Games and Exercise Emerge as Top Non-Drug Boosters of Young Minds in Landmark Analysis
The first network meta-analysis of 118 trials finds computerized serious games and cognitively engaging exercise rank highest for boosting executive ...
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Rethinking the Mind’s Brakes: Inhibition Is Not One Skill but Many
A new study of 313 young adults shows that inhibition is not a single mental skill but a set of ...
Play Therapy and Cognitive Training Both Boost Executive Functions in Children With Dyslexia
A new study finds that both cognitive-behavioral play therapy and cognitive rehabilitation significantly improve executive functions in children with dyslexia, ...
How Preschoolers Spend Their Days Shapes Growing Minds, Canadian Study Finds
A large Canadian study using compositional analysis and objective accelerometer data links preschoolers' daily mix of sleep, sedentary time, and ...
Autistic Children in China Show Surprising Strength in Reading Chinese Characters
A new study of Chinese kindergarteners finds that children with autism lag in phonological, morphological, and orthographic awareness yet match ...
Surgeons Say 3D Printed Bone Models Give Them a Sense of Déjà Vu in the Operating Theatre
A qualitative study of ten orthopaedic surgeons finds that 3D printed anatomical models enhance pre-operative planning, reduce cognitive load in ...
Autism and Aging: Memory Holds Steady While Other Skills Decline in Parallel
A large cross-sectional study finds that cognitive aging in autistic adults largely parallels that of non-autistic adults, with episodic memory ...
Gut Bacteria May Reveal Brain Aging Decades Before Symptoms Appear
A UCLA study of nearly 1,500 adults links a computed Brain Aging Index to gut bacteria and metabolites, suggesting brain ...
Immature Working Memory Drives Children’s Broad Exploration, Review Finds
A new review argues that children's distractibility stems from immature working memory and serves as a powerful learning strategy.
Fast-Paced and Fantastical Screens May Slow Preschoolers’ Self-Control, Review Finds
A systematic review of experimental studies finds that fast-paced and highly fantastical screen content is generally linked to poorer immediate ...
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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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