This month we cover a wide range of topics. You can read about the new Australian ADHD guidelines, maths vocabulary, why your mind wanders, using robots to help treat stuttering, and why mosquitos bite some people more than others.
And a warning about nose picking!
Kind regards,
The Learning Brain News Team
Latest Research
Could Nose Picking Increase Risk for Alzheimer’s and Dementia?
Griffith University researchers have demonstrated that a bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain in mice, where it creates markers that are a tell-tale sign of Alzheimer’s disease.
Social Robots Could Supplement Stuttering Treatment
Social robots that interact with humans could be a promising new addition to current treatment tools for people who stutter, according to a recent study looking at how the high-tech helpers might be used in clinics.
You are sitting in a meeting at work and your mind starts to wander to another place. Suddenly, you realise that the person leading the meeting has asked you a question that you have not heard. Why does this happen?
Daydreaming activates the hippocampus, inducing electrical impulses that help us to encode memories.
The Australian ADHD Professionals Association has released new guidelines to help clinicians, parents, teachers and employers provide uniform support and treatment for the estimated 1 million Australians who have been diagnosed with ADHD.
Bumble bees play, according to new research. It is believed to be the first time that play behaviour has been shown in an insect, adding to mounting evidence that bees may experience positive 'feelings'.
ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder or Specific Language Impairment?
How do we diagnose if a child's symptoms are because they have APD, ADHD or Specific Language Impairment, to prescribe the appropriate remediation? Speech pathologist, Devon Barnes explains here.
Inspired: Understanding Creativity: A Journey Through Art, Science, and the Soul
How does creativity work? Where does inspiration come from? What are the secrets of our most revered creators? How can we maximise our creative potential?
Inspired is a book about the science of creativity, distilling an explosion of exciting new research from across the world.