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Excerpt from brainproject.ca:
There are still so many unanswered questions around cognitive impairment. However, when we produce art together, it lights a spark. It evokes a glimmer of hope. This sculpture was designed and made by clients and staff of the Creative Arts Studio at Baycrest. Residents with cognitive disorders chose objects, to create a piece that symbolizes their imagination and artistic spirit.
Spinning stories, or storytelling, plays a crucial role in cognitive development for individuals of all ages, particularly for children.
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This is my first LEGO build that connects to the wider concept that I'm exploring in ceramics and hopefully glass.
The three rabbits are asymmetrical, but all follow the same basic structure. The damaged version on the left used recycled bricks that I've collected over the years - all damaged/ faded in some way.
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Smartphones have changed the way we interact with the world and each other. These handheld computers enable us to connect wherever we are with family and friends and complete various tasks and activities. They have revolutionised our lives, but there is a price to pay as we become increasingly distracted, and research indicates an effect on cognitive ability and social skills. Human beings are still learning to navigate this new virtual ecosystem.
I photographed this man engrossed in his phone on a bench in Belgium.
Holga 120N. Approximately 11 x 14 print. Eighth image in a yet unnamed series...I got the idea many months ago, to try and create a series based on the process of recalling memories or in formulating thoughts, particularly in the case of cognitive disorders such asAlzheimer's, Dementia, etc. I have no idea where this will ultimately go...
George Orwell: “If you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face—for ever.”
Let’s manipulate information and control behavior. Let’s alter thoughts and behavior. Let’s manipulate brain function. Let’s use nanotechnology, biotechnology, artificial intelligence, and big data to alter the cognition of humanity. We will not only attack what they think, but also the way they think—the very way their brains processes information. We will influence their decision-making, we will change their behavior.
It’s a war on the brain and the way it functions. Indeed, the human mind is the new battlefield. Psychological operations…psychological warfare…cognitive warfare…yet the war isn’t really for your mind, but for your soul—for your eternity.
The boot: satan’s plan for humanity. It will step on your mind, it will crush your soul. It will hold you down, it will oppress you. If you take the Mark, it will stamp on your face for ever.
A technocratic dystopia, a digital gulag is coming for you. Take the microchip, become a human hybrid—owned by patent, easily controlled. Transhumanism: the dawning of a new era. A dystopian nightmare of Biblical proportions!
Jeremiah 25:31 “His cry of judgment will reach the ends of the earth, for the LORD will bring his case against all the nations. He will judge all the people of the earth, slaughtering the wicked with the sword. I, the LORD, have spoken!”
A group of Guinea baboons (Papio papio) is pictured here in their natural habitat in Senegal. The dim morning light creates an interesting contrast between their fur and their faces.
I was probably being a bit too loud, as three of them are looking in my direction. I was accompanying researchers from the Centre de Recherche de Primatologie Simenti, who study the baboons at very close range. This physical proximity provides multiple wonderful opportunities for photography, as exemplified by this picture.
More information about the research conducted there: www.dpz.eu/en/cognitive-ethology
More information about the Niokolo-Koba National Park: whc.unesco.org/en/list/153/
Age-related memory loss.
The brain is capable of producing new brain cells at any age, so significant memory loss is not an inevitable result of aging. But just as it is with muscle strength, you have to use it or lose it. Your lifestyle, habits, and daily activities have a huge impact on the health of your brain. Whatever your age, there are many ways you can improve your cognitive skills, prevent memory loss, and protect your grey matter.
Furthermore, many mental abilities are largely unaffected by normal aging, such as:
Your ability to do the things you’ve always done and continue to do often
The wisdom and knowledge you’ve acquired from life experience
Your innate common sense and your ability to form reasonable arguments and judgments.
www.helpguide.org/articles/alzheimers-dementia-aging/age-...
Some days I know how he feels.
Reading is a complex "cognitive process" of decoding symbols in order to construct or derive meaning (reading comprehension). Reading is a means of language acquisition, communication, and of sharing information and ideas. Like all languages, it is a complex interaction between the text and the reader which is shaped by the reader’s prior knowledge, experiences, attitude, and language community which is culturally and socially situated
Skin colour is usually gray, and may be masked by soil because of dusting and wallowing. Their wrinkled skin is movable and contains many nerve centers. It is smoother than that of African elephants, and may be depigmented on the trunk, ears, or neck. The epidermis and dermis of the body average 18 mm (0.71 in) thick; skin on the dorsum is 30 mm (1.2 in) thick providing protection against bites, bumps, and adverse weather. Its folds increase surface area for heat dissipation. They can tolerate cold better than excessive heat. Skin temperature varies from 24 to 32.9 °C (75.2 to 91.2 °F). Body temperature averages 35.9 °C (96.6 °F).
Intelligence
Main article: Elephant cognition
Asian elephants are highly intelligent and self-aware. They have a very large and highly convoluted neocortex, a trait also shared by humans, apes and certain dolphin species. Elephants have a greater volume of cerebral cortex available for cognitive processing than all other existing land animals, and extensive studies place elephants in the category of great apes in terms of cognitive abilities for tool use and tool making. They exhibit a wide variety of behaviours, including those associated with grief, learning, allomothering, mimicry, play, altruism, use of tools, compassion, cooperation, self-awareness, memory, and language. Elephants are reported to go to safer ground during natural disasters like tsunamis and earthquakes, although there have been no scientific records of this since it is hard to recreate or predict natural disasters
Health benefits of poetry: 1. Improves cognitive function. 2. Learning new words, working out meter, and finding new ways to articulate our thoughts and feelings are all good for the brain. ...
3. Helps heal emotional pain. ...
4. Express love and affection. ...
5. Leads us to greater self-awareness. ...
6. Provides a gift of inspiration or education to others. ...
“A photograph exists in three dimensions. The two physical dimensions and the cognitive dimension. Focus opens the door to the cognitive dimension.”
~ Stephen Shore (Photographer and author of ‘American Surfaces’)
Shore says, a photograph must exist in three dimensions. Yes. That must be true. But whose cognitive dimension is he referencing to above? The photographer’s or the viewer’s?
The above photograph was shot on a very cold morning in Utah's dixie and processed on a warm night a few weeks ago in California. As most of my images, this scene too was shot with what Shore refers to as ‘heightened awareness’, where ‘the perception of the space is heightened… Objects look brighter, their boundaries more discrete, textures better defined, and the natter of the material … more pronounced.’
To bring the clarity of such heightened percept into the processed image, the photographer must relive the moment on display in an altered space and time of his 'studio'. Somehow, he must feel again that morning’s chill of -4ºC while the summer heat purrs around the ceiling fan. When he is done, the photographer now presents the image to the viewer, whose cognitive dimensions may have a lot or little to do with what went into creating the photograph. If these cognitive dimensions align and overlap, the photo pauses the viewer. S/he is pulled into it. The viewer longingly glances at the photo as if it holds an old poem they know well. Or, at other times, they interpret in the photo a verse that s/he always wanted to rhyme with but never did. When any of that happens, the photograph achieves a harmonious completion in Shore’s three dimensions and then one more... two physical dimensions and two cognitive dimensions... one from its creator and the other from its observer.
An end-of-November trip from Killarney to Glengarriff Harbour. The elements were enraged that day, with heavy rain and fog and wind. the kind of weather that makes the "don't leave your dog out" sound ominous.
And then, the next day. The sunrise had already happened and yet the colours were not really there.
It was serene. I stayed watching the nature for as long as I could without jeopardizing my flight.
”Les hommes sont si nécessairement fous que ce serait être fou par un autre tout de folie de n’être pas fou.” B. Pascal
He is quoted as saying: "I have a good cognitive." This from a native English speaker.
I think he's beginning to oxidize.
Plain and simple, we hated fellow Americans less before the advent of right-wing media.
Kaleidoscopic image of sparks flying.
That small phrase inscribed upon the Temple of Apollo should, in my view, be the first step to start growing. Only when you know what you are made of "inside" can you understand people, and drive yourself towards the direction that suits you best.
There are many ways to start knowing ourself to the core, the fastest and easiest one would be to ask people who know us best what they see when they look at us. It can be quite violent, for both parties. When I wanted to take that step myself, I knew that asking my peeps what they thought of me would be a good way to start. But I never managed to do it, I knew I would hate the answers .
I ended up looking into CG Jung's cognitive functions, looking into the engine to see how it works, oiling the stuck screws, doing my best to bring to the light what had been working -more or less consciously- in the shadow... it's a very long term work, but every step is a victory!
"Know thyself", that phrase was there to tell people that there was no point in asking the Gods anything if you didn't know who you were.
Carl Jung, who is sometimes described as the father of personal development (among everything else his visionary mind figured out), concluded that unveiling the secrets of the human psyche was actually what the alchemists were working on: turning led into gold... Makes you think, right?
Connais-toi toi-même
Cette petite phrase inscrite sur le temple d'Apollon devrait, à mon avis, être la première étape pour commencer à grandir. Ce n'est que lorsque nous savons de quoi nous sommes faits "à l'intérieur" que nous pouvons comprendre les gens et nous diriger vers la direction qui nous convient le mieux.
Il existe de nombreuses façons de commencer à nous connaître nous-même, la plus rapide et la plus simple serait de demander aux personnes qui nous connaissent le mieux ce qu'elles voient lorsqu'elles nous regardent. Cela peut être assez violent, pour les deux parties. Quand j'ai voulu franchir cette étape moi-même, je savais que demander à mes amis proches ce qu'ils pensaient de moi serait une bonne façon de commencer. Mais je n'ai jamais réussi à le faire, je savais que je détesterais les réponses.
J'ai fini par me pencher sur les fonctions cognitives de CG Jung, regarder dans le moteur pour voir comment il fonctionnait, huiler les vis bloquées, faire de mon mieux pour mettre en lumière ce qui fonctionnait - plus ou moins consciemment- dans l'ombre... c'est un travail de très longue haleine, mais chaque pas est une victoire !
"Connais-toi toi-même", cette phrase était là pour dire aux gens qu'il était inutile de demander quoi que ce soit aux Dieux si l'on ne savais pas qui l'on était.
Carl Jung, qui est parfois décrit comme le père du développement personnel (parmi l'immensité de ce que son esprit visionnaire a compris), a conclu que dévoiler les secrets de la psyché humaine était en fait ce sur quoi travaillaient les alchimistes : transformer le plomb en or... ça fait réfléchir, non?
Here are some tips on how to eat to preserve your memory and keep your brain healthy.
Key Points
Limiting candy in your diet may support brain health, as high added sugar intake could increase the risk of Alzheimer’s disease.
A brain-healthy lifestyle includes regular exercise, managing chronic diseases, staying socially engaged and following diets like the MIND diet.
Making mindful dietary and lifestyle choices can enhance cognitive health and overall well-being over time.
More than 55 million people have dementia worldwide, with Alzheimer’s disease being the most common form, contributing to 60% to 70% of dementia cases. Having Alzheimer’s disease means living with a progressive disorder that causes brain cells to degenerate and die, leading to a continuous decline in memory, thinking skills and the ability to perform everyday tasks. Sadly, as the disease progresses, even basic activities and communication become challenging.
Several factors influence the risk of developing dementia, with some being completely beyond your control. Aging is the most significant risk factor, as individuals over the age of 65 are more susceptible. Genetics also play a crucial role, with specific genetic mutations directly linked to Alzheimer’s disease. However, along with unchangeable factors, certain lifestyle choices can help lower the risk of cognitive decline, with diet being a pivotal piece of the puzzle. “Some of the best foods for brain health are antioxidant-rich wild blueberries, salad greens for B vitamins, salmon for its anti-inflammatory fatty acids, fiber-rich black beans, and walnuts, the best source of plant-based omega-3 ALA among nuts,” says Maggie Moon, M.S., RD. There are some foods you should avoid when focusing on brain health support too, with candy being the #1 food on that list.
Why You Should Limit Candy for Brain Health
Taking steps to reduce dementia risk is one positive step for brain health. While there isn’t one food that will cause dementia, high-added-sugar candy tops the list of foods that should be limited on a brain-healthy diet.
“Candies are not your brain’s friend,” Moon says. She points to a study that found that eating too much added sugar more than doubled the risk for dementia. “That includes added sugar from candies, as well as other sweets like pastries, sweetened café drinks and sodas,” she says. Researchers think that high blood sugar and insulin levels are risk factors for Alzheimer’s because insulin resistance may also occur in the brain, which may impact memory.
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Of course, everything can be eaten in moderation in a healthy, balanced eating plan. “While fine once in a while, research has found that a diet that is consistently high in added sugar may increase the amyloid plaque buildup in the brain,” says Laura M. Ali, M.S., RDN. "These plaques disrupt the communication system in our brain, and scientists have found that people with Alzheimer’s disease tend to have more of these plaques.”
In fact, says Ali, one study found that every 10 grams of added sugar consumed per day (equivalent to 2½ teaspoons of sugar or 8 gummy candies) was associated with a 1.3% to 1.4% increased risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease. Those with the highest daily added sugar intake had 19% higher odds of developing Alzheimer’s disease.
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Other Ways to Reduce Your Risk of Dementia
Limiting sweetened candy doesn't guarantee that you won't get dementia, but it is a positive step forward. Along with limiting added sugar in your diet, here are some other ways to reduce your dementia risk:
Exercise by participating in both aerobic activity and resistance exercise.
If you smoke cigarettes, take the first steps to quit.
Limit alcohol intake. If you regularly drink alcohol, try to do so in moderation. Excessive drinking is linked to cognitive decline. Moderate drinking means two drinks or less in a day for men and one drink or less in a day for women.
Stay socially engaged. Maintaining social connections builds your cognitive reserve to maintain good brain function with age.
If you have chronic diseases, such as high blood pressure and diabetes, make sure you’re managing these well. Stiffness in arteries and blood vessels can damage the brain. If you need help or individualized advice, reach out to a healthcare professional.
Include brain-healthy foods in your diet. The MIND diet emphasizes foods like whole grains, nuts, berries, vegetables and olive oil, which research shows may help support brain health. “The brain-healthy MIND diet limits foods high in saturated fats and added sugars because both are linked to oxidative stress, inflammation and the brain plaques and tangles associated with Alzheimer’s disease,” says Moon. She clarifies that this diet limits—but does not eliminate—fried foods, pastries and sweets, red meat, whole-fat cheese and butter.
Our Expert Take
Nothing will guarantee that you will live a life free from dementia. But certain steps may help reduce your risk, with your dietary choices being one factor. And along with eating brain-healthy foods, limiting your candy intake can help keep you cognitively sharp. Enjoying a small handful of candy corn on Halloween or conversation hearts on Valentine’s Day won’t “cause” dementia. “It’s important to remember that no single food eaten once, or even once in a while, is going to make or break your brain health,” Moon adds.
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Fibromyalgia can cause cognitive dysfunction, also known as fibrofog. Fibrofog can be characterized by impaired concentration, problems with short and long-term memory, short-term memory consolidation, impaired speed of performance, inability to multi-task, cognitive overload, and diminished attention span.