Cognitive development involves the mental processes that enable children to learn. These processes include memory, concentration, perception and imagination. Children begin developing by responding to stimuli in their environment as infants. By...
Infant cognitive development is a process of learning and recognizing a baby's sense of self in the world. An infant rapidly grows and changes in cognitive abilities during the first 12 months. By the end of the first year, infants are learning...
As infants and toddlers (age 0-24 months) interact with their world around them, they learn to think and understand behavior and how it affects their environment. According to developmental theorist Jean Piaget, it is through sensory and motor...
Regular physical activity helps with weight management, helps you battle and prevent heart disease, boosts your energy level, helps with sleep and improves your mood. In addition, many studies suggest it may also have cognitive benefits for...
Cognition is defined as the product of memory or awareness. Mentally stimulating tasks create more brain cells and connections among cells. Having more brain cells, or cognitive reserves, enables you to withstand the challenges of age, notes a...
From birth, children are developing skills that will help them participate in, understand and respond to their environment, as well as interact with their parents, caregivers and peers. Children make physical, cognitive and creative developmental...
Mental decline is almost certain as we grow older. In an interview with NPR, neurologist Robert S. Wilson pointed out that, whether they have started showing symptoms or not, nearly everyone in their 80s has brain pathologies associated with...
There are three main structures that make up the brain. These include the cerebrum, cerebellum and the brainstem, explains the Brain Explorer site. Within each of these main structures are several smaller, but very important parts. The brain is...
Like the muscles in your body, your brain needs to be exercised and trained in order to function at maximum capacity. When you begin to forget small things, such as where you put the keys, or an acquaintance's name, activities for improving memory...
For over a century, medical science believed that neurological degeneration was impossible. Adults could not grow new brain cells, so degenerative conditions such as Parkinson's disease were assumed to be irreversible. Research has since...
Normal aging causes brain functions to change. Over time, healthy individuals experience the decline of some cognitive ability. Small declines in the area of memory, both visual and verbal, may occur along with some short-term memory loss. The...
"Use it or lose it" used to refer to muscle strength and physical fitness, but now it applies to the brain as well. Stimulating the brain with complex activities is being practiced in an effort to keep the brain "fit" and avoid dementia, memory...
Scientists liken the brain's terrain to a dense "neuron forest" populated by an astonishing 100 billion nerve cells, or neurons, and branches that connect at more than 100 trillion junctures. As signals flitter through that forest, thoughts are...
Cultivated for more than 4,000 years, the dried fruit of the jujube tree, known scientifically as Ziziphus jujuba, is a pectoral fruit similar to dates and figs. In China, where jujube originated, practitioners of traditional medicine have long...
Alzheimer's disease is a topic of much research, both in prevention and treatment. As of 2010, however, there is no cure. Researchers and the medical community are exploring multiple avenues to aid in staving off the onset of the disease that robs...
Executive function is a collection of skills that connect cognitive processes with activities, like making plans and executing them successfully or even just paying attention to what someone else is saying. Early childhood is a time when...
Exercise for the brain helps create new pathways between nerves, challenge the brain, and may help improve reasoning skills, perception and function, according to Alzheimer's Disease Research. It can also offer brain function protection benefits....
The human brain is like a muscle in the sense that it responds positively to exercise and tends to atrophy when not used. This tendency is strong enough to result in lower rates of Alzheimer's disease among the highly educated, reports Margie...
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The brain has many important functions and when injured the results can be life altering. Brain atrophy occurs when diseases such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, infections or chronic neurological conditions cause damage to your brain cells....
The diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease can be frightening. The Alzheimer's Association defines the disease as progressive and fatal, and the seventh leading cause of death in the United States. Although there is no cure, treatments are available to...
Incidences such as forgetting where you put your keys or whether you took your vitamin today make many people edgy if they occur repeatedly. With 4.5 million people in the United States diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2000, with a projection...
Following lack of adequate sleep, a stressful day at work or demands of family life, feeling exhausted is only natural. However, feeling chronic exhaustion and unrelenting fatigue may indicate a disorder called chronic fatigue syndrome, or CFS....
As children move through the developmental stages, a variety of activities can help foster their intelligence, social skills and language. According to the Child Development Guide, tailoring activities to match a child's age allows for enjoyment...
It is not unusual for people to worry about cognitive impairment. After all, the mind is what makes you who you are, and contemplating the loss of your mental abilities can seem truly frightening. However, the Mayo Clinic says studies indicate...
Infants develop physically, socially, emotionally and cognitively, meeting many developmental milestones in the first years of life. Each baby develops at her own rate, with general guidelines offering a frame of reference for parents. Many...
A pseudo-science referred to as the "Mozart effect" proposes that listening to classical music increases IQ scores. This pseudo-science fails to recognize that research has shown music does not affect long-term intelligence levels, according to...
The nervous system is responsible for communication with your brain. It transmits signals to your brain to communicate information about internal and external stimuli, and receives messages from your brain to act on these stimuli. The nervous...
Cinnamon is a warm, fragrant spice that is particularly popular in baked goods and hot drinks during the fall and winter months. Not only good for your taste buds, this ground spice is also good for your health. It has been linked to aiding health...
