cognitive
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Although only a small fraction of schizophrenia patients carry mutations in grin2a, the researchers suggest that dysfunction in this circuit may represent a shared mechanism underlying cognitive impairments in some patients.
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
"We are quite confident this circuit is one of the mechanisms that contributes to the cognitive impairment that is a major part of the pathology of schizophrenia."
From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026
"It's a brand-new kind of cognitive load," said Ben Wigler, co-founder of the start-up LoveMind AI.
From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026
The ancient method of disputation—arguing both sides of a question, steel-manning the opposition—is one of the oldest cognitive strengthening exercises we know.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Breaking a song into “chunks” helps exercise children’s cognitive and analytical abilities to understand, compare, and contrast the different parts or phrases of a song.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
