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MIND diet associated with better focus in school children: Study
Updated : 5 months, 1 week ago IST
According to a recent study, a diet designed to help adults prevent cognitive decline may also help preadolescents pay more attention. The results may be useful for upcoming nutritional initiatives that aim to improve children's cognitive abilities.
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Socially adept monkeys have superior impulse control: Study
Updated : 2 years, 9 months ago IST
Non-human primates have been used by researchers to test one of the theories put up to explain how humanity developed to become smarter. A team from the University of Portsmouth led a study that discovered a strong link between monkeys' social organisation and their cognitive abilities.
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Playing video game causes no harm to cognitive abilities: Study
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
New research findings call into question parents' long-held beliefs that children who spend hours upon hours playing video games or chose games of certain genres, will have negative effects on their cognitive abilities.
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Research suggests playing video game causes no harm to cognitive abilities
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New research findings challenge the fears parents have been hearing for years that children who spend hour after hour playing video games, or choose games of certain genres, would manifest unhealthy results in their cognitive ability.
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Study explores effect of early-life adversity on childhood mental health
Updated : 3 years, 1 month ago IST
New research indicates that early-life adversity--such as homelessness, parental violence, or longstanding illness in the family--may lead to mental health challenges, which in turn have adverse consequences for the development of cognitive abilities during childhood.
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Can omega-3 fatty acid consumption in midlife benefit your brain?
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 6 (ANI): According to an exploratory study, those who consume more foods high in omega-3 fatty acids in midlife may have higher cognitive abilities and even better brain structure than those who consume less of these foods.
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Study finds breastfeeding duration linked to child's cognitive abilities
Updated : 3 years, 9 months ago IST
London [UK], May 29 (ANI): According to a new study, breastfeeding length is linked to increased cognitive scores at ages 5 to 14, even after correcting for socioeconomic status and maternal cognitive ability.
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Physical activity can help protect the brain as we age: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 13 (ANI): Researchers have found that physical activity can help protect cognitive abilities as we age.
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Study suggests physical activity can help in protecting brain as you age
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], March 9 (ANI): New research from the University of Georgia has shown that physical activity can help protect your cognitive abilities as you age and it doesn't have to be an intense exercise to make an impact.
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Flies possess more sophisticated cognitive abilities than known: Study
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Washington [US], February 18 (ANI): Researchers at the University of California San Diego's Kavli Institute for Brain and Mind (KIBM) have found that common flies (Drosophila melanogaster) have more advanced capabilities of attention, working memory and awareness than previously believed.
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Study shows flickering screens are beneficial for children with reading, w
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 19 (ANI): A new study has found a link between visual white noise and cognitive abilities such as memory, reading and non-word decoding in children with reading and writing difficulties.
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Flickering screens may help children with reading, writing difficulties: S
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 15 (ANI): A new study has found a link between visual white noise and cognitive abilities such as memory, reading and non-word decoding in children with reading and writing difficulties.
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