Psychology & Psychiatry
Does 'mommy brain' last? Study shows motherhood does not diminish attention
"Mommy brain" is a long-held perception that mothers are more forgetful and less attentive.
Jun 23, 2020
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Neuroscience
Aerobics may be a smart workout for your brain at any age
It's never too late to lace up some sneakers and work up a sweat for brain health, according to a study published in the May 13, 2020, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The ...
May 13, 2020
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Neuroscience
Scientists explore links between genetics, gut microbiome and memory
A new study is among the first to trace the molecular connections between genetics, the gut microbiome and memory in a mouse model bred to resemble the diversity of the human population.
Apr 29, 2020
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Neuroscience
Study suggests our brains use distinct firing patterns to store and replay memories
In a study of epilepsy patients, researchers at the National Institutes of Health monitored the electrical activity of thousands of individual brain cells, called neurons, as patients took memory tests. They found that the ...
Mar 5, 2020
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Health
Eating junk food found to impair the role of the hippocampus in regulating gorging
A team of researchers from Australia, the U.S. and the U.K. has found that eating junk food can alter the ability of the hippocampus to constrain junk food intake. In their paper published in the journal Royal Society Open ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Subtle decline in cognition predicts progression to Alzheimer's pathology
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is progressive, but slow to develop—or at least to reveal itself. In a new study, published online February 14, 2020 in the journal Biological Psychiatry, researchers at University of California ...
Feb 14, 2020
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Neuroscience
Cannabis use consistently leads to increase in susceptibility to false memories
A team of researchers from The Netherlands, Belgium, Australia, Germany and the U.S. has found evidence showing that the use of cannabis consistently leads to an increase in susceptibility to false memories. In their paper ...
Alzheimer's disease & dementia
Drugs fail to slow decline in inherited Alzheimer's disease
Two experimental drugs failed to prevent or slow mental decline in a study of people who are virtually destined to develop Alzheimer's disease at a relatively young age because they inherited rare gene flaws.
Feb 10, 2020
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Alzheimer's disease & dementia
What comes first, beta-amyloid plaques or thinking and memory problems?
The scientific community has long believed that beta-amyloid, a protein that can clump together and form sticky plaques in the brain, is the first sign of Alzheimer's disease. Beta-amyloid then leads to other brain changes ...
Dec 30, 2019
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Neuroscience
Forgetfulness might depend on time of day
Can't remember something? Try waiting until later in the day. Researchers have identified a gene in mice that seems to influence memory recall at different times of day and tracked how it causes mice to be more forgetful ...
Dec 18, 2019
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