News tagged with work function
'Exergames' may provide cognitive benefit for older adults
Virtual reality-enhanced exercise, or "exergames," combining physical exercise with computer-simulated environments and interactive videogame features, can yield a greater cognitive benefit for older adults ...
Jan 17, 2012 |
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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
Oct 17, 2011 |
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'My bladder is full and I can't think!' - Lifespan researcher wins Ig Nobel Prize
Peter J. Snyder, Ph.D., vice president of research for Lifespan, received one of 10 Ig Nobel Prize awards during the annual ceremony last night at Harvard University. Snyder, along with his co-authors and colle ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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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 ...
Sep 27, 2011 |
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Researchers show how memory is lost -- and found
Yale University researchers can't tell you where you left your car keys- but they can tell you why you can't find them.
Jul 27, 2011 |
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Brain connectivity disrupted in patients with post-concussive syndrome
A new study has found that patients with mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI) exhibit abnormal functional connectivity in the thalamus, a centrally located relay station for transmitting information throughout the brain. The ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 26, 2011 |
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Adolescent binge drinking can damage spatial working memory
Binge or "heavy episodic" drinking is prevalent during adolescence, raising concerns about alcohol's effects on crucial neuromaturational processes during this developmental period. Heavy alcohol use has been associated ...
Jul 15, 2011 |
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Searching the brain for social networks
(PhysOrg.com) -- Why do some people tend to make inappropriate comments in social situations? Why do some people misread cues about how others feel about them?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 05, 2011 |
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Study shows acupressure effective in helping to treat traumatic brain injury
A new University of Colorado Boulder study indicates an ancient form of complementary medicine may be effective in helping to treat people with mild traumatic brain injury, a finding that may have implications ...
Feb 28, 2011 |
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Metabolic syndrome linked to memory loss in older people
Older people with larger waistlines, high blood pressure and other risk factors that make up metabolic syndrome may be at a higher risk for memory loss, according to a study published in the February 2, 2011, online issue ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 02, 2011 |
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Chronic stress seems linked to achievement gap
(PhysOrg.com) -- Children in low-income families lag behind their higher-income counterparts on virtually all measures of achievement, and this gap tends to increase over time. There are many reasons why, but a Cornell environmental ...
Jan 31, 2011 |
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Training the brain to think ahead in addiction
The growing numbers of new cases of substance abuse disorders are perplexing. After all, the course of drug addiction so often ends badly. The negative consequences of drug abuse appear regularly on TV, from stories of celebrities ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 27, 2011 |
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Brain imaging identifies differences in childhood bipolar disorder, ADHD
Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are the first to use brain imaging to examine the effects of emotion on working memory function in children with pediatric bipolar disorder or attention deficit hyperactivity ...
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Oct 12, 2010 |
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Culture wires the brain: A cognitive neuroscience perspective
Where you grow up can have a big impact on the food you eat, the clothes you wear, and even how your brain works. In a report in a special section on Culture and Psychology in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a jour ...
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Aug 03, 2010 |
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Study shows how memory is disrupted in those with disease linked to learning disabilities
(PhysOrg.com) -- Imagine if your brain lost its working memory -- the ability to hold and manipulate information in your mind's eye. That's the plight faced by millions of people with neurofibromatosis type ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 16, 2010 |
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