Cognitive Science

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How sleep quality affects activities of daily living in Parkinson’s disease: the mediating role of disease severity and the moderating role of cognition

ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to explore the influential mechanism of the relationship between sleep quality and activities of daily living (ADL) in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), we hypothesized disease severity as a mediator and assumed the mediating process was regulated by cognition.Methods194 individuals with PD (95 women and 99 men) were enrolled […]

Published on September 29, 2023

Differential spatiotemporal gait effects with frequency and dopaminergic modulation in STN-DBS

Imagine Parkinson’s disease as a symphony, with the brain as the conductor. In this magnificent performance, the dancers, our lower limbs, showcase their moves in a beautifully choreographed gait. However, sometimes the dancers stumble, and that’s where deep brain stimulation (STN-DBS) and medication step in as backup dancers to help them regain their grace. A […]

Published on September 29, 2023

Deciphering Epilepsy Stages with a Complex Neural Network

Just as a skilled detective uses various clues to solve a mystifying case, scientists have developed a complexity-based graph convolutional neural network (GCNN) that can decipher the different stages of epilepsy. Imagine looking at a graph with multiple interconnected points representing brain activity during epileptogenesis. This groundbreaking GCNN analyzes five complexity indicators, such as approximate […]

Published on September 29, 2023