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A Summary: Working Memory Differences between Children Living in Rural and Urban Poverty – Michele T

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

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ADHD and sugar: new avenues for an old question?

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

Getting figures publication ready

Part I: R with ggplot2 The ggplot2 packages for R has some fantastic features for very powerful, flexible, and aesthetic data...

Coder’s Little Time Saver

We all know the problem; it’s getting late in the office, all your colleagues left hours ago, and your eyes are watering from staring at...

ADHD and Low Working Memory: A comparison

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

Tools of the Mind: An Effective Intervention for High Poverty Schools?

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

State of the Nation Report: Linking Research to Policy

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