Sentences with phrase «with complex cognitive processes»

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.

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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.

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.

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