Evidence for the hypothesis that input to the apical tufts of neocortical pyramidal cells plays a central role in cognition by amplifying their responses to feedforward input is reviewed. Apical tufts are electrically remote from the soma, and their inputs come from diverse sources including direct...
(Supiano); Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts (Weiner); Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana (Whelton); Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve ...
Several years ago, Dr Robert Sternberg, former Dean at Tufts University, opened the PACE (Psychology of Abilities, Competencies, and Expertise) Center, in Boston. Sternberg has been on a quest to not only understand the fundamental concept of intelligence, but also to find ways in which any o...
Physical activity (PA) has been hypothesized to be effective to maintaining cognitive function and delay cognitive decline in the elderly, but physical fitness (PF) could be a better predictor of cognitive function. We aimed to study the association between PA and PF with cognitive function and ...
(Supiano); Division of Nephrology, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts (Weiner); Department of Epidemiology, Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, New Orleans, Louisiana (Whelton); Division of Nephrology and Hypertension, Department of Medicine, Case Western Reserve ...
People’s impression of their own “sense-of-direction” (SOD) is related to their ability to effectively find their way through environments, such as neighborhoods and cities, but is also related to the speed and accuracy with which they learn new environments. In the current literature, it ...
However, most cases of cognitive impairment in the ageing population have been associated with constant high blood glucose and impaired glucose tolerance8,9. An increased concentration of proinflammatory cytokines in the circulation has been shown to lead to dysregulation of the blood–brain-barrier10....
As artificial intelligence (AI) thrives and propagates through modern life, a key question to ask is how to include humans in future AI? Despite human invo
reducing attention and decreasing encoding. Uncertainty increases cognitive load, often engaging working memory resources (Coutinho et al.,2015) and activating a complex network of brain responses to up-regulate vigilance and information gathering (Brunyé & Gardony,2017; Heekeren, Marrett, & Ungerleid...
(Peñalvo); Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy, Tufts University, Boston, Massachusetts (Peñalvo); Department of Occupational Medicine and Public Health, Faroese Hospital System, Torshavn, Faroe Islands (Petersen); Centre of Health Science, University of Faroe Islands, Torshavn (...