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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202403.0110.v1

Human Attention Restoration, Flow, and Creativity

Teresa Phuong-Vy Pham, Thomas Sanocki

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: attention; executive attention; attention restoration; attentional ecology; nature; flow; creativity

Online: 4 March 2024 (10:37:04 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202402.0639.v1

Less Is More: Higher Skilled Sim Racers Allocate Significantly Less Attention to Track Relative to Display Features Than Lower Skilled Sim Racers

John Joyce, Mark J. Campbell, Fazilat Hojaji, Adam J. Toth

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Esports; Gaming; Expertise; Gaze behaviour; Attentional control

Online: 12 February 2024 (05:45:32 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1896.v1

Pointing on the Other Side: Do Dogs Follow Contralateral Points?

Heidi Lyn, Katie West, Joclyn Villegas, Christopher Bass, Steven Baker

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Dogs; Point following; communication; associative mechanism; canine; social learning

Online: 26 January 2024 (08:42:36 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202401.1588.v1

Procedural Memory Deficits in Preschool Children with Developmental Language Disorder in a Spanish-Speaking Population

Soraya Sanhueza, Mabel Urrutia, Hipólito Marrero

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Procedural memory, Developmental Language Disorder (DLD), Procedural Deficit Hypothesis (PDH), language acquisition, Serial Reaction Time (SRT) task.

Online: 22 January 2024 (11:30:16 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.1560.v1

Cognitive Semantics: From Sensations to Contrast, Opposition and Numbers

Wes Raykowski

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: sensory schema; intensity; extent; contrasts; opposition; integers; number line

Online: 21 December 2023 (07:04:54 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0807.v1

Voice-Cloning Artificial-Intelligence Speakers Can Also Mimic Human-Specific Vocal Expression

Wenjun Chen, Xiaoming Jiang

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Voice cloning; Affective computing; Vocal confidence; Social AI; Human-computer interaction

Online: 13 December 2023 (04:14:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202312.0678.v1

A Longitudinal Study on the Development of Executive Function and Calibration

Marios Goudas, Evdoxia Samara, Athanasios Kolovelonis

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: latent growth curve modeling; metacognition; development; pre-adolescence; basketball shooting; performance estimation; design fluency test; inhibition; shifting

Online: 11 December 2023 (09:21:26 CET)

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Preprint COMMUNICATION | doi:10.20944/preprints202311.1603.v1

Cognitive Vergence Recorded with a Webcam-Based Eye-Tracker during an Oddball Task in an Elderly Population

August Romeo, Oleksii Leonovych, Maria Solé Puig, Hans Supèr

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Eye tracking; webcam; Alzheimer; attention; detection

Online: 27 November 2023 (07:23:42 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1673.v1

AI and Regulation an Analysis

Paul Dumouchel

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Intelligence; AI; regulations; data-driven agents; ethics; politics; moratorium; joint cognitive systems

Online: 26 October 2023 (10:58:54 CEST)

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Preprint BRIEF REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.1361.v1

Me, Myself, and I: Neural Activity for Self versus Other Across Development

Paola Zanchi, Jean-Baptiste Ledoux, Eleonora Fornari, Solange Denervaud

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Self-versus-other perception; Social cognition; Development of Neural activit; Social processing

Online: 20 October 2023 (13:44:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202310.0036.v1

Beyond Words: The Neuroscientific and Multifaceted World of Non-Verbal Communication in Modern Society

Davide Saggese

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Non-verbal communication; neuroscience; body language; gestures

Online: 2 October 2023 (08:37:59 CEST)

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This publication delves into the intricate world of human communication, extending beyond the realm of spoken and written language to explore the profound influence of non-verbal communication. Focusing on body language—comprising gestures, facial expressions, postures, and movements—it reveals the pivotal role it plays in conveying emotions, intentions, and psychological states. The rapidly evolving fields of neuroscience and cognitive science are investigating the neural mechanisms and cognitive processes that underpin the interpretation and utilization of these non-verbal cues. Notably, the amygdala's involvement in processing emotional facial expressions has provided a neurological foundation for our emotional understanding in non-verbal communication. Concurrently, cognitive psychology sheds light on how perception, attention, and memory influence our interpretation of non-verbal cues and communication strategies.In our modern, technologically advancing society characterized by global interconnectivity and cultural diversity, the significance of non-verbal communication, especially in digital and virtual contexts, is paramount. The transformation of non-verbal expression into digital symbols like emoticons and emojis raises questions regarding its ability to maintain authenticity and emotional understanding. This publication endeavors to comprehensively explore the fundamental role of body language and non-verbal communication in contemporary society. By integrating insights from psychology, neuroscience, social sciences, and digital technologies, it aims to elucidate the underlying mechanisms guiding non-verbal communication. Additionally, it delves into the implications of non-verbal communication across diverse domains, including interpersonal communication, the workplace, politics, advertising, and the virtual world.The research presented herein strives to offer a thorough understanding of interpersonal dynamics, relationships, and social behavior, with the goal of promoting the development of more effective, conscious, and ethically guided communication strategies. Ultimately, this analysis aspires to inspire further interdisciplinary research and reflection, addressing emerging challenges and fully leveraging the potential of non-verbal communication in modern society. This, in turn, guides our path towards a communication landscape that is more inclusive, authentic, and empathetic.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1755.v2

Contextuality in Collective Intelligence: Not There Yet

William Sulis, Ali Khan

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Contextuality; Collective Intelligence, Intransitive Decision Making; Social Insects

Online: 8 August 2023 (09:17:33 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202308.0164.v1

Consciousness as a special case of emergent information

Daniel Boyd

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Emergence; Information; Consciousness; Integrated Information Theory; Emergent Information Theory; Connectome; Artificial Intelligence

Online: 2 August 2023 (08:36:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.1755.v1

Contextuality in Collective Intelligence: Not There Yet

William Sulis, Ali Khan

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Contextuality; Collective Intelligence, Intransitive Decision Making; Social Insects

Online: 26 July 2023 (11:24:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202307.0415.v1

The Influence of Emotional Regulation on Sleep Habits of Spanish Children and Adolescents Through the Lens of Parents

Borja Costa-López, Rocío Lavigne-Cerván, Joshua A. Collado-Valero, Rocío Juárez-Ruiz de Mier, Ignasi Navarro-Soria

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: emotional regulation; sleep habits; anxiety; children; adolescents

Online: 6 July 2023 (10:56:27 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1815.v2

Paving the Way for Memory Enhancement: Development and Examination of a Neurofeedback System Targeting the Medial Temporal Lobe

Koji Koizumi, Naoto Kunii, Kazutaka Ueda, Keisuke Nagata, Shigeta Fujitani, Seijiro Shimada, Masayuki Nakao

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: neurofeedback; memory enhancement; medial temporal lobe; intracranial electrode; bidirectional control; memory encoding; intracranial electroencephalogram; intractable epilepsy

Online: 28 June 2023 (12:56:15 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.1815.v1

Paving the Way for Memory Enhancement: Development and Examination of a Neurofeedback System Targeting the Medial Temporal Lobe

Koji Koizumi, Naoto Kunii, Kazutaka Ueda, Keisuke Nagata, Shigeta Fujitani, Seijiro Shimada, Masayuki Nakao

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: neurofeedback; memory enhancement; medial temporal lobe; intracranial electrode; bidirectional control; memory encoding; intracranial electroencephalogram; intractable epilepsy

Online: 26 June 2023 (13:49:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0208.v4

Optimizing Methodology of Sleep and Memory Research in Humans

Dezso Nemeth, Emilie Gerbier, Jan Born, Timothy Rickard, Susanne Diekelman, Stuart Fogel, Lisa Genzel, Alexander Prehn-Kristensen, Jessica Payne, Martin Dresler, Peter Simor, Stephanie Mazza, Kerstin Hoedlmoser, Perrine Ruby, Rebecca Spencer, Genevieve Albouy, Teodóra Vékony, Manuel Schabus, Karolina Janacsek

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: sleep; memory; consolidation; napping; fatigue

Online: 26 June 2023 (10:56:59 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202306.0471.v1

Determinants of Task Difficulty in Route Following Tasks: An Experimental Study on Human Spatial Navigation

Otmar Bock, Ju-Yi Huang

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: wayfinding; navigation; decision making; spatial orientation; task demand

Online: 7 June 2023 (03:04:51 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.1272.v1

The Role of Working Memory in Adult Aphasic Reading Comprehension

Orsolya Kis, Fanni Földi, Katalin Jakab, Péter Klivényi, János Steklács

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: adult reading; working memory; aphasia; acquired reading disorder

Online: 30 April 2023 (09:36:21 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0793.v1

The Relationship Between Semantic Joke and Idiom Comprehension in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

N. Mashal, Anat Kasirer, Nira Mashal

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: autism, humor, semantic joke, idiom, theory of mind

Online: 23 April 2023 (08:25:09 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202304.0164.v1

Sensing Sounds on the Skin: A Review of Auditory-Tactile Synesthesia and Its Implications for Perception and Attention

Syed Adnan Ali, Syed Noor Ali, Rehan Khan

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Synesthesia; Auditory Tactile Synesthesia; Dopamine; Creativity; Savant; Autism; tDCs

Online: 10 April 2023 (10:11:22 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202302.0160.v1

Letter Migrations between Words in Reading Aloud Can Result Either from an Impairment in Orthographic Input or in Phono-Logical Output

Liora Toledano, Naama Friedmann

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Keywords: Developmental dyslexia; attentional dyslexia; Hebrew; migrations between words; phonological output buffer; orthographic-visual analyzer; reading

Online: 9 February 2023 (08:46:01 CET)

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Letter migrations between words in reading aloud (e.g., reading "cane love" as "lane love" or "lane cove") are known to result from a deficit in the visual-orthographic analysis and characterize at-tentional dyslexia. In spontaneous speech, individuals with impairment in the phonological output buffer may show migrations of phonemes between words. The purpose of this study was to examine whether migrations between words in reading aloud can also result from a deficit in the phonological output buffer, to explore the characteristics of migrations resulting from ortho-graphic input and from phonological output deficits, and to examine methods to distinguish these two sources. Using tasks of reading aloud of 92-182 word pairs, we identified 18 adults and ad-olescents with developmental dyslexia who made between-word letter migrations in reading aloud, significantly more than age-matched controls (372 adults and 26 7th-graders). To distin-guish between orthographic-input and phonological-output sources for these migrations, we administered a test assessing orthographic-input without spoken-output (writ-ten-semantic-decision on 140 migratable word pairs) and a test of repetition of 36 auditori-ly-presented migratable word pairs, assessing spoken output without orthographic-input (and word span tests). These tests indicated that the migrations of ten of the participants with dyslexia resulted from an orthographic-input deficit, and for the other eight participants, migrations re-sulted from a phonological-output deficit. We identified several differences between the two types of between-word errors: first, whereas the individuals with attentional dyslexia made omissions of a letter that appeared in the same position in the two words, the phonological output buffer group did not make such omissions. In addition, the groups differed in the origin of mi-gration: orthographic input migrations involve letters that are orthographically adjacent, whereas phonological output migrations involve phonemes that have just been spoken or that are pre-pared together in the phonological buffer for production. This was manifested in that migrations from the line below and from two lines above occurred only in the orthographic input deficit group, and migrations occurred from a word vertically close to the target in the orthographic input group but from a word that has just been spoken (placed diagonally to the target) in the phonological output group. This study thus indicates that between-word migrations in read-ing-aloud can result not only from attentional dyslexia, but also from a phonological output buffer deficit, and offers ways to distinguish between the two.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202301.0403.v1

Are Men Better at Recognizing Emojis than Facial Expressions?

Linda Dalle Nogare, Alice Cerri, Alice Mado Proverbio

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: visual perception; emotion; emoji; emoticon; sex differences; anger; fear; emotional communication; texting

Online: 23 January 2023 (08:43:06 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0208.v3

Fine-Tuning the Methodology of Sleep and Memory Research From a Human Behavioral Perspective

Dezso Nemeth, Emilie Gerbier, Jan Born, Timothy Rickard, Genevieve Albouy, Susanne Diekelman, Stuart Fogel, Lisa Genzel, Alexander Prehn-Kristensen, Jessica Payne, Martin Dresler, Peter Simor, Stephanie Mazza, Kerstin Hoedlmoser, Perrine Ruby, Rebecca Spencer, Manuel Schabus, Karolina Janacsek

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: sleep; memory; consolidation; napping; fatigue

Online: 13 January 2023 (10:52:30 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0434.v1

The Self-Simulation Theory:A Computational Theory of Consciousness

Suvradeep Chakraborty, Ritu Lahkar

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Consciousness; Simulation; Discrete; Memory; Perception; Computation

Online: 23 November 2022 (07:00:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0142.v1

Seeing the Error in my “Bayes”: A Quantified Degree of Belief Change Correlates with Children's Pupillary Surprise Responses Following Explicit Predictions

Joseph Colantonio, Igor Bascandziev, Maria Theobald, Garvin Brod, Elizabeth Bonawitz

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Bayesian Inference; Cognitive Development; Learning; Prediction; Pupil Dilation; Science Learning; Surprise

Online: 8 November 2022 (03:10:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202211.0007.v1

Sustainable Benefits of High Variability Phonetic Training in Mandarin-speaking Kindergarteners with Cochlear Implants: Evidence from Categorical Perception of Lexical Tones

Hao Zhang, Wen Ma, Hongwei Ding, Yang Zhang

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: high variability phonetic training (HVPT), categorical perception (CP), cochlear implant (CI), lexical tone, Mandarin-speaking kindergarteners, training-induced gains

Online: 1 November 2022 (01:41:59 CET)

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Objectives: Although pitch reception poses a great challenge for individuals with cochlear implants (CIs), formal auditory training (e.g., high variability phonetic training, HVPT) has been shown to provide direct benefits in pitch-related perceptual performances such as lexical tone recognition for CI users. As lexical tones in spoken language are expressed with a multitude of distinct spectral, temporal, and intensity cues, it is important to determine the sources of training benefits for CI users. The purpose of the present study was to conduct a rigorous fine-scale evaluation with the categorical perception (CP) paradigm to control the acoustic parameters and test the efficacy and sustainability of HVPT for Mandarin-speaking pediatric CI recipients. The main hypothesis was that HVPT-induced perceptual learning would greatly enhance CI users’ ability to extract the primary pitch contours from spoken words for lexical tone identification and discrimination. Furthermore, individual differences in immediate and long-term gains from training would likely be attributable to baseline performance and duration of CI use. Design: Twenty-eight prelingually deaf Mandarin-speaking kindergarteners with CIs were tested. Half of them received five sessions of HVPT within a period of three weeks. The other half served as control who did not receive the formal training. Two classical CP tasks on a tonal continuum from Mandarin Tone 1 (high-flat in pitch) to Tone 2 (mid-rising in pitch) with fixed acoustic features of duration and intensity were administered before (pretest), immediately after (posttest), and 10 weeks post training termination (follow-up test). Participants were instructed to either label a speech stimulus along the continuum (i.e., identification task) or determine whether a pair of stimuli separated by zero or two steps from the continuum was the same or different (i.e., discrimination task). Identification function measures (i.e., boundary position and boundary width) and discrimination function scores (i.e., between-category score, within-category score, and peakedness score) were assessed for each child participant across the three test sessions.Results: Linear mixed-effects (LME) models showed significant training-induced enhancement in lexical tone categorization with significantly narrower boundary width and better between-category discrimination in the immediate posttest over pretest for the trainees. Furthermore, training-induced gains were reliably retained in the follow-up test 10 weeks after training. By contrast, no significant changes were found in the control group across sessions. Regression analysis confirmed that baseline performance (i.e., boundary width in the pretest session) and duration of CI use were significant predictors for the magnitude of training-induced benefits. Conclusions: The stringent CP tests with synthesized stimuli that excluded acoustic cues other than the pitch contour and were never used in training showed strong evidence for the efficacy of HVPT in yielding immediate and sustained improvement in lexical tone categorization for Mandarin-speaking children with CIs. The training results and individual differences have remarkable implications for developing personalized computer-based short-term HVPT protocols that may have sustainable long-term benefits for aural rehabilitation in this clinical population.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0316.v2

The Collective Mind: An Experimental Analysis of Imitation and Self‑organization in Humans

Emmanuel Olarewaju

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: ; Social interaction; Self-organization; Imitation; Coordination dynamics; Group normalization; Interpersonal symmetry

Online: 13 September 2022 (15:59:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202208.0346.v1

Ambient Light Conveying Reliability Improves Drivers’ Takeover Performance without Increasing Mental Workload

Nikol Figalová, Lewis Chuang, Jürgen Pichen, Martin Baumann, Olga Pollatos

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: ambient light; reliability; take-over request; mental workload; electroencephalography (EEG); transition of control

Online: 18 August 2022 (11:02:56 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0092.v4

Consciousness and Life after Death in the Evolution of Intelligence

Kande Lekamalaya Senarath Dayathilake

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Cognitive psychology; determinism; materialism; new physics; theoretical hypothesis; thought ex-periment; ultraquantum particles

Online: 16 August 2022 (03:40:03 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202207.0369.v1

Can Linking the Recall System to Addiction Enable a Better Understanding of the Dopaminergic Pathway?

Dozie Iwuh

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Dopaminergic Pathways; Symmetry; Memory; NG Bosons; Addiction

Online: 25 July 2022 (09:38:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202207.0319.v1

Profiles of Motor-cognitive Interference in Parkinson's Disease. The Trail-Walking-Test to Discriminate between Motor Phenotypes

Thomas J. Klotzbier, Nadja Schott, Quincy J. Almeida

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: dual-task; Trail-Walking Test; gait disorder; diagnosis; motor-cognitive interference; Parkinson's disease

Online: 21 July 2022 (08:57:20 CEST)

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Background and Aims. Most research on Parkinson's disease (PD) focuses on describing symp-toms and movement characteristics. Studies rarely focus on the early detection of PD and the search for suitable markers of a prodromal stage. Early detection is important, so treatments that may potentially change the course of the disease can be attempted early on. While gait disturb-ances are less pronounced in the early stages of the disease, the prevalence, and severity increase with disease progression. Therefore, postural instability and gait difficulties could be identified as sensitive biomarkers. The aim was to evaluate the discriminatory power of the Trail-Walking Test (Schott, 2015) as a potential diagnostic instrument to improve the predictive power of the clinical evaluation concerning the severity of the disease and record the different aspects of walking. Methods. 20 older healthy (M = 72.4 years, SD = 5.53) adults and 46 older adults with PD and the motor phenotypes postural instability/gait difficulty (PIGD; M = 69.7 years, SD = 8.68) and tremor dominant (TD; M = 68.2 years, SD = 8.94) participated in the study. The participants performed a motor-cognitive dual task (DT) of increasing cognitive difficulty in which they had to walk a given path (condition 1), walk to numbers in ascending order (condition 2), and walk to numbers and letters alternately and in ascending order (condition 3). Results. With an increase in the cognitive load, the time to complete the tasks (seconds) become longer in all groups, F(1.23, 73.5) = 121, p < .001, ɳ2p = .670. PD-PIGD shows the longest times in all conditions of the TWT, F(2, 60) = 8.15, p < .001, ɳ2p = .214. Mutual interferences in the cognitive and motor domain can be observed. How-ever, clear group-specific patterns cannot be identified. A differentiation between the motor phenotypes of PD is especially feasible with the purely motor condition (TWT-M; AUC = . 685, p = 0.44). Conclusions. PD patients with PIGD must be identified by valid, well-evaluated clinical tests that allow a precise assessment of the disease's individual fall risk, the severity of the dis-ease, and the prognosis of progression. The TWT covers various aspects of mobility, examines the relationship between cognitive functions and walking, and enables differentiation of the motor phenotypes of PD.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202207.0316.v1

Neurological Outcomes Following Mitoquinone Supplementation in Mice, 3 and 7 Days Post Repeated Mild Traumatic Brain Injury

Mohammad Amine Reslan, Maya Jammoul, Leila Nasrallah, Maha Tabet, Marya El-Kurdi, Sarin Mekhjian, Judith Nwaiwu, Mona Goli, Yehia Mechref, Kevin K Wang, Firas Kobeissy, Riyad El Khoury

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: acute injury; antioxidant; behavior; mitochondria; mitoquinone; neuroinflammation; oxidative stress; repeated mild TBI

Online: 21 July 2022 (08:17:28 CEST)

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Mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) or concussion accounts for the bulk of all head injuries and represents a major health concern. Although an mTBI event may not manifest in neurobehavioral impairment, repeated injuries, known as repeated mTBI (rmTBI), can result in a cumulative effect that may progress to long-term cognitive and functional deficits. To date, there is no FDA-approved drug for TBI in general and rmTBI in particular. In previous studies, we have demonstrated the neuroprotective role of mitoquinone (MitoQ), a mitochondrial antioxidant, in an open head injury model and a model of repeated mild TBI (rmTBI) at a chronic time point (30 days). In this work, we set out to assess the neuroprotective potential of MitoQ at acute (3 days) and subacute time points (7 days) post-injury in a controlled cortical impact model of rmTBI. C57BL/6 male mice were injected intraperitoneally with MitoQ (5 mg/kg) one hour after the first mTBI, and three days after the first injury in both the 3-day and 7-day MitoQ + rmTBI subgroups, with an additional injection four days after the second injection in the 7-day group. Cognitive function was evaluated using the Morris water maze (MWM) while gross and fine motor functions were evaluated by the pole climbing, grip strength, and ladder rung tests. Dihydroethidium (DHE) staining was performed to evaluate oxidative stress while qRT-PCR was used to measure the gene expression of different antioxidant enzymes. Also, immunofluorescence staining was performed on brain tissue to assess the degree of microgliosis and astrocytosis. Our results showed that MitoQ conferred significant protection on days 3 and 7 post-injury against fine motor function impairment induced by rmTBI. Moreover, MitoQ enhanced cognitive function and reduced astrogliosis, microgliosis, and levels of oxidative stress on day 7 post-injury. However, antioxidant gene expression generally remained unaffected. In light of our results, MitoQ administration may be considered a preventive approach that helps to alleviate the neurological manifestations associated with rmTBI early before symptoms progress to long-term deficits.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202207.0246.v1

Motivated, Willing, and Able: Non-Cognitive Factors Influence Complex Problem Solving Performance beyond Cognitive Ability

Arabella Charlotte Vaughan, Damian Patrick Birney, Kirill Fayn

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: complex problem solving; microworlds; personality; investment traits; within-individual variabil-ity; performance trajectories

Online: 18 July 2022 (03:43:39 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0092.v3

Consciousness and Life after Death in the Evolution of Intelligence

Kande Lekamalaya Senarath Dayathilake

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Cognitive psychology; determinism; materialism; new physics; theoretical hypothesis; thought ex-periment; ultraquantum particles

Online: 14 July 2022 (04:17:43 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0092.v2

Consciousness and Life after Death in the Evolution of Intelligence

Kande Lekamalaya Senarath Dayathilake

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Cognitive psychology; determinism; materialism; new physics; theoretical hypothesis; thought ex-periment; ultraquantum particles

Online: 29 June 2022 (03:15:06 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0351.v1

Effect of Short Course on Improving the Cadres’ Knowledge in the Stunting Reducing Context through Home Visits in Yogya-karta, Indonesia

Tri Siswati, Slamet Iskandar, Nova Pramestuti, Jarohman Jarohman, Muhammad Primiaji Rialihanto, Agus Kharmayana Rubaya, Bayu Satria Wiratama

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: cadres; children; growth; development; monitoring; IYCF; home visits

Online: 27 June 2022 (06:09:14 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0204.v1

Both Rudimentary Visualization and Prototypical Sonification can Serve as a Benchmark to Evaluate New Sonification Designs

Tim Ziemer, Holger Schultheis

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: sonification evaluation, auditory display evaluation, visualization

Online: 14 June 2022 (11:10:46 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0108.v1

Neuropsychological Findings in Adults with Triple X Syndrome

Maarten Otter, Bea Campforts, Connie TRM Stumpel, Thérèse Van Amelsvoort, Claudia Vingerhoets, Marjan Drukker

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Triple X syndrome; Adults; Neurocognitive functioning; Sex Chromosomal Disorders; Attention; Psychomotor speed; Executive functioning

Online: 7 June 2022 (11:26:18 CEST)

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Preprint HYPOTHESIS | doi:10.20944/preprints202206.0092.v1

Consciousness and Life after Death in the Evolution of Intelligence

Senarath Dayathilake Kande Lekamalaya

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Cognitive psychology; determinism; materialism; new physics; theoretical hypothesis; thought ex-periment; ultraquantum particles

Online: 7 June 2022 (03:57:22 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0326.v1

Investigating the Effect of Consumers’ Knowledge on their Acceptance of Functional Foods: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Mathew T. Baker, Peng Lu, Jean A. Parrella, Holli R. Leggette

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: consumer acceptance; functional foods; knowledge

Online: 24 March 2022 (07:55:47 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202203.0316.v1

The Collective Mind: An Experimental Analysis of Imitation and Self‑organization in Humans

Emmanuel Olarewaju

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: 1; Social interaction 2; Self-organization 3; Imitation 4; Coordination dynamics 5; Group nor-malization 6; Interpersonal symmetry

Online: 23 March 2022 (12:36:52 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0387.v1

Early Malaria Diagnosis and Treatment Seeking Behavior Among Clients Attending Outpatient Department Sekou-Toure Regional Referral Hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania; A Cross-Sectional Study

Samson Mvandal, Godfrida Marandu

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Early diagnosis; behavior; illness; malaria; Mwanza; treatment-seeking; Tanzania

Online: 23 December 2021 (11:50:15 CET)

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Early diagnosis of malaria and treatment seeking behavior play key role in controlling and preventing further complication related to malaria disease. Aim of this study was to determine the responses on early malaria diagnosis and treatment seeking behavior among outpatient clients attending at Sekou toure regional referral hospital in Mwanza, Tanzania. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among outpatient client at Sekou-Touré regional referral hospital, convenient simple random sampling used and self-administered questionnaire were used to collect data and data was entered into Microsoft excel and then exported to SPSS version 25.0 for further analysis and presented on the percentages and table. The analysis of strength of relationships between categorical variables was conducted using the Chi-square test. A p-value of ≤ 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: A total of 192 respondents completed the study with a response rate of 97.6%. The study revealed that Most of the respondents about 90.6% stated they would seek treatment from health facility when symptoms appear. However, only 6.3% seek treatment within 24 hours of onset of illness (p= 0.017). Half of respondents (50.5%) experienced malaria symptoms in the past six months and only 30% seek for treatment at health facility. Preference of health facility, (51%) respondents were going direct to pharmacy to buy medicine for self-treatment. Overall, cost of service, time consumed and distance of health facility especially health center shows significant with such delay. Conclusion: A low proportion of malaria-suspected patients sought treatment within 24 h of fever onset compared to the national target. Distance from the health facility, cost of service and time consumed were found to be predictors of early treatment-seeking behavior for malaria. Strengthening strategies tailored to increasing awareness for communities about malaria, importance of going hospital and early treatment-seeking behavior is essential.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0302.v1

Overimitation in Dogs: Is there a Link to the Quality of the Relationship with the Caregiver?

Ludwig Huber, Denise Kubala, Giulia Cimarelli

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: overimitation; dogs; affiliation; relationship; dog-human interaction

Online: 20 December 2021 (10:07:01 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0208.v2

Pitfalls in Sleep and Memory Research and How to Avoid Them: A Consensus Paper

Dezso Nemeth, Emilie Gerbier, Jan Born, Timothy Rickard, Genevieve Albouy, Susanne Diekelman, Stuart Fogel, Lisa Genzel, Alexander Prehn-Kristensen, Jessica Payne, Martin Dresler, Peter Simor, Stephanie Mazza, Kerstin Hoedlmoser, Perrine Ruby, Rebecca Spencer, Manuel Schabus, Karolina Janacsek

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: sleep; memory; consolidation; napping; fatigue

Online: 14 December 2021 (10:40:37 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0185.v1

Higher-Level Executive Functions in Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Systematic Review

Ilaria Corbo, Maria Casagrande

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Mild Cognitive Impairment; Ageing; Elderly; Executive Functions; Higher-Level Executive Functions; Planning; Reasoning; Fluid Intelligence; Problem Solving

Online: 10 December 2021 (13:37:48 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202112.0091.v1

Characterizing Individual Differences in Sweet Taste Hedonics: Test Methods, Locations, and Stimuli

May Cheung, Matthew Kramer, Gary Beauchamp, Paul Wise

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Sweet taste; hedonics; individual differences; methodology; sugar

Online: 6 December 2021 (15:59:17 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202111.0379.v1

Quantum Core Affect. Process-Semantic Theory of Emotions

Ilya Surov

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: core affect; emotion; semantics; process cycle; quantum cognition; qubit

Online: 22 November 2021 (11:04:58 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202109.0080.v1

Foreign Language Effect on Decision-Making when Compared to Native and Second Language

Pratibha Ahirwal, Mahak Kothari, Veeky Baths

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Foreign Language effect; decision-making; native language; second language; risk-taking

Online: 6 September 2021 (09:47:03 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202108.0569.v1

Visual Short-Term Memory for Coherent and Sequential Motion: A rTMS Investigation

Andrea Pavan, Filippo Ghin, Gianluca Campana

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: visual short-term memory; repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation; visual memory precision; serial memory effects

Online: 31 August 2021 (11:43:33 CEST)

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Preprint CASE REPORT | doi:10.20944/preprints202105.0659.v1

Neural Timing Deficits Prevalent in Developmental Disorders, Aging, and Concussions Remediated Rapidly By Movement Discrimination Exercises

Teri Lawton, John Shelley-Tremblay, Ming-Xiong Huang

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Timing Deficits; Magnocellular Deficits; Remediating Cognitive Skills; Cortical Plasticity; Reading, Attention, Memory, and Executive Control Networks; Perceptual Learning

Online: 27 May 2021 (08:09:31 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0640.v1

A New Approach to Modeling the Prediction of Movement Time

Chiuhsiang Joe Lin, Chih-Feng Cheng

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Fitts' law; information theory; index of difficulty; SQRT_MT model

Online: 23 April 2021 (13:02:07 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202104.0280.v1

Virtual Reality Therapy for Depression and Mood in Long-Term Care Facilities

Kevin Zhai, Azwa Dilawar, Mohammad S. Yousef, Sean Holroyd, Haithem El-Hammali, Marwa Abdelmonem

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: depression, virtual reality (VR), virtual reality therapy (VRT), long-term care facility (LTCF), mood disorder, place attachment, neuro-architecture

Online: 12 April 2021 (11:51:41 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202102.0309.v1

Understanding the Role of Tacit Knowledge in Call-Center Organizations

Samantha Okegbe

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Tacit knowledge; organizational communication; call-center; responders

Online: 12 February 2021 (14:50:09 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202101.0592.v1

Valence generalization across non-recurring structures

Micah Amd

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: learning theory; symbolic conditioning; direct realism; valence transfer

Online: 28 January 2021 (15:40:55 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202012.0729.v1

Comparison of Kinematic Characteristics of Upper Body according to the Shooting of Elite Disabled Archery Athletes

Taewhan Kim, JaeWon Lee, SeoungKi Kang, KyuYeon Chae, Sang-Hyup Choi, Yong-Gwan Song

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: disability; ARW2; ARST; tilt angle; trajectory

Online: 29 December 2020 (14:26:10 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0338.v2

Quantum Cognitive Triad: Semantic Geometry of Context Representation

Ilya A. Surov

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Semantics and meaning; Context representation; Quantum cognition; Subjectivity; Quantum phase; Behavioral modeling; Qubit

Online: 22 December 2020 (11:58:16 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0562.v1

Personal Characteristics and Performance of Pilot in the Indonesian Naval Aviation Center: Meta-Analysis Study

Hadi Priyono, Sri Iswati, Dimas Trisliatanto, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Personal; personal characteristics; performance; pilot; Indonesian Naval Aviation Center

Online: 23 November 2020 (08:47:46 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202011.0554.v1

The Pilot Competency Development Model: A Case Study of Indonesian Naval Aviation Center

Hadi Priyono, Subagyo Adam, Dimas Trisliatanto, Moses Glorino Rumambo Pandin

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Pilot; competency; competency development; competency development model; Indonesian Naval Aviation Center

Online: 21 November 2020 (10:44:23 CET)

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Symmetry Modulates the Amplitude Spectrum Slope Effect on Visual Preference

Chia-Ching Wu, Chien-Chung Chen

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: amplitude spectrum; image statistics; complexity; aesthetics; phase

Online: 23 October 2020 (20:47:00 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0431.v1

Controller-free Hand Tracking for Grab-and-place Tasks in Immersive Virtual Reality: Design Elements and their Empirical Study

Alexander Masurovsky, Paul Chojecki, Detlef Runde, Mustafa Lafci, David Przewozny, Michael Gaebler

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: hand tracking; virtual reality; leap motion; oculus; user experience; interaction; immersion

Online: 21 October 2020 (10:51:05 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202010.0314.v1

Creative Mathematical Thinking in a Numbers Game

Joost Kruis, Claire Stevenson, Han L. J. van der Maas

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: creative thinking; mathematical creativity; response processes; digital learning environment; online learning platform

Online: 15 October 2020 (08:42:55 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0443.v1

EEG Power Spectrum Correlates of Working Memory in Children with Learning Disorders

Benito Javier Martínez Briones, Thalia Fernandez Harmony, Nicolás Garófalo Gómez, Rolando Jose Biscay Lirio, Jorge Bosch-Bayard

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: learning disorders; working memory; school-age children; EEG power spectral density; source localization; sLORETA

Online: 18 September 2020 (18:54:54 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0139.v1

The Roles of Different Design Techniques in Learning Tactical Scenes of Play through Dynamic Visualizations: A Brief Review

Ghazi Rekik, Yosra Belkhir, Mohamed Jarraya, Mohamed Amine Bouzid, Yung-Sheng Chen, Cheng-Deng Kuo

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Cognitive load theory; dynamic visualizations; design techniques; learning; team sports

Online: 5 September 2020 (10:41:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0711.v1

Do They Really Try to Save Their Buddy? Anthropomorphism about Animal Epimeletic Behaviours

Cedric Sueur, Marie-Amélie Forin-Wiart, Marie Pelé

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Empathy; comparative thanatology; cognitive biases; animal ethics; mentaphobia; primates; elephants; birds; robot

Online: 31 August 2020 (06:13:03 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0707.v1

Comparative Study of the Restorative Effects of Forest and Urban Videos during Covid-19 Lockdown: Intrinsic and Benchmark Value

Federica Zabini, Lorenzo Albanese, Francesco Riccardo Becheri, Gioele Gavazzi, Fiorenza Giganti, Fabio Giovanelli, Giorgio Gronchi, Andrea Guazzini, Marco Laurino, Qing Li, Tessa Marzi, Francesca Mastorci, Francesco Meneguzzo, Stefania Righi, Maria Pia Viggiano

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Anxiety; Audio-Visual stimulation; COVID-19; Environmental enrichment; Forest environments; Forest therapy; Lockdown; Mental health; Stress; Quarantine

Online: 31 August 2020 (05:20:50 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202008.0614.v1

Multimodal-Multisensory Experiments

Moein Razavi, Takashi Yamauchi, Vahid Janfaza, Anton Leontyev, Shanle Longmire-Monford, Joseph Orr

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: multimodal experiment; multisensory experiment; automatic device integration; open-source; PsychoPy; Unity; Virtual Reality (VR); Lab Streaming Layer; LabRecorder; LabRecorderCLI; Windows command line (cmd.exe)

Online: 27 August 2020 (12:06:13 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0329.v2

Eleanor Huizeling, Hongfang Wang, Carol Holland, Klaus Kessler

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: ageing; simulated driving; attention; switching costs; neural oscillations

Online: 4 August 2020 (10:57:24 CEST)

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Working Paper ARTICLE

Eleanor Huizeling, Hongfang Wang, Carol Holland, Klaus Kessler

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: ageing; simulated driving; attention; switching costs; neural oscillations

Online: 15 July 2020 (09:26:26 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0077.v1

Better to Be Alone Than in Bad Company: Cognate Synonyms Impair Word Learning

Eneko Antón, Jon Andoni Duñabeitia

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Second Language Learning; Word Learning; Cognate Effect; Synonymy; Picture Word Association

Online: 5 July 2020 (15:00:57 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202007.0054.v1

Factors Associated with Perception of Risk and Knowledge of Contracting the Novel COVID-19 among Adults in Bangladesh: Analysis of Online Surveys

Tanvir Abir, Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah, Uchechukwu Levi Osuagwu, Dewan Muhammad Nur -A Yazdani, Abdullah Al Mamun, Taha Husain, Palash Basak, P. Yukthamarani Permarupan, Kingsley Agho

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: COVID-19; Knowledge; Perception of Risk; Pandemic Outbreak; Disease Control; Cross-sectional Study

Online: 5 July 2020 (08:10:36 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0370.v2

Awareness and Readiness of COVID-19 among Bangladeshi Residents

Mili Saha, Goutam Saha

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Awareness; Readiness; Covid-19; Bangladesh; Knowledge; Attitude; Practice

Online: 25 June 2020 (15:57:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202005.0370.v1

Awareness and Readiness of COVID-19 among Bangladeshi Residents: A Rapid Rise Period Study

Mili Saha, Goutam Saha

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Individual; awareness; Covid-19; transmission; infection

Online: 23 May 2020 (10:25:16 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202004.0398.v1

Psychosocial, and Socio-Economic Crisis in Bangladesh due to COVID-19 Pandemic: A Perception-Based Assessment

Mashura Shammi, Md. Bodrud-Doza, Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam, Md. Mostafizur Rahman

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: COVID-19; Perception-based questionnaire; principal component analysis (PCA); Linear regression model; social panic; social conflict

Online: 22 April 2020 (09:55:38 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0069.v1

Chemosensory Event-related Potentials in 3M Syndrome Infants: An Early Biomarker Based on EEG Signal Processing

Sara Invitto, Alberto Grasso, Dario Domenico Lofrumento, Vincenzo Ciccarese, Pasquale Paladini, Angela Paladini, Raffaella Marulli, Vilfredo De Pascalis, Matteo Polsinelli, Giuseppe Placidi

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: CSERP; OERP; EEG; Spectra power; 3M syndrome; rare disease

Online: 4 March 2020 (14:56:14 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202003.0067.v1

Chemosensory Event-related Potentials in 3M Syndrome Infants: An early Biomarker Based on EEG Signal Processing

Sara Invitto, Alberto Grasso, Dario Domenico Lofrumento, Vincenzo Ciccarese, Angela Paladini, Pasquale Paladini, Raffaella Marulli, Vilfredo De Pascalis, Matteo Polsinelli, Giuseppe Placidi

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: CSERP; OERP; EEG; spectra power; olfactory system; 3M syndrome; rare disease

Online: 4 March 2020 (11:38:24 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0338.v1

Quantum Cognitive Triad. Semantic Geometry of Context Representation

Ilya A. Surov

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: semantic space; contextual model; quantum cognition; reflexivity; quantum phase

Online: 24 February 2020 (02:00:11 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0159.v1

Safety-oriented Practices of Adult Bicycle Riders in Brooklyn, New York USA: An Interview Study

Mark Hoglund

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Bicycle; Bicyclist; Behavior; Safety; Crash Prevention

Online: 12 February 2020 (12:26:51 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0111.v1

Human Creativity and Consciousness: Unintended Consequences of the Brain’s Extraordinary Energy Efficiency?

Tim Palmer

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: creativity; consciousness; energy-efficiency; Kahneman System 1 and 2; counterfactual worlds

Online: 9 February 2020 (17:02:28 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints202002.0026.v1

Detecting Mind-Wandering from Eye Movement and Oculomotor Data during Learning Video Lecture

DongMin Jang, IlHo Yang, SeoungUn Kim

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: mind-wandering; video lecture; self-caught method; oculomotor data; eye movements

Online: 3 February 2020 (08:34:54 CET)

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The purpose of this study was to detect mind-wandering experienced by pre-service teachers while learning video lecture on physics. The lecture was videotaped and consisted of a live lecture in a classroom. The lecture was about Gauss's law on physics. We investigated whether oculomotor data and eye movements could be used as a marker to indicate the learner’s mind-wandering. Each data was collected in a study in which 24 pre-service teachers (16 females and 8 males) reported self-caught mind-wandering while learning physics video lecture during30 minutes. A Tobii Pro Spectrum (sampling rate: 300Hz) was used to capture their eye-gaze during learning Gauss's law course video. After watching video lecture, we interviewed pre-service teachers about their mind-wandering experience. We first used the self-caught method to capture the mind-wandering timing of pre-service teachers while learning from video lectures. We detected more accurate mind-wandering segments by comparing fixation duration and saccade count. We investigated two types of oculomotor data (blink count, pupil size) and nine eye movements (average peak velocity of saccades; maximum peak velocity of saccades; standard deviation of peak velocity of saccades; average amplitude of saccades; maximum amplitude of saccades; total amplitude of saccades; saccade count/s; fixation duration; fixation dispersion). The result was that the blink count could not be used as a marker for mind-wandering during learning video lectures among them (oculomotor data and eye movements), unlike previous literatures. Based on the results of this study, we identified elements that can be used as mind-wandering markers while learning from video lectures that are similar to real classes, among the oculomotor data and eye movement mentioned in previous literatures. Also, we found that most participants focused on past thoughts and felt unpleasant after experiencing mind-wandering through interview analysis.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201911.0168.v1

Fine Motor Precision Tasks: Sex Differences in Performance with and without Visual Guidance across Different Age Groups

Liudmila Liutsko, Ruben Muinos, Josep Maria Tous Ral, María José Contreras

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: fine motor precision; vision; proprioception; sex differences; individual differences; personality

Online: 15 November 2019 (03:46:22 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0217.v1

Effects of Pet Insects on Cognitive Function Among the Elderly: An fMRI Study

Ji-Yeon Park, Hae-Jin Ko, A-Sol Kim, Ha-Na Moon, Hye-In Choi, Jin-Hee Kim, Yongmin Chang, Seong-Hyun Kim

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: cognitive function; pet insects; animal-assisted therapy; Wisconsin Card Sorting Task; functional magnetic resonance imaging; elderly women

Online: 20 August 2019 (15:46:32 CEST)

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Background: Animal-assisted therapy has positive effects on cognitive function, depression, performance ability, and social functioning in elderly patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of rearing pet insects on the cognitive function of healthy elderly participants, with fMRI (functional magnetic resonance imaging) being used for this purpose. Methods: Community-dwelling elderly women (≥60 years) with normal cognitive function were enrolled during April 2015. They were randomized at a 1:1 ratio into two groups: insect-rearing and control (n=16) groups, with the insect-rearing group being further classified into two groups for analysis according to the subjects’ scores in the Wisconsin Card Sorting Test, WCST) at the first fMRI: insect-rearing group I with a relatively high score (n=13), and insect-rearing group II with a relatively low score (n=6). All subjects were educated on a healthy lifestyle for better cognitive function at every visit, and the insect-rearing groups received and reared crickets as pet insects. The fMRI was performed at baseline and after 8 weeks using the WCST as a stimulus. The WCST consisted of two variations, a high level baseline (HLB) and semi-WCST version. Results: There were no significant differences in the baseline characteristics among the three groups. There was a significant difference accuracy of the HLB–semi-WCST (p<0.05) in insect-rearing group II after 8 weeks from the baseline test. In the fMRI analysis involving the WCST reaction test, increased activation was observed in the right dorsal lateral prefrontal cortex and parietal cortex in insect-rearing group II when the semi-WCST, rather than the HLB, was performed. There were no significant differences in the other groups. Conclusion: The rearing of pet insects as an animal-assisted therapy is cost-effective, easy, and occupies little space. In this study, it showed positive effects on executive functions and performance improvement in elderly women. Further larger studies on the effects of pet insects on cognitive function are warranted.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201908.0208.v1

Four Pitfalls in Sleep and Memory Research and How to Avoid Them

Dezso Nemeth, Emilie Gerbier, Karolina Janacsek

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: sleep; memory; consolidation; napping; fatigue

Online: 20 August 2019 (09:50:03 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0323.v1

Biophilic Architecture for Restoration and Therapy within the Built Environment: A Review

Farhan Asim, Venu Shree

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: biophilia; biophilic design; sustainability; sustainable architecture; built environment; well-being; restorative environment

Online: 28 July 2019 (17:24:11 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201907.0301.v1

The Concept of Internal Representation in The QBIT Theory of Consciousness

Majid Beshkar

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: consciousness; information compression; internal representation; QBIT theory; qualia; subjective experience

Online: 26 July 2019 (12:59:02 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201906.0122.v1

Attention Modulates Electrophysiological Responses to Simultaneous Music and Language Syntax Processing

Daniel J Lee, Harim Jung, Psyche Loui

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: music; language; syntax; attention; comprehension; electroencephalography; event-related potentials

Online: 13 June 2019 (13:13:57 CEST)

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Eye Movements Actively Reinstate Spatiotemporal Mnemonic Content

Jordana Wynn, Kelly Shen, Jennifer Ryan

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: eyetracking, eye movements, gaze, memory, retrieval, vision, aging

Online: 20 May 2019 (12:25:44 CEST)

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Estimation of Olfactory Sensitivity Using a Bayesian Adaptive Method

Richard Höchenberger, Kathrin Ohla

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: smell sensitivity; olfaction; threshold; staircase; QUEST

Online: 16 May 2019 (10:39:54 CEST)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201905.0132.v1

Eye Movements Actively Reinstate Spatiotemporal Mnemonic Content

Jordana Wynn, Kelly Shen, Jennifer Ryan

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: eyetracking, eye movements, gaze, memory, retrieval, vision, aging

Online: 10 May 2019 (14:44:32 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201905.0055.v1

The Effect of Using Multimedia Education in Women’s Breast Cancer Screening Health Education Program

Sheng-Der Hsu, Cheng‑Jueng Chen, Jyh-Cherng Yu, Zhi-Jie Hong

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: breast cancer; multimedia; health education

Online: 6 May 2019 (11:09:04 CEST)

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Estimation of Olfactory Sensitivity Using a Bayesian Adaptive Method

Richard Höchenberger, Kathrin Ohla

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: smell sensitivity; olfaction; threshold; staircase; QUEST

Online: 26 April 2019 (12:09:54 CEST)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201904.0134.v1

The Significance of Biophilic Architecture in Perceived Restorativeness: Cases of Colonial Churches of Himachal Pradesh

Shreya Rai, Farhan Asim, Venu Shree

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Biophilic architecture; sustainability; perceived restorativeness; Gothic Revival; colonial churches

Online: 11 April 2019 (08:32:41 CEST)

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Factorial Structure and Psychometric Analysis of the Persian Version of Perceived Competence Scale for Diabetes (PCSD-P)

Habibeh Matin, Haidar Nadrian, Parvin Sarbakhsh, Abdolreza Shaghaghi

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Validation; Questionnaire Design; Self-Perception; Diabetes Mellitus; Self Care.

Online: 25 March 2019 (10:00:07 CET)

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Background: Level of perceived competence as a basic psychological need could trigger achievement of diabetes self-management goals. Due to lack of a specific data collection tool to measure level of self-competence among Persian speaking patients with diabetes this study was conducted for cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric assessment of the Persian version of Perceived Competence Scale for Diabetes (PCSD-P). Methods: Standard translation/back-translation procedure was carried out to prepare a preliminary draft of the PCSD-P. Content and face validity of the early draft were checked by an expert panel including 15 scholars in the field of health education and promotion as well as nursing education with experience of working and research on diabetes. The final drafted questionnaire was completed by 177 randomly selected patients with type 2 diabetes. Based on the collected data structural validity of the contrived version was appraised using exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis (EFA, CFA). Cronbach's alpha and Intraclass Correlation coefficients (ICC) were used to check the scale’s reliability and internal consistency. ; (3) Results: The estimated measures of Content Validity Index (CVI= 0.95) and Content Validity Ratio (CVR= 0.8) were in the range of acceptable recommended limits. The EFA analysis results demonstrated a single factor solution according to the items’ loadings for the component. The model fit indices i.e. RMSEA= 0.000, CFI=1, TLI=1, GFI= 0.998, NFI= 0.999 RFI= 0.995 confirmed consistency of the hypothesized one-factor solution. Values of the internal consistency and reliability coefficients were also in the vicinity of acceptable range (α= 0.892, ICC=0. 886, P= 0.001). Conclusions: The study findings revealed good internal validity and applicability of the PCSD-P to measure degree of self-competence among Persian speaking type 2 diabetes patients to manage the chronic disease. Due to unrepresentativeness of the study sample future cross-cultural test of PCSD-P on diverse and broader Persian speaking populations is recommended.

Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.3390/sci1010012.v1

Perception to Adaptation of Climate Change in Nepal: An Empirical Analysis Using Multivariate Probit Model

Arun GC, Jun-Ho Yeo

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: adaptation; perception; climate change; Nepal; multivariate probit

Online: 6 March 2019 (00:00:00 CET)

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Preprint REVIEW | doi:10.20944/preprints201902.0038.v1

Does the Bilingual Advantage in Cognitive Control Exist and if so, what are Its Modulating Factors? A Systematic Review

Prof. Dr. Maurits Van den Noort, Esli Struys, Peggy Bosch, Lars Jaswetz, Benoît Perriard, Sujung Yeo, Pia Barisch, Katrien Vermeire, Sook-Hyun Lee, Sabina Lim

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: bilingual advantage; bilingualism; cognitive control; individual differences; longitudinal studies; methodology

Online: 4 February 2019 (14:02:53 CET)

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Estimation of Olfactory Sensitivity Using a Bayesian Adaptive Method

Richard Höchenberger, Kathrin Ohla

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: smell sensitivity; olfaction; threshold; staircase; QUEST

Online: 28 January 2019 (11:07:44 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201901.0180.v1

Applying Cognitive Presence to Individual Educational Experience as a Framework for Reflection

La Shun L. Carroll

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Cognitive Presence, Reflective Writing, E-Portfolio, Community of Inquiry, Construction of Knowledge

Online: 17 January 2019 (12:12:27 CET)

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How to Understand Common Patterns in Big Data: The Case of Human Collective Memory

Steven A. Frank

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: cognitive science; signal processing; control theory; cultural processes

Online: 11 January 2019 (05:02:32 CET)

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Preprint ARTICLE | doi:10.20944/preprints201812.0282.v1

Practical Interventions to Improve Domain-Specific Social, Emotional, or Academic Outcomes for Twice-Exceptional Individuals (2e)

La Shun L. Carroll

Subject: Social Sciences, Cognitive Science Keywords: Twice-Exceptional, Interventions, Gifted, Disability

Online: 24 December 2018 (14:49:46 CET)

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