Neuroscience
Too much TV might dull the aging brain
(HealthDay)—The old saying, "TV rots your brain," could have some validity for folks as they age.
Feb 28, 2019
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News tagged with language skills
Pediatrics
Strike up the band for better grades
(HealthDay)—Not every budding musician will become a rock star, but studying music has brain bonuses for kids, even those who don't take up an instrument until their teen years.
Jan 16, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Reading with preschool children boosts language by eight months
Parents and carers who regularly read with small children are giving them a language advantage of eight months, a study shows.
Jan 9, 2019
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Autism spectrum disorders
Study offers new insights into children with autism
It's a challenging proposition for anyone: Lie flat on your back, helmet covering half of your face, in a tight-quartered MRI capsule that would make even the non-claustrophobe jittery. Then try not to move for 45 minutes. ...
Jan 2, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Core language skill stable from infancy to adolescence
(HealthDay)—A core language skill, extracted from multiple measures, is stable from infancy to adolescence in children, including atypically developing children, according to a study published online Nov. 21 in Science ...
Dec 3, 2018
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Neuroscience
The development of children's language skills while still in the womb
Children with brain injuries are able to reorganize their language-relevant brain areas into other, healthy brain areas and thus maintain their ability to speak. However, this is only possible to a certain extent, as they ...
Oct 29, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Giving children with Down Syndrome the tools they need to learn
Children with Down syndrome could benefit from new research at the University of Reading that is teaching children and adults how to learn.
Sep 13, 2018
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Pediatrics
Talking to baby might boost middle school success
(HealthDay)—Time spent reading to toddlers or having "conversations" with them helps boost their intelligence and thinking skills, even a decade later, new research shows.
Sep 10, 2018
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Neuroscience
Adult-child conversations strengthen language regions of developing brain
Young children who are regularly engaged in conversation by adults may have stronger connections between two developing brain regions critical for language, according to a study of healthy young children that confirms a hypothesis ...
Aug 13, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Five easy ways to boost children's spatial skills
When we read maps, pack the car for holidays, assemble flat-pack furniture or cut cake into equal slices, we use spatial reasoning skills.
Aug 13, 2018
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