Plasma neurofilament light chain mediates the effect of subsyndromal symptomatic depression on cognitive decline in older adults by Chunhua Zhang, Chunhua Zhang, Bingyu Li, Kok Pin Ng, Kok Pin Ng, Guojuan Huang, Xijin Wang, Min Kong, Maowen Ba, Maowen Ba

“…Mediation analyses were performed to examine whether the rate of change in plasma NfL levels mediated the relationship between SSD and cognitive decline.ResultsParticipants with SSD exhibited a greater increase in plasma NfL levels and more pronounced declines in global cognition, memory, executive function, language, and processing speed over 2 years compared to non-SSD participants. …”
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Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Early Childhood Development and Mental Health: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Comparative Studies by Sasha Alcon, Sa Shen, Hong-nei Wong, Cynthia R. Rovnaghi, Leni Truong, Jordan K. H. Vedelli, Kanwaljeet J. S. Anand

“…Studies not included in these meta-analyses also showed negative effects on language and executive function. This systematic review characterizes the detrimental effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health and development of preschool children across the world. …”
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Serum low-density lipoprotein levels, statin use, and cognition in patients with coronary artery disease by Rej S, Saleem M, Herrmann N, Stefatos A, Rau A, Lanctôt KL

“…A battery of cognitive tests was used to assess verbal memory, executive function, speed of processing, visuospatial memory, and global cognition. …”
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Factors associated with cognitive flexibility in people with opioid-use disorder: a pilot study by Paul S. Regier, Thais Costa Macedo de Arruda, Laura Sinko, Anne M. Teitelman, Anna Rose Childress

“…A lack of flexibility may be tied to impairments in neurocognition, including learning, memory, and executive function. However, results are often mixed, potentially due to heterogeneity in factors such as mental health, personality traits, or prior adversity. …”
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Effect of caffeine on attack decision-making in trained beach volleyball players following prolonged cognitive effort induced by social media use: a randomized, single-blind, cross... by Yago P. Costa, Bianca Stefanny Lopes-da-Silva, Fabiano S. Fonseca, Maicon Albuquerque, Gilmário R. Batista, Leonardo S. Fortes

“…Mental fatigue was assessed by visual analog scale and executive function by Stroop task (accuracy and response time). …”
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Sex, diabetes status and cognition: findings from the study of longevity in diabetes by Mary E Lacy, Paola Gilsanz, Michal S Beeri, Rachel A Whitmer, Chris Moran

“…Women had better cognitive performance than men in global cognition (β=0.21, 95% CI 0.16 to 0.26), language (β=0.08, 95% CI 0.004 to 0.15), executive function (β=0.13, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.20), episodic verbal memory (β=0.68, 95% CI 0.59 to 0.77) and attention (β=0.20, 95% CI 0.11 to 0.28) but not in episodic visual memory (β=0.006, 95% CI −0.07 to 0.09) adjusting for age and education independent of diabetes status. …”
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Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor activated effectors in principal neurons of the rat basolateral amygdala by Todd J. Sahagian, Scott W. Harden, Jennifer L. Bizon, Jennifer L. Bizon, Barry Setlow, Barry Setlow, Charles J. Frazier, Charles J. Frazier

“…Improved understanding of these effectors will provide potentially valuable new insights on the wide range of mechanisms through which cholinergic system dysfunction can lead to impaired executive function.…”
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Running and Thinking: Unmasking the Lingering Effects of Sports Concussions Through Complex Dual-Task Testing by Gabriel Lavoie, Mathieu Bolduc, Veronik Sicard, Franco Lepore, Dave Ellemberg

“…Athletes performed a complex rapid decision-making and executive function computerized task while walking continuously and maintaining a predetermined speed on a non-motorized treadmill (6.5 km/h). …”
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Network relationship between cognitive function and quality of life in community-dwelling older adults: an observational study from Beijing by Yitian Ye, Yichun Zhang, Jiaju Ren, Yanbo Zhu, Yanbo Zhu

“…Cognitive assessment involved seven dimensions, namely visuospatial/executive function, naming, attention, language, abstraction, delayed recall, and orientation. …”
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Effects of proinflammatory cytokines and programmed cell death on cognitive domains in older age patients with bipolar disorder by Pei-Ying Lee, Chih Chiang Chiu, Po-Hsiu Kuo, Cho-Yin Huang, Shang-Ying Tsai, Chian-Jue Kuo, Wen-Yin Chen

“…PD-1 was negatively associated with composite score, especially in motor speed and working memory, while PD-L1 was positively associated with executive function. Conclusion This is the first study to simultaneously examine the proinflammatory system and the PD-1/PD-L1 pathway in a clinical OABD sample, with findings suggesting that both systems impact cognitive function in OABD patients. …”
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Research progress on resistance exercise therapy for improving cognitive function in patients with AD and muscle atrophy by Wenyao Li, Wei Fang, Yier Zhang, Yier Zhang, Qiulu Chen, Wuyue Shentu, Qilun Lai, Lin Cheng, Sicheng Yan, Qi Kong, Song Qiao

“…Resistance exercise significantly enhances the overall cognitive function of the elderly and patients with AD while positively improving memory, executive function, and muscle strength, reducing fall risks, and alleviating psychological symptoms. …”
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Increased frontoparietal activity related to lower performance in neuropsychological assessment of working memory by August Jurva, Balbir Singh, Helen Qian, Zhengyang Wang, Monica L. Jacobs, Kaltra Dhima, Dario J. Englot, Shawniqua Williams Roberson, Sarah K. Bick, Christos Constantinidis

“…Executive functions, including working memory, are typically assessed clinically with neuropsychological instruments. …”
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Effects of Baduanjin exercise on cognitive impairment in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xiao-Gang Gong, Le-Peng Wang, Ling-Ling Yang, Feng Liu, Dao-Ning Zhang, A-Yuan Zhang, A-Yuan Zhang

“…Seven RCTs involving 539 community-dwelling older adults met the inclusion criteria.ResultsBaduanjin exercise significantly improved global cognitive function [mean difference (MD) = 2.15; 95% CI, 1.53 to 2.76; p < 0.00001], memory (standardized mean difference = 0.59; 95% CI, 0.38 to 0.80; p < 0.00001), executive function (SMD = 0.26; 95% CI, 0.07 to 0.44; p = 0.007), and physical health (MD = −0.86; 95% CI, −0.26 to −0.46; p < 0.00001). …”
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Prefrontal cortex activation during daily movements and its association with clinical symptoms in knee osteoarthritis by Soyoung Lee, Ehyun Kim, Baekdong Cha, Claudio L. Ferre, Meryem Yücel, Deepak Kumar

“…Given the significant role of the prefrontal cortex (PFC) in executive function and pain modulation, our objectives were (1) to assess PFC activation during walking and step-up in people with knee OA and (2) to examine the association of pain and psychological outcomes with changes in PFC activation from walking to step-up. …”
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Virtual reality cognitive intervention for heart failure: CORE study protocol by Miyeon Jung, Liana G. Apostolova, Debra K. Moser, Irmina Gradus‐Pizlo, Sujuan Gao, Jeff L. Rogers, Susan J. Pressler

“…Our exploratory aims examine the associations between attention and several putative/established HF biomarkers (eg, oxygen saturation, brain‐derived neurotrophic factor, apolipoprotein E, dopamine receptor, and dopamine transporter genes) as well as the effect of Nature‐VR on cognitive performance in other domains (ie, global cognition, memory, visuospatial, executive function, and language), cardiac and neurological events, and mortality. …”
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Feasibility and psychometric quality of smartphone administered cognitive ecological momentary assessments in women with metastatic breast cancer by Ashley M Henneghan, Emily W Paolillo, Kathleen M Van Dyk, Oscar Y Franco-Rocha, Soyeong Bang, Rebecca Tasker, Tara Kaufmann, Darren Haywood, Nicolas H Hart, Raeanne C Moore

“…ICCs for cognitive tests of working memory, executive function, and processing speed were robust (>0.90) and ICC for memory tests acceptable (>0.66). …”
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Prospective and retrospective memory in mild Alzheimer's disease Memória prospectiva e retrospectiva na doença de Alzheimer leve by Sergilaine Pereira Martins, Benito Pereira Damasceno

“…There was no correlation between prospective memory and attention, visual perception, executive function, or depression scores. CONCLUSION: Prospective and, in higher degree, retrospective memory are primarily and independently impaired in mild AD.…”
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Beyond motor learning: Insights from infant magnetic resonance imaging on the critical role of the cerebellum in behavioral development by Lauren Wagner, Melis E Cakar, Megan Banchik, Emily Chiem, Siobhan Sive Glynn, Amy H Than, Shulamite A Green, Mirella Dapretto

“…Although the cerebellum is now recognized for its crucial role in non-motor functions such as language, perceptual processes, social communication, and executive function in adults, it is often overlooked in studies of non-motor behavioral development in infancy. …”
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Mediating role of gut microbiota on Baduanjin for cognitive function in community-dwelling older adults with mild cognitive impairment: a study protocol for a cluster randomised co... by Guohua Zheng, Liwei Sun, Qian Geng

“…Global cognitive function and the subdimensions of cognition including executive function, visuospatial function, language function and memory function will be assessed using the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale, Trail Making Test, Auditory Verbal Learning Test, Boston Naming Test-30 and Clock-Drawing Test, while the gut microbiome and its metabolomics will be detected using 16S rRNA and ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry at baseline and at the end of 24-week intervention. …”
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The influence of circulating cholesterol and its components in middle-aged adults on cognitive function at mid- and later-life; a systematic review by O. C. Joyce, C. McHugh, D. Mockler, F. Wilson, Á. M. Kelly

“…Conversely, half of individual cohort studies (50%) reported negative associations with memory, executive function, global cognition, and psychomotor speed. …”
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