News tagged with verbal memory

Effects of a concussion may last longer than symptoms, study shows

A study recently published by the University of Kentucky's Scott Livingston shows that physiological problems stemming from a concussion may continue to present in the patient even after standard symptoms ...

Neuroscience Feb 29, 2012 | not rated yet | 0 |

Musical aptitude relates to reading ability

Auditory working memory and attention, for example the ability to hear and then remember instructions while completing a task, are a necessary part of musical ability. But musical ability is also related to verbal memory ...

Psychology & Psychiatry Oct 17, 2011 | 5 / 5 (3) | 2

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 |

Age and severity of heart failure associated with impairment in verbal memory

(Medical Xpress) -- Older patients with lower rates of left ventricular ejection fraction (a measure of how well the left ventricle of the heart pumps with each contraction) appear more likely than younger patients to have ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Aug 09, 2011 | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

Most patients recover from 'chemo-brain' by 5 years after stem cell transplant

Many patients who undergo bone marrow or blood stem cell transplantation to treat blood cancers or a "pre-leukemic" condition called myelodysplasia experience a decline in mental and fine motor skills due to the toll of their ...

Cancer May 03, 2011 | 3 / 5 (1) | 0 |

Adverse changes in sleep duration are associated with lower cognitive scores in middle-aged adults

A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep describes how changes in sleep that occur over a five-year period in late middle age affect cognitive function in later life. The findings suggest that women and men who be ...

Health May 01, 2011 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

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