News tagged with task
How the brain strings words into sentences
(Medical Xpress) -- Distinct neural pathways are important for different aspects of language processing, researchers have discovered, studying patients with language impairments caused by neurodegenerative ...
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Nov 24, 2011 |
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Through simple system studies, researchers are unearthing a new quantum state of matter
Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh have made advances in better understanding correlated quantum matter that could change technology as we know it, according to a study published in the Nov. 20 edition of Nature.
Nov 21, 2011 |
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Logic fights impulse in economic decision-making
Money can make people act crazy, but there is a small group of people that act more rationally than most, and this behavior may be due to their high "cognitive control," according to a new study being published in the Nov. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Study: A rich club in the human brain
Just as the Occupy Wall Street movement has brought more attention to financial disparities between the haves and have-nots in American society, researchers from Indiana University and the University Medical ...
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Nov 01, 2011 |
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Yoga aids chronic back pain sufferers
Yoga can provide more effective treatment for chronic lower back pain than more conventional methods, according to the UK's largest ever study into the benefits of yoga.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Gene variation predicts rate of age-related decline in mental performance
A tiny difference in the coding pattern of a single gene significantly affects the rate at which men's intellectual function drops with advancing age, investigators at the Stanford University School of Medicine and the Veterans ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Spousal death key link to loss of independent living for seniors
The death of a spouse is always a tragedy, but for seniors, that tragedy can spur some significant life changes. And one University of Alberta researcher says the choices they make are something policymakers need to pay attention ...
Oct 24, 2011 |
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Genetically influenced responses to alcohol affect brain activation both with and without alcohol
A low level of response (LR) to alcohol is a genetically influenced characteristic, or phenotype, that reflects at least in part a low brain response to alcohol, and carries significant risk for the later development of alcoholism. ...
Oct 14, 2011 |
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Prostate testing's dark side: Men who were harmed
Terry Dyroff's PSA blood test led to a prostate biopsy that didn't find cancer but gave him a life-threatening infection.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Feeling entitled makes dull tasks drag on
(Medical Xpress) -- People who feel entitled may think performing dull tasks is a waste of their precious time, resulting in a perception that time passes slowly, according to a new University of Michigan ...
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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Small group homes are better for many dementia patients and their families
Small group homes for people with dementia provide good quality care and a domestic environment where people can live as individuals and families can get involved. But tension can arise when it comes to deciding who takes ...
Sep 15, 2011 |
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Infants trained to concentrate show added benefits
Although parents may have a hard time believing it, even infants can be trained to improve their concentration skills. What's more, training babies in this way leads to improvements on other, unrelated tasks.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 01, 2011 |
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Ability to remember memories' origin not fully developed in youths
During childhood and adolescence, children develop the ability to remember not only past events but the origin of those memories. For example, someone may remember meeting a particular person and the context in which he or ...
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Aug 30, 2011 |
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Study examines how couples' collaborative dialogue may assist in memory
(Medical Xpress) -- Effective memory is a key ability for independent living in later life, and a new Iowa State University study is among the first to report that social partners can help extend memory. The study also found ...
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Aug 29, 2011 |
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Protein preserves muscle and physical function in dieting postmenopausal women
Dieting postmenopausal women who want to avoid losing muscle as they lose fat should pay attention to a new University of Illinois study. Adding protein throughout the day not only holds hunger pangs at bay so that dieters ...
Aug 10, 2011 |
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