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Teens get smarter as their minds get quicker
Yahoo India: Washington, Sept 28 (ANI): A group of psychologists at University of Texas at San Antonio has found that adolescents become smarter because they become mentally quicker. This is the first time psychologists have
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How brain buys time for tough choices
Zee News: Some people who receive deep brain stimulation for Parkinson’s disease are impulsive, leading them to make quick and often, bad, decisions. Now, a new study has explained why and shown how under normal
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Parentology: Will the Vinci computer help babies?
Los Angeles Times: A computer for babies may sound like the stuff of science fiction, but a Canadian company has just made it reality. Last month Rullingnet Corp. launched Vinci, a 7-inch touch-screen tablet that
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SpongeBob impairs little kids’ thinking, study finds
Los Angeles Times: Watching just a short bit of the wildly popular kids TV show “SpongeBob SquarePants” has been known to give many parents headaches. Psychologists have now found that a brief exposure to SpongeBob
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SpongeBob SquarePants zaps kids’ attention span? What study says
CBS News: Who lives in a pineapple under the sea – and is potentially ruining your kid’s attention span? A new study says watching Nickelodeon’s popular cartoon, “SpongeBob SquarePants”, can negatively affect a 4-year-old’s focus
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In Future Math Whizzes, Signs of ‘Number Sense’
The New York Times: Children as young as 3 have a “number sense” that may be correlated with mathematical aptitude, according to a new study. Melissa Libertus, a psychologist at Johns Hopkins University, and colleagues
