Researchers have found that people with Parkinson's disease can perform automated tasks better than people without the disease, but have significant difficulty switching from easy to hard tasks.
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September 3, 2010
Cognitive effects of Parkinson’s disease: Automated tasks easier, but task switching difficult
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June 4, 2010
Alcohol: Effects on Teenage Brains and Correlations Between Availability and Violence
I’ve written previously about the effects of alcohol on decision making. Today I’ll be looking at two further aspects of alcohol consumption and how it affects society. First up is a study that examines the cognitive effects of moderate to heavy drinking during adolescence, with different effects on males versus females. Secondly I’d like to [...]... Squeglia, L., Spadon
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June 17, 2009
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation May Cause Improvements in Memory
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) produced improvements in key areas of cognition and in short-term verbal memory in patients with major depressive disorder, and no adverse cognitive effects were shown. The results of this research were presented by Mark Demitrack, MD, vice president and chief medical officer of Neuronetics, Inc, and colleagues at the annual meeting of the American Psychiat
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June 16, 2009
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation May Cause Improvements in Memory (Psychiatric Times)
Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) produced improvements in key areas of cognition and in short-term verbal memory in patients with major depressive disorder, and no adverse cognitive effects were shown. 1 The results of this research were presented by Mark Demitrack, MD, vice president and chief medical officer of Neuronetics, Inc, and colleagues at the annual meeting of the American ...
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