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Differential neural activity across Hierarchical Bayesian inference under uncertainty in Older and Younger adults

Hierarchical relations drive state changes in environments. The brain may encode these through Bayesian inference. Neural correlates of Hierarchical Bayesian Inference (HBI) are not well studied. We studied HBI across ages in a probabilistic task …

Behavioural and brain activation differences in Hierarchical Bayesian Inference across Age

Hierarchical causal relations underlie state changes in dynamic environments. These relations could beencoded in the brain hierarchically and optimal inference occurs via Bayesian estimation of the context ofincoming sensory evidence. The neural …

Neurochemical Alterations in Bilateral DLPFC after Structure Learning Training in Healthy Adults

Introduction: Structural learning integrates 'Learning to learn' approach of individual's abilities to extract underlying pattern and develop rules to adapt new changes through cognitive flexibility. Homeostatic plasticity in neuronal circuits is …

Autonomic and respiratory changes in young and old adults with non-clinical depression and anxiety

Previous research has found that good health is tied to flexibility in multiple bodily systems, with reduced variability signalling poor health. Depression and anxiety are found to correlate with lower heart rate variability (HRV), suggesting reduced …

Does fiction reading influence Theory of Mind? An EEG study based on time-domain and time-frequency-domain approaches

The understanding of false belief, others’ beliefs can differ from reality, is essential in Theory of Mind, which has been shown to correlate with reading experiences, especially reading literary fiction, yet little research has investigated the …

Associations between brain structure, HRV, and depression and anxiety in a non-clinical sample

Autonomic variations such as changes in heart rate variability (HRV) have been found in both clinical and non-clinical populations of either depression or anxiety and are maintained across the lifespan. Areas in the brain such as the cingulate …

HRV mediates the relationship between isthmus cingulate thickness and inhibitory control

The cingulate cortex (CC) is at the centre of networks such as the default mode network, salience network, and the dorsal attention networks that are implicated in cognitive ageing. Lower heart rate variability has also been linked to ageing and …

Mapping the Cerebellum to the Neural Network of Reading in Bilinguals

Neuroimaging studies have proposed that reading operates via two routes in the cerebral cortex; a sub-lexical dorsal route which maps written letters to corresponding sounds, and a lexical ventral route where corresponding phonological forms are …

Social Dance to Maintain Cognitive Performance and Cortical Morphology in Older Adults with MCI

Dancing engages a diverse network of brain regions that support neurobehavioral processes that are associated with cognitive functions. In this study, we proposed that dance intervention would confer cognitive benefits among older adults with mild …

Theta-burst stimulation-induced cortical plasticity in younger and older adults: a TMS-EEG study

Continuous theta burst stimulation (cTBS) has been shown to modulate cortical inhibition and excitability, with previous transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) studies altered responses in older adults. The combination of TMS and …