Meta-analysis finds selective physical-activity benefits in children aged 6–12
A meta-analysis of randomized trials in children aged 6–12 found selective benefits from physical activity, with the strongest evidence for ...
Tag: working memory
Prenatal choline trial links supplementation to better child cognition
A randomized trial of 206 pregnant women found that prenatal phosphatidylcholine was associated with higher child cognition and fewer social-withdrawal ...
Home-cage testing finds early memory deficits in Alzheimer’s mouse model
An automated home-cage platform detected working-memory deficits and subtle prefrontal synaptic changes in a familial Alzheimer’s disease mouse model at ...
Working-memory signal changes sides as remembered objects cross the midline
Human EEG recordings show that a working-memory-associated signal reverses lateralization as remembered objects cross the visual midline, a pattern consistent ...
Sleep Emerges as the Strongest Predictor of Math Anxiety in Machine Learning Study of Middle Schoolers
A machine learning analysis of 556 middle school students found that sleep duration was the strongest predictor of mathematics anxiety, ...
A Simple Tapping Task Taps Into the Brain’s Three Core Executive Functions
French researchers show that a progressive tempo tapping task recruits working memory, inhibition, and switching in distinct phases, offering a ...
Japanese Teachers Can Now Screen Kids’ Executive Function Before School Starts
A validated Japanese teacher-rated version of the CHEXI questionnaire now lets educators screen five- and six-year-olds' working memory and inhibition ...
Anxiety Eats Into Attention When Working Memory Runs Low, Eye-Tracking Study Finds
A new study combining eye tracking and electrodermal recording shows that high working memory capacity buffers the attentional and physiological ...
Daytime Sleepiness Tied to Weaker Working Memory in Indian Young Adults
A cross-sectional study of 114 Indian young adults found that higher daytime sleepiness correlated with worse working memory, while average ...
Scoping Review Maps the State of Executive Function Research Across Africa
A systematic scoping review of 182 studies finds that research on children's executive function in Africa remains sparse, geographically concentrated, ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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