Comments for Choratech http://choratech.com/blog Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:05:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Comment on With thanks for the safe arrival of John Michael Toman – born 25 September, 2010 by Debbie http://choratech.com/blog/?p=67&cpage=1#comment-211 Debbie Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:05:35 +0000 http://choratech.com/blog/?p=67#comment-211 Dr. Toman..This is beautiful and so true..for every child that is born. I wish for your new son, health, happiness and love. Congratulations!!! Debbie Dr. Toman..This is beautiful and so true..for every child that is born. I wish for your new son, health, happiness and love.

Congratulations!!!

Debbie

]]> Comment on Recent study: New meaning given to concept of a “Bad Hair Day” by Debbie http://choratech.com/blog/?p=56&cpage=1#comment-86 Debbie Tue, 21 Sep 2010 15:59:31 +0000 http://choratech.com/blog/?p=56#comment-86 I saw this same study featured on the CBC National News. I just have a comment to make about how almost all the studies done on heart attacks and stress are done on men. Do the researchers honestly think that women do not have stress in their lives! I know that for the first part of our lives we have those "magic" hormones that supposedly reduce our risk of heart attack, but what about when we reach that wonderful "change of life" time. These hormones decrease rapidly putting us at the same risk level as a man. If fact, according to studies that I have read, women die from heart attacks more frequently than men after a certain age. Also it is a well documented fact that more women suffer from depression and anxiety than men. Some of this may be attributed to the fact that men will not admit to being depressed. More women will seek out help than men also adding to this number. Isn't it time that studies are also done at the same time on women and not just men for the risk of heart attack? Women need to be more vocal and express the need for studies done on our sex too. Just my thoughts but I would be interested to see if other women feel the same way as I do, we are the forgotten sex when it comes to any heart attack studies. I saw this same study featured on the CBC National News. I just have a comment to make about how almost all the studies done on heart attacks and stress are done on men. Do the researchers honestly think that women do not have stress in their lives! I know that for the first part of our lives we have those “magic” hormones that supposedly reduce our risk of heart attack, but what about when we reach that wonderful “change of life” time. These hormones decrease rapidly putting us at the same risk level as a man. If fact, according to studies that I have read, women die from heart attacks more frequently than men after a certain age.

Also it is a well documented fact that more women suffer from depression and anxiety than men. Some of this may be attributed to the fact that men will not admit to being depressed. More women will seek out help than men also adding to this number.

Isn’t it time that studies are also done at the same time on women and not just men for the risk of heart attack? Women need to be more vocal and express the need for studies done on our sex too.

Just my thoughts but I would be interested to see if other women feel the same way as I do, we are the forgotten sex when it comes to any heart attack studies.

]]> Comment on Can cognitive training actually make you smarter? by Dr. Phil Toman http://choratech.com/blog/?p=12&cpage=1#comment-4 Dr. Phil Toman Fri, 09 Apr 2010 17:42:45 +0000 http://choratech.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-4 No joke! The data are not rock-solid yet, but in my opinion they're intriguing and are certainly pointing in that direction. The correlations between WM and fluid intelligence are at the population level, which means that they hold for people in general. It's still possible for an individual to have high fluid intelligence but to struggle with working memory. However, he won't be able to handle complexity and multi-tasking as well as he otherwise could. No joke! The data are not rock-solid yet, but in my opinion they’re intriguing and are certainly pointing in that direction.

The correlations between WM and fluid intelligence are at the population level, which means that they hold for people in general. It’s still possible for an individual to have high fluid intelligence but to struggle with working memory. However, he won’t be able to handle complexity and multi-tasking as well as he otherwise could.

]]> Comment on Can cognitive training actually make you smarter? by Robert Boyd http://choratech.com/blog/?p=12&cpage=1#comment-3 Robert Boyd Fri, 09 Apr 2010 03:12:07 +0000 http://choratech.wordpress.com/?p=12#comment-3 April 1st eh? You had me thinking there for a moment until I saw the date! :) No really, that is fascinating more fuel for the nature/nurture debate. What if you have a high fluid intelligence but struggle with working memory or controlled attention is there a reverse correlation? April 1st eh? You had me thinking there for a moment until I saw the date! :) No really, that is fascinating more fuel for the nature/nurture debate.

What if you have a high fluid intelligence but struggle with working memory or controlled attention is there a reverse correlation?

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