3 results match your criteria: "The Hong Kong Institute of Education - Hong Kong.[Affiliation]"
Altered dynamics between neural systems sub-serving decisions for unhealthy food.
Front Neurosci
November 2014
Department of Psychology and Brain and Creativity Institute, University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Using BOLD functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) techniques, we examined the relationships between activities in the neural systems elicited by the decision stage of the Iowa Gambling Task (IGT), and food choices of either vegetables or snacks high in fat and sugar. Twenty-three healthy normal weight adolescents and young adults, ranging in age from 14 to 21, were studied. Neural systems implicated in decision-making and inhibitory control were engaged by having participants perform the IGT during fMRI scanning.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWhat is the role of visual skills in learning to read?
Front Psychol
August 2014
Developmental Centre, Department of Psychology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong.
A pilot study: application of hemoglobin and cortisol levels, and a memory test to evaluate the quality of life of breast cancer patients on chemotherapy.
Int J Biol Markers
December 2013
2 Department of Psychological Studies, The Hong Kong Institute of Education - Hong Kong.
Background: Short-term memory (STM) decline in breast cancer patients resulting from chemotherapy was evaluated by means of blood biomarkers, a questionnaire, and a computerized STM test.
Methods: This study was conducted from January 2013 to June 2013, recruiting 90 subjects: 30 breast cancer patients beginning the 3rd of 4th cycles of docetaxel and cyclophosphamide chemotherapy, 30 recovered patients (who completed 4 cycles of docetaxel for a minimum of 6 months), and 30 healthy subjects (disease-free females). The levels of hemoglobin, red and white blood cells, and cortisol in serum, and a computerized STM test were analyzed to estimate the effects of chemotherapy on STM.