Some short-term studies have found meditation can improve cognitive abilities such as attention and memory, said Dr. Doraiswamy.
Brain regions involved in movement, attention, planning and memory consistently showed activation when participants listened to music -- these are structures that don't have to do with auditory processing itself.
More and more people will try to do for their attention, concentration, and memory what Lance Armstrong did for his athletic endurance.
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Neuropsychology studies show that compulsive hoarders have deficits in executive functioning, attention, memory, organization and emotional regulation.
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The electroencephalograph picks up cognitive functions in 12 different regions of the brain, showing memory recall and the level of attention paid to visual and aural stimuli.
Correcting mistakes, essentially drawing attention to the memory loss, will likely lead to frustration and embarrassment that can lead to agitation and anger.
After ten weeks of Tai Chi classes, the study group showed significant improvements in tests of their memory, language, attention, stress, mood and fatigue.
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The greatest impairment is found in attention, memory, judgment, decision-making, information processing and language skills.
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"What we don't know is whether there is something common to musical training that is common to attention, sequencing (processing the order in which something occurred), memory and language skills, " she says.
Test-takers in the red environments, were much better at skills that required accuracy and attention to detail, such as catching spelling mistakes or keeping random numbers in short-term memory.
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In addition to splitting our attention, there is strong reason to suspect that frequent smartphone use and the constant connectivity it engenders interfere with memory formation.
"To be honest with you, I have a bad memory anyway, " Zimmerman said, adding that he has attention-deficit (hyperactivity) disorder and takes medication for it.
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