Cognitive Science

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Light on Alzheimer’s disease: from basic insights to preclinical studies

Alzheimer’s Disease (AD), referring to a gradual deterioration in cognitive function, including memory loss and impaired thinking skills, has emerged as a substantial worldwide challenge with profound social and economic implications. As the prevalence of AD continues to rise and the population ages, there is an imperative demand for innovative imaging techniques to help improve […]

Published on March 18, 2024

Altered resting-state functional connectivity and dynamic network properties in cognitive impairment: an independent component and dominant-coactivation pattern analyses study

IntroductionCognitive impairment (CI) due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) encompasses a decline in cognitive abilities and can significantly impact an individual’s quality of life. Early detection and intervention are crucial in managing CI, both in the preclinical and prodromal stages of AD prior to dementia.MethodsIn this preliminary study, we investigated differences in resting-state functional connectivity and […]

Published on March 18, 2024

The Emotional Content of Children’s Writing: A Data‐Driven Approach

Abstract Emotion is closely associated with language, but we know very little about how children express emotion in their own writing. We used a large-scale, cross-sectional, and data-driven approach to investigate emotional expression via writing in children of different ages, and whether it varies for boys and girls. We first used a lexicon-based bag-of-words approach […]

Published on March 18, 2024