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Kevin McGrew, PhD
Educational Psychologist
Understanding the human brain clock & related neuroscience
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
Article: Q&A with Yaakov Stern on Brain Reserve, Exercise, Cognitive Training, Angry Birds, YMCA and more
Q&A with Yaakov Stern on Brain Reserve, Exercise, Cognitive Training, Angry Birds, YMCA and more
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2012/02/14/qa-with-yaakov-stern-on-brai-reserve-exercise-cognitive-training-games-angry-birds-ymca-and-more/
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Monday, February 13, 2012
Fwd: Jan/Feb 2012 SchoolNeuro Newsletter
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School Neuro News: January/February, 2012
What's new from www.schoolneuropsych.com? A message from Daniel C. Miller, Ph.D., ABPP, ABSNP, NCSP
Many of the new features are invisible to our users but are designed to make us more productive and to help us manage your interactions with our company. We are now offering credit card payments for Alumni Website Renewals and for making deposits and payments for the School Neuropsychology Training Program and the Summer Institute.
Two new paid CE/CPD Modules were added to the website. Dr. Elaine-Fletcher Janzen has a 4 hour webinar on the Neuropsychology of Chronic Illness (with a focus on diabetes, asthma, and seizure disorders). I would also highly recommend that you invite your school psychologist colleagues to view Dr. Flanagan's updated webinar or Dr. Hale's webinar, both of which address how to use neuropsychological assessment to identify patterns of strengths and weaknesses in children suspected of having specific learning disabilities.
Take time to visit the revised www.schoolneuropsych.com website and bookmark it to keep up with new trainings and resources related to school neuropsychology.
- Full Day Preconference Workshop: Dr. George McCloskey - Understanding Executive Functions: From Theories, Assessment, and Interventions
- Keynote Presentation: Drs. Alan and Nadeen Kaufman and Dr. Elaine Fletcher-Janzen - The Role of Cognitive Assessment in Intervention Planning: Historical to Contemporary Practices
Thursday, July 12, 2012
- Dr. Margaret Semrud-Clikeman - Nonverbal Learning Disabilities: In the Eye of the Beholder?
- Using neuropsychology processing deficits to identify Specific Learning Disabilities: Oregon Models - Jim Hanson and Karen Apgar
- Dr. David Schwartz - Making School Neuropsychological Reports Relevant to Curriculum and Instruction
- Dr. Jack Naglieri - Using PASS Neurocognitive Theory and Cognitive Assessment System: From Evaluation to Instruction
Friday, July 13, 2012
- Dr. Christopher G. Vaughan - Concussion Recognition and Response
- Dr. Sam Goldstein - Executive Functions and Childhood Disorders: New Assessments and Interventions
- Drs. Erin Avirett and Jordana Mortimer - Updates on Executive Functioning: How to Incorporate the Most Recent Literature on Executive Functioning into Practice
- Dr. Daniel C. Miller - Update on the School Neuropsychology Conceptual Model and School Neuropsychology Report Shell
Check all of the Summer Institute details at http://www.schoolneuropsych.com/conferences/index.php?id=6.
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Saturday, February 11, 2012
IQ's Corner and Brain Clock "Times" daily e-newspapers...free
A number of months ago I started two different daily e-newspapers. It took a while to find feeds that provided good content related to each paper, but I think things are good now. However, I will continue to revise those feeds that are searched and incorporated with regularity.
The two papers are below with links to where you can subscribe by hitting the subscribe button at each page. You should be able to subsribe and have an email in your inbox each day. You do NOT need a Twitter or Facebook account to subsribe..which was a common complaint I had earlier. That problem turned out to be my error as I was providing people a link to my personal sign-in page.
Enjoy. There is some overlap in content.
IQ's Corner--Intelligent IQ Insights. This is associated with IQ's Corner Blog
The Brain Clock "Times." This is associated with the Brain Clock blog.
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Article: Beyond Perfection
Beyond Perfection
http://theconnectome.wordpress.com/2012/02/11/beyond-perfection/
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Article: Brain Scans May Predict How People Learn
Brain Scans May Predict How People Learn
http://health.msn.com/health-topics/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100284185
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Educational Psychologist
Friday, February 10, 2012
Recommended resource: Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman
I thought I should alert my readers to one of the best voices on the net, and other media, regarding human potential, intelligence, creativity, and a varieity of other topics related to the psychology of individual differences. Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman is one of those rare breed academics that knows how to bridge research/theory and practice...that is, translating cutting edge research into language the rest of us can understand. I have worked with Scott on a couple of papers and blog posts and had the honor of being interviewed by him recently.
If readers of my blogs want to stay current on a good chunk of emerging research and theory re: human capacities and potential, I would suggest making his material a regular read. I recommend following his blogs via RSS feeds and also following him on Twitter. He produces large volumns of content that is up-to-date, research based, and timely. Access to his social media sources can be found at his home page in the link above.
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If readers of my blogs want to stay current on a good chunk of emerging research and theory re: human capacities and potential, I would suggest making his material a regular read. I recommend following his blogs via RSS feeds and also following him on Twitter. He produces large volumns of content that is up-to-date, research based, and timely. Access to his social media sources can be found at his home page in the link above.
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Why Cognitive Enhancement Is in Your Future (and Your Past) - Atlantic Mobile
http://m.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2012/02/why-cognitive-enhancement-is-in-your-future-and-your-past/252566/
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Article: Amidst Chaos, 15 Minutes of Quiet Time Helps Focus Students
Amidst Chaos, 15 Minutes of Quiet Time Helps Focus Students
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/02/amidst-chaos-15-minutes-of-quiet-time-helps-focus-students/
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Thursday, February 09, 2012
Article: Study finds jolt to the brain boosts memory
Study finds jolt to the brain boosts memory
http://www.latimes.com/health/la-he-memory-enhancement-20120209,0,771539.story
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Wednesday, February 08, 2012
Neuroskeptic: Visualizing The Connected Brain -- More from the Human Connectome project
Even more exciting visualization images from the Human Connectome project.
http://neuroskeptic.blogspot.com/2012/02/visualizing-circular-brain.html
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Ethical Questions Surround “Electrical Thinking Cap” That Improves Mental Functions | Observations, Scientific American Blog Network
Very interesting development and possibilities. I plan to find the Current Biology article referenced and check it out
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Tuesday, February 07, 2012
Article: Learning Expectations
Learning Expectations
http://theconnectome.wordpress.com/2012/02/07/learning-expectations/
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Article: My connectome, myself
And yet another review of Connectome
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Article: What is Science-Help?
What is Science-Help?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/daviddisalvo/2012/02/07/what-is-science-help/
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Monday, February 06, 2012
Penetrating Postures: The Science of Yoga
Penetrating Postures: The Science of Yoga
http://www.forbes.com/sites/alicegwalton/2011/06/16/penetrating-postures-the-science-of-yoga/
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Book nook: You are your connectome?
U snooze and you lose. I had received an advanced copy of Sebastian Seung's Connectome and had hoped to make one of the first book review posts about it. I simply could not find time to read it fast enough and the professionals have already weighed in on the book...so you might as well read their reviews. I have a few minor comments.
I agree with the review in the Wall Street Journal review that this may be one of the best written books on the basics of brain science. Keeping up with contemporary neuroscience and placing it in the context of what I learned during my training and professional experiences has been hard. As I read some of the material that I consider "review" I realized that it was not just a review for me, but it helped my mind see the forrest-from-the-trees re: the neuroscience knowledge I had accumulated---but had not taken time to distill. It is a very good introductory book for the educated lay public on brain science and a nice "organizing review" for professionals.
Another review, which is more an excerpt of of the essence of the book is now also available at the brain fitness heart of the internet--SharpBrains.
My only complaint is that I had hoped it would deal more with the exciting research being completed by the Human Connectome Project. The project receives mention, but Seung then tends to dismiss the approach in favor of his ideas on how to understand the human mind at different level of the connectome. In contrast, I am increasingly excited with the research on brain networks...and ultimately the brain connectome.
Finally, you can listen and watch Seung speaking about connectomes during his TED talk.
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I agree with the review in the Wall Street Journal review that this may be one of the best written books on the basics of brain science. Keeping up with contemporary neuroscience and placing it in the context of what I learned during my training and professional experiences has been hard. As I read some of the material that I consider "review" I realized that it was not just a review for me, but it helped my mind see the forrest-from-the-trees re: the neuroscience knowledge I had accumulated---but had not taken time to distill. It is a very good introductory book for the educated lay public on brain science and a nice "organizing review" for professionals.
Another review, which is more an excerpt of of the essence of the book is now also available at the brain fitness heart of the internet--SharpBrains.
My only complaint is that I had hoped it would deal more with the exciting research being completed by the Human Connectome Project. The project receives mention, but Seung then tends to dismiss the approach in favor of his ideas on how to understand the human mind at different level of the connectome. In contrast, I am increasingly excited with the research on brain networks...and ultimately the brain connectome.
Finally, you can listen and watch Seung speaking about connectomes during his TED talk.
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Saturday, February 04, 2012
Friday, February 03, 2012
Beyond the Connectome (News and Features)
http://www.dana.org/news/features/detail.aspx?id=35354
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Thursday, February 02, 2012
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup
PEBS Neuroethics Roundup
http://kolber.typepad.com/ethics_law_blog/2012/02/pebs-neuroethics-roundup-jhu.html
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Online Brain Fitness Course this March: 100+ Participants, in 10+ Countries, and Growing
Online Brain Fitness Course this March: 100+ Participants, in 10+ Countries, and Growing
http://www.sharpbrains.com/blog/2012/02/02/online-brain-fitness-course-this-march-100-participants-in-10-countries-and-growing/
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Patients’ Brains May Adapt to ADHD Medication
Patients' Brains May Adapt to ADHD Medication
http://neurosciencenews.com/adhd-medication-patient-brains-adapt-dat/
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Article: Discovering How to Learn Smarter
Discovering How to Learn Smarter
http://mindshift.kqed.org/2012/02/discovering-how-to-learn-smarter/
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Interactive Metronome neurotechnology measurement system developmental validity evidence
I just guest posted some material at the IM-HOME blog re: developmental validity evidence for the timing measurement system that is at the core of the Interactive Metronome neurotechnology. There is clear validity evidence that the IM technology is measuring a valid construct of human cognitive abilities, which I have hypothesized to be in the domain of executive functions (esp. controlled attention and working memory). Interested readers should click here.
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Children's Psychological Processes Scale (CPPS) is now on-line and available
Kudos to Milt Dehn. His new Children's Psychological Processes Scale (CPPS) is now on-line and available for purchase and use (click here for info).
(Conflict of interest disclosure: I was the measurement person for this instrument)
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The first sound recordings based on reading people's minds
Breakthrough: The first sound recordings based on reading people's minds
http://io9.com/5880618/
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Wednesday, February 01, 2012
White House office studies benefits of video games
White House office studies benefits of video games
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/story/2012-01-26/edcuational-video-games-white-house/52908052/1?loc=interstitialskip
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