--- title: Home --- [Skip to content](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/november-2022#main-content) [![LearnFast](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/LearnFast_logo.png?width=196&height=100&name=LearnFast_logo.png)](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/?hsLang=en) Open main navigation Close main navigation - [Contact us](https://www.learnfasthq.com/connect) [Contact us](https://www.learnfasthq.com/connect) ![Learning Brain News Header-1](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hubfs/Learning%20Brain%20News%20Header-1.png "Learning Brain News Header-1") Welcome to the November 2022 Learning Brain News. This month we cover a wide range of topics. You can read about the new Australian ADHD guidelines, maths vocabulary, why your mind wanders, using robots to help treat stuttering, and why mosquitos bite some people more than others. And a warning about nose picking! Kind regards, The Learning Brain News Team --- ###### Latest Research [![Alzheimer’s and Dementia](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Could%20Nose%20Picking%20Increase%20Risk%20for%20Alzheimer%E2%80%99s%20and%20Dementia%20nov.jpeg?width=1116&height=566&name=Could%20Nose%20Picking%20Increase%20Risk%20for%20Alzheimer%E2%80%99s%20and%20Dementia%20nov.jpeg "Alzheimer’s and Dementia")](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/picking-your-nose-may-increase-alzheimers-dementia-risk) ### Could Nose Picking Increase Risk for Alzheimer’s and Dementia? Griffith University researchers have demonstrated that a bacteria can travel through the olfactory nerve in the nose and into the brain in mice, where it creates markers that are a tell-tale sign of Alzheimer’s disease. [Learn more](https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/picking-your-nose-may-increase-alzheimers-dementia-risk) --- ###### What's New [![Adult Brain Can Recover Lost Vision](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Adult%20Brain%20Can%20Recover%20Lost%20Vision%20nov.jpg?width=1116&height=453&name=Adult%20Brain%20Can%20Recover%20Lost%20Vision%20nov.jpg "Adult Brain Can Recover Lost Vision")](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221006121213.htm) ### The Adult Brain Can Recover Lost Vision A discovery about how some visually impaired adults could start to see offers a new vision of the brain’s possibilities. [Learn more](https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2022/10/221006121213.htm) --- ###### Technology [![Stuttering Treatment](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Social%20Robots%20Could%20Supplement%20Stuttering%20Treatment%20nov.jpeg?width=1116&height=452&name=Social%20Robots%20Could%20Supplement%20Stuttering%20Treatment%20nov.jpeg "Stuttering Treatment")](https://neurosciencenews.com/social-robots-stuttering-21702/) ### Social Robots Could Supplement Stuttering Treatment Social robots that interact with humans could be a promising new addition to current treatment tools for people who stutter, according to a recent study looking at how the high-tech helpers might be used in clinics. [Learn more](https://neurosciencenews.com/social-robots-stuttering-21702/) --- ###### Memory [![Brain Whispers](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hubfs/Your%20Mind%20Wanders%20Because%20Your%20Brain%20Whispers%20nov.jpeg "Brain Whispers")](https://neurosciencenews.com/daydreaming-memory-hippocampus-21669/) ### Your Mind Wanders Because Your Brain Whispers You are sitting in a meeting at work and your mind starts to wander to another place. Suddenly, you realise that the person leading the meeting has asked you a question that you have not heard. Why does this happen? Daydreaming activates the hippocampus, inducing electrical impulses that help us to encode memories. [Learn more](https://neurosciencenews.com/daydreaming-memory-hippocampus-21669/) --- ###### Maths [![Maths Vocabulary Skills](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hubfs/Build%20Strong%20Maths%20Vocabulary%20Skills%20Using%20These%20Simple%20Strategies%20nov.jpg "Maths Vocabulary Skills")](https://www.edutopia.org/article/build-strong-math-vocabulary-skills-using-these-simple-strategies/) ### Build Strong Maths Vocabulary Skills Using These Simple Strategies Learning new vocabulary is a fundamental part of understanding maths concepts. Use these strategies to build both fluency and engagement. [Learn more](https://www.edutopia.org/article/build-strong-math-vocabulary-skills-using-these-simple-strategies/) --- ###### ADHD [![adhd guidelines nov](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hubfs/adhd%20guidelines%20nov.jpeg "adhd guidelines nov")](https://neurosciencenews.com/adhd-brain-markers-21931/) ### ADHD Guidelines Released in Australia The Australian ADHD Professionals Association has released new guidelines to help clinicians, parents, teachers and employers provide uniform support and treatment for the estimated 1 million Australians who have been diagnosed with ADHD. [Learn more](https://neurosciencenews.com/adhd-brain-markers-21931/) --- ###### Video of the Month [![Bumblebees Enjoy Playing With Balls nov](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hubfs/Bumblebees%20Enjoy%20Playing%20With%20Balls%20nov.jpeg "Bumblebees Enjoy Playing With Balls nov")](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghws6YFsPJA) ### Bumblebees Enjoy Playing With Balls Bumble bees play, according to new research. It is believed to be the first time that play behaviour has been shown in an insect, adding to mounting evidence that bees may experience positive 'feelings'. [Watch the Video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ghws6YFsPJA) --- ###### The Learning Success Blog [![ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder or Specific Language Impairment nov](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hubfs/ADHD%2c%20Auditory%20Processing%20Disorder%20or%20Specific%20Language%20Impairment%20nov.jpeg "ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder or Specific Language Impairment nov")](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/adhd-auditory-processing-disorder-or-specific-language-impairment) ### ADHD, Auditory Processing Disorder or Specific Language Impairment? How do we diagnose if a child's symptoms are because they have APD, ADHD or Specific Language Impairment, to prescribe the appropriate remediation? Speech pathologist, Devon Barnes explains here. [Learn more](https://www.learnfasthq.com/blog/adhd-auditory-processing-disorder-or-specific-language-impairment) --- ###### Free Download [![How to Improve Your Child’s Social Skills nov](https://www.learningbrainnews.com/hubfs/How%20to%20Improve%20Your%20Child%E2%80%99s%20Social%20Skills%20nov.png "How to Improve Your Child’s Social Skills nov")](https://f.hubspotusercontent40.net/hubfs/363641/How-to-improve-your-childs-social-skills-ebook.pdf) ### How to Prepare Your Children to Return to School in 2023 How to Improve Your Child’s Social Skills Are you concerned your child's social skills may not be up to scratch? This eBook may help. 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