Hearing loss is linked with accelerated cognitive decline in older adults, but the use of hearing aids may help safeguard seniors' memory and thinking skills.
Oct 19, 2015
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Let's start with a simple sentence: Last week Joe Biden beat Vladimir Putin in a game of Scrabble.
Oct 6, 2015
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People tend to associate the ability to think creatively with stereotypical masculine qualities, according to new research published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. The findings ...
Sep 28, 2015
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Testing the saliva of healthy older people for the level of the stress hormone cortisol may help identify individuals who should be screened for problems with thinking skills, according to a study published in the August ...
Aug 19, 2015
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People with low scores on a test of executive function, the higher-level thinking skills used to reason, problem solve and plan, may be at higher risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a new study published in the August ...
Aug 5, 2015
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The ability to engage in mental time travel—to delve back into past events or imagine future outcomes—is a unique and central part of the human experience. And yet this very ability can have detrimental consequences for ...
Jul 28, 2015
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The role that attention plays in generating new and useful ideas is controversial among neuroscientists. Some neuroimaging studies have shown that creativity involves more cognitive control, or focused attention. Other studies ...
Jul 2, 2015
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(HealthDay)—Mistakes made on memory and thinking tests may be early warning signs of Alzheimer's disease, researchers report.
Jun 24, 2015
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Believing that worrying about a problem can help overcome it may be the trigger that sets off much more serious anxiety disorders, recent research suggests.
May 11, 2015
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Professionals whose jobs require more speaking, developing strategies, conflict resolution and managerial tasks may experience better protection against memory and thinking decline in old age than their co-workers, according ...
Apr 29, 2015
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