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Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 47th Annual Meeting - 0 views

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    Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 47th Annual Meeting is organized by Society for Neuroscience (SFN) and would be held during Nov 11 - 15, 2017 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center, Washington, Dis of Col, United States of America. CME Credits: * Symposia - SfN designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. * Minisymposia - SfN designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. * Basic-Translational-Clinical Roundtables - SfN designates this live activity for a maximum of 2.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. * Albert and Ellen Grass Lecture - SfN designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. * Presidential Special Lectures - SfN designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits. * Special Lectures - SfN designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits.
Maxime Lagacé

Ten Minutes Of Talking Improves Memory And Test Performance - 2 views

  • Spending just 10 minutes talking to another person can help improve your memory and your performance on tests, according to a University of Michigan study to be published in the February 2008 issue of the Personality and Social Psychology Bulletin.
  • The higher the level of participants' social interaction, researchers found, the better their cognitive functioning.
  • The findings also suggest that social isolation may have a negative effect on intellectual abilities as well as emotional well-being. And for a society characterized by increasing levels of social isolation—a trend sociologist Robert Putnam calls "Bowling Alone"—the effects could be far-reaching.
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    Talking with friends helps us improve cognitive function. Social isolation do the opposite.
Maxime Lagacé

Focus On Fun Gets Teens Active - British Psychological Society - 0 views

  • Emphasising the emotional benefits of exercise is more effective at increasing levels of physical activity than highlighting traditional health benefits. This is the finding of research published online today, 17th February 2010, in the British Journal of Health Psychology.
  • Some teens received text messages that highlighted either the emotional benefits of exercise - such as 'Physical activity can make you feel cheerful. What activity will you do today?' , a second group received texts that highlighted the physical benefits, such as - 'Physical activity can keep your heart healthy. What activity will you do today?'
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    "Physical activity can make you feel cheerful" vs "Physical activity can keep your heart healthy"
Maxime Lagacé

Toddlers and TV: Early exposure has negative and long-term impact - 0 views

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    Very possible effects : future decrease in classroom engagement and success at math, increased victimization by classmates, have a more sedentary lifestyle, higher consumption of junk food and, ultimately, higher body mass index.
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