News tagged with verbal memory

Musical aptitude relates to reading ability

Auditory working memory and attention, for example the ability to hear and then remember instructions while completing a task, are a necessary part of musical ability. But musical ability is also related to verbal memory ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 17, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Study finds dairy products in adult diets improve cognitive function

Adults who consume dairy products at least once daily have higher cognitive function than those who rarely or never drink milk or eat dairy foods, according to a new study by researchers from the University of South Australia ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Age and severity of heart failure associated with impairment in verbal memory

(Medical Xpress) -- Older patients with lower rates of left ventricular ejection fraction (a measure of how well the left ventricle of the heart pumps with each contraction) appear more likely than younger patients to have ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Aug 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Most patients recover from 'chemo-brain' by 5 years after stem cell transplant

Many patients who undergo bone marrow or blood stem cell transplantation to treat blood cancers or a "pre-leukemic" condition called myelodysplasia experience a decline in mental and fine motor skills due to the toll of their ...

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created May 03, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Adverse changes in sleep duration are associated with lower cognitive scores in middle-aged adults

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep describes how changes in sleep that occur over a five-year period in late middle age affect cognitive function in later life. The findings suggest that women and men who be ...

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created May 01, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Memory problems may be sign of stroke risk

People who have memory problems or other declines in their mental abilities may be at higher risk for stroke, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's 63rd Annual Meeting ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 09, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Research

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Got cognitive activity? It does a mind good

If you don't have a college degree, you're at greater risk of developing memory problems or even Alzheimer's. Education plays a key role in lifelong memory performance and risk for dementia, and it's well documented that ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 11, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Walking, talking and memory

(PhysOrg.com) -- How easy is it to walk, talk and remember what was said? Dr Dee Way studied how actors learn a script and whether walking affects their memory performance.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 12, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Children with newly diagnosed epilepsy at risk for cognitive problems

Children who have normal IQs before they experience a first seizure may also have problems with language, memory, learning and other cognitive skills, according to a study published in the August 12, 2009, online issue of ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Aug 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Menopause transition may cause trouble learning

The largest study of its kind to date shows that women may not be able to learn as well shortly before menopause compared to other stages in life. The research is published in the May 26, 2009, print issue of Neurology, the me ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 25, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Neuroscientists map intelligence in the brain

(PhysOrg.com) -- Neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have conducted the most comprehensive brain mapping to date of the cognitive abilities measured by the Wechsler Adult Intelligence ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Recent Drug Use Masks Cocaine Abusers' Cognitive Impairment

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent cocaine use may hide some of the cognitive deficits commonly experienced by individuals addicted to cocaine, scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Brookhaven National Laboratory ...

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created Mar 03, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 0