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Gibson Institute of Cognitive Research Opens...

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Traumatic Brain Injury: Damaged Neural Connections Can Be Rewired...

Posted by @dminiStr on Jun 17, 2013

Look who's talking about brain training. The New York Times. Read more.

“The Brain Trainers” (New York Times feature article)...

Posted by Wendy Burt on Nov 4, 2012

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What’s LearningRx? Watch the video!

Nov 23, 2016 by Wendy Burt

What is LearningRx personal brain training and why does it work? LearningRx one-on-one brain training focuses on a set of seven cognitive skills that allow us to learn easier, think faster, and perform better: http://www.learningrx.com. This video explains what these...

LearningRx brain training improved IQ by 21 points

Aug 23, 2016 by Wendy Burt

The results of a randomized controlled trial (RCT), published recently in the journal Applied Cognitive Psychology, support the efficacy of the ThinkRx® one-on-one cognitive training program in improving cognitive skills and IQ scores in students ages 8 to 14...

Pets may be linked to slower cognitive decline

Mar 24, 2022 by Wendy Burt

A preliminary study from the University of Michigan Medical Center has found that long-term pet ownership is linked to slower decline in cognition over time. The researchers believe that the potential stress-buffering effects of pet ownership could provide a...

The autistic brain: Boys vs. girls

Mar 22, 2022 by Wendy Burt

Some neurons respond to singing but not other music

Mar 17, 2022 by Wendy Burt

Neuroscientists at Massachusetts Institute of Technology have identified a population of neurons in the human brain that light up when we hear singing, but not other types of music. The neurons, which are in the auditory cortex, appear to...

Poor score on simple memory test may be linked to Alzheimer’s biomarkers...

Mar 15, 2022 by Wendy Burt

Red dye 40 linked to ADHD

Mar 10, 2022 by Wendy Burt

Although scientists have found that food dyes may increase ADHD symptoms by a small amount, some children appear to be more sensitive to their effects. Experts believe that synthetic color additives, including red dye 40, may cause behavioral changes...

Hypertension in young adults affects brain later

Mar 8, 2022 by Wendy Burt

Being lonely more often may raise dementia risk

Mar 3, 2022 by Wendy Burt

New research published in the journal Neurology followed dementia-free individuals for more than 10 years and found that those who felt lonely 3 or more days per week were more likely to develop dementia later. Loneliness was also linked...