Joe Butler

Multimorbidity in dementia: Current perspectives and future challenges

Lucy Stirland, Radmila Choate, Preeti Zanwar, Panpan Zhang et autres

Multimorbidity-the co-occurrence of two or more chronic health conditions-affects > 86% of people with dementia. It is associated with cognitive and functional decline, reduced health-related quality of life, increased health-care use, and higher mortality. The relationship between multimorbidity and dementia is potentially …

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Cognition in virtual reality: assessing user acceptability and feasibility of virtual reality cognitive screening for older adults

Frank Ho‐yin Lai, Benjamin K. Yee, Eileen H J Wang, Joe Butler et autres

Introduction: The global demographic shift towards an older population necessitates innovative methods to assess cognitive abilities, particularly spatial working memory, which is crucial for daily living and early detection of neurocognitive conditions like Alzheimer's disease. Methods: This qualitative study utilised the Virtual …

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Next generation brain health: transforming global research and public health to promote prevention of dementia and reduce its risk in young adult populations

Francesca R Farina, Katie Bridgeman, Sarah Gregory, Lucía Crivelli et autres

Efforts to prevent dementia can benefit from precision interventions delivered to the right population at the right time; that is, when the potential to reduce risk is the highest. Young adults (aged 18-39 years) are a neglected population in dementia research and …

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Predictors of subjective and objective cognitive performance examined in an online sample of adults with and without prior COVID‐19 infection.

Joe Butler, Rachael Ashleigh Lawson, Jonathan Ling, Stella‐Maria Paddick et autres

Abstract Background COVID‐19 is still a major public health concern. COVID‐19 is known to affect the central nervous system (CNS), however, the extent of the cognitive effects of infection are unknown. We developed an online battery for community testing, to learn more …

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Predictors of subjective and objective cognitive performance examined in an online sample of adults with and without prior COVID‐19 infection

Joe Butler, Rachael Ashleigh Lawson, Jonathan Ling, Stella‐Maria Paddick et autres

Abstract Background COVID‐19 is still a major public health concern. COVID‐19 is known to affect the central nervous system (CNS), however, the extent of the cognitive effects of infection are unknown. We developed an online battery for community testing, to learn more …

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Time spent playing video games during periods of isolation has no effect on loneliness or mental health

Sophie Hodgetts, Joe Butler, Glenn Patrick Williams

Video games are a ubiquitous form of entertainment that also have the potential to fulfil the socialisation needs of players.In recent years, policy makers and healthcare providers have voiced growing concerns regarding the potential for video gaming to negatively impact mental health …

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Adverse effects of loneliness but no effect of gaming on mental health in gamers during three UK COVID-19 lockdowns

Sophie Hodgetts, Glenn Patrick Williams, Joe Butler

Current consensus is that poor mental health outcomes are a likely outcome of the multiple stay-at-home mandates (i.e., ‘lockdowns’) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Such lockdowns are characterised by loneliness, which is known to adversely impact mental health. Other factors, such as video …

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Top-down and exogenous effects on covert and overt orienting

Joe Butler

Due to numerous bottlenecks, the human brain is unable to consciously process all data \navailable at the retina. To overcome these constraints, evolution has developed a system \nthat breaks down retinal information into fragments and subsequently analyses them \naccording to current goals …