News tagged with cognitive test
Neuroscientists map intelligence in the brain
(PhysOrg.com) -- Neuroscientists at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech) have conducted the most comprehensive brain mapping to date of the cognitive abilities measured by the Wechsler Adult Intelligence ...
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Mar 11, 2009 |
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Brain scans may help guide career choice
General aptitude tests and specific mental ability tests are important tools for vocational guidance. Researchers are now asking whether performance on such tests is based on differences in brain structure, and if so, can ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 21, 2010 |
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Gene variations can be barometer of behavior, choices
Researchers at Brown University and the University of Arizona have determined that variations of three different genes in the brain (called single-nucleotide polymorphisms) may help predict a person's tendency ...
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Jul 20, 2009 |
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A second language gives toddlers an edge
Toddlers who learn a second language from infancy have an edge over their unilingual peers, according to a new study from Concordia University and York University in Canada and the Universite de Provence in France. As reported ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 19, 2011 |
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Brains or beauty: New study confirms having both leads to higher pay
People looking for a good job at a good salary could find their intelligence may not be the only trait that puts them at the top of the pay scale, according to researchers. A new study finds attractiveness, along with confidence, ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 14, 2009 |
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Skills tests like 'connect the dots' may be early Alzheimer's indicator
(PhysOrg.com) -- A study of mental decline in the years prior to diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease suggests that changing the focus of testing may help physicians detect signs of the disease much earlier. School of Medicine ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Oct 14, 2009 |
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Research suggests new ways to boost cognitive performance of older adults
(PhysOrg.com) -- Oscar Wilde once quipped, "The soul is born old but grows young. That is the comedy of life. And the body is born young and grows old. That is life's tragedy." Many would write this statement ...
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Jan 08, 2010 |
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Scientists discover new direction in Alzheimer's research
In what they are calling a new direction in the study of Alzheimer's disease, UC Santa Barbara scientists have made an important finding about what happens to brain cells that are destroyed in Alzheimer's ...
Jun 06, 2011 |
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TV viewing before the age of 2 has no cognitive benefit, study finds
A longitudinal study of infants from birth to age 3 showed TV viewing before the age of 2 does not improve a child's language and visual motor skills, according to research conducted at Children's Hospital Boston and Harvard ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 02, 2009 |
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Experiment shows brief meditative exercise helps cognition
Some of us need regular amounts of coffee or other chemical enhancers to make us cognitively sharper. A newly published study suggests perhaps a brief bit of meditation would prepare us just as well.
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Apr 14, 2010 |
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Standardized test battery to aid those with Down syndrome
Researchers at The University of Arizona are developing a set of standardized tests that could improve the lives of people with Down syndrome.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 12, 2009 |
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Researchers seek to map the brain patterns of Alzheimer's disease
Researchers at UC Davis have launched an innovative study to determine whether closer examination of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans can detect the onset of Alzheimer's disease even before patients begin to show the ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Jan 17, 2009 |
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A simple balance test may predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease
A simple balance test may predict cognitive decline in Alzheimer's Disease, according to a study published in the March 2009 issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease.
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Mar 10, 2009 |
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Pioneer biomarker test to diagnose or rule out Alzheimer's disease
A test capable of confirming or ruling out Alzheimer's disease has been validated and standardized by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. By measuring cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) concentrations ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Mar 16, 2009 |
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Blood test shows promise for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease
Elderly people exhibiting memory disturbances that do not affect their normal, daily life suffer from a condition called "mild cognitive impairment" (MCI). Some MCI patients go on to develop Alzheimer's disease within a few ...
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Oct 21, 2009 |
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