purpose our study aimed to profile the effect of fasting during the ramadan month on cognitive function in a group of healthy muslim athletes. methods eighteen male athletes underwent computerized neuropsychological testing during (fasting) and after (non-fasting) ramadan. diet was standardized, and tests were performed at 0900h and 1600h to characterize potential time-of-day (tod) interactions...

This study examines spatial, temporal, and theoretical aspects of the theme exile in La Duchesse de Langeais by Honoré Balzac. Four motives are identified: departure, refuge, loss memory, reminiscence. An optimistic reading is proposed which perceived as a possibility for romance.

The reminiscence bump is a robust finding in the autobiographical memory literature: Adults recall more events from the second and third decades of life than from other periods. Berntsen and Rubin (2004; Rubin & Berntsen, 2003) proposed a life script account of the reminiscence bump. We extend the life script account by taking a theory-based, life span developmental approach, proposing a life s...

BACKGROUND AND AIM There is increasing interest in using information and communication technology to help older adults with dementia to engage in reminiscence work. Now, the feasibility of such approaches is beginning to be established. The purpose of this study was to establish an evidence-base for the acceptability and efficacy of using multimedia digital life storybooks with people with deme...

OBJECTIVE To study the relationship between subjective cognition and the neuropathological hallmark of Alzheimer disease (AD), amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition, using carbon 11-labeled Pittsburgh Compound B (PiB) positron emission tomography in normal elderly individuals. DESIGN Cross-sectional analysis. SUBJECTS Forty-eight cognitively normal elderly subjects (11 with high PiB uptake and 28 with ...

BACKGROUND Reminiscence is a process of recalling long-forgotten memorable experiences and events through verbal interaction between the person eliciting memories and one or more persons. Reminiscence is considered an effective treatment for various groups of people, particularly the elderly. AIM This paper describes an intervention study on group reminiscence intervention for people with end...