Cognitive Science

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Relationship between hippocampal subfield volumes and cognitive decline in healthy subjects

We examined the relationship between hippocampal subfield volumes and cognitive decline over a 4-year period in a healthy older adult population with the goal of identifying subjects at risk of progressive cognitive impairment which could potentially guide therapeutic interventions and monitoring. 482 subjects (68.1 years +/− 7.4; 52.9% female) from the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing […]

Published on December 7, 2023

Conversational Eyebrow Frowns Facilitate Question Identification: An Online Study Using Virtual Avatars

Abstract Conversation is a time-pressured environment. Recognizing a social action (the ‘‘speech act,’’ such as a question requesting information) early is crucial in conversation to quickly understand the intended message and plan a timely response. Fast turns between interlocutors are especially relevant for responses to questions since a long gap may be meaningful by itself. […]

Published on December 7, 2023

Few-shot EEG sleep staging based on transductive prototype optimization network

Electroencephalography (EEG) is a commonly used technology for monitoring brain activities and diagnosing sleep disorders. Clinically, doctors need to manually stage sleep based on EEG signals, which is a time-consuming and laborious task. In this study, we propose a few-shot EEG sleep staging termed transductive prototype optimization network (TPON) method, which aims to improve the […]

Published on December 6, 2023