Sentences with phrase «of cognitive research»

Neurolaw and Criminal Justice Ken Strutin's article highlights selected recent publications, news sources and other online materials concerning the applications of cognitive research to criminal law as well as basic information on the science and technology involved.

Decades of cognitive research validate the need for students to develop understanding by making sense of ideas in ways that honor their unique prior knowledge and skills.

It presents a quick overview of key findings of cognitive research, briefly discusses instructional approaches compatible with our growing understanding of how the brain works, and provides practical tips on how to incorporate this information into teaching.

While there is increasing appreciation for Hirsch's insights, bolstered by a mountain of cognitive research, it's important to recall that his work was once summarily dismissed (and sometimes still is) as the product of a conservative, even reactionary mind, even though Hirsch has described himself as «practically a socialist.»

Gardner draws on decades of cognitive research and explains what happens during the course of changing a mind and offers ways to influence that process.

Not exact matches

Viome recently hired Guruduth Banavar, the former head of cognitive computing at IBM Research who spent years working on Watson, to lead its A.I. efforts.

The research was focused on preventing cognitive decline and the development of dementia in older adults, specifically.

According to research conducted by University of California Santa Barbara economist Catherine Weinberger, the most successful business people excel in both cognitive ability and social skills, something that hasn't always been true.

Just look at this list of benefits from a recent study done at the Yale - Griffin Prevention Research Center by David L. Katz, MD, and his colleagues: «Cocoa can protect nerves from injury and inflammation, protect the skin from oxidative damage from UV radiation... and have beneficial effects on satiety, cognitive function, and mood.»

Our focus as a company has not and will not change: We remain committed to moving the science of cognitive training forward and contributing meaningfully to the field's community and body of research.»

I recently spoke with Guruduth Banavar, vice-president of cognitive computing for IBM Research, and he put it succinctly:

But research published in Social, Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience found that «when people viewed pictures of others being loved or cared for, their brains» threat response became muted,» writes Inc.com's Jill Krasny.

Research conducted at the Department of Veterans Affairs Hospital in Northport, N.Y., concluded that a short sleep session can improve cognitive functioning and alertness, resulting in a 30 percent decline in attention failures from the baseline measure.

His research has found that going on five hours of sleep for 10 consecutive days produces cognitive impairment equivalent to 48 hours without shuteye.

«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.

Researchers from the University of Texas at Austin, the University of California, San Diego and Disney Research recently conducted a study and found that when a person's smartphone is nearby — on the table or even in the same room — that person's performance on a cognitive task (requiring problem - solving and reasoning) will likely suffer.

According to research conducted at the University of Toronto, study participants who read short - story fiction experienced far less need for «cognitive closure» compared with counterparts who read nonfiction essays.

«This is a nice study that adds to the body of literature trying to figure out exactly the conditions under which bilingualism improves cognitive function,» said Dr. Ellen Bialystok, a professor and bilingualism expert at York University in Toronto, who was not involved in this research.

Research from as far back as 1985 suggests physical activity and exercise improve self - image and cognitive functioning, and they reduce the symptoms of anxiety.

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Facebook acknowledged that it allowed Kogan — a University of Cambridge researcher in cognitive and behavioral neuroscience who obtained the data through his role at a company called Global Science Research — to collect that information with user permission.

Based on decades of cognitive science research at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute, the quick and accessible Cogniciti brain health assessment (www.cogniciti.com) is designed as a series of game - like tests that tap into cognitive abilities (such as memory and attresearch at Baycrest's Rotman Research Institute, the quick and accessible Cogniciti brain health assessment (www.cogniciti.com) is designed as a series of game - like tests that tap into cognitive abilities (such as memory and attResearch Institute, the quick and accessible Cogniciti brain health assessment (www.cogniciti.com) is designed as a series of game - like tests that tap into cognitive abilities (such as memory and attention).

James Davison Hunter's researches detected among some evangelicals a «shift... from the transcendent to the immanent,» a part of a larger tendency to conform to «the cognitive and normative assumptions of the modern world view.»

Recent research in cognitive psychology and communication studies have called into question many of the assumptions on which modern education has been based.

Then again, the business of academic research endowments, especially in fields as conceptually confused as artificial intelligence or cognitive science, really is all about exploiting the credulity of wealthy foundations and corporations and private donors (sometimes with devious cynicism, sometimes in deluded innocence).

This is true of developmental as well as cross-cultural psychology, in that the basic research strategy is to search for the influence of broad classes of experience (e.g., culture, SES, age, gender) that influence broad classes of individual outcome (e.g., IQ, personality, cognitive level).

We know from research that television bypasses the cognitive centers of the brain and goes directly into the centers of feeling.

Offering her support for its health and holistic benefits, Dorit Adler, the chief clinical dietician of Hadassah University Medical Center, said: «The evidence - based research proves again and again that the [low - meat] Mediterranean diet lowers the risks of most of the modern diseases from obesity through diabetes, heart disease and even cognitive impairment.

Clinical studies indicate that moderate coffee consumption is benign or mildly beneficial in healthy adults, with continuing research on whether long - term consumption inhibits cognitive decline during aging or lowers the risk of some forms of cancer.

Clinical studies indicate that moderate Kona consumption is benign or mildly beneficial in healthy adults, with continuing research on whether long - term consumption inhibits cognitive decline during aging or lowers the risk of some forms of cancer.

Clinical studies indicate that moderate coffee consumption is beneficial in healthy adults, with continuing research on whether long - term consumption inhibits cognitive decline during aging or lowers the risk of some forms of cancer.

Alice Cadman, Director of Business Development and Marketing at Leatherhead Food Research discusses links between nutrition and cognitive health and performance, set against the context of rising cases of dementia and an ageing population.

The journal Neurology published preliminary research suggesting that cacao may improve cognitive function and the flow of blood to the brain.

Clinical studies indicate that moderate Kona consumption is benign or mildly beneficial in healthy adults, with continuing online research on whether long - term consumption inhibits cognitive decline during aging or lowers the risk of some forms of cancer.

In 2010, the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry published research indicating that blueberry consumption improved cognitive function and memory performance in older adults.

How Children Succeed introduced readers to an exciting new body of research showing that the traditional way we measure children's abilities — through standardized tests of their cognitive skills — was missing a crucial dimension: the importance of so - called non-cognitive skills or character strengths, qualities like grit, curiosity, conscientiousness, self - control, and optimism.

The well - publicized lawsuits by former players against the N.F.L., the suicide of Junior Seau, a «Chicken Little - sky is falling» mentality by some prominent concussion experts and former athletes, some of whom suggest that the sport is simply too dangerous to be played at all at the youth level, and continuing research on the short - and long - term effects of concussion on cognitive function and brain health, have created a pretty toxic environment for the sport.

Here you will find articles about information on the latest research about the long - term effects of concussion on an athlete's cognitive function, articles on whether the new state concussion safety laws are increasing concussion safety, advice on the academic accomodations concussed student - athletes often need when they return to the classroom, and about the latest in concussion research.

I was walking, talking, living proof of research that indicates those who cheat are pretty good at finding ways to deal with their cognitive dissonance; in other words, they're good at rationalizing and justifying their bad behavior.

The simple act of play is especially powerful: Research suggests that frequent, interactive playtime with a parent helps a preemie's cognitive development.

«A careful balance between cognitive activity and rest is paramount in these early stages of recovery and beyond,» one research study explained.

How Early Social Deprivation Impairs Long - Term Cognitive Function A growing body of research shows that children who suffer severe neglect and social isolation have cognitive and social impairments aCognitive Function A growing body of research shows that children who suffer severe neglect and social isolation have cognitive and social impairments acognitive and social impairments as adults.

The research contradicts the findings of earlier studies, including one by researchers at Florida Tech in 2003, which suggested that heading in soccer may result in the short term in weaker mental performance, including a decline in cognitive function, difficulty in verbal learning, planning and maintaining attention and reduced information processing speed.

Through the Institute, Dr. Janda has conducted groundbreaking research on such subjects as the use of breakaway bases in reducing sliding injuries in baseball, the role of soft - core baseballs in reducing chest impact injuries in youth baseball, reducing injuries from collisions with soccer goal, and the effect of heading on cognitive function in youth soccer players.

Contemporary research at the interface of developmental psychology, neuroscience and genetics demonstrates that children develop the capacity for emotional regulation, cognitive resourcefulness and overall mental health when caregivers respond to the meaning of behavior rather than the behavior itself.

More recent research suggests that both the quantity and quality of father - child interactions during the early childhood years can lead to fewer behavioural problems, greater emotional self - regulation, increased language development and improved cognitive functioning for young children.

-LSB-...] doing some brief research, gyms do indeed have developmental benefits: here is an article by «Mama OT» (a paediatric occupational therapist) on the Developmen... The article outlines some of the cognitive, visual perception, grasping and reaching skills, -LSB-...]

Research demonstrates the importance of parent - child interaction on children's cognitive, emotional and social development.

Talaris Research Institute works to improve the social, emotional and cognitive development of children from the prenatal period through age five by providing parents with tools to raise their children effectively.

Another part of the same research found that children interacting with sensitive, calm and less anxious fathers during a book session at the age of two showed better cognitive development, «including attention, problem - solving, language and social skills.»