Tag: cognition

Study suggests good kindergarten attention skills can predict later work-oriented behaviour

Sue January 30, 2012 Comments Off

From the University of Montreal press release via EurekAlert!: Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of “work-oriented” skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr…. Read more »

Study looks at neurological roots of conflict

Sue January 29, 2012 Comments Off

From the MIT press release: MIT postdoc Emile Bruneau has long been drawn to conflict — not as a participant, but an observer. In 1994, while doing volunteer work in… Read more »

Study identifies protein that could be key target in controlling Alzheimer’s

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From the Temple University press release: A protein recently discovered in the brain could play a key role in regulating the creation of amyloid beta, the major component of plaques… Read more »

Study suggests higher risk for mild memory loss in men

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From the American Academy of Neurology press release via EurekAlert!: Men may be at higher risk of experiencing mild cognitive impairment (MCI), or the stage of mild memory loss that… Read more »

Study suggests possibility of simple blood test for Alzheimer’s diagnosis

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From the Springer press release via AlphaGalileo: Spanish researchers, led by Pedro Carmona from the Instituto de Estructura de la Materia in Madrid, have uncovered a new promising way to… Read more »

Study points to early diagnostic marker for dyslexia

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From the Children’s Medical Hospital press release via MedicalXPress: Children at risk for dyslexia show differences in brain activity on MRI scans even before they begin learning to read, finds… Read more »

Study suggests infants are equipped with knowledge of “intuitive physics”

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From the University of Missouri press release: While it may appear that infants are helpless creatures that only blink, eat, cry and sleep, one University of Missouri researcher says that… Read more »

Study links lifelong brain-stimulating habits to lower Alzheimer’s protein levels

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From the UC Berkeley press release: A new study led by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, provides even more reason for people to read a book or do… Read more »

Study documents increase in brain activation after cognitive rehab for MS

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From the Kessler Foundation press release via ScienceDaily: Neuroscientists at Kessler Foundation have documented increased cerebral activation in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) following memory retraining using the modified Story… Read more »

Study suggests group settings can sometimes diminish expressions of intelligence

Sue January 23, 2012 Comments Off

From the Virginia Tech press release via EurekAlert!: In the classic film 12 Angry Men, Henry Fonda’s character sways a jury with his quiet, persistent intelligence. But would he have… Read more »