MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'impulsivity'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:37:54 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3404012&cid=t_119415_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.iqscorner.com%2F2010%2F03%2Freseach-bytes-3-25-10-is-impulsivity.html ConclusionAcknowledgementsReferencesTechnorati Tags: psychology, educational psychology, school psychology, neuropsychology, special education, intelligence, conative, non-cognitive abilities, MACMM, impulsivity, response styles, IQs Corner (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner)) Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3404012 Thu, 25 Mar 2010 15:46:00 +0100 3404012 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2512001&cid=t_119415_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fbiology-of-self-control.html In an Cal Tech fMRI study of self-reported dieters, the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) emerged as the important area for self-control. Subjects who exercised poor self-control in the study chose to eat fattening and non-nutritious foods and it correlated with a lack of activation in the DLPFC.Excerpt: "The vmPFC works during every decision," says Hare. "The DLPFC, on the other hand, is more active when you're employing self-control.""This, ultimately, is one reason why self-controllers can make better choices," Rangel adds.Still, the DLPFC can only do so much. For instance, it can't override a truly negative reaction to a food, notes Hare. "We rarely got people to say they'd eat cauliflower if they didn't like cauliflower," he says. "But they would choose not to eat ice cream or ca... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2512001 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:03:00 +0100 2512001 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2463117&cid=t_119415_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F06%2Fadhd-different-reward-motivation.html More on the evolving story about ADHD biology and reward. Rather than ADHD appearing as a fixed deficit in executive function, increasing evidence suggests that children (and adults) with ADHD behaviors are showing impulsivity mainly in non-reward situations.In this latest study from Germany, 8-13 year old boys diagnosed with ADHD showed a much greater ability to inhibit impulsive behavior on the go/no-go test if rewards- monetary or social were involved. The differences were striking between the two groups...whereas only 12.5% of the control group slowed down their behaviors and improved their responses in the control group, 43.8% of the ADHD group slowed down their behaviors and exhibited fewer false alarm rates. The implications for findings such as this are significant - if making exte... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2463117 Mon, 08 Jun 2009 07:03:00 +0100 2463117 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2365322&cid=t_119415_131_f&fid=34989&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FGeneticsHealth%2F%7E3%2Fs2K4eRTnqGY%2F Human beings, and especially children, have a natural tendency to act on impulse rather than thought. But children get a better handle on their impulses as they grow older, and they learn to delay gratification to get something they want. Alcohol drinks. Image: sxc.hu On the other hand, a highly impulsive person would rather choose small immediate rewards at the expense of larger, long-term reward. And now, a study from Purdue University found that highly impulsive behavior may contribute to the risk of developing some form of addiction later in life. “There is increasing evidence that the character trait of impulsivity predisposes towards addiction in all its forms, such as drugs, alcohol, gambling,” said Nicholas J. Grahame, associate professor of psychology at Indiana University... Genetics and Health blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2365322 Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:03:00 +0100 2365322 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2320456&cid=t_119415_122_f&fid=37835&url=http%3A%2F%2Fintelligencetesting.blogspot.com%2F2009%2F03%2Fbrain-structures-and-impulsivity.html Thanks to MIND BLOGhttp://mindblog.dericbownds.net/2009/03/brain-structures-that-correlate-with.htmlKevin McGrew PhDEducational/School Psych.IAP (www.iapsych.com)Sent from KMcGrew iPhone (IQMobile). (If message includes an image-double click on it to make larger-if hard to see) (Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner)) Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2320456 Tue, 31 Mar 2009 14:15:00 +0100 2320456 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1638116&cid=t_119415_122_f&fid=36582&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FSharpBrains%2F%7E3%2F338400751%2F This article was written by Pascale Michelon, Ph. D., for SharpBrains.com. Dr. Michelon, Copyright 2008. Dr. Michelon has a Ph.D. in Cognitive Psychology and has worked as a Research Scientist at Washington University in Saint Louis, in the Psychology Department. She conducted several research projects to understand how the brain makes use of visual information and memorizes facts. She is now an Adjunct Faculty at Washington University, and teaches Memory Workshops in numerous retirement communities in the St Louis area. Further reading: - Link to the citation and study: Here. - Promising Cognitive Training Studies for ADHD. - Mindfulness Meditation for Adults & Teens with ADHD. - Working Memory Training for Adults. AD/HD, adhd, adult AD/HD, Attention Deficit, brain, cognitiv... SharpBrains blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1638116 Thu, 17 Jul 2008 21:20:13 +0100 1638116 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=620200&cid=t_119415_122_f&fid=35065&url=http%3A%2F%2Feideneurolearningblog.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F05%2Fif-you-give-child-cookie-when-does-self.html If you offer a young child the option of 1 cookie now or 2 after 15 minutes, he or she will usually try to wait for 15 minutes, but then ask for the second before the time is up. It's a good thing that neuroscientists are interested in knowing more about what normal neurodevelopment is like because the alternative is to call everything a disease. Functional neuroimaging is shaking us all up a little. We all knew that children were different from adults, but many of us had no clue how different they were (for example, see below). It's exciting to see that educational leaders are also waking up to the importance of understanding learning within an accurate framework of child development. Both the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education and the National Institute of Child Heal... Eide Neurolearning Blog blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=620200 Thu, 17 May 2007 07:02:00 +0100 620200