Blogs about: Cognitive Skills
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What is an acceptable outcome?
Recently I’ve been doing some content analysis of the responses people entering our service have to the question ‘What is your goal for pain management?’ The question is designed to … more →
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Great video on which games build your child's brain skills
parentinprogress wrote 2 weeks ago: http://www.clipsyndicate.com/video/play/1201950/smart_mom_s_toy_box This is a good video about choos … more →
Bilingual children learn better !
Marco Bertolini wrote 1 month ago: Two days ago, I published a post about Piccolingo, an European program aimed to promote early langua … more →
Lack of sleep seems to impact older adults' cognitive function less
parentinprogress wrote 1 month ago: Just because your retired mother can function well on 6 hours of sleep doesn’t mean you (or yo … more →
Assessing students
jim wrote 1 month ago: Today was the end of our first quarter, and for the first time in years, I was a bit at a loss on ho … more →
First-time Internet-users see beneficial brain activation
parentinprogress wrote 1 month ago: If you were worried that your Internet use is hurting your brain, a new study seems to imply otherwi … more →
Nurturing Innovative Leaders
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Saad Al Dosari wrote 1 month ago: I was just reading this interesting blog post on HBR editors’ blog talking about innovative leader … more →
Playing an instrument literally changes your brain - for the better
parentinprogress wrote 1 month ago: Yes, I’ve mentioned this correlation before, but one researcher is proposing that it be used t … more →
Pinning Down the Compounds that Fight Alzheimer's
checkincalls wrote 1 month ago: The polyphenols found in red wine are thought to help prevent Alzheimer’s disease, and new res … more →
Web surfing to better cognition
scottkeith wrote 2 months ago: Hey, we all get older. As time moves on, a baby boomer needs to build and maintain a strong body. Th … more →
Scientists show dyslexics can literally change their brains
parentinprogress wrote 2 months ago: Researchers from Spain, Columbia and the UK studies former guerrillas (the men, not the primates) wh … more →
Improving cognitive skills with the Rubik's cube
gaothman wrote 2 months ago: It’s interesting to notice how a teacher is able to grab the attention of secondary students b … more →
What is an acceptable outcome?
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adiemusfree wrote 2 months ago: Recently I’ve been doing some content analysis of the responses people entering our service ha … more →
New study about brain repairing itself after stroke
parentinprogress wrote 4 months ago: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/161598.php This new research out of Japan showed that (in … more →
MIT study shows why we learn better and faster w/ correct answers
parentinprogress wrote 4 months ago: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/159305.php MIT study shows brain’s ability to change … more →
Healthy diet and exercise in Alzheimer's studies
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humankinetics wrote 5 months ago: New research finds eating healthy, moderate activity and genes that don’t predispose you to de … more →
Alzheimer's and TBI share "bad" pathways
parentinprogress wrote 5 months ago: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/157249.php This is an interesting piece about a new study … more →
Side Effects of PTSD
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troopm wrote 5 months ago: I have noticed over the past few months, my spelling, my math and comprehension skills have slipped … more →
"Old Math" vs. "New Math"
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Alicia Vilas wrote 6 months ago: About one month ago I was going crazy trying to help my twelve year old daughter with a probability … more →
1% increase in cognitive activity = 33% decrease in risk of Alzheimer's
parentinprogress wrote 6 months ago: http://www.mcolblog.com/kcblog/2009/3/25/serious-games-health-plans-and-health-games.html Not sure … more →
