Children are often called on to give evidence in court and it’s crucial that we identify the most appropriate ways of questioning them. According to new research by JehanneAlmerigogna and colleagues, whether or not the interviewer is smiling and fidgeting can have a profound impact on children’s answers. Link to article
Children with autism and ADHD may soon get anxiety relief from a novel “deep-pressure” vest developed by Brian Mullen at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The vest, which can also be used for adults with mental illness, delivers a “portable hug” called deep pressure touch stimulation (DPTS). [continue reading…]
Canada’s first mental fitness consultant, Guy Pilch, translates the latest scientific research on brain function to help organisations and individuals keep their minds in shape
Instant messaging. Blogs. Wikis. Social networking sites. Cell phones. All of these allow us to communicate with each other”wherever, whenever. Many people speculate that online and mobile technologies have widely impacted written language, especially that of teenagers and young adults. Naomi Baron, a professor of linguistics at American University, says that surprisingly, this probably isn”t so.
“Technologies such as email, instant messaging and text messaging arena sounding the death knell for written language as we know it, Baron said. In fact, studies in the United States, the United Kingdom and Sweden all report that teenagers have a rather clear understanding that ˜school writing is different from the messages they send to friends. [continue reading…]
