Browsing University of Galway Theses (PhD Theses) by Subject "Cognition"
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Cognition in two languages: bilingualism and second language competency as determinants of cognitive performance
(NUI Galway, 2019-07-15)Introduction. This project emphasises the importance of two aspects in research on bilingualism: (i) the inclusion of multiple language sets to reach generalisable results, which ensures that differences originate in changes ... -
Cognitive load and working memory capacity; within and between modality
(NUI Galway, 2018-10)Perceptual load and cognitive load have been assessed in the same method. However, it is proposed they have self-regulating and contradictory effects on the use of attentional resources. The difficulty of distinguishing ... -
Cognitive remediation and social recovery in early psychosis (THE CReSt-R STUDY)
(NUI Galway, 2023-05-11)Background Psychosis, even in its early stages, is associated with significant disability, causing it to be ranked ahead of paraplegia and blindness in those aged 18–35 in terms of years lived with disability. Current ... -
An investigation of neuroanatomical contributions to cognitive deficits associated with psychotic illness: A 4 year longitudinal follow-up study
(2017-02-20)Introduction: In general, individuals who experience a first-episode of psychosis (FEP) display deficits on a wide range of neuropsychological tasks compared to psychiatrically healthy individuals (Bora et al., 2014). ... -
Investigation of the genetic basis of schizophrenia and cognitive function
(NUI Galway, 2019-01-25)Schizophrenia (SZ) is a chronic psychiatric disorder affecting approximately 1% of the population. Symptoms range from delusional thoughts and hallucinations to anhedonia and social withdrawal. Affected individuals also ... -
An investigation of the genetic contribution to cognitive resilience in healthy ageing
(NUI Galway, 2021-07)Cognitive decline is one of the most feared aspects of ageing leading to major health and social issues. Non-pathological or age-related cognitive decline leads to increased challenges in completing tasks that require ... -
Mindfulness and critical thinking: structural relations, short-term state effects, and long-term intervention effects
(2016-12-14)Background - In recent years, many claims have been made regarding the application of mindfulness practice to the improvement of everyday thinking skills. Everyday thinking skills are best measured using assessments ... -
The neural network basis of cognitive impairment in bipolar disorder
(NUI Galway, 2020-01-22)Background: Despite well-documented cognitive deficits that contribute to poorer quality of life in bipolar disorder (BD) and evidence of altered topology and connectivity within neural networks, little work has been done ... -
Neurocognitive effects of risk factors for psychosis: Neuropsychological and neuroimaging studies of immune-related genetic and environmental factors
(NUI Galway, 2020-04-16)Schizophrenia (SZ) is a debilitating psychiatric disorder that afflicts approximately 1% of people worldwide. It is often characterized by hallucinations, sometimes by emotional blunting, and in a majority of cases by a ... -
Regulation of fear, anxiety and cognition in the presence or absence of pain by peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors
(NUI Galway, 2019-06-07)Fear/anxiety and pain modulate one another reciprocally, but the neurobiological mechanisms that underlie this interaction are not completely understood. Fear-conditioned analgesia (FCA) is pain suppression upon exposure ...