News tagged with visuospatial abilities
Women better than men when it comes to visuospatial abilities
(PhysOrg.com) -- Differences in contextual advertisement and store location placement explain why women are better able than men to recognize dramatic new products reports a new research paper from the Richard Ivey School ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Feb 21, 2011 |
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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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Study suggests Buddhist deity meditation temporarily augments visuospatial abilities
Meditation has been practiced for centuries, as a way to calm the soul and bring about inner peace. According to a new study in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, there is now ev ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 27, 2009 |
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Brain 'maps' reveal clue to mental decline
(PhysOrg.com) -- The human brain operates as a highly interconnected small-world network, not as a collection of discrete regions as previously believed, with important implications for why many of us experience cognitive ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Plasma beta-amyloid levels associated with cognitive decline
protein fragments associated with Alzheimer's disease when they accumulate in the brain—appear to be associated with faster cognitive decline even in those who do not develop dementia, according to a report posted online ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Aug 09, 2010 |
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Memory problems not the only predictor of later mild cognitive impairment
Mild cognitive impairment is often seen as a transition stage between the cognitive decline of normal aging and the more serious problems of Alzheimer's disease. But what leads to mild cognitive impairment?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Hand has role in how we see objects in space, researchers find
We know exactly where an object is when we say it is “within the reach of our hand.” But if we don’t have a hand, can we still see the object just where it is?
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 09, 2010 |
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Simulation study may help Parkinson's patients retain driving skills
In a first-of-its-kind study, Medical College of Georgia researchers are testing whether simulation driving can reduce Parkinson's patients' threefold increased risk of car accidents.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Feb 01, 2010 |
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Seeing with your hands? Hand amputation may result in altered perception around the hands
where actions such as grasping and touching occur — is known as the "action space." Research has shown that visual information in this area is organized in hand-centered coordinates — in other words, the representation of ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jan 06, 2010 |
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Ginkgo biloba does not appear to slow rate of cognitive decline
Older adults who used the herbal supplement Ginkgo biloba for several years did not have a slower rate of cognitive decline compared to adults who received placebo, according to a study in the December 23/30 issue of JAMA.
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Dec 29, 2009 |
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Declines in other thinking and learning skills may precede memory loss in Alzheimer's disease
Cognitive abilities other than memory, including visuospatial skills needed to perceive relationships between objects, may decline years prior to a clinical diagnosis in patients with Alzheimer's disease, according to a report ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 12, 2009 |
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Impaired kidney function linked to cognitive decline in elderly
A new study published in the medical journal Neurology suggests that impaired kidney function is a risk factor for cognitive decline in old age.
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Sep 28, 2009 |
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HIV infection and chronic drinking have a synergistic, damaging effect on the brain
More than half of clinic patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) report they also drink heavily. While highly active antiretroviral therapy has helped to reduce HIV-related cognitive and motor deficits, ...
Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS
Jul 23, 2009 |
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