News tagged with executive function
Greater cognitive deficits in marijuana users who start young, study shows
Researchers at Harvard-affiliated McLean Hospital have shown that those who start using marijuana at a young age are more impaired on tests of cognitive function than those who start smoking at a later age.
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Nighttime sleep found beneficial to infants' skills
At ages 1 and 1-1/2, children who get most of their sleep at night (as opposed to during the day) do better in a variety of skill areas than children who don't sleep as much at night.
Nov 16, 2010 |
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Strong link found between concussions and brain tissue injury (w/ Video)
Concussions, whether from an accident, sporting event, or combat, can lead to permanent loss of higher level mental processes. Scientists have debated for centuries whether concussions involve structural damage ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Aug 24, 2009 |
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Is Your Cognitive And Physical Functioning Ok? A New Instrument To Check It
A group of Italian and American investigators has published a new instrument for assessing cognitive and physical functioning (the Massachusetts General Hospital Cognitive and Physical Functioning Questionnaire, CPFQ), in ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 03, 2009 |
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