Zanesco therefore calls for further research into meditation as an intervention to
improve brain functioning among older people.
Not exact matches
«Even
among patients with advanced Parkinson's disease and freezing of gait, it is apparently possible to
improve brain function via non-invasive
brain stimulation, at least in the short - term, and this has positive, functional consequences.»
Another study of
brain activity related to mindfulness found evidence that mindfulness is associated with areas of the
brain related to memory retrieval, decision making, and outward attention, all
functions which can help link the bridge between mindfulness and
improved mental health and job performance,
among other outcomes (Gartenschläger, Schreckenberger, Buccholz, Reiner, Beutel, Adler, & Michal, 2017).
ECD programmes can take many forms, including promotion of good health and nutrition, support for safe and stimulating environments, protection from risks such as violence or abandonment, parenting support and early learning experiences, media, preschools and community groups.4 Poverty is the key underlying cause of poor child development; children living in poverty are exposed to many negative influences, including poor physical environments, inadequate nutrition, parental stress and insufficient cognitive stimulation.5 Undernutrition can influence
brain development directly by affecting
brain structure and
function, or indirectly via poor physical or motor development, in addition to other pathways.6 — 8 Exposure to multiple co-occurring risks most likely contributes to greater disparities in developmental trajectories
among children with differential exposure.9 — 12 This paper focuses on associations between specific aspects of children's physical environments — access to
improved water and sanitation (W&S)-- and childhood development as measured by performance on a test of receptive language.