News tagged with cognitive reasoning


Brain-imaging tool and stroke risk test help identify cognitive decline early

UCLA researchers have used a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early on in individuals who don't yet show symptoms of dementia.

Neuroscience created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Children's complex thinking skills begin forming before they go to school

New research at the University of Chicago and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill shows that children begin to show signs of higher-level thinking skills as young as age 4 ½. Researchers have previously attributed ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study reveals long-term effects on child IQ of epilepsy drug valproate during pregnancy

Research published today in the Lancet Neurology shows that taking the antiepileptic drug valproate during pregnancy affects the IQ of children up to the age of six.

Medications created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds that age does not impair decision-making capabilities

(Medical Xpress)—Contrary to conventional wisdom that cognitive function declines beginning in the mid-40s, aging does not correlate with a deteriorating ability to think for ourselves.  These are the findings of one of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 17, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers find causality in the eye of the beholder

We rely on our visual system more heavily than previously thought in determining the causality of events. A team of researchers has shown that, in making judgments about causality, we don't always need to use cognitive reasoning. ...

Neuroscience created Jan 10, 2013 | popularity 3.8 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Early executive function predicts reasoning development

Although analogical reasoning is a core cognitive skill that distinguishes humans from other animals, its origins are still not well understood. Psychological scientists Lindsey Richland of the University of Chicago and Margaret ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 14, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Decreased kidney function leads to decreased cognitive functioning

Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning and verbal memory, according to a study led by Temple University. This is the first ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study finds dairy products in adult diets improve cognitive function

Adults who consume dairy products at least once daily have higher cognitive function than those who rarely or never drink milk or eat dairy foods, according to a new study by researchers from the University of South Australia ...

Health created Sep 27, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast