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Goecke B, Schmitz F, Wilhelm O. Binding Costs in Processing Efficiency as Determinants of Cognitive Ability. J Intell 2021; 9:18. [PMID: 33916172 PMCID: PMC8167711 DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence9020018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2020] [Revised: 03/01/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Performance in elementary cognitive tasks is moderately correlated with fluid intelligence and working memory capacity. These correlations are higher for more complex tasks, presumably due to increased demands on working memory capacity. In accordance with the binding hypothesis, which states that working memory capacity reflects the limit of a person's ability to establish and maintain temporary bindings (e.g., relations between items or relations between items and their context), we manipulated binding requirements (i.e., 2, 4, and 6 relations) in three choice reaction time paradigms (i.e., two comparison tasks, two change detection tasks, and two substitution tasks) measuring mental speed. Response time distributions of 115 participants were analyzed with the diffusion model. Higher binding requirements resulted in generally reduced efficiency of information processing, as indicated by lower drift rates. Additionally, we fitted bi-factor confirmatory factor analysis to the elementary cognitive tasks to separate basal speed and binding requirements of the employed tasks to quantify their specific contributions to working memory capacity, as measured by Recall-1-Back tasks. A latent factor capturing individual differences in binding was incrementally predictive of working memory capacity, over and above a general factor capturing speed. These results indicate that the relation between reaction time tasks and working memory capacity hinges on the complexity of the reaction time tasks. We conclude that binding requirements and, therefore, demands on working memory capacity offer a satisfactory account of task complexity that accounts for a large portion of individual differences in ability.
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- Benjamin Goecke
- Institute for Psychology and Pedagogy, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein-Allee 47, 89081 Ulm, Germany; (F.S.); (O.W.)
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Zanini GAV, Miranda MC, Cogo-Moreira H, Nouri A, Fernández AL, Pompéia S. An Adaptable, Open-Access Test Battery to Study the Fractionation of Executive-Functions in Diverse Populations. Front Psychol 2021; 12:627219. [PMID: 33859592 PMCID: PMC8042159 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2021.627219] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The umbrella-term 'executive functions' (EF) includes various domain-general, goal-directed cognitive abilities responsible for behavioral self-regulation. The influential unity and diversity model of EF posits the existence of three correlated yet separable executive domains: inhibition, shifting and updating. These domains may be influenced by factors such as socioeconomic status (SES) and culture, possibly due to the way EF tasks are devised and to biased choice of stimuli, focusing on first-world testees. Here, we propose a FREE (Free Research Executive Function Evaluation) test battery that includes two open-access tasks for each of the three abovementioned executive domains to allow latent variables to be obtained. The tasks were selected from those that have been shown to be representative of each domain, that are not copyrighted and do not require special hardware/software to be administered. These tasks were adapted for use in populations with varying SES/schooling levels by simplifying tasks/instructions and using easily recognized stimuli such as pictures. Items are answered verbally and tasks are self-paced to minimize interference from individual differences in psychomotor and perceptual speed, to better isolate executive from other cognitive abilities. We tested these tasks on 146 early adolescents (aged 9-15 years) of both sexes and varying SES, because this is the age group in which the executive domains of interest become distinguishable and in order to confirm that SES effects were minimized. Performance was determined by Rate Correct Scores (correct answers divided by total time taken to complete blocks/trial), which consider speed-accuracy trade-offs. Scores were sensitive to the expected improvement in performance with age and rarely/inconsistently affected by sex and SES, as expected, with no floor or ceiling effects, or skewed distribution, thus suggesting their adequacy for diverse populations in these respects. Using structural equation modeling, evidence based on internal structure was obtained by replicating the three correlated-factor solution proposed by the authors of the model. We conclude that the FREE test battery, which is open access and described in detail, holds promise as a tool for research that can be adapted for a wide range of populations, as well as altered and/or complemented in coming studies.
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- Programa de Pós Graduação em Psicologia-Psicossomática, Universidade Ibirapuera, São Paulo, Brazil
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- School of Public Health, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, China
- Programa de Pós Graduação em Psiquiatria, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Education Studies, Faculty of Humanities, Malayer University, Malayer, Iran
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- Universidad Católica de Córdoba, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba, Córdoba, Argentina
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- Departamento de Psicobiologia, Universidade Federal de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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Connolly HL, Young AW, Lewis GJ. Face perception across the adult lifespan: evidence for age-related changes independent of general intelligence. Cogn Emot 2021; 35:890-901. [PMID: 33734017 PMCID: PMC8372290 DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2021.1901657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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It is well-documented that face perception - including facial expression and identity recognition ability - declines with age. To date, however, it is not yet well understood whether this age-related decline reflects face-specific effects, or instead can be accounted for by well-known declines in general intelligence. We examined this issue using a relatively large, healthy, age-diverse (18-88 years) sample (N = 595) who were assessed on well-established measures of face perception and general intelligence. Replicating previous work, we observed that facial expression recognition, facial identity recognition, and general intelligence all showed declines with age. Of importance, the age-related decline of expression and identity recognition was present even when the effects of general intelligence were statistically controlled. Moreover, facial expression and identity ability each showed significant unique associations with age. These results indicate that face perception ability becomes poorer as we age, and that this decline is to some extent relatively focal in nature. Results are in line with a hierarchical structure of face perception ability, and suggest that age appears to have independent effects on the general and specific face processing levels within this structure.
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- Hannah L Connolly
- Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, England
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- Department of Psychology, University of York, Heslington, England
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- Department of Psychology, Royal Holloway, University of London, Egham, England
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Imms P, Domínguez D JF, Burmester A, Seguin C, Clemente A, Dhollander T, Wilson PH, Poudel G, Caeyenberghs K. Navigating the link between processing speed and network communication in the human brain. Brain Struct Funct 2021; 226:1281-1302. [PMID: 33704578 DOI: 10.1007/s00429-021-02241-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Accepted: 02/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Processing speed on cognitive tasks relies upon efficient communication between widespread regions of the brain. Recently, novel methods of quantifying network communication like 'navigation efficiency' have emerged, which aim to be more biologically plausible compared to traditional shortest path length-based measures. However, it is still unclear whether there is a direct link between these communication measures and processing speed. We tested this relationship in forty-five healthy adults (27 females), where processing speed was defined as decision-making time and measured using drift rate from the hierarchical drift diffusion model. Communication measures were calculated from a graph theoretical analysis of the whole-brain structural connectome and of a task-relevant fronto-parietal structural subnetwork, using the large-scale Desikan-Killiany atlas. We found that faster processing speed on trials that require greater cognitive control are correlated with higher navigation efficiency (of both the whole-brain and the task-relevant subnetwork). In contrast, faster processing speed on trials that require more automatic processing are correlated with shorter path length within the task-relevant subnetwork. Our findings reveal that differences in the way communication is modelled between shortest path length and navigation may be sensitive to processing of automatic and controlled responses, respectively. Further, our findings suggest that there is a relationship between the speed of cognitive processing and the structural constraints of the human brain network.
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- Phoebe Imms
- Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, 5/215 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia.
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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- Melbourne Neuropsychiatry Centre, The University of Melbourne and Melbourne Health, 3/161 Barry Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053, Australia
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- Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, 5/215 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Developmental Imaging, Murdoch Children's Research Institute, 50 Flemington Road, Parkville, VIC, 3052, Australia
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- Healthy Brain and Mind Research Centre, School of Behavioural, Health and Human Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Australian Catholic University, 115 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, VIC, 3065, Australia
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- Mary MacKillop Institute for Health Research, Australian Catholic University, 5/215 Spring Street, Melbourne, VIC, 3000, Australia
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- Cognitive Neuroscience Unit, School of Psychology, Faculty of Health, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC, 3125, Australia
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Brydges CR, Ozolnieks KL, Roberts G. Working Memory and Intraindividual Variability in Response Time Mediate Fluid Intelligence Deficits Associated With ADHD Symptomology. J Atten Disord 2021; 25:63-72. [PMID: 29708000 DOI: 10.1177/1087054718772143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Objective: To determine if decreased fluid intelligence was associated with ADHD, and was mediated by deficits in working memory and intraindividual variability in motor responding. Method: The present study tested 142 young adults from the general population on a range of working memory, response time, and fluid intelligence tasks, and an ADHD self-report symptoms questionnaire. Results: Total and hyperactive ADHD symptoms correlated significantly and negatively with fluid intelligence, but this association was fully mediated by both working memory and intraindividual variability in response time. However, inattentive symptoms were not associated with fluid intelligence. Conclusion: These results have important implications for clinicians using speeded psychometric tests as part of their assessment battery, working memory interventions for ADHD patients that focus on performance improvement without controlling for response consistency, and also demonstrate potential differences in the neuropsychological profiles of ADHD subtypes.
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- Christopher R Brydges
- School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology and Exercise Science, Murdoch University, Murdoch, Western Australia, Australia
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- School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Zelazo PD, Lourenco SF, Frank MC, Elison JT, Heaton RK, Wellman HM, Slotkin J, Kharitonova M, Reznick JS. Measurement of Cognition for the National Children's Study. Front Pediatr 2021; 9:603126. [PMID: 34136435 PMCID: PMC8200393 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2021.603126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/04/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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The National Children's Study Cognitive Health Domain Team developed detailed plans for assessing cognition longitudinally from infancy to early adulthood. These plans identify high-priority aspects of cognition that can be measured efficiently and effectively, and we believe they can serve as a model for future large-scale longitudinal research. For infancy and toddlerhood, we proposed several paradigms that collectively allowed us to assess six broad cognitive constructs: (1) executive function skills, (2) episodic memory, (3) language, (4) processing speed, (5) spatial and numerical processing, and (6) social cognition. In some cases, different trial sequences within a paradigm allow for the simultaneous assessment of multiple cognitive skills (e.g., executive function skills and processing speed). We define each construct, summarize its significance for understanding developmental outcomes, discuss the feasibility of its assessment throughout development, and present our plan for measuring specific skills at different ages. Given the need for well-validated, direct behavioral measures of cognition that can be used in large-scale longitudinal studies, especially from birth to age 3 years, we also initiated three projects focused on the development of new measures.
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- Philip David Zelazo
- Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, United States
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- Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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- Department Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, San Diego, CA, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, United States
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- Center for Health Research and Translation, University of Delaware, Newark, DE, United States
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- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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Shaw A, Elizondo F, Wadlington PL. Reasoning, fast and slow: How noncognitive factors may alter the ability-speed relationship. INTELLIGENCE 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2020.101490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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von Krause M, Lerche V, Schubert AL, Voss A. Do Non-Decision Times Mediate the Association between Age and Intelligence across Different Content and Process Domains? J Intell 2020; 8:E33. [PMID: 32882904 PMCID: PMC7555164 DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence8030033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2020] [Revised: 07/29/2020] [Accepted: 08/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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In comparison to young adults, middle-aged and old people show lower scores in intelligence tests and slower response times in elementary cognitive tasks. Whether these well-documented findings can both be attributed to a general cognitive slow-down across the life-span has become subject to debate in the last years. The drift diffusion model can disentangle three main process components of binary decisions, namely the speed of information processing, the conservatism of the decision criterion and the non-decision time (i.e., time needed for processes such as encoding and motor response execution). All three components provide possible explanations for the association between response times and age. We present data from a broad study using 18 different response time tasks from three different content domains (figural, numeric, verbal). Our sample included people between 18 to 62 years of age, thus allowing us to study age differences across young-adulthood and mid-adulthood. Older adults generally showed longer non-decision times and more conservative decision criteria. For speed of information processing, we found a more complex pattern that differed between tasks. We estimated mediation models to investigate whether age differences in diffusion model parameters account for the negative relation between age and intelligence, across different intelligence process domains (processing capacity, memory, psychometric speed) and different intelligence content domains (figural, numeric, verbal). In most cases, age differences in intelligence were accounted for by age differences in non-decision time. Content domain-general, but not content domain-specific aspects of non-decision time were related to age. We discuss the implications of these findings on how cognitive decline and age differences in mental speed might be related.
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- Mischa von Krause
- Department of Psychology, Heidelberg University, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany; (V.L.); (A.-L.S.); (A.V.)
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Klipsch O, Schauenburg H, Nikendei C, Benecke C, Dinger U. Effect of Attachment Style on Selective Attention in Panic Disorder. JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY 2020. [DOI: 10.1521/jscp.2020.39.6.523] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Introduction: Given the heterogeneity of results in the attentional bias to threatening information in patients with panic disorder, we investigated the attentional bias toward threat and the moderating effect of attachment styles in a female-only sample of panic patients and a nonclinical control group. Methods: Female panic patients (n = 47) were compared to a female control group (n = 47) using a modified Dot Probe Task with body-related and interpersonal threat as well as attachment positive words. Results: An attentional bias toward threat words was not replicated. Furthermore, there was no moderation effect on attentional bias by attachment styles. However, high attachment avoidance was associated with faster reaction times (RT) in attachment positive compared to attachment threat trials in both groups. In the patient group, attachment anxiety was associated with faster RT in panic threat trials compared to attachment positive trials. Anxiously attached controls reacted faster to attachment positive vs. attachment threat trials. Discussion: No attentional bias was found in the present study. However, the findings suggest that attachment avoidance and attachment anxiety differently influence attention responses to trials that include different emotional stimuli in clinical and nonclinical, female participants. Attachment insecurity may modify attention when processing trials including both, threat and positive stimuli.
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Typical visual unfamiliar face individuation in left and right mesial temporal epilepsy. Neuropsychologia 2020; 147:107583. [PMID: 32771474 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2020.107583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2020] [Revised: 07/07/2020] [Accepted: 08/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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Patients with chronic mesial temporal lobe epilepsy have difficulties at identifying familiar faces as well as at explicit old/new face recognition tasks. However, the extent to which these difficulties can be attributed to visual individuation of faces, independently of general explicit learning and semantic memory processes, is unknown. We tested 42 mesial temporal lobe epilepsy patients divided into two groups according to the side of epilepsy (left and right) and 42 matched controls on an extensive series of individuation tasks of unfamiliar faces and control visual stimuli, as well as on face detection, famous face recognition and naming, and face and non-face learning. Overall, both patient groups had difficulties at identifying and naming famous faces, and at explicitly learning face and non-face images. However, there was no group difference in accuracy between patients and controls at the two most widely used neuropsychological tests assessing visual individuation of unfamiliar faces (Benton Facial Recognition Test and Cambridge Face Memory Test). While patients with right mesial temporal lobe epilepsy were slowed down at all tasks, this effect was not specific to faces or even high-level stimuli. Importantly, both groups showed the same profile of response as typical participants across various stimulus manipulations, showing no evidence of qualitative processing impairments. Overall, these results point to largely preserved visual face individuation processes in patients with mesial temporal lobe epilepsy, with semantic and episodic memory difficulties being consistent with the localization of the neural structures involved in their epilepsy (anterior temporal cortex and hippocampus). These observations have implications for the prediction of neuropsychological outcomes in the case of surgery and support the validity of intracranial electroencephalographic recordings performed in this population to understand neural mechanisms of human face individuation, notably through intracranial electrophysiological recordings and stimulations.
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Lu K, Nicholas JM, James S, Lane CA, Parker TD, Keshavan A, Keuss SE, Buchanan SM, Murray‐Smith H, Cash DM, Sudre CH, Malone IB, Coath W, Wong A, Henley SM, Fox NC, Richards M, Schott JM, Crutch SJ. Increased variability in reaction time is associated with amyloid beta pathology at age 70. ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA (AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS) 2020; 12:e12076. [PMID: 32789161 PMCID: PMC7416668 DOI: 10.1002/dad2.12076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2020] [Accepted: 07/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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INTRODUCTION We investigated whether life-course factors and neuroimaging biomarkers of Alzheimer's disease pathology predict reaction time (RT) performance in older adults. METHODS Insight 46 study participants, all born in the same week in 1946 (n = 501; ages at assessment = 69 to 71 years), completed a 2-choice RT task and amyloid beta (Aβ) positron emission tomography and MR imaging. We tested for associations between task outcomes (RT; error rate; intra-individual variability in RT) and life-course predictors including childhood cognitive ability and education. In a subsample of 406 cognitively normal participants, we investigated associations between task outcomes and biomarkers including Aβ-positivity. RESULTS Cognitively normal Aβ-positive participants had 10% more variable RTs than Aβ-negative participants, despite having similar mean RTs. Childhood cognitive ability and education independently predicted task performance. DISCUSSION This study provides novel evidence that Aβ pathology is associated with poorer consistency of RT in cognitively normal older adults, at an age when dementia prevalence is still very low.
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- Kirsty Lu
- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Department of Medical StatisticsLondon School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineLondonUK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCLUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
- School of Biomedical Engineering and Imaging SciencesKing's College LondonLondonUK
- Department of Medical PhysicsUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCLUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
- UK Dementia Research Institute at University College LondonLondonUK
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- MRC Unit for Lifelong Health and Ageing at UCLUniversity College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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- Dementia Research CentreUCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology, University College LondonLondonUK
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An KM, Hasegawa C, Hirosawa T, Tanaka S, Saito DN, Kumazaki H, Yaoi K, Kikuchi M, Yoshimura Y. Brain responses to human-voice processing predict child development and intelligence. Hum Brain Mapp 2020; 41:2292-2301. [PMID: 32090414 PMCID: PMC7267979 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2019] [Revised: 11/25/2019] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/09/2022] Open
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Children make rapid transitions in their neural and intellectual development. Compared to other brain regions, the auditory cortex slowly matures, and children show immature auditory brain activity. This auditory neural plasticity largely occurs as a response to human‐voice stimuli, which are presented more often than other stimuli, and can even be observed in the brainstem. Early psychologists have proposed that sensory processing and intelligence are closely related to each other. In the present study, we identified brain activity related to human‐voice processing and investigated a crucial neural correlate of child development and intelligence. We also examined the neurophysiological activity patterns during human‐voice processing in young children aged 3 to 8 years. We investigated auditory evoked fields (AEFs) and oscillatory changes using child‐customized magnetoencephalography within a short recording time (<6 min). We examined the P1m component of AEFs, which is a predominant component observed in young children. The amplitude of the left P1m was highly correlated with age, and the amplitude of the right P1m was highly correlated with the intelligence quotient. For auditory‐related oscillatory changes, we found a positive correlation between the intelligence quotient and percent change of gamma increase relative to baseline in the right auditory cortex. We replicated the finding of age‐related changes in auditory brain activity in young children, which is related to the slow maturation of the auditory cortex. In addition, these results suggest a close link between intelligence and auditory sensory processing, especially in the right hemisphere.
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- Kyung-Min An
- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Division of Socio-Cognitive-Neuroscience, Department of Child Development United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medical Science, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Division of Socio-Cognitive-Neuroscience, Department of Child Development United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Division of Socio-Cognitive-Neuroscience, Department of Child Development United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Division of Socio-Cognitive-Neuroscience, Department of Child Development United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Division of Socio-Cognitive-Neuroscience, Department of Child Development United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Kanazawa, Japan
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- Research Center for Child Mental Development, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan.,Division of Socio-Cognitive-Neuroscience, Department of Child Development United Graduate School of Child Development, Osaka University, Kanazawa University, Hamamatsu University School of Medicine, Chiba University and University of Fukui, Kanazawa, Japan.,Institute of Human and Social Sciences, Kanazawa University, Kanazawa, Japan
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Welhaf MS, Smeekens BA, Meier ME, Silvia PJ, Kwapil TR, Kane MJ. The Worst Performance Rule, or the Not-Best Performance Rule? Latent-Variable Analyses of Working Memory Capacity, Mind-Wandering Propensity, and Reaction Time. J Intell 2020; 8:jintelligence8020025. [PMID: 32498311 PMCID: PMC7713012 DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence8020025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2020] [Accepted: 05/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The worst performance rule (WPR) is a robust empirical finding reflecting that people's worst task performance shows numerically stronger correlations with cognitive ability than their average or best performance. However, recent meta-analytic work has proposed this be renamed the "not-best performance" rule because mean and worst performance seem to predict cognitive ability to similar degrees, with both predicting ability better than best performance. We re-analyzed data from a previously published latent-variable study to test for worst vs. not-best performance across a variety of reaction time tasks in relation to two cognitive ability constructs: working memory capacity (WMC) and propensity for task-unrelated thought (TUT). Using two methods of assessing worst performance-ranked-binning and ex-Gaussian-modeling approaches-we found evidence for both the worst and not-best performance rules. WMC followed the not-best performance rule (correlating equivalently with mean and longest response times (RTs)) but TUT propensity followed the worst performance rule (correlating more strongly with longest RTs). Additionally, we created a mini-multiverse following different outlier exclusion rules to test the robustness of our findings; our findings remained stable across the different multiverse iterations. We provisionally conclude that the worst performance rule may only arise in relation to cognitive abilities closely linked to (failures of) sustained attention.
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- Matthew S. Welhaf
- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA; (M.S.W.); (B.A.S.); (P.J.S.)
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- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA; (M.S.W.); (B.A.S.); (P.J.S.)
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- Department of Psychology, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723, USA;
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- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA; (M.S.W.); (B.A.S.); (P.J.S.)
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- Department of Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL 61820, USA;
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- Department of Psychology, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Greensboro, NC 27402, USA; (M.S.W.); (B.A.S.); (P.J.S.)
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Wilson P, Papageorgiou KA, Cooper C. Speed of saccadic responses and intelligence: An exponential-Gaussian analysis. PERSONALITY AND INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.paid.2020.109860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Narimani M, Esmaeilzadeh S, Pesola AJ, Haapala EA, Heidari B, Azevedo LB. Allometrically scaled explosive strength, but not static strength or maximal oxygen uptake is associated with better central processing time in young males. J Sports Med Phys Fitness 2020; 60:947-956. [PMID: 32253892 DOI: 10.23736/s0022-4707.20.10273-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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BACKGROUND We aimed to examine the associations of cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), static strength and explosive strength with cognitive functions in young males. METHODS Eighty-six young males (age 16-24 years) participated in the study and took part in a number of tests including: static strength (grip strength test), explosive strength (Sargent jump test), and CRF (via direct measure of maximal oxygen uptake [VO2max]). Static strength and explosive strength were scaled by allometrically modeled skeletal muscle mass (SMM) and height while VO2max was scaled by SMM and body mass (BM). Cognition was assessed by inhibitory control, simple and choice reaction time tasks using computerized Cambridge Neuropsychological Test Battery (CANTAB). Central processing time was measured by surface electromyography changes in isometric contraction response to an audio stimulus. RESULTS VO2max scaled by BM (but not SMM), was associated with better central processing time and stop-signal reaction time (SSRT). Explosive strength was also associated with better central processing time independent of VO2max. However, static strength was not associated with cognition. CONCLUSIONS The results suggest that explosive strength is a better predictor of central processing than static strength or VO2max in young males. Longitudinal studies are needed to examine whether explosive strength training in youth would improve central processing time.
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- Mohammad Narimani
- Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran -
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- Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.,Active Life Lab, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
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- Active Life Lab, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
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- Faculty of Sport and Health Sciences, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran
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- School of Human and Health Sciences, University of Huddersfield, Huddersfield, UK
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Karampela O, Madison G, Holm L. Motor timing training improves sustained attention performance but not fluid intelligence: near but not far transfer. Exp Brain Res 2020; 238:1051-1060. [PMID: 32206850 PMCID: PMC7181559 DOI: 10.1007/s00221-020-05780-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Associations between cognitive and motor timing performance are documented in hundreds of studies. A core finding is a correlation of about - 0.3 to - 0.5 between psychometric intelligence and time interval production variability and reaction time, but the nature of the relationship remains unclear. Here, we investigated whether this relation is subject to near and far transfer across a battery of cognitive and timing tasks. These tasks were administered pre- and post-five daily 30 min sessions of sensorimotor synchronization training with feedback for every interval. The training group exhibited increased sustained attention performance in Conners' Continuous Performance Test II, but no change in the block design and figure weights subtests from the WAIS-IV. A passive control group exhibited no change in performance on any of the timing or cognitive tests. These findings provide evidence for a direct involvement of sustained attention in motor timing as well as near transfer from synchronization to unpaced serial interval production. Implications for the timing-cognition relationship are discussed in light of various putative timing mechanisms.
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- Department of Psychology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden
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- Department of Psychology, Umeå University, 901 87, Umeå, Sweden.
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Stout JW, Beidel DC, Brush D, Bowers C. Sleep disturbance and cognitive functioning among firefighters. J Health Psychol 2020; 26:2248-2259. [PMID: 32126834 DOI: 10.1177/1359105320909861] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Firefighters are at risk for chronic sleep disruption due to their rotating 24-hour on and 48-hour off work schedule and hazardous work conditions. Forty-five firefighters were assessed to determine the impact of their shift schedule on sleep duration, sleep quality, processing speed, sustained attention, vigilance, and mental health. Assessments were conducted at the start and end of shift. Firefighters endorsed sleeping 5 hours 21 minutes at work, and the results suggest that even minimal sleep disruption affected cognitive functioning (e.g. processing speed, visual-motor coordination, and reaction time), increasing the likelihood of poor work performance or injury.
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Pelot A, Perron M, Lewis S, Roy-Charland A. Smile judgment in substance use disorders and its relationship to interpersonal and emotional functioning: An eye-tracking investigation. Drug Alcohol Depend 2020; 208:107842. [PMID: 31935570 DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.107842] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Revised: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/20/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The current study explored the judgments individuals with Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) make regarding the authenticity of enjoyment smiles and masking smiles containing traces of negative emotions. Accuracy at identifying the masked negative emotions were also examined. Eye-movements were recorded to observe relationships between attentional processes and smile judgment. Additionally, the relationships between smile judgment, emotion dysregulation, and interpersonal problems were investigated. Twenty individuals with SUDs and twenty individuals matched on gender/age participated in the smile judgment task. Results indicated that individuals with SUDs were no different in their categorization of smiles. However, the results showed that individuals with SUDs were significantly more likely to report the presence of negative emotions in the expressions. They were also more often incorrect in their identification of the masked emotions. No link was observed between smile judgment and attentional processes. Emotional and interpersonal functioning were related more to the ability to distinguish smile authenticity than the ability to identify masked emotions.
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- Annalie Pelot
- Department of Psychology, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Laurentian University, 935 Ramsey Lake Road, Sudbury, ON P3E 2C6, Canada
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- École de Psychologie, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Ave, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada
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- École de Psychologie, Université de Moncton, 18 Antonine-Maillet Ave, Moncton, NB E1A 3E9, Canada.
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Domain-general cognitive functions fully explained growth in nonsymbolic magnitude representation but not in symbolic representation in elementary school children. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0228960. [PMID: 32045454 PMCID: PMC7012440 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/29/2023] Open
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In this study, we aimed to compare developmental changes in nonsymbolic and symbolic magnitude representations across the elementary school years. For this aim, we used a four-wave longitudinal study with a one-year interval in schoolchildren in grades 1-4 in Russia and Kyrgyzstan (N = 490, mean age was 7.65 years at grade 1). The results of mixed-effects growth models revealed that growth in the precision of symbolic representation was larger than in the nonsymbolic representation. Moreover, growth in nonsymbolic representation was fully explained by growth in fluid intelligence (FI), visuospatial working memory (VSWM) and processing speed (PS). The analysis demonstrated that growth in nonsymbolic magnitude representation was significant only for pupils with a high level of FI and PS, whereas growth in precision of symbolic representation did not significantly vary across pupils with different levels of FI or VSWM.
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Denervaud S, Gentaz E, Matusz PJ, Murray MM. Multisensory Gains in Simple Detection Predict Global Cognition in Schoolchildren. Sci Rep 2020; 10:1394. [PMID: 32019951 PMCID: PMC7000735 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-58329-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2020] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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The capacity to integrate information from different senses is central for coherent perception across the lifespan from infancy onwards. Later in life, multisensory processes are related to cognitive functions, such as speech or social communication. During learning, multisensory processes can in fact enhance subsequent recognition memory for unisensory objects. These benefits can even be predicted; adults' recognition memory performance is shaped by earlier responses in the same task to multisensory - but not unisensory - information. Everyday environments where learning occurs, such as classrooms, are inherently multisensory in nature. Multisensory processes may therefore scaffold healthy cognitive development. Here, we provide the first evidence of a predictive relationship between multisensory benefits in simple detection and higher-level cognition that is present already in schoolchildren. Multiple regression analyses indicated that the extent to which a child (N = 68; aged 4.5-15years) exhibited multisensory benefits on a simple detection task not only predicted benefits on a continuous recognition task involving naturalistic objects (p = 0.009), even when controlling for age, but also the same relative multisensory benefit also predicted working memory scores (p = 0.023) and fluid intelligence scores (p = 0.033) as measured using age-standardised test batteries. By contrast, gains in unisensory detection did not show significant prediction of any of the above global cognition measures. Our findings show that low-level multisensory processes predict higher-order memory and cognition already during childhood, even if still subject to ongoing maturation. These results call for revision of traditional models of cognitive development (and likely also education) to account for the role of multisensory processing, while also opening exciting opportunities to facilitate early learning through multisensory programs. More generally, these data suggest that a simple detection task could provide direct insights into the integrity of global cognition in schoolchildren and could be further developed as a readily-implemented and cost-effective screening tool for neurodevelopmental disorders, particularly in cases when standard neuropsychological tests are infeasible or unavailable.
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- Solange Denervaud
- The Laboratory for Investigative Neurophysiology (The LINE), Department of Radiology, Vaudois University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- The Center for Affective Sciences (CISA), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- The Center for Affective Sciences (CISA), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences (FAPSE), University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- The Laboratory for Investigative Neurophysiology (The LINE), Department of Radiology, Vaudois University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
- Information Systems Institute at the University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO Valais), 3960, Sierre, Switzerland
- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
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- The Laboratory for Investigative Neurophysiology (The LINE), Department of Radiology, Vaudois University Hospital Center and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Department of Hearing and Speech Sciences, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA.
- Department of Ophthalmology, Fondation Asile des aveugles and University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland.
- Sensory, Cognitive and Perceptual Neuroscience Section, Center for Biomedical Imaging (CIBM) of Lausanne and Geneva, Lausanne, Switzerland.
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Fuhrmann D, Simpson-Kent IL, Bathelt J, Kievit RA. A Hierarchical Watershed Model of Fluid Intelligence in Childhood and Adolescence. Cereb Cortex 2020; 30:339-352. [PMID: 31211362 PMCID: PMC7029679 DOI: 10.1093/cercor/bhz091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2018] [Revised: 03/18/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Fluid intelligence is the capacity to solve novel problems in the absence of task-specific knowledge and is highly predictive of outcomes like educational attainment and psychopathology. Here, we modeled the neurocognitive architecture of fluid intelligence in two cohorts: the Centre for Attention, Leaning and Memory sample (CALM) (N = 551, aged 5-17 years) and the Enhanced Nathan Kline Institute-Rockland Sample (NKI-RS) (N = 335, aged 6-17 years). We used multivariate structural equation modeling to test a preregistered watershed model of fluid intelligence. This model predicts that white matter contributes to intermediate cognitive phenotypes, like working memory and processing speed, which, in turn, contribute to fluid intelligence. We found that this model performed well for both samples and explained large amounts of variance in fluid intelligence (R2CALM = 51.2%, R2NKI-RS = 78.3%). The relationship between cognitive abilities and white matter differed with age, showing a dip in strength around ages 7-12 years. This age effect may reflect a reorganization of the neurocognitive architecture around pre- and early puberty. Overall, these findings highlight that intelligence is part of a complex hierarchical system of partially independent effects.
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- Delia Fuhrmann
- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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Narimani M, Esmaeilzadeh S, Pesola AJ, Azevedo LB, Moradi A, Heidari B, Kashfi-Moghadam M. Impact of obesity on central processing time rather than overall reaction time in young adult men. Eat Weight Disord 2019; 24:1051-1061. [PMID: 31317513 DOI: 10.1007/s40519-019-00752-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 07/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The association between weight status with simple cognitive tasks such as reaction time (RT) may not be observed in young people as cognitive functioning development has reached its peak. In the present study, we aimed to examine the association between overall and central adiposity with overall and central processing of RT in a sample of young adult men with different weight status from Ardabil, Iran. METHODS Eighty-six young males between June-July 2018 completed RT tests as well as premotor time (PMT) using surface electromyography changes in isometric contraction response to an audio stimulus. RESULTS No significant associations were observed between RT and PMT and different body mass index categories (underweight, normal weight, overweight and obese), as well as fat mass and fat to skeletal muscle mass ratio quartiles (Q). However, participants with greater waist to height ratio (WHtR) had longer PMT (but not RT) than their peers with lower WHtR (Q3 than Q2 and Q1 groups; p < 0.05, d = 1.23). Participants in the skeletal muscle mass quartile Q2 tended to have longer RT than participants in Q3 in an adjusted comparison model (p = 0.05, d = 0.72). CONCLUSIONS Although the association between weight status and RT might be elusive in young adults, our results show that higher central adiposity is negatively associated with PMT in young adults. Longitudinal studies are needed to explore the changes in obesity indexes and process speed in longer terms. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE Level I, experimental study.
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- Mohammad Narimani
- Department of Psychology, University of Mohaghegh Ardabili, Ardabil, Iran.
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- Active Life Lab, South-Eastern Finland University of Applied Sciences, Mikkeli, Finland
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- School of Health and Social Care, Teesside University, Middlesbrough, UK
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- Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch, Tehran, Iran
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Makowski D, Sperduti M, Blondé P, Nicolas S, Piolino P. The heart of cognitive control: Cardiac phase modulates processing speed and inhibition. Psychophysiology 2019; 57:e13490. [PMID: 31578758 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13490] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/29/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Bodily states are heavily intertwined with cognitive processes. A prominent communication channel between bodily signals and brain structures is provided by baroreceptors. Their phasic activity associated with the cardiac phase has been shown to modulate cognitive control in socio-emotional contexts. However, whether this effect is specific to the affective dimension or impacts general cognitive control processes remains controversial. The aim of the present study is to investigate the effect of cardiac phase on different facets of cognitive control. We built a nonemotional cognitive control task to delineate mechanisms such as processing speed, response selection, response inhibition, and conflict monitoring. We showed that the systole (after the blood is ejected from the heart), compared to the diastole, was related to faster responses. Moreover, the cardiac phase dynamics also impacted response inhibition, with an increased probability of failure toward the middle of the course of systole. Although the reported effects were small in terms of magnitude, they highlight the influence of bodily states on abstract cognitive processes.
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- Dominique Makowski
- Memory and Cognition Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Center for Psychiatry & Neuroscience, INSERM U894, Paris, France
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- Memory and Cognition Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Center for Psychiatry & Neuroscience, INSERM U894, Paris, France
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- Memory and Cognition Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Center for Psychiatry & Neuroscience, INSERM U894, Paris, France
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- Memory and Cognition Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Center for Psychiatry & Neuroscience, INSERM U894, Paris, France
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- Memory and Cognition Lab, Institute of Psychology, University of Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France.,Center for Psychiatry & Neuroscience, INSERM U894, Paris, France.,Institut Universitaire de France, Paris, France
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Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin: Clerical Speed and Elementary Cognitive Speed are Different by Virtue of Test Mode Only. J Intell 2019; 7:jintelligence7030016. [PMID: 31323931 PMCID: PMC6789621 DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence7030016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2019] [Revised: 06/21/2019] [Accepted: 07/02/2019] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Current taxonomies of intelligence comprise two factors of mental speed, clerical speed (Gs), and elementary cognitive speed (Gt). Both originated from different research traditions and are conceptualized as dissociable constructs in current taxonomies. However, previous research suggests that tasks of one category can be transferred into the other category by simply changing the mode of administration, i.e., in form of a paper-and-pencil test or in from of a computer-based elementary cognitive task. However, cross-mode correlations for specific tasks are usually only moderate. In the present study, mental speed was assessed as a broad construct across different tasks and stimulus materials. This allowed modeling mental speed as a hierarchical construct for paper-and-pencil as well as for computer-based tests. Cross-mode correlations of the respective general factors were moderate (r = 0.64), while the cross-mode correlations of task-specific components depended on task type (r = 0.12 to r = 0.71). Only the g factors of mental speed, but not the task-specific components, were found to be related with working memory capacity as a marker of cognitive ability. The speed general factor modeled across computer-based tests was more highly correlated with working memory capacity (r = 0.66) than the general factor modeled across paper-and-pencil tests (r = 0.46). These findings corroborate a crucial role of the assessment method and imply that validity of speed tests is affected by the choice of the test format.
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Frischkorn GT, Schubert AL, Hagemann D. Processing speed, working memory, and executive functions: Independent or inter-related predictors of general intelligence. INTELLIGENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2019.05.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Forthmann B, Jendryczko D, Scharfen J, Kleinkorres R, Benedek M, Holling H. Creative ideation, broad retrieval ability, and processing speed: A confirmatory study of nested cognitive abilities. INTELLIGENCE 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2019.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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McKinney TL, Euler MJ. Neural anticipatory mechanisms predict faster reaction times and higher fluid intelligence. Psychophysiology 2019; 56:e13426. [PMID: 31241187 DOI: 10.1111/psyp.13426] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2018] [Revised: 04/11/2019] [Accepted: 05/11/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Higher cognitive ability is reliably linked to better performance on chronometric tasks (i.e., faster reaction times, RT), yet the neural basis of these effects remains unclear. Anticipatory processes represent compelling yet understudied potential mechanisms of these effects, which may facilitate performance through reducing the uncertainty surrounding the temporal onset of stimuli (temporal uncertainty) and/or facilitating motor readiness despite uncertainty about impending target locations (target uncertainty). Specifically, the contingent negative variation (CNV) represents a compelling candidate mechanism of anticipatory motor planning, while the alpha oscillation is thought to be sensitive to temporal contingencies in perceptual systems. The current study undertook a secondary analysis of a large data set (n = 91) containing choice RT, cognitive ability, and EEG measurements to help clarify these issues. Single-trial EEG analysis in conjunction with mixed-effects modeling revealed that higher fluid intelligence corresponded to faster RT on average. When considered together, temporal and target uncertainty moderated the RT-ability relationship, with higher ability being associated with greater resilience to both types of uncertainty. Target uncertainty attenuated the amplitude of the CNV for all participants, but higher ability individuals were more resilient to this effect. Similarly, only higher ability individuals showed increased prestimulus alpha power (at left-lateralized sites) during longer, more easily anticipated interstimulus intervals. Collectively, these findings emphasize top-down anticipatory processes as likely contributors to chronometry-ability correlations.
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- Ty L McKinney
- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah
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Schlegel K, Palese T, Mast MS, Rammsayer TH, Hall JA, Murphy NA. A meta-analysis of the relationship between emotion recognition ability and intelligence. Cogn Emot 2019; 34:329-351. [PMID: 31221021 DOI: 10.1080/02699931.2019.1632801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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The ability to recognise others' emotions from nonverbal cues (emotion recognition ability, ERA) is measured with performance-based tests and has many positive correlates. Although researchers have long proposed that ERA is related to general mental ability or intelligence, a comprehensive analysis of this relationship is lacking. For instance, it remains unknown whether the magnitude of the association varies by intelligence type, ERA test features, as well as demographic variables. The present meta-analysis examined the relationship between ERA and intelligence based on 471 effect sizes from 133 samples and found a significant mean effect size (controlled for nesting within samples) of r = .19. Different intelligence types (crystallized, fluid, spatial, memory, information processing speed and efficiency) yielded similar effect sizes, whereas academic achievement measures (e.g. SAT scores) were unrelated to ERA. Effect sizes were higher for ERA tests that simultaneously present facial, vocal, and bodily cues (as compared to tests using static pictures) and for tests with higher reliability and more emotions. Results were unaffected by most study and sample characteristics, but effect size increased with higher mean age of the sample. These findings establish ERA as sensory-cognitive ability that is distinct from, yet related to, intelligence.
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- Katja Schlegel
- Institute for Psychology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Faculty of Business and Economics, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychology, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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Willinger U, Deckert M, Schmöger M, Schaunig-Busch I, Formann AK, Auff E. Developmental Steps in Metaphorical Language Abilities: The Influence of Age, Gender, Cognitive Flexibility, Information Processing Speed, and Analogical Reasoning. LANGUAGE AND SPEECH 2019; 62:207-228. [PMID: 29226757 DOI: 10.1177/0023830917746552] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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PURPOSE Metaphor is a specific type of figurative language that is used in various important fields such as in the work with children in clinical or teaching contexts. The aim of the study was to investigate the developmental course, developmental steps, and possible cognitive predictors regarding metaphor processing in childhood and early adolescence. METHOD One hundred sixty-four typically developing children (7-year-olds, 9-year-olds) and early adolescents (11-year-olds) were tested for metaphor identification, comprehension, comprehension quality, and preference by the Metaphoric Triads Task as well as for analogical reasoning, information processing speed, cognitive flexibility under time pressure, and cognitive flexibility without time pressure. RESULTS Metaphor identification and comprehension consecutively increased with age. Eleven-year-olds showed significantly higher metaphor comprehension quality and preference scores than seven- and nine-year-olds, whilst these younger age groups did not differ. Age, cognitive flexibility under time pressure, information processing speed, analogical reasoning, and cognitive flexibility without time pressure significantly predicted metaphor comprehension. CONCLUSIONS Metaphorical language ability shows an ongoing development and seemingly changes qualitatively at the beginning of early adolescence. These results can possibly be explained by a greater synaptic reorganization in early adolescents. Furthermore, cognitive flexibility under time pressure and information processing speed possibly facilitate the ability to adapt metaphor processing strategies in a flexible, quick, and appropriate way.
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- Department of Neurology, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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Curtin A, Ayaz H, Tang Y, Sun J, Wang J, Tong S. Enhancing neural efficiency of cognitive processing speed via training and neurostimulation: An fNIRS and TMS study. Neuroimage 2019; 198:73-82. [PMID: 31078636 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.05.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2019] [Revised: 05/06/2019] [Accepted: 05/08/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Speed of Processing (SoP) represents a fundamental limiting step in cognitive performance which may underlie General Intelligence. The measure of SoP is particularly sensitive to aging, neurological or cognitive diseases, and has become a benchmark for diagnosis, cognitive remediation, and enhancement. Neural efficiency of the Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex (DLPFC) is proposed to account for individual differences in SoP. However, the mechanisms by which DLPFC efficiency is shaped by training and whether it can be enhanced remain elusive. To address this, we monitored the brain activity of sixteen healthy participants using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS) while practicing a common SoP task (Symbol Digit Substitution Task) across 4 sessions. Furthermore, in each session, participants received counterbalanced excitatory repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) during mid-session breaks. Results indicate a significant involvement of the left-DLPFC in SoP, whose neural efficiency is consistently increased through task practice. Active neurostimulation, but not Sham, significantly enhanced the neural efficiency. These findings suggest a common mechanism by which neurostimulation may aid to accelerate learning.
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- Adrian Curtin
- Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai, China
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- Drexel University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Science and Health Systems, Philadelphia, PA, USA; University of Pennsylvania, Department of Family and Community Health, Philadelphia, PA, USA; Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Center for Injury Research and Prevention, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Mental Health Center, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Biomedical Engineering, Shanghai, China.
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Knowles EEM, Mathias SR, Mollon J, Rodrigue A, Koenis MMG, Dyer TD, Goring HHH, Curran JE, Olvera RL, Duggirala R, Almasy L, Blangero J, Glahn DC. A QTL on chromosome 3q23 influences processing speed in humans. GENES, BRAIN, AND BEHAVIOR 2019; 18:e12530. [PMID: 30379395 PMCID: PMC6458095 DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/13/2018] [Revised: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 10/18/2018] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Processing speed is a psychological construct that refers to the speed with which an individual can perform any cognitive operation. Processing speed correlates strongly with general cognitive ability, declines sharply with age and is impaired across a number of neurological and psychiatric disorders. Thus, identifying genes that influence processing speed will likely improve understanding of the genetics of intelligence, biological aging and the etiologies of numerous disorders. Previous genetics studies of processing speed have relied on simple phenotypes (eg, mean reaction time) derived from single tasks. This strategy assumes, erroneously, that processing speed is a unitary construct. In the present study, we aimed to characterize the genetic architecture of processing speed by using a multidimensional model applied to a battery of cognitive tasks. Linkage and QTL-specific association analyses were performed on the factors from this model. The randomly ascertained sample comprised 1291 Mexican-American individuals from extended pedigrees. We found that performance on all three distinct processing-speed factors (Psychomotor Speed; Sequencing and Shifting and Verbal Fluency) were moderately and significantly heritable. We identified a genome-wide significant quantitative trait locus (QTL) on chromosome 3q23 for Psychomotor Speed (LOD = 4.83). Within this locus, we identified a plausible and interesting candidate gene for Psychomotor Speed (Z = 2.90, P = 1.86 × 10-03 ).
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- Emma E. M. Knowles
- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute and Department of Human Genetics, University of Texas of the Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute and Department of Human Genetics, University of Texas of the Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute and Department of Human Genetics, University of Texas of the Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute and Department of Human Genetics, University of Texas of the Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- Department of Genetics at University of Pennsylvania and Department of Biomedical and Health Informatics at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- South Texas Diabetes and Obesity Institute and Department of Human Genetics, University of Texas of the Rio Grande Valley School of Medicine, Brownsville, TX, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
- Olin Neuropsychiatric Research Center, Institute of Living, Hartford Hospital, Hartford, CT, USA
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Kapanci T, Merks S, Rammsayer TH, Troche SJ. On the Relationship between P3 Latency and Mental Ability as a Function of Increasing Demands in a Selective Attention Task. Brain Sci 2019; 9:brainsci9020028. [PMID: 30700060 PMCID: PMC6406371 DOI: 10.3390/brainsci9020028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 01/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2019] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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The mental speed approach to individual differences in mental ability (MA) is based on the assumption of higher speed of information processing in individuals with higher than those with lower MA. Empirical support of this assumption has been inconsistent when speed was measured by means of the P3 latency in the event-related potential (ERP). The present study investigated the association between MA and P3 latency as a function of task demands on selective attention. For this purpose, 20 men and 90 women performed on a standard continuous performance test (CPT1 condition) as well as on two further task conditions with lower (CPT0) and higher demands (CPT2) on selective attention. MA and P3 latency negatively correlated in the standard CPT, and this negative relationship even increased systematically from the CPT1 to the CPT2 condition but was absent in the CPT0 condition. The present results indicate that task demands on selective attention are decisive to observe the expected shorter P3 latency in individuals with higher compared to those with lower MA.
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- Tugba Kapanci
- Department of Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Witten/Herdecke, 58448 Witten, Germany.
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- Institute Human in Complex Systems, School for Applied Psychology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, 4600 Olten, Switzerland.
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- Institute for Psychology, University of Bern, 3012 Bern, Switzerland.
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Goodhew SC, Edwards M. Translating experimental paradigms into individual-differences research: Contributions, challenges, and practical recommendations. Conscious Cogn 2019; 69:14-25. [PMID: 30685513 DOI: 10.1016/j.concog.2019.01.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2018] [Revised: 01/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/14/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Psychological science has long been cleaved by a fundamental divide between researchers who experimentally manipulate variables and those who measure existing individual-differences. Increasingly, however, researchers are appreciating the value of integrating these approaches. Here, we used visual attention research as a case-in-point for how this gap can be bridged. Traditionally, researchers have predominately adopted experimental approaches to investigating visual attention. Increasingly, however, researchers are integrating individual-differences approaches with experimental approaches to answer novel and innovative research questions. However, individual differences research challenges some of the core assumptions and practices of experimental research. The purpose of this review, therefore, is to provide a timely summary and discussion of the key issues. While these are contextualised in the field of visual attention, the discussion of these issues has implications for psychological research more broadly. In doing so, we provide eight practical recommendations for proposed solutions and novel avenues for research moving forward.
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- Stephanie C Goodhew
- Research School of Psychology, The Australian National University, Australia.
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- Research School of Psychology, The Australian National University, Australia
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Kush JC. Correlates and stability of alternate stimuli in a computer-based measure of inspection time. The Journal of General Psychology 2019; 146:17-33. [PMID: 30636522 DOI: 10.1080/00221309.2018.1527282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Inspection time tasks assess the ability to make a simple visual discrimination, typically in milliseconds. Typically, IT stimuli consists of a pi-shaped figure, in which subjects select the side with the significantly longer leg. To prevent storage in iconic memory, a backward mask is then introduced. However, some participants have reported that the mask may cause the shorter leg to appear to lengthen, creating a possible strategy that facilitates performance. As a result, alternative stimuli/masks have been developed; however, these alternative stimuli may be processed differently. This study assessed the cognitive correlates and stability of an alternative stimuli/mask. Results indicated that processing of the stimuli was influenced by an interaction between the complexity of the stimuli and the number of times it was presented. Specifically, the alternative stimulus/mask produced slower processing, particularly at the time of a second administration; however, it contributed an important and unique relationship with speeded, general intelligence.
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Melo HMD, Nascimento LM, Takase E. Adaptações do cérebro durante uma tarefa de longa duração: Um estudo de Potencial Relacionado a Evento. PSICOLOGIA: TEORIA E PESQUISA 2019. [DOI: 10.1590/0102.3772e3527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Resumo O objetivo deste estudo é investigar o efeito da demanda cognitiva prolongada na modulação do Potencial Relacionado a Evento (ERP) em um paradigma de controle inibitório. Os dados foram coletados em 19 voluntários destros, com a média de idade de 21,21 (±1,77) anos, que realizaram o paradigma do Go/NoGo durante 50 minutos, com gravação sincronizada do eletroencefalograma para obtenção dos ERPs. O efeito do tempo de realização da tarefa provocou alterações significativas nas variáveis subjetivas, de desempenho cognitivo e nas amplitudes máximas dos componentes N2 e P3. Nossos resultados sugerem que quando nosso cérebro está submetido a demandas cognitivas extensas, ocorrem adaptações para a manutenção do desempenho comportamental através da estratégia de realocação de recursos energéticos.
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A. Breukelaar I, Williams LM, Antees C, Grieve SM, Foster SL, Gomes L, Korgaonkar MS. Cognitive ability is associated with changes in the functional organization of the cognitive control brain network. Hum Brain Mapp 2018; 39:5028-5038. [PMID: 30136345 PMCID: PMC6866537 DOI: 10.1002/hbm.24342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 07/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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Cognitive control is one of the most important skills in day-to-day social and intellectual functioning but we are yet to understand the neural basis of the group of behaviors required to carry this out. Here, we probed changes over time in the brain network associated with cognitive control (the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, the dorsal posterior parietal cortex, and the dorsal anterior cingulate cortex) using both behavioral assays and functional brain imaging during a selective working memory task in 69 healthy participants within the age range 18-38 years (mean: 25, SD: ±6), assessed twice, 2 years apart. We aimed to explore the relationship of changing network activation and connectivity with behavioral tasks associated with cognitive control in this otherwise neurodevelopmentally stable group. We found that increased connectivity between frontoparietal cognitive control network regions during the working memory task was associated with improved memory and executive functions over the 2-year period and that this association was not impacted by age, gender, or baseline performance. These results provide evidence that changes in the functional organization of the cognitive control brain network occur despite the absence of neurodevelopment, aging or targeted cognitive training effects, and could modulate cognitive performance in early to mid-adulthood. Understanding how and why this change is occurring could provide insights into the mechanisms through which cognitive control ability is cultivated over time. This could aid in the development of interventions in cases where cognitive control is impaired.
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- Isabella A. Breukelaar
- Brain Dynamics Centre, The Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Brain Dynamics Centre, The Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
- Psychiatry and Behavioral SciencesStanford UniversityStanfordCalifornia
- VA Palo Alto (Sierra‐Pacific MIRECC)Palo AltoCalifornia
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- Brain Dynamics Centre, The Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Brain Dynamics Centre, The Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
- Sydney Translational Imaging Laboratory, Heart Research InstituteCharles Perkins Centre and Sydney Medical School, University of SydneyNew South WalesAustralia
- Department of RadiologyRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCamperdownNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of RadiologyWestmead HospitalWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
- Faculty of Health Science, The Discipline of Medical Radiation SciencesThe University of SydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of RadiologyWestmead HospitalWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Brain Dynamics Centre, The Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
- Discipline of PsychiatrySydney Medical SchoolWestmeadSydneyAustralia
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Fujino J, Kawada R, Tsurumi K, Takeuchi H, Murao T, Takemura A, Tei S, Murai T, Takahashi H. An fMRI study of decision-making under sunk costs in gambling disorder. Eur Neuropsychopharmacol 2018; 28:1371-1381. [PMID: 30243683 DOI: 10.1016/j.euroneuro.2018.09.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2018] [Revised: 07/24/2018] [Accepted: 09/05/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The sunk cost effect is the tendency to continue an investment, or take an action, even though it has higher future costs than benefits, if costs of time, money, or effort were previously incurred. This type of decision bias is pervasive in real life and has been studied in various disciplines. Previous studies and clinical observations suggest that decision-making under sunk costs is altered in gambling disorder (GD). However, the neural mechanisms of decision-making under sunk costs in GD remain largely unknown, and so is their association with the clinical characteristics of this patient group. Here, by combining functional magnetic resonance imaging and the task that demonstrated a clear example of the sunk cost effect, we investigated the neural correlates during decision-making under sunk costs in GD. We found no significant differences in the strength of the sunk cost effect between the GD and healthy control (HC) groups. However, the strength of the sunk cost effect in patients with GD showed a significant negative correlation with abstinence period and a marginally significant positive correlation with the duration of illness. We also found a reduction in the neural activation in the dorsal medial prefrontal cortex during decision-making under sunk costs for the GD group compared with the HC group. Furthermore, in patients with GD, the levels of activation in this area negatively correlated with the duration of illness. These findings have important clinical implications. This study will contribute to a better understanding of the mechanisms underlying altered decision-making abilities in GD.
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- Junya Fujino
- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University Karasuyama Hospital, Tokyo 157-8577, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University Karasuyama Hospital, Tokyo 157-8577, Japan; Institute of Applied Brain Sciences, Waseda University, 2-579-15 Mikajima, Tokorozawa, Saitama 359-1192, Japan; School of Human and Social Sciences, Tokyo International University, 2509 Matoba, Kawagoe, Saitama 350-1198, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan
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- Department of Psychiatry, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, 54 Shogoin-Kawaracho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan; Medical Institute of Developmental Disabilities Research, Showa University Karasuyama Hospital, Tokyo 157-8577, Japan.
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Schubert AL, Hagemann D, Frischkorn GT, Herpertz SC. Faster, but not smarter: An experimental analysis of the relationship between mental speed and mental abilities. INTELLIGENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2018.10.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Schmitz F, Rotter D, Wilhelm O. Scoring Alternatives for Mental Speed Tests: Measurement Issues and Validity for Working Memory Capacity and the Attentional Blink Effect. J Intell 2018; 6:E47. [PMID: 31162474 PMCID: PMC6480757 DOI: 10.3390/jintelligence6040047] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2018] [Revised: 10/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Research suggests that the relation of mental speed with working memory capacity (WMC) depends on complexity and scoring methods of speed tasks and the type of task used to assess capacity limits in working memory. In the present study, we included conventional binding/updating measures of WMC as well as rapid serial visual presentation paradigms. The latter allowed for a computation of the attentional blink (AB) effect that was argued to measure capacity limitations at the encoding stage of working memory. Mental speed was assessed with a set of tasks and scored by diverse methods, including response time (RT) based scores, as well as ex-Gaussian and diffusion model parameterization. Relations of latent factors were investigated using structure equation modeling techniques. RT-based scores of mental speed yielded substantial correlations with WMC but only weak relations with the AB effect, while WMC and the AB magnitude were independent. The strength of the speed-WMC relation was shown to depend on task type. Additionally, the increase in predictive validity across RT quantiles changed across task types, suggesting that the worst performance rule (WPR) depends on task characteristics. In contrast to the latter, relations of speed with the AB effect did not change across RT quantiles. Relations of the model parameters were consistently found for the ex-Gaussian tau parameter and the diffusion model drift rate. However, depending on task type, other parameters showed plausible relations as well. The finding that characteristics of mental speed tasks determined the overall strength of relations with WMC, the occurrence of a WPR effect, and the specific pattern of relations of model parameters, implies that mental speed tasks are not exchangeable measurement tools. In spite of reflecting a general factor of mental speed, different speed tasks possess different requirements, supporting the notion of mental speed as a hierarchical construct.
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- Florian Schmitz
- Institute of Psychology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein Allee 47, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Institute of Psychology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein Allee 47, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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- Institute of Psychology, Ulm University, Albert-Einstein Allee 47, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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Maksimenko VA, Runnova AE, Zhuravlev MO, Protasov P, Kulanin R, Khramova MV, Pisarchik AN, Hramov AE. Human personality reflects spatio-temporal and time-frequency EEG structure. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0197642. [PMID: 30192756 PMCID: PMC6128450 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0197642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The reliable and objective assessment of intelligence and personality has been a topic of increasing interest of contemporary neuroscience and psychology. It is known that intelligence can be measured by estimating the mental speed or velocity of information processing. This is usually measured as a reaction time during elementary cognitive task processing, while personality is often assessed by means of questionnaires. On the other hand, human personality affects the way a subject accomplishes elementary cognitive tasks and, therefore, some personality features can define intelligence. It is expected that these features, as well as mental abilities in performing cognitive tasks are associated with the brain's electrical neural activity. Although several studies reported correlation between event-related potentials, mental ability and intelligence, there is a lack of information about time-frequency and spatio-temporal structures of neural activity which characterize this relation. In the present work, we analyzed human electroencephalograms (EEG) recorded during the performance of elementary cognitive tasks using the Schulte test, which is a paper-pencil based instrument for assessing elementary cognitive ability or mental speed. According to particular features found of the EEG structure, we divided the subjects into three groups. For subjects in each group, we applied the Sixteen Personality Factor Questionnaire (16PF) to assess the their personality traits. We demonstrated that each group exhibited a different score on the personality scale, such as warmth, reasoning, emotional stability and dominance. Summing up, we found a link between EEG features, mental abilities and personality traits. The obtained results can be of great interest for testing human personality to create automatized intelligent programs which combine simple tests and EEG measurements for real estimation of human personality traits and mental abilities.
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- Vladimir A. Maksimenko
- Research and Education Center “Artificial Intelligence Systems and Neurotechnologies”, Politehnicheskaya Str., 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Research and Education Center “Artificial Intelligence Systems and Neurotechnologies”, Politehnicheskaya Str., 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Research and Education Center “Artificial Intelligence Systems and Neurotechnologies”, Politehnicheskaya Str., 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Research and Education Center “Artificial Intelligence Systems and Neurotechnologies”, Politehnicheskaya Str., 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Research and Education Center “Artificial Intelligence Systems and Neurotechnologies”, Politehnicheskaya Str., 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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- Saratov State University, Astrakhanskaya Str., 83, 410012 Saratov, Russia
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- Research and Education Center “Artificial Intelligence Systems and Neurotechnologies”, Politehnicheskaya Str., 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
- Center for Biomedical Technology, Technical University of Madrid, Campus Montegancedo, 28223 Pozuelo de Alarcón, Madrid, Spain
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- Research and Education Center “Artificial Intelligence Systems and Neurotechnologies”, Politehnicheskaya Str., 77, 410054 Saratov, Russia
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Ettenhofer ML, Hershaw JN, Engle JR, Hungerford LD. Saccadic impairment in chronic traumatic brain injury: examining the influence of cognitive load and injury severity. Brain Inj 2018; 32:1740-1748. [PMID: 30183381 DOI: 10.1080/02699052.2018.1511067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Previous research suggests that saccadic eye movements can be uniquely sensitive to impairment in chronic traumatic brain injury (TBI). This study was conducted to examine saccadic eye movements across varying levels of cognitive load and TBI history/severity. We hypothesized that saccadic impairment in chronic mild and moderate-severe TBI would be most pronounced under conditions of high cognitive load. METHODS In total, 61 participants (including n = 20 with chronic mild TBI, n = 15 with chronic moderate-severe TBI, and 26 uninjured controls) completed a battery of conventional neuropsychological tests and the Fusion n-Back Test, which measures manual and saccadic response time (RT) across varying cognitive load and cueing conditions. RESULTS Consistent with our hypotheses, chronic mild and moderate-severe TBI were associated with substantial saccadic impairment under conditions of high cognitive load. Participants with moderate-severe TBI also demonstrated saccadic impairment at low levels of cognitive load. TBI groups and uninjured controls did not differ significantly on manual metrics or conventional neuropsychological measures. CONCLUSIONS This study provides additional support for the value of eye tracking for enhanced assessment of TBI. Additionally, findings suggest that TBI is associated with greatest susceptibility to oculomotor interference under high levels of cognitive load.
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- Mark L Ettenhofer
- a Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center , Silver Spring , MD , USA.,b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Naval Medical Center San Diego , San Diego , CA , USA.,c Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology , Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda , MD , USA.,d Department of Psychiatry , University of California, San Diego , San Diego , CA , USA
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- c Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology , Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences , Bethesda , MD , USA.,e Henry M. Jackson Foundation , Bethesda , MD , USA
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- a Defense and Veterans Brain Injury Center , Silver Spring , MD , USA.,b Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation , Naval Medical Center San Diego , San Diego , CA , USA
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Putting the temporal resolution power (TRP) hypothesis to a critical test: Is the TRP-g relationship still more fundamental than an optimized relationship between speed of information processing and g? INTELLIGENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2018.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Euler MJ. Intelligence and uncertainty: Implications of hierarchical predictive processing for the neuroscience of cognitive ability. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2018; 94:93-112. [PMID: 30153441 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2018] [Revised: 06/02/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Hierarchical predictive processing (PP) has recently emerged as a candidate theoretical paradigm for neurobehavioral research. To date, PP has found support through its success in offering compelling explanations for a number of perceptual, cognitive, and psychiatric phenomena, as well as from accumulating neurophysiological evidence. However, its implications for understanding intelligence and its neural basis have received relatively little attention. The present review outlines the key tenets and evidence for PP, and assesses its implications for intelligence research. It is argued that PP suggests indeterminacy as a unifying principle from which to investigate the cognitive hierarchy and brain-ability correlations. The resulting framework not only accommodates prominent psychometric models of intelligence, but also incorporates key findings from neuroanatomical and functional activation research, and motivates new predictions via the mechanisms of prediction-error minimization. Because PP also suggests unique neural signatures of experience-dependent activity, it may also help clarify environmental contributions to intellectual development. It is concluded that PP represents a plausible, integrative framework that could enhance progress in the neuroscience of intelligence.
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- Matthew J Euler
- Department of Psychology, University of Utah, 380 S. 1530 E. Rm. 502, Salt Lake City, UT, 84112, USA.
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Panton KR, Badcock JC, Dickinson JE, Badcock DR. Poorer Search Efficiency in Healthy Young Adults With High Schizotypal Personality Traits. Front Psychiatry 2018; 9:285. [PMID: 30050472 PMCID: PMC6052133 DOI: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Perceptual organization (PO) difficulties have repeatedly been reported in people with schizophrenia, and in healthy individuals with high levels of schizotypy traits, who are at increased risk for schizophrenia. In particular, poor performance on the Embedded Figures Test (EFT) has been interpreted as an atypically strong preference for global over local processing, even though these processes cannot be clearly disambiguated on this test. Here we use two separate versions of the Radial Frequency Search Task (RFST), a new index of PO abilities, to selectively investigate global and local processing of shape information in trait schizotypy. Schizotypy traits were assessed using the Wisconsin Schizotypy Scales-Brief. Individuals selected for high and low levels of positive schizotypy [assessed with the Wisconsin Schizotypy Scales-Brief Perceptual Aberration (PAb) scale] completed the EFT, along with the Global RFST and the Local RFST, all of which require participants to find a target shape amongst distractor elements. The High PAb group (n = 83) were less efficient (i.e., reactions times slowed more as the set size increased) than the Low PAb group (n = 146) on the Global RFST (significant group differences for Target Absent conditions only), but not the Local RFST. High and Low PAb groups also differed on other schizotypy traits, so the specificity of the results to positive schizotypy cannot be assured. Unexpectedly, no group differences were observed on the EFT; however, there was a small, but significant, positive correlation between RFST search efficiency and EFT performance, indicating that they shared some common processes. Overall, the pattern of results suggests that global (but not local) processing difficulties may be contributing to the poorer perceptual organization observed in groups with high levels of schizotypy traits. In addition, the confinement of this result to the Target Absent condition suggests that the underlying mechanism involves differences in decisional processes on the RFST between high and low schizotypy groups. The RFST shows promise as a useful tool for measuring specific perceptual organization abilities in non-clinical, and potentially clinical, samples.
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- Kirsten R. Panton
- Human Vision Laboratory, School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Division of Psychiatry, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Centre for Clinical Research in Neuropsychiatry, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
- Cooperative Research Centre - Mental Health, Carlton, VIC, Australia
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- Human Vision Laboratory, School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Human Vision Laboratory, School of Psychological Science, University of Western Australia, Perth, WA, Australia
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Mitelman SA, Bralet MC, Haznedar MM, Hollander E, Shihabuddin L, Hazlett EA, Buchsbaum MS. Diametrical relationship between gray and white matter volumes in autism spectrum disorder and schizophrenia. Brain Imaging Behav 2018; 11:1823-1835. [PMID: 27882449 DOI: 10.1007/s11682-016-9648-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Autism spectrum disorders and schizophrenia have been variously characterized as separate nosological entities with overlapping deficits in social cognition or diametrical extremes of a phenotypic continuum. This study aimed to determine how these models apply to comparative morphometric data. MRI scans of the brain were obtained in 49 subjects with schizophrenia, 20 subjects with autism and 39 healthy controls. Images were parcellated into 40 Brodmann areas and entered into repeated-measures ANOVA for between-group comparison of global and localized gray and white matter volumes. A pattern of lower gray mater volumes and greater white matter volumes was found in subjects with schizophrenia in comparison to subjects with autism. For both gray and white matter, this pattern was most pronounced in regions associated with motor-premotor and anterior frontal cortex, anterior cingulate, fusiform, superior and middle temporal gyri. Patient groups tended to diverge from healthy controls in opposite directions, with greater-than-normal gray matter volumes and lower-than-normal white matter volumes in subjects with autism and reversed patterns in subjects with schizophrenia. White matter reductions in subjects with autism were seen in posterior frontal lobe and along the cingulate arch. Normal hemispheric asymmetry in the temporal lobe was effaced in subjects with autism and schizophrenia, especially in the latter. Nearly identical distribution of changes and diametrically divergent volumetry suggest that autism and schizophrenia may occupy opposite extremes of the same cognitive continuum.
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- Serge A Mitelman
- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA. .,Department of Psychiatry, Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Elmhurst Hospital Center, 79-01 Broadway, Elmhurst, NY, 11373, USA.
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- Crisalid Unit (FJ5), CHI Clermont de l'Oise, 2 rue des finets, 60607, Clermont, France.,Inserm Unit U669, Maison de Solenn, Universities Paris 5-11, 75014, Paris, France.,GDR 3557 Recherche Psychiatrie, Paris, France
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.,Outpatient Psychiatry Care Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA
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- Autism and Obsessive-Compulsive Spectrum Program, Anxiety and Depression Program, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 10467, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA
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- Department of Psychiatry, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY, 10029, USA.,Research and Development and VISN 3 Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center, James J. Peters VA Medical Center, Bronx, NY, 10468, USA
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- Departments of Psychiatry and Radiology, San Diego School of Medicine, NeuroPET Center, University of California, 11388 Sorrento Valley Road, Suite #100, San Diego, CA, 92121, USA
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Arranz-Paraíso S, Serrano-Pedraza I. Testing the link between visual suppression and intelligence. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0200151. [PMID: 29979774 PMCID: PMC6034845 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0200151] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/25/2018] [Accepted: 06/20/2018] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The impairment to discriminate the motion direction of a large high contrast stimulus or to detect a stimulus surrounded by another one is called visual suppression and is the result of the normal function of our visual inhibitory mechanisms. Recently, Melnick et al. (2013), using a motion discrimination task, showed that intelligence strongly correlates with visual suppression (r = 0.71). Cook et al. (2016) also showed a strong link between contrast surround suppression and IQ (r = 0.87), this time using a contrast matching task. Our aim is to test this link using two different visual suppression tasks: a motion discrimination task and a contrast detection task. Fifty volunteers took part in the experiments. Using Bayesian staircases, we measured duration thresholds in the motion experiment and contrast thresholds in the spatial experiment. Although we found a much weaker effect, our results from the motion experiment still replicate previous results supporting the link between motion surround suppression and IQ (r = 0.43). However, our results from the spatial experiment do not support the link between contrast surround suppression and IQ (r = -0.09). Methodological differences between this study and previous studies which could explain these discrepancies are discussed.
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- Faculty of Psychology, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain
- Institute of Neuroscience, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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Meiran N, Shahar N. Working memory involvement in reaction time and its contribution to fluid intelligence: An examination of individual differences in reaction-time distributions. INTELLIGENCE 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2018.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Der G, Deary IJ. Reaction times match IQ for major causes of mortality: Evidence from a population based prospective cohort study. INTELLIGENCE 2018; 69:134-145. [PMID: 30100646 PMCID: PMC6075944 DOI: 10.1016/j.intell.2018.05.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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Introduction The association of premorbid cognitive ability with all-cause mortality is now well established. However, since all-cause mortality is relatively uninformative about aetiology, evidence has been sought, and is beginning to accumulate, for associations with specific causes of mortality. Likewise, the underlying causal pathways may be illuminated by considering associations with different measures of cognitive ability. For example, critics of IQ type measures point to possible cultural or social biases and there is, consequently, a need for more culturally neutral measures such as reaction times. We examine the associations of cognitive ability with major causes of mortality, including: cardiovascular disease, cancer and respiratory disease and compare the results for a standard IQ test, the Alice Heim 4 (AH4), with those for simple and four-choice reaction times. Methods Data were derived from the oldest cohort of the West of Scotland Twenty-07 Study. Participants were randomly sampled from the Central Clydeside Conurbation, a mainly urban area centred on Glasgow city. At baseline, aged 56, they were interviewed in their homes by trained interviewers; the AH4 was administered and reaction times measured using a portable electronic device. Vital status was ascertained via linkage to the NHS central register. Cox regression was used in SAS 9.4 for the main analyses. Adjustments were made for sex, smoking status and social class. Results Full data on AH4, RT and covariates were available for 1350 out of 1551. During 29 years of follow-up, there were 833 deaths: 279 cardiovascular disease (CVD) (168 CHD; 68 stroke); 291 cancer; 97 respiratory disease; 42 digestive disease; and 39 dementia. The 85 remaining deaths were a heterogeneous mixture with no cause accounting for more than 14. AH4 scores were associated with most major causes. Digestive disease and dementia had similar effect sizes but were not significant. Within cardiovascular disease, there was an association with coronary heart disease but not stroke. The association with cancer was primarily due to those cancers related to smoking. RT measures were mostly associated with the same causes of death. Where significant, effects were in the same directions and of similar magnitude. That is, lower AH4 scores, longer reaction times, and more variable reaction times were all associated with increased mortality risk from the major causes of death. A summary measure of RT outperformed the AH4 for most causes. Conclusion The association between intelligence with mortality from the major causes is also seen with reaction times. That effect sizes are of similar magnitude is suggestive of a common cause. It also implies that the association of cognitive ability with mortality is unlikely to be due to any social, cultural or educational biases that are sometimes ascribed to intelligence measures. Intelligence and reaction times are both associated with most major causes of mortality Effect sizes are of similar magnitude A summary RT measure provides the more parsimonious explanation for most causes
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- Geoff Der
- MRC/CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit, University of Glasgow, UK.,Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, UK
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- Centre for Cognitive Ageing and Cognitive Epidemiology, University of Edinburgh, UK
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