Tag: cognition

Study looks at benefits of bilingualism for children’s development

From the York University press release: All bilingual children – regardless of the languages they speak – show cognitive advantages over their English-only peers, although they may experience weakness in… Read more »

Study links mild cognitive impairment to higher incidence of disability and neuropsychiatric symptoms

From the Public Library of Science press release via EurekAlert!: In low- and middle-income countries, mild cognitive impairment—an intermediate state between normal signs of cognitive aging, such as becoming increasingly… Read more »

Study suggests changing spatial strategy with age can lead to navigational difficulties

From the Wayne State University press release: A Wayne State University researcher believes studying people’s ability to find their way around may help explain why loss of mental capacity occurs… Read more »

Research points to how to distinguish between normal age-related forgetfulness and risk of Alzheimer’s

From the Biomed press release via AlphaGalileo and ScienceDirect: It can be difficult to distinguish between people with normal age-associated memory loss and those with amnestic mild cognitive impairment (aMCI)…. Read more »