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Sevdalis, Vassilis; Keller, Peter E. – Brain and Cognition, 2011
In this review article, we summarize the main findings from empirical studies that used dance-related forms of rhythmical full body movement as a research tool for investigating action understanding and social cognition. This work has proven to be informative about behavioral and brain mechanisms that mediate links between perceptual and motor…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Dance, Brain Hemisphere Functions, Perceptual Motor Coordination
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Lupien, S. J.; Maheu, F.; Tu, M.; Fiocco, A.; Schramek, T. E. – Brain and Cognition, 2007
In this review, we report on studies that have assessed the effects of exogenous and endogenous increases in stress hormones on human cognitive performance. We first describe the history of the studies on the effects of using exogenous stress hormones such as glucocorticoids as anti-inflammatory medications on human cognition and mental health.…
Descriptors: Psychosis, Mental Health, Older Adults, Memory
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Leask, S. J.; Crow, T. J. – Brain and Cognition, 2006
How "differences" between the two sides of the brain (or "laterality") relate to level of function are important components of theories of the origin and purpose of hemispheric asymmetry, although different measures show different relationships, and this heterogeneity makes discerning any underlying relationships a difficult…
Descriptors: Brain Hemisphere Functions, Brain, Foreign Countries, Lateral Dominance