Types of cognitive error

Minimizing cognitive errors

Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM)

Cognitive Bias Modification (CBM) is new psychiatric therapy; involving just a few 15-minute sessions and no drugs, discussion of feelings, or even a psychiatrist, it is described as a cognitive vac...

Dementia

Dementia describes a range of symptoms of cognitive decline. For example memory loss, problems with reasoning and communication skills, and a reduction in a person's abilities and skills in carr...

Noonan syndrome

Noonan Syndrome and related disorders (rasopathies) are autosomal dominant congenital syndromes. These disorders are characterised by facial dysmorphism, a wide spectrum of cardiac disease, postnata...

Addenbrooke's nurse wins national award

A nurse from Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridgeshire has been given a national NHS award for his mentoring and teaching skills.

Einstein's Remarkable Cognitive Abilities May Be Explained By Uncommon Features Of His Brain

Portions of Albert Einstein's brain have been found to be unlike those of most people and could be related to his extraordinary cognitive abilities, according to a new study led by Florida State Unive...

A New Study By CogniFit Finds That Individuals Can Triple Their Cognitive Benefits When Brain Training Continuously Over 6 Months

New York, NY (PRWEB) March 26, 2013 CogniFit – Using its extensive and cognitive database, CogniFit found that people who engage in a number of brain training sessions beyond 6 months experi...

Cognitive neuroscience: Adapting to cognitive load

The dorsal anterior cingulate cortex provides an updated estimate of cognitive load to allow future behavioural adaption.

Study explores distinctions in cognitive functioning for centenarians

A group of researchers used a statistical technique to identify the prevalence of cognitive impairment in centenarians and try to understand the cognitive changes that are part of extreme aging.

Proposed Mental Disorder Diagnosis May Have Faults

A much anticipated addition to the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fifth edition (DSM-5) is questionable according to research findings. The newly revised DSM-5, the firs...

EC publishes trio of revised GMP Guide sections

The European Commission has published two revised chapters in its Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Guide, along with an update of Annex 2 on biologic active substances, to bring guidelines into line...

Mental Exercise May Prevent Cognitive Decline In Healthy Seniors

Cognitive training exercises - or mental exercise - may help prevent cognitive decline in healthy older adults, while evidence for the benefits of pharmacologic substances and exercise is weak, outlin...

Does the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-revised add to the Mini-Mental State Examination in established Alzheimer disease? Results from a national dementia research register.

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate how much the Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-revised (ACE-R) improves the estimate of cognitive ability from the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) in people with Alzheime...

Screening for Cognitive Dysfunction in Corticobasal Syndrome: Utility of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination.

Introduction: The motor features of corticobasal syndrome (CBS) are well recognized but the fact that many, if not all, affected patients develop cognitive impairment is still underrecognized. The dem...

Adaptation of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised for the Greek population.

Background/Purpose: Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised [1] is a highly sensitive and specific bedside test for the diagnosis of dementia. The aim of this study was to validate a Greek version...

A comparison of screening tools for the assessment of Mild Cognitive Impairment: Preliminary findings.

We report a pilot investigation into the utility of screening tools in Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). The Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examination-Revised (ACE-R), Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) an...

Validation of Addenbrooke's cognitive examination for detecting early dementia in a Japanese population.

There is a clear need for brief, but sensitive and specific, cognitive screening instruments for dementia. We assessed the diagnostic accuracy of the Japanese version of Addenbrooke's Cognitive Examin...