Search for dissertations about: "cognitive load"
Showing result 21 - 25 of 93 swedish dissertations containing the words cognitive load.
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21. Assessing cognitive spare capacity as a measure of listening effort using the Auditory Inference Span Test
Abstract : Hearing loss has a negative effect on the daily life of 10-15% of the world’s population. One of the most common ways to treat a hearing loss is to fit hearing aids which increases audibility by providing amplification. Hearing aids thus improve speech reception in quiet, but listening in noise is nevertheless often difficult and stressful. READ MORE
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22. CHRONIC MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN. Population studies of pain-experience with special focus on the Total Body Pain and aspects of adaptation in a cognitive-behavior psychological frame of reference
Abstract : Musculoskeletal pain-related vocational dysfunction is a major public health problem. The solution is beyond the scope of biomedicine, but the problem could well be analyzed in the complementary, cognitive-behavior psychological frame of reference. READ MORE
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23. Auditory Distraction in ADHD : From Behaviour to the Brain
Abstract : ADHD is a heterogenous disorder encompassing neurodevelopmental deficits in cognitive control. Auditory distraction is a common clinically reported symptom in ADHD, yet empirical research investigating the manifestation of auditory distraction in the disorder is remarkably scarce. READ MORE
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24. PET studies of the dopamine system in relation to cognitive functions
Abstract : The human brain is intricately designed to execute cognitive functions such as perception, attention, memory and learning. Deficits in cognitive functions accompany major psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Parkinson s disease. READ MORE
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25. Development and training of higher order cognitive functions and their interrelations
Abstract : Inhibitory functions (IFs) and working memory (WM) are essential for higher order cognitive functions such as non-verbal reasoning (NVR). WM is the ability to temporarily store and process information. IFs involve resisting automatic, inappropriate responses and limiting the interference of information held in WM. READ MORE