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Insulin Signaling Impairment in the Brain as a Risk Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease

Insulin Signaling Impairment in the Brain as a Risk Factor in Alzheimer’s Disease Christian Hölscher* Research and Experimental Center, Henan University of Chinese Medicine, Zhengzhou, China Type 2 diabetes is a risk factor for developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The underlying mechanism that links up the two conditions seems to be the de-sensitization of insulin signaling. […]

Published on April 24, 2019

Mindfulness-Based Intervention for People With Dementia and Their Partners: Results of a Mixed-Methods Study

Mindfulness-Based Intervention for People With Dementia and Their Partners: Results of a Mixed-Methods Study Kim van Oorsouw4, Jim van Os1,5,6, Marjolein de Vugt1 and Martin van Boxtel1* 1Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Alzheimer Center Limburg, School for Mental Health and Neuroscience, Maastricht University Medical Centre, Maastricht, Netherlands 2Department of Educational Development and Research, Faculty of […]

Published on April 24, 2019

Applying Interdisciplinary Innovations to Advance Theories of Social Behavior: Response to Van Dessel and Colleagues

I thank Van Dessel, Gawronski, and De Houwer [1] for their thoughtful response to my opinion article [2]. However, their core objection, regarding the validity of the multiple systems account of learning and memory, appears misplaced. The contribution of my article was not to propose this broad framework for learning and memory; the memory systems […]

Published on April 19, 2019