Posts Tagged ‘Working-memory’
Report calls for wide classroom-based adoption of ten brain fitness programs designed to improve foundational executive functions
__________ National Nonprofit Releases Report Calling for Brain Fitness Interventions in All U.S. Schools (press release): “BrainFutures released a report today that makes a clear case for integrating proven brain fitness programs into all U.S. classrooms. Over a decade of research has shown that evidence-based programs can improve students’ executive function skills and prosocial behaviors,…
Read MoreUpdate: Think twice before taking Adderall as cognitive enhancer — it may worsen your working memory
___ Dear reader, It’s time for SharpBrains monthly e‑newsletter, starting in this occasion with an important article by Duke University’s Dr. David Rabiner raising concerns about the growing non-medical use of ADHD drugs. New research: Do ADHD drugs really help college students without ADHD? Mindfully debunking four meditation myths Cognitive training & remediation works, especially in schizophrenia and healthy aging New…
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 MoreThink twice before taking Aderall for cognitive enhancement: It may actually impair working memory and other cognitive abilities
___ ADHD drugs do not improve cognition in healthy college students (ScienceDaily): “Contrary to popular belief across college campuses, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medications may fail to improve cognition in healthy students and actually can impair functioning, according to a study by researchers at the University of Rhode Island and Brown University.
Read MoreEight Tips To Understand and Remember What You Read — Especially As You Read Nonfiction
___ Despite Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and television, (or perhaps precisely because of all of them) traditional reading is still an important skill. Whether it is magazines, professional manuals or fascinating books, people still need to read, now and in years ahead. And much of it is nonfiction material, where it’s important to really understand…
Read MoreAre you familiar with these research findings and technologies revolutionizing Brain & Mental Health?
___________________________________ Try adding 3 and 8 in your head. That was easy. Now, trying adding 33 and 88. That was probably more difficult. Finally, try adding 333 and 888. Time for SharpBrains’ October e‑newsletter, this time discussing a range of research findings and technologies revolutionizing brain and mental health. New thinking about cognition, brain and mind: Study suggests the…
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