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Can the triglyceride-glucose index predict the risk of stroke? A meta-analysis of high-quality studies with 12.8 million participants
"meta-analysis of high-quality studies concerning link between triglycerides/glucose and stroke risk can help guide treatment and prevention"
Catherine Myers, Section Editor
Study on the correlation between multiple object tracking ability and eye- tracking characteristics in sports decision making among basketball players
"The present study investigated the relationship between multiple object tracking (MOT) ability and visual search behavior during sports decision-making tasks, comparing expert basketball players and novices. Using eye-tracking technology, the authors analyzed how MOT accuracy related to fixation patterns under varying levels of task difficulty. Their results improve the understanding of visual-cognitive processing in sports contexts and highlight the role of attentional control in expert decision-making."
Beatriz Redondo, Handling Editor
Association between levels of trimethylamine N-oxide and cognitive dysfunction: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Jafri Abdullah, Section Editor
Processing characteristics of visuospatial working memory in map cognition by orienteering athletes: evidence from behavioral and EEG studies
"interesting study on the interplay between motor expertise and cognitive function"
Catherine Myers, Section Editor
The effect of cumulative ecological risk on migrant children’s Internet game addiction: a moderated mediation model
"Internet game addiction"
Jafri Abdullah, Section Editor
Exploration of gray matter alterations and cognitive function impairment in adolescents with first-episode non-suicidal self-injury and the associations with self-injury characteristics
"This article is important because it provides novel neuroimaging and cognitive evidence linking gray matter alterations to cognitive impairments and self-injury characteristics in adolescents with first-episode non-suicidal self-injury, advancing our understanding of the neurobiological underpinnings of NSSI."
Feng Liu, Handling Editor
Ultra-processed food consumption is linked to quality of life and mental distress among university students
"This study presents an interesting investigation on the impact of ultra-processed food on the quality of life of the individuals. The stastical approach of using the ROC curve for establishing a cut-off point is of particular interest."
Ottavia Epifania, Handling Editor
The effects of dance intervention on clinical symptoms and cognitive deficits in hospitalized patients with chronic schizophrenia: a randomized controlled trial
"chronic schizophrenia"
Jafri Abdullah, Section Editor
How long is too long? Examining waiting times and stress in human-elevator interaction
"Stress sciences"
Jafri Abdullah, Section Editor
The role of T cells in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease
"Reviewers felt that this was a timely and important review, and will be of broad interest both to researchers and clinicians."
Matthew Parker, Handling Editor
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