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"alternative" schools
"Alternative" methods of education
acetylcholine
More on what goes on during sleep
acronyms
acrostics
ADDERALL XR®
ADDERALL XR significantly improves driving performance, attention in young adults with ADHD
Brain scans show how meditation affects the brain ; Drug for teen drivers with ADHD ; ADHD linked to genetic and environmental interactions ; Drug improves information processing in adults with ADHD; ADDERALL XR significantly improves driving performance, attention in young adults with ADHD ; Why autism is associated with executive function problems; Cognitive therapy for ADHD ; Imaging reveals brain abnormalities in ADHD children
advance organizers
age-related cognitive decline
Word-finding problems ; Why do some cognitive processes decline with age? ; The Seattle Longitudinal Study of Adult Intelligence; Burke et al 1991 ; Dunlosky & Connor 1997 ; Frequently Asked Questions about memory ; Aging ; Tip-of-the-tongue experiences
age-related cognitive decline, extent of
Extent of age-related cognitive decline ; Word-finding problems ; Why do some cognitive processes decline with age? ; The Seattle Longitudinal Study of Adult Intelligence; Burke et al 1991 ; Dunlosky & Connor 1997 ; Frequently Asked Questions about memory
age-related cognitive decline, rate of
Rate of cognitive decline ; Why do some cognitive processes decline with age? ; The Seattle Longitudinal Study of Adult Intelligence
age-related cognitive decline, prevention of
Prevention of age-related cognitive decline
age-related cognitive decline, strategies for dealing with
Strategies for dealing with age-related cognitive decline ; Dunlosky & Connor 1997 ; Why do some cognitive processes decline with age? ; The Seattle Longitudinal Study of Adult Intelligence ; January 2002 news report
AIDS
alcohol
alliteration
Alzheimer's
Alzheimer's ; Word-finding problems ; Frequently Asked Questions about memory ; Tip-of-the-tongue experiences
Alzheimer's - approved drugs
Alzheimer's - behavioral strategies
Alzheimer's - causes
Alzheimer's - diagnosis & assessment
Alzheimer's - neurological interventions
Alzheimer's - pilot drug studies
Alzheimer's - risk factors
Alzheimer's - treatment
Alzheimer's - vaccines
ampakines
Drug reverses aging effect on memory process
amnesia
Hypnosis study sheds insight on amnesia
amphetamines
Drug improves information processing in adults with ADHD; Amphetamines and cocaine can damage the brain’s ability to learn from new experiences ; Amphetamine helps or hinders cognitive function depending on your genes
amygdala
analogy vs elaborative interrogation
see Iron
anesthetics
Anesthetics a risk factor for Alzheimer’s? ; Common pediatric anesthesia drugs cause brain damage and learning and memory problems in infant rats
antioxidants
Simple Lifestyle Changes May Improve Cognitive Function; Lifestyle changes improve seniors’ memory surprisingly quickly ; Grape juice may help memory in older adults ; Antioxidant-rich diets reduce brain damage from stroke in rats; More support for value of antioxidants in protecting against age-related cognitive decline ; Antioxidant-rich diets improve age-related cognitive decline in rats
anxiety
Anxiety adversely affects those who are most likely to succeed at exams ; Anxiety good for memory recall, bad for solving complex problems ; Anxiety over maths blocks learning ; March 2002 news report
apples
Apple consumption protects against age-related cognitive decline ; Compound in apples may help fight Alzheimer's disease
APV
Forgetting may sometimes be an active process
artificial brain
Brain implant may restore memory
asking the right question
Asking better questions ; Research reports
ASPM gene
Human brains enjoy ongoing evolution ; Gene may be key to evolution of larger human brain
assessing strategy
attention
Time really does fly when you’re busy; How emotions interfere with staying focused
auditory cortex
autobiographical memory
The domains of memory ; Context is everything [review] ; Searching for memory. [review] ; Autobiographical memory
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