Folic Acid Supplements: Can They Slow Cognitive Decline? ...
It's important to note that participants in this study didn't represent the general population -- but instead a group of people already at some risk of cognitive decline. So the results of this study can neither be generalized to all older adults ... [... more]
Mayo Clinic |
Cognitive Impairment Declining In Older Adults
"We know that mental stimulation has an impact on the way a person's brain is 'wired,' and that education early in life likely helps build up a person's cognitive reserve. We also know cardiovascular health has a close link with brain health," ... [... more]
National Library of Medicine |
Alcohol Alert: Cognitive Impairment And Recovery From ...
(1) Evert, D.L., and Oscar-Berman, M. Alcohol-related cognitive impairments: An overview of how alcoholism may affect the workings of the brain. Alcohol Health Res World 19(2):89-96, 1995. (2) Giancola, P.R., and Moss, H.B. Executive cognitive ... [... more]
Institute of Alcohol Abuse |
Breast Cancer Regimen Linked To Cognitive Decline
Previous reports have shown a drop in cognitive performance among breast cancer survivors treated with certain chemotherapy regimens, the researchers note in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. However, there was a need to verify this ... [... more]
Breast Cancer |
Cognitive Deficits In Marijuana Smokers Persist After ...
The results of this study are consistent with study findings obtained by Dr. Harrison Pope, Jr., at Harvard University McLean Hospital in Belmont, Massachusetts (see "Studies Show Cognitive Impairments Linger in Heavy Marijuana Users," NIDA ... [... more]
National Institute of Drug Abuse |
Exercise Could Cut Risk Of Mild Cognitive Impairment
People with mild cognitive impairment can handle everyday activities but often have trouble remembering details of conversations, events and upcoming appointments. Most, but not all, people with mild cognitive impairment experience a progressive ... [... more]
National Library of Medicine |
Solving Cognitive Problems
Read the lastest version of Solving Cognitive Problems. Momentum Magazine (formerly InsideMS)For TeensFor Kids National Multiple Sclerosis Society / 1-800-344-4867 [... more]
National MS Society |
The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics (Oxford ...
 In the past decade, Cognitive Linguistics has developed into one of the most dynamic and attractive frameworks within theoretical and descriptive linguistics The Oxford Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics is a major new reference that presents a ... [... more]
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Cognitive Development and Learning in Instructional Contexts
This book uses practical applications and an accessible writing style to present a summary of psychological research on students' learning of academic subject areas. The book is organized into two main sections: the general principles of learning, memory, ... [... more]
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Applied Cognitive Psychology: A Textbook (Challenges and ...
The field of applied cognitive psychology represents a new emphasis within cognitive psychology. Although interesting applied research has been published over the last several decades, and more frequently in the last dozen years, this is the first ... [... more]
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Working Memory Capacity (Essays in Cognitive Psychology)
The idea of one's memory "filling up" is a humorous misconception of how memory in general is thought to work; it is actually has no capacity limit. However, the idea of a "full brain" makes more sense with reference to working memory, ... [... more]
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Evolutionary Cognitive Neuroscience
Since Darwin we have known that evolution has shaped all organisms and that biological organs--including the brain and the highly crafted animal nervous system--are subject to the pressures of natural and sexual selection. It is only relatively recently, ... [... more]
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