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Study finds how retirement plans affect cognitive performance in older peo
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Researchers from the State University of New York's Binghamton University found that early retirement can hasten cognitive impairment in older people.
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Octopuses might link evolution of complex life to genetic 'dark matter': S
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
Octopuses have captivated scientists and the general public with their extraordinary intelligence, which includes the use of tools, engaging in creative play and problem-solving, and even escaping from aquariums. Their sharpness may now be a crucial link in understanding the evolution of com
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Research shows the role empathy may play in music
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Can people who understand the emotions of others better interpret emotions conveyed through music? A new study by an international team of researchers suggests that abilities are linked.
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Study explores better ways to measure cognitive change in people with inte
Updated : 3 years, 3 months ago IST
Finding precise techniques to assess a treatment's or medication's efficacy is a significant difficulty when testing new therapies for people with intellectual disabilities.
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Taking pictures of slides helps students in remembering the presentation:
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 18 (ANI): During an instructor's presentation, students often prefer to take camera-phone photos of slides but it raises the question that whether this practice helps students remember the information.
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Key aspects of cognition in ageing adults can be improved by video game in
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [San Francisco], October 9 (ANI): A set of video game interventions have been developed by scientists that improve key aspects of cognition in ageing adults after more than a decade of research.
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Study finds video game interventions improve key aspects of cognition in a
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
California [San Francisco], October 3 (ANI): Scientists have developed a set of video game interventions that improve key aspects of cognition in ageing adults after more than a decade of research.
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Study suggests daily supplements may improve cognition in older adults
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 15 (ANI): New research shows that taking a daily supplement may improve cognition in older adults. In the study, researchers estimated that three years of multivitamin supplementation roughly translated to a 60-per cent slowing of cognitive decline (about 1.8 years
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Research reveals working memory depends on cross-brain interactions
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 27 (ANI): Researchers at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre at UCL examined the reciprocal relationships between two brain areas that encode visual working memory in mice.
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Research provides hope to endangered species
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
Cambridge [England], July 20 (ANI): Findings from a recent study looking at how neophobia, or the fear of new things, affects birds may be crucial in saving critically endangered species.
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Researchers discover brain circuit that explains how light affects mood
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 10 (ANI): A better knowledge of the neurological network that connects light-sensitive cells in the retina to cortical brain regions involved in mood and cognition has implications for the development of mood-disorder treatments, according to a new study.
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Study finds usage of microbes linked to making supercharged rocket fuel
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], July 9 (ANI): According to research, when out of five drawing tasks, the features of those combined drawings are extracted, it results in the accurate classification of individuals having normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and Alzheimer's disease.
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