Neuroscience
Active lifestyles may help nerves to heal after spinal injuries
Leading an active lifestyle may increase the likelihood of damaged nerves regenerating after a spinal cord injury.
Apr 10, 2019
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News tagged with environmental enrichment
Neuroscience
Magnesium boosts environmental enrichment in Alzheimer's
(HealthDay)—The combination of environmental enrichment (EE) and magnesium-L-threonate (MgT) is more effective than either treatment alone for improving cognition and spatial memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease ...
Nov 30, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Stress can affect future offspring
Rats exposed to stress during early development inherit the effects of that stress to their offspring, largely expressed in behavior impairments but also characteristics of resilience, shows a new study from the University ...
Aug 16, 2011
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Neuroscience
Scientists discover environmental enrichment for TBI patients may counter shrinkage in the brain
For the first time, scientists at Toronto Rehab have found that in people with chronic moderate-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI), atrophy (shrinkage) in the brain may be countered by participating in environmental enrichment ...
Sep 24, 2013
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Addiction
New approaches in the treatment of alcohol dependence
Based on expanding neurobiological knowledge, intriguing research is under way to use brain findings to develop innovative treatments including not only novel pharmacological interventions but also non-pharmacological treatment ...
Oct 15, 2012
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Autism spectrum disorders
Enrichment therapy effective among children with autism, study finds
Children with autism showed significant improvement after six months of simple sensory exercises at home using everyday items such as scents, spoons and sponges, according to UC Irvine neurobiologists.
May 21, 2013
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Medical research
What opioid use in rats can tell us about addiction in humans
In 2018, more than 47,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose, and ten million misused prescription opioids. The highly addictive drugs have destroyed lives and families, regardless of income level, race, age, or gender.
Mar 12, 2020
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Genetics
Stimulating environments boost the brain; now scientists have found the genes responsible
Environmental enrichment—with infrastructure, unfamiliar odors and tastes, and toys and puzzles—is often used in zoos, laboratories, and farms to stimulate animals and increase their wellbeing. Stimulating environments ...
May 12, 2021
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Medical research
Environmental enrichment important factor impacting cell transplantation and brain repair
A team of Korean researchers investigated whether "environmental enrichment" can improve the neurobehavioral function of six week-old mice after transplantation of adipose-derived stem cells (ASCs) to treat hypoxic-ischemic ...
Mar 27, 2013
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Neuroscience
Environmental enrichment corrects errors in brain development
Environmental enrichment can partially correct miswired neurons in the visual pathway, according to research in mice recently published in eNeuro.
Nov 25, 2019
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