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Can you spot the funny face? An EEG study on slapstick humour processing in children 你能认出那张滑稽的脸吗？儿童闹剧幽默加工的脑电图研究

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-07-01 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106334

Mirella Manfredi , Ebru Ger , Fabian Dietler , Alice Mado Proverbio , Moritz M. Daum

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Microstate analysis in infancy: Examining infant brain at rest and during experimental tasks 婴儿的微观状态分析：在休息和实验任务中检查婴儿大脑

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-06-28 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106333

Kara L. McDevitt, Maria A. Gartstein

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Effects of regional white matter hyperintensities and β-amyloid on domain-specific cognition and progression to dementia 区域白质高信号和β-淀粉样蛋白对区域特异性认知和痴呆进展的影响

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-06-24 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106332

Cameron Mavericks Choo , Chin Hong Tan , for the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

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Pre-pandemic food inhibitory control and overeating during COVID-19: A longitudinal fMRI study COVID-19期间大流行前食物抑制控制和暴饮暴食：一项纵向功能磁共振成像研究

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-06-20 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106331

Yong Liu , Wei Li , Yazhi Pang , Ximei Chen , Jia Zhao , Yuanluo Jing , Hong Chen

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Positive school climate boosts children’s reading achievement, mental health and cortical thinning 积极的学校氛围能促进儿童的阅读成绩、心理健康和大脑皮层变薄

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-06-18 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106330

Leilei Ma , Yuhan Yang , Yuxuan Chen , Yingfei Lu , Xiaoyu Ren , Rui Chen , Min Jiang , Yanpei Wang , Weiwei Men , Shuping Tan , Jia-Hong Gao , Shaozheng Qin , Yong He , Qi Dong , Sha Tao

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How distinct autism and schizotypal trait dimensions influence neural predictive processing: An Event-related potential study 自闭症和分裂型特质维度如何影响神经预测加工：事件相关电位研究

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-06-16 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106329

Prune Mazer , Rita Pasion , Melissa Fontes , Cristiana Pires , Celeste Silveira , Fernando Ferreira-Santos

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Corrigendum to "Long-lasting pure topographical disorientation due to heading disorientation following left retrosplenial hemorrhage: A report of two cases" [Brain Cogn. 181 (2024) 106211]. “左脾后出血引起的头部定向障碍：两例报告”[脑杂志，181(2024)106211]。

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-06-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106317

Nobuko Kawakami, Yuri Okada, Keisuke Morihara, Kazuto Katsuse, Kazuo Kakinuma, Shiho Matsubara, Shigenori Kanno, Kyoko Suzuki

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White matter microstructure and cognitive abilities in 28-year-old offspring prenatally exposed to maternal anxiety: A prospective exploratory multimodal brain imaging study 产前暴露于母亲焦虑的28岁后代的白质微观结构和认知能力：一项前瞻性探索性多模态脑成像研究

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-06-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106319

Bea R.H. Van den Bergh , Charlotte Sleurs , Birte Geusens , Louise Emsell , Stefan Sunaert , Thibo Billiet

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The volume paradox: inferior fronto-occipital fasciculus integrity and connectivity in early blindness 体积悖论：额枕下束在早期失明中的完整性和连通性

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-06-07 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106318

Mysa Myers , Gerry Leisman , Amedeo D’Angiulli

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Mindfulness practices and transcranial direct current stimulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of self-reported mindfulness 正念练习和经颅直流电刺激：自我报告正念的系统回顾和荟萃分析

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Brain and Cognition Pub Date : 2025-05-27 DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106307

Steven Wickens , Gummersall Timothy , Brown Trevor

{"title":"Mindfulness practices and transcranial direct current stimulation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of self-reported mindfulness","authors":"Steven Wickens , Gummersall Timothy , Brown Trevor","doi":"10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106307","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.bandc.2025.106307","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>There is a growing body of evidence investigating the effectiveness of combining psychological therapy and techniques with transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) for facilitating meaningful change across a wide range of clinical and non-clinical domains. The objective of the current review was to examine mindfulness practices in combination with tDCS on self-reported mindfulness, given the well-established benefits of mindfulness on psychological health as well as the critical role of mindfulness processes as mediators of change in psychosocial intervention. Two databases were searched for sham-controlled studies of combined tDCS and mindfulness that included standardised mindfulness measures. Eight randomised trialsmet inclusion criteria. Results of the random-effects <em>meta</em>-analysis showed that mindfulness-based practices combined with active tDCS intervention revealed a small but significant increase in overall mindfulness as compared to sham tDCS and mindfulness (SMD = 0.24; 95% CI, 0.01, 0.48, p = 0.044). There was heterogeneity in the mindfulness practices, populations and number of stimulations, although there was general consistency in online tDCS location and intensity parameters (i.e., most commonly 2 mA anodal stimulation to the prefrontal cortex). The present findings provide evidence from sham RCTs that tDCS combined with mindfulness practice can augment self-reported mindfulness, lending support to a synergistic multimodal combination.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":55331,"journal":{"name":"Brain and Cognition","volume":"188 ","pages":"Article 106307"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2025-05-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144154795","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}

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