Posts Tagged ‘adult-learning’
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 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 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.
Read MoreNeuroscience Interview Series: on learning and “brain gyms”
Given that we are getting new readers let’s re-introduce our Neuroscience Interview Series. If you click on the category (in the right bar) that says Neuroscience Interview Series, you will find the updated list of interviews we have conducted (and also some that we have found elsewhere, such as the one with Posit Science’s Dr.…
Read MoreNew Brain Fitness Guide
We are very excited to announce our new guide: <strong>Brain Fitness for Sharp Brains: Your <em>New</em> New Year Resolution,</strong>. Alvaro Fernandez and Dr. Elkhonon Goldberg wrote it with Caroline Latham in order to provide an introduction to the concept, science, and practice of brain fitness.
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