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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
January 2025
Section on Perception, Cognition, Action, Laboratory of Sensorimotor Research, National Eye Institute, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892.
To what extent does concept formation require language? Here, we exploit color to address this question and ask whether macaque monkeys have color concepts evident as categories. Macaques have similar cone photoreceptors and central visual circuits to humans, yet they lack language. Whether Old World monkeys such as macaques have consensus color categories is unresolved, but if they do, then language cannot be required.
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January 2025
College of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Xi'an University of Science and Technology, Xi'an, Shaanxi, P. R. China.
Color, an intuitive element affecting human senses, can adapt to the environment of a space, evoke emotional responses, trigger and accumulate visual experiences, and enhance the effectiveness of color in shaping spatial atmosphere and reinforcing spatial divisions. In the context of rapid urban underground space development, examining the rational application of color in underground parking spaces is crucial for improving guidance, comfort, and aesthetics. This exploration is essential for achieving high-quality development in urban underground parking environments.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFElife
January 2025
Department of Psychology, Queens University, Kingston, Canada.
Movie-watching is a central aspect of our lives and an important paradigm for understanding the brain mechanisms behind cognition as it occurs in daily life. Contemporary views of ongoing thought argue that the ability to make sense of events in the 'here and now' depend on the neural processing of incoming sensory information by auditory and visual cortex, which are kept in check by systems in association cortex. However, we currently lack an understanding of how patterns of ongoing thoughts map onto the different brain systems when we watch a film, partly because methods of sampling experience disrupt the dynamics of brain activity and the experience of movie-watching.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlzheimers Dement
December 2024
Rowan University, Stratford, NJ, USA
Background: With the advent of monoclonal antibody therapy to treat mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) there is a need to develop tests to screen for neurocognitive difficulty that are reliable and easily deployed.
Method: The Rowan Digital Cancellation Tests (RDCT) is comprised of three tests administered using an iPad Pro. Each test was preceded by a practice trial.
Alzheimers Dement
December 2024
Universidade Federal de São Paulo (UNIFESP), São Paulo, São Paulo/SP, Brazil
Background: Dementia awareness and education are currently limited among healthcare workers and the general public, contributing towards the generation and propagation of stigma and discrimination against people with dementia worldwide. It is crucial to promote evidence‐based anti‐stigma interventions with a focus on stigma reduction.
Method: This is a randomized and controlled feasibility trial of a group intervention aimed at improving knowledge and reducing stigma related to dementia among Community Health Workers (CHWs) (Trial Registration: RBR‐10xp637m).
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