A systematic review of creativity-related studies applying the remote associates test from 2000 to 2019

CL Wu, SY Huang, PZ Chen, HC Chen - Frontiers in psychology, 2020 - frontiersin.org
The study examines how the remote associates test (RAT) has been used to examine
theories of creativity through a review of recent studies on creativity. Creativity-related …

Effects of a short daytime nap on the cognitive performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis

F Dutheil, B Danini, R Bagheri, ML Fantini… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Nap** in the workplace is under debate, with interesting results on work
efficiency and well-being of workers. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we aimed …

[HTML][HTML] Neurostimulation techniques to enhance sleep and improve cognition in aging

D Grimaldi, NA Papalambros, PC Zee… - Neurobiology of …, 2020 - Elsevier
Sleep plays a critical role in the process of memory consolidation. In particular, during non-
rapid eye movement (NREM) slow wave sleep, slow-oscillations, spindles, hippocampal …

Investigating the effects of sleep and sleep loss on the different stages of episodic emotional memory: a narrative review and guide to the future

TJ Cunningham, R Stickgold… - Frontiers in behavioral …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
For two decades, sleep has been touted as one of the primary drivers for the encoding,
consolidation, retention, and retrieval of episodic emotional memory. Recently, however …

Reduced slow-wave activity and autonomic dysfunction during sleep precede cognitive deficits in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mice

CW Chen, YT Kwok, YT Cheng, YS Huang, TBJ Kuo… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Occurrence of amyloid-β (Aβ) aggregation in brain begins before the clinical onset of
Alzheimer's disease (AD), as preclinical AD. Studies have reported that sleep problems and …

Understanding the roles of central and autonomic activity during sleep in the improvement of working memory and episodic memory

PC Chen, J Zhang, JF Thayer… - Proceedings of the …, 2022 - National Acad Sciences
The last decade has seen significant progress in identifying sleep mechanisms that support
cognition. Most of these studies focus on the link between electrophysiological events of the …

Sha** memory consolidation via targeted memory reactivation during sleep

N Cellini, A Capuozzo - Annals of the New York Academy of …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Recent studies have shown that the reactivation of specific memories during sleep can be
modulated using external stimulation. Specifically, it has been reported that matching a …

The impact of frequent nap** and nap practice on sleep-dependent memory in humans

EA McDevitt, N Sattari, KA Duggan, N Cellini… - Scientific Reports, 2018 - nature.com
Nap** benefits long-term memory formation and is a tool many individuals use to improve
daytime functioning. Despite its potential advantages, approximately 47% of people in the …

Quantifying sleep architecture dynamics and individual differences using big data and Bayesian networks

BD Yetton, EA McDevitt, N Cellini, C Shelton… - PloS one, 2018 - journals.plos.org
The pattern of sleep stages across a night (sleep architecture) is influenced by biological,
behavioral, and clinical variables. However, traditional measures of sleep architecture such …

[HTML][HTML] The intricate brain–heart connection: The relationship between heart rate variability and cognitive functioning

G Forte, M Casagrande - Neuroscience, 2025 - Elsevier
In the last years, there has been a growing interest in the brain–heart connection. A core
aspect of this connection appears to be the autonomic nervous system, particularly through …