Posts Tagged ‘neurocognitive’
Study finds mixed results of Adderall as cognitive enhancer (seems to boost emotion more than cognition)
Over the past 15 years there has been growing awareness that many college students without an ADHD diagnosis use ADHD drugs. On some campuses, rates of self-reported non-medical use have exceeded 30% of students. The primary reason students report taking ADHD drugs is to enhance their academic performance. And, the strong majority of students —…
Read MoreDo ADHD drugs really help college students without ADHD?
___ Over the past 15 years there has been growing awareness that many college students without an ADHD diagnosis use ADHD drugs. On some campuses, rates of self-reported non-medical use have exceeded 30% of students.
Read MoreNHS Choices helps improve brain health and science literacy by reporting findings in context — as seen in this brain training & schizophrenia example
___ Video game-based ‘brain training’ may help people with schizophrenia (NHS Choices): “People with schizophrenia can be trained by playing a video game to control the part of the brain linked to verbal hallucinations,” BBC News reports
Read MoreStudy suggests the real deficit underlying Attention Deficit Disorders is not Attention, but Working Memory
______________________________ Many parents have observed that their child with ADHD stays attentive and engaged during ‘high interest’ activities, e.g., while playing video games, but has considerable problems staying focused on less inherently engaging tasks, e.g., doing schoolwork. This discrepancy in attention during preferred and non-preferred activities has led some to
Read MoreTrend: Biopharma embraces digital cognitive assessments to identify behavioral health biomarkers
_______ The hunt for behavioral health biomarkers is harnessing digital health at the research stage (MedCity News): “Digital health companies are going through an interesting transformation as research institutions realize the benefit of their technology to collect and manage data for a host of studies. The biopharma industry’s embrace of some digital health tools to manage…
Read MoreDigital brain health goes global: Savonix raises $5.1 million to commercialize mobile neurocognitive assessment in the US, China and Japan
— Savonix gets $5.1M to advance digital neurocognitive assessment (MobiHealth News): “San Francisco-based Savonix, maker of an app for neurocognitive assessment, has raised $5.1 million in a new round of funding. DigiTx Partners led the round with additional contribution from ReThink Impact.
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