Blar i Faculty of Psychology på emneord "cognition"
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Gender congruency from a neutral point of view: The roles of gender classes and conceptual connotations
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)The question of whether language affects thought is long-standing, with grammatical gender being one of the most contended instances. Empirical evidence focuses on the gender congruency effect, according to which referents ... -
Hallucinations in healthy older adults: An overview of the literature and perspectives for future research
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-07-07)Studies suggest a substantial minority of healthy older adults have hallucinatory experiences, in line with existing evidence on hallucinations in other age groups, though it is still unclear if hallucination prevalence ... -
No escaping the rat race: simulated night shift work alters the time-of-day variation in BMAL1 translational activity in the prefrontal cortex
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10-04)Millions of people worldwide work during the night, resulting in disturbed circadian rhythms and sleep loss. This may cause deficits in cognitive functions, impaired alertness and increased risk of errors and accidents. ... -
Parental socioeconomic status and child intellectual functioning in a Norwegian sample
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-10)Socioeconomic status (SES) in childhood has been linked to cognitive function and future academic and occupational success in studies from several countries. However, previous Nordic studies have shown inconsistent results ... -
Simulated Night Work, Sleep-Wake Changes and Markers of Brain Plasticity
(Master thesis, 2019-11-21)Nattarbeid skjer i et tidsvindu hvor kroppen er innstilt på å sove og muligheten for å sove er når kroppen er innstilt på å være våken. Dette påvirker søvn og våkenhetsmønstre, samt kognitiv fingering. Jeg har brukt en ... -
A synthesis of evidence on inhibitory control and auditory hallucinations based on the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) framework
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2014-03-26)The National Institute of Mental Health initiative called the Research Domain Criteria (RDoC) project aims to provide a new approach to understanding mental illness grounded in the fundamental domains of human behavior and ... -
The Association Between Physical Performance and Hippocampal Volume in Alzheimer’s Disease Patients: A Pilot Study
(Master thesis, 2019-06-14)Alzheimers sykdom utvikler seg proporsjonalt med økningen av en aldrende verdensbefolkning. Det finnes ingen kurative behandlinger for sykdommen, og å finne måter å behandle sykdommen på eller symptomene disse pasientene ... -
When do past events require explanation? Insights from social psychology
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)Some past events incite more wonder about their causes than do others. For example, negative events require explanation more than positive events. We review social psychologists’ theoretical and empirical insights on what ...