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Mild cognitive impairment is associated with disability and neuropsychiatric symptoms
( Public Library of Science ) In low- and middle-income countries, mild cognitive impairment -- an intermediate state between normal signs of cognitive aging, such as becoming increasingly forgetful, and dementia, which may or may not progress -- is consistently associated with higher disability and with neuropsychiatric symptoms but not with most socio-demographic factors, according to a large ...
Why Cognitive Enhancement Is in Your Future (and Your Past)
Using technology to enhance our brains sounds terrifying, but using tools to make ourselves smarter may be part of humans' nature. It could be that we are on the verge of a great deluge of cognitive enhancement. ...
Smoking leads to early cognitive decline: Study
There is growing evidence that using cigarettes can also affect the brain: the latest study shows that smoking is associated with cognitive decline as early as age 45, and that male smokers may be more vulnerable to these mental effects than women.
Gary Marcus, Cognitive Psychologist, Answers Readers' Questions
Gary Marcus, cognitive psychologist, answered readers' questions about the fears and challenges of learning new skills as an adult.
What is Science-Help?
Since the publication of my book, What Makes Your Brain Happy and Why You Should Do the Opposite, I’ve given several interviews, and during each one I’ve been asked to elaborate on a term I used in the book’s introduction and closing chapter: “Science-help.” I used the term to make a [...]
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