Cognitive Function

BOSTON — Worse cognitive processing speed at baseline was predictive of shorter time to disability progression in patients with MS, according to a poster at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

People with a family history of or genetic risk for depression had worse cognitive performance compared with people with a lower depression risk profile, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Middle-aged men with obstructive sleep apnea had worse executive function, visuospatial memory, social cognitive and other features of cognitive function, according to data published in Frontiers in Sleep.

Among older adults with type 2 diabetes and mild cognitive impairment, tai chi conferred more benefits than walking in improving global cognitive function, according to researchers, highlighting the activity’s clinical potential.

Targeted cognitive training increased auditory memory, processing speed and perception among adolescents and young adults with autism spectrum disorder, according to data published in the Journal of Clinical Medicine.

Results of a randomized, double-blind trial showed that hyperbaric oxygen therapy improved cognitive and behavioral function in children experiencing persistent post-concussion syndrome, as published in Scientific Reports.

Former professional football players’ cognitive performance decades after retirement was associated with retrospectively reported concussion symptoms but not concussion diagnosis or length of playing career, according to new research.

Perceived stress was associated with both prevalent and incident cognitive function impairment in Black and white older adults, underlining the need for stress assessments among high-risk adults in primary care, according to researchers.

Regions of the brain associated with executive function in adults are similarly recruited in children as young as 4 years, according to findings published in the Journal of Neuroscience.

SAN DIEGO — A newly developed auditory-based test could assess and monitor cognitive function in previously untestable patients who are severely affected by MS, according to a poster at ACTRIMS 2023.