How To Improve Cognitive Activity: Techniques & Factors | OutcomeReference

Brain outcome

Cognitive Activity occurs when learning a new skill, adopting a new hobby, recalling an event, or engaging in formal education

Brain

7 causes

Protective Factors	Studies
Minor Protective Factor Napping Selfcare	1 study Afternoon Napping and Cognition in Chinese Older Adults: Findings f... Study in 2016 +11% with High evidence in 2 years 2,974 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Intense Exercise Selfcare	1 study Midlife Physical Activity and Cognition Later in Life: A Prospectiv... Study in 2016 +50% with Low evidence in 6 years 3,050 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Meditation Selfcare	1 study Meditation and Music Improve Memory and Cognitive Function in Adult... Study in 2017 +33% with Low evidence in 3 months 53 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Music Selfcare	1 study Meditation and Music Improve Memory and Cognitive Function in Adult... Study in 2017 +33% with Low evidence in 3 months 53 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Kava Herb	1 study Enhanced cognitive performance and cheerful mood by standardized ex... Study in 2004 +6% with Moderate evidence in 2 hours 20 subjects
Minor Protective Factor Coffee (Caffeine) Beverage	1 study Caffeine regulates frontocorticostriatal dopamine transporter densi... Study in 2013 +9% with Low evidence

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Risk Factors	Studies
Protective Factor Anemia Lymphatic system	1 study Anemia and Mild Cognitive Impairment in the German General Population Study in 2015 -92% with High evidence in 5 years 4,033 subjects
Minor Risk Factor Smoking Contaminant	1 study Smoking as a Risk Factor for Dementia and Cognitive Decline: A Meta... Study in 2007 -13% with High evidence in 7 years 43,397 subjects

Outcomes	References
Minor Protective Factor Mortality Musculoskeletal system	1 study A 7-Year Prospective Study of Sense of Humor and Mortality in an Ad... Study in 2010 -33% with Moderate evidence in 7 years 66,140 subjects

Amygdalar activity Brain

The amygdalae (singular: amygdala; /əˈmɪɡdələ/; also corpus amygdaloideum; Latin, from Greek ἀμυγδαλή, amygdalē, 'almond', 'tonsil') are two a...

0 causes found in 1 health study

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) Maternity

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a mental disorder of the neurodevelopmental type. It is characterized by problems paying at...

5 causes found in 5 health studies

Cognitive deficit Brain

Cognitive deficit or cognitive impairment is an inclusive term to describe any characteristic that acts as a barrier to the cognition process....

20 causes found in 22 health studies

Intelligence Brain

Intelligence can be defined as a person's cognitive abilities to learn. It is also associated with school performance, IQ, logic, abstract tho...

4 causes found in 3 health studies

Learning Ability Brain

Learning is the act of acquiring new, or modifying and reinforcing existing, knowledge, behaviors, skills, values, or preferences which may le...

3 causes found in 5 health studies

Learning Disability Brain

Learning disability is a classification that includes several areas of functioning in which a person has difficulty learning in a typical mann...

1 cause found in 1 health study

Memory Brain

Memory is our ability to encode, store, retain and subsequently recall information and past experiences in the human brain. It can be thought ...

15 causes found in 16 health studies