"Cognitive control plays a central role in mental skills ranging - TopicsExpress



          

"Cognitive control plays a central role in mental skills ranging from plain concentration and focus (on your homework, not that text from your BFF) to calming down after you get upset (say, when you finally read that text). A study published in 2011 tracked 1,000 children in New Zealand after rigorously testing them in elementary school for cognitive control. By their early 30s, their ability to manage attention predicted their financial success and their health better than did their IQ or the wealth of their family of origin."
Posted on: Wed, 09 Oct 2013 08:29:48 +0000

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