News tagged with skills
Are buyers born or made?
(Medical Xpress) -- Are people drawn to a career in purchasing because of their skills or their aptitude? Which is the most important trait for a buyer: emotional intelligence or IQ?
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 28, 2012 |
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Metacognition: I know (or don't know) that I know
At New York University, Sir Henry Wellcome Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. Steve Fleming is exploring the neural basis of metacognition: how we think about thinking, and how we assess the accuracy of our decisions, ...
Neuroscience
Feb 27, 2012 |
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New study shows minority toddlers with autism are more delayed than affected Caucasian peers
The first prospective study of ethnic differences in the symptoms of autism in toddlers shows that children from a minority background have more delayed language, communication and gross motor skills than Caucasian children ...
Autism spectrum disorders
Feb 21, 2012 |
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Puzzle play may help boost learning math-related skills
Children who play with puzzles between ages 2 and 4 later develop better spatial skills, a study by University of Chicago researchers has found. Puzzle play was found to be a significant predictor of cognition after controlling ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 16, 2012 |
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Autism affects motor skills, study indicates
(Medical Xpress) -- Children with autism often have problems developing motor skills, such as running, throwing a ball or even learning how to write. But scientists have not known whether those difficulties ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 15, 2012 |
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Early bloomers with poor social skills more likely to smoke
Children who go through puberty earlier than their peers are more likely to have poor social skills and to smoke cigarettes during their high school years, a new study in Journal of Adolescent Health confir ...
Health
Feb 14, 2012 |
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'Very promising' treatment for Huntington disease discovered
Medical researchers at the University of Alberta have discovered a promising new therapy for Huntington disease that restores lost motor skills and may delay or stop the progression of the disease based on lab model tests, ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 13, 2012 |
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Study examines role of bilingualism in children's development
A new study on children who are raised bilingual examined the effects on children's development of growing up speaking two languages. The study found that different factors were responsible for the language- and non-language-related ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 08, 2012 |
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Study finds strategy shift with age can lead to navigational difficulties
A Wayne State University researcher believes studying people's ability to find their way around may help explain why loss of mental capacity occurs with age.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 06, 2012 |
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Extended synaptic development may explain our cognitive edge over other primates
Over the first few years of life, human cognition continues to develop, soaking up information and experiences from the environment and far surpassing the abilities of even our nearest primate relatives. In a study published ...
Genetics
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Insulin resistance linked to brain health in elderly
New research from Uppsala University shows that reduced insulin sensitivity is linked to smaller brain size and deteriorated language skills in seniors. The findings are now published in the scientific journal Diabetes Ca ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 01, 2012 |
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Lifelong payoff for attentive kindergarten kids
Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of "work-oriented" skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr. Linda Pagani, a professor and researcher at the University of Montreal ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 30, 2012 |
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New educational program helps the siblings of children with cancer
Having a brother or sister with newly diagnosed cancer can be a distressing and difficult time for a child. While most children eventually cope, there can be a period of adjustment when their school work and social functioning ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Study finds nicotine patches may help improve memory loss in older adults
Wearing a nicotine patch may help improve memory loss in older adults with mild cognitive impairment, according to a study published today in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.
Neuroscience
Jan 09, 2012 |
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How moms talk influences children's perspective-taking ability
Young children whose mothers talk with them more frequently and in more detail about people's thoughts and feelings tend to be better at taking another's perspective than other children of the same age.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 22, 2011 |
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