Associations between Performance on an Abbreviated CogState Battery, Other Measures of Cognitive Function, and Biomarkers in People at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
It is not known whether computerized cognitive assessments, like the CogState battery, are sensitive to preclinical cognitive changes or pathology in people at risk for Alzheimer’s disease(AD). In 469 late middle-aged participants from the Wisconsin Registry […]
Cognitive, physical and physiological responses of school boy cricketers to a 30-over batting simulation
The purpose of this study was to assess how cognitive and physical performance are affected during a prolonged, fatigue-inducing cricket-batting simulation. Fifteen amateur batters from three Eastern Cape schools in South Africa were recruited (mean ± […]
Developmental Trajectory of Information-Processing Skills in Children: Computer-Based Assessment
There are significant merits to a comprehensive cognitive assessment, but they are also time-consuming, costly, and susceptible to practice effects and may not detect change in the context of medical interventions or minor brain disruptions. Brief […]
The Relationship between Nutrition in Infancy and Cognitive Performance during Adolescence
Objectives: In this study, we aimed to investigate the long-term associations between breastfeeding duration during infancy, diet quality as measured by a diet score at 1 year of age, and cognitive performance during adolescence. Methods: Participants (n = 717) […]
The effect of histidine on mental fatigue and cognitive performance in subjects with high fatigue and sleep disruption scores
Our previous study reported that a dried bonito broth known in Japan as ‘dashi’ improved or ameliorated mood states, including fatigue, during the daily lives of human subjects. Histidine is an amino acid that is present […]
