Thursday, July 31, 2014

WJ IV update: WJ IV g-scores (GIA,BIA,Gf-Gc composite) correlations with WISC-IV/WAIS-IV FS and GAI IQ scores

In the WJ IV technical manual (McGrew, LaForte, Schrank, 2014) concurrent validity results are presented for the WJ IV COG with the WISC-IV and WAIS-IV (click here for WJ IV COG overview and select correlation information from tech. manual).

A number of psychologists have asked about correlations between the primary WJ IV COG g-scores and the Wechsler General Ability Index (GAI).  They are not presented in the technical manual.  I have now computed those correlations, as well as a few others with the Wechsler GAI, and they are now part of the SlideShare at the link above and are also reported below.  Click on image to enlarge.


Article: Wooden Brain




Article: Assessing Intellectual Functioning and Adaptive Behavior




Wednesday, July 30, 2014

IQs Corner landmark: 1 Million page views - Thanks to all




Approximately 9 years and 5 months ago I made my first post at this blog, IQs Corner. It was a whim...I wanted to experiment with this new medium. I was hooked as I now have three different professional blogs (see MindHub for info).

Sometime today some visitor unlocked the 1 millionth page view! Hard to believe. I want to thank all visitors who have supported this blog via regular visits. This has been a real labor of love.



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Off task: Does Facebook make you lonely? Or, are lonely people drawn to Facebook

Interesting meta-analysis that is not a typical topic for this blog.

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Article: What percentage of your brain do you use? - Richard E. Cytowic - YouTube


What percentage of your brain do you use? - Richard E. Cytowic - YouTube
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Tuesday, July 29, 2014

ADHD as a brain network disorder: More evidence




It is becoming clear that ADHD is likely related to dysfunctional interactions between certain brain networks (click here for prior ADHD posts). The following two studies add to this growing literature on the importance of brain network connectivity.

This research is also consistent with my previously posted white-paper on brain networks, temporal processing (brain clock) and cognitive efficiency processing with a strong influence of white matter integrity (paper is written around explaining the efficacy of the IM intervention but can also be viewed as a three level explanation of how brain networks influence working memory, attentional control, and executive functioning).

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Quotes to note: Importance of high quality psychological testing to psychologists




I just read this nice statement at the begging of the following article by Robert J. Ivnik, Ph.D., ABPP Professor of Psychology, Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, MN.

The only professional services that are uniquely psychology's are testing-based assessments. Every other service that psychology offers can be obtained from other professions. In light of testing's central importance to our profession, and considering the number of years that psychologists have been practicing, we assure that our tests are scientifically sound and have been validated for the purposes to which they are put (e.g., research proves that our tests make accurate predictions). Correct? After all, in today's health care environment would any profession knowingly expose its core service to potential attack?

Although testing-based assessments are psychology's defining feature, they may also be our profession's Achilles' heel. Unfortunately, the manner in which many tests have been developed, standardized, normed, and validated may be most kindly described as ‘‘varied'' when it comes to scientific rigor. The science behind some of psychology's older and commercially successful tests tends to be stronger when some of the profit accrued by their sale is devoted to improving the tests. Lacking similar financial resources, many other tests have simply not been developed or validated very well
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Fwd: [ABA-3D] Webinar Announcement



Suspects/Offenders' Issues Series:

Alternatives to Incarceration for Criminal Offenders with Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities

 

August 28, 1:30-2:30 p.m. EST

Jessica S. Oppenheim, Esq.

Director of the Criminal Justice Advocacy Program of The Arc of New Jersey


Criminal Offenders with developmental and intellectual disabilities (I/DD) present unique challenges to the criminal justice system seeking to investigate and prosecute crime as well as to the social service system seeking to serve and assist this vulnerable population. Such individuals make up at least 9 – 10% of the prison population and some studies tell us that they may comprise as much as 50% of adult and juvenile offender populations. It is unquestioned that individuals with I/DD face distinct disadvantages in the system, resulting in convictions for more serious offenses and more prison time.

 

The Criminal Justice Advocacy Program (CJAP) of The Arc of NJ seeks to overcome these disadvantages, while still ensuring that offenders take responsibility for criminal behavior, by arranging specific interventions that provide alternatives to incarceration through offender-specific Personalized Justice Plans. The CJAP also acts as a clearinghouse of information between the criminal justice and social service system in provide training and communication between the two systems. This webinar will review the obstacles and disadvantages faced by this population and provide an overview of the CJAP.  Register here

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Article: A meta-analysis of sex differences in human brain structure


A meta-analysis of sex differences in human brain structure
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0149763413003011

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Article: Dementia 'predicted by slow walking speed and memory problems'


Dementia 'predicted by slow walking speed and memory problems'
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Saturday, July 26, 2014

More on Greenspan's model of personal competence: Relationship between IQ and social, practical, and conceptual abilities

I am pleased to see that, after a relatively long draught in published research, someone is again investigating the relations between general intelligence, and the primary domains of adaptive behavior, in models (that when examined closely) that are investigating aspects of Greenspan's' model of personal competence. The title, abstract, and key figure from this new research follow. The article can be read here. Kudos to these researchers

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My primary criticism of this study is that it completely ignores the primary foundation research in this area that occurred between 1990 and 2000, some of which are the primary research studies cited in the AAIDD manuals to support the domains of practical, conceptual and social competence (Greenspan's model). I have provided a list of that research, and results from the most prominent article from that group of researchers, below.












Yes, my name is all over these MIA studies (in the current featured article) so some could see my comments as academic sour grapes for being overlooked. But I see their omission as a lack of scholarly rigor by the researchers and the journal who published the current article. All of the MIA studies can be found at the MindHub--scroll down until you see the list of studies shown above. Then click away and download and read. It would have been nice if the new study results would have been integrated with the extant personal competence research literature.

In the final analysis I am pleased that someone is conducting much needed research on these constructs given the pivotal role they play in the definition and assessment of MR/ID.


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Friday, July 25, 2014

The new WJ IV: Introductory webinar and author video interviews

The publisher of the new WJ IV Battery just posted an on-line video of Dr. Fred Schrank's WJ IV introduction and overview webinar and brief video interviews of the three WJ IV authors. They can be found here.

[Conflict of interest disclosure: I am one of the coauthors of the WJ IV].

I am much younger looking than my video interview suggests :)






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Wednesday, July 23, 2014

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To what extent does g impact on conceptual, practical and social adaptive functioning in clinically referred children?
Murray, A.; McKenzie, K.; Murray, G.
Journal of Intellectual Disability Research, Vol. 58 Issue 8 – 2014: 777 - 785

10.1111/jir.12092

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Who's the Best? A Relativistic View of Expertise
Weiss, David J.; Shanteau, James
Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol. 28 Issue 4 – 2014: 447 - 457

10.1002/acp.3015

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Effects of Music Training on Attention, Processing Speed and Cognitive Music Abilities-Findings from a Longitudinal Study
Roden, Ingo; Könen, Tanja; Bongard, Stephan; Frankenberg, Emily; Friedrich, Esther Kamala; Kreutz, Gunter
Applied Cognitive Psychology, Vol. 28 Issue 4 – 2014: 545 - 557

10.1002/acp.3034

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Detteman's Laws of Individual Differences: Repost of Dec 22, 2008 post

I just learned that the link to the PDF file referenced in an old post was dead.  I just fixed it an am re-posting that original post in case others have been frustrated by the broken link.



Early in my career I ran across a tremendous tongue-in-check book chapter by Doug Detterman where he articulated Detterman's Laws of Individual Differences (click here to view--you will need to rotate in your pdf reader). Many of the laws make me laugh to this day. All serious individual difference psychologists (psychometrics, intelligence researchers, developers and users of intelligence tests) should read these from time-to-time....to regain perspective on research in this area. You can read them for yourself...but below are a few of my favorites:

Laws of statistical inertia

  • Law II. Anything which exists can be measured incorrectly
  • Law III. Incorrect measurements require intelligent application of appropriate statistics to be interpretable
  • Law IV. It can't be done.
  • Law VII. Everything is correlated with everything else.
  • Law VIII. Never factor analyze anything - this is one of my absolute favorites, esp. his further explation.....it is impossible to conduct a factor analysis correctly on data which are completely suitable......determining an acceptable rotation has never been accomplished by anyone in the history of Western Civilization..it is impossible to name factors and still have friends...
  • Law X. The less frequently used multivariate techniques...must be left to the experts.
  • Law X (corrlary 1). There are no experts in the less frequently used multivariate techniques.
  • Law XIII. The potential usefulness of any statistical technique is directly proportional to the impossibility of its correct application.

Laws of research strategy.

  • Law XV. My area is best
  • Law XVI. Always remember you are bringing religion to the heathen.
  • Law XVIII (corralary 1). Awlays use models at least ten years old.
  • Law XVIII (corralary 2). Never blame the model.

Laws of creative research interpretation

  • Law XXI. Lacking reliability and/or validity, theorize.
  • Law XXII. Having obtained reliability and/or validiy, theorize elaborately
And many others..............a classic in the field..

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Article: Unpacking the Science: How Playing Music Changes the Learning Brain




Self-Regulation Strategies for Students With Learning Disabilities [feedly]



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Self-regulation strategies

When a student with a learning disability struggles academically, it's logical to think that the issue is related to the student's deficit in a specific ability. And while that may be true, there might be more to it. Students with learning disabilities often encounter academic difficulties, at least in part, because they don't have effective strategies for working through challenges.

One effective tool that students can use to improve academic performance, regardless of ability, is self-regulation. Self-regulation is the process by which students take charge of their own learning, monitoring their behavior and progress and making adjustments along the way to get from idea to execution. It's the transformation of thought into purposeful action. Here are several strategies teachers can introduce for use in the classroom and at home:

Setting Goals

Goal setting is an important part of self-regulation and can be foundational to other self-regulation strategies. When used effectively, the process of goal setting gives students an opportunity to observe their own behavior and pinpoint areas for improvement. It helps students identify what they need to do, lets them see how they are progressing, and motivates them to act productively.

Students should set goals for themselves that are specific and challenging, but not too hard. A goal should be quickly attainable so students can experience a sense of accomplishment and move on to tackle the next one. For example, when two students are struggling with homework, each might need to set a different goal to see improvement. The first student might identify time management as a problem and decide to cut out a leisure activity in order to achieve the goal of completing homework before dinnertime each day that week. The second student might realize that he needs to bring his class notes home from school every day so he has the information he needs to achieve his goal of completing all of his homework assignments for the week.

Self-Monitoring

Students self-monitor by asking themselves whether they have engaged in a specific, desired behavior. Building on the goal-setting examples above, our students might ask themselves, Am I using my time in the right way to complete my homework by dinnertime?Or, Did I put all of my homework assignments in my backpack to take home?Students may find it helpful to self-monitor for behaviors like paying attention, staying on task, following strategy steps, and meeting performance expectations such as completing all homework problems or spelling 8 of 10 spelling words correctly.

Self-Instruction

Self-instruction is also sometimes called "self-talk" and is part of normal development for many younger children. It can also be quite powerful when used by students of any age to purposefully self-regulate and direct learning behavior. For example, a student who is struggling to comprehend a challenging text might think, I need to look up the definitions of these unfamiliar words and read this page again.

Students can use self-talk to remind themselves to focus their attention, to take positive steps when faced with difficulties, to reinforce positive behaviors, and more. Teachers can model effective self-talk, but should allow each student to create and use her own statements. A little advance planning can be helpful here. Coming up with the right phrase in the heat of the moment – when focus has been lost or frustrations are running high – is unlikely to help. But taking a little time to write out some useful statements before starting a new project or beginning a homework assignment can enable students get themselves out of a tight spot.

Self-Reinforcement

Self-reinforcement occurs when a student chooses a motivating reward and then awards it to himself when he achieves a milestone. Self-reinforcement can be used over shorter and longer timeframes and can tie into goals. Our student who has identified time-management as an issue, for example, might decide, I can go to the movies on Sunday because I finished all of my homework before dinnertime every night this week.

Self-reinforcement can also work well in the classroom. Teachers and students can select rewards together and teachers can let students know how to earn them. Once a student has met the criteria for a reward, she can award it to herself – say, by selecting a sticker for her journal after completing the day's writing assignment and getting her teacher's approval.

Purposeful Learning

Becoming a better self-regulator isn't a panacea for academic difficulties, but students with learning disabilities who learn effective self-regulation strategies will have some advantages. They will have tools in their toolbox that they can try out in a variety of situations before seeking outside help, or when help is not immediately available. They will understand how their behavior influences their results. And they will understand that their learning is a purposeful, active process in which they play the leading role.

Best of all, these self-regulation strategies can benefit all learners, not just those who are struggling. Why not give them a try?

References:

Reid, R., Lienemann, T.O., & Hagaman, J.L. (2013). Strategy Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities,(2nd ed.) .New York: Guilford Press.

Self-Regulation. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://cehs.unl.edu/csi/self.shtml



Article: Concerto - Ravens Progressive Matrices test project




Monday, July 21, 2014

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Reassessing Models of Basal Ganglia Function and Dysfunction
Nelson, Alexandra B.; Kreitzer, Anatol C.
Annual Review of Neuroscience, Vol. 37 Issue 1 – 2013: 117 - 135

10.1146/annurev-neuro-071013-013916

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Sunday, July 20, 2014

Thursday, July 17, 2014

Excellent article on self-control in children

This is an excellent overview article re: the construct of self-control. It also compares and contrasts self-control research with the self-regulatory learning strategy research literature. Click on images to enlarge.












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Solving the puzzle of why Finns have the highest IQ, but one of the lowest number of Nobel prizes in Europe
Dutton, Edward; te Nijenhuis, Jan; Roivainen, Eka
Intelligence, Vol. 46 – 2014: 192 - 202

10.1016/j.intell.2014.06.006

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Article: What Predicts Success? It's Not Your IQ

This article is very consistent with IQ's Corner's Beyond IQ and Model of Academic Competence and Motivation (MCACM).  See info at this link   http://www.iqscorner.com/search/label/Beyond%20IQ



Article: Cognitive profiles are rarely flat.

Another awesome and Gv brilliant post from Joel Schneider
Cognitive profiles are rarely flat.
http://assessingpsyche.wordpress.com/2014/07/17/cognitive-profiles-are-rarely-flat/

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Wednesday, July 16, 2014

Special issue of Intelligence on expertise: TOC

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Introduction to the intelligence special issue on the development of expertise: is ability necessary? [feedly]

Excellent issue with variety of opinions, based on research and theory, on expertise development.

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Introduction to the intelligence special issue on the development of expertise: is ability necessary?
// INTELLIGENCE - Web of Knowledge

Title: Introduction to the intelligence special issue on the development of expertise: is ability necessary?
Author(s): Detterman, Douglas K.
Source: INTELLIGENCE, 45: 1-5 JUL-AUG 2014
IDS#: AJ6BD. ISSN: 0160-2896
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A Meta-Analysis of Differences in IQ Profiles Between Individuals with Asperger's Disorder and High-Functioning Autism [feedly]



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A Meta-Analysis of Differences in IQ Profiles Between Individuals with Asperger's Disorder and High-Functioning Autism
// JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS - Web of Knowledge

Title: A Meta-Analysis of Differences in IQ Profiles Between Individuals with Asperger's Disorder and High-Functioning Autism
Author(s): Chiang, Hsu-Min; Tsai, Luke Y.; Cheung, Ying Kuen; et al.
Source: JOURNAL OF AUTISM AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS, 44 (7): 1577-1596 JUL 2014
IDS#: AJ5TY. ISSN: 0162-3257
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In Search of "Anything That Would Help": Parent Perspectives on Emerging Neurotechnologies [feedly]



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In Search of "Anything That Would Help": Parent Perspectives on Emerging Neurotechnologies
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Title: In Search of "Anything That Would Help": Parent Perspectives on Emerging Neurotechnologies
Author(s): Borgelt, Emily L.; Buchman, Daniel Z.; Weiss, Margaret; et al.
Source: JOURNAL OF ATTENTION DISORDERS, 18 (5): 395-401 JUL 2014
IDS#: AJ5GD. ISSN: 1087-0547
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Tuesday, July 15, 2014

More on "white matter matters"




A nice summary of the importance of white matter as the brain's communication backbone system over at the IM-Home blog.

Note that some of my writings are featured in the post and that I do have a conflict of interest via my consultant role with Interactive Metronome.


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Monday, July 14, 2014

Motor skill acquisition meta-analysis: File under Gp (broad motor domain) in CHC model

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Functional neuroanatomical evidence for the double-deficit hypothesis of developmental dyslexia
Norton, Elizabeth S.; Black, Jessica M.; Stanley, Leanne M.; Tanaka, Hiroko; Gabrieli, John D.E.; Sawyer, Carolyn; Hoeft, Fumiko
Neuropsychologia, Vol. 61 – 2014: 235 - 246

10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2014.06.015

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WJ IV Cognitive Battery: Overview of GIA and CHC clusters - a WJ IV slideshow


Saturday, July 12, 2014

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Scaffolding in Teacher–Student Interaction: A Decade of Research
van de Pol, Janneke; Volman, Monique; Beishuizen, Jos
Educational Psychology Review, Vol. 22 Issue 3 – 2010: 271 - 296

10.1007/s10648-010-9127-6

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Article: Embrace the remix

Interesting perspective on creativity being built on the works of others.



Article: Two visualizations for explaining "variance explained"

More Gv brilliance from Dr Joel Schneider
Two visualizations for explaining "variance explained"
http://assessingpsyche.wordpress.com/2014/07/10/two-visualizations-for-explaining-variance-explained/

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BPS Research Digest Link feast [feedly]



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Our pick of the best psychology and neuroscience links from the past week:

Why sports psychologists couldn't save Brazil's World Cup hopes
Angela Patmore argues that the Brazilian team were given flawed advice - they were encouraged to relax, rather than trained to increase their mental resilience.

Open message to the European Commission concerning the Human Brain Project
Nearly 600 neuroscientists have signed an open letter criticising the European Commission's ambitious €1 Billion Human Brain Project for being too narrow in its focus. The Project (which aims to create a computer simulation of the human brain) has published its official response as a pdf.

On the emptiness of failed replications
Many scholars have called for more emphasis and status to be given to replication attempts in psychology. Here, Harvard psychology professor Jason Mitchell argues that replication attempts are largely pointless. His essay has provoked several responses, including from Pete Etchells, Tom Stafford, and Neuroskeptic.

Babies' Minds
Listen again on BBC iPlayer as Claudia Hammond explores the latest research on infant cognition and brain development.

Beyond a joke: how to study laughter scientifically
Find out what happened when Sophie Scott asked a comedy audience to wear "special hats, [and] breath belts round their middles".

Praise them!
"Everyone thinks that too much praise can turn children into entitled monsters," says Carlin Flora, introducing her Aeon essay, "but the science isn't nearly that simple."

Blood test for Alzheimer's "no better than coin toss"
NHS Choices with a sober analysis of the research behind sensational media reports that said a new blood test could identify the start of dementia with high accuracy.

'Wisdom of the crowd': The myths and realities
Philip Ball summarises research that tells us when crowds are smart and when they're dumb. To boost group intelligence, he says, add new members who are as different as possible from the current set.

The Fault in Our DNA 
Science writer David Dobbs reviews Nicholas Wade's A Troublesome Inheritance:  "a deeply flawed, deceptive and dangerous book."

The Myth of the Alpha Male
Psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman explains there are two ways to commanding respect as a man: one is via dominance, the other is via prestige. And it's the latter, associated with altruism and kindness, that leads to long term popularity and success.

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Friday, July 11, 2014

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Cognitive development: changing views of cognitive change
Newcombe, Nora S.
Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Cognitive Science, Vol. 4 Issue 5 – 2013: 479 - 491

10.1002/wcs.1245

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Wednesday, July 09, 2014

Article: A proposed integration of the expert performance and individual differences approaches to the stu...


A proposed integration of the expert performance and individual differences approaches to the stu...
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Educational Psychologist
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Article: Unfortunate statistical terms

More wisdom from Joel Schneider


Monday, July 07, 2014

2014 BEST IN category - Proud of my daughter Beth..the artist behind this winning photo

http://voice.clickinmoms.com/VOICE-PHOTO-CONTEST/2014-IMAGE-COMPETITION/2014-BEST-IN-CATEGORY/i-7W8pQSd


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Article: Rethink Your Thoughts about Thinking

As per most contemporary research, such internally generated thoughts (task unrelated thoughts or TUTS; mind wandering) are primarily related to the default brain network.  See variety of posts at the Brain Clock Blog about the default brain network at this link:



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Article: Obesity Linked to Changes in Brain’s White Matter Structure—and Cognition


Obesity Linked to Changes in Brain's White Matter Structure—and Cognition
http://www.dana.org/News/Obesity_Linked_to_Changes_in_Brain_s_White_Matter_Structure%E2%80%94and_Cognition/

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Article: Scientists are turning against Europe's brain-mapping intiative




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Saturday, July 05, 2014

More support for the developmental cascade model (Gs, Gwm, Glr and Gf)

As readers of this blog know, I am partial to research that continues to support Fry and Hale's developmental cascade model, which indicates that processing speed (Gs) has a direct effect on working memory (Gwm/Gsm), which in turn has direct effect on fluid reasoning (Gf) or general intelligence (g). Gs influence is indirect--mediated by Gwm. Another study continues to support this model but adds the wrinkle of secondary memory (some Glr abilities), which also only has an indirect effect on Gf as mediated by Gwm.

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