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As some loyal readers (if there are any) know, today is Jim Kauffman’s birthday. Because he retired, I don’t see him as often as I once did. I miss the frequent chuckles over absurd events and the chances to talk seriously about topics that really matter.
Anyway, happy birthday, buddy!
Sphere: Related ContentProfessor Li-Huei Tsai of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and colleagues there and elsewhere have identified the role played by an enzyme that alters proteins critical for building neural connections during learning. Gene mutations or deletions that affect proteins used in synapses have been associated with autism, and the problem that Professor Tsai and her colleagues studied produces the same result as the genetic changes.
Continue reading ‘Missing protein connected with autism’
Examining the effects of a training program designed to promote self-regulation, Adele Diamond and colleagues found that “Tools of the Mind” (Tools) improved performance of preschoolers in regular classrooms with regular teachers. Weak self-regulatory and executive function skills are consistently associated with ADHD. In their study, which appeared in Science 30 November 2007, the researchers compared Tools to a balanced-literacy program and found that the preschoolers receiving the Tools program out-performed peers who had been randomly assigned to the control condition on tasks consider to reflect executive function.
Link to the study (subscription required for full text).
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