A letter to the editor comments on a study about neural network disruptions between the default mode network and salience network in mild cognitive impairment with neuropsychiatric symptoms. The letter likely offers critique, additional observations, or alternative interpretations of the original research findings.
This theoretical paper argues that critical phenomenology, a philosophical approach examining lived experience through a lens of social critique, has evolved beyond its early focus on biological aging. The authors contend that the field now incorporates insights from feminist, queer, and disability studies to address how social structures shape the experience of aging. They propose that this evolution allows for a richer understanding of aging as both a biological and sociocultural phenomenon, challenging purely biomedical models. The paper suggests that critical phenomenology offers tools for rethinking aging, emphasizing the need to consider power dynamics and embodiment in gerontological research and practice.
This paper argues that aging should not be understood solely as biological decline, proposing instead a phenomenological and 4E (embodied, embedded, enacted, extended) cognitive science perspective. The authors contend that aging is a lived experience shaped by the body's relationship with the world, and that this view offers a richer understanding of aging beyond mere physical deterioration. They propose that integrating phenomenology with 4E cognitive science can illuminate how aging is enacted and experienced, potentially reshaping gerontology and care practices.