TBIs linked to increased risk for premature death
A study from the University of Oxford has found that people with traumatic brain injuries are at a higher risk of premature death, especially from suicides, injuries and assaults....
read moreBrain classifies what it sees in just 13 milliseconds
Neuroscientists at MIT discovered that unlike previous reports suggesting that the brain can process images in 100 milliseconds, it can actually classify an image in just 13 milliseconds....
read moreBreast cancer cells disguised as neurons spread to brain
Breast cancer cells are “cellular chameleons” because they masquerade as neurons by assuming similar properties to those found in the brain....
read moreYoung adults recall memories in high definition
Using EEGs, researchers discovered that compared to older adults, younger adults are better at recalling items from memory because they store items in memory at “a higher resolution.”...
read moreStructural changes in brain linked to Parkinson’s memory loss...
A new study out of Finland points to the idea that the free recall memory deficits in the early stages of Parkinson’s are linked to structural changes in the brain....
read moreHearing loss linked to brain shrinkage
Research out of Johns Hopkins University (MD) shows that older adults with hearing loss are more likely to have brain shrinkage – and it develops at a faster rate than in older adults with no hearing loss....
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