Traffic noise may raise dementia risk
A new Danish study published in the journal The BMJ suggests that having exposure to traffic noise results in a higher risk of developing all-cause dementia. This is especially true of Alzheimer’s disease....
read moreScientists pinpoint the uncertainty of working memory
A paper published in the journal Neuron, the human brain regions that are responsible for working memory content are also used to gauge the quality (uncertainty) of memories. Their research shows how these neural responses allow us to act...
read more3D facial scans give genetic clues to autism
Researchers at Edith Cowan University used high-tech 3D facial scans to get a better understanding of the genetic causes of autism. The machine learning techniques analyze 5,000 points on faces to measure facial asymmetry in parents of children on...
read moreAlgorithm spots early Alzheimer’s with near 100% accuracy
Researchers from Kaunas University of Technology in Lithuania have created a deep-learning computer algorithm that can accurately detect and differentiate the stages of MCI from fMRI scans. The algorithm can identify MCI, which often precedes the development of Alzheimer’s,...
read moreWords and sounds processed separately but simultaneously in brain...
Neuroscientists have discovered a new pathway in our brains that processes the sounds of language. The new research indicates that auditory and speech processing occur in parallel. This contradicts the theory that our brains process acoustic information and then...
read moreMental abilities can improve with age
New research published in Nature Human Behavior indicates that two key brain functions can improve in older people. Scientists found that the functions—which allow us to attend to new information and to focus on what’s important in a given...
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