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Executive function is a set of skills that help you get things done. These skills are controlled by an area of your brain called the frontal lobe, and they help you do things such as manage your time, ...
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Children with mild sleep disordered breathing (SDB) showed no improvement in executive function or attention after adenotonsillectomy compared with those who did not have the surgery, but several ...
In a rural village on Mexico’s Yucatán Peninsula, cultural developmental psychologist Suzanne Gaskins placed pillowy marshmallows in front of a half-dozen Yucatec Maya children and gave them a simple ...
A beloved cartoon character may be slowing children's mental functions, a new study led a professor at the University of Virginia says. The new study suggests that watching just nine minutes of the ...
A study published in an Australian journal last year emphasizes the fact that there are cognitive benefits noted when children preform household chores on a regular basis. In other words childhood ...
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork)-- Can less tech time lead to better grades for pre-teens? The answer is yes, according to one study. Researchers found that decreased screen time was one big factor in improved ...
A recent study reveals that children with better physical fitness are more likely to experience improved mental health and cognitive function as teenagers. Researchers found that kids who excelled in ...
Kids’ attention spans aren’t exactly getting any longer. Some can’t even make it to the end of a 10-second TikTok without swiping away. To be honest, I’m also guilty of this sometimes. But if you can ...