Sentences with phrase «cognitive benefits in»

There are cognitive benefits in play and an enrichment that enhances behavioral flexibility.

The new study appears to break ground by showing an effect — and a benefit — from a much smaller and shorter - lived nature exposure... «Nature can provide cognitive benefits in much shorter timeframes, and in smaller amounts than previously demonstrated,» the authors concluded.

Studies have shown that exercise can have both structural and cognitive benefits in rodent models of pathological conditions like Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and Alzheimer's disease.

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Overall, the study found «no evidence that personal brain training benefited the participants in terms of improving cognitive performance, working memory, on attention, cognitive flexibility, or inhibitory control,» says Lerman.

«Through this collaboration with the cancer community's leading clinical and pathology experts, thousands of more patients can potentially benefit from the world's growing body of knowledge about this disease,» said IBM Research and Cognitive Solutions senior vice president John Kelly in a statement.

Recent studies show only one - in - five employees take lunch breaks, despite clear cognitive benefits for our fatigued brains.

With a plethora of vitamins and rich in antioxidants, their benefits to health and cognitive function are too numerous to list in an article of this length.

In the nutraceutical sector one of the fastest growing product areas is cognitive health and as consumers become more aware of these health benefits, product launches have had to become more innovative.

When we hear about the benefits of responsive parenting, it's often in the context of cognitive development.

Significant Evidence - Based Research Findings of Infant Massage: • Supports parent - infant interaction • Facilitates weight gain in preterm infants1 • Lowers levels of cortisol, the stress hormone • Increases muscle tone • Improves sleep and awake patterns • Shortens lengths of stay in hospitals • Improves cognitive and motor development at eight months of age • Infant massage is an inexpensive tool • Can be used as part of the developmental care plan of preterm infants • Recent research shows there are significant benefits to infant massage that out weigh over-stimulation • Properly applied techniques produce increased benefits, such as improved developmental scores and earlier discharge2

In the meantime, infant formula advertisements continue to make claims of health and cognitive benefits.

In previous research, benefits of KC have extended from childbirth to age 16, showing improved cognitive and motor development in newborns that received KC during hospitalizatioIn previous research, benefits of KC have extended from childbirth to age 16, showing improved cognitive and motor development in newborns that received KC during hospitalizatioin newborns that received KC during hospitalization.

In addition to the numerous health benefits that exercise can have for children, an active lifestyle is now linked to brain development and improved cognitive abilities.

A study published in Pediatrics in March 2017 reports that there are no long - term cognitive benefits of breastfeeding.

The design of this study made it possible to examine 1) the extent to which benefits of breastfeeding on cognitive ability and achievement were evident throughout middle childhood, adolescence, and into young adulthood; and 2) the extent to which breastfeeding was related to a range of indices of academic achievement that included performance on standardized tests, teacher ratings of academic achievement, and levels of success in examinations on leaving school.

The benefits continued years later; researchers ran cognitive tests in the older children and found «increased language performance, visual reception and motor control performance.»

Several studies have also attempted to understand the role of breastfeeding on IQ, and although some authors conclude that the observed advantage of breastfeeding on IQ is related only to genetic and socioenvironmental factors, a recent meta - analysis showed that after adjustment for appropriate key co-factors, breastfeeding was associated with significantly higher scores for cognitive development than formula feeding.6 Longer duration of breastfeeding has also been positively associated with intelligence in adulthood.22 We also observed the benefits of long - term breastfeeding on mental indices, along with the indirect benefit of balancing the impact of exposure to p, p ′ DDE after adjustment for some socioeconomic variables.

In addition, breastfeeding has a cognitive benefit, particularly in terms of mental health, early brain development, optimal neuronal development, cognitive ability, school performance and linguistic ability [8In addition, breastfeeding has a cognitive benefit, particularly in terms of mental health, early brain development, optimal neuronal development, cognitive ability, school performance and linguistic ability [8in terms of mental health, early brain development, optimal neuronal development, cognitive ability, school performance and linguistic ability [8].

If psychologists could help people expand their working - memory capacity or make it function more efficiently, everyone could benefit, from chess masters to learning - disabled children, says Torkel Klingberg, MD, PhD, an assistant cognitive neuroscience professor at the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.

The British Academy has funded researchers at University College London to provide a comprehensive overview of research on the cognitive benefits of languages, due to report in Spring 2017.

In the meantime, those with AB blood need not panic about their future cognitive wherewithal, she says, noting that all our brains are apt to benefit from a healthy diet, awareness of our risk factors for heart disease and stroke, and regular exercise for the body and brain.

Vitamin B12 supplements offer no benefits for neurological or cognitive function in older people with moderate vitamin B12 deficiency, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.

Studies suggesting cognitive benefits of the Mediterranean diet, which is rich in MUFAs, inspired the researchers to focus on this group of fatty acids.

In addition, studies of adult professional musicians show no cognitive benefits over comparable professional nonmusicians.

After a concussion, a person can be left with disturbed sleep, memory deficits and other cognitive problems for years, but a new study led by Rebecca Spencer at the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that despite these abnormalities, sleep still helps them to overcome memory deficits, and the benefit is Frontier in Human Neurosciequivalent to that seen in individuals without a history of mild traumatic brain injury (TBI), also known as concussion.

One troubling finding for the research team was that «very few studies» have examined the benefits of volunteering on cognitive functioning in older adults.

Research that advances our understanding of the cognitive processes involved in reading will improve the rehabilitative care of individuals with left - sided stroke, and benefit other populations with acquired reading impairments.»

Published in Springer's Journal of Cognitive Enhancement, the research evaluates the benefits that people gained after three months of full - time meditation training and whether these benefits are maintained seven years later.

While the treatment did have some favorable effects, in the main measure of outcome — measured with a cognitive test called the Alzheimer's Disease Assessment Scale - cognitive subscale — the researchers did not observe any statistically significant benefit compared with placebo.

Those treated with EST showed a marked increase in social - cognitive behaviors, but it took nearly nine months longer for such benefits to emerge compared to adults treated with CET, suggesting that the more intensive training offered in that approach may help speed improvement.

To better understand the benefits of a new, family - based cognitive behavioral therapy and how it may work to improve sleep in children with ASD, McCrae and Micah Mazurek, associate professor of health psychology, are conducting a sleep treatment study through the Research Core at the MU Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Last week, Lumosity hit the news for a different reason, as the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) made it the latest target in a crackdown on companies selling products that purportedly enhance memory, provide some other cognitive benefit, or reduce the serious side effects of dementia.

Since whole - brain radiation is associated with significant cognitive effects and the use of additional radiation therapy for progression is common in this population, the Yale researchers suspect that patients with the ALK mutation would benefit from radiation focused on individual metastases.

In the case of cognitive dissonance, the benefit is functional: the ability to reduce dissonance is what lets us sleep at night and maintain our behavior, secure that our beliefs, decisions and actions are the right ones.

So, when thinking about future solutions to the problem of sexual assault, in addition to increased public education about consent — it never hurts to just ask someone if they want to have sex with you — preventative efforts may also one day benefit from including a similar cognitive training paradigm, but with an increased number of photographs and multiple sessions to maximize the amount of feedback given to the person using it.

«The remote delivery of an at - home test and findings of cognitive benefit may also be generalizable to other neurological conditions in which cognitive function is compromised.»

Previous studies showed that cognitive remediation — or training programs to reverse cognitive declines, offer potential benefits for people with MS.. But, to ensure maximum benefit, many of these programs require in - person treatment sessions in an outpatient setting multiple times a week for at least an hour.

The results, published Jan. 3 in the journal Depression and Anxiety, showed that the group using Project: EVO demonstrated specific cognitive benefits (such as attention) compared to the behavioral therapy, and saw similar improvements in mood and self - reported function.

Bilbo says her next plans involve tweaking the rat experiment in an effort to zero in on how the worms convey cognitive benefits and how they could be applied in potential human treatments.

Given the general cognitive benefits of speaking a second language, a decline in language teaching will likely mean a decline in education attainment across the board.

With many studies emphasizing the benefits of mental exercise for cognitive health, I knew I was not alone in my quest for a sharper mind.

While the Mediterranean diet may have broad health benefits, its impact on cognitive decline differs among race - specific populations, according to a new study published in the Journal of Gerontology.

«Interestingly, the benefits of treadmill training with VR were specifically seen during walking conditions that require cognitive input (i.e., obstacle negotiation and dual tasking), conditions associated with falls in everyday environments.

The commission also found that nonpharmacologic interventions like group cognitive stimulation therapy and exercise conferred some benefit in cognition as well.

In order to explore the benefits of cognitive control, many lab - based behavioral experiments require participants to complete a specific set of tasks, limiting the role of distraction.

Real - world testing is needed to confirm that the benefits in the game will translate to real life, but for now the game's designer, University of Helsinki cognitive scientist Esko Lehtonen, says the game may be especially useful for kids, who aren't familiar with the rules of the road and still have developing brains.

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Kessler Foundation Reports Benefits of Behavioral Technique for Cognitive Rehabilitation in MS

Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Depression in Patients Receiving Disability Benefits: A Systematic Review and Individual Patient Data Meta - Analysis

The benefits of cognitive behavioral therapy — a form of talk therapy — outlasted light therapy sessions for people suffering from SAD, according to a study published Thursday in the American Journal of Psychiatry.