by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | Dementia
Dementia, Volume 24, Issue 2, Page 249-268, February 2025. Background and ObjectivesCulturally diverse informal caregivers of community-dwelling persons with dementia face challenges in accessing dementia care resources due to language barriers and cultural stigmas...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Tuesday, November 19, 2024 | Neuroscience
Nature Neuroscience, Published online: 19 November 2024; doi:10.1038/s41593-024-01799-wJhang et al. identify a prefrontal–pontomedullary pathway that slows breathing and reduces anxiety in mice, where the pontine reticular nucleus converts excitatory prefrontal inputs...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Monday, November 18, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) exhibit deficits in cerebrovascular reactivity (CVR), suggesting CVR is a biomarker for vascular contributions to MCI. This study examined if spontaneous CVR is associated with MCI and memory...
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Monday, November 18, 2024 | Dementia
Abstract INTRODUCTION Cardiovascular drug use may help prevent dementia; however, current evidence is mixed. Using a case–control design, we investigated the association between duration and combination of multiple cardiovascular drug classes and incident dementia....
by Clinical Neuropsychologist Online | Monday, November 18, 2024 | Neuropsychology (general)
Abstract Cognitive offloading refers to the use of physical action and the external environment to simplify mental demand. One form of this—intention offloading—involves the use of external reminders to support delayed intentions. Both beliefs of poor memory ability...
