News tagged with cognitive neuropsychology
New study reconciles conflicting data on mental aging
A new look at tests of mental aging reveals a good news-bad news situation. The bad news is all mental abilities appear to decline with age, to varying degrees. The good news is the drops are not as steep as some research ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 13, 2010 |
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Alzheimer's disease -- crosses boundaries of education and gender
A postgraduate researcher at the University of Hertfordshire has found that Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) results in greater language impairments in more highly-educated than less learned patients.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Cognition already seriously impaired in first episode of schizophrenia
Significant and widespread cognitive problems appear to exist in schizophrenia in its earliest phase, making it very hard for people with the disorder to work, study or be social, according to a new study published by the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 13, 2009 |
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Researchers find prenatal cocaine exposure may compromise neurocognitive development
Researchers at Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that heavier intrauterine cocaine exposure (IUCE) is associated with mild compromise on selective areas of neurocognitive development during middle childhood. ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
May 01, 2009 |
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Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative announces completion of genome-wide analysis
Researchers announced today that a high-density genome wide analysis of participants in the Alzheimer's Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI; www.adni-info.org) is more than 95% complete and that data will be shared with ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Cognitive rehab helps people with acquired brain injury
Cognitive rehabilitation after a serious brain injury or stroke can help the mind in much the same way that physical therapy helps the body, according to a new meta-analysis. Because the data suggest that treatment may work ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 13, 2009 |
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