraising on - going change processes and related dynamics, and connecting individual efforts to common themes • Manage 10 cases on a weekly basis while ensuring an initial visitation with clients within 48 hours of referral • Perform new program participant assessments and participate in all intake and discharge functions

Charted and recorded information in client files.Tracked client movement on and off the unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.Checked facility for open windows, locked doors, malfunctioning smoke detectors and other safety hazards.Quickly responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.Efficiently gathered information from families and social services agencies to inform development of treatment plans.Documented all patient information including service plans, treatment reports and progress notes.Collaborated closely with treatment team to appropriately coordinate client care services.Developed comprehensive treatment plans that focused on accurate diagnosis and behavioral treatment of problems.Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.Organized treatment projects that focused on problem solving skills and creative thinking.Referred clients to other programs and community agencies to enhance treatment processes.Created and reviewed master treatment and discharge plans for each client.Guided clients in understanding illnesses and treatment plans.Developed appropriate policies for the identification of medically - related social and emotional needs of clients.Assisted clients in scheduling home visits and phone calls and monitored effectiveness of these activities.Evaluated patients for psychiatric services and psychotropic medications.Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess the medications» effectiveness and side effects.Evaluated patients to determine potential need to transfer to specialized inpatient mental health facilities.Administered medication to patients presenting serious risk of danger to themselves and others.Conducted psychiatric evaluations and executed medication management for both inpatient and outpatient facilities.Led patients in individual, family, group and marital therapy sessions.Diagnosed mental health, emotional and substance abuse disorders.Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.Consulted with and developed appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans for dually diagnosed patients.Referenced and used various therapy techniques, including psychodynamic, family systems, cognitive behavioral and lifespan integration psychotherapy.

«I specialize in utilizing evidence - based cognitive strategies, motivational strategies, and mindfulness techniques to change thinking patterns, addictive habits, stress and pain reactions, and trauma symptoms related to anxiety and fear.

Cognitive behavioral therapy consists of techniques relating to the identification of personal behaviors and the procedures necessary to change these behaviors.

A cognitive behavioral approach is taken in therapy with an emphasis on how thinking relates to feelings and problem - solving around daily changes that will lead to greater satisfaction and stronger self - esteem.

Fischer and colleagues [21] proposed a theoretical framework that extends socio - cognitive models of learning [22] and the more recent General Learning Model [23], and explains elevated levels of risk taking in relation to media exposure not only through priming effects of risk - positive cognitions and emotions, but also through changes in the self - concept, due to (1) situational cues in the media that risk taking is rewarding instead of potentially dangerous, (2) through habitation processes and changes in risk - related social norms, and (3) through identification processes that are stronger in active vs. passive media consumption.

Although not specifically tested, these findings are in line with early socio - cognitive models of learning through experience or observation [22], [55] the notion that repeated exposure to risk - glorifying media may instigate risk taking behaviors by the activation of positive risk - related cognitions, beliefs and behavioral scripts [23] and additionally, through changes in the self - concept related to risk - tasking [21].

Results showed a highly significant difference between the experimental group and the control group in the acquisition of cognitive skills in applying P.E.T. Results also indicated large changes in parents» cognitions about situations closely related to the basic skills of active listening, confrontation, and conflict resolution.

It is a period of biological, cognitive and social change of such magnitude and rapidity that it is no surprise to find that it is associated with the onset or exacerbation of a number of health - related problems including depression (1), eating disorders (2), substance abuse and dependence (3 — 5), risky sexual behaviour (6), antisocial and delinquent activity (7) and school dropout (8).

I provide cognitive rehabilitation interventions for individuals coping with neurological and neuropsychological conditions such as age - related memory changes, tumor, epilepsy, brain injury, stroke, ADHD, learning disability, and neurotoxic infections.

[jounal] Todd, R. M. / 2011 / The changing face of emotion: Age - related patterns of amygdala activation to salient faces / Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience 6 (1): 12 ~ 23

Cognitive functioning in chronically hospitalized schizophrenic patients: Age - related changes and age disorientation as a predictor of impairment

For parents of adolescents, the ability to adapt to dramatic changes in adolescent physical, cognitive, and affective functioning and related behaviors (e.g., increased arguments and quest for autonomy) may be the key to avoiding disruption of their parenting and may increase parental well - being and reduce adolescent behavior problems and drug use.