The LGBTQ+ People-Animal Bond: A Systematic Review of the Effects of Companion Animals on LGBTQ+ People.

LGBTQ+ people tend to experience prejudice, stigma, and discrimination, which increases their risk of developing mental health difficulties. Support networks, including companion animals, can be used to cope with these challenges. We performed a systematic review of studies related to the effects of human-animal interactions on the LGBTQ+ population. The review included 18 empirical studies; the findings showed that participants tended to view companion animals as family members, as well as providers of love, acceptance, and social support. Thus, companion animals could alleviate stress and increase resilience. However, certain costs were also cited and, under some circumstances, poorer health was observed. The results are discussed considering three unique aspects of the "LGBTQ+ people-animal bond": (1) it promotes self-acceptance, (2) provides a sense of protection against sexuality-based stigma and social acts of aggression based on sex or gender, and (3) exposes animal guardians requesting animal care services to potential discrimination. By characterizing the LGBTQ+ people-animal bond, more effective responses to meet their needs and promote inclusion may be achieved.

Procesos de control ejecutivo en la enfermedad de Alzheimer / Executive control processes in Alzheimer’s disease

El control ejecutivo (CE) es un mecanismo complejo compuesto por distintos subprocesos y vinculado al funcionamiento del lóbulo frontal. En los últimos años se ha generado una gran cantidad de investigación sobre los déficit de control ejecutivo (CE) en pacientes con enfermedad de Alzheimer (EA). Este análisis resulta de gran interés porque, por una parte, estudios recientes han observado precisamente alteraciones en regiones frontales en estos pacientes, y por otra parte, porque sus manifestaciones clínicas y conductuales en el inicio de la enfermedad están relacionadas con la afectación del CE. En este artículo se revisa detalladamente la evidencia existente sobre la afectación de los subprocesos del CE al inicio de la EA, determinando si habría un deterioro generalizado o disociaciones entre los componentes, así como sus posibles implicaciones básicas y aplicadas (AU)

It has been recently proposed that executive control (EC) is composed by different subprocesses. In recent times, EC deficits in Alzheimer’s disease patients (AD) have been widely investigated. This analysis is very interesting because, on the one hand, recent studies have observed frontal lobe alterations on these demented patients, and on the other hand, Alzheimer’s disease clinical and behavioural manifestations could be explained by the involvement of EC. This paper discusses in detail the possible involvement of EC subprocesses at the beginning of AD, determining if there would be a widespread decline or dissociations between components and their basic and clinical implications (AU)