Timothy P Morris, Meishan Ai, Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Edward McAuley, Charles H Hillman, Arthur F Kramer
{"title":"Relationships between enriching early life experiences and cognitive function later in life are mediated by educational attainment.","authors":"Timothy P Morris, Meishan Ai, Laura Chaddock-Heyman, Edward McAuley, Charles H Hillman, Arthur F Kramer","doi":"10.1007/s41465-021-00208-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00208-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The study of how engagement in enriching cognitive, physical and social activities in childhood impacts cognitive function decades later will advance our understanding of how modifiable lifestyle activities promote cognition across the lifespan. 88 healthy older adults (aged 60-80 years) returned a retrospective questionnaire regarding their participation in seven lifestyle activities (musical instrument playing, language learning, sport participation, art/dance lessons, scouting, volunteering, family vacations) before age 13 years. After controlling for current age, educational attainment, socioeconomic status of the mother and current engagement in lifestyle activities, a greater number of activities were significantly associated with better vocabulary abilities, episodic memory and fluid intelligence. The relationships with vocabulary and fluid intelligence were mediated by educational attainment. We postulate that engagement in a higher number of enriching early life activities is a reflection of both one's sociocontextual environment and engagement with that environment. This engagement leads to attributes relevant for educational aspirations/attainment, ultimately contributing to factors that have a lifespan impact on cognitive function.</p>","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"5 ","pages":"449-458"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41465-021-00208-5","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39891469","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Prior Prognostic Expectations as a Potential Predictor in Neurofeedback Training","authors":"Yevhen Damanskyy, Alexander Olsen, S. Hollup","doi":"10.1007/s41465-021-00234-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00234-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"205 - 215"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42168190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
A. Jha, A. Zanesco, Ekaterina Denkova, W. MacNulty, Scott L. Rogers
{"title":"The Effects of Mindfulness Training on Working Memory Performance in High-Demand Cohorts: a Multi-study Investigation","authors":"A. Jha, A. Zanesco, Ekaterina Denkova, W. MacNulty, Scott L. Rogers","doi":"10.1007/s41465-021-00228-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00228-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"192 - 204"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46011435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
P. Booth, Nikolett Hunyadvari, L. Dawkins, Derek Moore, G. Gentile-Rapinett, C. Edmonds
{"title":"Water Consumption Increases Handwriting Speed and Volume Consumed Relates to Increased Finger-tapping Speed in Schoolchildren","authors":"P. Booth, Nikolett Hunyadvari, L. Dawkins, Derek Moore, G. Gentile-Rapinett, C. Edmonds","doi":"10.1007/s41465-021-00232-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00232-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"183 - 191"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46645520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
H. Kirk, S. Richmond, K. Cornish, M. Spencer-Smith
{"title":"The Role of Age, Cognitive Ability, and ADHD Symptoms on Outcomes of Attention Training in Primary School Children","authors":"H. Kirk, S. Richmond, K. Cornish, M. Spencer-Smith","doi":"10.1007/s41465-021-00229-0","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00229-0","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"170 - 182"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43009083","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Pietto, F. Giovannetti, M. S. Segretín, Rosario Rueda, J. Kamienkowski, S. Lipina
{"title":"Conflict-Related Brain Activity after Individualized Cognitive Training in Preschoolers from Poor Homes","authors":"M. Pietto, F. Giovannetti, M. S. Segretín, Rosario Rueda, J. Kamienkowski, S. Lipina","doi":"10.1007/s41465-021-00223-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00223-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"74 - 107"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-15","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"53193056","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Mindfulness Meditation Influences Implicit but Not Explicit Coding of Temporal Simultaneity","authors":"M. Elliott, M. Zalewska, M. Wittmann","doi":"10.1007/s41465-021-00227-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00227-2","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"159 - 169"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48968414","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Ulrich Kirk, Christelle T. Ngnoumen, Alicia Clausel, Clare K. Purvis
{"title":"Effects of Three Genres of Focus Music on Heart Rate Variability and Sustained Attention","authors":"Ulrich Kirk, Christelle T. Ngnoumen, Alicia Clausel, Clare K. Purvis","doi":"10.1007/s41465-021-00226-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00226-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"6 1","pages":"143 - 158"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41817000","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Anja Pahor, Cindy Collins, Rachel N Smith, Austin Moon, Trevor Stavropoulos, Ilse Silva, Elaine Peng, Susanne M Jaeggi, Aaron R Seitz
{"title":"Multisensory Facilitation of Working Memory Training.","authors":"Anja Pahor, Cindy Collins, Rachel N Smith, Austin Moon, Trevor Stavropoulos, Ilse Silva, Elaine Peng, Susanne M Jaeggi, Aaron R Seitz","doi":"10.1007/s41465-020-00196-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s41465-020-00196-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Research suggests that memorization of multisensory stimuli benefits performance compared to memorization of unisensory stimuli; however, little is known about multisensory facilitation in the context of working memory (WM) training and transfer. To investigate this, 240 adults were randomly assigned to an N-back training task that consisted of visual-only stimuli, alternating visual and auditory blocks, or audio-visual (multisensory) stimuli, or to a passive control group. Participants in the active groups completed 13 sessions of N-back training (6.7 hours in total) and all groups completed a battery of WM tasks: untrained N-back tasks, Corsi Blocks, Sequencing, and Symmetry Span. The Multisensory group showed similar training N-level gain compared to the Visual Only group, and both of these groups outperformed the Alternating group on the training task. As expected, all three active groups significantly improved on untrained visual N-back tasks compared to the Control group. In contrast, the Multisensory group showed significantly greater gains on the Symmetry Span task and to a certain extent on the Sequencing task compared to other groups. These results tentatively suggest that incorporating multisensory objects in a WM training protocol can benefit performance on the training task and potentially facilitate transfer to complex WM span tasks.</p>","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"5 3","pages":"386-395"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8415034/pdf/nihms-1650289.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"39387155","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Spontaneous Eye Blinks Predict Executive Functioning in Seniors","authors":"J. Buitenweg, J. Murre, K. Ridderinkhof","doi":"10.1007/s41465-021-00217-4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1007/s41465-021-00217-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":73678,"journal":{"name":"Journal of cognitive enhancement : towards the integration of theory and practice","volume":"5 1","pages":"468 - 479"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-06-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1007/s41465-021-00217-4","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43453067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}