Cognitive NeuropsychologyPub Date : 2020-10-01Epub Date: 2020-06-03DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2020.1765753
Guo Jiahui, Hua Yang, Bradley Duchaine
{"title":"Attentional modulation differentially affects ventral and dorsal face areas in both normal participants and developmental prosopagnosics.","authors":"Guo Jiahui, Hua Yang, Bradley Duchaine","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2020.1765753","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2020.1765753","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Face-selective cortical areas that can be divided into a ventral stream and a dorsal stream. Previous findings indicate selective attention to particular aspects of faces have different effects on the two streams. To better understand the organization of the face network and whether deficits in attentional modulation contribute to developmental prosopagnosia (DP), we assessed the effect of selective attention to different face aspects across eight face-selective areas. Our results from normal participants found that ROIs in the ventral pathway (OFA, FFA) responded strongly when attention was directed to identity and expression, and ROIs in the dorsal pathway (pSTS-FA, IFG-FA) responded the most when attention was directed to facial expression. Response profiles generated by attention to different face aspects were comparable in DPs and normals. Our results demonstrate attentional modulation affects the ventral and dorsal steam face areas differently and indicate deficits in attentional modulation do not contribute to DP.</p>","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 7-8","pages":"482-493"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2020.1765753","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38004289","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive NeuropsychologyPub Date : 2020-10-01Epub Date: 2020-06-03DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2020.1770207
Bruna Seixas-Lima, Kelly Murphy, Angela K Troyer, Brian Levine, Naida L Graham, Carol Leonard, Elizabeth Rochon
{"title":"Episodic memory decline is associated with deficits in coherence of discourse.","authors":"Bruna Seixas-Lima, Kelly Murphy, Angela K Troyer, Brian Levine, Naida L Graham, Carol Leonard, Elizabeth Rochon","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2020.1770207","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2020.1770207","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates coherence of discourse in the production of autobiographical narratives by individuals with aMCI. Autobiographical interviews were analyzed to determine whether reduced episodic recall was related to deficits in discourse coherence. A coherence rating scale was used to evaluate relatedness of the autobiographical details produced by participants to the topic of discourse. Interviews were transcribed, segmented into details, and divided into sets of episodic, semantic, or supplementary information, which were subsequently analysed with the coherence rating scale. We predicted that the known episodic deficits observed in aMCI could also affect the retrieval of coherent episodic information. The results revealed deficits in coherence could be found in both episodic and semantic information in the aMCI group. These results suggest that the cognitive deficits experienced by individuals with aMCI may go beyond their known difficulty in recalling episodic details, as they also affect the controlled retrieval of both episodic and semantic information.</p>","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 7-8","pages":"511-522"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2020.1770207","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38003240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive NeuropsychologyPub Date : 2020-10-01Epub Date: 2020-06-12DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2020.1767560
Junhua Ding, Keliang Chen, Nan Zhang, Mingyue Luo, Xiaoxia Du, Yan Chen, Qing Yang, Yingru Lv, Yumei Zhang, Luping Song, Zaizhu Han, Qihao Guo
{"title":"White matter networks dissociate semantic control from semantic knowledge representations: Evidence from voxel-based lesion-symptom mapping.","authors":"Junhua Ding, Keliang Chen, Nan Zhang, Mingyue Luo, Xiaoxia Du, Yan Chen, Qing Yang, Yingru Lv, Yumei Zhang, Luping Song, Zaizhu Han, Qihao Guo","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2020.1767560","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2020.1767560","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Although semantic system is composed of two distinctive processes (i.e., semantic knowledge and semantic control), it remains unknown in which way these two processes dissociate from each other. Investigating the white matter neuroanatomy underlying these processes helps improve understanding of this question. To address this issue, we recruited brain-damaged patients with semantic dementia (SD) and semantic aphasia (SA), who had selective predominant deficits in semantic knowledge and semantic control, respectively. We built regression models to identify the white matter network associated with the semantic performance of each patient group. Semantic knowledge deficits in the SD patients were associated with damage to the left medial temporal network, while semantic control deficits in the SA patients were associated with damage to the other two networks (left frontal-temporal/occipital and frontal-subcortical networks). The further voxel-based analysis revealed additional semantic-relevant white matter tracts. These findings specify different processing principles of the components in semantic system.</p>","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 7-8","pages":"450-465"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2020.1767560","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38041310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive NeuropsychologyPub Date : 2020-10-01Epub Date: 2020-07-03DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2020.1783222
Kathleen E Cullen, Lin Wang
{"title":"Predictive coding in early vestibular pathways: Implications for vestibular cognition.","authors":"Kathleen E Cullen, Lin Wang","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2020.1783222","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2020.1783222","url":null,"abstract":"Single unit neurophysiological and anatomical studies have provided us with a fundamental understanding of the circuit-based mechanisms by which vestibular information is processed to ensure accura...","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 7-8","pages":"423-426"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2020.1783222","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38120196","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive NeuropsychologyPub Date : 2020-10-01Epub Date: 2020-06-23DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2020.1784863
Gabriella Bottini, Gerardo Salvato
{"title":"In medio stat virtus: Integrating two functional models of vestibular cognition.","authors":"Gabriella Bottini, Gerardo Salvato","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2020.1784863","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2020.1784863","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 7-8","pages":"427-429"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2020.1784863","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38079577","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive NeuropsychologyPub Date : 2020-10-01Epub Date: 2020-08-26DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2020.1809364
Pierluigi Zoccolotti
{"title":"The reading level matched design: Limitations and possible alternatives.","authors":"Pierluigi Zoccolotti","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2020.1809364","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2020.1809364","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Wybrow & Hanley (2015) reported that proportions of phonological and surface dyslexics change depending on how control groups are selected. This observation questions the appropriateness of the reading-level match design for establishing causality in cognitive studies of reading. Here, I focus on three features: (1) the lack of an explicit definition of the reading-level concept; (2) the metric problems associated with using this design; and (3) the ambiguity of the delay-deviance contrast in interpreting reading deficits. I also delineate alternative methodological features that could effectively inform developmental designs. Thus, I argue that (a) control variables should be as independent of the target-dependent measure as possible; (b) they should be shaped within the theoretical aims of the study and be explicitly considered in the interpretation of findings; and, (c) conditions of interest should be viewed along with critically associated conditions using approaches that allow predicting the size of the expected deficit..</p>","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 7-8","pages":"523-534"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2020.1809364","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38309630","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive NeuropsychologyPub Date : 2020-10-01Epub Date: 2020-06-17DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2020.1782362
Yuri Agrawal
{"title":"Vestibular cognition: building a framework.","authors":"Yuri Agrawal","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2020.1782362","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2020.1782362","url":null,"abstract":"Ferre and Haggard (this issue) provide a conceptual framework for understanding vestibular cognition, and articulate a clear research programme to substantially advance this field. Vestibular cogni...","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 7-8","pages":"421-422"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2020.1782362","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"38055995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Is native quantitative thought concretized in linguistically privileged ways? A look at the global picture","authors":"C. Everett","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2019.1668368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2019.1668368","url":null,"abstract":"ABSTRACT This work investigates whether reference in speech to certain quantities, namely 1, 2, and 3, is privileged linguistically due to our brain’s native quantitative capacities. It is suggested that these small quantities are not privileged in specific ways suggested in the literature. The case that morphology privileges these quantities, apart from 1, is difficult to maintain in light of the cross-linguistic data surveyed. The grammatical expression of 2 is explained without appealing to innate quantitative reasoning and the grammatical expression of 3 is not truly characteristic of speech once language relatedness is considered. The case that 1, 2, and 3 are each privileged lexically is also difficult to maintain in the face of the global linguistic data. While native neurobiological architecture biases humans towards recognizing small quantities in precise ways, these biases do not yield clear patterns in numerical language worldwide.","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 1","pages":"340 - 354"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-08-17","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2019.1668368","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"45176774","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive NeuropsychologyPub Date : 2020-07-01Epub Date: 2019-07-04DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2019.1637338
Guy Dove
{"title":"More than a scaffold: Language is a neuroenhancement.","authors":"Guy Dove","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2019.1637338","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2019.1637338","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>What role does language play in our thoughts? A longstanding proposal that has gained traction among supporters of embodied or grounded cognition suggests that it serves as a cognitive scaffold. This idea turns on the fact that language-with its ability to capture statistical regularities, leverage culturally acquired information, and engage grounded metaphors-is an effective and readily available support for our thinking. In this essay, I argue that language should be viewed as more than this; it should be viewed as a neuroenhancement. The neurologically realized language system is an important subcomponent of a flexible, multimodal, and multilevel conceptual system. It is not merely a source for information about the world but also a computational add-on that extends our conceptual reach. This approach provides a compelling explanation of the course of development, our facility with abstract concepts, and even the scope of language-specific influences on cognition.</p>","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 5-6","pages":"288-311"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2019.1637338","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37114514","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Cognitive NeuropsychologyPub Date : 2020-07-01Epub Date: 2019-12-20DOI: 10.1080/02643294.2019.1685480
Dimitrios Skordos, Ann Bunger, Catherine Richards, Stathis Selimis, John Trueswell, Anna Papafragou
{"title":"Motion verbs and memory for motion events.","authors":"Dimitrios Skordos, Ann Bunger, Catherine Richards, Stathis Selimis, John Trueswell, Anna Papafragou","doi":"10.1080/02643294.2019.1685480","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1080/02643294.2019.1685480","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Language is assumed to affect memory by offering an additional medium of encoding visual stimuli. Given that natural languages differ, cross-linguistic differences might impact memory processes. We investigate the role of motion verbs on memory for motion events in speakers of English, which preferentially encodes <i>manner</i> in motion verbs (e.g., <i>driving</i>), and Greek, which tends to encode <i>path</i> of motion in verbs (e.g., <i>entering</i>). Participants viewed a series of motion events and we later assessed their memory of the path and manner of the original events. There were no effects of language-specific biases on memory when participants watched events in silence; both English and Greek speakers remembered paths better than manners of motion. Moreover, even when motion verbs were available (either produced by or heard by the participants), they affected memory similarly regardless of the participants' language: path verbs attenuated memory for manners of motion, but the reverse did not occur. We conclude that overt language affects motion memory, but these effects interact with underlying, shared biases in how viewers represent motion events.</p>","PeriodicalId":50670,"journal":{"name":"Cognitive Neuropsychology","volume":"37 5-6","pages":"254-270"},"PeriodicalIF":3.4,"publicationDate":"2020-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1080/02643294.2019.1685480","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"37473779","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"心理学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}