Neuroscience
Research shows brain stimulation during training boosts performance
Your Saturday Salsa club or Introductory Italian class might be even better for you than you thought.
Apr 25, 2017
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News tagged with memory training
Psychology & Psychiatry
Musical training can improve attention and working memory in children: study
Neuroscientists have found new evidence that learning to play an instrument may be good for the brain. Musically trained children perform better at attention and memory recall and have greater activation in brain regions ...
Oct 8, 2020
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Neuroscience
A better way to remember
Scientists and educators alike have long known that cramming is not an effective way to remember things. With their latest findings, researchers at the RIKEN Brain Science Institute in Japan, studying eye movement response ...
Jun 17, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Brain game doesn't offer brain gain
A new study led by a team of Western University neuroscientists has debunked claims that getting better at a brain training game can translate to improved performance in other, untrained cognitive tasks.
Jul 30, 2018
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Neuroscience
Brain training improves memory and performance of everyday tasks in older people
Playing online games that challenge reasoning and memory skills – brain training - could have significant benefits for older people in their day to day lives, according to a new study published today (3 Nov) in JAMDA.
Nov 3, 2015
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Gerontology & Geriatrics
Researchers find high-intensity exercise improves memory in seniors
Researchers at McMaster University who examine the impact of exercise on the brain have found that high-intensity workouts improve memory in older adults.
Oct 31, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Young children show improved verbal IQ
Canadian scientists who specialize in learning, memory and language in children have found exciting evidence that pre-schoolers can improve their verbal intelligence after only 20 days of classroom instruction using interactive, ...
Oct 4, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Online cognitive training not effective in reducing ADHD symptoms, finds major review
A major review of research led by the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience (IoPPN) at King's College London and the University of Southampton, on behalf of the European ADHD Guidelines Group (EAGG), found little ...
Mar 29, 2023
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Neuroscience
Evidence of changes to children's brain rhythms following 'brain training'
New research questions the strong claims that have been made about the benefits of 'brain training' - enhanced mental skills, a boost to education, improved clinical outcomes and sharper everyday functioning. This new study ...
Aug 23, 2016
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Neuroscience
Researchers' analysis confirms effects of cognitive training for older adults
As more people live to advanced ages due to health care innovations, more also are dealing with the decline in mental acuity that can come late in life. Cognitive training is often touted as a way of treating—or even preempting—these ...
Apr 20, 2020
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