Cognitive Science

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Alzheimer’s Trade-Off for Mentally Active Seniors
Stimulation delays cognitive decline, but disease advances quickly once it starts.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:15:03 -0700

Brain Exercises Can Delay Mental Decline, But Then Watch Out
Brain exercises may keep cognitive decline at bay longer, but once dementia hits it mysteriously seems to progress faster than if it hadn't been postponed, according to an ongoing study that began in 1993.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:10:39 -0700

Background and Significance of Economic Science: The Special, the Sublime, the Climax
The existence of the universe is something extraordinary! The countless conjectures (mainly scientific) on the intrinsic characteristics of the universe and also the attempts to understand it have followed the history of mankind.

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:31:05 -0700

New study singles out factors linked to cognitive deficits in type 2 diabetes
Older adults with diabetes who have high blood pressure, walk slowly or lose their balance, or believe they're in bad health, are significantly more likely to have weaker memory and slower, more rigid cognitive processing than those without these problems, according to a new study.

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:23:25 -0700

Citing misconduct inquiry, Harvard professor cancels classes
Harvard psychology professor Marc Hauser canceled a Harvard Extension School class on cognitive evolution that he was scheduled to start teaching yesterday and dropped plans to offer a spring class called “The Moral Sense: From Genes to Law.’’ Harvard University - Marc Hauser - Psychology - Professor - Harvard Extension School

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:55:09 -0700