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Ageing Well Collection
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ageing Well Collection

...cognitive stimulation' and an image of a brain] Our brains are amazing, and no matter how old we are, we can still learn new things – even if somewhat slower. The motto associated with ageing, ‘Use it or lose it!’, is something for us to keep in mind when thinking about functions we may need to regularly ‘exercise’ if we don’t want to lose them. See below for...
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People with dementia and meaning in music
Health, Sports & Psychology

People with dementia and meaning in music

...Cognition, 26 (1), pp. 3-19. Särkämö, T. M; et al., (2014) ‘Cognitive, emotional, and social benefits of regular musical activities in early dementia: randomized controlled study’, The Gerontologist 54(4), pp. 634-650. Information or support when you or someone else has memory problems or dementia To find out more about dementia or get information or advice about...
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Straen a phryder yn yr oes ddigidol: Ochr dywyll technoleg
Health, Sports & Psychology

Straen a phryder yn yr oes ddigidol: Ochr dywyll technoleg

...Cognitive Behavioral Therapy. RSNA conference presentation in Neuroradiology (Cognitive and Psychiatric Disorders): http://archive.rsna.org/2017/17040126.pdf (accessed 18/5/2018) Tromholt, M. (2016). The Facebook experiment: Quitting Facebook leads to higher levels of well-being. Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking, 19(11), 661-666. Wilmer, H. H., Sherman, L....
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Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction
History & The Arts

Minds and mental phenomena: an introduction

...cognitive system', and so on. There are important differences between the meanings of these terms and their exact meanings are not very clear. Moreover, their relations to the concepts of life, sentience and sapience are matters of intense debate, as is the relation between life, sentience and sapience themselves. Indeed, each single term, for example 'soul', may mean...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs
Understanding ADHD
Health, Sports & Psychology

Understanding ADHD

...cognitive milestones. Prevalence data (the number of new and continuing cases) indicate that ADHD is the most common of the neurodevelopmental conditions (Hansen et al., 2018). Estimates of the worldwide prevalence of ADHD are around 6 in 100 children and adolescents and 3 in 100 adults (Spencer et al., 2002; Moffitt et al., 2015). What do you notice about prevalence...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Do dogs want to go to heaven?
History & The Arts

Do dogs want to go to heaven?

...cognitive, emotional and relational capabilities and behaviours of dogs and other species. His research demonstrates that many animals demonstrate complex abilities to anticipate and plan future possibilities. Cows and crows solve problems, thereby indicating their ability to want better situations. We may never know whether dogs believe in heaven or not, but there is...
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Writing for pleasure?
Education & Development

Writing for pleasure?

...cognitively and emotionally demanding even as we become more experienced. Yet as our 16 project teachers observed, when reflecting upon the Arvon residential experience, writing has the capacity to surprise, to move and to engage us, offering a deep sense of satisfaction which fosters the desire to write – to write more, more effectively and to find and explore one’s...
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The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.
Society, Politics & Law

The jury: Why we need to learn more about their collective decision-making processes.

...Cognitive and human factors in legal layperson decision making: Sources of bias in juror decision making. Medicine, Science & the Law. Doi: 10.1177/0258024221080655. Devine, D., & Caughlin, D. E. (2014). Do they matter? A meta-analytic investigation of individual characteristics and guilt judgments. Psychology, Public Policy, and Law, 20, 109-134. doi: 10.1037/law0000006....
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