News tagged with cognitive skills

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Study shows mental agility game slows cognitive decline in older people

There may be a way for older people to prevent natural aging of their minds, and it could be as simple as playing a video game.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (8) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

More evidence suggests eating omega 3s and avoiding meat, dairy linked to preserving memory

The largest study to date finds that eating foods that contain omega-3 fatty acids, found in fish, chicken and salad dressing and avoiding saturated fats, meat and dairy foods may be linked to preserving memory and thinking ...

Neuroscience created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study suggests light drinking in pregnancy not linked to development problems in childhood

Light drinking during pregnancy is not linked to adverse behavioural or cognitive outcomes in childhood, suggests a new study published today (17 April) in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

Obstetrics & gynaecology created Apr 16, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Schizophrenia may give early warnings

Changes in brain function may foreshadow schizophrenia as early as puberty, nearly a decade before most patients begin showing obvious symptoms, new research from the University of North Carolina shows.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Video game 'exercise' for an hour a day may enhance certain cognitive skills

Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes to those involved in the game, according to research published March 13 in the open access journal ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 13, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

People with MS-related memory and attention problems have signs of extensive brain damage

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have cognitive problems, or problems with memory, attention, and concentration, have more damage to areas of the brain involved in cognitive processes than people with MS who do not ...

Neuroscience created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Schizophrenia genes increase chance of IQ loss

People who are at greater genetic risk of schizophrenia are more likely to see a fall in IQ as they age, even if they do not develop the condition.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Feb 21, 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

Video games benefit children, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Children could be better off playing video games this holiday season than watching television, a QUT study shows.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Early surgical menopause linked to declines in memory and thinking skills

Women who undergo surgical menopause at an earlier age may have an increased risk of decline in memory and thinking skills, according to a study released today that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology's ...

Neuroscience created Jan 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Program benefits children with functional abdominal pain

(HealthDay)—Both children with persistent abdominal pain and their parents still benefit from a short social learning and cognitive behavioral therapy intervention a year later, according to a study published ...

Pediatrics created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Researchers zero in on cognitive difficulties associated with menopause

The memory problems that many women experience in their 40s and 50s as they approach and go through menopause are both real and appear to be most acute during the early period of post menopause. That is the conclusion of ...

Other created Jan 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Research focuses on the psychology of trust

(Medical Xpress)—Coming soon to a bookstore near you—a handbook on the science of reliance. Trust me.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Early intervention for premature infants increases IQ

Babies born prematurely are at higher risk of having a lower IQ and impaired cognitive and motor skills. Programs aimed at helping these infants and their families once they leave the hospital have been found ...

Pediatrics created Dec 21, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | 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