We know what attention is!

W Wu - Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 2024 - cell.com
Attention is one of the most thoroughly investigated psychological phenomena, yet
skepticism about attention is widespread: we do not know what it is, it is too many things …

Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains

D Demontis, GB Walters, G Athanasiadis, R Walters… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent neurodevelopmental disorder
with a major genetic component. Here, we present a genome-wide association study meta …

[HTML][HTML] The devastating effects of sleep deprivation on memory: lessons from rodent models

P Chen, W Ban, W Wang, Y You, Z Yang - Clocks & Sleep, 2023 - mdpi.com
In this narrative review article, we discuss the role of sleep deprivation (SD) in memory
processing in rodent models. Numerous studies have examined the effects of SD on …

[HTML][HTML] Mindfulness meditation increases default mode, salience, and central executive network connectivity

B Bremer, Q Wu, MG Mora Álvarez, BK Hölzel… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
Recent research has begun to identify the neural mechanisms underlying the beneficial
impact of mindfulness meditation training (MMT) on health and cognition. However, little is …

[HTML][HTML] A data-driven network decomposition of the temporal, spatial, and spectral dynamics underpinning visual-verbal working memory processes

C Rossi, D Vidaurre, L Costers, F Akbarian… - Communications …, 2023 - nature.com
The brain dynamics underlying working memory (WM) unroll via transient frequency-specific
large-scale brain networks. This multidimensionality (time, space, and frequency) …

Genome-wide analyses of ADHD identify 27 risk loci, refine the genetic architecture and implicate several cognitive domains

D Demontis, GB Walters, G Athanasiadis, R Walters… - MedRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a prevalent childhood psychiatric disorder,
with a major genetic component. Here we present a GWAS meta-analysis of ADHD …

The prefrontal cortex: from monkey to man

R Levy - Brain, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The prefrontal cortex is so important to human beings that, if deprived of it, our behaviour is
reduced to action-reactions and automatisms, with no ability to make deliberate decisions …

[HTML][HTML] The ecological view of selective attention

T Lev-Ari, H Beeri, Y Gutfreund - Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Accumulating evidence is supporting the hypothesis that our selective attention is a
manifestation of mechanisms that evolved early in evolution and are shared by many …

[HTML][HTML] Complex 33-beam simulated galactic cosmic radiation exposure impacts cognitive function and prefrontal cortex neurotransmitter networks in male mice

RI Desai, BD Kangas, OT Luc, E Solakidou… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Astronauts will encounter extended exposure to galactic cosmic radiation (GCR) during
deep space exploration, which could impair brain function. Here, we report that in male …

[HTML][HTML] Brain activity during a working memory task after daily caffeine intake and caffeine withdrawal: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial

YS Lin, J Weibel, HP Landolt, F Santini, H Slawik… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Acute caffeine intake has been found to increase working memory (WM)-related brain
activity in healthy adults without improving behavioral performances. The impact of daily …