Search For "cognitive functions"
Researchers find a lot of brain real estate taken up when disagreeing
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 16 (ANI): The findings of a recent study by Yale researchers suggest that when two people agree, their brains exhibit calm synchronicity of activity focused on sensory areas of the brain. When they disagree, however, many other regions of the brain involved in higher
Read More
Study links regular physical activity to cognitive development in children
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Tokyo [Japan], July 17 (ANI): Physical activity is linked to better cognitive ability, which is in turn related to academic performance in school. As per the new study, physical activities can enhance cognitive functions especially in those who have the most room for improvement.
Read More
Persons with physical infirmities seriously affecting cognitive functions
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], July 1 (ANI): The Kerala High Court on Wednesday said that persons having physical infirmities like deafness or dumbness which seriously affect their cognitive functions can file a suit through "next friend".
Read More
Irregular sleep may deplete cognitive functions
Updated : 7 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [United States], June 4 (ANI): Sleep deprivation is majorly connected with cancer, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's, and other disorders. But a study suggests that it may also lead to low cognitive performance in adults.
Read More
Can brain network be manipulated to change cognitive functions?
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], August 7 (ANI): Researchers have developed a learning method to change cognitive function by manipulating connections in the brain.
Read More
Did you know? Blind have enhanced hearing, smell, cognitive functions
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 23 (ANI): A study finds that people who are born blind have heightened sense of hearing, smell and touch, suggesting that their brain "rewires" itself in the absence of visual information to boost other senses.
Read More