Joseph W. Kable Explained

Joseph W. Kable is a psychologist at the University of Pennsylvania.

Joseph Kable is the Baird Term Associate Professor of Psychology in the School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania.^[1]

Kable researches cognitive neuroscience. His work has suggested that an individual's approach to risk in decision making is correlated with the anatomical structure of the brain.^{[1] [2] [3]} Another of Kable's projects concluded that "Brain Training" using Lumosity software “appears to have no benefits in healthy young adults above those of standard video games.”^[4] Kable's team used functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to measure brain activation in the participants while they were performing executive function tasks. The measurements revealed no difference in brain activity between the Lumosity and control groups.^{[4] [5] [6]}

Selected bibliography

• Jung. Wi Hoon. Lee. Sangil. Lerman. Caryn. Kable. Joseph W.. Amygdala Functional and Structural Connectivity Predicts Individual Risk Tolerance. Neuron. 98. 2. 2018. 394–404.e4. 0896-6273. 10.1016/j.neuron.2018.03.019. 29628186. JungLee2018. 5910234.
• Kable. Joseph W.. Caulfield. M. Kathleen. Falcone. Mary. McConnell. Mairead. Bernardo. Leah. Parthasarathi. Trishala. Cooper. Nicole. Ashare. Rebecca. Audrain-McGovern. Janet. Hornik. Robert. Diefenbach. Paul. Lee. Frank J.. Lerman. Caryn. No Effect of Commercial Cognitive Training on Brain Activity, Choice Behavior, or Cognitive Performance. The Journal of Neuroscience. 37. 31. 2017. 7390–7402. 0270-6474. 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2832-16.2017. 28694338. KableCaulfield2017. 5546110.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Risk tolerance linked to amygdala and prefrontal cortex brain regions . blog. . Michele W.. Berger. 5 April 2018. 12 August 2018.
2. Web site: Did You Buy Bitcoins? Your Brain's Anatomy Might Be to Blame . . Angus. Chen. 5 April 2018. 12 August 2018.
3. [#JungLee2018|Jung et al., 2018.]
4. Web site: "Brain Training" Doesn't Work? . Discover Magazine. blog. 12 August 2018.
5. News: Brain-training games don't really train brains, a new study suggests . . 10 July 2017 . Jenna. Gallegos. 13 August 2018.
6. [#KableCaulfield2017|Kable et al., 2017.]