Neuroscience
Noisy brain activity contributes to aging-related navigation impairments
Too much activity in the hippocampus may cause navigation impairments seen in aging adults, according to new research published in JNeurosci.
Mar 1, 2021
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News tagged with learning impairment
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Artificial intelligence could be 'game changer' in detecting, managing Alzheimer's disease
Worldwide, about 44 million people are living with Alzheimer's disease (AD) or a related form of dementia. Although 82 percent of seniors in the United States say it's important to have their thinking or memory checked, only ...
Jun 25, 2019
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Artificial intelligence may aid in Alzheimer's diagnosis
Machine learning is a type of artificial intelligence that allows computer programs to learn when exposed to new data without being programmed. Now, researchers in The Netherlands have coupled machine learning methods with ...
Jul 6, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Two children in every class experience language disorders
Approximately two children in each Year 1 class will experience a clinically significant language disorder that impacts learning, according to a UCL-led study on language impairment at school entry age.
May 17, 2016
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Neuroscience
Scientists confirm effectiveness of cognitive rehabilitation in multiple sclerosis
Kessler Foundation researchers published long-term followup results of their MEMREHAB trial, which show that in individuals with MS, patterns of brain activity associated with learning were maintained at 6 months post training. ...
Aug 8, 2014
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Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Researchers identify impaired new learning in persons with Parkinson's disease
Kessler Foundation scientists collaborated with colleagues in Spain to study memory and learning in patients with Parkinson Disease (PD). They found that the Parkinson group's ability to learn new information was significantly ...
Mar 19, 2014
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Neuroscience
MS researchers find task meaningfulness influences learning and memory
Kessler Foundation researchers have found that among persons with multiple sclerosis, self-generation may be influenced by variables such as task meaningfulness during learning and memory. They also found that type of task ...
Feb 21, 2014
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Neuroscience
Study provides first Class 1 evidence for cognitive rehabilitation in MS
Kessler Foundation researchers published the results of the MEMREHAB Trial in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, providing the first Class I evidence for the efficacy of cognitive rehabilitation ...
Nov 21, 2013
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Medical research
Study finds link between commonly prescribed statin and memory impairment
New research that looked at whether two commonly prescribed statin medicines, used to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or 'bad cholesterol' levels in the blood, can adversely affect cognitive function has found that one ...
Sep 25, 2013
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Autism spectrum disorders
Young adults with autism found to have difficulty transitioning into employment
A study published in the September 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that young adults with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have more difficulty transitioning into ...
Sep 5, 2013
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