News tagged with thinking skills
Learning spatial terms improves children's spatial skills
Preschool children who hear their parents describe the size and shape of objects and then use those words themselves perform better on tests of their spatial skills, researchers at the University of Chicago ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 09, 2011 |
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Think you're in poor health? It could increase your odds of dementia
People who rate their health as poor or fair appear to be significantly more likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a study published in the October 5, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...
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Oct 05, 2011 |
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Low vitamin B12 levels may lead to brain shrinkage, cognitive problems
Older people with low levels of vitamin B12 in their blood may be more likely to lose brain cells and develop problems with their thinking skills, according to a study published in the September 27, 2011, print issue of Neurology, the me ...
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Sep 26, 2011 |
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New biomarker may help with early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
A new biomarker may help identify which people with mild memory deficits will go on to develop Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study published in the June 22, 2011, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Look before you leap: Teens still learning to plan ahead
Although most teens have the knowledge and reasoning ability to make decisions as rationally as adults, their tendency to make much riskier choices suggests that they still lack some key component of wise decision making. ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 17, 2011 |
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Good youth programs help teens learn to think not just logically, but strategically
Teens develop strategic thinking skills in youth activities that they rarely learn in the classroom, says a new University of Illinois study of 11 high-quality urban and rural arts and leadership programs.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jun 06, 2011 |
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Teachers need greater awareness of language disorders
Greater awareness of 'specific language impairment' (SLI), a language disorder, is needed to ensure better outcomes for the 3-6 per cent of UK school children affected by this disability. Children with SLI have difficulties ...
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May 19, 2011 |
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Warm weather may hurt thinking skills in people with MS
People with multiple sclerosis (MS) may find it harder to learn, remember or process information on warmer days of the year, according to new research released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 17, 2011 |
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Rudeness at work causes mistakes
If someone is rude to you at work or if you witness rudeness you are more likely to make mistakes, says Rhona Flin, Professor of Applied Psychology at the University of Aberdeen, in an editorial published in this week's BMJ.
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Jul 06, 2010 |
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Gene variant may protect memory and thinking skills in older people
New research shows a gene variant may help protect the memory and thinking skills of older people. The research will be published in the April 20, 2010, issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neu ...
Apr 19, 2010 |
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Protein linked to problems with executive thinking skills
New research shows that a high level of C-reactive protein (CRP), a marker for inflammation in the blood, is associated with brain changes that are linked to problems with executive thinking skills. The study is published ...
Mar 29, 2010 |
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Does modernization affect children's cognitive development?
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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Nov 13, 2009 |
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White matter changes may predict dementia risk
Elderly people with no memory or thinking problems are more likely to later develop thinking problems if they have a growing amount of "brain rust," or small areas of brain damage, according to a study published in the July ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 13, 2009 |
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Overweight individuals have greater risk of reduced memory and thinking skills in late life
Individuals with higher mid-life Body Mass Index (BMI) in the 1960s have been found to have lower memory and thinking skills and a sharper decline in these abilities in old age, compared to those with lower BMI in mid-life.
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