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Mu-Rhythm in the Brain: The Neural Mechanism of Speech as an Audio-Vocal Perception-Action System

December 6, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter, Speech Production

[Source: Science Daily] The cortical mechanisms governing speech are not well understood because it is extremely challenging to measure the activity of the brain in action, that is, during speech production. Researchers in Japan have found modulation of mu-rhythms in the cortex…...

December 6, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Researchers at the University of Iowa have documented an activity by infants that begins nearly from birth: They learn by taking inventory of the things they see. In a new paper, the psychologists contend that infants create knowledge by…...

December 5, 2012

7 December 2012, Newsletter, Tip or Resource

This activity from Handprint and Footprint Art was our Pinterest Pin of the Year last year. With over 1000 repins combined from the two places we featured it on our boards, it is far and away the most popular activity we have…...

App Review of the Week: Mask Doodle

December 5, 2012

7 December 2012, App, Newsletter

by Aubrey Klingensmith App: Mask Doodle What It Is: A mask-decorating app by Shoe the Goose. Price: $.99 OS: Apple Version: 1.0 How It Works: Well, Shoe the Goose made this part of my review quite easy by providing a simple six-step direction page: “1. Select a mask style.…...

December 4, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Abused children are at high risk of anxiety and mood disorders, as traumatic experience induces lasting changes to their gene regulation. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry in Munich have now documented for the first time that…...

December 4, 2012

7 December 2012, Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily.com] Researchers report that lithium, a drug commonly used for the treatment of mood disorders in humans, restores neurogenesis in the hippocampus, a part of the brain strongly associated with learning and memory.Down syndrome is a neurodevelopmental disorder that is…...

December 3, 2012

7 December 2012, Article, Newsletter

Thanks to our friends at the National Association of School Psychologists for posting this article on their Facebook page in the wake of the Jovan Belcher tragedy. By Tammy D. Barry, PhD, Texas A&M University; & John E. Lochman, PhD, The University…...

December 3, 2012

Down Syndrome, News, Newsletter

[Source: Science Daily] Mice with a condition that serves as a laboratory model for Down syndrome perform better on memory and learning tasks as adults if they were treated before birth with neuroprotective peptides, according to researchers at the National Institutes of…...

December 3, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Medical News Today] Autism is a poorly understood family of related conditions. People with autism generally lack normal social interaction skills and engage in a variety of unusual and often characteristic behaviors, such as repetitive movements. While there is no specific…...

December 3, 2012

7 December 2012, News, Newsletter

[Source: Disability Scoop] Major changes to the diagnostic criteria for autism and other conditions are on track to take effect after the nation’s psychiatrists gave final approval to a new version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders this weekend.…...