Blogs about: Executive Functions

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Disconnecting Neural Networks May Improve Psychopathology.

zedie wrote 1 day ago: Three studies look at functional connectivity with and without treatment in patients with dysthymia, … more →

Tags: News, Alcohol Dependence, anxiety, DBS, Deep Brain Stimulation, DMN, magnetic resonance imaging, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Why, Universe, WHY ?

Diana wrote 5 days ago: As always, her notes on practicing apply to much in Life. →http://practicingbetter.com/2013/05/14/da … more →

Tags: reblog, Art, attention span, Consciousness, Life, mesolimbic pathways, Motivation, Music, Philosophy

The Teenage Brain: Cognitive Control and Motivation2 comments

ajrogers2013 wrote 1 week ago: The Teenage Brain: Cognitive Control and Motivation Section I Beatriz Luna, David J. Paulsen, Aarthi … more →

Tags: Psychology, Association for Psychological Science, adolescence, brain, reward system, Adolescents, teenage brain, David J. Paulsen

My two cents on chemo brain14 comments

myeyesareuphere wrote 2 weeks ago: I’ve read a lot about “chemo brain” in breast cancer blogs. A lot of breast cancer … more →

Tags: feelings, Facts, integrative health, Stress, Research Methods, Integrative Cancer Treatment, Chemo-brain, cortisol, estrogen

Stretching the Mind2 comments

galpod wrote 1 month ago: Photo Credit: Joe Thorn As promised, this post is about the most fascinating (I think) process that … more →

Tags: child development, Children, Cognition, Creativity, development, Education, flexibility, PhD, Problem-solving

Remember there is always hope...1 comment

aspieteenz wrote 1 month ago: Last night the family went to the weekly session. We started working on the social deficit component … more →

Tags: anxiety, Aspergers, Emotional Issues, IEP, least restrictive environment, Occupational Therapy, Special Education, teenage stress

Autism: A Brief Overview of Characteristics and Treatments1 comment

neuecker wrote 1 month ago: April is Autism Awareness Month, and last Tuesday was World Autism Awareness Day.  UN Secretary-Gene … more →

Tags: what is autism, Theory of mind, Autism Spectrum, asd, refrigerator mothers

Another great session2 comments

aspieteenz wrote 1 month ago: What luck we have to find this amazing therapist! He is loaded with great and helpful ideas to help … more →

Tags: anxiety, Aspergers, Emotional Issues, Special Education, teenage stress

The Memory Game2 comments

galpod wrote 1 month ago: Photo Credit: NesQuarX So, after our in-depth exploration of inhibitory control and all it means, we … more →

Tags: child development, Children, development, Research, Working memory

Ahead of Print: Intraoperative Monitoring of an Aspect of Executive Functions

NEUROSURGERY® Editorial Office wrote 1 month ago: Background: Awake brain surgery allows extensive intraoperative monitoring of not only motor and sen … more →

Tags: Publish ahead of print, Glioma, stroop test, anterior cingular cortex, Awake brain surgery

The Marshmallow Task Revisited3 comments

galpod wrote 1 month ago: Photo Credit: SliceOfChic I know I have written about inhibitory control not very long ago, and that … more →

Tags: child development, development, Environment, marshmallow task, Nature vs Nurture, Research

"Suppressing the Brain's Filter Can Improve Performance in Creative Tasks"

Brain Molecule Marketing wrote 2 months ago: Penn Researchers Show that Suppressing the Brain’s Filter Can Improve Performance in Creative … more →

Tags: brain and behavior, Decision Making, Molecular Marketing, brain, Cornell University, Creativity, prefrontal cortex, Psychology, Research

LETTER FROM THE COMMUNITY: 'The Comprehensive Child' Blog by Jennifer1 comment

chicago4community wrote 2 months ago: Dear Chicago 4 Community, I enjoyed your video magazine feature on the amazing organization Tuesday … more →

Tags: 5. TUESDAY'S CHILD, Autism, Autism Spectrum, Behavior, Behavioral, Child, Disability, facebook, Issue

Sorry, I have been overwhelmed lately. Ahhhhh......2 comments

aspieteenz wrote 2 months ago: Wow, I have not written in such a long time. What kept me away? I am dealing with a bout of depressi … more →

Tags: ADHD, anxiety, Aspergers, Emotional Issues, IEP, least restrictive environment, Special Education

When Simon Doesn’t Say: Inhibitory Control in Children2 comments

galpod wrote 2 months ago: Photo Credit: Kapil Karekar Inhibitory Control? What’s that? You know the game Simon Says, right? It … more →

Tags: child development, Children, development, Education, marshmallow task, Nature vs Nurture, PhD, Research

Who’s the Executive?4 comments

galpod wrote 2 months ago: Photo Credit: Embassy Television I noticed a few weeks ago that I have been blogging for almost a ye … more →

Tags: child development, Children, development, marshmallow task, PhD, Research

Web 2.0, Higher-Order Thinking, and Macbeth: Part 8

Starmaker wrote 2 months ago: A Focus on Focus I’m an English teacher.  And although I don’t get to do it as much as I … more →

Tags: Education, web 2. 0, twitter, Tech/Ed, macbeth, storify, Willpower, Baumeister, Stuart Shanker

A Perspective on Psychological Theories of Autism

m0casa02 wrote 2 months ago: Clinicians have proposed different psychological theories to explain mental illness from the perspec … more →

Tags: a theory of mind, asperger, Autism, Autism Association, autism causes, Autism Research, autism society, Autism Spectrum, Autism Spectrum Disorder

Neurofeedback aids children with Autism

Tess Lawson wrote 2 months ago: QEEG characteristics and spectrum weighted frequency for children diagnosed as autistic spectrum dis … more →

Tags: ADHD, Autism, Alzheimers & Addiction Issues, neurofeedback, Productivity, adult adhd, neurofeedback therapy, Autism


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