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Differences in Cognitive-Motor Interference in Older Adults While Walking and Performing a Visual-Verbal Stroop Task

Bettina Wollesen, Claudia Voelcker-Rehage Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With a keen interest in exploring the untapped potential of the human mind, […]

Published on January 9, 2019

18F-FDG-PET Detects Drastic Changes in Brain Metabolism in the Tg4–42 Model of Alzheimer’s Disease

Caroline Bouter, Philipp Henniges, Timon N. Franke, Caroline Irwin, Carsten Oliver Sahlmann, Marius E. Sichler, Nicola Beindorff, Thomas A. Bayer, Yvonne Bouter Read Full Article (External Site) Dr. David LowemannDr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science […]

Published on January 9, 2019

Discourse Coherence as a Cue to Reference in Word Learning: Evidence for Discourse Bootstrapping

Abstract Word learning depends critically on the use of linguistic context to constrain the likely meanings of words. However, the mechanisms by which children infer word meaning from linguistic context are still poorly understood. In this study, we asked whether adults (n = 58) and 2‐ to 6‐year‐old children (n = 180) use discourse coherence relations (i.e., the meaningful […]

Published on January 9, 2019