Based on previous studies, this might be due to the more immediate benefits of jogging compared to the more gradual accumulation of
cognitive gains of weight lifting.
This must not discredit focused and rigorous inquiry or cancel specialty fields, since to lose these would rob theological schools of
the cognitive gains of two centuries of humanistic scholarship, gains which were very dearly won.
Not exact matches
It may strike readers as rather odd to be so
cognitive about how one affects the emotions
of people, but it is such knowledge writers spend years
gaining.
Moreover, a maximum beneficial effect on
cognitive performance was
gained at a mean intake
of chocolate
of ∼ 10 g / d.
The concept
of cognitive rest, limiting one's thinking, has also
gained traction over the past 10 years.
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
Sleep regressions have less to do with weight
gain and physical growth (which usually causes babies to be more sleepy, instead
of sleeping less), than they do with
cognitive and mental growth.
During the first year
of their lives, babies rapidly
gain new
cognitive skills and the ability to do a variety
of physical gestures.
We're slowing getting to the point
of recognizing the vital importance
of parents in the early childhood years, that social - emotional development affects
cognitive gain, too, that spanking and physical punishments are archaic and unneeded.
In addition, when compared to control groups, children
of teen mothers who participated in a home visiting program showed
gains in
cognitive development.
A
cognitive behavioral therapist will likely want to interview you and your teen to
gain a better understanding
of the current issue.
Enrolled children demonstrate significant
gains in healthy social, emotional, physical, and
cognitive development and the achievement
of social competence.
The Effect
of Skin - to - Skin Contact (Kangaroo Care) Shortly After Birth on the Neurobehavioral Responses
of the Term Newborn: A Randomized, Controlled Trial Sari Goldstein Ferber and Imad R. Makhoul Pediatrics 2004; 113; 858 - 865 - DOI: 10.1542 / peds.113.4.858 This information is current as
of March 25, 2007 The original version
of this article, along with updated information and services, is located at: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/113/4/858 Background: The method
of skin - to - skin contact (kangaroo care [KC]-RRB- has shown physiologic,
cognitive, and emotional
gains for preterm infants; however, KC has not been studied adequately in term newborns.
The group that received all three interventions consistently performed the best, and showed substantial
gains in two
of the tasks over the group that received
cognitive and physical fitness training but did not receive brain stimulation.
To treat victims
of terrorism, mental health practitioners have been turning to
cognitive behavioral therapy, which has
gained favor in recent years to treat many common mental ailments, including depression and PTSD.
Bumps and drops in testosterone levels in response to competition in a variety
of species can help both winners and losers, explains researcher Steven Stanton
of the Duke Center for
Cognitive Neuroscience — victors may get motivated to pursue further
gains, whereas also - rans are encouraged to back down so as not to press onward and potentially get injured.
aims to increase our collective ability to anticipate the complex consequences
of change;
gain a better understanding
of the dynamics
of human and social behavior as well as the
cognitive and social structures that create and define change; and help people and organizations better manage profound or rapid change.
We're taking them on a neuroanatomical detour that seems to go with real
gains in reading ability,» says Gabrieli, the Grover M. Hermann Professor in Health Sciences and Technology, a professor
of brain and
cognitive sciences, a member
of MIT's McGovern Institute for Brain Research, and the senior author
of the study.
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.
Compared to those who practiced less, they maintained
cognitive gains and did not show typical patterns
of age - related decline in sustained attention.
Compared to those who practiced less, these participants maintained
cognitive gains and did not show typical patterns
of age - related decline in sustained attention.
Gains in the ability to sustain attention developed through intensive meditation training are maintained up to seven years later, according to a new study published in the Journal
of Cognitive Enhancement.
We need to
gain a better understanding
of who can benefit from rehabilitation, and how soon it should be started — should we just do
cognitive rehabilitation, or also motor balance and vestibular training?
Using a new MRI technique, researchers found that adults with mild
cognitive impairment who exercised four times a week over a six - month period experienced an increase in brain volume in specific, or local, areas
of the brain, but adults who participated in aerobic exercise experienced greater
gains than those who just stretched.
Now, researchers at the Monell Center have established a collaboration with the Brain Health Registry (BHR) to
gain better insight into how changes in a person's sense
of smell may relate to their health status and
cognitive function.
«
Cognitive impairments affect many people with MS, but further research is necessary to
gain a deeper understanding
of this aspect
of the disease,» explained Dr. DeLuca.
Antidepressants have been shown in scientific studies to increase our risk
of liver damage, bleeding, weight
gain, sexual dysfunction, and reduced
cognitive function.
This is further compounded by elevations in metabolic efficiency (whereby energy expenditure declines beyond that predicted from the change in metabolic mass) and appetite which accompany weight - loss, and may ultimately predispose to weight re -
gain.82 Moreover, changes in neural activity within brain regions known to be involved in regulatory, emotional and
cognitive control
of food intake have also been observed following weight - loss.83
As it happens, both young men and women experience a growth spurt in adolescence that is second only to the rapid growth that occurs in the first year
of life.2 With the onset
of puberty come increases in height, weight and bone mass;
cognitive changes; and reproductive maturation.3 Adolescent boys
gain more in bone size and mass than adolescent girls.3 To support this intensive and multifaceted period
of growth, the total nutrient needs
of adolescents are higher than at any other life stage.
«The present study demonstrated that regular resistance exercises could provide significant
gains on the upper and lower body strength concomitant to positive improvements on
cognitive capacities
of elderly women, bringing enhanced life quality.»
With an ever - increasing number
of studies linking exposure to chemical toxins to a growing list
of health problems ranging from
cognitive decline and weight
gain to hormonal imbalances and mood swings, it's no wonder that «detoxing» is becoming such a hot trend.
The result
of an imbalance in cortisol, otherwise termed Hypothalamic Pituitary Adrenal (HPA) Axis dysregulation is weight
gain, fatigue and brain fog, inflammation and immune system activation, digestive issues, restlessness, impaired sleep, decreased
cognitive function, and mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression.
The resulting immune response, which occurs irrespective
of weight
gain, may cause
cognitive deficits such as those associated with Alzheimer's.
Gains in the ability to sustain attention developed through intensive meditation training are maintained up to seven years later, according to a new study published in the Journal
of Cognitive Enhancement.
Evaluating data from the 40 - year follow - up to the High / Scope Perry Preschool Program Study, Belfield and his colleagues show how preschool participation by low income children relates to significant economic benefits both to the children by the time they are in their 40s and to society more generally (Belfield et al. 2006).1 Summarizing over 160 studies conducted from 1960 through 2000, Camilli et al. found that preschool had a range
of shorter and longer term positive relationships to
cognitive gains, progression through school, and social - emotional development (Camilli et al. 2010).
The researchers theorize that sustaining pre-k
gains, optimizing learning in K — 3 (regardless
of pre-k experiences), and acquiring excellent academic,
cognitive, and social - emotional skills by the end
of third grade will depend on which skills have been targeted and how.
Finally, while exam - school students have considerably higher fluid
cognitive skills (as would be expected
of students who
gain admission via test scores and grades), attending one
of these locally renowned schools in the company
of other bright students confers no systematic advantage.
Each dot represents a school, and the diagonal line shows the overall relationship between test - score
gains and fluid
cognitive ability across the full sample
of schools.
To
gain a better understanding
of these difficulties, the Suárez - Orozcos conducted a study looking at three different levels
of engagement including behavioral,
cognitive, and relational to assess changes in immigrant children's performance over five years.
While these schools succeed in generating test - score
gains for students
of all
cognitive abilities, it is still the case that students with strong fluid
cognitive skills learn more.
In fact, it may be accurate to say that schools like the most effective schools in our study may be the first to produce students for whom these two types
of cognitive ability are consistently decoupled, providing an opportunity to study just which kinds
of outcomes are enabled by
gains in crystallized knowledge alone.
The correlations between our summary measure
of fluid
cognitive ability and test - score
gains in math and reading were 0.32 and 0.18, respectively.
Through the intentional teaching
of moral and performance character linked with the Common Core, students will
gain the
cognitive and pro-social skills that will enable them to master the complex challenges
of 21st century skills thereby preparing them for college and careers.
A compelling way to see this is to look at the relationship across schools between the average test - score
gain students make between the 4th and 8th grade and our summary measure
of their students» fluid
cognitive ability at the end
of that period (see Figure 2).
Styles suggests that class meetings also can promote personal growth, leadership, organizational and public - speaking skills, thinking skills and
cognitive gains, problem - solving skills, and interpersonal skills — creating a community
of learners.
Gaining familiarity with the different types
of effective questions (linking to Bloom's and higher / lower
cognitive questioning); 3.
Both the Perry Preschool Project and later the Abecedarian Project [see Figure 1] reported substantial initial
gains in
cognitive indicators followed by significant long - term improvements in later school performance, rates
of teenage and nonmarital births, and employment and earnings.
He directs a cross-national effort to advance the improvement
of public education towards greater relevance in supporting students to
gain the
cognitive and socio - emotional competencies essential to thrive in the 21st century Global Education Innovation Initiative.
The fade - out effect for
cognitive gains raises the important question
of continuity in educational experience.
Applying metacognition to both the emotional and
cognitive aspects
of learning can help students steer their minds to make steady
gains in developing their knowledge and skills.