Article: NIMH creates new unit to support its research domain criteria initiative

NIMH creates new unit to support its research domain criteria initiative
http://www.nih.gov/news/health/oct2014/nimh-31.htm

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Article: Checklist to Evaluate Brain Fitness Software and Brain Games

Checklist to Evaluate Brain Fitness Software and Brain Games
http://sharpbrains.com/resources/10-question-evaluation-checklist/

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Article: In Praise of Zoning Out

In Praise of Zoning Out
http://nymag.com/scienceofus/2014/10/praise-of-zoning-out.html

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Article: Reminiscing can help boost mental performance, study finds

Reminiscing can help boost mental performance, study finds
http://www.psypost.org/2014/10/reminiscing-can-help-boost-mental-performance-study-finds-28947

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Article: Study links physical activity in older adults to brain white-matter integrity

More on white matter matters.  Other posts can be found at this link http://www.brainclock.net/search?q=white+matter

Study links physical activity in older adults to brain white-matter integrity
http://www.psypost.org/2014/09/study-links-physical-activity-older-adults-brain-white-matter-integrity-28252

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Article: Concentrate! How to tame a wandering mind

Concentrate! How to tame a wandering mind
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20141015-concentrate-how-to-focus-better

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Article: Brain baloney has no place in the classroom

Brain baloney has no place in the classroom
http://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2014/oct/17/brain-baloney-neuro-myths-teaching-education-classroom

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Article: Dyslexic readers have disrupted network connections in the brain

Dyslexic readers have disrupted network connections in the brain
http://www.psypost.org/2014/08/dyslexic-readers-disrupted-network-connections-brain-27705

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Article: Can Neuroscience Improve Education

Can Neuroscience Improve Education
http://jonlieffmd.com/blog/can-neuroscience-improve-education

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Mind wandering: Annual Review of Psychology review

A nice, concise review of the mind wandering research is now available in the Annual Review of Psychology. Click on images to enlarge.

Previous posts on mind wandering can be found at the Brain Clock blog at this link.







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Article: Resting-state Networks Predict Individual Differences in Common and Specific Aspects of Executive Function.

Resting-state Networks Predict Individual Differences in Common and Specific Aspects of Executive Function.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25281800?dopt=Abstract

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Creativity and the default network: A functional connectivity analysis of the creative brain at rest
Beaty, Roger E.; Benedek, Mathias; Wilkins, Robin W.; Jauk, Emanuel; Fink, Andreas; Silvia, Paul J.; Hodges, Donald A.; Koschutnig, Karl; Neubauer, Aljoscha C.
Neuropsychologia, Vol. 64 – 2014: 92 - 98

10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.09.019

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Kevin McGrew, PhD
Educational Psychologist
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