Cognitive ProcessingPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-03-28DOI: 10.1007/s10339-025-01269-6
James Negen
{"title":"Mental rotation, perspective taking, and performance profiling.","authors":"James Negen","doi":"10.1007/s10339-025-01269-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-025-01269-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In spatial cognition, we conventionally draw a typological distinction between mental rotation (intrinsic, object movement) versus perspective taking (extrinsic, self movement). This paper re-examines a previous finding which could indicate that fundamentally different cognitive processes are reflected in these tasks. Specifically, performance as a function of rotation magnitude is a linear profile for mental rotation but a notched profile for perspective taking. Experiment 1 conceptually replicates this, finding a task by rotation magnitude interaction with more participants, more trials, and updated statistical controls. Experiment 2 extends the previous analysis to verify that the two performance profiles are genuinely different shapes rather than different effect sizes. Together these help confirm that mental rotation and perspective taking reflect fundamentally different cognitive processes, thus justifying their central focus in the typology of spatial cognition.</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"531-540"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12339577/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143744246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Dynamics of frontal cortex functional connectivity during cognitive tasks: insights from fNIRS analysis in the Dual n-back Paradigm.","authors":"Sima Shirzadi, Mehrdad Dadgostar, Hamidreza Hosseinzadeh, Zahra Einalou","doi":"10.1007/s10339-025-01275-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-025-01275-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The human brain operates as a complex network, and understanding its functional connectivity is a core challenge in neuroscience. Functional near-infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) offers a non-invasive, portable method for studying brain activity and connectivity, providing valuable insights into the brain's network dynamics. In this study, we used fNIRS to examine the functional connectivity of the human brain during the Dual n-back task, a cognitive challenge that varies in memory load (0-back, 1-back, and 2-back). Data were collected from 24 channels in the frontal cortex and pre-processed with discrete wavelet transform. Functional connectivity matrices for each task level were calculated using correlation analysis, and graph theory metrics such as clustering coefficient and local and global efficiency were assessed. Statistical comparisons (t-tests and ANOVA) revealed significant differences in these metrics across memory load levels, with higher memory loads leading to altered brain connectivity patterns (p < 0.05 for clustering coefficient and local efficiency, p < 0.04 for global efficiency). These findings suggest that as cognitive demand increases, the functional connectivity of the brain's frontal network changes, reflecting the dynamic nature of brain activity during complex tasks. This research highlights the potential of fNIRS for exploring brain network functions and has broader implications for understanding cognitive processes and developing neurocognitive diagnostics and interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"555-566"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144001062","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond technological rationality: analysis of cognitive components in innovative movements.","authors":"Sepehr Ghazinoory, Javad Amani, Tahereh Saheb, Abolghasem Sarabadani","doi":"10.1007/s10339-025-01277-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-025-01277-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The influence of cognitive components such as attention and consciousness, perception and emotion, memory and mental patterns, language and meaning, problem-solving and creativity, decision-making and reasoning, and intelligence can be identified and tracked across many phenomena. Innovation is also effective as a consequence of the dynamic movement of these components. In the analysis of innovative movements, issues have been highlighted that have not been addressed by the rational and logical attitude of the technological approach, and in some cases, these issues are in direct opposition to the resulting rationalism from this attitude. To decipher these propositions, it is necessary to investigate the effects of cognitive components on innovative processes and then analyze the scope of these effects. The influence of creativity on innovative factors has been mentioned among the cognitive components, but the role of components such as perception, emotion, and meaning, which are introduced as stimuli for the initiation of an innovative movement, has been discussed less. Most products have an acceptable level of technology in their function, but they have deficiencies in the cognitive dimension. In fact, cognitive components can be considered a competitive advantage for firms.</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"491-499"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144002871","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive ProcessingPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-05-10DOI: 10.1007/s10339-025-01273-w
Jorge Sanabria-Z, Manuel Cebral-Loureda, Javier M Antelis, SeungHee Lee
{"title":"Advances in complex thinking and neurotechnologies in education: a bibliometric analysis of research trends.","authors":"Jorge Sanabria-Z, Manuel Cebral-Loureda, Javier M Antelis, SeungHee Lee","doi":"10.1007/s10339-025-01273-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-025-01273-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Neuroscience research to decode cognitive and emotional processes has been widely embraced in education. The development of methodologies, case studies, and new technologies have advanced our understanding of students' complex thinking. Despite these advancements, long-term analysis at the convergence of neurosciences, education, and complex thinking remains limited. To address this gap, we conducted a bibliometric review using the prism method, spanning from 1960 to 2023 to map research trends, thematic evolutions, and future challenges. Our analysis of 3792 Scopus-indexed studies using advanced data visualization techniques yielded the following findings: (1) a predominant focus on critical thinking, with creativity driving innovative approaches that enhance problem-solving; (2) growing integration of neurotechnologies-such as EEG and neuroimaging-to assess and optimize cognitive engagement in educational settings; (3) an increasing emphasis on metacognition, highlighting its role as a reflective thinking strategy that fosters cogntive control and higher-order thinking; and (4) emerging research on executive functions, particularly their role in fostering decision-making and cognitive flexibility in learning environments. These findings contribute to the understanding of cognitive processes and inform practical applications in education, including the design of personalized learning strategies, real-time cognitive assessment tools, and neurotechnology-supported pedagogical models. The study advocates an interdisciplinary approach, integrating neuroscientific insights into complex thinking to enhance cognitive processing within STEAM education.</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"611-624"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144001061","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive ProcessingPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-02-07DOI: 10.1007/s10339-025-01257-w
Benoît Béchard, Helen M Hodgetts, Gabrielle Teyssier-Roberge, Frédéric Morneau-Guérin, Mathieu Ouimet, Sébastien Tremblay
{"title":"Breaking through the 'wall of complexity' in a politically themed microworld: a challenge for elected officials and the general public.","authors":"Benoît Béchard, Helen M Hodgetts, Gabrielle Teyssier-Roberge, Frédéric Morneau-Guérin, Mathieu Ouimet, Sébastien Tremblay","doi":"10.1007/s10339-025-01257-w","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-025-01257-w","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Political leaders are often regarded as the most qualified individuals to address modern societal challenges, owing to the knowledge they acquire through their experience in dealing with complex issues, governance and management, and working towards making impactful decisions. To understand the influence of prior knowledge on decision-making, we conducted a comparative analysis of complex decision-making performance in a politically themed computer-simulated microworld involving incumbent elected officials and a general population sample, each contrasted with a random-response baseline produced with randomly generated decisions. Participants were tasked to govern a country for re-election while maintaining financial stability. The pattern of results suggests that decision-making faces a 'wall of complexity' whether one is an elected official or a citizen. Although elected officials generally reported having greater political knowledge, their performance was still relatively poor. The elected officials and general population subgroups performed at the same level and only slightly better than chance. Addressing the societal challenges of our time requires elected officials to possess more than domain-specific prior knowledge.</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"689-706"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143366389","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive ProcessingPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-04-16DOI: 10.1007/s10339-025-01270-z
Tashauna L Blankenship, Que Anh Pham
{"title":"Inhibitory control and memory guided planning during early childhood.","authors":"Tashauna L Blankenship, Que Anh Pham","doi":"10.1007/s10339-025-01270-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-025-01270-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Flexibly using memories to guide planning behavior is critical for typical functioning, yet little is known of how this ability emerges and the mechanisms supporting performance. The current study examined children's ability to generalize during memory-guided planning in a sample of 76 preschoolers (24 2-year-olds, M = 32.21 months, SD = 2.21, 12 girls; 27 3-year-olds, M = 41.37 months, SD = 3.50, 17 girls; and 25 4-year-olds, M = 54.64 months, SD = 3.29, 6 girls). Results suggested that 3 and 4-year-olds can flexibly apply a memory from one context to another, while 2-year-olds struggle to generalize. Further, individual differences in inhibitory control predicted performance during memory-guided planning, providing a potential mechanism supporting its early development.</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"601-610"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144006434","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Cross-cultural adaptation of the questionnaire on self-reported olfactory functioning and olfaction-related quality of life (ASOF) into Farsi.","authors":"Behnaz Jafari, Hamideh Hosseini, Johann Lehrner, Jamshid Jamali, Seyed Reza Mazlom, Raheleh Babazadeh","doi":"10.1007/s10339-025-01267-8","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-025-01267-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This research aimed to translate and assess the psychometric characteristics of the abbreviated Self-Reported Olfactory Functioning and Olfaction-Related Quality of Life (ASOF) among Iranian Farsi-speaking individuals. This tool development study, initiated after receiving authorization from the original questionnaire's corresponding author, involved the translation of the ASOF questionnaire using the forward-backward method, in line with the World Health Organization's standards. The research was conducted quantitatively, incorporating minor modifications in the Farsi version of the questionnaire items to ensure cultural relevance. The validity of the questionnaire, including face, content, and structural aspects, was evaluated. The internal consistency was measured using Cronbach's alpha. Acceptable levels were observed in the item impact score, content validity index, and content validity ratio across all questionnaire items based on data from 30 healthy participants. The Cronbach's alpha coefficients for self-reported olfactory function and olfactory quality of life assessment were 0.906 and 0.943, respectively, falling within a permissible range. Confirmatory factor analysis supported the three-factor structure of the ASOF questionnaire, as evidenced by standard factor loadings and goodness of fit indices, using a sample of 120 patients. The study concludes that the Farsi version of the ASOF questionnaire is a reliable and valid tool. It can effectively be used to assess a broad spectrum of olfactory disorders and olfaction-related quality of life in Farsi-speaking populations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"663-670"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144045044","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive ProcessingPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-04-16DOI: 10.1007/s10339-025-01271-y
Elsa Hammerdahl, Nicole Vazquez, Brittany R Alperin
{"title":"Clinically relevant aspects of thought across psychological disorders.","authors":"Elsa Hammerdahl, Nicole Vazquez, Brittany R Alperin","doi":"10.1007/s10339-025-01271-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-025-01271-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Thought-related features are prevalent within psychopathologies, with around 50% of psychiatric disorders including aspects of thought in their diagnostic criteria. Even among higher levels of transdiagnostic work and a stronger focus on thought-related phenomenon, a gap remains between cognitive and clinical fields. Here, we aimed to bridge the gap between these two fields by providing a high-level organization of the most prevalently studied mental health-related aspects of thought. In this review, we surveyed the thought literature with a focus on clinical disorders with thought-related phenomena in their diagnostic criteria. From our review we identified three high level dimensions of thoughts: the content of thought, the dynamics of thought, and the relationship to thought. Within each of these levels, we then expanded on the specific aspects of thought highlighted in the cognitive and clinical literature. Identification of these categorical themes will help to isolate the specific aspects of thought driving the persistence of mental health disorders. Knowledge of the underlying cognitive mechanisms that drive disorder-related impairment can then be used to create more effective and targeted interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"501-510"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144057596","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive ProcessingPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-02-25DOI: 10.1007/s10339-025-01262-z
Antonio Benítez-Burraco
{"title":"The cognitive science of language diversity: achievements and challenges.","authors":"Antonio Benítez-Burraco","doi":"10.1007/s10339-025-01262-z","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-025-01262-z","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Linguistics needs to embrace all the way down a key feature of language: its diversity. In this paper, we build on recent experimental findings and theoretical discussions about the neuroscience and the cognitive science of linguistic variation, but also on proposals by theoretical biology, to advance some future directions for a more solid neurocognitive approach to language diversity. We argue that the cognitive foundations and the neuroscience of human language will be better understood if we pursue a unitary explanation of four key dimensions of linguistic variation: the different functions performed by language, the diversity of sociolinguistic phenomena, the typological differences between human languages, and the diverse developmental paths to language. Succeeding in the cognitive and neurobiological examination and explanation of these four dimensions will not only result in a more comprehensive understanding of how our brain processes language, but also of how language evolved and the core properties of human language(s).</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"719-736"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12339608/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143494242","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive ProcessingPub Date : 2025-05-01Epub Date: 2024-11-21DOI: 10.1007/s10339-024-01244-7
Réka Pető, Fruzsina Elekes, Ildikó Király
{"title":"Online level-2 perspective taking for newly learnt symbols.","authors":"Réka Pető, Fruzsina Elekes, Ildikó Király","doi":"10.1007/s10339-024-01244-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s10339-024-01244-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Humans demonstrate spontaneous sensitivity to other people's perspectives on object identities in online tasks. Evidence shows that this not only involves representing the mere discrepancy between perspectives, but the content of such perspectives as well (level-2 perspective taking/L2PT). However, this evidence comes from studies using culturally grounded symbols which leaves open the possibility that having extensive, easily accessible background knowledge about an object is necessary for the L2PT effect. Experiment 1 tested this by comparing L2PT across two groups: one performing a verification task on Arabic numbers, and one on newly learnt symbol-label pairs. In both groups, half of the visual stimuli was symmetrical, while half was asymmetrical. In both cases, there was a joint condition: participants performed the task in parallel with a partner, observing stimuli from opposite angles, thus having conflicting interpretations for asymmetric characters. Furthermore, they also performed the verification task individually, while their partner had no visual access to the stimuli. We found an interference effect in both groups. However, while the effect was stable in the number group, it diminished over time in the symbol group. Experiments 2a and 2b demonstrated that the complexity of the recently learnt symbols has an influence on spontaneous L2PT: the same procedure with more complex symbols did not elicit any interference effect. Our results show that online L2PT is not limited to objects that participants have proficiency in identifying. Nevertheless, the L2PT effect seems to diminish when participants have to process increasingly complex novel symbols.</p>","PeriodicalId":47638,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Processing","volume":" ","pages":"331-343"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12055949/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142683161","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}