An analysis of published studies found no evidence that low - dose aspirin buffers against cognitive decline or dementia or
improves cognitive test scores.
He argued that although the drugs make little difference in patients» lives —
improving cognitive test scores by only 4 percent — doctors choose to medicate them anyway because it's easy.
Not exact matches
I was interested in
testing whether
cognitive exercises would be effective in
improving cognitive functioning — but also whether they could be used to affect decision making processes.
Their conclusion: «In healthy young students, caffeine
improves memory performance and sensorimotor speed, whereas SPRINT does not affect the
cognitive performance at the dose
tested.»
Even more surprising, Hoffman's scores on
cognitive tests began to
improve.
Available from Kiko Labs, the Thinking Time app helps children to
test their memory capacity while
improving their
cognitive skills at the same time.
When kids eat breakfast they demonstrate broader vocabularies,
improved memory and faster speed on
cognitive tests, and they score higher in both reading and math.
A study involving both college students and 5 - year - olds suggests that listening to pleasing music
improves performance on
cognitive tests and promotes creativity.
In a special section, News, Perspective, and Review articles explore what one can learn from video games, the value of digital libraries, how large - scale
testing might be
improved by technology, where
cognitive science meets education, and more.
They found that L - theanine and caffeine together
improved their subjects» performance on
cognitive tests where they had to switch quickly between different tasks.
The panel cited a number of «promising» treatment studies, including those
testing certain dietary supplements, intranasal insulin, and continuous positive airway pressure to ease fatigue and pain and
improve cognitive function.
And scientists are already beginning to expand on the findings published in JAMA Neurology by
testing an edible oil that smaller studies indicate can
improve cognitive abilities in patients.
Reliable biomarkers such as that identified by the researchers offer insight into how HIV - associated
cognitive impairment develops but also promises
improved diagnostic
testing and
improved treatment decisions.
The laboratory is currently
testing the drugs» ability to clear Abeta and
improve cognitive functions among the transgenic mice.
Cognitive function
improved as a result, as assessed with
tests of spatial memory.
Some patients with MCI will actually have
improved cognition after a year or two, if their
cognitive test scores were brought down by an acute illness that gets addressed.»
His current research interests are sleep / wake disorders after acquired brain injury and issues of cultural diversity that impact rehabilitation outcomes with a strong motivation to
improve neuropsychological
testing and
cognitive rehabilitation interventions for Spanish - speakers and other underserved populations.
Researchers in Wales set out to
test the theory that chewing gum can
improve both mood and
cognitive function by subjecting volunteers to stress
tests, monitoring their heart rates, and measuring cortisol in their saliva.
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Improved mood and
cognitive function was observed during
tests on human adults.
[15] One study has shown that consumption of dark chocolate
improved performance on
cognitive tests which included the abstract reasoning
test, the scanning and tracking
test, the working memory
test, the visual - spatial memory
test, and the organization
test.
The result: the group given l - tyrosine performed better on
cognitive tests (math skills, coding map compass, and pattern recognition), and had
improved happiness and mental clarity.
Research at UCLA found that eating walnuts daily may
improve performance on
cognitive function
tests.
Do schools that succeed in raising
test scores do so by
improving their students» underlying
cognitive capacities?
Fluid
cognitive skills are also related to the rate at which students
improve their
test - score performance over time.
For example, research suggests that error rates dropped from a first to a second
test by about 45 per cent (comparison group with conventional lighting only 17 per cent) and
cognitive speed
improved by nine per cent (comparison group only five per cent).
Instead, let's say his teacher uses the
test results (the student in our example was not the only one who did poorly) as the foundation of a lesson on metacognitive and
cognitive strategies to
improve study habits.
Research carried out in Sweden suggests that error rates dropped from a first to a second
test by about 45 per cent (comparison group with conventional lighting only 17 per cent) and
cognitive speed
improved by nine percent (comparison group only five percent).
Testing a philosophy programme that aims to develop children's social skills and
cognitive ability, and
improve the quality of teachers» talk
But now the convergence of powerful computer technologies and important developments in
cognitive science holds out the prospect of a new generation of student
testing — one that could significantly
improve teaching and learning.
Actually, some of the nation's top
cognitive scientists have shown that frequent
testing improves learning.
Students in the project — English learners who meet school benchmarks for English proficiency — will receive intervention to
improve reading skills, and researchers will collect information through brain imaging and genetic and
cognitive testing.
Students in the intervention group
improved two-fold when
tested on accuracy and
cognitive tasks compared to the students who did not participate in the afterschool program.
Playing computer games designed to
improve cognitive functions can increase students»
test performance more than traditional methods, such as one - on - one tutoring, according to a Yale study.
Hill's b / d has been clinically proven to
improve alertness, energy, and performance on
cognitive tests in dogs with CDS.
«Supplementing lessons with additional online learning such as RED's Road Brain Trainer will help
improve cognitive driving skills, benefiting both practical
test success as well as general driving awareness.
Cognitive abilities can be
improved through aptitude
test practice.
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.
The strategies and techniques applied in
cognitive behavioral therapy include: Relaxation Cognitive restructuring Social skills training Improve reality testing Reframing Behavioral rehearsal Modifying faulty core beliefs Identify misperceptions Exploring dysfunctional interpretations Gestalt therapy: The present is the fo
cognitive behavioral therapy include: Relaxation
Cognitive restructuring Social skills training Improve reality testing Reframing Behavioral rehearsal Modifying faulty core beliefs Identify misperceptions Exploring dysfunctional interpretations Gestalt therapy: The present is the fo
Cognitive restructuring Social skills training
Improve reality
testing Reframing Behavioral rehearsal Modifying faulty core beliefs Identify misperceptions Exploring dysfunctional interpretations Gestalt therapy: The present is the focus here.
To
improve our understanding of the development of depressive symptoms, future research could
test hypotheses in which factors from different levels interact, i.e., cognitions, genetics, environment, affect, negative life experiences, as suggested by the
cognitive vulnerability - transactional stress model (Hankin and Abramson 2001).