Article: The 100 most followed psychologists and neuroscientists on Twitter

The 100 most followed psychologists and neuroscientists on Twitter
http://digest.bps.org.uk/2014/11/the-100-most-followed-psychologists-and.html

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Article: Focusing on executive functions in kindergarten leads to lasting academic improvements

Focusing on executive functions in kindergarten leads to lasting academic improvements
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-focusing-functions-kindergarten-academic.html

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Introducing The Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman [feedly]

My good friend Scott Barry Kaufman has a new podcastt

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Introducing The Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman
// Scientific American - Mind & Brain

It's my great pleasure to introduce The Psychology Podcast with Dr. Scott Barry Kaufman, where we give you insights into the mind, brain, behavior and creativity.

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Article: What happens inside musicians' brains when they play?

What happens inside musicians' brains when they play?
http://boingboing.net/2014/11/20/what-happens-inside-musicians.html

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Sharing The magical numbers 7 and 4 are resistant to the Flynn effect: No evidence for increases in forward or backward recall across 85 years of data via BrowZine

The magical numbers 7 and 4 are resistant to the Flynn effect: No evidence for increases in forward or backward recall across 85 years of data
Gignac, Gilles E.
Intelligence, Vol. 48 – 2015: 85 - 95

10.1016/j.intell.2014.11.001

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White Matter Microstructure Predicts Autistic Traits in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder [feedly]

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White Matter Microstructure Predicts Autistic Traits in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
// JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS - Web of Knowledge

Title: White Matter Microstructure Predicts Autistic Traits in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Author(s): Cooper, Miriam; Thapar, Anita; Jones, Derek K.
Source: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, 44 (11): 2742-2754 NOV 2014
IDS#: AR6XK. ISSN: 0162-3257
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Article: Study Reports Musicians Show Advantages in Long Term Memory

Study Reports Musicians Show Advantages in Long Term Memory
http://neurosciencenews.com/long-term-memory-music-neuroscience-1551/

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SES and IQ: Longitudinal twin study

Yet another study demonstrating the significant relation between SES and intelligence, this time a large longitudinal study of twins. Click on images to enlarge. Prior SES posts can be found here.







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Gf (Ravens) training: Improved Gf, Gv, or cognitive strategies?

Very thought provoking article with solid methodological recommendations for conducting research on brain training programs that are inteneded to increase fluid intelligence (Gf) or working memory (Gwm).




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Sharing Seeing Perfectly Fitting Factor Models That Are Causally Misspecified: Understanding That Close-Fitting Models Can Be Worse via BrowZine

Seeing Perfectly Fitting Factor Models That Are Causally Misspecified: Understanding That Close-Fitting Models Can Be Worse
Hayduk, L.
Educational and Psychological Measurement, Vol. 74 Issue 6 – 2014: 905 - 926

10.1177/0013164414527449

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A good concise definition of mind wandering: Due to default brain network

Mind-wandering has been defined as “a situation in which executive control shifts away from a primary task to the processing of personal goals . . . [and] often occurs without intention or even awareness that one's mind has drifted” (Smallwood & Schooler, 2006, p. 946).

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Article: Bilingual brains better equipped to process information

Bilingual brains better equipped to process information
http://medicalxpress.com/news/2014-11-bilingual-brains-equipped.html

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Article: Creativity and the default network: A Functional Connectivity Analysis of the Creative Brain at Rest

Creativity and the default network: A Functional Connectivity Analysis of the Creative Brain at Rest
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0028393214003248

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Article: The Brain-Games Conundrum: Does Cognitive Training Really Sharpen the Mind?

The Brain-Games Conundrum: Does Cognitive Training Really Sharpen the Mind?
http://dana.org/Cerebrum/2014/The_Brain-Games_Conundrum__Does_Cognitive_Training_Really_Sharpen_the_Mind_/

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Review of computer-based cog training for ADHD: A mixed bag

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Article: Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, Volume 76, Issue 7

Attention, Perception, & Psychophysics, Volume 76, Issue 7
http://link.springer.com/journal/13414/76/7?wt_mc=alerts.TOCjournals

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Klingberg on working memory dev/trng, P-FIT model, neural/temporal efficiency, bran networks and cognitive development

Excellent article by Klingberg (2014) (copy with annnotated comments and links to other research) that brings together important constructs of working memory (Gwm), working memory training, brain networks and synchronization, white matter mattters, neuroal and temporal processing efficiency, and maturation and training effects on children's cognitive development.
The article does a good job of "connecting the dots" from many different programs of research.

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A Review of Missing Data Handling Methods in Education Research
Cheema, J. R.
Review of Educational Research, Vol. 84 Issue 4 – 2014: 487 - 508

10.3102/0034654314532697

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