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On the Connection Between Language Change and Language Processing

Abstract Previous studies provided evidence for a connection between language processing and language change. We add to these studies with an exploration of the influence of lexical-distributional properties of words in orthographic space, semantic space, and the mapping between orthographic and semantic space on the probability of lexical extinction. Through a binomial linear regression analysis, […]

Published on December 10, 2023

Physiotherapy case reports on three people with progressive supranuclear palsy

IntroductionProgressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) is a neurodegenerative brain disease that affects patient’s functionality and quality of life. Physiotherapy should be recommended at the time of diagnosis to slow the progression of disability and enhance the quality of life of these patients.Clinical presentationHere, we describe three cases of patients with PSP, outlining their motor and non-motor […]

Published on December 8, 2023

Altered synaptic plasticity at hippocampal CA1–CA3 synapses in Alzheimer’s disease: integration of amyloid precursor protein intracellular domain and amyloid beta effects into computational models

Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive memory loss and cognitive dysfunction brain disorder brought on by the dysfunctional amyloid precursor protein (APP) processing and clearance of APP peptides. Increased APP levels lead to the production of AD-related peptides including the amyloid APP intracellular domain (AICD) and amyloid beta (Aβ), and consequently modify the intrinsic excitability […]

Published on December 7, 2023