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Regular game play improves performance on tasks that use similar mental processes as video game Playing video games for an hour each day can improve subsequent performance on cognitive tasks that use similar mental processes to those involved in the game, according to research published March 13 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Adam Chie-Ming Oei and Michael Donald Patterson of Nanyang Technological University, Singapore. Non-gamer participants played five different games on their...

Children as young as 3 years old know when they are not sure about a decision, and can use that uncertainty to guide decision making, according to new research from the Center for Mind and Brain at the University of California, Davis. "There is behavioral evidence that they can do this, but the literature has assumed that until late preschool, children cannot introspect and make a decision based on that introspection," said Simona Ghetti, professor of psychology at UC Davis and co-author...

People with multiple sclerosis (MS) who have cognitive problems, or problems with memory, attention, and concentration, have more damage to areas of the brain involved in cognitive processes than people with MS who do not have cognitive problems, according to a study published in the March 6, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study used a type of MRI brain scan called diffusion tensor imaging along with regular MRI scans to...

Screening, assessment, and instruction tools recognized for helping educators meet the needs of special education students NORTH BILLERICA, Mass., March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Curriculum Associates' BRIGANCE® Special Education family of products has been officially endorsed by the Council for Administrators of Special Education (CASE), a division of the Council for Exceptional Children (CEC). BRIGANCE Special Education was endorsed after a rigorous evaluation based on its...

SAN FRANCISCO and TORONTO, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Achievers, the leader in social employee recognition software, today announced Einstein, the latest product offering featuring new tools to drive Employee Success. This new release includes updates for both managers and HR professionals including powerful analytics, seamless integrations, engagement visibility, and manager support to more effectively engage the workforce and track progress towards workplace objectives. (Logo:...

April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new mom is full of worries. She checks to see if the baby is breathing or she worries about germs – washing and re-sterilizing bottles to make sure they are clean. A new baby, especially the first one, seems so fragile that worrying becomes a way of life. A new study from Northwestern Medicine reveals women who have recently given birth have a much higher rate of obsessive-compulsive symptoms than the general population. In...

Brett Smith for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study from researchers at Harvard Medical School (HMS) and the Mayo Clinic has found that children who suffer from attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are more likely to struggle with the condition into adulthood and experience a host of other psychological problems. Most notably, the study, which was based on 20 years of data, found that a third of kids who were diagnosed with ADHD during childhood still had it as...

Michael Harper for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online There’s perhaps no better example of how far technology has advanced than tablet computers like the iPad. Small, portable and powerful, these tablets have changed not only the way people perform everyday tasks but the way people work as well. Teachers have often been among the first to use the newest technology in their classrooms, and iPads are no exception. In a recent survey by the Pew Internet and American Life Project, some...

infosnap is well suited to partner with WSIPC because their powerful online admissions and enrollment (registration) solutions provide secure, customized online forms based on a district's existing processes. Austin, TX (PRWEB) February 22, 2013 infosnap, inc. is pleased to announce a partnership with the Washington School Information Processing Cooperative (WSIPC) to extend customized online registration and enrollment services to the nearly 280 WSIPC member districts across...

Jedidiah Becker for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online As a species, humans generally tend to be lazy. We like low-hanging fruit – and from an evolutionary perspective, why shouldn’t we? In the early history of man, when food was dangerously scarce and the unnecessary expenditure of energy potentially fatal, it paid to be judiciously lazy and cut corners wherever you could afford to. For years, researchers have known that this innate indolence applies to our intellectual life as...