Nationwide project seeks to understand how brain exercises produce cognitive benefits
Joint UC Riverside-UC Irvine study seeks volunteers to assess memory trainingCredit: I. Pittalwala, UCR. RIVERSIDE, Calif. -- How does memory ...
Tag: Memory/Cognitive Processes
Most 50+ adults say they’ve experienced ageism; most still hold positive aging attitudes
Ageism plays out in day-to-day interactions and messaging, and those experiencing it are more likely to have worse physical and ...
Couldn’t socially distance? Blame your working memory
UC Riverside-led study highlights critical role working memory capacity plays in social distancing compliance during early stages of the COVID-19 ...
New biomarker for dementia diagnosis
Promising results warrants further investigationCredit: Flinders University Medical researchers in the UK and Australia have identified a new marker which ...
Research advances understanding of how the brain focuses while ignoring distractions
UC Riverside mouse study has implications for treating neuropsychiatric diseases such as ADHD and schizophreniaCredit: Zagha lab, UC Riverside. RIVERSIDE, ...
Neurons show distinct styles as they interact with the same muscle partner
Credit: Nicole Aponte-Santiago/MIT Picower Institute A new study by MIT neuroscientists into how seemingly similar neuronal subtypes drive locomotion in ...
Insufficient sleep harms children’s mental health
University of Houston study: Poor sleep at night 'spills over' into children's emotional livesCredit: University of Houston In a new ...
MU researcher awarded $4 million US Department of Education grant
5-year project will help increase social studies knowledge, reading comprehension for middle school students in Missouri, Michigan, Massachusetts and Washington, ...
Dopamine neurons mull over your options
Researchers at the University of Tsukuba have found that dopamine neurons in the brain regulate the internal process of economic ...
NFL awards near $500K to university for helmet safety
Grantees plan to 3D-print player-specific helmet liners to reduce concussionsCredit: CU Denver The National Football League (NFL) and Football Research, ...
Native Amazonians, Americans and monkeys show similar thinking patterns
The neural computations of human and non-human primates shed new light on the evolution of languageCredit: Photo courtesy of Stephen ...
Variability in natural speech is challenging for the dyslexic brain
Credit: Photo: Veikko Somerpuro. A new study brings neural-level evidence that the continuous variation in natural speech makes the discrimination ...
UTEP researchers uncover brain mechanisms in fruit flies that may impact future learning
Credit: Simon Lee EL PASO, Texas - A research team from The University of Texas at El Paso has made ...
Evidence lacking for drug treatment of multiple sclerosis-related cognitive impairment
Systematic review of available drugs for treating multiple sclerosis fails to identify interventions effective for treating cognitive symptomsCredit: Kessler Foundation ...
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