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ScienceDaily: Intelligence News
Intelligence - nature or
nurture? Researchers find a gene for intelligence and also that a
bigger brain matters, yet other recent articles show how
motivation affects learning.
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Heart bypass for uncomplicated heart surgery does not reduce neurocognitive function in children, study finds
School-aged children who undergo cardiopulmonary bypass during surgery for less complicated congenital heart defects do not appear to suffer any impairments in neurocognitive abilities, such as intelligence, memory, motor skills and behavior, according to a new study. Pediatric researchers studied children aged 5-18 who received surgery for acyanotic heart defects. Researchers from the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, in a study in the August issue of Pediatrics, reported on neuropsychological effects after surgery for acyanotic heart defects.
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