Tag: cognition

Study suggests playing video games as a child can improve working memory years later

From the Universitat Oberta de Catalunya press release: A number of studies have shown how playing video games can lead to structural changes in the brain, including increasing the size… Read more »

Study suggests poor cognitive performance predicts impairment in activities of daily living years later

From the University of California – San Diego press release: Subtle differences in cognition may help identify individuals at risk for becoming dependent years later upon others to complete daily… Read more »

Study suggests writing by hand helps children learn and remember better

From the Norwegian University of Science and Technology press release: Professor Audrey van der Meer at NTNU believes that national guidelines should be put into place to ensure that children… Read more »

Study suggests link between depression and inflammation, metabolic change

From the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology press release: Anxiety and depression are often linked and assumed to be closely related, but now research has shown for the first time that… Read more »