News tagged with spatial abilities

Are kids who take music lessons different from other kids?

(Medical Xpress)—Research by U of T Mississauga psychology professor Glenn Schellenberg reveals that two key personality traits – openness-to-experience and conscientiousness—predict better than IQ ...

Psychology & Psychiatry May 23, 2013 | 3 / 5 (2) | 1 |

Study suggests clenching right hand may help form memories, left may help recall words

Clenching your right hand may help form a stronger memory of an event or action, and clenching your left may help you recollect the memory later, according to research published April 24 in the open access ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 24, 2013 | 4.6 / 5 (8) | 2 |

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 Mar 13, 2013 | 5 / 5 (2) | 0

Scientists devise unique stroke assessment tool

Scientists at the University of Birmingham have devised a unique screening instrument that provides a 'one-stop' brain function profile of patients who have suffered stroke or other neurological damage.

Neuroscience Jan 17, 2013 | not rated yet | 0

Link found between child prodigies and autism

(Medical Xpress)—A new study of eight child prodigies suggests a possible link between these children's special skills and autism.

Autism spectrum disorders Nov 09, 2012 | 3.8 / 5 (4) | 0 |

Men, not women, better multitaskers: Swedish study

Working mothers may have to juggle more tasks than their husbands, but the long-held belief that women are better than men at multitasking is a myth, according to new Swedish research.

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 24, 2012 | 4.2 / 5 (10) | 7

Spatial skills may be improved through training, new review finds

Spatial skills--those involved with reading maps and assembling furniture--can be improved if you work at it, that's according to a new look at the studies on this topic by researchers at Northwestern University and Temple.

Psychology & Psychiatry Jul 25, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Tackling dyslexia before kids learn to read

For children with dyslexia, the trouble begins even before they start reading and for reasons that don't necessarily reflect other language skills. That's according to a report published online on April 5 in Current Biology, that f ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Apr 05, 2012 | 5 / 5 (3) | 0

Cognitive rehabilitation improves brain performance in patients with MS

In a new study published in the March issue of Radiology, functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) shows that cognitive rehabilitation changes brain function and improves cognitive performance in patients with relaps ...

Inflammatory disorders Feb 22, 2012 | not rated yet | 0

Time estimation ability predicts mathematical intelligence

Being good at estimating time can be a useful skill on its own, but it may also indicate higher mathematical intelligence as well, according to a new study published in the Dec. 7 issue of the online journal PLoS ONE.

Psychology & Psychiatry Dec 07, 2011 | 3.7 / 5 (3) | 0

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 Sep 27, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 1 |

Sound localization at cocktail parties is easier for men

Differences in male and female behaviour are often subject to study. Women are known to be more verbally fluent, have better manual dexterity and are better at noticing things (like a new haircut). Men on the other hand often ...

Neuroscience Jun 30, 2011 | 4 / 5 (1) | 1 |