Neuroscience
Seniors who head back to school may reduce dementia risk
(HealthDay)—Going back to school could help older people stave off dementia, a new study suggests.
Dec 11, 2015
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Neuropsychology
Neuroscience
College studies may reduce risk of dementia for older adults, research finds
Older adults who take college courses may increase their cognitive capacity and possibly reduce their risk for developing Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, according to new research published by the American ...
Nov 18, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Developing sense of self may help individuals be more empathetic
Empathy, or the ability to identify with others' feelings, often is considered an important relational skill. Previously, researchers had hypothesized that in order for individuals to be empathetic, they needed to be selfless. ...
Oct 22, 2015
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Neuroscience
Brain scientists discover why cognitive speed slows in MS patients
In the first study of its kind, researchers at the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas and UT Southwestern Medical Center found that individuals with multiple sclerosis (MS) have decreased connectivity ...
Sep 11, 2015
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Neuroscience
Study reveals brain network responsible for cognitive changes in multiple sclerosis
An estimated 2.3 million individuals are living with multiple sclerosis (MS) worldwide. Approximately half of all individuals with MS experience changes in cognition such as impaired concentration, attention, memory, and ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Neuroscience
Experiences at every stage of life contribute to cognitive abilities in old age
Early life experiences, such as childhood socioeconomic status and literacy, may have greater influence on the risk of cognitive impairment late in life than such demographic characteristics as race and ethnicity, a large ...
Jul 25, 2014
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Neuroscience
New therapy helps to improve stereoscopic vision in stroke patients
Humans view the world through two eyes, but it is our brain that combines the images from each eye to form a single composite picture. If this function becomes damaged, impaired sight can be the result. Such loss of visual ...
Apr 16, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Reduced brain volume in kids with low birth-weight tied to academic struggles
An analysis of recent data from magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of 97 adolescents who were part of study begun with very low birth weight babies born in 1982-1986 in a Cleveland neonatal intensive care unit has tied smaller ...
Jun 10, 2013
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Gene is marker only for mild cognitive impairment
Defying the widely held belief that a specific gene is the biggest risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, two Cornell developmental psychologists and their colleagues report that people with that gene are more likely to develop ...
Feb 12, 2013
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Neuroscience
Stroke researchers explore implications of ipsilateral spatial neglect after stroke
Stroke researchers have confirmed that damage to the right frontal-subcortical network may cause ipsilateral spatial neglect. Among individuals with ipsilateral neglect, a much greater proportion had frontal subcortical damage ...
Oct 3, 2014
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