Saturday, September 27, 2014

Tempometry lab: Psychology of subjective time




Just became aware of this lab that studies the psychology of subjective time. Link to the labs blog is here.

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Article: Music and the Brain



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Wednesday, September 24, 2014

Sharing Dyslexia: reconciling controversies within an integrative developmental perspective via BrowZine

Dyslexia: reconciling controversies within an integrative developmental perspective
Boets, Bart
Trends in Cognitive Sciences, Vol. 18 Issue 10 – 2014: 501 - 503

10.1016/j.tics.2014.06.003

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Sunday, September 21, 2014

ADHD: And even MORE evidence suggestive of a brain network connectivity disorder

And more evidence for ADHD as being related to poor brain network connectivity. (click here for more posts) Click on images to enlarge.






And, again, this extant research is consistent with the three-level hypothesized explanation of the impact of certain brain training programs on controlled attention (click here for special white paper as well as on-line PPT modules and keynote video presentation of this model).




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Article: Stanford scientists track the rise and fall of brain volume throughout life

Very interesting development.....lets call it white matter neuro-norms

Stanford scientists track the rise and fall of brain volume throughout life
http://news.stanford.edu/news/2014/september/brain-imaging-age-091614.html

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Sunday, September 14, 2014

The external/internal-directed cognition (EDC/IDC) framework

I just skimmed the article below. I like the way it uses the terms external/internal-directed (ECD/ICD) cognition framework to discuss the differences and relations between the activities of the default brain network and the executive control networks (click here for excellent article explaining these two networks)

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I resonate to this EDC/IDC framework as it is relevant to my white paper on improving attentional control (via IM training--although the paper, IMHO, is more about how different brain training programs may work). That hypothesized model is in the figure above, and can be found at the MindHub.



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Thursday, September 11, 2014

PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU) [feedly]



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Article: White matter matters in major depressive disorder (MDD). Researchers from Stanford University have been mapping white matter connections in the brain. A new study identifies the link between abnormal...


White matter matters in major depressive disorder (MDD). Researchers from Stanford University have been mapping white matter connections in the brain. A new study identifies the link between abnormal...
http://biomedcentral.tumblr.com/post/97214283041/white-matter-matters-in-major-depressive-disorder#_=_

More "white matter matters" info at Brain Clock blog - http://www.brainclock.net/search/label/white%20matter

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Wednesday, September 03, 2014

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Neuroimaging of the Aging Brain: Introduction to the Special Issue of Neuropsychology Review
Lockhart, Samuel; DeCarli, Charles; Fama, Rosemary
Neuropsychology Review, Vol. 24 Issue 3 – 2014: 267 - 270

10.1007/s11065-014-9269-2

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Tuesday, September 02, 2014

Working memory training (n-back task) improves fluid intelligence (Gf) 3-4 IQ points

Interesting meta-analysis suggestingthat working memory training, via the n-back task, over a relatively short period of time, can improve fluid intelligence/reasoning (Gf). Conservative estimate of 3-4 Gf IQ points improvement. Click on images to enlarge.









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