processing speed

White matter correlates of slowed information processing speed in unimpaired multiple sclerosis patients with young age onset

Authors: Sindhuja Tirumalai Govindarajan, Yilin Liu, Maria Andrea Parra Corral, Lev Bangiyev, Lauren Krupp, Leigh Charvet, Tim Q Duong

Journal: Brain Imaging and Behavior

Year Published: 2020

Slowed information processing speed is among the earliest markers of cognitive impairment in multiple sclerosis (MS) and has been associated with white matter (WM) structural integrity. Localization of WM tracts associated with slowing, but not significant […]

A Videogame-Based Digital Therapeutic to Improve Processing Speed in People with Multiple Sclerosis: A Feasibility Study

Authors: Riley M. Bove, Gillian Rush, Chao Zhao, William Rowles, Priya Garcha, John Morrissey, Adrian Schembri, Titi Alailima, Dawn Langdon, Katherine Possin, Adam Gazzaley, Anthony Feinstein & Joaquin Anguera

Journal: Neurology & Therapy

Year Published: 2019

Introduction: Self-administered in-home digital therapeutics could expand access to cognitive rehabilitation for individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS), over half of whom experience cognitive impairment (CI). However, feasibility in an MS population must be clarified. This study […]

The association of total cholesterol with processing speed is moderated by age in mid- to late-age healthy adults

Authors: Odelia Elkana, Vitali Dayman, Motty Franko, Ariel Israel, Ramit Ravona Springer, Shlomo Segev, Michal Schnaider Beeri

Journal: Experimental Aging Research

Year Published: 2018

Objectives: To investigate the nature of the association of normal levels of total cholesterol with cognitive function and the contribution of age to this association. Methods: A sample of 61 senior executives, who were summoned for […]

Time-Dependent Effects of Acute Exercise on University Students’ Cognitive Performance in Temperate and Cold Environments

Authors: Ling-Yu Ji, Xiao-Ling Li, Yang Liu, Xiu-Wen Sun, Hui-Fen Wang, Long Chen, Liang Gao

Journal: Frontiers in Psychology

Year Published: 2017

Background: Few studies have examined the acute exercise-induced changes in cognitive performance in different thermal environments and the time course effects. Objective: Investigate the time-dependent effects of acute exercise on university students’ processing speed, working memory […]

Developmental Trajectory of Information-Processing Skills in Children: Computer-Based Assessment

Authors: Jacqueline Williams, Louise M Crowe, Julian Dooley, Alex Collie, Gavin Davis, Paul McCrory, Helen Clausen, David Maddocks, Vicki Anderson

Journal: Applied Neuropsychology: Child

Year Published: 2016

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 […]

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