Publications by authors named "R Dore"

We investigated the impact of parents' open-ended questions during collaborative science activities. Specifically, we randomly assigned 116 parents (69.8% mothers; 89.

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Researchers argue that theory of mind (ToM) abilities are needed for text (listening or reading) comprehension. Although many studies have supported this claim, findings are mixed and researchers have disagreed on how fundamental this relation is-for example, whether ToM and text comprehension are related merely because of shared variance with verbal and executive function skills. To address these issues more definitively, we conducted a meta-analysis examining ToM and text comprehension, which included 47 independent samples with 5,123 participants ranging in age from 3 to 70 years of age ( = 10.

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In gaining word knowledge, children's semantic representations are initially imprecise before becoming gradually refined. We developed and tested a framework for a digital receptive vocabulary assessment that captured varied levels of representation as children learn words. At pre-test and post-test, children selected one of four images to match a word's meaning: a correct target, a conceptually-related foil, a thematically-related foil, and a phonologically-similar foil.

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  • Thyroid disease impacts energy metabolism, temperature control, and anxiety, primarily through thyroid hormone receptor α1 (TRα1) in the brain, but the exact brain areas involved remain unclear.
  • Researchers used PET-CT scans to find the most affected brain region, the zona incerta (ZI), and inhibited TRα1 signaling there to study its effects on metabolism and behavior in mice.
  • The inhibition led to increased energy expenditure without affecting body temperature regulation, and heightened glucocorticoid levels were observed, indicating a link between altered thyroid hormone signaling in the ZI and stress responses, but not temperature control.
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  • Thyroid hormone significantly influences cardiovascular functions, particularly heart rate, through both direct genetic mechanisms and indirect effects on the autonomic nervous system.
  • The review examines recent findings regarding the roles of different thyroid hormone receptor isoforms in heart rate regulation, questioning the traditional view that pacemaker channel genes Hcn2 and Hcn4 are the only mediators of these effects.
  • It also highlights the importance of considering long-term impacts of altered thyroid hormone action during development on both heart and brain functions in experimental designs.
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