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Tag: MEMORY/COGNITIVE PROCESSES
Repeated periods of poverty accelerate the ageing process
Genetics, lifestyle and environment are all factors that somehow influence when and how we all age. But the financial situation is also important. Now, researchers from the Center for Healthy Aging and the Department of Public Health have found that…
RRI senior scientist elected as a fellow of the Royal Society of Canada
Dr. Cheryl Grady, a senior scientist at Baycrest’s Rotman Research Institute (RRI), has been recogni
Brain changes may help track dementia, even before diagnosis
MINNEAPOLIS – Even before a dementia diagnosis, people with mild cognitive impairment may have different changes in the brain depending on what type of dementia they have, according to a study published in the September 11, 2019, online issue of…
Studying vision in pitch-darkness shines light on how a mammal’s brain drives behavior
Neuroscientists link mammalian behavior to its underlying neural code at the unprecedented resolutio
Study: Children are interested in politics but need better education from parents and schools
Multisite study surveyed children’s experiences and knowledge related to the 2016 US presidential el
Foot painters’ toes mapped like fingers in the brain
Using your feet like hands can cause organised ‘hand-like’ maps of the toes in the brain, never before documented in people, finds a new UCL-led study of two professional foot painters. These findings, published in Cell Reports , demonstrate an…
Sound-shape associations depend on early visual experiences
Data from individuals with different types of severe visual impairment suggest that the associations we make between sounds and shapes — a “smooth” b or a “spiky” k — may form during a sensitive period of visual development in early…
The future of mind control
Why neuron-like implants could offer a better way to treat Alzheimer’s disease or post-traumatic str
Discovery of neuronal ensemble activities that is orchestrated to represent one memory
Success in observing how memory is consolidated in brain during sleep
Social networking sites affect nurses’ performance
Addiction to social networking sites reduces nurses’ performance and affects their ability to concentrate on assigned tasks, according to a study published in the Journal of Advanced Nursing . The study found that nurses can take “self-management” steps to address…
Publication highlights care challenges of dementia-related psychosis
It is estimated that over 2 million Americans with dementia experience delusions (false beliefs) and hallucinations (seeing or hearing things that others do not see or hear). This group of symptoms, known as dementia-related psychosis, may cause significant distress to…
Benefits of cognitive behavioural therapy for IBS continue 2 years after treatment
Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) is a common gastrointestinal disorder affecting 10 – 20 per cent of people. Abdominal pain, bloating and altered bowel habit significantly affect patient’s quality of life and can force them to take days off work. Previous…
Cannabis may hold promise to treat PTSD but evidence lags behind use
As growing numbers of people are using cannabis to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), a new UCL study reports that prescriptions are not backed up by adequate evidence. The systematic review, published in the Journal of Dual Diagnosis , finds…
Chronic cocaine use modifies gene expression
Findings illuminate mechanism of drug memory formation
Center for BrainHealth Develops Groundbreaking Biomarker to Predict Cognitive Change in MS
Patent-pending technology has broader applications to evaluate efficacy of treatments
Emotion recognition deficits impede community integration after traumatic brain injury
Kessler Foundation researchers find link between deficits in social cognition and the social isolati
Social media stress can lead to social media addiction
Social network users risk becoming more and more addicted to social media platforms even as they experience stress from their use. Social networking sites (SNS) such as Facebook and Instagram are known to cause stress in users, known as technostress…
Seeing it both ways: Visual perspective in memory
Recalling memories from first- or third-person can change how well you remember them over time
Seeing it both ways: Visual perspective in memory
Recalling memories from first- or third-person can change how well you remember them over time
Neurological brain markers might detect risk for psychotic disorders
Findings from MU study could help identify people at-risk
Pitt bioengineer aims to change stroke patients’ perception to improve gait rehabilitation
University of Pittsburgh’s Gelsy Torres-Oviedo receives an $805K NSF CAREER Award for a novel approa
Neurological brain markers might detect risk for psychotic disorders
Findings from MU study could help identify people at-risk
Pitt bioengineer aims to change stroke patients’ perception to improve gait rehabilitation
University of Pittsburgh’s Gelsy Torres-Oviedo receives an $805K NSF CAREER Award for a novel approa
Memory loss, dementia an understudied yet widespread phenomenon among Chinese Americans
Rutgers releases first of their kind studies revealing the impact of immigration, gender, psychologi
Social, executive brain functions crucial for communication
How non-language brain regions are recruited for language
Stable home lives improve prospects for preemies
Medical challenges at birth less important than stressful home life in predicting future psychiatric
Spontaneous brain fluctuations influence risk-taking
Minute-to-minute fluctuations in human brain activity, linked to changing levels of dopamine, impact whether we make risky decisions, finds a new UCL study. The findings, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS ), could explain…
How memories form and fade
Strong memories are encoded by teams of neurons working together in synchrony
Adults with mild cognitive impairment can learn and benefit from mindfulness meditation
There’s currently no known way to prevent older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) from developing Alzheimer’s disease. But there may be a safe and feasible non-pharmacological treatment that may help patients living with MCI, according to a small pilot…
National narcissism rears its head in study of WWII
Arts & Sciences study suggests history may look different from the other side
Care less with helmet
Psychologist at the University of Jena (Germany) discovers altered behaviour and brain activity amon
Mapping the brain landscape for Alzheimer’s disease using artificial intelligence
A major research grant to explore Alzheimer’s disease in brains of individuals of Mexican, Cuban, Pu
Tweaked CRISPR in neurons gives scientists new power to probe brain diseases
A team of scientists at UC San Francisco and the National Institutes of Health have achieved another CRISPR first, one which may fundamentally alter the way scientists study brain diseases. In a paper published August 15 in the journal Neuron…