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“Spend 5-10 minutes lying down, make yourself comfortable, and keep your eyes open. Be still. Don’t think of anything specific” These are...

Obesity is a growing problem in developed countries. In the UK, a recent WHO studied indicated that one in four adults is obese (WHO...

“Pardon, comment dit-on en Francais?” – I tried hard to learn French to keep up with the bilingual son of close friends, but failed...

A question closely tied to the issue of prescribing ADHD medication is the actual growth of the disorder. Media reports have cited...

The use of Ritalin to treat ADHD has become a highly contentious issue over the past decade. Part of this contention stems from a marked...

The Great British Bake-off has quickly become a fixture in the cultural life of the UK. For a few weeks the country is obsessed with the...

You are driving to the house of a friend, and you are getting directions from a GPS. “Drive to the end of the road, turn right, drive...

Developmental disorders like attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADD/ADHD), autism spectrum disorder...

The short answer to that question is ‘yes’. We have known for some time that training particular cognitive skills, like working memory,...

Working memory (WM) is the process by which we transiently hold and process information required for obtaining a short-term goal. It can...

There is something about sugar consumption and hyperactivity that seems very intuitive. Perhaps, because everyone has experienced kids...

I was recently directed to a paper titled ‘Children with low working memory and children with ADHD: same or different?’ From the title...

Early childhood interventions are believed to be a key step towards ending the cycle of poverty. This belief is based upon the large...

We have recently started a new project focused around children that are considered to be “at risk” of poor educational attainment due to...