Brain structure and connectivity linked to financial ability in middle-aged and older adults https://www.psypost.org/brain-structure-and-connectivity-linked-to-financial-ability-in-middle-aged-and-older-adults/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #BrainHealth #CognitiveAbility #FinancialLiteracy #Neuroscience #AgingWell

Genetics, not shared environments, drives parent-child similarities in cognitive ability https://www.psypost.org/genetics-not-shared-environments-drives-parent-child-similarities-in-cognitive-ability/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #Genetics #CognitiveAbility #Psychology #ParentChild #Inheritance

A link between #children learning how to play a musical instrument and improved thinking in later life is backed by a new study.

#Musicians were found to do slightly better in tests of their #CognitiveAbility than those who had not played an instrument.

The study was carried out by the #UniversityOfEdinburgh and #EdinburghNapierUniversity.

#Music

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-edinburgh-east-fife-66569614?xtor=AL-72-%5Bpartner%5D-%5Bbbc.news.twitter%5D-%5Bheadline%5D-%5Bnews%5D-%5Bbizdev%5D-%5Bisapi%5D&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_bbc_team=editorial&at_medium=social&at_format=link&at_ptr_name=twitter&at_link_id=262025E8-4017-11EE-AEFF-BF41FE754D29&at_link_origin=BBCNews

Placement in foster care leads to sustained cognitive gains following severe early deprivation.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36095188

@uncpopcenter #NICHDImpact #FosterCare #IQ #CognitiveAbility