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Reasoning skills are crucial skills in learning, academic performance, and everyday problem-solving. According to a recent study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland, improved overall diet quality and reduced consumption of red meat, as well as increased time spent in reading and organised sports enhanced reasoning skills among children over the first two school …
Americans’ IQ scores are now lower in 3 of 4 areas Scores of verbal reasoning, matrix reasoning and letter and number series declined; scores of 3D rotation generally increased The study provides evidence of a reverse ‘Flynn Effect’ in the U.S. between 2006-2018 for composite scores ‘If all the scores were going in the same …
Tucked underneath the brain’s outer, wrinkly cortex is a deeply mysterious area, known as the claustrum. This region has long been known to exchange signals with much of the cortex, which is responsible for higher reasoning and complex thought. Because of the claustrum’s extensive connections, the legendary scientist Francis Crick, Ph.D., of DNA-discovery fame, first …
Exercise is well documented to be beneficial from a physical and psychological perspective. A jog around the block, a stroll in the park, or a session in the gym can help to clear the mind, improve moods, and reset thoughts. Recent research suggests staying fit is associated with better brain structure and functioning in young …
UCLA scientists set out to see how brains of people who consumed probiotics worked differently from those who didn’t; brain scans showed probiotics to have a big effect on how the brain works. Participants were hooked up to an fMRI, then watched a series of pictures designed to stimulate emotional responses, as they were doing …
By increasing cognitive abilities, older adults become more open to new and challenging experiences. Aging is not only typically associated with declines in memory, reasoning and other aspects of cognition, but changes in personality as well. Joshua Jackson, from Washington University (Missouri, USA), and colleagues asked a group of community-dwelling adults, average age 72.9 years, …
Large-scale prospective study reveals that on all cognitive measures except vocabulary, linear declines start as early as age 45. Whereas global life expectancy is on the rise, the maintenance of cognitive health becomes a public health priority, since poor cognitive status is considered a major disabling condition in old age. Previous studies have established an …