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Charisma Virtual Social Training: A Digital Health Platform and Protocol
This pilot study investigates the impact of a low immersion virtual reality (LIVR) intervention upon social skill challenges in youths with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or another diagnosis. Findings suggest participants experienced improved recognition of emotions, social cues and self-belief following training in the LIVR environment.
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Cybercriminal Exploitation of Cognitive Biases: A Brain Capital Perspective
Written by cognitive researchers, this op-ed proposes that large-scale efforts to support brain health can also make people less vulnerable to cybercrime. Research suggests cognitive bias increases vulnerability to digital scams and thefts, which threaten individual lives and collective brain capital.
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High-Definition Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Over the Left Frontopolar Cortex Promotes Analogical Reasoning
Researchers in the the Krawczyk Reasoning Lab influenced activity in the left anterior prefrontal cortex via transcranial direct current stimulation before engaging participants in measured, creative problem-solving tasks.
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Investing in Late-Life Brain Capital
This international team of experts builds upon the concept of Brain Capital. Using compassion and strategic thinking, they present a comprehensive plan for prioritizing brain skills and brain health later in life – outlining individual, corporate, societal and global approaches for creating a common cultural narrative to enhance the value of aging.
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Mind-Body Resilience for Women: A Focus on Depression
This team of researchers summarizes the heightened risks experienced by women – including biological factors, intimate partner violence, chronic health conditions and dementias – while developing an agenda for women-focused solutions.
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Higher-Order Executive Function in Middle School: Training Teachers to Enhance Cognition in Young Adolescents
Using the SMART™ protocol, this study investigated outcomes from providing short-term, intensive training to middle school teachers by measuring evidence of higher-order executive function in their students.
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Altered Linear Coupling Between Stimulus-Evoked Blood Flow and Oxygen Metabolism in the Aging Human Brain
Human aging affects the structural integrity of neural-vascular coupling (NVC), which plays a critical role in healthy neural function by delivering oxygen and nutrients to metabolically active neurons.
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Parenting With a Kind Mind: Exploring Kindness as a Potentiator for Enhanced Brain Health
The BrainHealth pilot study Kind Minds With Moozie examines the impact of digitally-delivered, self-paced brain science education and kindness activities on resilience and empathy in parents and preschool-aged children.
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Novel Oppositional Defiant Disorder 6 Months After Traumatic Brain Injury in Children and Adolescents
This study investigates possible predictive factors of novel oppositional defiant disorder (ODD) among children and adolescents in the first 6 months following traumatic brain injury (TBI).
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Snoring Remediation with Oral Appliance Therapy Potentially Reverses Cognitive Impairment: An Intervention Controlled Pilot Study
This pilot study investigates the relationship between respiration rate and snoring in individuals with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
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Virtual Training Helps Underserved Middle Schoolers Hone Social Skills
Recent research at the center demonstrates the power of combining Charisma™, a virtual platform, with live coaching to help students enhance their social skills and confidence in a low-risk environment.
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How Confidence Works: The New Science of Self-Belief, Why Some People Learn It and Others Don't
Dr. Ian Robertson explores the mechanisms behind confidence that have emerged in science and neuroscience and explains how confidence can be improved.
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Boosting Brain Health After COVID-19: A Convergence Solution
These researchers hope to find answers to evolving and ongoing brain health challenges using convergence science, which integrates knowledge, tools and strategies from varied fields to emphasize the need to consider unknowns when responding to societal problems.
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Improving Classroom Communication: The Effects of Virtual Social Training on Communication and Assertion Skills in Middle School Students
Socially at-risk students showed significant improvement in their social skills after they underwent virtual training.
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Building Brain Capital
A progressive team of interdisciplinary researchers seek to draw attention to the crucial role of Brain Capital in fueling economic and societal recovery and resilience.