Is a local sample internationally representative? Reproducibility of four cognitive tests in family dogs across testing sites and breeds
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DOI: 10.1007/s10071-017-1133-3
Abstract: A fundamental precept of the scientific method is reproducibility of methods and results, and there is growing concern over the failure to reproduce significant results. Family dogs have become a favoured species in comparative cognition… read more here.
Keywords: reproducibility; family dogs; local sample; cognitive tests ... See more keywords
Age-Related Eye Disease and Cognitive Function: The Search for Mediators.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2019.10.004
Abstract: PURPOSE Age-related eye disease may be associated with cognitive decline, but the scientific literature has not been consistent. Furthermore, no studies have been able to explain the relationship. Our objective was to assess whether older… read more here.
Keywords: age related; age; ophthalmology; cognitive tests ... See more keywords
Cognitive profiles and optimal cut‐offs for routine cognitive tests in elderly individuals with Parkinson's disease, Parkinson's disease dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and normal cognition
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DOI: 10.1111/psyg.12451
Abstract: The cognitive impairment seen in Parkinson's disease (PD) results in patient disability and reduced quality of life. However, using cognitive screening scales specific to PD in routine clinical practice is difficult because of limited time,… read more here.
Keywords: disease dementia; elderly individuals; routine cognitive; disease ... See more keywords
Stability over time of scores on psychiatric rating scales, questionnaires and cognitive tests in healthy controls
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DOI: 10.1192/bjo.2022.17
Abstract: Background Case-only longitudinal studies are common in psychiatry. Further, it is assumed that psychiatric ratings and questionnaire results of healthy controls stay stable over foreseeable time ranges. For cognitive tests, improvements over time are expected,… read more here.
Keywords: time; healthy controls; scales questionnaires; cognitive tests ... See more keywords
Validity of Cognitive Tests for Non-human Animals: Pitfalls and Prospects
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2020.01835
Abstract: Comparative psychology assesses cognitive abilities and capacities of non-human animals and humans. Based on performance differences and similarities in various species in cognitive tests, it is inferred how their minds work and reconstructed how cognition… read more here.
Keywords: non human; human animals; cognitive abilities; cognitive tests ... See more keywords
Associations between Metal Exposures and Cognitive Function in American Older Adults
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DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19042327
Abstract: Cognitive function frequently declines with older age, independently of the development of neurodegenerative diseases, and few interventions are known to counter this decline. Exposure to neurotoxic metals may contribute to this decline in cognitive function… read more here.
Keywords: older adults; cognitive function; metal exposures; cognitive tests ... See more keywords