Tag: attention

Study suggests preschoolers who can pay attention are more likely to finish college

From the Oregon State University press release: Young children who are able to pay attention and persist with a task have a 50 percent greater chance of completing college, according… Read more »

Study links oppositional behaviour in childhood to increase risk of drug addiction

From the University of Montreal press release: Children who exhibit oppositional behavior run the risk of becoming addicted to nicotine, cannabis and cocaine whilst Inattention symptoms represent a specific additional… Read more »

Study looks at how the brain filters out unimportant visual information

From the Wake Forest Baptist University press release via ScienceDaily: Ever wonder how the human brain, which is constantly bombarded with millions of pieces of visual information, can filter out… Read more »