Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Brain structures and impulsivity

Thanks to MIND BLOG

http://mindblog.dericbownds.net/2009/03/brain-structures-that-correlate-with.html


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SharpBrains March "Brain News"

http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/03/30/brain-news-lifelong-learning-for-cognitive-health/


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Brain gyms WSJ article

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB123819562420161343.html


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Monday, March 30, 2009

Free brain videos

Thanks to BRAIN INJURY blog.

http://braininjury.blogs.com/braininjury/2009/03/free-brain-videos.html


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Sunday, March 29, 2009

NYTimes book review: Get Smart

From The New York Times:

Get Smart
By JIM HOLT

A prominent cognitive psychologist stresses the nonhereditary factors
in determining I.Q....

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/29/books/review/Holt-t.html

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Saturday, March 28, 2009

Brain atlas project

Check it out at WIRED

http://www.wired.com/medtech/health/multimedia/2009/03/ff_brainatlas_gallery


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Tip brain health news for March

Thanks to SHARP BRAINS

http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/03/27/brain-health-news-top-articles-and-resources-in-march/


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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Encephalon brain blog carnival 66

Thanks to MIND HACKS

http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2009/03/encephalon_66_with_.html


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Saturday, March 21, 2009

Neurotechnology legislation

Thanks to BRAIN WAVES fir this info.

http://brainwaves.corante.com/archives/2009/03/18/national_neurotech_bill_introduced_in_both_house_and_senate.php


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Brain Blogging blog carnival 44 at link below

http://brainblogger.com/2009/03/21/brain-blogging-forty-fourth-edition/


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Tuesday, March 17, 2009

Blog break - maybe?

I'm going to be taking a brief blogging break (maybe) for the next week. I'm having eye surgery that requires an unusual positioning of my head for up to four days. However, I've set up a recovery work place that might result in me being even more prolific than before. If you are curious, and esp. if you want to see into the potential future of the efficient work/play station, check out the pictures and description at my personal blog.

"Eye" shall return.

Brain Awareness week

Brain awareness week over at SHARP BRAINS

http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/03/16/its-brain-awareness-week/


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Saturday, March 14, 2009

From the past: Phrenology favorites

Thanks to IMPROVABLE RESEARCH for this post.

http://improbable.com/2009/03/14/phrenology-favorites/


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Friday, March 13, 2009

CCD concussion fact sheet

Thanks to the BRAIN INJUURY blog for the posted info.

http://m.beta.bloglines.com/items?mode=unread&subid=21785312&sort=desc


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Wednesday, March 11, 2009

A map of knowledge

I think this map of knowledge is one of the best data visualizations
I've ever seen. See link to article in WIRED.

http://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/mapofscience.html


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Neurofeedback for ADHD?

Interesting post at the great SharpBrains blog.

http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2009/03/11/new-study-supports-neurofeedback-treatment-for-adhd/


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Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Time Doc Reading Inbox: 3-10-09

As I've lamented before..."so much to read...so little time." I simply can't keep up with the deluge of research publications related to the IQ Brain Clock. The diversity of fields involved in the study of human timing, time perception, mental timing, etc. is simply amazing. I download PDF articles (constantly) with good intentions...to read them and blog about those I think are important for readers of this blog. Good intentions....but lack of time (and I'm having the same problem with my other blog - IQs Corner)

Today I cleaned out in Time Doc Reading Inbox on my hard drive. I made some decisions (often difficult) on articles that I will simply file in e-folders. I culled those I had already skimmed and blogged about. This left me with a handful of articles, book chapters, etc. that I want to skim and comment on. But I know I will find another dozen within the week.

Thus....I'm going to start a new feature. I'm not sure it will last...but it is worth a try. This feature is the Time Doc Reading Inbox. I will add a link section to the blog home page. I will routinely post a link to a PDF file that includes the title, author, and abstract of the "I wish I could read" material. Readers can then skim the manuscripts and see what I'm interested in reading. However, the REAL goal behind this feature is to pique the interest of some readers...so much so that they will ask me for a copy of an article (or two, or.....)...and I will provide a copy in exchange for brief guest blog posts regarding the manuscripts.

Any takers? Please contact me at iap@earthlink.net if you are interested.

In the meantime you may see some posts that are given birth from the list. Today I've posted my first PDF listing of the Time Doc Reading Inbox (3-10-09).

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Monday, March 09, 2009

Friday, March 06, 2009

ADHD and the brain clock: Rhythm as a diagnostic marker?


Yet another study (n=11; a pilot study so generalization is limited) implicating the IQ brain clock (mental time-keeping) and a clinical disorder---ADHD. The possible role of the brain clock and dopamine and ADHD is nothing new and has been reported previously at this blog (click here, here, and here.)

This study found that adults with ADHD lose their ability to keep rhythm (maintaining a tapping beat) when the tempo is varied. This pilot study suggest that the "effective span of rhythmic feel" is apparently contracted (narrower) in ADHD adults when compared to normals.

Might this not suggest that a sensitive metronome-based measurement technology (e.g., the measurement component of Interactive Metronome - conflict of interest disclosure---I'm on the scientific advisory board for IM), that can carefully calibrate the ability to maintain the "feel" for varying tempo's/rhythms mights serve as a diagnostic marker for possible ADHD?

Hmmmmmmmmmmm....interesting idea.

However....caution is in order. This is a small pilot study and only with adults. Generalization to a larger population and children and adolescents is not possible. Also....ADHD is a complex diagnosis that cannot be reduced to a single test, sign, marker, etc.

I'm excited as a researcher...as this continues to point towards the importance of the IQ Brain Clock


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Brain blog carnival Encephalon 65

Check it out via MIND HACKS post.

http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/20
09/03/encephalon_65_faces_.html


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Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Attention and working memory

I've blogged frequently regarding what I think is one of the better
models of working memory--the controlled executive attention model of
Kane Conway Engle et al. COGNITIVE DAILEY provides a nice post re one
recent study by this group

For those readers of the
IQ BRAIN CLOCK blog, this has been one of the primary cognitive
mechanisms I've suggested as being a possible causal explanation for
the efficacy of mental timing interventions.

http://scienceblogs.com/cognitivedaily/2009/03/how_distractible_are_you_the_a.php


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Rewiring the brain

Thanks to MIND HACKS for the link to this post.

http://www.mindhacks.com/blog/2009/03/rewiring_the_brain_f.html


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Neuropsychology - Volume 23, Issue 2

Subject: Neuropsychology - Volume 23, Issue 2

Volume 23, Issue 2

The neural response to facial attractiveness.
Pages 135-143
Chatterjee, Anjan; Thomas, Amy; Smith, Sabrina E.; Aguirre, Geoffrey K.
Remote semantic memory in patients with Korsakoff's syndrome and herpes encephalitis.
Pages 144-157
Kopelman, Michael D.; Bright, Peter; Fulker, Helena; Hinton, Nicola; Morrison, Amy; Verfaellie, Mieke
Correction to Fortier et al. (2008).
Page 157
Fortier, Catherine Brawn; Steffen, Elizabeth M.; LaFleche, Ginette; Venne, Jonathan R.; Disterhoft, John F.; McGlinchey, Regina E.
Free testosterone levels, attentional control, and processing speed performance in aging men.
Pages 158-167
Martin, Donel M.; Burns, Nicholas R.; Wittert, Gary
Time estimation abilities in mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease.
Pages 178-188
Rueda, Alicia D.; Schmitter-Edgecombe, Maureen
Norms for change in episodic memory as a prerequisite for the diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Pages 189-200
Bläsi, Stefan; Zehnder, Antoinette E.; Berres, Manfred; Taylor, Kirsten I.; Spiegel, René; Monsch, Andreas U.
Incentive effects on event-based prospective memory performance in children and adolescents with traumatic brain injury.
Pages 201-209
McCauley, Stephen R.; McDaniel, Mark A.; Pedroza, Claudia; Chapman, Sandra B.; Levin, Harvey S.
A large-scale investigation of lateralization in cortical anatomy and word reading: Are there sex differences?
Pages 210-222
Chiarello, Christine; Welcome, Suzanne E.; Halderman, Laura K.; Towler, Stephen; Julagay, Janelle; Otto, Ronald; Leonard, Christiana M.
Anosognosia for motor impairment following left brain damage.
Pages 223-230
Cocchini, Gianna; Beschin, Nicoletta; Cameron, Annette; Fotopoulou, Aikaterini; Della Sala, Sergio
Comparisons of methods for multiple hypothesis testing in neuropsychological research.
Pages 255-264
Blakesley, Richard E.; Mazumdar, Sati; Dew, Mary Amanda; Houck, Patricia R.; Tang, Gong; Reynolds III, Charles F.; Butters, Meryl A.
Contraction of time in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
Pages 265-269
Gilden, David L.; Marusich, Laura R.

Monday, March 02, 2009

School recess and learning

Thanks to the ENL blog for this story tip

http://eideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com/2009/03/recess-essential-for-improving.html


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