Are fluctuations in cognitive functioning a better readout of brain health than one average number? YouTube video by NPP - Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience (DPN)

The latest DPN Deep Dive covers research by @lauramcampbell.bsky.social et al. exploring intraindividual variability in smartphone-based cognitive tests. The study showed that individuals who performed better on average tended to have more consistent scores across days.

youtu.be/JVzu1D7mAaI?...

Exploring the relationship between mean performance and within-person variability on smartphone-based cognitive testing in adults across the lifespan - NPP—Digital Psychiatry and Neuroscience This study used smartphone-based mobile cognitive tests to explore how consistently people perform across days, which is called intraindividual variability. Participants included two groups: adults an...

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Campbell et al used smartphone-based ecological momentary tests to explore intraindividual cognitive variability, finding that individuals who performed better on average had more consistent scores across days

www.nature.com/articles/s44...

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NIH cuts billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

NIH has cut billions of dollars in biomedical funding, effective immediately
The move halts a large slice of money for most universities and research institutions virtually overnight, imperiling vital research in everything from cancer to heart disease.

www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

list of banned keywords

🚨BREAKING. From a program officer at the National Science Foundation, a list of keywords that can cause a grant to be pulled. I will be sharing screenshots of these keywords along with a decision tree. Please share widely. This is a crisis for academic freedom & science.

NIH In Your State - United For Medical Research Select a state on the map to see the impact of NIH funding across America.

If you would like to see how much economic activity and grants and how many people are employed through NIH in your state, just use this handy website.

And then contact your Congressional Rep and tell them to prioritize NIH. www.unitedformedicalresearch.org/nih-in-your-...

For my first post, I am excited to share new research:

The dynamic association between emotional functioning, quality of life, and subjective cognitive concerns in a large community-based sample of middle-aged and older adults - www.ajgponline.org/article/S106...