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Climate intervention on a high-emissions pathway could delay but not prevent West Antarctic Ice Sheet demise
Solar radiation modification (SRM) is increasingly discussed as a tool to reduce or avert global warming and concomitantly the risk of ice-sheet...
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Impairment of delayed recall as a predictor of amnestic mild cognitive impairment development in normal older adults: a 7-year of longitudinal cohort study in Shanghai
BackgroundAmnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI) is considered a prodromal phase of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). However, little is known about the...
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Mitochondrial complex I density is associated with IQ and cognition in cognitively healthy adults: an in vivo [18F]BCPP-EF PET study
BackgroundMitochondrial function plays a key role in regulating neurotransmission and may contribute to general intelligence. Mitochondrial complex I...
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Measurement of Working Memory on the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale: Should We Subtract Arithmetic?
Deficits in working memory are often used as evidence to support the diagnosis of a neuropsychological disorder or acquired brain injury. Subtests...
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Brain volume measured by synthetic magnetic resonance imaging in adult moyamoya disease correlates with cerebral blood flow and brain function
Moyamoya disease (MMD) is characterized by progressive arterial occlusion, causing chronic hemodynamic impairment, which can reduce brain volume. A...
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Eingangsdiagnostik im Maßregelvollzug nach § 64 Strafgesetzbuch (StGB) – Intelligenzdiagnostik
If consideration is given to ordering the placement of a criminal in a forensic institution, an expert report is usually drawn up. This should...
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Feasibility of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy for Patients with Obesity and Disorders of Intellectual Development: a Single Institutional Experience
BackgroundOwing to their difficulty following clinical advice for procedural safety and ideal surgical outcomes, bariatric and metabolic surgery...
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Correlation between brain functional connectivity and neurocognitive function in patients with left frontal glioma
The association between neurocognitive function (NCF) impairment and brain cortical functional connectivity in glioma patients remains unclear. The...
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Ocean cavity regime shift reversed West Antarctic grounding line retreat in the late Holocene
Recent geologic and modeled evidence suggests that the grounding line of the Siple Coast of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS) retreated hundreds of...
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Evaluating Gene Expression and Methylation Profiles of TCF4, MBP, and EGR1 in Peripheral Blood of Drug-Free Patients with Schizophrenia: Correlations with Psychopathology, Intelligence, and Cognitive Impairment
Discovery and validation of new, reliable diagnostic and predictive biomarkers for schizophrenia (SCZ) are an ongoing effort. Here, we assessed the...
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Biogeochemical and historical drivers of microbial community composition and structure in sediments from Mercer Subglacial Lake, West Antarctica
Ice streams that flow into Ross Ice Shelf are underlain by water-saturated sediments, a dynamic hydrological system, and subglacial lakes that...
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Buntanetap, a Novel Translational Inhibitor of Multiple Neurotoxic Proteins, Proves to Be Safe and Promising in Both Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Patients
BackgroundPreviously we reported the clinical safety and pharmacological activity of buntanetap (known as Posiphen or ANVS401) in healthy volunteers...
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Revisiting College Entry Testing to Increase Trained Deaf Teachers in the Classrooms
Graduate Records Examinations (GRE) remain an important criterion for admission to the graduate program. This study explored the predictive role of...
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A paleo-perspective on West Antarctic Ice Sheet retreat
Geological records of ice sheet collapse can provide perspective on the ongoing retreat of grounded and floating ice. An abrupt retreat of the West...
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Cognitive impairment among an Egyptian sample of patients with schizophrenia and bipolar disorders: a comparative study
BackgroundThe cognitive profile among patients with schizophrenia (SZ) and bipolar disorder (BD) has varied widely across different studies. The aim...
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Midlife perceived stress is associated with cognitive decline across three decades
BackgroundResearch indicates detrimental effects of stress on brain health and cognitive functioning, but population-based studies using...
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A large West Antarctic Ice Sheet explains early Neogene sea-level amplitude
Early to Middle Miocene sea-level oscillations of approximately 40–60 m estimated from far-field records
1 –3 are interpreted to reflect the loss of...
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Serum asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA) level and cognitive dysfunction in diabetic patients
BackgroundDiabetes is a chronic disease with lots of health complications and has been shown to reduce memory function and cognitive abilities. It...
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Are you intelligent or rational? On the independence of intelligence quotient from rationality quotient
Rationality quotient (RQ), which has been recently introduced by Keith Stanovich, relies on two hypotheses. First, intelligence and rationality are...
