Intelligence

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer CHAMPAIGN, Ill. -- People with specific brain attributes are more likely than others to benefit from targeted cognitive interventions designed to enhance fluid intelligence, scientists report in a new…

Improving transportation for older adultsCredit: UT Arlington A multidisciplinary team of engineers and social workers from The University of Texas at Arlington is using a national grant to improve transportation for older…

In a surprising finding using the standard animal model of Down syndrome (DS), scientists were able to correct the learning and memory deficits associated with the condition -- the leading genetic cause of cognitive disability and the…

Why do some people learn music more quickly than others? Intelligence could play a role, according to a Michigan State University study that investigated the early stages of learning to play piano. Published in the journal…

Children who are born preterm or at very low birth weight have similar temperament difficulties as children who were institutionally deprived early in life Researchers have found that a child's temperament is sensitive to…

Credit: Johns Hopkins University Babies who are years away from being able to say "one," "two," and "three" actually already have a sense of what counting means, Johns Hopkins University researchers have discovered. The findings…

Pilot study findings show promise but require further examinationCredit: University of Missouri Health Care Drugs known as "beta-blockers" have been used since the 1960s as a low-cost, safe and effective means to lower heart rate…

Oregon Health & Science University study challenges current understanding of hypoxia's impact on the developing brain, presents possibility for repair and restorationCredit: OHSU Nearly 15 million babies are born prematurely, or before…

Medical challenges at birth less important than stressful home life in predicting future psychiatric healthCredit: Matt Miller As they grow and develop, children who were born at least 10 weeks before their due dates are at risk for…

A blue glare illusion was perceived to be brightest and caused larger pupil constrictionCredit: COPYRIGHT (C) TOYOHASHI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. The Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Toyohashi…