Sentences with phrase «researching memory and learning»

As I explained last month, Dr. Sweller, an educational psychologist who has extensively researched memory and learning describes perception and memory impacting learning and calls the process human cognitive architecture.

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Students «learn about the how the brain uses two very different learning modes and how it encapsulates («chunks») information,» as well as «illusions of learning, memory techniques, dealing with procrastination, and best practices shown by research to be most effective in helping you master tough subjects.»

The company's approach is science backed — Cooke's co-founder is neuroscientist Greg Detre — and draws on the latest research into learning and memory as well as Cooke's unusual expertise.

And research shows that taking a break during the day, even a short one, can improve student learning skills and memoAnd research shows that taking a break during the day, even a short one, can improve student learning skills and memoand memory.

When children get enough sleep on a regular basis, they're likely to see benefits including better behavior, increased attention span, learning, memory, emotional regulation, and overall quality of life according to the findings of this research.

There's also exciting new research suggesting that oxytocin — a hormone important to labor and breastfeeding — improves moms» capacity for learning and memory.

As program officer for the IES Cognition and Student Learning research grants program, Dr. Albro oversaw the preparation of an IES Practice Guide, Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning, which identified a set of instructional principles for use in schools and classrooms that emerged from basic research on learning andLearning research grants program, Dr. Albro oversaw the preparation of an IES Practice Guide, Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning, which identified a set of instructional principles for use in schools and classrooms that emerged from basic research on learning andLearning, which identified a set of instructional principles for use in schools and classrooms that emerged from basic research on learning andlearning and memory.

Johnson is a research scientist studying sleep, memory, and learning, and is the education manager for internships at the Center for Sensorimotor Neural Engineering, based at the University of Washington in Seattle.

The research also looked at how the microsporidian parasite Nosema ceranae, which is a potential major threat to honey bee populations in Europe, affects the memory and learning of both species.

Adolescents with obsessive - compulsive disorder (OCD) have widespread learning and memory problems, according to research published today.

The test draws on research by co-founder Stuart Zola of Emory University, who studies learning and memory in monkeys.

Some research efforts to enhance learning zero in on methods to strengthen memory and recall, while others bolster students» abilities to stay on task, think more fluidly and mentally track and juggle information.

Nearly three - quarters of homeless adults with mental illness in Canada show evidence of cognitive deficits, such as difficulties with problem solving, learning and memory, new research has found.

Much of the research has looked specifically at the hippocampus, which is linked to learning and memory.

Prior research has demonstrated that the MB is associated with learning and memory, especially in relation to the sense of smell, also known as olfaction.

Although the precise role of neurogenesis in memory is still controversial, more than a decade of research has demonstrated that boosting neurogenesis with exercise and antidepressants such as Prozac can increase rodents» ability to learn new information about places and events.

For their research, Craig Stark and Dane Clemenson of UCI's Center for the Neurobiology of Learning & Memory recruited non-gamer college students to play either a video game with a passive, two - dimensional environment («Angry Birds») or one with an intricate, 3 - D setting («Super Mario 3D World») for 30 minutes per day over two weeks.

The test draws on the research of Neurotrack co-founder Stuart Zola of Emory University who studies learning and memory in monkeys.

The new research, published in the January issue of the journal Learning and Memory, found that drug cravings in addicted rats were reduced when they were treated with VNS.

This research suggests that maintaining or strengthening of masticatory function would be effective in preventing dementia and memory / learning dysfunction.

A research group led by Osaka University and the University of Tokyo found that the intracellular protein trafficking is important for higher brain functions such as learning and memory.

On the surface of our numerous star - shaped brain cells called astrocytes, they have found the molecule LRP4 is important in ensuring healthy levels of a brain chemical that enables learning and memory, said Dr. Lin Mei, chairman of the Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University and Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Neuroscience.

Researchers from the Institute of Neurosciences at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (INc - UAB) and the Vall d'Hebron Research Institute (VHIR) are the first to demonstrate that regulation of the brain's Klotho gene using gene therapy protects against age - related learning and memory problems in mice.

Early - life stress has been shown to impair learning and memory in later life, but new research, published online in The FASEB Journal, suggests that improved nutrition may help offset the negative effects of this stress.

Previous research conducted at Kessler Foundation demonstrated that mSMT improves new learning and memory in MS.

John DeLuca, PhD, VP of Research & Training chairs Workshop 6: Cognitive Rehabilitation in MS. Dr. DeLuca discusses assessment of cognitive problems and introduces common evidence - based techniques for improving cognitive functioning in persons with MS. Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Research, presents two recent double - blind, placebo - controlled, randomized control trials of behavioral interventions designed to specifically improve learning and memory in persons with MS. Yael Goverover, PhD, OT, focuses on techniques to improve learning and memory, with a specific emphasis on improving everyday functional activity.

This year «s Young Scientist Award on human health sciences research, presented at the EUROTOX annual meeting, has been awarded to Amy Zmarowski of NOTOX, Netherlands, for her poster presentation: «Differential effects of methylazoxymethanol and MK - 801 administration on learning and memory impairment in Sprague Dawley and Wistar Han rats ``.

A long - term goal of our research is to understand how neuronal activity elicits changes in gene expression that are important for learning and memory.

Dr. Amaral's interests include research involving multidisciplinary studies directed at determining the neuroanatomical, behavioral and electrophysiological organization and functions of brain systems that are involved in learning, memory, emotion and social behavior carried out on the human brain and on animal models.

Professor Martin's research focuses on the cell biology of transcription - dependent forms of synaptic plasticity, particularly those underlying learning and memory.

Under the leadership of John DeLuca, PhD, senior VP for Research & Training, and Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuropsychology & Neuroscience Research, scientists have made important contributions to the knowledge of cognitive decline in MS. Clinical studies span new learning, memory, executive function, attention and processing speed, emotional processing, employment and cognitive fatigue.

Dean LaFerla has several research interests, including the molecular biology of Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders, presenilins and calcium signaling, learning and memory, and transgenic and genetically modified animal models.

Previous research has shown that the gray matter in the memory centers of London cab drivers increases during the 3 - to -4-year period of training in which they learn all London's 25,000 streets and countless landmarks, resulting in the hippocampus of these drivers being larger than normal.

In conclusion, this research activity aims to cause a paradigm shift in the way we currently understand learning and memory processes, whereby the dendrites, as opposed to the single neuron, are the key players.

From earlier research, the scientists knew that these mice showed no signs of inhibitory neuron death in the hippocampus, and their ability to learn and form memories was not impaired.

Byrne, who heads the Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy at The University of Texas Medical School at Houston, leads a research team studying snails devoted to discovering the neurobiology of learning and memory.

Existing research supports retrieval practice as an effective strategy to improve learning and memory in college undergraduates without disabilities.

Three Foundation researchers — Senior Research Scientists, James Sumowski, Ph.D., and Karen Nolan, Ph.D., as well as Assistant Director of Engineering Research Peter Barrance, Ph.D. — will be working with physicians and other clinical experts at Children's Specialized Hospital, where they will together investigate ways to improve mobility and cognition — thinking, learning and memory — in children with various challenges, including brain and spinal cord injuries.

Under the leadership of John DeLuca, PhD, senior VP of Research & Training, and Nancy Chiaravalloti, PhD, director of Neuropsychology & Neuroscience and TBI Research, scientists have made important contributions to the knowledge of cognitive decline in MS. Clinical studies span new learning, memory, executive function, attention and processing speed, emotional processing and cognitive fatigue.

These findings have led Shatz and others into a new line of research on the role of MHC molecules in learning and memory, and how they may contribute to conditions such as stroke damage, Alzheimer's disease, autism and schizophrenia.

2017 - 2018 Co-Chair, Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute 2009 - 2017 Chairman, Neuroscience, The Scripps Research Institute 2007 - 2009 Director, Center for Memory & Learning, Baylor College of Medicine 1998 - 2009 Professor, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine 1993 - 2009 Professor, Departments of Molecular & Cellular Biology; Genetics; and Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine 1999 - 2007 Vice Chair for Research, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Baylor College of Medicine 1991 - 1993 Senior Staff Scientist, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory 1991 - 1993 Adjunct Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine 1987 - 1991 Associate Professor of Neuroscience, Baylor College of Medicine 1987 - 1991 Associate Professor of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine 1987 - 1987 Associate Professor of Biochemistry, Michigan State University 1983 - 1987 Assistant Professor of Biochemistry, Michigan State University 1979 - 1982 Postdoctoral Fellow in Molecular Biology with Dr. Norman Davidson, California Institute of Technology

«Our research shows that in populations with traumatic brain injury and multiple sclerosis, the modified Story Memory Technique is effective for improving new learning and memory across three realms of functioning: objective behavior, brain functioning, and everyday life,» explained Dr. ChiaravaMemory Technique is effective for improving new learning and memory across three realms of functioning: objective behavior, brain functioning, and everyday life,» explained Dr. Chiaravamemory across three realms of functioning: objective behavior, brain functioning, and everyday life,» explained Dr. Chiaravalloti.

But typical research studies into the molecular basis of learning and memory measure only one or a few proteins.

New research uses EEG and a specialized experimental setup to show how working memory and reinforcement learning work together as people learn to perform new tasks.

This week a variety of media outlets and science - oriented Web sites had fun with research at Emory — published recently in PNAS — investigating a gene that appears to limit some forms of learning and memory.

McLean Hospital Title: Director, Motivated Learning and Memory Laboratory Expertise: Mood DisordersMemoryTranslational Research

«When we learn new things, when we store memories, there are a number of things that have to happen,» said senior author Kenneth S. Kosik, co-director and Harriman Chair in Neuroscience Research, at UCSB's Neuroscience Research Institute.

In the 2007 - 2008 academic year, for instance, awards supported research on topics such as the imaging of brain regions involved in the learning of words, the relation between memory and the growth of brain cells in adulthood, the neural activity behind birdsongs and the processing of sensory data in the brains of infants at risk for autism.

The study sheds light on the relationship of theta oscillations to human learning and exploration — and it could help inform future research on therapies for patients with memory disorders like Alzheimer's disease.

Her research interest is in neurodegenerative disease, specifically in the synaptic loss associated with Alzheimer's disease, and mechanisms of learning, memory, and consciousness.