cognitive
Greater brain activation after cognitive rehabilitation for MS
Scientists have documented increased cerebral activation in patients with multiple sclerosis following memory retraining using modified Story Memory Technique. This study is the first to demonstrate that behavioral interventions can have a positive effect on brain function in MS, an important step in validating the clinical utility of cognitive rehabilitation.
Neural Bases of Emotional Experience Versus Perception in Schizophrenia
It used to be called cold versus hot cognition, two terms that referred to tasks that either intentionally used stimuli devoid of social or emotional content to reduce unexpected confounds (cold) versus tasks that intentionally addressed social and emotional processing (hot). Now following impressive advances in basic behavioral neuroscience, this latter area is sometimes called social cognitive and affective neuroscience (SCAN), or simply social cognition.
Adjunctive Varenicline Treatment with Antipsychotic Medications for Cognitive Impairments in People with Schizophrenia: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
Adjunctive Varenicline Treatment with Antipsychotic Medications for Cognitive Impairments in People with Schizophrenia: A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Trial
Neuropsychopharmacology 37,
660 (February 2012). doi:10.1038/npp.2011.238
Authors: Joo-Cheol Shim, Do-Un Jung, Sung-Soo Jung, Young-Soo Seo, Deuk-Man Cho, Ji-Heon Lee, Sae-Woom Lee, Bo-Geum Kong, Je-Wook Kang, Min-Kyung Oh, Sang-Duk Kim, Robert P McMahon
& Deanna L Kelly
Is Cognitive Functioning Impaired in Methamphetamine Users? A Critical Review
Is Cognitive Functioning Impaired in Methamphetamine Users? A Critical Review
Neuropsychopharmacology 37,
586 (February 2012). doi:10.1038/npp.2011.276
Authors: Carl L Hart, Caroline B Marvin, Rae Silver
& Edward E Smith
Keywords: addiction & substance abuse; psychostimulants; cognition; learning & memory; methamphetamine; amphetamine; impairment
Regional Cortical Thickness and Subcortical Volume Changes Are Associated with Cognitive Impairments in the Drug-Naive Patients with Late-Onset Depression
Regional Cortical Thickness and Subcortical Volume Changes Are Associated with Cognitive Impairments in the Drug-Naive Patients with Late-Onset Depression
Neuropsychopharmacology 37,
838 (February 2012). doi:10.1038/npp.2011.264
Authors: Hyun Kook Lim, Won Sang Jung, Kook Jin Ahn, Wang Youn Won, Changtae Hahn, Seung Yup Lee, InSeong Kim
& Chang Uk Lee
Keywords: aging/geriatrics; Alzheimer's disease; cognition; depression; unipolar/bipolar; cortical thickness
Nicotine patch shows benefits in mild cognitive impairment, study suggests
Using a nicotine patch may help improve mild memory loss in older adults, according to a new study.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy, Exercise, or Both for Treating Chronic Widespread Pain [Original Investigation]
Background The clinical impact of telephone-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy (TCBT), exercise, or a combined intervention in primary care patients with chronic widespread pain (CWP) is unclear.