PhD en Psicología pela Universidad de Vigo – España. Actualmente como investigadora de la UCLA, EE.UU.
Inattention, a primary symptom of ADHD, may bring a shortage of focus – or an abundance. An inattentive child may struggle to focus on her teacher when squirrels are playing outside. Or, an inattentive child may be so hyperfocused on a video game that the outside world fades away. ADHD makes it hard to pay attention… Continuar lendo Inattention, Explained Focus is not a matter of willpower. It’s a function of a weak (or strong) connections in the brain’s neural networks.
When the brain’s reward pathway is activated (by having fun!), adults with ADHD can pay attention for longer periods of time. Play was not always a part of my life as an adult. Like many people with ADHD, I developed a habit of working six or seven days a week. I don’t work full time… Continuar lendo The Perils of All Work, No Play: Learn why leisure is healthy, and working all the time is not.
Exercise may be a feasible intervention for enhancing executive functioning in children with ASD. Overall, results from this exploratory study suggest that an acute bout of exercise may improve cerebral oxygenation and inhibitory control among children with ASD, with exercises that are more cognitively and motorically demanding potentially having the greatest benefits. However, further research… Continuar lendo Effect of Acute Exercise on Prefrontal Oxygenation and Inhibitory Control Among Male Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder.