Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Miyake and Shah's (1999) book on models of working memory



The complete PDF copy of this chapter is available at Dr. Miyake's web page (link below).

http://psych-www.colorado.edu/~miyake/MWM%20Chapter%201.pdf

Info regarding the book is available at the followowing link.

http://www.amazon.com/Models-Working-Memory-Mechanisms-Maintenance/dp/0521587212









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Neurofeedback may Benefit Kids with ADHD

Children who have ADHD often have difficulty regulating brain activity. A new study, conducted by German and Swiss researchers, demonstrates that neurofeedback training may help. 

Story at link below.





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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Why Time Matters---The Brain clock

Brief story from Temporal Dynamics Learning Center

http://tdlc.ucsd.edu/about/about-why-time-matters.html


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Using the Power of Optimal Timing to Improve the Brain’s Ability to Learn

Providing the brain with the right feedback at the right time can make a huge impact on learning.  Find out how the brain responds to different time scales in the classroom.






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Book nook: Review of Thinking Fast...Thinking Slow@edge, 12/13/11 8:38 PM

John Brockman (@edge)
12/13/11 8:38 PM
An outstandingly clear and precise study of the 'dual-process' model of the brain and our embedded self-delusions. bit.ly/tsItkd


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Saturday, December 10, 2011

Background noise may disrupt speech perception via neural timing synchronization problems

Yet more research supporting the role of the brain clock in human behavior, this time (again) focusing on the importance of neural timing/temporal resolution being negatively influenced by background noise. Impaired auditory signal processing may disrupt speech perception in invidiauls with speech perception problems.









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Bee swarms and the human brain@maxachieveinc, 12/10/11 12:30 PM

April Christopherson (@maxachieveinc)
12/10/11 12:30 PM
Decisions, Decisions!! Bees and the Human Brain machineslikeus.com/news/decision-… @BrainCosmos


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Focusing our brains@BrainCosmos, 12/10/11 12:57 AM

Brain (@BrainCosmos)
12/10/11 12:57 AM
How Our Brains Keep Us Focused bit.ly/sdi8ou


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Friday, December 09, 2011

Can musical experience make you attend better? Can you hear me know?




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Brain anatomy and processing speed (Gs) index for predicting reading






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Listening to music: Differential impacts on reading and sports performance


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The Internet brain metaphor@AlvaroF, 12/9/11 3:00 PM

Alvaro Fernandez (@AlvaroF)
12/9/11 3:00 PM
Do our brains work like computers or like the #Internet: Q&A with David DiSalvo sharpbrains.com/blog/2011/12/0… #neuroscience #psych #science


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IM therapy for ADHD@imetronome, 12/9/11 12:53 PM

InteractiveMetronome (@imetronome)
12/9/11 12:53 PM
4 Brain Training Therapies for ADHD Children and Adults shar.es/oDClo


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Thursday, December 08, 2011

PEBS Neuroethics Roundup (JHU)

Last Edition's Most Popular Article: Exploiting neuroscience lessons to shape policy, BBC News In The Popular Press: Art and the Limits of Neuroscience, New York Times Opinionator I was compelled to post this, Science Blogs Pharyngula The High Price of...





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Time & Society Table of Contents for 1 November 2011; Vol. 20, No. 3

Time & Society Online Table of Contents Alert

A new issue of Time & Society is available online:
1 November 2011; Vol. 20, No. 3

The below Table of Contents is available online at: http://tas.sagepub.com/content/vol20/issue3/?etoc


Editorial
Editorial
Robert Hassan and Hartmut Rosa
Time Society 2011;20 284-285
http://tas.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/20/3/284


Articles
The past in the present: Understanding David Claerbout's temporal aesthetics
Timothy S. Barker
Time Society 2011;20 286-303
http://tas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/20/3/286

Time is an abstract entity
Mario Radovan
Time Society 2011;20 304-324
http://tas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/20/3/304


Special Section: New Perspectives in the Psychology of Time
Aging and the experience of 'remembered' time: A biopsychosocial exploration
Linda A. Chernus
Time Society 2011;20 325-345
http://tas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/20/3/325

Time perspective, emotional intelligence and discounting of delayed awards
Maciej Stolarski, Joanna Bitner, and Philip G. Zimbardo
Time Society 2011;20 346-363
http://tas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/20/3/346

Time perspective, personality and psychopathology: Zimbardo's time perspective inventory in psychiatry
Wessel van Beek, Han Berghuis, Ad Kerkhof, and Aartjan Beekman
Time Society 2011;20 364-374
http://tas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/20/3/364

Time perspective and autobiographical memory: Individual and gender differences in experiencing time and remembering the past
Richard Ely and Andrea Mercurio
Time Society 2011;20 375-400
http://tas.sagepub.com/cgi/content/abstract/20/3/375


Review of Books
When elephants fight, pity the grass ...
Time Society 2011;20 401-410
http://tas.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/20/3/401

A Phenomenology of the Apocalypse?
Time Society 2011;20 406-412
http://tas.sagepub.com/cgi/reprint/20/3/406

 Special Issue Call for Papers: Gendered Time 


Wednesday, December 07, 2011

News: The SharpBrains Guide, Bestseller in Amazon Kindle Store

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Network of European neuroscience institutes@TheNeuroNetwork, 12/7/11 3:36 AM

The NeuroNetwork (@TheNeuroNetwork)
12/7/11 3:36 AM
Nice overview of European Neuroscience Institutes! fb.me/tgRdmmoD


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Monday, December 05, 2011

MIND REVIEW: Train the brain@BrainCosmos, 12/5/11 10:33 PM

Brain (@BrainCosmos)
12/5/11 10:33 PM
MIND Reviews: Train the Brain bit.ly/vFEyHE


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Music can light up your brain@BrainCosmos, 12/5/11 10:35 PM

Brain (@BrainCosmos)
12/5/11 10:35 PM
Listening to music lights up the whole brain bit.ly/se55Jv


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Fresh Air Interviews: Writer Barbara Strauch : NPR----Middle age brains

http://www.npr.org/tablet/#story/?storyId=125902095


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The aging brain - The Washington Post

Nice info graphic

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/the-aging-brain/2011/12/05/gIQAskhDWO_graphic.html


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Research Byte: Why aren't we smarter already? Evolutionary trade-offs and cognitive enhancements



http://cdp.sagepub.com/content/20/6/373.abstract?etoc

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Sunday, December 04, 2011

Genetic study points brain signaling pathways in ADHD

PsyPost.org (@PsyPost)
12/4/11 3:15 PM
New gene study of ADHD points to defects in brain signaling pathways Click on link

bit.ly/tlzTpi


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Thursday, December 01, 2011

Cellist memory destroyed....except music memory@sbkaufman, 12/1/11 3:04 PM

Scott Barry Kaufman (@sbkaufman)
12/1/11 3:04 PM
Cellist Memory Wiped Out From Virus, Doctors Stunned By Musical Memory huff.to/uNJ8KF via @huffingtonpost


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