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caffeine - effects on memory
Caffeine may protect memory in older women ; Coffee jump-starts short-term memory ; Helping memory with "natural" supplements ; January 2002 news report; Harrison & Horne 2000
cannabis
see marijuana
Capgras delusion
carbohydrates
Simple Lifestyle Changes May Improve Cognitive Function ; Lifestyle changes improve seniors’ memory surprisingly quickly ; A good breakfast improves memory function in older adults
carotene
Long-term beta carotene supplementation may help prevent cognitive decline
categorization
categorizing- children
Learning strategies for children
category labels - children
Learning strategies for children
cerebellum
Growing evidence cerebellum involved in language ; Study of alcoholics reveals connection between cerebellum and prefrontal cortex ; New research into motor skills distinguishes between learning and performance ; Cerebellum implicated in remembering emotions
chemobrain
Cognitive dysfunction found in women with breast cancer prior to treatment
chess playing
Chess experts and chess amateurs use different parts of their brain when they play
children - categorizing
Learning strategies for children
children - category labels
Learning strategies for children
children - collaboration
children - comprehension
children - computer games
children - context effect on strategy use
children - directed forgetting
children - directed ignoring
children - event memory
Research reports; Childhood "amnesia" linked to vocabulary
children - face recognition
Children's recognition of faces ; Campbell et al 1999; Babies' experience with faces leads to narrowing of perception ; Boys' and girls' brains process faces differently
children - foreign language learning
children - intentional forgetting
children - keyword mnemonic
Learning strategies for children
children - maintenance rehearsal
Learning strategies for children
children - memory strategies
children - metacognition
children - mnemonics
Learning strategies for children
children - peer collaboration
children - phonemic confusion
children - phonemic processes
children - phonological working memory
children - photographs as retrieval cues
children - reading skills
children - rehearsal
children - reminiscing
children - story mnemonic
Learning strategies for children
children - strategy training
children - strategy use
children - utilization deficiencies
children - visual imagery
Learning strategies for children
children - vocabulary acquisition
Research reports 2; Childhood "amnesia" linked to vocabulary ; Children's brains process words differently
children - working memory capacity
Children's test of Nonword Repetition
cholesterol
Not enough 'good' cholesterol makes it harder to recover from stroke ; More support that high cholesterol is a risk factor for cognitive impairment; Role of cholesterol in memory ; Cholesterol bad for brain too ; Cholesterol not a risk factor for Alzheimer's
cholinesterase
More on what goes on during sleep
choosing a strategy
chromosome 22q11.2 deletion syndrome
More light on a common developmental disorder
classifying text for strategy use
closed-head injury
cocaine
Amphetamines and cocaine can damage the brain’s ability to learn from new experiences ; February 2002 news report April 2002 news report ; Long-lasting changes in attention and motor skills after heavy stimulant abuse ; Prenatal exposure to alcoholaffects executive functioning in young children
coding mnemonics
cognitive reserve
Higher education or larger brain size may protect against dementia
collaboration - children
collaborative recall
Basden et al 1997 ; Weldon & Bellinger 1997
comprehension - children
computer games
computers as cognitive tools
computers in schools
concussion
Concussions increase chance of age-related cognitive impairment ; Post-concussion migraine may signal greater neurocognitive impairment
conditionalized vs inert knowledge
consolidation
Reconstruction and consolidation of memories ; Searching for memory. [review]
context
Closing in on the genes involved in context learning ; Research reports ; December 2001 news report
coronary bypass surgery - effects on memory
cognitive decline after heart bypass
creatine
Creatine boosts working memory and general intelligence
CREB
CREST
Gene essential for development of normal brain connections discovered
culture
Culture influences brain function ; Cultural differences in autobiographical memory ; Issue 107
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