Daydreamers may have more efficient brains
Research at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta indicates that people who daydream have very active brains and may actually be more creative and intelligent that the average person....
read moreGirls with ADHD face increased risk of becoming smokers
A new study looking at whether girls with ADHD were more likely to smoke that those without ADHD found that adolescent girls with ADHD progressed faster to heavier smoking and becoming dependent on nicotine than boys did....
read moreUnexpected memory retrieval mechanism found
Scientists studying the hippocampus were surprised to discover that memory retrieval and memory formation depend on very distinct mechanisms....
read moreHow an eye test could detect Alzheimer’s
Researchers have developed an optical imaging system that can detect a hallmark of Alzheimer’s, bringing us closer to being able to diagnose the disease through a routine visit to the optician....
read moreAdult brains undergo structural changes earlier than we thought...
New research has found that fractional anisotropy decreases significantly with age and that the link to age-related changes is so significant that researchers can accurately estimate an individual’s age just by analyzing brain scans....
read moreAlgorithm could predict Alzheimer’s risk years before symptoms occur...
Researcher at McGill University in Canada have developed an algorithm that may be able to predict a person’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s years before the onset of symptoms....
read moreDancing may help combat brain aging
In a study of adults between ages 63 and 80, researchers found that those who took 90 minutes of dance lessons each week (compared to a group that did 90 minutes of strength-endurance training) saw greater signs of reversing...
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