ANS not a good predictor of math achievement

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New research with a large sample size has now confirmed that ANS tasks are not suitable as measures of math development in school‐age populations.  The researchers studied other cognitive functions that can replace this as a good measure for Math development in school-age populations, read the article in our link for today to find out what they are.

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Bad connections cause Dyscalculia

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The debate about what causes learning disabilities is that the conditions are either caused by brain regions that do not function well or the connections are not good between the regions.

Here is new research from Cambridge UK that points at the poor connections being the cause of learning disabilities.

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Junkfood bad for brains

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Eating food that is high in salt, fats and added sugars could harm your cognitive abilities.

That’s one of the headline findings from a research experiment that monitored the harm done by a diet high in saturated fats, salt, and sucrose – referred to as the Western-style diet.

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