U.S. Supreme Court to decide on education rights for millions of children with disabilities
FromLos Angeles Times on FlipboardThe Supreme Court will take up a potentially momentous education case on Wednesday and try to clarify the …Read it on FlipboardRead it on latimes.com****************************************************** (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 11, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Explore the latest in cognitive remediation and addressing learning disabilities
Expo Day: Happy Neuron and Arrowsmith Program from SharpBrains
During Expo Day selected Summit Partners and Sponsors showcased their latest initiatives and solutions.
Franck Tarpin-Bernard, Managing Director of Scientific Brain Training (SBT), discussed new partnerships following their ISO 13485 certification for medical devices — cognitive remediation.
Jessica Poulin, Strategic Operations Manager at the Arrowsmith Program, presented plans to better equip 100+ schools helping students with special needs.
These presentations took place at the 2016 SharpBrains Virtual Summit: Reinventing Brain Health in the Digital Age (...
Source: SharpBrains - January 11, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness Arrowsmith Program cognitive remediation learning disabilities medical devices scientific-brain-training special-needs Source Type: blogs
Musicians Have Faster Reaction Times
According to a new study, musicians have the edge when it comes to reaction times for auditory, visual and tactile processing.Read it on FlipboardRead it on neurosciencenews.com (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 11, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
National Solution-Oriented Conference Initiative - Woodcock Institute - Texas Woman's University
http://www.twu.edu/woodcock-institute/national-solution-oriented-conference-initiative/ (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 10, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
50 Finalists from 37 countries shortlisted for the $1M Global Teacher Prize
Congratulations to our Top 50 Finalists (Global Teacher Prize announcement):
“Now in its third year, the US $1 million award is the largest prize of its kind, and was set up to recognize one exceptional teacher who has made an outstanding contribution to the profession as well as to shine a spotlight on the important role teachers play in society. By unearthing thousands of stories of heroes that have transformed young people’s lives, the prize hopes to bring to life the exceptional work of millions of teachers all over the world.
The top 50 have been shortlisted from over 20,000 nominations and applications from 179 c...
Source: SharpBrains - January 9, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Education & Lifelong Learning brain brains educators Global Teacher Prize neuroplasticity teachers Source Type: blogs
Cognitive measures in the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging: The Clinical Neuropsychologist: Vol 0, No 0
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Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 8, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
The Science of Expertise - Excellent new web resource
This looks like an excellent new web resource.The Science of ExpertiseAre you intelligent — or rational? It ' s appealing to think that " all it takes is a lot of practice, " but the factors behind elite performance are more complicated than that. …Read it on FlipboardRead it on scienceofexpertise.com (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 8, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Intelligence | Conference of the Society for the Neuroscience of Creativity 2017-Call for Abstracts
Rex Jung (ISIR member and our host for ABQ 2014) brings the 2017 meeting of the Society for the …Read it on FlipboardRead it on isironline.org (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 7, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
True grit and genetics: Predicting academic achievement from personality.
2016 Nov;111(5):780-789. Epub 2016 Feb 11. 1MRC Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, …Read it on FlipboardRead it on ncbi.nlm.nih.gov (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 6, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
The One New Year ’s Resolution To Help You Keep All Your New Year’s Resolutions
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You enjoyed the shopping and holiday season. Great!
You carefully selected one or several New Year’s Resolutions. Excellent!
Now it’s time to shift gears from resolutions to plans and realities…and there’s one thing you may have overlooked.
Dr. Sandra Bond Chapman, Founder and Chief Director of the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas, puts it best: “Our health starts and ends with brain health.”
“Our health starts and ends with brain health.”
In other words, do you really believe you’ll be able to lose weight, and to maintain that weight loss, if you are constantly stressed...
Source: SharpBrains - January 6, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Alvaro Fernandez Tags: Education & Lifelong Learning Health & Wellness 2011 SharpBrains Summit Brain-Fitness Brain-health neuroplasticity New Year's Resolutions Source Type: blogs
The Mediterranean Diet seen to substantially reduce brain shrinkage among older adults
Conclusions: Lower adherence to the MeDi in an older Scottish cohort is predictive of total brain atrophy over a 3-year interval. Fish and meat consumption does not drive this change, suggesting that other components of the MeDi or, possibly, all of its components in combination are responsible for the association.
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To improve memory and thinking skills, try the Mediterranean diet with added olive oil and nuts
20 Must-Know Facts to Harness Neuroplasticity and Improve Brain Health (Source: SharpBrains)
Source: SharpBrains - January 5, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness brain brain shrinkage Brain-atrophy brain-volume cognitive health assessments cognitive-health cortical-thickness diet Mediterranean diet Mediterranean-type diet MRI Nutrition Source Type: blogs
Exploring the latest in cognitive rehabilitation and brain health
Expo Day: MindMaze, SharpBrains, Watson Centre for Brain Health from SharpBrains
During Expo Day selected Summit Partners and Sponsors showcased their latest initiatives and solutions.
Dr. Daniel Perez-Marcos, Senior Scientist at MindMaze, presented the MindMotion platform–a series of medical-grade virtual reality solutions for neurorehabilitation.
Alvaro Fernandez. SharpBrains‘ CEO & Editor-in-Chief discussed The State of Brain Health Innovation.
Mark Watson, Co-Director of the Watson Centre for Brain Health, explored latest research and programs for cognitive rehabilitation.
These presentations took place at th...
Source: SharpBrains - January 4, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Health & Wellness Technology Brain-health cognitive-rehabilitation innovation MindMaze MindMotion neurorehabilitation virtual-reality Source Type: blogs
Study: Both maternal and parental obesity linked to young children ’s neurodevelopmental delays
CONCLUSIONS: Findings suggest that maternal and paternal obesity are each associated with specific delays in early childhood development, emphasizing the importance of family information when screening child development.
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Higher body mass index (BMI) linked to episodic memory deficits in young adults
Dietary interventions can help children with ADHD (especially with proper monitoring and adjustment) (Source: SharpBrains)
Source: SharpBrains - January 3, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Authors: SharpBrains Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience Health & Wellness brain-development Child-Development childhood communication fine motor gross motor maternal neurodevelopment obesity paternal personal-social functioning problem-solving ability Source Type: blogs
The Flynn Effect Explained (partly)
The Flynn Effect is important to understand; it is better understood now than ever before, but there is more to research; and it is probably more limited in its …Read it on FlipboardRead it on unz.com******************************************************Kevin McGrew, PhDEducational PsychologistDirector, Institute for Applied PsychometricsIAPwww.themindhub.com****************************************************** (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner))
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - January 2, 2017 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: blogs
Happy, Prosperous and Sharp 2017!
–Photo credit: Radu Jianu, Brown University (Source: SharpBrains)
Source: SharpBrains - December 31, 2016 Category: Neuroscience Authors: Alvaro Fernandez Tags: Cognitive Neuroscience happy prosperous sharp Source Type: blogs
