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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"cognitive task performance"”.
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Investigating the interrelated roles of pain and cultural factors on cognitive task performance among patients living with vascular dementia
… between pain and cultural factors on cognitive task performance in individuals with Vascular Dementia. Vascular Dementia, a common form of dementia resulting from reduced blood flow to the brain, is characterised by cognitive impairments, executive function deficits, and behavioural …
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Stability and variability in perceptual cognition and visual noticing
… summarizes research on both phenomena and on cognitive task performance, identifying variability between individuals in performance across tasks by alternating between literature reviews, descriptive analyses of two multivariate datasets, and theoretical discussion. More specifically, Chapter …
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Walking and talking in multiple sclerosis: an investigation of cognitive-motor dual tasking and clinical research portfolio
… the effects of performing a concurrent cognitive task when walking in MS and determine the effects of task demand on dual-task performance. Eighteen MS participants and 18 healthy controls took part. Participants completed walking and cognitive tasks under single and dual task …
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Functional Connectivity Within the Dynamic Pain Connectome Underlying Inter-Subject Differences in Acute and Chronic Pain
… focus on the pain at the detriment of other tasks-at-hand, whereas other people focus on the task-at-hand as a distraction from pain. These differences across people likely reflect differences in their brain circuitry, specifically in and between networks which are involved with pain …
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The Interactive Effects of Caffeine and Estrogen on Memory for Word Lists
… Days 1-5 of the menstrual cycle. Research on cognitive task performance among females suggests that performance varies according to the phase of menstrual cycle. Medical research demonstrates a relationship between estrogen and caffeine metabolism. In this study, it was hypothesized that …
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The Effect of Background Music on the Visual Categorization of Printed Words in Normal Younger and Older Adults
… vocal content, has a detrimental effect on cognitive task performance. Research has also shown a decline in processing speed as age increases. The present study seeks to answer the following questions: 1. Will background vocal music have any detrimental effects on performance of a visual …
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Exploring the role of working memory and understanding educational underachievement in anxiety and depression
… of emotion are associated with lowered academic performance. However, the mechanisms involved in this relationship are as yet unclear. One potentially important process is the disruption of working memory. Building on previous research such as Wine (1971) and Sarason (Sarason, 1984), Eysenck and …
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Effects of fatigue on simulated space telerobotics performance : a preliminary study analysis
… must perform mission critical space telerobotics tasks consistently despite restricted and slam shifted sleep and circadian schedules and long session durations, which all potentially degrade cognitive function, response time, and attention. A ground laboratory experiment was designed to 1) …
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The role of cortical morphometry of functional networks in predicting age-related cognition in older adults
… decline in the brain’s ability to function (cognitive aging) is one of the most impactful consequences of aging on day-to-day activities and one of the most common complaints of older adults (Blazer et al., 2015). In fact, in a recent survey, almost half of individuals aged 65 or older report …