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Neuropsychology is the basic scientific discipline that studies the structure and function of the brain related to specific psychological processes and overt behaviors. (Wikipedia)
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Does Vitamin D Improve Brain Function?: Scientific AmericanThe push to prevent skin cancer may have come with unintended consequences—impaired brain function because of a deficiency of vitamin D. The “sunshine vitamin” is synthesized in our skin when we are exposed to direct sunlight, but sunblock impedes this process. And although vitamin D is well ...
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New Light On Nature Of Broca's Area: Rare Procedure Documents How Human Brain Computes LanguageNew Light On Nature Of Broca's Area: Rare Procedure Documents How Human Brain Computes Language ScienceDaily (Oct. 16, 2009) — A study by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine reports a significant breakthrough in explaining gaps in scientists' ...
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Wires Inserted Into Human Brain Reveal Speech Surprise | Wired Science | Wired.comWires Inserted Into Human Brain Reveal Speech Surprise A rare set of high-resolution readouts taken directly from the wired-in brains of epileptics has provided an unprecedented look at how the brain processes language. Though only a glimpse, it was enough to show that part of the brain’s ...
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Reading, E-Books and the Brain : The Frontal CortexThe Frontal Cortex Reading, E-Books and the Brain The New York Times wonders if E-Books are inherently less pleasing for the brain that ink on a page. They canvass a diverse group of experts, most of whom focus on the nature of attention during the reading process. They see old-fashioned ...
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Does Vitamin D Improve Brain Function?: Scientific AmericanAnd although vitamin D is well known for promoting bone health and regulating vital calcium levels—hence its addition to milk—it does more than that. Scientists have now linked this fat-soluble nutrient’s hormonelike activity to a number of functions throughout the body, including the workings ...Tero Toivanen added 3 weeks ago
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Music makes you smarterRegularly playing a musical instrument changes the anatomy and function of the brain and may be used in therapy to improve cognitive skills.Tero Toivanen added 4 weeks ago
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New Light On Nature Of Broca's Area: Rare Procedure Documents How Human Brain Computes Language"Two central mysteries of human brain function are addressed in this study: one, the way in which higher cognitive processes such as language are implemented in the brain and, two, the nature of what is perhaps the best-known region of the cerebral cortex, called Broca's area," said first author ...Tero Toivanen added 5 weeks ago
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Wires Inserted Into Human Brain Reveal Speech Surprise | Wired Science | Wired.comThis tested only one type of verbal cognition, cautioned Sahin, and the focus was unavoidably narrow, but it was enough to show that Broca’s area is involved not only in translating speech, but receiving it. That role was considered specific to part of the brain called Wernicke’s area. More ...Tero Toivanen added 5 weeks ago
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Reading, E-Books and the Brain : The Frontal CortexAlthough scientists had previously assumed that the dorsal route ceased to be active once we learned how to read, Deheane's research demonstrates that even literate adults still rely, in some situations, on the same patterns of brain activity as a first-grader, carefully sounding out the syllables.Tero Toivanen added 5 weeks ago
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