Search for dissertations about: "neurocognitive"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 65 swedish dissertations containing the word neurocognitive.
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1. Neurocognitive and endocrine dysfunction in women with exhaustion syndrome
Abstract : Stress has emerged as one of the most important factors to consider in psychiatric diagnoses and has become a common reason for long-term sick leave (LTSL). Roughly 50% of LTSL due to psychiatric diseases are thought to be associated with work-related stress. READ MORE
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2. Neurocognitive modelling of human decision making
Abstract : A central issue related to climate change and the path to a low carbon society is how we can change our attitudes and associated behavioral patterns. This type of decisions is concerned with how complex systems can be dealt with, conceptually, psychologically, as well as socially. READ MORE
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3. Risk factors for development of neurocognitive disorders
Abstract : Vascular risk factors are believed to be involved in dementia development by increasing risk of the most common dementia types, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and vascular dementia. The aim of this thesis was to study if risk factors affect key brain pathology directly, by using biomarkers for dementia in preclinical stages, and to assess previous findings in a large population-based setting. READ MORE
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4. Herpesvirus Infection and Immunity in Neurocognitive Disorders
Abstract : Herpesviruses have co-speciated with several vertebrate and invertebrate animals throughout the history of evolution. In the immunocompetent human host, primary infection is usually benign, whereafter the virus is brought into life-long latency. READ MORE
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5. Cross-functional brain imaging of attention, memory, and executive functions : Unity and diversity of neurocognitive component processes
Abstract : The central theme of the present thesis revolves around the exploration of similarities and differences in brain activity patterns invoked by the component processes underlying mnemonic, executive and attentional functions. The primary aim was to identify and functionally characterize commonly recruited brain regions in terms of shared component processes, which has been a largely neglected area of research in cognitive neuroscience. READ MORE