Posts Tagged ‘Attention and ADD/ADHD’
Memory training and attention deficits: interview with Notre Dame’s Bradley Gibson
Professor Bradley Gibson is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at University of Notre Dame, and Director of the Perception and Attention Lab there. He is a cognitive psychologist with research interests in perception, attention, and visual cognition. Gibson’s research has been published in a variety of journals, including Journal of Experimental Psychology,…
Read MoreLearning & The Brain Conference, February 15–17th in San Francisco
For information on the 2008 Conference, and the discount for SharpBrains readers, visit: Learning & The Brain Conference: discount for SharpBrains readers. The post below refers to the 2007 Conference: ————————- The organizers of this amazing conference, whose registration is about to expire, just extended their very kind offer to SharpBrains readers: you can register…
Read MoreWorking Memory Training
Reminder: 60 or so science bloggers are celebrating the Week of Science presented at Just Science, from Monday, February 5, through Sunday, February 11. We will be writing about “just science” this week, by discussing peer-reviewed research papers in the field of brain fitness. Yesterday we talked about Cognitive Reserve and Lifestyle, a paper and…
Read MoreOnline Brain Fitness Gym
See our second press release below, and visit our Press Room for the great press we are starting to get about our brain fitness gym. Special Offer: For a limited time, you can receive a complimentary copy of our Brain Fitness 101 e‑Guide: Answers to your Top 25 Questions, written by Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg and Alvaro…
Read MoreHello: may we ask…
…a few questions: how did you find us, what we are doing well, what we can do better? We have just found out that more than 600 people are receiving our feeds, but we only know-and just a bit- the 50–60 who leave comments and link to us. We enjoy having so many readers not just in the…
Read MoreCogmed Working Memory Training (RoboMemo) Founder: Award for Dr. Torkel Klingberg
We want to congratulate Dr. Torkel Klingberg on receiving the Philip’s Nordic Prize for his research on working memory training for children diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).The prize recognizes outstanding research in the field of neuropsychiatry and was presented by the Norwegian royal princess Märtha Louise at the Rikshospital in Oslo, Norway.… More than 80 percent of children who have completed Cogmed’s intensive five-week program have demonstrated dramatic and lasting improvements to their attention, impulse control and problem solving skills.
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