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Does your toddler suffer from regular sleep disturbances? A new Brazilian indicates that young children (24 to 48 months) who experience nightmares and restless sleep are approximately twice as likely ...
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When was the last time you had a good food coma? You know the kind—like third-plate-of-Thanksgiving-dinner food coma. While most of us probably think of food comas as something that shuts down our ...
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Every year, the week of Thanksgiving (Nov. 24th to Nov. 30th) is National Game and Puzzle Week. With a long holiday break from school for the kids, and when families tend to get together to celebrate, ...
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On November 1st, we celebrated National Family Literacy Day. It's the perfect time to ask yourself, which is better for your brain? Reading or listening? A new study published in the Journal of ...
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A team of researchers from Georgia State University wanted to know if capuchin and rhesus monkeys could outperform humans on tests of cognitive flexibility. The set up a variety of tests and found ...
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Chips, popcorn, pork rinds, crackers, olives. If you love salty food, take note. New research indicates that consuming a lot of salt may promote cognitive decline. The study, which was published in ...
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Have you started on your holiday shopping list yet? If you're looking for inexpensive toys, games and apps that work on cognitive skills (e.g., memory, processing speed, logic & reasoning, auditory ...
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Book lovers don’t need an excuse to read, but for people with dyslexia, reading can feel more frustrating than relaxing. But reading isn’t just about academic success! It also improves memory and ...
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A 45-year-long study of more than 5,000 child genius has narrowed down the commonalities of what the parents did to set their children on the path to brilliance. Here are few of the takeaways from the ...
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Have you heard of Nishi Uggalle? The 13-year-old genius has a higher IQ than Einstein and spends her free time working on complicated math just for fun and reading philosophy. When she took MENSA’s IQ ...
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