Cognition
Cognition is the process of knowing. It encompasses all experiences of consciousness by which knowledge is acquired, as distinguished from experiences of feeling or willing. These experience...
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Comparative Cognition
Comparative cognition is the comparison of how animals (including humans) process and interact with the world. What sets animal cognition apart from the behavioristic tradition o...
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Develop children's cognitive or thinking skills with engaging year-round activities. The easy-to-follow format allows the stimulating topics to be introduced either at school or at home.Various co...
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This book goes beyond hands-on to minds-on learning wirh fresh and fascinating tips and techniques for using color, scent, taste, sound and touch to stimulate the process. Psychologists, scientists...
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Toddlers may act up like little apes, but researchers who compared the species concluded a 2-year-old child still has the more sophisticated social learning skills.In one test, preschoolers who wan...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elderly people with high
blood pressure may be more likely to develop thinking and
learning problems that can lead to dementia, researchers said
Monday. Hypertension was lin...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Beta carotene taken as a
dietary supplement for many years may protect against declines
in memory, thinking and learning skills that often precede
Alzheimer's disease, resea...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - People 60 and older who undergo
elective surgery may be at higher risk of lasting memory
problems, U.S. researchers said Wednesday. They said people 60 and older who have major...
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It's no laughing matter: a new study suggests older adults have a harder time getting jokes as they age. The research indicates that because older adults may have greater difficulty with cognitive ...
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Difficulty identifying common smells such as lemon, banana and cinnamon may be the first sign of Alzheimer's disease, according to a study that could lead to scratch-and-sniff tests to determine a ...
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Hamburg (dpa) - Neuro-researchers in Germany have discovered the
region in the human brain which registers pain, a far-reaching
discovery that may one day lead to effective ...
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Stockholm (dpa) - Hormonal imbalances may be an overlooked cause
of the eating disorder bulimia, a new Swedish study suggests.
"We have shown that about a third of f...
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Having high blood pressure
reduces blood flow in the brains of Alzheimer's patients,
making them more vulnerable to the effects of the disease,
researchers reported Wednesday. ...
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Tiny motion sensors are attached to the walls, doorways and even the refrigerator of Elaine Bloomquist's home, tracking the seemingly healthy 86-year-old's daily activity.It's like spying in the na...
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Cognition
Comparative Cognition
Year Round Activities for Building Thinking Skills
Tots more socially cognitive than apes
