Echolalia Echolalia (also known as echologia or echophrasia[1]) is the automatic repetition of vocalizations made by another person (by the same person is called palilalia). It is one of the echophenomena, closely related to echopraxia, the automatic repetition of movements made by another person; both are "subsets of imitative behavior" whereby sounds or actions are imitated "without explicit awareness".[1] Echolalia may be an immediate reaction to a stimulus or may be delayed.[1] Signs and symptoms[edit] Echolalia can be categorized as immediate (occurring immediately after the stimulus) vs. delayed (some time after the occurrence of a stimulus).[1][4] A typical pediatric presentation of echolalia might be as follows: a child is asked "Do you want dinner?"; the child echoes back "Do you want dinner?" Cause[edit] In transcortical sensory aphasia, echolalia is common, with the patient incorporating another person's words or sentences into his or her own response. Imitation and learning[edit]
Research shows Aussie kids can’t throw or catch as well as 30 years ago Australia, Nick Kyrgios may be our last hope. Picture: Wayne Ludbey Source: News Corp Australia IT’S a secret shame for such a proud sporting nation, but Aussie children are officially terrible at sport — and getting worse. New research shows Australian children are falling behind their international counterparts when it comes to basic skills like throwing, catching and kicking a ball. “Overall it’s a growing trend,” James Rudd, a PHD student at Victoria University’s Institute of Sport, told news.com.au. “There’s no easy answer because it’s not one thing. “PE in schools being pushed to periphery ... To this? How do we take Aussie kids from this ... Mr Rudd’s research took into account 400 students aged from six to 10 at Melbourne primary schools from different socio-economic backgrounds. Results showed Australian children lagging behind their US counterparts when compared to a study done in the US in 2000. Golden girls. “If you’re never used them you’ve never developed them.
This Is Your Brain. This Is Your Brain as a Weapon. On an otherwise routine July day, inside a laboratory at Duke University, two rhesus monkeys sat in separate rooms, each watching a computer screen that featured an image of a virtual arm in two-dimensional space. The monkeys' task was to guide the arm from the center of the screen to a target, and when they did so successfully, the researchers rewarded them with sips of juice. But there was a twist. The monkeys were not provided with joysticks or any other devices that could manipulate the arm. Making things even more interesting, the primates shared control over the digital limb. Neuroscientist Miguel Nicolelis, who led the research, published earlier this year, has a name for this remarkable collaboration: a "brainet." But there is a potentially dark side to these innovations. The same brain-scanning machines meant to diagnose Alzheimer’s disease or autism could potentially read someone’s private thoughts. Consider Nicolelis’s brainet idea.
Future Science by James Rickman Wednesday, February 11, 2015 When asked about his incredible discovery, the researcher left the interviewers speechless. He acknowledged a new advance in neuroscience is finally hitting the market for the first time. “It doesn’t just give you more energy and mental clarity...it will literally get you focused at any given time without getting stressed or irritated by unpleasant circumstances. After the story broke, the internet has been going crazy over a promising new product that is currently sending shock-waves through the medical industry. There has already been previous controversy around the cognitive-enhancing supplement. Neuroflexyn soon became known as the ‘most powerful self-development trick on earth’. After several years and rigorous trials at The Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit (NCTU), Neuroflexyn pills are back in production and recent reports are proving the superhero making drug is more powerful then ever. Summary of Alan’s Neuroflexyn experience 1. 2.
Adverse Cognitive Effects of Medications: Turning Attention to Reversibility In this issue of JAMA Internal Medicine, Gray and colleagues1 present findings from an observational analysis that show a higher risk for dementia with the increasing dose and duration of exposure to medications with strong anticholinergic activity. The risk for dementia was consistent when comparing participants with recent and past heavy use of such medications with nonusers, suggesting that the adverse cognitive effects are permanent. Other studies2- 4 have consistently shown similar results. However, the question of reversibility of the adverse cognitive effects of medications and the safety risks of discontinuing the use of such medications remain untested in randomized clinical trials (RCTs).
Cancer cure discovered by 8-year-old girl, Camilla Lisanti? Certain antibiotics were found to have an effect on breast cancer cells. Picture: Garvan Institute. Picture: Institute Garvan Source: Supplied A YOUNG girl may have accidentally come up with a cure for cancer while talking to her parents over the dinner table. Camilia Lisanti, who is the daughter of a husband and wife cancer research team in Manchester, suggested using antibiotics as a potential cure for cancer. Her father, Michael — a cancer research scientist — asked her how she would cure cancer, and she paused before proving a simple answer. Camilia suggested using antibiotics “like when I have a sore throat” which gave her scientist parents an idea. Professor Lisanti and his wife Federica Sotgia began to test her theory but were shocked when they actually found various cheap and widely used antibiotics did destroy cancerous cells, The Independent reported. The researchers found that certain antibiotics could stop cancer cells making mitochondria, which feeds the cells.
Yogic meditation reverses NF-κB and IRF-related transcriptome dynamics in leukocytes of family dementia caregivers in a randomized controlled trial. Having trouble sleeping? This could be why Counting sheep ... If simple fixes don't work, there could be a more serious reason for your lack of sleep. Photo: 123RF So you spent a day in the sun, surf and sand and now you're in bed, hot and bothered and tangled in sheets because it's too hot to have the window closed and there are too many mosquitos to risk staying uncovered. At this point, sleep is a long-forgotten pipe dream. For some, the heat is all it takes to lose sleep. But what most people don't realise is that trouble sleeping can actually be the result of an underlying health condition, from asthma and acid reflux to conditions far more serious and potentially life threatening. Advertisement A report from the Harvard Medical School gives a comprehensive list of surprising conditions that could be the real reason you're not catching any Zs these days, and we've picked out a few of the more troubling ones. Asthma Diabetes Diabetes is when your body doesn't make enough insulin to keep blood sugar levels in the normal range.
Frontiers | Mechanisms of white matter change induced by meditation training | Cognition 1Department of Psychology, University of Oregon, Eugene, OR, USA2Department of Psychological Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA3Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA Training can induce changes in specific brain networks and changes in brain state. In both cases it has been found that the efficiency of white matter as measured by diffusion tensor imaging is increased, often after only a few hours of training. In this paper we consider a plausible molecular mechanism for how state change produced by meditation might lead to white matter change. According to this hypothesis frontal theta induced by meditation produces a molecular cascade that increases myelin and improves connectivity. Keywords: theta rhythm, myelination, diffusion tensor imaging, meditation, fractional anisotropy (FA) Citation: Posner MI, Tang Y-Y and Lynch G (2014) Mechanisms of white matter change induced by meditation training.
How learning music improves our children's abilities and raises their IQs | Life It’s probably as well Langley Hall Primary Academy doesn’t have a school cat. That’s because at any one time, 460 children aged five and upwards are learning the violin – and there are no soundproofed rooms. The school in Berkshire isn’t some exclusive prep school. Studies show that learning music can have a dramatic effect on children’s abilities in maths and reading, increase happiness and even raise their IQs. Every five-year-old pupil starts with the recorder in year one and in the summer term, they also begin to learn violin – parents have to agree to buy an instrument before their child arrives at the school, although those receiving free school meals are provided with one. Then, in year four, pupils can choose to move on to cello or cornet and, later, the clarinet or flute. Sally believes this emphasis on music is at least partly the reason for the school’s rapid academic progress. “Some had really poor academic skills when they joined us, but are now doing well academically.
The Creativity Pill - James Hamblin Health People taking dopamine for Parkinson's disease sometimes begin to generate a lot of artwork. New research differentiates their expressiveness from obsessive or impulsive tendencies. Please consider disabling it for our site, or supporting our work in one of these ways Subscribe Now > Neurologist Rivka Inzelberg recently noticed that her patients with Parkinson’s disease seemed to be authoring more novels than older people tend to author. Looking closer, poems and paintings also seemed to be pouring out of afflicted patients, in a relative sense—specifically those treated with a synthetic dopamine-precursor pill, levodopa (L-DOPA). So Inzelberg, a professor at Tel Aviv University's Sackler Faculty of Medicine, asked around. Development of uncontrollable artistic urges has been documented in medical case studies. So Inzelberg’s current study tested for symptoms of impulse control disorder, as well as creativity—which it did in a variety of ways. She laughed.
Why parents should stop helping their kids with homework Like many Aussie kids, this guy is battling with his homework. Source: Getty Images KIDS hate homework. Parents hate homework. Homework is the cause of many suburban screaming matches and thousands of grey hairs. The average Australian 15-year-old spends six hours a week doing their homework, according to the OECD. Now several education experts are urging parents to stop helping. There is extensive research proving that homework has little academic benefit, says associate professor of educational psychology at the University of Sydney and author of Reforming Homework, Richard Walker. “There isn’t much academic benefit in homework for primary school children. Psychologist Dr Michael Carr-Gregg agrees: “Homework provides absolutely no academic benefit for younger students. “And parents are demanding it in larger and larger doses, despite the fact that it does nothing. Also, homework helps to solidify a sense of belonging and autonomy. Some schools are already getting on board.
Uncovering New Players in the Fight Against Alzheimer's Peer inside the brain of someone with Alzheimer’s disease, and you’ll see some striking features: shriveled nerve cells and strange protein clumps. According to a leading theory, proteins called amyloid beta and tau build up in the brain and choke nerve cell communication, setting the disease in motion years before people suspect anything is wrong with their recall. Yet the Alzheimer’s brain has another curious aspect. For years scientists have probed how neuroinflammation contributes to Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative ailments. For decades multiple lines of evidence have given scientists a hunch that inflammation plays some role in Alzheimer’s. Some researchers continue to believe inflammation plays a part, however. TREM2 initially appeared to have a protective role. When researchers looked at TREM2 in people, the story again turned murky. Researchers have come up with several ideas about how these cells’ activities relate to Alzheimer’s.