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El PAIS: Repeated bullying can affect 49 brain regions. “Michael Connaughton, a researcher at Trinity College, and colleagues from the PRADO research group analyzed responses to a five-item questionnaire and MRI scans of adolescents aged 14, 19, and 22 from Germany, Ireland, the U.K., and France.”

Select: subscribeLOG IN Health Neuroscience Repeated bullying can affect 49 brain regions The largest study on this issue, involving 2,049 adolescents, reveals that this form of abuse may impact memory, learning, and motor control Constanza Cabrera OCT 29, 2024 – 20:16 CET … Continue reading

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New Atlas: 15.5 million US adults now have ADHD, but system continues to fail most

ADHD & Autism 15.5 million US adults now have ADHD, but system continues to fail most By Bronwyn Thompson October 16, 2024 ADHD diagnoses are increasing, but access to treatment is not Depositphotos View 1 Images In a much-needed update to … Continue reading

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Eurasia Review follow it: The Campus Life Killers: Ending Face-To-Face Lectures – OpEd. “…As such, these modules can be undertaken in the form of online courses, which offer fleeting flexibility and shallow taste.  This is education thinned and skinned, fatless and deprived…”

The Campus Life Killers: Ending Face-To-Face Lectures – OpEd  September 25, 2024  0 Comments By Binoy Kampmark The bells are tolling for the demise of the university classroom – at least its physical manifestation.  Administrative barbarians are readying their knives and brandishing … Continue reading

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Tortoise Sensemaker: The Cost of Knowledge. Comment: No wonder the young people plan a march Saturday 28th September; these are the people most affected who were too young to vote at the time of the Brexit Vote. Being a member of the EU has huge impact for young people studying, learning languages, access to different cultures. The question is what will Labour do for them?

The cost of knowledge The former Conservative leader William Hague and the Labour peer Peter Mandelson have both warned this week that student tuition fees in the UK will have to rise.    So what? They’re probably right. British universities are in the … Continue reading

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Eurasia Review: Break Out Of Bad Therapy: Gen Z’s Road To Resilience – OpEd. Gen Z 1996 to 2000 born. Become familiar with this word “…iatrogenic therapy has become commonplace in schools and parenting manuals across the United States…”. Comment: Personally, I agree, it is part of the WOKE indoctrination of the past two decades, which is now under review. Mental illness is real but too many people are now “diagnosed” by counsellors. Happiness is a personal journey and I recommend, once diagnosed by a Psychiatrist as not having a mental illness, that you engage with Bibliotherapy, the art of reading educates and enlightens.

Break Out Of Bad Therapy: Gen Z’s Road To Resilience – OpEd September 18, 2024  0 Comments By AIER By Katelyn Walls Shelton  In 2018, 1,200 Yale undergraduates crowded into one of the University’s largest venues, Battell Chapel, ready to listen and … Continue reading

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Shocking to hear about Creche in South Dublin and alleged abuse. For those concerned about their children, some as young as two and three, there are Childcare Abuse Solicitors

Home » Childcare Abuse Solicitors Childcare Abuse Solicitors If your child has been the victim of verbal, psychological, or physical abuse while under the care of a creche, nursery, pre-school, or any other body that cares for children on behalf of their … Continue reading

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Psychology Today: Pamela B. Rutledge Ph.D., M.B.A. Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Your Brain. Personal comment: as a person TBI and memory problems, early on I tried to enhance memory and engagement by watching TV programmes and taking notes. Then I would re-read them and I learned to accept it helped but then memory was erased. For people with early onset dementia, it probably would help taking the notes and re-reading them and then accept if you can or cannot remember. It keeps you engaged with life and living. We must all be alert to the importance of cognitive reserve and 30 years on … I have found note taking vital

 Verified by Psychology Today Pamela B. Rutledge Ph.D., M.B.A. Positively Media Cognition Why Writing by Hand Is Better for Your Brain Enhancing brain connectivity and supporting emotional health. Posted March 7, 2024 |  Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Key points Since her retirement, an old family … Continue reading

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Ditch the laptop and pick up a pen, class. Researchers say it’s better for note taking: This article was published more than 9 years ago. Comment: Post TBI I was constantly taking notes because everything was forgotten. I used to watch TV documentary and if they were interesting I would write notes and then read them again. This proved to be a major coping mechanism

Democracy Dies in Darkness This article was published more than 9 years ago NationalClimateEducationHealthInnovationsInvestigationsNational SecurityObituariesScience Ditch the laptop and pick up a pen, class. Researchers say it’s better for note taking. By Elahe Izadi August 26, 2014 at 3:20 p.m. EDT Using technology in … Continue reading

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Education Next – Higher Education: Can the New University of Austin Revive the Culture of Inquiry in Higher Education? Comment: Woke — Time to wake up. The Pendulum moved too far so Change is ahead.

Can the New University of Austin Revive the Culture of Inquiry in Higher Education? Its founders seek to build a scholarly home for pluralism
without creating a haven for the “anti-woke” Joanne Jacobs Socrates, who said “All I know is that … Continue reading

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DW: Indian students look to Europe for educational opportunity

Education India Indian students look to Europe for educational opportunity Pooja Yadav 27th July 2024 Indian students are the top recipients of a prestigious EU scholarship program, which is celebrating its 20th year. Europe and India are seeking new ways … Continue reading

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