Cognition News

Brain’s Filing System Helps to Optimize Everyday Activities

April 11th, 2013
Brains Filing System Helps to Optimize Everyday ActivitiesNew research investigates the manner in which the brain sorts out priorities and keeps processes organized. For example, your brain knows it's time to cook ...

Even Brief Meditation Can Improve Student Performance

April 10th, 2013
Even Brief Meditation Can Improve Student Performance College is an invigorating world for most students, a time without parental restraints and a period in life when new experiences occur on ...

Different Sets of Behaviors Tied to Timing of Autism Diagnosis

April 10th, 2013
Different Sets of Behaviors Tied to Timing of Autism DiagnosisInvestigators from the University of Wisconsin–Madison find the age at which a child with autism is diagnosed ...

Short Lectures, Frequent Quizzes Maximize Online Learning

April 8th, 2013
Short Lectures, Frequent Quizzes Maximize Online Learning Despite the rapid proliferation of online educational offerings, evidence on the effectiveness of the new delivery method is a work ...

New Method to Identify Cognitive Decline Earlier Shows Promise

April 7th, 2013
New Method to Identify Cognitive Decline Earlier Shows Promise  Researchers at the University of California-Los Angeles have paired a brain-imaging tool and stroke risk assessment to identify signs of cognitive decline early ...

Brain Scans May Reveal Early Signs of Schizophrenia

April 6th, 2013
Brain Scans May Reveal Early Signs of SchizophreniaAs much as a decade before most schizophrenia patients begin showing obvious symptoms, brain scans may be able to detect signs of the disease, according ...

Mindfulness Meditation Linked to Less Mind-Wandering, Better Test Scores

April 6th, 2013
Mindfulness Meditation Linked to Less Mind-Wandering, Better Test Scores In a new study, university students who were trained in mindfulness meditation had fewer problems with ‘mind wandering’ and performed ...

Study Finds Dementia Care Costs Among Highest of All Diseases

April 6th, 2013
Study Finds Dementia Care Costs Among Highest of All Diseases  The costs of caring for people with dementia in the U.S. rival those for heart disease and cancer, ...

Cardiac Risk Factors Influence Memory Loss

April 2nd, 2013
Cardiac Risk Factors Influence Memory Loss A new study finds risk factors for heart disease and stroke are an effective method to predict future declines in cognitive abilities, or memory and thinking. Researchers were surprised ...

What’s In a Name? ‘Organic’ Tastes Better

April 2nd, 2013
What's In a Name? 'Organic' Tastes BetterA new study discovers the word “organic” can bias a person’s impression of food products, influencing shopping and spending habits. Researchers say an organic label can lead us ...