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Cognitive Disorder - Articles
Developmental Disorders and Cognitive Architecture
by
Gualtiero P.
Posted
Wed 28 Jan 2009 3:53pm
- that is, for identifying the components of the typical cognitive architecture. But is this practice justified? Do these dissociations really provide evidence about the components of our cognitive architecture?
Neuropsychologist Annette Karmiloff-Smith argues that developmental psychopathologies provide no evidence about the components of our cognitive architecture. In a new
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Bipolar disorder impairs cognitive function of the brain
by
Sonzy
Posted
Sat 01 Nov 2008 12:00am
Research shows that loss of grey matter (neuron cells) where nerve signals are processed in the brain is higher in people with Bipolar Disorder. It is not certain whether it is the cause or the result of the disease. Researchers point out that it is more likely a cause to bipolar disorder and external factors like stress or strain leads to brain changes
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Cognitive Behavioral Therapy - Effective Eating Disorder treatment
by
Neelam
Posted
Thu 02 Jul 2009 3:04am
Eating disordersare about much more than food and weight. They stem from multifaceted psychological issues. In fact eating disorders may have life-threatening physical and emotional consequences. Today if we carefully study the current scenario then we can see that eating disorders, such as compulsive or binge eating, anorexia and bulimia has widely
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Can Tai Chi help people with cognitive diseases?
by
Linda
Posted
Mon 29 Dec 2008 4:25pm
sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy and support groups, along with three sessions per week of traditional Chinese martial arts exercises and meditation, called qigong (chee-gong..., including balance and lower leg strength, while those in the comparison group did not. There were also positive cognitive and psychological effects, Burgener said.
“We saw gains
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Eye Disease, Cognitive Decline ...
by
Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Fri 15 May 2009 10:35pm
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Eye Disease, Cognitive Decline Linked in Study
16 may 2009-- Seniors who perform poorly on tests of language, memory and concentration are more likely to be suffering... cognitive function decline and the onset of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) among approximately 2,000 Australian seniors between the ages of 69 and 97.
"We found that those
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Is Cognitive Decline Related to Education Level?
by
Anthony Cirillo
Posted
Mon 21 Feb 2011 9:00am
The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released information in January regarding cognitive disorders in the elderly. Cognitive disorders are conditions that hinder a person's cognitive functioning including reasoning and memory.
In 2007, the percentage of persons age 85 and older reporting one or more cognitive disorders (18.4
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MS and Cognitive Problems
by
Vicki B.
Posted
Wed 01 Oct 2008 8:58pm
focusing on cognitive problems associated with MS:
Authors discuss a potential treatment for cognitive disorders in MS patients.
Evaluating recommendations for approaching...
There were many studies and papers this month focusing on cognitive difficulties associated with MS. I make a point of reading these, probably because the possiblity
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Cognitive Factors Preceding Alzh ...
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Dr. Rubens D.
Posted
Thu 15 Oct 2009 10:01pm
of which were speeded," the authors write. "Research into early detection of cognitive disorders using only episodic memory tasks may not be sensitive to all of the early...
Cognitive Factors Preceding Alzheimer's Disease Examined
Study identifies four cognitive factors likely seen up to three years prior to disease onset
16 oct
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