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Visual learners convert words to pictures in the brain and vice versa
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 25, 2009 |
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A University of Pennsylvania psychology study, using functional magnetic resonance imaging technology to scan the brain, reveals that people who consider themselves visual learners, as opposed to verbal learners, have a tendency ...
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Searching in space and minds: New research suggests underlying link
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 10, 2008 |
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New research from Indiana University has found evidence that how we look for things, such as our car keys or umbrella, could be related to how we search for more abstract needs, such as words in memory or solutions to problems.
Learning styles debunked
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 16, 2009 |
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Are you a verbal learner or a visual learner? Chances are, you've pegged yourself or your children as either one or the other and rely on study techniques that suit your individual learning needs. And you're not alone— for ...
Cognitive therapy key to tackling depression
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Dec 14, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The University of Western Ontario shows why people suffering from depression may have a far greater hope of finding lasting relief by receiving cognitive therapy, rather than simply taking ...
Mothers' influence is decisive in tots' first year
Jun 23, 2008 |
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[B]Study says parenting style and baby's temperament predict challenging behavior in later childhood[/B] The way mothers interact with their babies in the first year of life is strongly related to how children behave lat ...
Certain types of thinking are best suited to certain types of problem-solving
Nov 12, 2008 |
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A new study in the journal Mind, Brain, and Education reveals that certain types of thinking are best suited to solving certain types of problems. Specifically, geometry problems are best solved by a combination of verbal ...
Reduced muscle strength associated with risk for Alzheimer's
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Nov 09, 2009 |
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Individuals with weaker muscles appear to have a higher risk for Alzheimer's disease and declines in cognitive function over time, according to a report in the November issue of Archives of Neurology.
Study Finds Eating Fruits and Vegetables Lowers Risks of Heart Disease
Nov 25, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new study of adults aged 70 or older found that increased servings of fruits and vegetables were significantly associated with a decrease of cognitive impairment, and that those eating three or more servings ...
Surgery not linked to memory problems in older patients (w/ Podcast)
Nov 19, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- For years, it has been widely assumed that older adults may experience memory loss and other cognitive problems following surgery. But a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine ...
Researchers report poor outcomes for CCI patients leaving hospitals on ventilators
Dec 03, 2009 |
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Patients, discharged from hospitals on ventilator support and with cognitive impairments, fare poorly four months later. Researchers from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University report ...
Does modernization affect children's cognitive development?
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Nov 13, 2009 |
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Societal and technological changes have taken place at a dizzying pace over recent decades. A new cross-cultural study aimed to determine whether these dramatic changes have had an effect on the thinking skills that are learned ...
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