News tagged with cognitive test

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

created May 14, 2009 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 1

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

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 ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Jun 06, 2011 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

More evidence that Alzheimer's disease may be inherited from your mother

Results from a new study contribute to growing evidence that if one of your parents has Alzheimer's disease, the chances of inheriting it from your mother are higher than from your father. The study is published in the March ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 28, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 4 | with audio podcast

First blood test to determine cognitive impairment in Parkinson's disease developed

(PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine’s Udall Center for Parkinson's Research have developed the first blood-based biomarker test to predict cognitive decline in Parkinson’s ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Nov 29, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

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

created Jul 21, 2010 | popularity 4.1 / 5 (8) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Genes responsible for ability to recognize faces

(PhysOrg.com) -- The ability to recognise faces is largely determined by your genes, according to new research at UCL (University College London).

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Feb 22, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Australian researchers put paid to "baby brain" myth

Australian researchers said on Friday they had debunked the myth that a women's ability to think was impaired by pregnancy and mothering a newborn -- a condition commonly referred to as "baby brain".

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 05, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

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 ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (5) | comments 0

Cognitive tests a 'first step' to Alzheimer's diagnosis

The sooner someone is diagnosed with dementia, the better.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

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

created Mar 16, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

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.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Mar 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Do doodle: Research shows doodling can help memory recall

Doodling while listening can help with remembering details, rather than implying that the mind is wandering as is the common perception. According to a study published today in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology, subjec ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 27, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

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

created Jan 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Informal daycare may harm kids' cognitive development, study finds

Formal daycare is better for a child's cognitive development than informal care by a grandparent, sibling, or family friend, according to a study of single mothers and their childcare choices published in the July issue of ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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