LearningRx1 July, 2013 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 2

Study says females respond better to stress due to estrogen in brain...

Jul 26, 2013 by

People have theorized that women respond better to stress for a number of reasons: more likely to seek therapy, more relationships to talk things out, closer bonds, more verbal expression, etc. But a University at Buffalo team says its...

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Two Biomarkers for Autism

Jul 25, 2013 by

A study with a team of researchers from the UC Davis MIND Institute found that children with autism spectrum disorder had enlarged brains in infancy and excessive cerebrospinal fluid. The theory is that these brain anomalies are biomarkers for...

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Research finds biological basis for Sensory Processing Disorder...

Jul 24, 2013 by

New research from UC San Francisco has shown that children with sensory processing disorders (SPD) have difference in brain structure, setting SPD apart from other neurodevelopmental disorders. The researchers used diffusion tensor imaging to detect abnormal white matter tracts...

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Epigenomic maps show how brain circuits change as we age

Jul 23, 2013 by

There are some large-scale change in our brain circuits from birth to adulthood and scientists can now show them thanks to epigenomic maps....

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New Head Start program based partially on neuroplasticity

Jul 22, 2013 by

A new Head Start intervention program based on neuroplasticity produced major improvements in the kids’ behavior and brain functions supporting attention. Using learning exercises for the children (and separate sessions for the parents that focused on the value of...

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Depressed preschoolers show elevated amygdala activity

Jul 21, 2013 by

There’s a difference between a preschooler who is sad for a day because he lost his favorite toy and one who has depression. In the latter, brain scans reveal elevated activity in the amygdala, a set of neurons that...

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