#aging #cognition #technology

"So what can we learn from them about the impact of technology on the ageing brain? A comprehensive new study ... provides important answers. Published in Nature Human Behaviour, it found no supporting evidence for the 'digital dementia' hypothesis. In fact, it found the use of computers, smartphones and the internet among people over 50 might actually be associated with lower rates of cognitive decline."

https://www.psypost.org/using-tech-in-later-life-may-protect-against-cognitive-decline-study-suggests/

PsyPost: Using tech in later life may protect against cognitive decline, study suggests. “So what can we learn from them about the impact of technology on the ageing brain? A comprehensive new study from researchers at the University of Texas and Baylor University in the United States provides important answers. Published in Nature Human Behaviour, it found no supporting evidence for the […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/05/29/psypost-using-tech-in-later-life-may-protect-against-cognitive-decline-study-suggests/

#covid #LongCovid #cognition #VideoGames

'A therapeutic intervention using the AKL-T01 video game was found to improve cognitive processing speed and task-switching performance in individuals with persistent cognitive deficits following COVID-19 infection. While sustained attention did not significantly improve compared to the control group, participants reported improvements in quality of life.'

https://www.psypost.org/therapeutic-video-game-shows-promise-for-post-covid-cognitive-recovery/

Verona teacher Rachel Hunjadi receives award for science education | Local News https://www.byteseu.com/1032394/ #cognition #EDUCATION #FrankZuernerNewTeacherScholarship #Intelligence #learning #PrimateBehavior #RachelHunjadi #Science #teacher #teaching #Verona #VeronaAreaHighSchool #VeronaAreaSchoolDistrict #WisconsinSocietyOfScienceTeachers

Different #diets that are largely #plantbased were linked to a decreased risk of progression from normal #cognition to mild cognitive #impairment in older adults; few were even linked to reversions from mild cognitive impairment to normal cognition: doi.org/10.1016/j.cl... #health #dementia

Redirecting

The (largely #plantbased) EAT-Lancet diet aims to improve #health & environmental #sustainability. Population-based evidence shows that higher adherence to the diet is linked to slower decline in memory & #cognition. Physical activity may boost the cognitive benefits: doi.org/10.1186/s129... #diets

Adherence to the planetary hea...

This coming Monday, May 19, the OPEN Foundation will be hosting me and my esteemed friend & colleague Dr. Alicia Danforth for a conversation about autism & psychedelics!

It's free, it's on Zoom, and everything else I know about it can be found here:
https://open-foundation.org/events/online/autism-and-psychedelics-a-conversation/

A Brief Excursion into Human Cognition The Evolving Influence of Social Media & Artificial Intelligence by Hans Kankam, 2025

This book offers a concise exploration of human cognition, charting its historical development and revealing how disciplines such as neuroscience, linguistics, anthropology, the social sciences, and behavioral economics shape our understanding.

@bookstodon
#books
#nonfiction
#cognition

https://www.europesays.com/2050792/ Benton Community Boosts Science Learning with STEM Grant | #america #BehaviorModification #BranchesOfScience #cognition #CognitiveScience #education #EducationTheory #HumanCommunication #intelligence #learning #LiberalArtsEducation #neuroscience #pedagogy #PrimateBehavior #ProceduralKnowledge #science #teaching #technology #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #US #USA

University of Wyoming project delivers locally tailored science and literacy kits to rural elementary schools, boosting early STEM education across the state | News https://www.byteseu.com/977675/ #BehaviorModification #classroom #cognition #curriculum #EDUCATION #EducationTheory #HumanCommunication #Intelligence #learning #Literacy #pedagogy #ProceduralKnowledge #Science #SpecialEducation #teacher #teaching

https://time.com/7276807/why-students-using-ai-avoid-learning/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
"While she acknowledged that her grades are climbing higher, she wasn’t particularly proud. She didn’t sound like someone who was ever looking for an easy shortcut. She sounded like someone waving a white flag." #AI #Learning #Education #Motivation #Attention #AttentionEconomy #SocialMedia #Cognition

https://www.europesays.com/uk/39495/ Early Alzheimer’s Clues Found in Adults as Young as 24 #Aging #Alzheimer'sDisease #BrainResearch #cognition #ColumbiaUniversity #Genetics #Health #neurobiology #Neurology #Neuroscience #UK #UnitedKingdom

#Evolution #Neuroscience #Cognition - Crows recognize geometric regularity - "The crows exhibited a geometric regularity effect, showing better performance with shapes featuring right angles, parallel lines, or symmetry over more irregular shapes. This performance advantage did not require learning. Our findings suggest that geometric intuitions are not specific to humans but are deeply rooted in biological evolution." - Philipp Schmidbauer et al., Crows recognize geometric regularity.Sci. Adv.11,eadt3718(2025).DOI:10.1126/sciadv.adt3718 https://doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.adt3718

#introduction

Studied linguist and cognitive scientist who transformed into a software engineer.

Interested in #Anthropology, #Nutrition, #Sports, #Cognition and #Psychology, #Japanese, #Literature, #Minimalism or rather #Simplification.

I enjoy making #Music and writing things #writing. It’s the little things that matter.

Yet another study confirms that resistance training protects against cognitive decline.

Summary: https://neurosciencenews.com/weight-training-alzheimers-aging-28538/

Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11357-024-01483-8

Male rats showed long-term impairment in learning, exploration, and rapid decision-making after heavy alcohol exposure for a month. Female rats did not show the same level of impairment.

Summary: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-04-alcohol-impact-reveals-heavy-cognition.html

Original paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adt0200

A broad discussion of the male bias in autism research and diagnosis, and how autistic women have been largely overlooked because they commonly exhibit masking rather than avoidance behaviors:

https://aeon.co/essays/the-missing-women-of-autism-are-differently-different

Gizmodo: AI Experts Say We’re on the Wrong Path to Achieving Human-Like AI. “According to a panel of hundreds of artificial intelligence researchers, the field is currently pursuing artificial general intelligence the wrong way. This insight was revealed at the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI)’s 2025 Presidential Panel on the Future of AI Research. The […]

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/03/31/gizmodo-ai-experts-say-were-on-the-wrong-path-to-achieving-human-like-ai/

#Zoomposium with #Dimitri #Coelho #Mollo (Assistant Professor in #Philosophy of #Artificial #Intelligence):
“How intelligent is #artificial #intelligence?”

His #research focuses on # epistemological #questions within artificial intelligence and #cognitive science and seeks ways to improve our understanding of #mind, #cognition and intelligence in #biological and artificial #systems.

More at: https://philosophies.de/index.php/2023/07/04/wie-intelligent-ist-die-kuenstliche-intelligenz/

Or: https://youtu.be/9xrsxXrXjQw

#Thinking About Thinking—How #AI Reshapes #Cognition

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/the-digital-self/202503/thinking-about-thinking-how-ai-reshapes-cognition