The advance not only has theoretical relevance but could provide a valuable new tool for deciding therapeutic strategies in cases in which it is not possible to determine if the individual is conscious from behavioral signs. Although it was already known that consciousness requires a complex and distributed dialogue between different areas of the brain, the researchers also showed that this interconnection must be changing and dynamic
A study by Princeton University revealed that the eagerness to take photos of an event and share them on the web affects the enjoyment and the precise memory of the original experience.
The Doctor in Cognitive Neurosciences and speaker at the Future Congress emphasized the need to be aware of the role of technology in our lives in order to prevent negative factors.
The impact of technological advances on cognitive processes will change as well, the pros and cons of social networks and the spread of fake news were part of the topics discussed in the fifth day of Future Congress
The meeting will be attended by neurologists such as Fabián Piedimonte (Cenit Foundation for Research in Neurosciences) and Dr. Agustín Ibañez (Fundación Ineco). This workshop is the second edition of a biannual meeting.
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Latin American and Caribbean countries (LACs) constitute a region of incredible exquisiteness, heterogeneity and cultural crossbreeding. It is also a region which faces vast tensions for human development. Neurodegenerative diseases in this region are not an exception. LACs possess some of the world’s largest genetic population of multiple dementia subtypes. Unsuitable diagnostic procedures, alongside with limited training, low awareness, lack of basic support, stigmas, language barriers, and low socioeconomic levels trigger huge dementia inequalities.
This is the case of institutionalized children, like those of Sename or those who have spent time in jail. A study of the Center of Neurosciences of the School of Psychology of the Adolfo Ibáñez University showed that although many of these children obtained relatively normal performances in the «executive functions» such as intelligence, work memory or attention, those that represent cognitive aspects more «Cold», was in the softer aspects where they presented deficits.
Specifically, the research focused on analyzing the moral judgment of these young people by studying how capable they were of recognizing the «intentionality of acts» in other people.
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Who said that the holidays are a moment of encounter, of reconciliation, of love, of peace and happiness? By the way, this is what almost all radio and television messages say in every corner of the country during the month of December, and fortunately it is one of the times of the year when these feelings and acts of social communion are most encouraged. But are we really happy during the 12th month of the year? In this column, Adrián Yoris will make a tour about data, myths and some possible explanations for end-of-year stress.
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For Dr. Agustín Ibáñez, director of the Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (INCYT, CONICET-INECO-FAVALORO), there are some key processes that neuroscience considers in the experience of boredom: fluctuating attention, the presence of a negative affect and the overestimation of time
