Early-life challenges affect how children focus, face the day
Adversity early in life tends to affect a child's executive function skills -- their ability to focus, for example, or ...
Tag: Memory/Cognitive Processes
Kessler Foundation awarded six grants by New Jersey Commission on Brain Injury Research
Researchers received six grants totaling nearly $2.0 million to investigate novel ways to improve quality of life for individuals with ...
Female cannabis users underrepresented in health research, study reveals
Research at the University of York has shown that women are underrepresented in research into links between cannabis and psychosis, ...
Weber receives grant to study cognitive screening for persons with spinal cord injury
The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $592,000 grant to Erica Weber, PhD, of Kessler Foundation, to ...
Lower-amp ECT appears effective against suicidal thoughts
Credit: Augusta University Senior Photographer Phil Jones AUGUSTA, Ga. (June 3, 2019) - Nearly half the amplitude typically used in ...
A small electrical zap to the brain could help you retrieve a forgotten memory
Credit: Stuart Wolpert/UCLA A study by UCLA psychologists provides strong evidence that a certain region of the brain plays a ...
Chiaravalloti receives grant to study cognition and hemodynamics after spinal cord injury
The New Jersey Commission on Spinal Cord Research awarded a $598,000 grant to Nancy Chiaravalloti, Ph.D., of Kessler Foundation; the ...
Concussion symptoms reversed by magnetic therapy
Credit: James Shewaga, University of Saskatchewan Concussion symptoms--such as loss of balance, hazy comprehension, sleep disturbance and ability to walk ...
Hands that see, eyes that feel? Brain study reveals the mathematics of identifying objects
An international team of researchers demonstrates that our brain need only perform a few lightning-fast statistical calculations to detect key ...
Dr. Genova of Kessler Foundation receives major grant for autism research
The New Jersey Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism awarded a $357,000 grant to Helen Genova, Ph.D., ...
Clinical trial assesses telephone-based care program for at-risk homebound elderly
Something as simple as a phone call could be a way to alert health care providers and caregivers that an ...
Brain stimulation enhances visual learning speed and efficiency
May aid in faster vision recovery after stroke Practice results in better learning. Consider learning a musical instrument, for example: ...
Growing up high: Neurobiological consequences of adolescent cannabis use
Canadian neuroscientists offer insights into the long-term effects of adolescent cannabis use About one in five Canadian adolescents uses cannabis ...
Do you hear what I hear?
Study suggests infants with autism risk may be less able to distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar speech patterns NEW YORK, ...
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