ADHD brains have trouble recognizing anger in faces
In a new study, children with ADHD didn’t recognize angry expressions, but did recognize happy expressions....
read morePredicting memory deficits after brain injury
Researchers at the Kessler Foundation have identified predictors of prospective memory impairment after TBIs....
read moreSeniors’ memories affected by distraction
Older people are twice as likely to have their cognitive processes — especially memory — impaired by distractions....
read moreKids’ impulsivity is about connectivity in brain
Neuroscientists at the University of Murcia used neuroimaging techniques to study the brains of children who were impulsive and found issues with connectivity....
read moreHow the brain handles distractions
New research on rhesus monkeys is helping to explain some surprising responses in the brain when distractions are presented during a task....
read moreGene mutation may cause Parkinson’s and play role in ADHD...
Researchers in Copenhagen have identified a specific gene mutation that seems to cause Parkinson’s in young people. The mutation may also play a role in ADHD....
read moreFit kids have better language skills
There’s new evidence that fit children are not only in better shape than their unfit peers, but also better at language and brain response times....
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