Neuroscience
NIH Toolbox
From a PRweb press release:
Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society special series validates element of NIH Toolbox
An eight-essay collection of articles in the Journal of the International Neuropsycholoigcal Society confirms the validity and reliability of the Cognition Battery element of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Toolbox for the Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function
27 June 2014
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Learning Disabilities
A press release from the NIH: NIH announces funding for new learning disabilities research centers Centers in Boulder, Houston, Tallahassee, and Seattle 17 January 2012 "Funding for four centers to conduct research on the causes and treatment of learning...
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Imitation And Social Bonding
From a National Institutes of Health (NIH) press release: Imitation Promotes Social Bonding in Primates Capuchin Monkeys Predisposed Toward Individuals Who Imitate Them Imitation, the old saying goes, is the sincerest form of flattery. It also appears...
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Aging Research
A press release from the NIH earlier today: NIA and McKnight Brain Research Foundation Join Forces to Support Cognitive Aging Research The Research Partnership in Cognitive Aging is a newly launched public-private effort to support current and emerging...
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Multiple Sclerosis
From a National Institutes of Health press release issued on the 29th: After a Decades-Long Search, Scientists Identify New Genetic Risk Factors for Multiple Sclerosis A pair of large-scale genetic studies supported by the National Institutes of Health...
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Nih Magnetic Resonance Imaging (mri) Study Of Normal Brain Development
From the NIH on the 18th of May: NIH Study Tracks Brain Development in Some 500 Children across U.S. First Report Looks at Intelligence, Behaviors from Ages 6-18 Children appear to approach adult levels of performance on many basic cognitive and motor...
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