Publications by authors named "A Leonhardt"
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- - The ICD-11 introduces a new understanding of gender identity, shifting away from viewing gender incongruence as a pathology and framing it instead as a "condition related to sexual health."
- - The article discusses the impact of these changes on diagnosing and treating children and adolescents, especially those who are seeking body-modifying procedures during puberty, and highlights the ethical complexities involved.
- - Emphasizing the need for a clinically-oriented approach, the article insists on careful diagnosis and psychotherapy to support adolescents facing psychological distress related to their gender identity.
Gaming Disorder According to the ICD-11: Background, Criteria and Possible Implications Within 60 years, playing computer games - online or offline, with a computer, games console or smartphone - has developed from a niche activity for mostly young males into a global industry worth billions. Studies show that children and adolescents in particular tend to play digital games for several hours a day, making gaming one of the most common leisure activities for young people. A small proportion of young gamers may develop addictive behaviour with harmful effects on their psychosocial functioning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFNewly acquired information is stabilized into long-term memory through the process of consolidation. Memories are not static; rather, they are constantly updated via reactivation, and this reactivation occurs preferentially during Slow-Wave Sleep (SWS, also referred to as N3 in humans). Here we present a scalable neuroscience research investigation of memory reactivation using low-cost electroencephalogram (EEG) recording hardware and open-source software, for students and educators across the K-12 and higher education spectrum.
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- EEG is a noninvasive technique used in neuroscience that measures brain activity, providing insights into various functions like sensory processing, sleep, and memory formation.
- Most undergraduates don’t have hands-on access to EEG equipment or the necessary skills to conduct experiments, so simplified lab exercises are introduced using affordable tools like Backyard Brains and software like SpikeRecorder.
- Two lab exercises were tested: one demonstrated a significant increase in alpha wave activity when participants switched between eyes open and closed settings, while the second measured the P300 ERP during an auditory oddball task, achieving positive results in a classroom setting.