LearningRx1 visual processing | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 3

Vision brain training video game improves baseball skills

Mar 4, 2014 by

Researchers had 19 baseball players complete 30 sessions (25 minutes per session) of a vision-training video before the star of the NCAA division 1 season. The players’ visual sharpness improved and they became more sensitive to contrasts in light....

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New understanding of brain’s shape/color processing

Jan 15, 2014 by

Neuroscientists from Wellesley College has new insight on how the brain responds to faces and objects vs. how it responds to colors....

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Research finds biological basis for Sensory Processing Disorder...

Jul 24, 2013 by

New research from UC San Francisco has shown that children with sensory processing disorders (SPD) have difference in brain structure, setting SPD apart from other neurodevelopmental disorders. The researchers used diffusion tensor imaging to detect abnormal white matter tracts...

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Formoterol improves cognitive function from Down syndrome

Jul 16, 2013 by

An asthma medication called formoterol has been found to improve cognitive function in mice with Down syndrome. The drug strengthens nerve connections in the hippocampus (which deals with forming new memories, paying attention and navigating spaces), and helps integrate...

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Toddlers and visual working memory

Jul 4, 2013 by

Thanks to optical neuroimaging, we now know that 3-year-olds can hold 1.3 objects in visual working memory, while 4-year-olds can hold 1.8 objects. Most adults can hold 3 to 4 objects....

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