Essays about: "cognitive control functions"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the words cognitive control functions.

  1. 1. Examining core executive functions related to playing position in elite and semi-elite soccer players

    University essay from Institutionen för tillämpad informationsteknologi

    Author : Juulia Grönlund; Agneta Åhlén; [2023-11-20]
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    Abstract : Each moment in the soccer field is different and the players need to be able to process large amounts of information to make the best possible decision and then act upon it. Executive functions such as working memory, inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility can therefore be seen as fundamentally important for soccer players. READ MORE

  3. 2. Neural correlates of pragmatic processing in adolescents

    University essay from Stockholms universitet/Institutionen för lingvistik

    Author : Christoffer Forbes Schieche; [2023]
    Keywords : Adolescence; cognitive control functions; fMRI; pragmatics; theory of mind; fMRI; kognitiv kontroll; mentalisering; pragmatik; tonåringar;

    Abstract : Understanding indirect speech, i.e., when an utterance does not match the intended meaning, is one of many pragmatic abilities at play in conversation. While the development of pragmatic abilities starts early, they continually develop throughout adolescence although this period is understudied. READ MORE

  4. 3. The impact of prebiotics, probiotics, and synbiotics on mild cognitive impairment : a systematic review

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för medicinska vetenskaper

    Author : Astrid Viktorsson; Noah Westerholm; [2023]
    Keywords : MCI; Mild cognitive Impairment; Prebiotics; Probiotics; Synbiotics; DW2009; Bifidobacterium Breve A1; RBANS; MMSE.;

    Abstract : Background: Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) is seen as a state between normal aging and dementia, with patients having an increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other sorts of dementia. MCI has been linked to a change in gut microbiota which impacts the microbiota-gut-brain axis (MGBA), consequently affecting neurological functions. READ MORE

  5. 4. Sleep spindle activity and cognitive performance in patients with schizophrenia : A systematic review

    University essay from Umeå universitet/Institutionen för psykologi

    Author : Charlotte Jansson; [2023]
    Keywords : Schizophrenia; sleep spindles; cognitive functions; cognitive performance; consolidation; Schizofreni; sömnspindlar; kognitiva funktioner; kognitiv prestation; konsolidering;

    Abstract : Patients diagnosed with schizophrenia (SZ) show major deficits in cognitive functioning andsleep spindle activity. As much indicates that sleep spindle activity is related to cognitive performance, this literature review intended to investigate the degree of their relationship inpatients with SZ. READ MORE

  6. 5. A cognitive derby within football supporters : The role of executive functions on aggressive and violent behavior

    University essay from Örebro universitet/Institutionen för beteende-, social- och rättsvetenskap

    Author : Jonathan de Leur; [2023]
    Keywords : football violence; football supporters; hooliganism; executive functions; self-control; fotbollsvåld; fotbollssupportrar; huliganism; exekutiva funktioner; självkontroll;

    Abstract : The purpose of the present study was to evaluate to what extent executive functioning has an impact on aggressive and violent behavior contextualized within football supporters. The sample consisted of 142 (111 males and 31 females) football supporters, between 16-71 years old (M=34,58, SD=12,53) who, during the 2022 season of the Swedish football league “Allsvenskan” visited at least one game. READ MORE