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Measuring what matters to older persons for active living: part II cross-sectional validity evidence for OPAL measure across four countries

Author(s): Mayo NE; Auais M; Barclay R; Branin J; Dawes H; Korfage IJ; Sawchuk K; Tal E; White CL; Ayoubi Z; Ekediegwu E; Mate K; Nadeau L; Rodriguez S ...

Introduction: Through interviews with 148 older persons from four countries and in four languages, the content for a 17-item measure of active living was developed. The purpose of this paper is to ...

Article GUID: 39012558


EEG/MEG source imaging of deep brain activity within the maximum entropy on the mean framework: Simulations and validation in epilepsy

Author(s): Afnan J; Cai Z; Lina JM; Abdallah C; Delaire E; Avigdor T; Ros V; Hedrich T; von Ellenrieder N; Kobayashi E; Frauscher B; Gotman J; Grova C; ...

Electro/Magneto-EncephaloGraphy (EEG/MEG) source imaging (EMSI) of epileptic activity from deep generators is often challenging due to the higher sensitivity of EEG/MEG to superficial regions and t ...

Article GUID: 38994740


Neural correlates of impulsivity in amphetamine use disorder

Author(s): Kaboodvand N; Shabanpour M; Guterstam J;

Impulsivity is a trait associated with several psychiatric conditions, not least addictive disorders. While the neural mechanisms behind certain aspects of impulsivity have been studied extensively, there are few imaging studies examining this neurocircuitr ...

Article GUID: 38991286


Measuring what matters to older persons for active living: part I content development for the OPAL measure across four countries

Author(s): Mayo NE; Auais M; Barclay R; Branin J; Dawes H; Korfage IJ; Sawchuk K; Tal E; White CL; Ayoubi Z; Chowdhury F; Henderson J; Mansoubi M; Mate ...

Aims: Many older persons do not think of themselves as "patients" but as persons wishing to live as actively as possible for as long as possible. However, most health-related quality of life (HRQL) ...

Article GUID: 38967870


The lifelong orgasm gap: exploring age's impact on orgasm rates

Author(s): Gesselman AN; Bennett-Brown M; Dubé S; Kaufman EM; Campbell JT; Garcia JR;

Background: Research demonstrates significant gender- and sexual orientation-based differences in orgasm rates from sexual intercourse; however, this "orgasm gap" has not been studied with respect to age. Aim: The study sought to examine age-related dispar ...

Article GUID: 38957591


Exposure to humans and task difficulty levels affect wild raccoons (Procyon lotor) learning

Author(s): Lazure L; Weladji RB;

Cognition helps wildlife exploit novel resources and environments. Raccoons (Procyon lotor) have successfully adapted to human presence, in part due to their cognitive abilities. However, interactions between humans and wildlife can create conflict. A bette ...

Article GUID: 38912327


Cognitive Speed in Neurodegenerative Disease: Comparing Mean Rate and Inconsistency Within and Across the Alzheimer's and Lewy Body Spectra in the COMPASS-ND Study

Author(s): Caballero HS; McFall GP; Gee M; MacDonald S; Phillips NA; Fogarty J; Montero-Odasso M; Camicioli R; Dixon RA; ...

Background: Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Lewy body disease (LBD) are characterized by early and gradual worsening perturbations in speeded cognitive responses. Objective: Using simple and choi ...

Article GUID: 38875040


Improvements in Postural Stability, Dynamic Balance, and Strength Following 12 Weeks of Online Ballet-Modern Dance Classes for Older Women

Author(s): Chen EH; Bergdahl A; Roberts M;

Falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths among older adults and affect women at disproportionate rates. Dance has been used to improve postural stability, balance confidence and strength of older adults, but in-person classes are often inaccessi ...

Article GUID: 38863786


Cross-modal plasticity in children with cochlear implant: converging evidence from EEG and functional near-infrared spectroscopy

Author(s): Deroche MLD; Wolfe J; Neumann S; Manning J; Hanna L; Towler W; Wilson C; Bien AG; Miller S; Schafer E; Gemignani J; Alemi R; Muthuraman M; K ...

Over the first years of life, the brain undergoes substantial organization in response to environmental stimulation. In a silent world, it may promote vision by (i) recruiting resources from the au ...

Article GUID: 38846536


Using evolutionary theory to enhance the brain imaging paradigm

Author(s): Saad G; Greengross G;

No abstract available

Article GUID: 24999326


Vulnerability and narrative in later life

Author(s): de Medeiros K; Ermoshkina P;

Narrative gerontology considers how people age biographically as well as socially and biologically. Vulnerability as a process category and state of being remains undertheorized in the context of narratives of later life. It is argued that the narrative spa ...

Article GUID: 38761242


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