Month: September 2023

The Social Route to Abstraction: Interaction and Diversity Enhance Performance and Transfer in a Rule‐Based Categorization Task

Abstract Capacities for abstract thinking and problem-solving are central to human cognition. Processes of abstraction allow the transfer of experiences and knowledge between contexts helping us make informed decisions in new or changing contexts. While we are often inclined to relate such reasoning capacities to individual minds and brains, they may in fact be contingent […]

Published on September 13, 2023

Calif. Passes Bill That Could Ban Manufacture of Skittles

A bill that could ban or force the makers of Skittles and Pez to change their recipes has headed to California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk for signature after the state Legislature voted to ban the manufacture, sale, and distribution of four chemicals in foods. Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, […]

Published on September 13, 2023

The use of the integrated cognitive assessment to improve the efficiency of primary care referrals to memory services in the accelerating dementia pathway technologies study

BackgroundCurrent primary care cognitive assessment tools are either crude or time-consuming instruments that can only detect cognitive impairment when it is well established. This leads to unnecessary or late referrals to memory services, by which time the disease may have already progressed into more severe stages. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, some memory services have […]

Published on September 13, 2023