LearningRx1 Learning | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 31

Musical play appears to help babies learn language skills

Jun 28, 2016 by

Research on 9-month-old babies found that those who practiced banging out a rhythm—vs. playing with toys—during a series of play sessions showed more brain activity in regions of the brain related to learning language....

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Boys who live with books found to earn more as adults

Jun 27, 2016 by

Italian researchers have found a strong correlations between the earnings of men and whether they grew up surrounded by books as children....

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People who are constantly busy may have better cognitive skills...

Jun 25, 2016 by

A new study published in “Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience” suggests that keeping a busy schedule may translate into superior brain-power over the long term....

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Children and teens take longer to recover from concussion

Jun 19, 2016 by

A study from York University found that it may take up to two years for a child or teen to fully recover from a concussion before they can play as skillfully as their teammates who have never had a...

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Eating fruit during pregnancy boosts babies’ cognitive skills...

Jun 18, 2016 by

A study using data from more than 3,500 Canadian infants and their families found that mothers who ate more fruit during pregnancy gave birth to babies who performed better on developmental tests a year later....

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New gene mutation tied to autism

Jun 17, 2016 by

Researchers have linked autism spectrum disorder to mutations in the gene known as DENR. When DENR malfunctions, fetal brain development is disrupted....

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Meditation and yoga appear to decrease risk of developing dementia...

Jun 15, 2016 by

A study of seniors ages 55 and older found that those who underwent one hour of Kundalini yoga once a week and practiced Kirtan Kriya meditation 20 minutes a day had visual-spatial memory improvements....

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