It’s never too late to start over

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Agustín Ibáñez, director of the Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (Ineco / Conicet / Fundación Favaloro), explains: «Some studies show poor performance in 40% of adults between 60 and 70 years old. We also know that some processes (semantic processing, implicit memory, emotional self-regulation) can keep improving in old age, and that brain plastic changes occur throughout life. In this sense, the best explanation [of the preservation of cognitive abilities] is provided by the so-called Theory of Aging and Cognition (a cognitive theory of scaffolding in old age). This hypothesis proposes that cerebral and mental activity produces compensatory scaffolds in the face of neurocognitive decline. Scaffolding in old age can lead to brain changes through the reinforcement of cerebral connections or the compensation of deficient structures. In particular, it was observed that frontal activity (activation and connectivity) increases with age and that such an increase is often associated with preserved or improved cognitive performance.





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«Was im Kopf von Terroristen vor sich geht» Article in the Die Welt of Germany
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A project aimed at «scientifically understanding the mentality of terrorists» has published ideas that scientists say could have implications for the prevention of terrorism. 


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Argentine scientists unravel the moral judgment of terrorists and identify how to detect frontotemporal dementia
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What are the mental traits of an individual who goes on to murder up to 600 people?


To answer this question, a team of Argentine scientists conducted a unique experiment in Colombian prisons: it interviewed 66 paramilitaries convicted of crimes against humanity and discovered that for these individuals the intention counts little; The end justifies the means. The same researchers, from the Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience (triple dependency: Ineco, Conicet and Favaloro Foundation) identified a method that allows the detection of a form of dementia in the early stages of the disease.


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The skewed ethical universe of the terrorist
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Nuestro mundo actual se caracteriza por fuertes escaladas de prácticas terroristas que anulan la libertad y la integridad física de las víctimas, desestabilizan a los gobiernos, socavan la armonía civil y amenazan el desarrollo económico. Este estudio reveló que terroristas  extremosjuzgan moralmente las acciones de los demás enfocándose en los resultados de una acción en lugar de en sus intenciones subyacentes, sugiriendo que su código moral prioriza los resultados sobre las intenciones. Las pruebas de moral permitieron clasificar de forma ciega a los sujetos con una alto desempeño (más del 90% de los sujetos fueron clasificados forma adecuada, en base a solo el juicio moral). Ninguna de las otras múltiples medidas, incluyendo diferentes mediciones de agresión, variables cognitivas (diversas medidas de funciones ejecutivas), o tareas de reconocimiento emocional tuvieron la misma sensibilidad que las pruebas de moral.  Así, el estudio resalta la importancia de evaluar el juicio moral para caracterizar a los grupos terroristas y comprender los procesos socio-cognitivos implicados en sus actos brutales.


 


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Terrorists’ moral judgment probed in psychology test
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Un proyecto destinado a «entender científicamente la mentalidad de los terroristas» ha publicado ideas que los científicos dicen que podrían tener implicaciones para la prevención del terrorismo.


 


Para leer la nota completa hacer click en el siguiente link: http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-40047033


Nota sobre paper terrorismo en diario de Eslovaquia
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Dementias in old age: small changes can help reduce risk
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Different studies show a decrease in the expected cases; The control of hypertension, physical activity, education and leisure could have protective effects


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Agustín Ibáñez in La Nación: «We still do not know much about the brain»
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The director of the Institute of Cognitive and Translational Neuroscience explained why it is important to stay active to train the cognitive system; Also analyzed the development of science in neurological issues


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