Slow gait as a motor marker of mild cognitive impairment? the relationships between functional mobility and mild cognitive impairment

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the association between functional mobility and mild cognitive impairment in older adults. A total of 800 older adults were recruited (653 controls and 147 subjects with MCI [88 subjects with aMCI and 59 subjects with naMCI]). Motor performance was measured with the Timed Up and Go test (TUG). The demographic factors associated with MCI were: age (OR = 1.05; 95% CI: 1.01–1.09) and the level of education (OR = 0.73; 95% CI: 0.68–0.79). An independent clinical factor associated with MCI was the TUG (OR = 1.14; 95% CI: 1.03–1.27). In the aMCI group, the relation between the TUG and cognitive status occurred (OR = 1.15; 95% CI: 1.02–1.31), whereas in the naMCI group this relationship was not observed. There is an association between cognitive dysfunction and impaired motor performance in older adults with MCI.     

Exposing Individuals to Foreign Accent Increases their Trust in What Nonnative Speakers Say

People are more likely to believe things that are easier to process. Foreign-accented speech is relatively difficult to process, and prior research shows that, correspondingly, people believe information less when it is delivered in a foreign accent rather than a native accent. Here we show that a short exposure to foreign accent can reduce this bias, and that the reduction in bias is due to improvement in the processing of the accent. These results demonstrate how cognitive aspects of language processing can influence attitudes. The results also suggest that ensuring exposure to foreign accent can reduce discrimination against nonnative speakers.     

Olfactory Objecthood

Philosophia - In the contemporary analytic discussions concerning human olfactory perception, it is commonly claimed that (1) olfactory experiences are representations having content and (2)...     

阿卜杜勒·嘎德尔及其苏菲思想初探

阿卜杜勒·嘎德尔·吉拉尼是十一世纪下半叶享誉伊斯兰世界的著名苏菲学者,嘎德忍耶(Q(a)diriyyah)苏菲教团的奠基者.其思想影响颇为广泛,遍及伊斯兰世界,是我国"嘎迪林耶"门宦的主要思想来源.本文在追述阿卜杜勒·嘎德尔生平及其苏菲思想形成过程的同时,以阿卜杜勒·嘎德尔的三部论集(<真道寻求者们的满足>、<主的启示>和<开启幽玄>)为基础,重点探讨了阿卜杜勒·嘎德尔的苏菲思想及嘎德忍耶教团的苏菲学理、社会理想和政治主张、教团的祷文和修行仪式等.