The fictive brain: neurocognitive correlates of engagement in literature
AM Jacobs, RM Willems - Review of General Psychology, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
Fiction is vital to our being. Many people enjoy engaging with fiction every day. Here we
focus on literary reading as 1 instance of fiction consumption from a cognitive neuroscience …
focus on literary reading as 1 instance of fiction consumption from a cognitive neuroscience …
Linear and nonlinear profiles of weak behavioral and neural differentiation between numerical operations in children with math learning difficulties
Mathematical knowledge is constructed hierarchically during development from a basic
understanding of addition and subtraction, two foundational and inter-related, but …
understanding of addition and subtraction, two foundational and inter-related, but …
Dissecting the cognitive phenotype of post‐stroke fatigue using computerized assessment and computational modeling of sustained attention
Post‐stroke fatigue (PSF) is prevalent among stroke patients, but its mechanisms are poorly
understood. Many patients with PSF experience cognitive difficulties, but studies aiming to …
understood. Many patients with PSF experience cognitive difficulties, but studies aiming to …
Aging affects steaks more than knives: Evidence that the processing of words related to motor skills is relatively spared in aging
Lexical-processing declines are a hallmark of aging. However, the extent of these declines
may vary as a function of different factors. Motivated by findings from neurodegenerative …
may vary as a function of different factors. Motivated by findings from neurodegenerative …
[HTML][HTML] A short humorous intervention protects against subsequent psychological stress and attenuates cortisol levels without affecting attention
E Froehlich, AR Madipakkam, B Craffonara, C Bolte… - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Presentation of humor simultaneously with a stressful event has been shown to dampen the
psychological and physiological responses of stress. However, whether a relatively short …
psychological and physiological responses of stress. However, whether a relatively short …
[HTML][HTML] Neural correlates of cognitive variability in childhood autism and relation to heterogeneity in decision-making dynamics
Heterogeneity in cognitive and academic abilities is a prominent feature of autism spectrum
disorder (ASD), yet little is known about its underlying causes. Here we combine functional …
disorder (ASD), yet little is known about its underlying causes. Here we combine functional …
[HTML][HTML] Neurofunctionally dissecting the reading system in children
The reading system can be broken down into four basic subcomponents in charge of
prelexical, orthographic, phonological, and lexico-semantic processes. These processes …
prelexical, orthographic, phonological, and lexico-semantic processes. These processes …
[HTML][HTML] The SLS-Berlin: validation of a German computer-based screening test to measure reading proficiency in early and late adulthood
Reading proficiency, ie, successfully integrating early word-based information and utilizing
this information in later processes of sentence and text comprehension, and its assessment …
this information in later processes of sentence and text comprehension, and its assessment …
[HTML][HTML] Same same but different: processing words in the aging brain
Reading is not only one of the most appreciated leisure activities of the elderly but it clearly
helps older people to maintain functional independence, which has a significant impact on …
helps older people to maintain functional independence, which has a significant impact on …
[HTML][HTML] Cortico-brainstem mechanisms of biased perceptual decision-making in the context of pain
Prior expectations can bias how we perceive pain. Using a drift diffusion model, we recently
showed that this influence is primarily based on changes in perceptual decision-making …
showed that this influence is primarily based on changes in perceptual decision-making …