LearningRx1 May, 2014 | http://www.learningrx.org - Part 5

Spatial attention and object-based attention use similar mechanisms...

May 7, 2014 by

New research says that spatial attention and object-based attention are surprisingly similar and actually use similar mechanisms and related brain regions. Both are governed by the prefrontal cortex, and in object-based attention, the inferior frontal junction (which is in...

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Sensory performance is boosted by ultrasound

May 6, 2014 by

Using noninvasive ultrasound, researchers found that people got better at detecting differences in sensations....

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tPA in a nasal spray promotes the brain’s rewiring after stroke...

May 5, 2014 by

A new therapy that administers tissue plasminogen activator (tPA) via nasal spray is helping enhance neurological recovery after stroke....

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MEG-neurofeedback uses brain’s plasticity to reinforce functional connectivity...

May 4, 2014 by

People can now watch their own brain activity and control or adjust function in certain brain regions thanks to a new brain-imaging technique called magnetoencephalography (MEG)....

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Green tea extra appears to increase synaptic plasticity in the brain...

May 3, 2014 by

There’s new evidence that green tea extract may enhance cognitive function, particularly working memory....

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People with chronic pain may have impaired neuroplasticity

May 2, 2014 by

In a recent study, researchers found that while people with no history of chronic pain got better at a certain task with training and had neuroplastic changes in their brains, those with chronic pain had did not get better...

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