How Video Games Affect Childhood Development
How Video Games Affect Childhood Development
A study by psychology major Ashley Lauterbach found kids who played more video games performed better on a test to evaluate “executive functioning,” a set of cognitive skills important for school performance, emotional regulation and decision-making.
Minimally Invasive Screening Using Infrared Technology Could Offer Fast, Simple Test for Colitis
Minimally Invasive Screening Using Infrared Technology Could Offer Fast, Simple Test for Colitis
A minimally invasive screening for ulcerative colitis, a debilitating gastrointestinal tract disorder, using emerging infrared technology could be a rapid and cost-effective method for detecting disease that eliminates the need for biopsies and intrusive testing of the human body, according to researchers at Georgia State University.
Socially Meaningful Sounds Can Change Ear, Improve Hearing, Georgia State Research Study Finds
Socially Meaningful Sounds Can Change Ear, Improve Hearing, Georgia State Research Study Finds
Hearing socially meaningful sounds can change the ear and enable it to better detect those sounds, according to researchers at Georgia State University who studied the phenomenon in green treefrogs.
Putting Trash from the Hooch in a New Light
Putting Trash from the Hooch in a New Light
People go to the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta to enjoy nature, but many thoughtlessly toss garbage on the ground and into the water. Teal Gordon, a studio art major with a concentration in photography, is literally shedding light on the problem.
Five Georgia State Classes You Wish You Were Taking
Five Georgia State Classes You Wish You Were Taking
Georgia State’s most creative and thought-provoking course offerings span a wide range of topics, but they all explore intersections—between the environment and the lab, biotechnology and ethics, the academic world and pop culture. Here’s a sampling of the unique classes faculty are teaching this spring and what students have to say about them.
Imagery an Effective Way to Enhance Memory, Reduce False Memories, Psychology Study Finds
Imagery an Effective Way to Enhance Memory, Reduce False Memories, Psychology Study Finds
Using imagery is an effective way to improve memory and decrease certain types of false memories, according to researchers at Georgia State University.
Nanoparticles Show Promise for Treating Intestinal Inflammation, Biomedical Research Study Finds
Nanoparticles Show Promise for Treating Intestinal Inflammation, Biomedical Research Study Finds
Nanoparticles designed to block a cell-surface molecule that plays a key role in inflammation could be a safe treatment for inflammatory bowel disease, according to researchers in the Institute for Biomedical Sciences at Georgia State University and Southwest University in China.
Blind Adults Learn Native Gesture Patterns by Learning to Speak a Language, Researchers Find
Blind Adults Learn Native Gesture Patterns by Learning to Speak a Language, Researchers Find
Adults who have been blind since birth use gestures similar to those used by sighted adults speaking the same language, despite never having seen these gestures as children, a researcher at Georgia State University and her colleagues have found.
Georgia State Biologist Receives $1.9 Million Grant from NIH to Fight Cardiovascular Disease
Georgia State Biologist Receives $1.9 Million Grant from NIH to Fight Cardiovascular Disease
Ming-Hui Zou has received a four-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, a division of the National Institutes of Health, to fight cardiovascular disease.