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Released: 20-Apr-2016 12:05 PM EDT
Brain Study on Memory Delay Explains Visuomotor Mistakes
York University

In an Olympics tennis analogy, when a high degree of accuracy is required, a one-second delay in frontal cortex processing could make the difference between an Olympic gold and silver, according to the researchers.

   
Released: 13-Apr-2016 4:00 AM EDT
Rockin’ for Research: Baylor University Psychologist Uses His Music to Teach Statistics
Baylor University

WACO, Texas (April 13, 2016) — Couples’ romances, marriages and conflicts are favorite research subjects of Baylor University psychologist Keith Sanford, Ph.D. But he deals with other relationships in a rock music video he wrote to help his students as they wrestle with statistics. Studies have shown that music enhances memory and learning, and “I wanted something different from a lecture,” says Sanford, a former rock band member who is an associate professor of psychology in Baylor’s College of Arts & Sciences.

Released: 22-Mar-2016 1:05 PM EDT
Brain Metabolism Predicts Fluid Intelligence in Young Adults
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

A healthy brain is critical to a person's cognitive abilities, but measuring brain health can be a complicated endeavor. A new study by University of Illinois researchers reports that healthy brain metabolism corresponds with fluid intelligence - a measure of one's ability to solve unusual or complex problems - in young adults.

Released: 21-Mar-2016 1:05 PM EDT
City Birds Are Smarter Than Country Birds
McGill University

Birds living in urban environments are smarter than birds from rural environments. But, why do city birds have the edge over their country friends? They adapted to their urban environments enabling them to exploit new resources more favorably then their rural counterparts, say a team of all-McGill University researchers.

Released: 14-Mar-2016 2:05 PM EDT
Nature Versus Nurture
University of California, Santa Barbara

A UCSB psychologist shows that while environmental intervention can raise general intelligence, the effects aren’t permanent.

Released: 14-Mar-2016 9:55 AM EDT
Equipping Parents with Learning Activities Helps Close Cognitive Development Gap Between Disadvantaged and High-Resourced Children
RTI International

Home-based interventions that teach parents to engage children in playful interactive learning activities can close the cognitive development gap between disadvantaged children and high-resource peers, according to a new study led by RTI International.

Released: 4-Mar-2016 1:05 PM EST
Big and Small Numbers Are Processed in Different Sides of the Brain
Imperial College London

Small numbers are processed in the right side of the brain, while large numbers are processed in the left side of the brain, new research suggests.

Released: 25-Feb-2016 3:05 PM EST
Mental Abilities Are Shaped by Individual Differences in the Brain
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Everyone has a different mixture of personality traits: some are outgoing, some are tough and some are anxious. A new study suggests that brains also have different traits that affect both anatomical and cognitive factors, such as intelligence and memory.

22-Feb-2016 6:05 AM EST
Human Children and Wild Great Apes Share Their Tool Use Cognition
University of Birmingham

Young children will spontaneously invent tool behaviours to solve novel problems, without the help of adults, much as non-human great apes have been observed to do. The findings, from the University of Birmingham, are contrary to the popular belief that basic tool use in humans requires social learning.

Released: 23-Feb-2016 9:05 AM EST
What Bats Reveal About How Humans Focus Attention
 Johns Hopkins University

Researchers discover how a bat’s brain screens out sounds not worth paying attention to..

Released: 19-Feb-2016 12:05 PM EST
Best to Sleep on It: Brain Activity Patterns During Sleep Consolidate Memory
University of Bristol

Why does sleeping on it help? This is the question tackled by new research at the University of Bristol, which reveals how brain activity during sleep sorts through the huge number of experiences we encounter every day, filing only the important information in memory.

Released: 18-Feb-2016 2:05 PM EST
Motion-Controlled Video Games May Improve Real World Skills
Penn State University

Motion-controlled video games, such as those played on the Wii, may help boost skills when players compete in the real world, according to a team of researchers.

Released: 16-Feb-2016 1:05 PM EST
Researchers Highlight Brain Region as 'Ground Zero' of Alzheimer's Disease
University of Southern California (USC)

Essential for maintaining cognitive function as a person ages, the tiny locus coeruleus region of the brain is vulnerable to toxins and infection.

Released: 15-Feb-2016 1:05 PM EST
Study of Cognitive Development in Deaf Children Revisits Longstanding Debate
University of Connecticut Health Center

A team of researchers at the University of Connecticut is reexamining a decades-long debate as to whether deaf children should learn sign language to maximize their potential for optimal development.

Released: 8-Feb-2016 9:05 AM EST
Taser Shock Disrupts Brain Function, Has Implications for Police Interrogations
Drexel University

In a randomized control trial, volunteer participants were subjected to Taser shocks and tested for cognitive impairment. Some showed short-term declines in cognitive functioning comparable to dementia, raising serious questions about the ability of police suspects to understand their rights at the point of arrest.

Released: 8-Feb-2016 9:05 AM EST
Past Experiences Affect Recognition, Memory
University of Guelph

New research from the University of Guelph on the brain and memory could help in developing therapies for people with schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease.

Released: 5-Feb-2016 8:00 PM EST
John Tracy Clinic Announces a New Parent Toddler Discovery Program
John Tracy Clinic

John Tracy Clinic (JTC), a non-profit diagnostic and education center for young children with hearing loss, announced today the launch of their new “Parent Toddler Discovery Program.” Taking place from July 10 – 15, 2016, the new program will be available as part of this year’s JTC Summer Sessions schedule.

Released: 4-Feb-2016 8:05 PM EST
Study Suggests More Effective Speech Therapy Approach for Children with Down Syndrome
University of Vermont

A new study indicates that children with Down syndrome who have motor speech deficits have been inadequately diagnosed, which could have a major impact on the interventions used by speech pathologists when treating patients.

Released: 3-Feb-2016 12:05 PM EST
You Can Teach an Old Dog New Tricks
University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna

The effect of aging on cognitive processes such as learning, memory and logical reasoning have so far been studied almost exclusively in people. Using a series of touchscreen tests, Lisa Wallis and Friederike Range of the Messerli Research Institute at Vetmeduni Vienna have now studied these domains in pet dogs of varying ages.

   
Released: 3-Feb-2016 11:05 AM EST
High-Tech Toys Could Stagnate Babies’ Communication Skills
Kansas State University

When babies and toddlers play with a tablet or other noisy device, they often play alone, which can be detrimental to their development, according to Bradford Wiles, an assistant professor and extension early child development specialist at Kansas State University. Research has shown that children need meaningful interaction with adults to reach their full social potential.



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