Cognitive Science

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Effectiveness and Safety of Acupuncture for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: The effects of acupuncture on Alzheimer’s disease (AD) outcomes remain controversial. The aim of this review was to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of AD.Methods: PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Chinese BioMedical Literature Database, VIP Database for Chinese Technical Periodicals, China National […]

Published on May 6, 2020

Understanding Image Memorability

Why are some images easier to remember than others? Here, we review recent developments in our understanding of ‘image memorability’, including its behavioral characteristics, its neural correlates, and the optimization principles from which it originates. We highlight work that has used large behavioral data sets to leverage memorability scores computed for individual images. These studies […]

Published on May 6, 2020

Sequential Presentation Protects Working Memory From Catastrophic Interference

Abstract Neural network models of memory are notorious for catastrophic interference: Old items are forgotten as new items are memorized (French, 1999; McCloskey & Cohen, 1989). While working memory (WM) in human adults shows severe capacity limitations, these capacity limitations do not reflect neural network style catastrophic interference. However, our ability to quickly apprehend the […]

Published on May 5, 2020