Scicon Review
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Caloric Restriction Improves Memory in Elderly Humans
A. V. Witte, M. Fobker, R. Gellner, S. Knecht and A. Flöel Article in PNAS Abstract Animal studies suggest that diets low in calories and rich in unsaturated fatty acids (UFA) are beneficial for cognitive function in age. He...
Hyperactivity and Hyperconnectivity of the Default Network in Schizophrenia and in First-degree Relatives of Persons with Schizophrenia
Susan Whitfield-Gabrieli, Heidi W. Thermenos, Snezana Milanovic, Ming T. Tsuang, Stephen V. Faraone, Robert W. McCarley, Martha E. Shenton, Alan I. Green, Alfonso Nieto-Castanon, Peter LaViolette, Joanne Wojcik, John D. E. Gabr...
Organizing for the Kingdom of Behavior: Academic Battles and Organizational Policies in the Twenties
In his paper, Samelson (1985) highlights structural changes that occurred in academia and beyond during the 1920’s; like the changes and activities that were going on in research, these external changes were largely influ...
‘Introspectionism’ and the Mythical Origins of Scientific Psychology
Alan Costall Article in Consciousness and Cognition Abstract According to the majority of the textbooks, the history of modern, scientific psychology can be tidily encapsulated in the following three stages. Scientific psycholo...
Learning, Arts, and the Brain: The Dana Consortium Report
From the Dana Foundation: Learning, Arts, and the Brain, a study three years in the making, is the result of research by cognitive neuroscientists from seven leading universities across the United States. In the Dana Consortiu...
The ‘Super-aged’ Proffer a Template
From The Dana Foundation: My great-grandmother lived to the ripe old age of 98. While many of her friends and neighbors had lost critical cognitive function decades before, requiring assistance for day-to-day activities, she s...
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