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1. Acute effects of physical exercise of different intensities on working memory : Masters thesis
University essay from Gymnastik- och idrottshögskolan, GIH/Institutionen för fysisk aktivitet och hälsaAbstract : Aim: The purpose of this study was to investigate acute effects of physical exercise of different intensities on working memory. Method: Twelve young adults, 20-40 years, 8 males and 4 females passed the screening and participated in a randomized experimental crossover within-subject design study with three experimental conditions. READ MORE
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2. The Influence of Working Memory, Language Learning Experience and Language Background on LLAMA_F Test Performance
University essay from Lunds universitet/Institutionen för psykologiAbstract : This experimental study investigates how individual variation in cognitive functioning, specifically working memory, previous experience with language learning but also language background, influence language aptitude, in particular grammatical inferencing - the capacity to spot patterns in grammar - as measured by the LLAMA_F test. Firstly, the study explores individual factors hypothesised to influence grammatical inferencing performance. READ MORE
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3. Physical Fitness VS. Reaction Time in E-sports. : A Design of an Experiment.
University essay from Blekinge Tekniska Högskola/Institutionen för datavetenskapAbstract : Background: E-sports is a grand industry and has been gaining momentum in the latest decades. Reaction time (RT) is an important part of most e-sports games and therefore a possible way to evaluate and improve RT is desired. READ MORE
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4. An ROI-analysis of Activation in FG2, Amygdala lb and dlPFC : How are they Functionally Organized in a Face Working Memory task
University essay from Linköpings universitet/PsykologiAbstract : Working memory (WM) for facial identity and WM for facial expressions of emotions is important in everyday functioning and seems to have different neurobiological correlates. We investigated the level of neural activation in three regions of interest (ROI): the fusiform face area (FFA), dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (dlPFC), and amygdala; and how they are related to behavioral performance during an n-back task involving face stimuli with a complex background figure within an fMRI-paradigm. READ MORE
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5. Emotional working memory training, work demands, stress and anxiety in cognitive performance and decision-making under uncertainty
University essay from Linnéuniversitetet/Institutionen för psykologi (PSY)Abstract : The study seeks to bring together literature on decision-making, the effects of work-related demands and stress, and individual differences in trait anxiety on near and far transfer effects of emotional working memory training (eWM). A sample of 31 students and working participants underwent emotional working memory training through an adaptive dual n-back method or a placebo face match training task for 14 days. READ MORE