First impressions of beauty may demonstrate why the pretty prosper
...ch as faces. Unlike faces, response times to good words were not faster after having viewed an attractive house. "Faces hold a special power for us, perhaps more so than art or objects," Olson said. "The beauty bias has a real influence upon us, something we should be mindful of when dealing with others...Uncontrolled high blood pressure means more cognitive problems in old age
...se on specific tests of verbal fluency (generating words in a given category) and immediate recall of a wor...controlled hypertension could generate seven fewer words in a given category, and recall about one and a half fewer words on average, than the other 80-year-...Mental stress may be another culprit in raising cholesterol levels in healthy adults
...rd task involved flashing a series of target color words in incongruous colors on a computer screen (ex. Yellow letters spelling the color blue). At the bottom of the computer screen, four names of colors were displayed in incorrect colors. The object of the task was to match the name of the color to the t...Grant will fund study of tics and Tourette syndrome
...or more complex sounds including the repetition of words or short phrases. The tics of TS fluctuate over time with a peak severity between the ages 10 and 12 years in most cases. For some patients, however, the tics persist into adulthood and may be associated with considerable distress or social and occup...Journal of Rehabilitation Research & Development tipsheet
...kground noise was at a constant volume whereas the words were presented at several volumes. For both groups, understanding the digit pairs was slightly easier than under- standing the digit triplets. Investigators conclude that two or three digits can be used equally effectively to access patients' ability...$50 mil. gift from the Simmons to expand cancer care, clinical research programs at UT Southwestern
...s in the United States, and we are grateful beyond words for their indispensable support," said Dr. Kern Wildenthal, president of UT Southwestern. "This latest gift is truly transformative, and we are tremendously excited about the ambitious plans under way to bring our cancer center to its full potential ...Emotional impairment linked to cognitive deficits in bipolar children
...12 to 18, were asked to match positive or negative words with colors to determine how stimuli impact differ...iction. In healthy subjects, positive and negative words activated the regions of the brain associated with cognitive behavior such as thinking, reasoning an...Psychologists find more sensitive tests for predicting Alzheimer's as well as changes in cognition
...k, which measured how fast participants read aloud words briefly presented on a computer screen. To test implicit memory, experimenters repeated some words to see whether "priming" took place, which would help participants read those words faster. The res...Study: Brain structures contribute to asthma
...lung function and inflammation. The other types of words were not strongly associated with lung function or inflammation. The two brain structures are involved in transmitting information about the physiological condition of the body, such as shortness of breath and pain levels, says Davidson, and they ...Hearing loss in older adults may compromise cognitive resources for memory
...nce, showed that even when older adults could hear words well enough to repeat them, their ability to memorize and remember these words was poorer in comparison to other individuals of the same age with good hearing. "There are subtle...Mental health following stroke, spinal cord injury; sensory evaluation tools
...ents on the system's recognition rate. A set of 15 words and 10 digits were recorded from three male cerebral palsy patients with moderate dysarthria. Investigators found that inclusion of high-frequency components provided no significant useful information that would enhance speech recognition. The applic...The GMC'S judgement against Roy Meadow could put children at greater risk of abuse
...than public interest. It is impossible to put into words the low esteem with which the GMC is currently held by many among the rank and file of medicine in the UK today. This is not only bad for doctors; it is also bad for patients." Dr Horton adds: "The real danger of the judgment against Meadow is that, ...Female adolescents trendsetters in teen talk
..., particularly girls, tended to frequently use the words like, just and so in their conversations. In 2002,...f speech change. When girls reach adolescence, the words like and just pop into their conversations more frequently than boys as they get older. Fifteen- and...Brain function in schizophrenia can improve with support, holds promise for cognitive rehabilitation
...strong tie between the strategies used to remember words and the brain activity that results when people tr... "Typically, when people are encouraged to process words more "deeply," they will be more likely to remember those words later, as opposed to words that they...Voice-to-voice translation machine perfects bedside manner
...ne interfaces knows. Recognizing a wide variety of words informally spoken in a noisy, chaotic environment (emergency room, ambulance) adds another level of difficulty. Extra-verbal communication: Humans speak not just with words, but also with intonations. A rising tone at the end of a sentence to expre...Study shows how sleep improves memory
...n to be learned (for example, memorizing a list of words or mastering a piano concerto). However, these memories are initially quite vulnerable; in order to "stick" they must be solidified and improved. This process of "memory consolidation" occurs when connections between brain cells as well as between di...Mental processing is continuous, not like a computer
...e processing theorized that neural systems process words in a series of discrete stages, the alternative model suggests that sensory input is processed continuously so that even partial linguistic input can start "the dynamic competition between simultaneously active representations."...Research: Noise, visual cues affect infants' language development
... doesn't use commas, spaces or periods to separate words and concepts. If there is more than one source of ...the sound. The infant then listened to two sets of words spoken from both their left and right side. One set repeated the word "cup" from the earlier passage...TV confuses children about which foods are healthy, new study finds
...atical for the kids in the study. They equated the words "diet" and "fat-free" with being nutritious. "When...ines between diet and nutritional -- in Harrison's words it "frames" diet foods by "equating weight-loss benefits with nutritional benefits." One TV ad for ......' long-term memories by presenting them with "cue" words such as "river," "bottle," and "nail." The scientists asked the patients to recall events in their lives associated with those words. They then asked the patients to rate the quality of those memories. Specifically, they asked the patients to disting...