List of articles on cognitive function
Tokyo University of Science and Teikyo University elucidate the mechanism of cognitive decline caused by high-calorie diets.
A research team from Tokyo University of Science, Teikyo University, and other institutions has revealed the molecular mechanism by which continuous consumption of high-calorie foods leads to a decline in cognitive function. […]
Fukuoka Dental University elucidates the mechanism by which periodontal disease causes cognitive impairment through an "oral-brain connection."
A research group led by Professor Yoshihiko Tanaka of Fukuoka Dental University has investigated infections caused by Porphyromonas gingivalis (Pg), a major causative bacterium of periodontal disease. […]
"Retirement from work" has a positive effect on cognitive function, Waseda University and Kyoto University reveal using machine learning.
A research group led by Professor Haruko Noguchi of Waseda University and Professor Kosuke Inoue of Kyoto University Graduate School has found that retirement from work has an effect on maintaining and improving cognitive function. […]
Three and a half minutes of light exercise improves children's cognitive function, Waseda University reveals.
Researchers at Waseda University's Graduate School of Sport Sciences and Waseda University have shown that children's cognitive function and mood improve after approximately 3 minutes and 30 seconds of low-intensity exercise.
Playing musical instruments in old age helps maintain brain function through long-term practice Kyoto University
A research study at Kyoto University has found that continuing to play a musical instrument for a long period of time after starting it in old age may prevent the decline of brain structure and function, including cognitive function.
"Olfactory VR game" proposed to improve cognitive function of elderly people
Professor Takamichi Nakamoto (then) of the Institute for Future Interdisciplinary Research in Science and Technology, Tokyo University of Science, Professor Takeshi Kobayashi of the Faculty of Human Studies, Bunkyo Gakuin University, and the University of the Arts, London, UK […]
Participating in group music sessions improves brain and mental health in older adults Tohoku University
A study by Tohoku University and Ikebe Musical Instruments Co., Ltd. found that healthy elderly people who had no musical experience participating in group music sessions had improved cognitive and psychological functions.
Meiji University and Hokkaido University discover brain activity networks when multitasking causes brain overload
A joint research group from Meiji University and Hokkaido University Graduate School has reported that the “two-task” phenomenon that occurs during multitasking in daily life and during cognitive function training in clinical practice […]
Discovery of brain pH and lactic acid abnormalities common in various psychiatric and neurological disease model animals
An international joint research study conducted by a total of 7 researchers from seven countries around the world, including Fujita Health University, revealed that there are many abnormalities in brain pH (hydrogen ion concentration) and lactic acid levels […]
Hyogo College of Medicine and National Institute for Physiological Sciences discover that memory changes when breathing patterns are manipulated
A joint research group at Hyogo College of Medicine School of Medicine and National Institutes of Natural Sciences National Institute for Physiological Sciences […]