Researchers identify a cell type in brain integral to attention...
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm who were studying mice found that the activity of the PV cells reflected the animals’ level of attention....
read moreMentally challenging activities key to healthy mind
A recent study found that mentally demanding activities may be neuroprotective and vital for maintaining a healthy brain into late adulthood....
read moreStanding desks improve cognition
A new study from the Texas A&M Health Science Center School of Public Health has found that standing desks aren’t just good for the body; they’re also good for the brain....
read moreCTE confirmed as unique disease that can be definitely diagnosed...
A consensus panel of expert neuropathologists has found that CTE has a pathognomonic signature in the brain and is therefore a unique disease....
read moreHow estrogen affects memory
A research team has found that adding estrogen to female mouse brains boosts short-term learning....
read moreDistractibility trait predisposes some to attentional lapses
There’s new research indicating that people vary not only according to personality traits, but also by cognitive traits like distractibility....
read moreHow music and language shape the brain
A Northwestern University professor has created a way to measure how the brain makes sense of sound....
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