Psychology & Psychiatry
Teens are wired to resent being stuck with parents and cut off from friends during coronavirus lockdown
"Can't I just go see one friend?"
Apr 22, 2020
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Neuroscience
Does long-term exposure to air pollution lead to a steeper rate of cognitive decline?
People who live in urban areas with higher levels of air pollution may score lower on thinking and memory tests and may also lose cognitive skills faster over time, or it is possible they also may not, according to a study ...
Apr 8, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain or muscles: Which do we lose first?
Someone dies as a result of physical inactivity somewhere in the world every 10 seconds—3.2 million people a year, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). From the age of 50, there is a gradual decline not just ...
Mar 24, 2020
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Health
Social skills begin to decline in late 30s and early 40s, study finds
Training programmes to improve people's social and cognitive skills should target people in their late 30s and early 40s as these abilities start to decline earlier than previously thought, according to researchers who are ...
Mar 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study: Children need self-regulation to learn
A considerable amount of development takes places in the brains of young children. Children experience a steep increase in their cognitive skills—including self-regulation—at an early age. What exactly is self-regulation? ...
Feb 26, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Validating Toolbox to evaluate cognitive processing in people with intellectual disability
Researchers at the UC Davis MIND Institute have updated and validated a series of tests delivered on an iPad to accurately assess cognitive processing in people with intellectual disability. The validation opens new opportunities ...
Feb 24, 2020
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Genetics
Gene ID'd as potential therapeutic target for dementia in Parkinson's
Dementia is one of the most debilitating consequences of Parkinson's disease, a progressive neurological condition characterized by tremors, stiffness, slow movement and impaired balance. Eighty percent of people with Parkinson's ...
Feb 5, 2020
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Neuroscience
Brain networks come online during adolescence to prepare teenagers for adult life
New brain networks come 'online' during adolescence, allowing teenagers to develop more complex adult social skills, but potentially putting them at increased risk of mental illness, according to new research published in ...
Jan 29, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Synthesis considers how being smart helps you at school and school helps you become smarter
Academic achievement plays an important role in children's development because academic skills, especially in reading and math, affect many outcomes, including educational attainment, performance and income at work, health, ...
Jan 28, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Professors create free research-backed games to train your brain
University professors from New York and California designed and developed three digital games—available online and in the iOS and Google Play app stores—to help its users' brains work more efficiently. While some digital ...
Jan 17, 2020
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